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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 8h

I shouldn’t have laughed at the guys from freshman year

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maximally entangled sarah @sarahnemy.bsky.social · 11h

i love the LLM technology and think/hope it will be beneficial for humanity and the planet. but if i found out a romantic interest was using it to workshop communicating with me, i would lose interest so fast

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14h

I reeeallllllyyy want to see the data breakdown by gender and age for ChatGPT use in dating.

My anecdotal experience as a millennial is that in general, men seem much more willing to talk about / brag about using ChatGPT than women. But again, this is anecdotal!

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 19h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Danielle @daniellie.bsky.social · 13h

During my daughter’s senior projects last year a girl did a project on how harmful and alienating ChatGPT is.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 11h

Correct !! When I say I have reservations, they try to convince me it’s not all bad.

I suspect it’s a bit of shame creeping in!

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14h

Bring back shame.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14h

The article does mention autistic women who use it!

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14h

As @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social has been talking about re: lying and political life—

I wonder what this does to a society when people are using AI to basically manipulate each other romantically, with no consequences.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14h

I reeeallllllyyy want to see the data breakdown by gender and age for ChatGPT use in dating.

My anecdotal experience as a millennial is that in general, men seem much more willing to talk about / brag about using ChatGPT than women. But again, this is anecdotal!

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 19h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 6d

Link to register still open 👀👀👀

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 8d

Columbia canceled my class on race and media, but I'm teaching the people anyway.

Oct. 5 is the *last day* to register for my online live + recorded classes on Race, Media & International Affairs!

We have more than 500 students enrolled. Let's gooo!

www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

www.resistancesummerschool.com

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Dr Rebecca Hall I’m Spartacus! @wakerevolt.bsky.social · 23h

And I’m building a Freedom School:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/wak...

Wake Productions

An AfroFuturist Education Project in the Black Radical Tradition

www.kickstarter.com

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14h

I’m a huge fan of your book!

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 23h

Come teach with me for @resistanceschool.bsky.social !!

Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 1d

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 1d

A giant Floof. Ball.

#caturday

Artemis got tired from all the grooming.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 2d

This one featuring @karenattiah.bsky.social discusses how the broader center-to-left has failed to understand power, at both personal and organizational levels.

We have to seek power and use it in order to protect our beliefs.

To stop Trump’s authoritarianism, his opponents must understand and wield power

Karen Attiah, a victim of Trumpist purge at the Washington Post, discusses how liberals and progressives can get their groove back

plus.flux.community

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

I should not have laughed

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Mina Markham @minamarkh.am · 4d

Evergreen.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

In my “Fine, I’ll do it myself” - era.

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The People’s Magneto @magneto97.bsky.social · 4d

This is late but you can attend @karenattiah.bsky.social class on race and media from the comfort of your own computer via her online offering. Great opportunity! Sign up for this semester has ended but keep it in mind for next time!! You can also support this work monetarily via the website as well

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 8d

Columbia canceled my class on race and media, but I'm teaching the people anyway.

Oct. 5 is the *last day* to register for my online live + recorded classes on Race, Media & International Affairs!

We have more than 500 students enrolled. Let's gooo!

www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

www.resistancesummerschool.com

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

And then do nothing more but send endless fundraising emails and texts

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 4d

Dems can just clip the "we took the freedom of speech away" and make an ad

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

Jamal Khashoggi was my friend and colleague who was killed and dismembered in 2018.

Do you know how many times I’ve written against Saudi Arabia’ coverup over the last seven years?

The sportswashing? The paying of influencers to visit Saudi Arabia?

Saudi’s censorship of Hasan Minaj?

Brian.. @nywiz.bsky.social · 4d

What Russia did
What China did

Do you know how many professional golfers are being paid by the Saudi?

Do you know how many F1 racist there are in Saudi Arabia?

Do you know how many world football Giants played in Saudi Arabia?

Why are we singling out comedians?

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Mannie T'Chawi … (the “T” is silent) @mannietchawi.com · 4d

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

Eldest daughter here.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

In my “Fine, I’ll do it myself” - era.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 5d

WaPo’s Opinions editors are rightly anonymous.

They don’t mention the names of Trump and Kushner, much less that they’ve taken billions, but they have this jab at Biden:

“That’s why President Joe Biden promised to treat the Saudis as a ‘pariah’ state…” \1

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Laughter can’t launder what Saudi Arabia has done

Dave Chappelle says it’s easier to talk in Riyadh. Tell that to those executed for their speech.

www.washingtonpost.com

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AndyC @andyc300.bsky.social · 4d

If you ever had an urge to take your anger in a positive direction, this is one way to do it and one of the better ones. You can what to do and how to do it/get started, from someone who is there right now and has paid a cost for it more than once.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

There are still spots left for the fall session: www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

www.resistancesummerschool.com

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