Jelena Subotic
@jelenasubotic.bsky.social
I play tennis and I write books. OG AI hater.
https://jsubotic.com
I have a new book! "The Art of Status: Looted Treasures and the Global Politics of Restitution" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-art-of-status-9780198909750?lang=3n&cc=at#
https://jsubotic.com
I have a new book! "The Art of Status: Looted Treasures and the Global Politics of Restitution" https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-art-of-status-9780198909750?lang=3n&cc=at#
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this is a metaphor for waking up and logging on
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this is a metaphor for waking up and logging on
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"essays produced by ChatGPT are soulless, boring abominations. Words, phrases and punctuation rarely used by the average college student are pervasive." 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 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"essays produced by ChatGPT are soulless, boring abominations. Words, phrases and punctuation rarely used by the average college student are pervasive." www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
Nothing absolutely nothing bad has ever happened when governments asked for lists of Jews.
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Nothing absolutely nothing bad has ever happened when governments asked for lists of Jews.
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All of Bluesky this morning:
a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
Alt: a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
All of Bluesky this morning:
I have never been as envious of anyone as I am now of the normal people who don't know who Nuzzi/Lizza are and have not read RFK Jr's porn poetry and I want to be those people but I am not I have read the post and the poetry and I am now ruined for life and all I have is regret
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I have never been as envious of anyone as I am now of the normal people who don't know who Nuzzi/Lizza are and have not read RFK Jr's porn poetry and I want to be those people but I am not I have read the post and the poetry and I am now ruined for life and all I have is regret
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I think we all have to ask ourselves what we would do if Zohran left his wife to be with Olivia Nuzzi. I would learn the clarinet - I feel like that instrument would be able to express what I felt
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I think we all have to ask ourselves what we would do if Zohran left his wife to be with Olivia Nuzzi. I would learn the clarinet - I feel like that instrument would be able to express what I felt
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Yes this is a good point, going from Stephen Miller to Mamdani would be like emerging from the sewer in Shawshank
Trump's around JD and Miller all day, Zorhan is like manna from heaven
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Yes this is a good point, going from Stephen Miller to Mamdani would be like emerging from the sewer in Shawshank
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he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
Has JD Vance done anything as VP besides go on podcasts and complain?
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
he hangs out in group chats with teenaged nazis, so there’s that
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Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.
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The International History and Politics Section of @apsa.bsky.social is accepting nominations for the Jervis-Schroeder Best Book Award and the Outstanding Article Award. Nominations are due by January 31, 2026. More information here: connect.apsanet.org/s34/nominati...
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The International History and Politics Section of @apsa.bsky.social is accepting nominations for the Jervis-Schroeder Best Book Award and the Outstanding Article Award. Nominations are due by January 31, 2026. More information here: connect.apsanet.org/s34/nominati...
Same and same. Us haters should all come out together at the same time to show our strength in numbers. I live, breathe and practice my hatred of AI as a vocational calling. It gives me purpose.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Same and same. Us haters should all come out together at the same time to show our strength in numbers. I live, breathe and practice my hatred of AI as a vocational calling. It gives me purpose.
Every word here is a policy failure
Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said they were teaming up with Saudi Arabia’s artificial-intelligence company, Humain, to build a data center.
Musk’s xAI and Nvidia to Develop Data Center in Saudi Arabia
Executives unveiled plans at a Wednesday gathering expected to feature President Trump.
on.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Every word here is a policy failure
My son just told me I was "sundowning" which I guess means I am talking like an old person and this is just further evidence that Gen Z are monsters.
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My son just told me I was "sundowning" which I guess means I am talking like an old person and this is just further evidence that Gen Z are monsters.
Yes everyone should check for their books I have mine in there and I am part of the lawsuit
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Yes everyone should check for their books I have mine in there and I am part of the lawsuit
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I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.
Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran, Uganda and forced expulsion: ‘Who is part of the nation and who is not?’
After being expelled from his homeland in 1972, the academic has grappled with questions of political belonging – a major theme of his son’s mayoral campaign
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.
I regret to inform you that Manuscript Central is also down because of Cloudflare blackout so please don't yell at me in my inbox it's not my fault. Your friendly neighborhood journal editor.
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I regret to inform you that Manuscript Central is also down because of Cloudflare blackout so please don't yell at me in my inbox it's not my fault. Your friendly neighborhood journal editor.
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Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
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Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
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Piece from me and @adambonica.bsky.social in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social today about Gen Z
They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Piece from me and @adambonica.bsky.social in @thenewrepublic.bsky.social today about Gen Z
They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
They have bad taste in music but quite progressive political attitudes (even the men)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
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One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
how is this real
This alone would've gotten a previous president laughed out of office so fast there wasn't time to impeach him.
gettrumpfragrances.com
gettrumpfragrances.com
Trump Fragrances
Trump Fragrances
gettrumpfragrances.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
how is this real
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
Rarely has there been such a perfect confluence of odious people.
Jared Kushner has a secret(!) partnership with the Serbian regime, which we've only just learned about: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Serbia secretly agreed deal with Jared Kushner firm to develop protected Belgrade site
Government established joint venture with Trump’s son-in-law in February 2024 to build hotel, apartments and museum complex
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Rarely has there been such a perfect confluence of odious people.