DV McRae
@dvmcrae.bsky.social
Adjunct emeritus
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Thinking about that op ed posted a few months back about the school teacher (?) from MS who used ChatGPT to “write” a children’s book.
Thinking about that op ed posted a few months back about the school teacher (?) from MS who used ChatGPT to “write” a children’s book.
Column | See ChatGPT’s hidden bias about your state or city
Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your city, state or country.
wapo.st
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
wapo.st/4bMoWqk
Thinking about that op ed posted a few months back about the school teacher (?) from MS who used ChatGPT to “write” a children’s book.
Thinking about that op ed posted a few months back about the school teacher (?) from MS who used ChatGPT to “write” a children’s book.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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Elizabeth Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her father
Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Elizabeth Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her father
Elizabeth and Rosa also were detained and taken from MN to TX. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others. Thank you for your support. gofund.me/3d24f8b29
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Elizabeth and Rosa also were detained and taken from MN to TX. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others. Thank you for your support. gofund.me/3d24f8b29
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Will no one have mercy?
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Will no one have mercy?
Mi nueva lección para Programming Historian: gestionar fuentes primarias digitales con Tropy 📸 📄 💻
✨ ¡Publicado recientemente! ✨
Una nueva lección de @dvmcrae.bsky.social:
🔗 doi.org/10.46430/phe...
Gracias a @bibliowingate.bsky.social y @alereclus.bsky.social por sus críticas, y a @jenniferisasi.bsky.social por la edición.
Una nueva lección de @dvmcrae.bsky.social:
🔗 doi.org/10.46430/phe...
Gracias a @bibliowingate.bsky.social y @alereclus.bsky.social por sus críticas, y a @jenniferisasi.bsky.social por la edición.
Gestionar fuentes primarias digitales con Tropy
El propósito de este tutorial es mostrar a los investigadores cómo iniciar un proyecto de Tropy con el fin de gestionar las imágenes digitales de sus fuentes primarias.
doi.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Mi nueva lección para Programming Historian: gestionar fuentes primarias digitales con Tropy 📸 📄 💻
“There is something destabilizing about having known someone only as a child and then hearing they were gunned down in the street. The person you see in your mind lying in that street is still a child.“
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“There is something destabilizing about having known someone only as a child and then hearing they were gunned down in the street. The person you see in your mind lying in that street is still a child.“
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
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Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
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Data center articles we’ve been reading to stay in the loop:
🌿"In 2026, more data center regulations could be coming in Maryland" by Christine Condon, Maryland Matters: marylandmatters.org/2026/01/03/d...
🌿"In 2026, more data center regulations could be coming in Maryland" by Christine Condon, Maryland Matters: marylandmatters.org/2026/01/03/d...
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Data center articles we’ve been reading to stay in the loop:
🌿"In 2026, more data center regulations could be coming in Maryland" by Christine Condon, Maryland Matters: marylandmatters.org/2026/01/03/d...
🌿"In 2026, more data center regulations could be coming in Maryland" by Christine Condon, Maryland Matters: marylandmatters.org/2026/01/03/d...
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Over on my patreon page, I wrote up a summary of the work I did this year: the maps, drawings, writings, etc. It's a lot!
It's free to read, so go take a look if you like. It's mostly images, and it'll give you a pretty good sense of what all I made in 2025.
www.patreon.com/posts/2025-y...
It's free to read, so go take a look if you like. It's mostly images, and it'll give you a pretty good sense of what all I made in 2025.
www.patreon.com/posts/2025-y...
2025: A Year in Maps and Such | Surprised Eel Maps
Get more from Surprised Eel Maps on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Over on my patreon page, I wrote up a summary of the work I did this year: the maps, drawings, writings, etc. It's a lot!
It's free to read, so go take a look if you like. It's mostly images, and it'll give you a pretty good sense of what all I made in 2025.
www.patreon.com/posts/2025-y...
It's free to read, so go take a look if you like. It's mostly images, and it'll give you a pretty good sense of what all I made in 2025.
www.patreon.com/posts/2025-y...
Mi última publicación para @proghist.bsky.social
Cómo gestionar fuentes primarias con @tropy.bsky.social
Ya no es una herramienta nueva (y ya no soy el coordinador de educación) pero sigue siendo útil para organizar las investigaciones de archivo.
Compartan con sus redes! 📃 📸
Cómo gestionar fuentes primarias con @tropy.bsky.social
Ya no es una herramienta nueva (y ya no soy el coordinador de educación) pero sigue siendo útil para organizar las investigaciones de archivo.
Compartan con sus redes! 📃 📸
¡Publicado! 🎉
Una nueva lección de @dvmcrae.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.46430/phe...
Gracias a @bibliowingate.bsky.social y @alereclus.bsky.social por sus críticas, y a @jenniferisasi.bsky.social por la edición. 💫
Una nueva lección de @dvmcrae.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.46430/phe...
Gracias a @bibliowingate.bsky.social y @alereclus.bsky.social por sus críticas, y a @jenniferisasi.bsky.social por la edición. 💫
Gestionar fuentes primarias digitales con Tropy
El propósito de este tutorial es mostrar a los investigadores cómo iniciar un proyecto de Tropy con el fin de gestionar las imágenes digitales de sus fuentes primarias.
doi.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Mi última publicación para @proghist.bsky.social
Cómo gestionar fuentes primarias con @tropy.bsky.social
Ya no es una herramienta nueva (y ya no soy el coordinador de educación) pero sigue siendo útil para organizar las investigaciones de archivo.
Compartan con sus redes! 📃 📸
Cómo gestionar fuentes primarias con @tropy.bsky.social
Ya no es una herramienta nueva (y ya no soy el coordinador de educación) pero sigue siendo útil para organizar las investigaciones de archivo.
Compartan con sus redes! 📃 📸
Could someone with FB access screenshot and share Greg’s posts? Get the feeling sensible is going to be in short supply over next few days/weeks/months
Greg Grandin is writing some very sensible stuff about this. Check out his Facebook feed.
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Could someone with FB access screenshot and share Greg’s posts? Get the feeling sensible is going to be in short supply over next few days/weeks/months
Marylanders concerned about data centers: THIS WEEK the General Assembly votes on a veto override for a statewide Data Center Study bill. Write to your elected reps and ask them to support an override so we can have transparency on impacts of data centers.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Marylanders concerned about data centers: THIS WEEK the General Assembly votes on a veto override for a statewide Data Center Study bill. Write to your elected reps and ask them to support an override so we can have transparency on impacts of data centers.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Maryland is the frontier of data center development, driven by the speculative growth of generative AI and with massive implications for the wellbeing of local communities and the environment. @gonatureforward.bsky.social is pushing for much needed accountability:
www.axios.com/local/washin...
www.axios.com/local/washin...
Maryland becomes new data center battleground as demand soars
Northern Virginia isn't the only local hotbed of industry activity — or opposition.
www.axios.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Maryland is the frontier of data center development, driven by the speculative growth of generative AI and with massive implications for the wellbeing of local communities and the environment. @gonatureforward.bsky.social is pushing for much needed accountability:
www.axios.com/local/washin...
www.axios.com/local/washin...
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The DC I know is worth fighting for.
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
The DC I know
YouTube video by Janeese for DC
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The DC I know is worth fighting for.
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
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Of all my posts, this is the one that I wish would be shared widely. I hope people will donate to Bryan's legal defense, but even if you don't, it's important to be aware of the human rights horrors that are going on around us on a daily basis.
Please help Bryan, a decent and hardworking person who was just kidnapped off the street in DC. He has been in this country since he was a child. He has a business and a family. He does not deserve such shameful cruelty. Please share.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-bryan...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-bryan...
