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Tamara Tate
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Associate Director Digital Learning Lab, UC Irvine. Tptate.com. Generative AI and writing.
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jeffrueter.bsky.social
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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annamillsoer.bsky.social
We covered pros and cons of a range of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation strategies for reducing AI misuse in today's panel for
#MLA26, sponsored by the @modernlanguage.bsky.social Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching. The chat was lively!
Slides: mlaai.short.gy/2026 (The polls are open)
When do we need to know what is AI and what is student writing? How can we know?
Anna Mills, presider Elizabeth Losh, Holly Hassel, and Leonardo Flores, speakers Sponsored by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching Modern Language Association Convention, January 9, 2026 ...
MLAAI.short.gy
January 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
drtate.bsky.social
Thank you to @ryancordell.org for my new office decor. Gorgeous print.
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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theradr.bsky.social
I just condensed my thoughts in the wake of Renee Nicole Good's murder-- and links to the pieces for taking action, and ways to stay fortified, even now -- into one piece.

“The world will not be destroyed by evil people but by good people who do nothing to stop it.” ― Bangambiki Habyarimana
hold steady. ❤️‍🩹
we know what to do, even now.
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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annamillsoer.bsky.social
Agentic AI browsers are here: will we let them complete quizzes and homework in online spaces designed for learning?

It was great to talk with @jryoung.bsky.social about what educators can do in this strange moment and how AI and ed tech companies can help.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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wiair.bsky.social
The study analyzes survey responses from 816 verified research paper authors, examining LLM use across research stages, demographic differences, perceived benefits and risks, disclosure norms, and model preferences. (2/6 🧵)
📄 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2411.05025
#AIResearch #LLMs
LLMs as Research Tools: A Large Scale Survey of Researchers' Usage and Perceptions
The rise of large language models (LLMs) has led many researchers to consider their usage for scientific work. Some have found benefits using LLMs to augment or automate aspects of their research pipe...
arxiv.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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jessicavalenti.bsky.social
When Rebecca Solnit asks you to turn a thread into an essay, you fucking do it. jessica.substack.com/p/cbs-news-f...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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tressiemcphd.bsky.social
I am not reading that yet. It is still the holidays.
December 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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ryancordell.org
As someone who’s probably on Bluesky blocklists for saying something other than "burn it all down" about AI, it also seems clear that asking for more nuance in these discussions in Dec 2025 is like asking for more nuanced discussion of immigration as masked ICE agents toss people in unmarked vans+
December 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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wiair.bsky.social
How are researchers actually using large language models today, and who benefits most?
In our latest WiAIR episode, we speak with Dr Maria Antoniak (@mariaa.bsky.social) about a large-scale survey on LLM use across academia. 👇 (1/6 🧵)
#WiAIR
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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helenkennedy.bsky.social
ICE vs the clergy
Faith leader, Michael Woolf, minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, is detained by Illinois State Police during a protest against immigration actions, outside the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska A masked ICE agent sprays David Black, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, directly in the face during protests outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois. Sept 19 2025 Photo by Ashlee Rezin of the Chicago Sun-Times. Pastor David Black of the First Presbyterian Church in chicago being hit in the head with a pepper ball Sept 19 at the Broadview ICE facility An unidentified federal agent fires a chemical weapon into Rev. Jorge Bautista's face during a protest outside of Coast Guard Island in Oakland on Thursday Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: David Bacon
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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mkirschenbaum.bsky.social
Very proud to have worked on this statement of the Modern Language Association with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues on the MLA’s task force on AI in Research and Teaching. It is a direct call for faculty input into Ed Tech decision-making, especially AI: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... 🧵
Screenshots of the following text: Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents The following statement of endorsement was drafted by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching. The Executive Council approved it as an MLA statement in October 2025. Software, specifically learning management systems (LMSs), is as important to teaching and learning as physical classrooms and facilities. The recent and hasty integration of generative AI features into those systems is already redefining student and instructor relationships, evaluative standards, and instructional outcomes—with no compelling evidence that any of it is for the better. At the same time, so-called agentic browsers are becoming widely available to the public. These offer AI “agents” that can navigate LMSs and complete assignments without any student involvement. All of this is unfolding at a time when contractual arrangements between institutions and commercial vendors often lack transparency, with worrisome implications for data collection and student privacy. Screenshots of the following text: The Modern Language Association therefore unequivocally 1. Advocates for full faculty and instructional involvement, including faculty of languages, literatures, and the humanities, at all levels of decision-making in the selection, procurement, and responsible implementation of instructional technology systems and software, including those incorporating AI.

The instructional mission cannot be fulfilled in the absence of faculty expertise, and this expertise extends not only to the “content” of the curriculum but also to the infrastructures and environments—virtual and otherwise—in which learning happens.
  2. Calls upon law- and policymakers, LMS vendors, and companies offering agent-based AI browsers to cooperate in order to prevent misuse and to ensure that academic institutions have the ability and option to block agentic AI when needed.

Without dedicated outside cooperation from lawmakers and technology providers, academic institutions may not have the technical capacity to do so on their own. If we do not act, we risk seeing the development of a fully automated loop in which assignments are generated by AI with the support of a learning management system, AI-generated content is submitted by an agentic AI on behalf of the student, and AI-driven metrics evaluate the work on behalf of the instructor.
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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indivisible.org
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
October 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
drtate.bsky.social
Such strong moral leadership. Bless you Rabbi for your work.
theradr.bsky.social Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · Sep 15
It’s long past time that I take responsibility for what I wrote on Israel/Palestine in ON REPENTANCE AND REPAIR.

& with the Gaza genocide, our thinking about what amends & healing may ever involve is even more urgent.

Even if there may never be “forgiveness” or “atonement.”
Gaza's Annihilation Can Never Be Forgiven
Revisiting On Repentance and Repair
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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jessicavalenti.bsky.social
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.

Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
drtate.bsky.social
Remember when journalists cared about facts? And they still haven't revised the incorrect, inflammatory headline on the original article.
September 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
The authorization of racial profiling from the Supreme Court.
September 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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fernandez.house.gov
🚨 The Supreme Court just put all Latinos in the United States at risk—including citizens.
September 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America.
September 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
drtate.bsky.social
Navigating if/when/how to use generative AI as you head back to school? We have some thoughts. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
GenAI in Education: When to Use It, When to Skip It, and How to Decide – Digital Promise
Essential, foundational AI knowledge teachers need now
urldefense.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
drtate.bsky.social
Such a great restaurant
govpritzker.illinois.gov Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 1
Great to stop by Hyde Park and see Chef Erick Williams.

This Black Business Month and every month, we’re proud to show the world what Illinois is really all about.
Governor Pritzker and Chef Erick Williams stand in front of his restaurant Virtue.
September 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
Great to stop by Hyde Park and see Chef Erick Williams.

This Black Business Month and every month, we’re proud to show the world what Illinois is really all about.
Governor Pritzker and Chef Erick Williams stand in front of his restaurant Virtue.
September 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Re the detransitioning trans person who shot up the school: individual crime does not beget collective guilt, but if it did it is always worth bringing up that the great majority of mass shootings are by (cis-gender) straight white men.
August 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM