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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 1d

I'm having flashbacks to early wikipedia days, and I know we now consider it 'better than ai/search/paper mills' but it was, and still is, a barely tolerable encyclopedic source with systemic problems of reliability and bias, and getting students past it was, and still is, an unpleasant necessity.

Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 2d

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 1d

There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments and no acceptable compromises on trans lives.

"fuck you, eat shit and go to hell you smarmy loser. You aren’t owed good boy points or queer accolades for doing your job and standing up for your marginalized constituents, which you don’t even do."

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

Gavin Newsom continues to be a disappointment to trans Californians. TWIBS brought to you by @alyssaur.bsky.social

TWIBS: Governor Newsom May Be a Threat to Trans Americans — Assigned

Gavin Newsom has spent a lot of time declaring himself the greatest hero of the queer community to ever live, but his words and actions rarely seem to align these days.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 22h

#OccamsRazor

Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder that RFK Jr is a raging antisemite (remember his assertion that covid was somehow genetically engineered to not affect Ashkenazi Jews?). There is no aspect of him that isn't absolute poison

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 21h

Billionaires are weapons of mass destruction.

John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 17h

There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments, only patriarchal power grabs

trasgernder @gemma.transwrites.world · 18h

I'd have not consented to having sex with a few ppl had I known what a prick they were behind lies and deception.

If I or any other woman took this to the cops we would be laughed at and called a slag for not being careful who we open our legs to.

Ciara Watkin is in prison for being transgender.

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 13h

Still true

Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · Aug 24

If Trump really wanted to drive us all nuts, he would charge Bolton with war crimes, not bullshit document handling "top secret" violations

Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · Aug 23

FBI raids Maryland home of Trump critic John Bolton | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social #ksleg

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 13h

Yep.

Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 13h

A "blast" from the past. Just happened to see this post from @lollardfish.bsky.social, written in 2023. What we're seeing in 2025 had many, many forewarnings. #DEIPurge

www.davidmperry.com/dont-say-rac...

Don’t say Race (in Florida schools) – This is David M. Perry

www.davidmperry.com

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 13h

Still true

Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · Aug 24

If Trump really wanted to drive us all nuts, he would charge Bolton with war crimes, not bullshit document handling "top secret" violations

Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · Aug 23

FBI raids Maryland home of Trump critic John Bolton | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social #ksleg

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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 14h

I know of nothing bad that has ever come from granting rights to rivers, forests, fields, and mountains.

Yet knowledgeable people continue to resist this indigenous instinct that works palpable good.

Marc Edwards @marcedwards.bsky.social · 14h

Imagine rivers with the same rights as corporations?

“When it all comes down to it, the river is my grandfather," said CRIT Councilman Tommy Drennan. "I am made of this river."

#AZWater #coloradoriver

www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Colorado River Indian Tribes may grant personhood rights to 'living' river

The Colorado River Indian Tribes may soon give their eponymous river personhood status, following moves by other tribes and Indigenous peoples.

www.azcentral.com

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 15h

Have you ever seen those absolutely bloated-with-blood-and-about-to-burst ticks that dogs pick up?
They’re so engorged on blood they’re almost drunk with it, and so round with feeding they can’t even move.
But they won’t let go of the poor dog they’ve latched onto, even if they’re full.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h

These guys have gotten incredibly rich by fleecing the government with subpar tech that was designed for rentseeking rather than performance. A smart Dem agenda item would be to build internal tech capacity. The fact that it would punish these guys is just a silver lining.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 15h

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 17h

What a waste of time and money.

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 17h

(First and last are more erotica than cozy, probably, but definitely some cozy elements)

Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 17h

Natasha Alterici, "Sapphic Pulp"
Lindsay Ishihiro, "Motherlover"
Hannah Templar, "Cosmoknights"
S.W. Searle, "Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance"

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 17h

David Masengill, "Rider on an Orphan Train"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi-5...

ONE ON ONE: David Massengill - Rider On An Orphan Train February 5th, 2021 City Winery New York

YouTube video by ONE ON ONE

www.youtube.com

Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 17h

There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments, only patriarchal power grabs

trasgernder @gemma.transwrites.world · 18h

I'd have not consented to having sex with a few ppl had I known what a prick they were behind lies and deception.

If I or any other woman took this to the cops we would be laughed at and called a slag for not being careful who we open our legs to.

Ciara Watkin is in prison for being transgender.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 18h

As i was saying bsky.app/profile/jswe...

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 18h

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 19h

I feel like that's a line of logic that suggests... never mind.

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 20h

I love variegated yarns: just about every project my spouse has done for me has used them. Bursts of color just work for me; don't know if I'm being dramatic or indecisive. But still, picking ones that really work together can be a tough call.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 1d

Some more coverage of my employer being blergh. Featuring me at my office.

University of Alberta professor reinstated after put on leave over Charlie Kirk social media posts | Globalnews.ca

University of Alberta law professor Florence Ashley said they posted on social media about how Charlie Kirk’s death should not sanitize what they called his 'hateful legacy.'

globalnews.ca

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Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 1d

I spend weeks putting together a methods syllabus for new history majors and he just...skeets it out

jokes aside, great thread below

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 21h

Billionaires are weapons of mass destruction.

John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 21h

Neat color work!

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Big Dyke Energy (GFM in pinned) @azurebitch.bsky.social · 23h

Carney's a fucking coward and I hope he gets screamed at by queers everywhere he goes

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1d

Trump crudely mocks transgender people in front of Canadian Prime Minister, one of whose children is nonbinary. Keep it classy, America. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Donald Trump mocks transgender people in Oval Office meeting with Canadian PM, whose child is nonbinary

Mark Carney sat silently as the U.S. president went on an anti-trans diatribe.

www.advocate.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 22h

And my last piece of work for the week:

For my @xtramagazine.com monthly column, I wrote about Bari Weiss' new job at CBS News and how its emblematic of the media industry's decade long disintegration: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

Bari Weiss’s hiring at CBS signals a much bigger problem | Xtra Magazine

CBS is crumbling under the weight of a billionaire and his favourite news lackey. This is emblematic of the larger issues facing U.S. media

xtramagazine.com

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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 21h

Having read the essays that use those pages as sources, and having seen actual scholars' edits to those pages get rejected as 'not consensus', I don't know if 'funny' is the word I'd use, but it sure happens.

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