Andrew Zolides, Ph.D.
@zolides.bsky.social
Associate Professor specializing in Digital Media Industries
I live in The Medium Place (Cincinnati, OH)
Everything I say is me saying it, not my employer… which should be obvious
(Profile art by Angel Trazo)
I live in The Medium Place (Cincinnati, OH)
Everything I say is me saying it, not my employer… which should be obvious
(Profile art by Angel Trazo)
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Teen Vogue is now the paper of record, and the NYT is a fashion magazine. The transfer is complete.
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In a nutshell, this is it. They will try to destroy any leftist takeover, like they did with Bernie, even if this means more power to the GOP. *Nothing* that Trump has done (ICE, Cecot, tariffs, USAID, frivolous prosecutions of Trump oponents, even the murder of the Hortmans) matters to them.
Schumer and his friends want Trump to have power because they hate you. They are furious Mamdani won in a landslide and are afraid of repeats all over the country. Their solution is open capitulation to the far right.
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
In a nutshell, this is it. They will try to destroy any leftist takeover, like they did with Bernie, even if this means more power to the GOP. *Nothing* that Trump has done (ICE, Cecot, tariffs, USAID, frivolous prosecutions of Trump oponents, even the murder of the Hortmans) matters to them.
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We are going to be forced to remove both parties and their entire infrastructure to actually being about democracy again in the future that’s the reality.
As I have been saying both publicly in speaking engagements as well as in written pieces. Neoliberalism was always a threat as real as fascism.
As I have been saying both publicly in speaking engagements as well as in written pieces. Neoliberalism was always a threat as real as fascism.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We are going to be forced to remove both parties and their entire infrastructure to actually being about democracy again in the future that’s the reality.
As I have been saying both publicly in speaking engagements as well as in written pieces. Neoliberalism was always a threat as real as fascism.
As I have been saying both publicly in speaking engagements as well as in written pieces. Neoliberalism was always a threat as real as fascism.
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Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
Guys, I don’t think we can vote our way out of this… The United States is a thoroughly entrenched plutocracy, and it must be obliterated at the root.
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Guys, I don’t think we can vote our way out of this… The United States is a thoroughly entrenched plutocracy, and it must be obliterated at the root.
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Government is shut down. Chaos in airports. 42 million going hungry. 24 million face skyrocketing healthcare costs. Economy in turmoil. And the president of the United States is in the Fox broadcast booth calling plays for a football game.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Government is shut down. Chaos in airports. 42 million going hungry. 24 million face skyrocketing healthcare costs. Economy in turmoil. And the president of the United States is in the Fox broadcast booth calling plays for a football game.
When you know you are doing something popular…
Vote could be as early as 8 pm but probably will happen late at night/early morning to minimize people paying attention
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
When you know you are doing something popular…
Then he won the negotiation!!! Jesus Christ!
Some Senate Ds told @mkraju.bsky.social they folded because Trump said he wouldn't negotiate
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Then he won the negotiation!!! Jesus Christ!
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Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
In other words, the GOP federal government plans to punish states for feeding children with those states’ own money.
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In other words, the GOP federal government plans to punish states for feeding children with those states’ own money.
Amazing recent texts from my father
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Amazing recent texts from my father
If he wasn’t destroying the world and an absolute monster, I’d almost feel sorry for him. This is truly, utterly pathetic.
Elon has never experienced this and neither have his biggest fans but now they can create these visuals with the help of a computermachine
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If he wasn’t destroying the world and an absolute monster, I’d almost feel sorry for him. This is truly, utterly pathetic.
Wait, I thought food lines were the result of Communism, not Capitalism…?
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Wait, I thought food lines were the result of Communism, not Capitalism…?
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
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He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.
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Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
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Richest nation in human history
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Richest nation in human history
Just to be clear, the “emergency” the Trump administration is formally seeking to avoid is feeding hungry people.
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just to be clear, the “emergency” the Trump administration is formally seeking to avoid is feeding hungry people.
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Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
This is the most I’ve missed living in NYC since I left over 12 years ago. Well done, y’all
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This is the most I’ve missed living in NYC since I left over 12 years ago. Well done, y’all
Looking at this as someone who voted for Aftab in Cincinnati.
(And yes, I am aware of and building on the fascist satire of this clip)
(And yes, I am aware of and building on the fascist satire of this clip)
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Looking at this as someone who voted for Aftab in Cincinnati.
(And yes, I am aware of and building on the fascist satire of this clip)
(And yes, I am aware of and building on the fascist satire of this clip)
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The President is starving the American people.
November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The President is starving the American people.
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So, even if Kamala Harris ran the centrist campaign of their dreams featuring police officers, Liz Cheney, no Palestinians, and a pledge to build the most lethal military in the world she did it Black-ly and woman-ly so actually it was a “far left” campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So, even if Kamala Harris ran the centrist campaign of their dreams featuring police officers, Liz Cheney, no Palestinians, and a pledge to build the most lethal military in the world she did it Black-ly and woman-ly so actually it was a “far left” campaign.