Donate to Help Bryan Fight for His Freedom, organized by Kira Tewalt
Help Bryan Fight for His Freedom
My name is Kira, and I’m asking for your help on… Kira Tewalt needs your support for Help Bryan Fight for His Freedom
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Of all my posts, this is the one that I wish would be shared widely. I hope people will donate to Bryan's legal defense, but even if you don't, it's important to be aware of the human rights horrors that are going on around us on a daily basis.
Counterpoint: my computer is alive and in love with me.
No one can tell me a single good use for it, for me. I have asked. Not a one.
What am I supposed to use it for? To summarize my emails? Too long, wrong. To write things? Too long, wrong. To plan trips? Planning is FUN and why would I outsource that? I played with it a bit six months ago, it was meh.
Also, I hate its enshittification of search results with my whole soul.
Also, I hate its enshittification of search results with my whole soul.
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Counterpoint: my computer is alive and in love with me.
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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"Our residents are afraid and they are angry. They want the executive to be forthcoming about current policies," says @brianneknadeau.bsky.social opening a hearing on human rights violations during the federal takeover of D.C. and the local government's cooperation with federal agents.
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Our residents are afraid and they are angry. They want the executive to be forthcoming about current policies," says @brianneknadeau.bsky.social opening a hearing on human rights violations during the federal takeover of D.C. and the local government's cooperation with federal agents.
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Em julho, o Intercept revelou que o data center da Casa dos Ventos e do TikTok em Caucaia gastará por dia a mesma energia que consomem 2,2 milhões de brasileiros. Se o data center fosse uma cidade, seria a 7ª que mais consome energia no Brasil. www.intercept.com.br/2025/07/03/d...
Data center do TikTok gastará energia de 2,2 milhões de brasileiros
Necessidade de energia é maior do que o consumo de 99,9% dos municípios. Se fosse uma cidade, data center seria a 7ª maior do Brasil.
www.intercept.com.br
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Em julho, o Intercept revelou que o data center da Casa dos Ventos e do TikTok em Caucaia gastará por dia a mesma energia que consomem 2,2 milhões de brasileiros. Se o data center fosse uma cidade, seria a 7ª que mais consome energia no Brasil. www.intercept.com.br/2025/07/03/d...
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O órgão ambiental do Ceará alegou utilidade pública e liberou a construção de uma ponte, em área protegida, para o data center do TikTok em Caucaia. Enquanto isso, moradores, indígenas e organizações pedem uma ação imediata do MPF para barrar o licenciamento do projeto.
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
O órgão ambiental do Ceará alegou utilidade pública e liberou a construção de uma ponte, em área protegida, para o data center do TikTok em Caucaia. Enquanto isso, moradores, indígenas e organizações pedem uma ação imediata do MPF para barrar o licenciamento do projeto.
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I am requesting clear answers regarding MPD’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and the disturbing incidents near schools. How is accountability being ensured when MPD appears to be acting outside current directives and practices?
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I am requesting clear answers regarding MPD’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and the disturbing incidents near schools. How is accountability being ensured when MPD appears to be acting outside current directives and practices?
Fantastic report on the xAI data center in Memphis from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
The reference to the rise of a technocracy “with a plantation economy for the rest of the world” resonates. Data centers are an environmental justice issue.
youtu.be/3VJT2JeDCyw?...
The reference to the rise of a technocracy “with a plantation economy for the rest of the world” resonates. Data centers are an environmental justice issue.
youtu.be/3VJT2JeDCyw?...
October 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Fantastic report on the xAI data center in Memphis from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
The reference to the rise of a technocracy “with a plantation economy for the rest of the world” resonates. Data centers are an environmental justice issue.
youtu.be/3VJT2JeDCyw?...
The reference to the rise of a technocracy “with a plantation economy for the rest of the world” resonates. Data centers are an environmental justice issue.
youtu.be/3VJT2JeDCyw?...