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Sarah T Roberts, PhD

@ubiquity75.xyz

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Professor, researcher, author.

Prez, Assoc of Internet Researchers (AOIR), synth lover, fan of many things, gay lady.

Wrote a book called Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media (YUP 19), and Meta stole it to train its LLM. .. more

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · Oct 22

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · Oct 20

There are so many elements that have made his ascension possible: co-opted corporate media; social media’s unregulated environment; the overwhelm from the sheer number of misdeeds; coordinated foreign interference; destruction of K-12 education; racist grievance culture; unchecked gross inequity.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 1h

Merlyn’s! A great spot to see up and comers their day. I know that U2 played there, Scott Ian of Anthrax told me had a special place in his heart for it (I met him once walking down a London street; he was with the guys from Living Color. 1989.

onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/the-concerts...

The Concerts You Never Forget | On Wisconsin

These campus-area shows have passed into UW–Madison mythology.

onwisconsin.uwalumni.com

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 4h

Okay so it turns out that the FaceID “require attention” is overzealous, but I got back in by changing my glasses. Not even kidding. I have two pairs with me and I swapped it out to the other. I will set up a few alternate IDs once my phone stops being marked as stolen.

Apple Support was great.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

Does anyone with an iPhone have FaceID stop working? Mine has before and it seems have happened again. Stolen Phone protection has to be off to redo the scan, but it requires FaceID to do it. So I can’t get into anything that uses it. Help?

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 5h

We’re trying to disable the stolen phone setting. So that I can rescan my face. But now I’m locked out of doing so because Stolen Phone setting requires a FaceID, which is not being recognized, and is what I’m trying to reset. This is a huge pain in the ass and I don’t think effective against theft.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

I’m on the phone with Apple. I can’t reset FaceID because I’m on some kind of delay for changing the Stolen Device setting. Which is still reading as being on.

So I’m locked out of my own phone and casual thief could break this. I bet this happens a lot.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

I don’t see any mechanism by which to add a “significant location”. I’m trying to get into my medical chart and info and now this.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

I’m in the hospital. ;)

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

Yep.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

This would include Passwords app too.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

And by they I mean “we,” thanks to taxes and a destroyed federal government.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

I want to know how much they’re paying El Salvador for this.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 6h

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Jane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 7h

KRISTI NOEM ORDER: DOJ says in a court filing DHS' Kristi Noem made the call to continue removals of Venezuelans to a brutal Salvadoran prison, despite a federal judge’s order to stop the deportations @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/noem...

Noem ordered deportation flights to El Salvador after judicial halt, DOJ tells court

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice acknowledged in a court filing that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the call to continue removals of Venezuelans to a brutal Salvadoran prison, desp...

www.newsfromthestates.com

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 1d

Same re: My Education. I’ll start Flashlight after.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 1d

Through Flashlight?

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 2d

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...

The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.

www.nytimes.com

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 3d

French people like, “Qui donc?”

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

A friend has alerted me to this pressing and very real international incident involving the very sane Candace Owens.

Candace Owens & @RealCandaceO
•• •
URGENT
Two days ago I was contacted by a high-ranking employee of the French Government. After determining this person's position and proximity to the French couple, I have deemed the information they gave me to be credible enough to share publicly in the event that something happens.
In short, this person claims that the Macrons have executed upon and paid for my assassination. Yes, you read that correctly. More specifically, that the green light was given to a small team in National Gendamarie Intervention Group. I am told there is one Israeli that is on this assasination squad and the plans were formalized.
Again, this person provided concrete proof that they are well placed within the French government apparatus.

Further to this point, this person claims that Charlie Kirk's assassin trained with the French legion 13th brigade with multi-state involvement.
Journalist Xavier Poussard's life is also at risk. This is deadly serious. The head of state of France apparently wants us both dead and has authorized professional units to carry this out.
I ask that every person RETWEET and share this.
I do not know who in the American government can be trusted, since this source claims our leaders are aware. But I have more specific information which is definitively verifiable, should they care to reach out to me.
To the brave official in France who did this because they were so moved by the evil of Charlie's public execution to risk their own life—
May God bless you. Truly.
Let all be revealed.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 3d

theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...

The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine

Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.

theintercept.com

Reposted by Colin F. Camerer, Peter Jacobsen, Sarah Roberts

Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 3d

www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight

Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy

Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.

www.cnbc.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

A friend has alerted me to this pressing and very real international incident involving the very sane Candace Owens.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 3d

There is no such thing with these people.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 3d

I don’t even know what to say.

Franco Died 50 Years Ago, but He’s Still Winning New Fans in Spain www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...

Franco Died 50 Years Ago, but He’s Still Winning New Fans in Spain

www.nytimes.com

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Julie Gabrielli @juliegabrielli.bsky.social · 3d

As a double alumna of UVA, I am appalled and disgusted by this pathetic and 100% unnecessary caving in to the corrupt power grab by the Trump administration. Add to that the underhanded behavior of the Board of Visitors lying and manipulating President Ryan into resigning. It’s obscene.

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Andrew Ferguson @epikt.bsky.social · 3d

again for everyone insisting—whether out of ignorance or malice almost moot at this point—that this is a “good deal” for UVA: why would you “deal” at all?

As a practical matter, this means that UVA has signed up for more potential investigations and penalties than if it had done nothing at all. And that may have been the point: to tie the hands of the next UVA administration in anticipation of Democrats’ imminent electoral victories. Whatever the reasons, we should see the agreement for what it is: the subjection of a great public state university to federal government control.

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 3d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent | Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor

The bespoke agreements are full of peril for the universities, allowing the federal government to quietly exert control

www.theguardian.com

Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 3d

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 3d

“I’m usually good with people,” says person who is bad with people.

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 3d

Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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