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Adia Benton

@ethnography911.bsky.social

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Quick! Somebody call an anthropologist! Assoc prof @ Northwestern. MedAnthro. African studies. Pop culture. Politics. She/her. book: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816692439/hiv-exceptionalism/

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 7h

Omg the AI trash can episode of English Teacher 😝

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 7h

Weird how they basically ignored all the other No Kings rallies

Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 7h

I think it’s the “based off of” that might be the newer construction

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 9h

Bigelow’s best film still

Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 10h

ngl they had me in the first half

Also it can’t be as good as point break

NPR @npr.org · 15h

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 11h

oh yikes

“The most disappointing aspect of this is how utterly hypocritical the use of AI is on Taylor’s project,” one longtime Swiftie seethed to Rolling Stone. “The fact that her/her team opted to go this route instead of hiring a real 3D/CGI artist when they have seemingly an endless budget (as a billionaire signed to a major record label) is a disappointing sign of the times.”

“I think it is very, very lazy and disappointing to use generative AI to create videos a human being very much could have done,” another die-hard fan said, this time on TikTok.

The reversal is particularly stinging to her fan base because Swift herself has criticized AI in the past after her likeness was stolen without her consent in graphic deepfaked imagery and then-candidate Donald Trump used an AI-generated Swift to endorse him during the election.

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 10h

This is promising

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18h

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 19h

commuting
san luis, gregory alan isakov
bad habit, steve lacy

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

lost in the supermarket, the clash
heartbeats, jose gonzalez

to get hype
look at these hoes, santigold
bulls on parada, ratm
move bitch, luda
shitlist, L7

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

Friday morning pop playlist. I'll call them my morning montage songs (turn off alarm clock, start the coffee, etc)

cruel to be kind, nick lowe
early in the morning, the gap band
ain't nobody, chaka khan
house quake, prince
brass in pocket, the pretenders

I mean how many songs do I need

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

it's only early October so

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

these signs aren't for everybody
only the sexy people

Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 1d

salt-n-pepa: *nod approvingly*

Several signs on a door instructing to "Push to lock" without turning the lock.

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

VA. but there was the 'black nazi' one in NC gov race. last year.

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

some GOP politician. VA's lieutenant governor candidate

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

BOB

Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

not a good start to the morning when I say aloud to my computer, "another nazi porn scandal?"

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 21h

Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 20h

he was kind of a thing in the 80s (and the 90s, for that matter). dixie road. I think he's got a wimpy head voice, but for some reason his voice is called "powerful" LOL I dunno

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 21h

“We should replace Bad Bunny with Lee Greenwood” is an also a perfect summation of the “deal” they’ve offered universities.

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 21h

yeah the meat's already prepped

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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 21h

I went to a talk by NIH Director Bhattacharya last month where he detailed evidence that opportunities for ECRs have declined over the past few decades. Then he moved on to the next slide without offering any solutions (or explaining the actions he's taken so far). Here's a good place to start 👇

Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 22h

My op-ed just came out discussing how NIH leadership is failing early career researchers and, importantly, how we can push back and take our future into our own hands.

NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers

Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21h

The media coverage does not reflect this AT ALL.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 21h

A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...

A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities

The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Loyola University Chicago @loyolachicago.bsky.social · 1d

Loyola University Chicago is greatly saddened to confirm the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM. This is a tremendous loss of someone who touched the lives of so many people. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. For more information: https://bit.ly/4o7eIUk

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