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“Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
Historian here he is right and regrettably the AHA is wrong on AI and its classroom use www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
“Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
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"I don’t use AI for anything in my academic or personal life. I value almost nothing more than my ability to think and to freely express myself. Even when I make mistakes, at least they are my mistakes."
I wasn't taught how to fail as a kid; it's one of the best lessons I've learned as an adult
I wasn't taught how to fail as a kid; it's one of the best lessons I've learned as an adult
Historian here he is right and regrettably the AHA is wrong on AI and its classroom use www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"I don’t use AI for anything in my academic or personal life. I value almost nothing more than my ability to think and to freely express myself. Even when I make mistakes, at least they are my mistakes."
I wasn't taught how to fail as a kid; it's one of the best lessons I've learned as an adult
I wasn't taught how to fail as a kid; it's one of the best lessons I've learned as an adult
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I am dead serious when I say that if one of the most vulnerable people in the country can do this with the right allies, no fight in American politics is completely hopeless.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I am dead serious when I say that if one of the most vulnerable people in the country can do this with the right allies, no fight in American politics is completely hopeless.
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YES more of this please!! 🙏
1. People are freeing themselves from the myth that only big corporations can make and do things. Here's a story about 19 small towns that built their own high-speed fiber networks. They pay less than most Americans & can get a service rep on the phone no problem. ilsr.org/article/comm...
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
YES more of this please!! 🙏
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This is a potent symbol of the precise problem in media coverage of these guys. They are treated as makers, builders, hands on. But they're takers, thieves, and cowards. They piss from shoulders of giants & uninformed credulous media drinks it up. Their billions? An insult to every working person.
Time Magazine puts the "architects of AI" on its Person of the Year cover time.com/7339685/pers...
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is a potent symbol of the precise problem in media coverage of these guys. They are treated as makers, builders, hands on. But they're takers, thieves, and cowards. They piss from shoulders of giants & uninformed credulous media drinks it up. Their billions? An insult to every working person.
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There goes the World Cup
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
There goes the World Cup
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googled something and clicked a link to a website I'd never heard of that looked like a forum, read the discussion and realized the person asking a question and all of the answers were all LLM generated, the entire website was a fake forum pretending to be people asking/answering questions
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
googled something and clicked a link to a website I'd never heard of that looked like a forum, read the discussion and realized the person asking a question and all of the answers were all LLM generated, the entire website was a fake forum pretending to be people asking/answering questions
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HOURS. The fight for better, cleaner air in public spaces is as important as needing to mask and vax. Ugh.
“measles is the most contagious known virus in the world and can hang in the air for hours”
111 cases and accelerating spread in SC
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
111 cases and accelerating spread in SC
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
HOURS. The fight for better, cleaner air in public spaces is as important as needing to mask and vax. Ugh.
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SILICON VALLEY: "Our latest AI model has 1.5 trillion parameters!"
ALSO SILICON VALLEY: "This one number tells us how smart you are."
ALSO SILICON VALLEY: "This one number tells us how smart you are."
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
SILICON VALLEY: "Our latest AI model has 1.5 trillion parameters!"
ALSO SILICON VALLEY: "This one number tells us how smart you are."
ALSO SILICON VALLEY: "This one number tells us how smart you are."
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I really wish we as a society had been more able to realize that Kleptocracies, are bad, actually, before being subsumed by one
September 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I really wish we as a society had been more able to realize that Kleptocracies, are bad, actually, before being subsumed by one
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If you can't imagine yourself as a refugee, you have a very narrow idea of what the future might look like.
If you don't think political circumstances can shift, and you don't think your home might one day be a place that is unsafe for your family, you don't have the imagination to deal with SFF.
If you don't think political circumstances can shift, and you don't think your home might one day be a place that is unsafe for your family, you don't have the imagination to deal with SFF.
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you can't imagine yourself as a refugee, you have a very narrow idea of what the future might look like.
If you don't think political circumstances can shift, and you don't think your home might one day be a place that is unsafe for your family, you don't have the imagination to deal with SFF.
If you don't think political circumstances can shift, and you don't think your home might one day be a place that is unsafe for your family, you don't have the imagination to deal with SFF.
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I can’t believe we’re at this stage, we in Northsky have been hard at work behind the scenes building up our infrastructure and tooling to make this happen. You can read all our newsletters to get a sense of what it takes to build an organization to operate the platform.
Heads up! We're sending out invite codes to our subscribers starting next week. Invites will roll out gradually and chronologically. We're excited to welcome you to safer skies!
Read more about it here: northskysocial.com/posts/norths...
Read more about it here: northskysocial.com/posts/norths...
Northsky Update #5: We're sending invites!
northskysocial.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I can’t believe we’re at this stage, we in Northsky have been hard at work behind the scenes building up our infrastructure and tooling to make this happen. You can read all our newsletters to get a sense of what it takes to build an organization to operate the platform.
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In a back channeled "offer" to the International Criminal Court, the United States proposed dropping sanctions on ICC officials if the Court
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
Exclusive: ICC shuns US demands to drop Israel war crimes probe and amend treaty
Washington also called for end to Afghanistan investigation and change to Rome Statute in return for lifting sanctions
www.middleeasteye.net
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In a back channeled "offer" to the International Criminal Court, the United States proposed dropping sanctions on ICC officials if the Court
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
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Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
AI dialogues shifted political support by 2 to 3 points in trials, eclipsing standard ads. Roughly one-third of this effect persisted for a month. However, models optimized for persuasion proved more factually error-prone.
#MLSky
#MLSky
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds
Conversations with AI can sway people’s political views. Concerningly, a chatbot’s facts are not always accurate, especially when it supports right-wing positions.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Again: the Purpose of LLM- type "AI" bullshit engines is not to tell you the truth or to lie to you, but to tell you something you are statistically determined to be more likely to accept, irrespective of facts— which makes them perfect for accelerating dis- & misinformation & persuasive propaganda…
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We’re entering a new era of childhood mortality & disability, & almost no one will care bc they’ll just get used to “the new normal” within a few years. They’ll ignore the harm.
How do I know? Because that’s exactly how it went w/COVID, which is the 2nd largest threat to childhood health rn.
How do I know? Because that’s exactly how it went w/COVID, which is the 2nd largest threat to childhood health rn.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We’re entering a new era of childhood mortality & disability, & almost no one will care bc they’ll just get used to “the new normal” within a few years. They’ll ignore the harm.
How do I know? Because that’s exactly how it went w/COVID, which is the 2nd largest threat to childhood health rn.
How do I know? Because that’s exactly how it went w/COVID, which is the 2nd largest threat to childhood health rn.
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Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
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The decisions AI make about us are often discriminatory.
The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.
The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.
AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That | ACLU
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.
www.aclu.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The decisions AI make about us are often discriminatory.
The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.
The AI Civil Rights Act of 2025 would help ensure developers and deployers of artificial intelligence don't violate our civil rights.
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can confirm
the secret sauce is just going to a lot of boring meetings
the secret sauce is just going to a lot of boring meetings
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
can confirm
the secret sauce is just going to a lot of boring meetings
the secret sauce is just going to a lot of boring meetings
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I’m tired of weak politicians who take days to craft political statements and stand for nothing.
Support your immigrant residents. Stop acting like our communities are a burden to your election campaign. Disgusting.
Support your immigrant residents. Stop acting like our communities are a burden to your election campaign. Disgusting.
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I’m tired of weak politicians who take days to craft political statements and stand for nothing.
Support your immigrant residents. Stop acting like our communities are a burden to your election campaign. Disgusting.
Support your immigrant residents. Stop acting like our communities are a burden to your election campaign. Disgusting.
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It's worth noting that this finding that bird flu is likely airborne came from the ProPublica investigation, not from the USDA or HHS.
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It's worth noting that this finding that bird flu is likely airborne came from the ProPublica investigation, not from the USDA or HHS.
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if cisfeminist orgs don't have the resources to be able to protect a minority of women who are currently under mass attack as a conduit to control all women then they've become utterly subservient to the patriarchal state, unfortunately
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
if cisfeminist orgs don't have the resources to be able to protect a minority of women who are currently under mass attack as a conduit to control all women then they've become utterly subservient to the patriarchal state, unfortunately
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what accommodations would a worker need that you would consider so disruptive that people would fake claims to get it and why is it disruptive.
do you have a great answer for what it would even be?
do you have a great answer for what it would even be?
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
what accommodations would a worker need that you would consider so disruptive that people would fake claims to get it and why is it disruptive.
do you have a great answer for what it would even be?
do you have a great answer for what it would even be?
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“In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid.”
time.com/7338205/rage...
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid.”
time.com/7338205/rage...
It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine
If AI music takes over "humans will begin to echo the machines, and there will be a downward spiral into slop."
time.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid.”
time.com/7338205/rage...
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid.”
time.com/7338205/rage...
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades