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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.
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“UC reportedly has continued negotiations with the White House. A UC spokesperson wouldn't comment on any such talks, even to confirm them.”
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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UC prez Millikan has BACKED OFF murdering the PPFP program, due, I am sure, in no small part to the UCLAFA/UCFA/AAUP win in court on Friday!!

When we fight, we win!
After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption.
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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The UCFA/UCLAFA/AAUP victory is on the front page of today’s LA Times.

(No leadership or administrators were harmed in actually standing up to the Feds. because they didn’t.)
Photo of the Sunday Edition paper of the LA Times. Headline reads: “Judge blocks Trump’s move to fine UCLA”
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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An official portrait photo of Larry Summers from his days as treasury secretary.
November 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Just in case you think I’m all doom and gloom…
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Shit-eating grin.
I always used to say, "A South African lifestyle, British passport, and a Swiss bank account.” White man gives shit-eating grin
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Would be the systemwide project that produced the following email to me a few days ago?
Inquiry 02388131- [thread::nDh2QfZrduuTTmfld5B- Ty3U:: 1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UCPath Inquiry **... Topic: Benetits Category: Benefits Bill Employee ID: 1006.0 Employee Submitted Date: Inquiry Subject: Benefits account Reconciliation Hello, During a recent audit of benefit premiums, it was found that benefit deductions were missed for the following plans and coverage periods. Due for Jul '22 to Oct "22 coverage $59.80 Legal Insurance $2,094.12 Medical Due for Aug "22 coverage $81.60 Voluntary Long-Term Disability $2,235.52 Total Due To ensure your premium deductions are up to date, an additional deduction in the amount of $558.88 will be taken on the next four (4) paychecks. If this plan does not work for you, please let us know and we can make further adjustment. Once these premiums are collected, benefit deductions will return to the standard benefit deduction schedule. Please let us know if you have any additional questions or concerns For further assistance, please contact UPath by Submitting An Inquiry, or by phone at 855-982-7284, M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you, UCPath Finance To check the status of an inquiry or submit a new inquiry:
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Oh, NYT, never change. Is that even remotely what the question is?
For You: A Teen in Love With a Chatbot Killed Himself. Can the Chatbot Be Held Responsible?
October 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I have personally been served with a bill for supposed overpayment of salary. And now this?
Inquiry **... Topic: Benetits Category: Benefits Bill Employee ID: 1006.0 Employee Submitted Date: Inquiry Subject: Benefits account Reconciliation Hello, During a recent audit of benefit premiums, it was found that benefit deductions were missed for the following plans and coverage periods. Due for Jul '22 to Oct "22 coverage $59.80 Legal Insurance $2,094.12 Medical Due for Aug "22 coverage $81.60 Voluntary Long-Term Disability $2,235.52 Total Due To ensure your premium deductions are up to date, an additional deduction in the amount of $558.88 will be taken on the next four (4) paychecks. If this plan does not work for you, please let us know and we can make further adjustment. Once these premiums are collected, benefit deductions will return to the standard benefit deduction schedule. Please let us know if you have any additional questions or concerns For further assistance, please contact UPath by Submitting An Inquiry, or by phone at 855-982-7284, M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you, UCPath Finance To check the status of an inquiry or submit a new inquiry:
October 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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When AI translation goes _sorely_ awry.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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• LIVE Oct 10, 2025 at 12:11 PDT Stock Market Today: Trump Threatens Higher China Tariffs; Nasdaq Falls More Than 2% Tech stocks tumble as trade tensions rise
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Seems like a nice guy.
Your appearance on CBS News You were introduced as a Ucla professor who specializes in big tech and yet you couldn't even master the most basic of green screens. It looked like graphics from 1995. Was this supposed to be ironic? Are you supposed to be ironic?
September 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Jesus Christ.
Trump: My plan calls for the creation of a new international oversight body. The board of peace...it will be headed by a gentleman known as President Donald J. Trump...everybody wants to be on it now. They named me and everyone wants to be on it.
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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These came through at the same time.
NPR 22m ago Trump announces an agreement with Israel to end war in Gaza. Breaking News President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu backed a plan demanding Hamas disarm and free Israeli hostages or face elimination. 36m ago
September 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Just total extortion.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America. "IS BUILDING" will be defined as, "breaking ground" and/or "under construction." There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these Pharmaceutical Products if construction has started. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 2.32k ReTruths 10.4k Likes 9/25/25, 7:24 PM
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I’m reminded that, in addition to thinking that “asylum-seekers” come from mental health facilities, that many supporters of the current regime likewise misunderstand the meaning of “liberal arts.”
THE LIBERAL ARTS: A collection of seven subjects considered fundamental for the education of a free person in the Western collegiate tradition. These subjects are divided into two groups. Grammar, logic, and rhetoric comprise the humanities. Arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy make up the sciences. Already named and formalized by the start of the Roman Empire, the Latin liberalis meant "free" and ars, “art or principled practice." The seven subjects are meant to foster broad thinking and encourage wide perspectives not only for addressing immediate problems, but also for identifying which problems are important. This tradition remains central to many contemporary colleges and universities.
September 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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r/Professors u/Much-Bid-898 • 11h Radical Professors I'm hearing that the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk was radicalized in just one semester of college. I can't even get my students to read a syllabus.
September 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Wow. Amazing. I think this is the same guy who recently released a book that imagined planes crossing oceans at the speed of sound (we had that; it was called the Concorde) and claiming that AI would provide more leisure time. The pundit class.
OPINION EZRA KLEIN Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
September 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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A friend of mine has a shirt with this slogan on it.
sorry for having great tits & correct opinions
September 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Here’s the sign my mom and I put on the statue on the first day the protests moved beyond students. And here’s the second one I made to carry during the protests, currently hanging in my garage.
A statue of Wisconsin’s state symbol, Forward, in front of the state Capitol in Madison, WI, February 2011. A sign hangs from her neck that reads: “For Sale: Wisconsin. Call Scott Walker” with the phone number to the Governor’s office. Two signs hang in a messy garage. One reads: “A united Wisconsin to RECALL WALKER.” A second reads: “FOR SALE: WISCONSIN.”
September 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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One-line explication:

“By being stupid.”
Personal profiles How Did Jillian Michaels End Up Here? America's toughest trainer was a proud Hollywood liberal. Now, she's become a defining voice of the MAHA era.
August 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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lol, economists.
Panos Mourdoukoutas @PMourd... • 14h Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money via @forbes forbes.com/sites/panosmou... Gwen Fun fact about getting books from Amazon: You have to pay money for them. Anyway, I'm off to pick up my library holds. Panos Mourdoukoutas @PMourdo... • 6h v But you don't have to pay taxes! Gwen Cost to individually buy the six books I have on hold this week: $70 Amount the Altadena Library Special Parcel Tax cost me this week: 75¢ Someone help me budget this, I'm not chair of an economics department.
August 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Sure, on the one hand, this is funny or at least an accurate sendup.

On the other…I guess this is our political reality now. Irreality.
Governor Newsom Press Office .. . @GovPressOffice AS MANY KNOW, DONALD "TACO" TRUMP — AUTHOR OF THE ART OF THE "DEAL" (A BOOK HE SHOULD RETURN TO THE LIBRARY) - JUST MISSED THE BEST DEAL IN HISTORY. HE ALWAYS "CHICKENS OUT" (TARIFFS, CHINA) — BUT EVEN A "CHICKEN" SHOULD KNOW A GOOD "DEAL" WHEN HE SEES ONE. I, YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR, GAVIN CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM, OFFERED THE BEST, MOST "AMAZING DEAL" IN HISTORY: STOP RIGGING TEXAS MAPS AND CALIFORNIA WON'T MAKE OURS MORE "BEAUTIFUL." SADLY — BUT NO SURPRISE - DONALD WAS TOO WEAK (LITTLE HANDS) TO EVEN WRITE ME BACK. NO DEAL! AND NO DEAL = PERFECT, BEAUTIFUL MAPS THAT WILL "END" HIS PRESIDENCY. SOON HE WILL NOT BE "47." PATRIOTS WILL TAKE BACK CONGRESS. MANY SAY I SHOULD RUN FOR SPEAKER (I WON'T!!!). MAKE THE MAPS GREAT AGAIN! LIBERATION DAY TOMORROW!!! THANK YOU! - GCN 12:08 AM • Aug 14, 2025 • 2,172 Views
August 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM