Claire Jackson
@claire.northsky.social
assistant professor of writing studies / wpa & wcd
writing program administration | writing assessment | language & literacy ideologies | trans rhetorics
writing program administration | writing assessment | language & literacy ideologies | trans rhetorics
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“It [love] is an encounter with uncertainty. A.I. takes care of that. Just about all the major pieces that enter relationships, the algorithm is trying to eliminate — otherness, uncertainty, suffering, the potential for breakup, ambiguity. The things that demand effort.”
Opinion | Esther Perel on Why A.I. Intimacy Feels Safe but Isn’t Real
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM
“It [love] is an encounter with uncertainty. A.I. takes care of that. Just about all the major pieces that enter relationships, the algorithm is trying to eliminate — otherness, uncertainty, suffering, the potential for breakup, ambiguity. The things that demand effort.”
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Printing this out and sending it to every library worker all in on genAI
It has been a truly upsetting revelation how many people who I thought cared about disinformation, advocating for science, etc just flipped in 0.002 microseconds after a tech company programmed a chatbot to tell them how great their questions are
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Printing this out and sending it to every library worker all in on genAI
I would interview a candidate who listed olive oil as an interest immediately
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I would interview a candidate who listed olive oil as an interest immediately
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i really can't get over how unimaginative tech companies are with LLMs. everything - almost literally every single thing - is a chat bot. you have to initiate and sustain a fake conversation with a chat window for every stupid thing. the least creative people in the world.
OpenAI just released Prism, a LaTeX editor with embedded ChatGPT for free.
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 AM
i really can't get over how unimaginative tech companies are with LLMs. everything - almost literally every single thing - is a chat bot. you have to initiate and sustain a fake conversation with a chat window for every stupid thing. the least creative people in the world.
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They're so ANGRY that we take care of each other, and not just angry.
So CONFUSED by it.
And that is why we will win
So CONFUSED by it.
And that is why we will win
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
They're so ANGRY that we take care of each other, and not just angry.
So CONFUSED by it.
And that is why we will win
So CONFUSED by it.
And that is why we will win
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What if I made the critical preservation of pumpernickel bagels my entire personality www.grubstreet.com/article/why-...
Why the Pumpernickel Bagel Is Disappearing
At shops around town, a once-standard flavor has become an endangered species.
www.grubstreet.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM
What if I made the critical preservation of pumpernickel bagels my entire personality www.grubstreet.com/article/why-...
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I feel certain that bluesky could immediately compile a syllabus. Feel free to reply with it now in fact
It's at least partially the hard cider talking but now I really want to explore a degree in hater studies.
It's absolutely a foundational text in the field of hater studies
December 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I feel certain that bluesky could immediately compile a syllabus. Feel free to reply with it now in fact
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Dem press conference, every one of them looks fired up and furious: “we are pushing trump to change the color of ICE’s uniforms THIS INSTANT”
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Dem press conference, every one of them looks fired up and furious: “we are pushing trump to change the color of ICE’s uniforms THIS INSTANT”
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I like reading. One of the reasons I entered this profession was because it allows me to read and call it work. When I hear about fellow academics’ optimised knowledge consumption workflows, it makes me feel a little sad.
January 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I like reading. One of the reasons I entered this profession was because it allows me to read and call it work. When I hear about fellow academics’ optimised knowledge consumption workflows, it makes me feel a little sad.
seems like Northern Essex Community College needs a new president
Opinion | To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
seems like Northern Essex Community College needs a new president
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"Please, just use my evil technology. What’s so wrong with that? Just use it. I’m begging you. I want to continue living my immoral technofascist life without any criticism."
Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
“[Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI” — Headline from Gizmodo
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Guys, enough is enough. Bullying is a s...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"Please, just use my evil technology. What’s so wrong with that? Just use it. I’m begging you. I want to continue living my immoral technofascist life without any criticism."
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This is a real questionnaire from a US company about what to do with employees who resist adopting "AI". @olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @bcmerchant.bsky.social @prietschka.bsky.social
The "correct" answer is the 3rd option.
The "correct" answer is the 3rd option.
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This is a real questionnaire from a US company about what to do with employees who resist adopting "AI". @olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @bcmerchant.bsky.social @prietschka.bsky.social
The "correct" answer is the 3rd option.
The "correct" answer is the 3rd option.
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This is an unquestionably positive step. But as a scholar of atrocity crimes I also feel the need to remind ppl that such individuals can (& will) be replaced with others to achieve the same ends unless & until you tackle the system that enables & incentivizes the crimes.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
This is an unquestionably positive step. But as a scholar of atrocity crimes I also feel the need to remind ppl that such individuals can (& will) be replaced with others to achieve the same ends unless & until you tackle the system that enables & incentivizes the crimes.
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fucking hell just remembered, "CBP stays at border" and the way 'border' is defined in this country is this bullshit. awesome work, guys
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM
fucking hell just remembered, "CBP stays at border" and the way 'border' is defined in this country is this bullshit. awesome work, guys
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I can remember when W announced the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
I can remember a world before DHS, and I want to see a world after DHS.
I can remember a world before DHS, and I want to see a world after DHS.
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I can remember when W announced the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
I can remember a world before DHS, and I want to see a world after DHS.
I can remember a world before DHS, and I want to see a world after DHS.
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can i get a "fuck @schumer.senate.gov" in the chat
Word is from NBC that instructions from Mr. Schumer to his caucus are: “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” 1/ www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
can i get a "fuck @schumer.senate.gov" in the chat
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ugh. look. not all trans people know each other, okay ?? we're not like a monolith or anything. but yeah i do know her shes besties with my ex what do u need
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 AM
ugh. look. not all trans people know each other, okay ?? we're not like a monolith or anything. but yeah i do know her shes besties with my ex what do u need
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I always appreciate Jess' analysis of what's happening in the world and I love this Zinn quote she cites here:
“What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something."
“What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something."
It's hard to figure out if I'll ever find the perfect balance between hope and despair, but here's the closest I've come. new on the blog.
“What we choose to emphasize” — Jessica Kant
Our collective survival as a species right now will entirely depend on what we choose to emphasize. Not because of some sort of desperate attempt at positive psychology (I have never been accused of b...
jessk.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I always appreciate Jess' analysis of what's happening in the world and I love this Zinn quote she cites here:
“What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something."
“What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something."
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“Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them.”
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
“Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them.”
my cat is very angry that the spicy ramen I made is not for him
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
my cat is very angry that the spicy ramen I made is not for him
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I was thinking about this the other day: both DHS and AI have unlimited funding but neither has public support, all both have is money and the backing of anti-human sociopaths
January 26, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I was thinking about this the other day: both DHS and AI have unlimited funding but neither has public support, all both have is money and the backing of anti-human sociopaths
"Reducing" as if what they were doing would be okay if there were simply fewer of them
The President agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and to talk to DHS about ensuring the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is able to conduct an independent investigation, as would ordinarily be the case.
January 26, 2026 at 10:19 PM
"Reducing" as if what they were doing would be okay if there were simply fewer of them
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A look into how AI in the workplace is going, courtesy of Ask a Manager.
A.I. Was Supposed to “Revolutionize” Work. In Many Offices, It’s Only Creating Chaos.
A.I. and ChatGPT were supposed to revolutionize work. They’re only creating chaos.
slate.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A look into how AI in the workplace is going, courtesy of Ask a Manager.
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I love when people who are professionally wrong for a living describe it as being really into "nuance"
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I love when people who are professionally wrong for a living describe it as being really into "nuance"