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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 1d

Am going to use this to explain how I feel when students use AI to “fix” their essays.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 1d

Can you amplify this: Want to join me for this Seed the Vote event? mobilize.us/s/KWAdTl

Orange County Canvass to Pass Prop 50 with Seed the Vote Action · Seed the Vote

Join Seed the Vote Action and OC Action to canvass in Orange County for Prop 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. You’ll be trained at the start of each shift on how to doorknock successfully, and o...

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 1d

He’s right. This is a thing we can do and if you can knock on doors, do! I work w/ seedthevote.org but there are efforts all over.

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 11d

This is 100% related to the normalization of banning trans athletes, with fear mongering on one issue operating as cover for the other.

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 11d

I know we have a LOT going on but I remain just stymied by how little controversy there has been about athletic federations sex testing women athletes. It's so fucking wrong and I feel crazy for living in a society where women athletes aren't fighting back. That's my thought for the day.

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Pollik @pollik.bsky.social · 20d

Dear world,

I am sorry to inform you that women with an activated SRY gene exist and, equally, men without an SRY gene exist.

The SRY test is not a definitive marker of sex.

Yours faithfully

Biologists.

Evie Ashton @evieashton.bsky.social · 20d

NEW: World Athletics’s reintroduction of sex testing at the World Championships 2025 is "a threat to all women", an expert has said.

Spoke to Dr Sheree Bekker about the "insidious" effects of this policy for @scotnational.bsky.social.

www.thenational.scot/sport/254819...

Expert issues warning over World Athletics bringing back sex testing

WORLD Athletics’s reintroduction of sex testing at the World Championships 2025 is "a threat to all women", an expert has said.

www.thenational.scot

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 19d

Call me a filthy commie but I think blowing up boats without actually knowing who or what is on them is really evil and wrong

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 20d

My sisters are mentoring me as I take on a new writing project (rooted in track).

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 21d

Wouldn't this ALSO include boycotting Olympics??? www.goal.com/en-us/lists/...

Spain threatens to BOYCOTT 2026 World Cup if Israel are allowed to participate as qualifying continues | Goal.com US

Spain have reportedly threatened to boycott the 2026 World Cup if Israel qualify. After a United Nations commission of inquiry stated that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza th...

www.goal.com

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 23d

Fewer girls are playing sports after govt erected barriers for girls to play sports.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms

Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high

edmontonjournal.com

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 23d

In LA? Need a place to scream? Opening tomorrow (Thursday): HOWL - exhibition performance screenings sound art stitching screaming. It’s on. www.h-r.la/event/howl/

Howl

a collective unsilencing, a divine portent, a wail, an omen, a refusal to cower in the face of attempted erasure, a call to our ungovernable animality, a convening of artists [...]

www.h-r.la

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The Onion @theonion.com · 23d

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...

theonion.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23d

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · 28d

Familiar to all sports fans who have tried to show support for 🇵🇸 in the stands in the U.S.. We are branded a security threat...by who exactly???

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28d

And there’s the smoking gun: Tennis Canada collaborated with Israeli intelligence to ban spectators from the Davis Cup match.

(Obviously in order to prevent images of anti-genocide protest spectacle that would have been broadcast around the world.)

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Halifax police, RCMP, CSIS say they were not involved in Davis Cup decision

Tennis Canada had said that intelligence received from authorities prompted decision to keep spectators out

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Sean Fay-Wolfe | Diamond Axe Studios @seanfaywolfe.bsky.social · Sep 10

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.

The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · Sep 10

It’s so bad it made me appreciate WoSo Reddit. Truly.

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Can we make this into an NWSL-wide thing? Actually, can this be the flag for the whole opposition movement??

The 51st @51st.news · Sep 5

Pro-D.C. activism at Audi Field was inevitable, says Meredith Bartley, the president of the Spirit Squadron, one of the team’s supporter groups. “We’ve got folks representing all around the stadium.” 51st.news/dc-spirit-tr...

Washington Spirit games provide a field for Trump resistance

Women's soccer fans have taken to the stands with banners, flags, and pro-D.C. chants.

51st.news

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Really, really helpful for ACFC fans trying to understand what just happened. youtu.be/BYb92aKAOWk?...

Money Talks: NWSL’s Salary Cap Problem

YouTube video by RE

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · Sep 3

Why I am not mad about Alyssa Thompson getting her nut and then some.

Us Weekly @usweeklymag.bsky.social · Sep 3

Alex Morgan made less than $300 per match during her first 22-game season in the NWSL.

How Much Alex Morgan Made in Her First NWSL Season

Alex Morgan made less than $300 per match during her first 22-game season in the NWSL.

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m excited for Alyssa Thompson. Can’t wait to see how this all goes down. As a fan I’ve dreamed about getting this kind of drama & excitement into the w’s game. Big transfer deals. Players establishing new records, building huge careers. I’ll always be a fan of hers & my home
team @angelcity.com!

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Julie Kliegman @juliekliegman.com · Sep 2

Hey, has anyone else (cis or trans) been gender-policed at U.S. Open restrooms? Feel free to DM here or email [email protected]. Trying to see something, potentially for a story. Please consider reskeeting my query!

Julie Kliegman @juliekliegman.com · Aug 25

For those keeping score at home, I peed three (3) times at the Open today and was gender-policed on two (2) of those occasions 🙃

Julie Kliegman @juliekliegman.com · Aug 24

Apparently my stress dream *should’ve* been about getting gender-policed by an attendant in the women’s bathroom (she apologized)

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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · Sep 2

After scoring her first ever NWSL goal, Maiara Niehues honored the late Diogo Jota with her celebration ❤️

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Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · Aug 30

Rosamond Smith (Joyce Carol Oats), Nemesis; Megan Abbott, Give Me Your Hand. You're welcome.

Jennifer Doyle @fromaleftwing.bsky.social · Aug 29

Wondering if there is a sex testing policy for Athlos? If athletes barred by psychotic World Athletics policies are able to run at this meet? I’m assuming they are mirroring WA but what if they weren’t?

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