Joby Gelbspan
@outgrained.bsky.social
Strategic research & finance for anti-oppressive movements & communities. Consultant: https://corporateaccountability.org/, Treasurer: https://resist.org/, Member: https://www.idha-nyc.org/. Personal acct, she/her, Philly. Words: https://www.outgrained.com
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Medical AI is not intrinsically alienating or harmful. It is alienating and harmful when it is designed and deployed within health-capitalist systems to augment their capitalist goals. It will remain so until we force major structural changes. 3/
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What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Medical AI is not intrinsically alienating or harmful. It is alienating and harmful when it is designed and deployed within health-capitalist systems to augment their capitalist goals. It will remain so until we force major structural changes. 3/
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I remember her as a generous, deeply caring person who illuminated & strengthened those lucky enough to share space with her. Words fail to comfort such a deep loss, but I’m holding you & your family in my heart.
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I remember her as a generous, deeply caring person who illuminated & strengthened those lucky enough to share space with her. Words fail to comfort such a deep loss, but I’m holding you & your family in my heart.
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6. In the interim, it is unclear how or if ICE detainees are receiving medication or obtaining outside medical care. According to two federal class action lawsuits, numerous ICE detainees have not been receiving medically necessary care since October 3.
EXCLUSIVE: How the Trump administration sparked a health crisis for ICE detainees
An abrupt decision on October 3 left thousands of ICE detainees without access to vital medical care — a crisis that is ongoing.
popular.info
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
6. In the interim, it is unclear how or if ICE detainees are receiving medication or obtaining outside medical care. According to two federal class action lawsuits, numerous ICE detainees have not been receiving medically necessary care since October 3.
Good to see the protest, but it would really help if they required masks & vaccines at their own conference. It’s easy (and good) to point at the charlatan heading HHS, but we all have an obligation to resist the eugenic policies & norms that brought us to this point.
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Good to see the protest, but it would really help if they required masks & vaccines at their own conference. It’s easy (and good) to point at the charlatan heading HHS, but we all have an obligation to resist the eugenic policies & norms that brought us to this point.
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Having organized my life around living car-free, I appreciate this whole thread but especially this point. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much our car dependence fuels the perceived “need” for police at societal scale, from traffic laws to “accident” reports.
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Having organized my life around living car-free, I appreciate this whole thread but especially this point. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much our car dependence fuels the perceived “need” for police at societal scale, from traffic laws to “accident” reports.
Having organized my life around living car-free, I appreciate this whole thread but especially this point. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much our car dependence fuels the perceived “need” for police at societal scale, from traffic laws to “accident” reports.
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Having organized my life around living car-free, I appreciate this whole thread but especially this point. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much our car dependence fuels the perceived “need” for police at societal scale, from traffic laws to “accident” reports.