John Erik Sloper
@jesloper.bsky.social
Climate activist. Opinions are my own. He/Him.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Because they were screening a documentary about Hind Rajab, one of thousands of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli army.
This image is from Birzeit University in the West Bank which was raided by Israel today using live ammunition and tear gas.
Over 40 people were injured, mostly students.
More than 8,000 students are trapped inside.
But it’s controversial to talk about scholasticide.
Over 40 people were injured, mostly students.
More than 8,000 students are trapped inside.
But it’s controversial to talk about scholasticide.
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Because they were screening a documentary about Hind Rajab, one of thousands of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli army.
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Noen som kan ta opp i Stortingets spørretime om hvorfor Norge skal betale for et program som er lagd for å drepe kommunister. Og det gjelder alle til venstre for Venstre
Dette er en trussel mot Arbeiderpartiet også. For ekstremister så er Støre og Kaur to alen av samme sort
Dette er en trussel mot Arbeiderpartiet også. For ekstremister så er Støre og Kaur to alen av samme sort
Palantir co-founder says it exists to kill communists.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Noen som kan ta opp i Stortingets spørretime om hvorfor Norge skal betale for et program som er lagd for å drepe kommunister. Og det gjelder alle til venstre for Venstre
Dette er en trussel mot Arbeiderpartiet også. For ekstremister så er Støre og Kaur to alen av samme sort
Dette er en trussel mot Arbeiderpartiet også. For ekstremister så er Støre og Kaur to alen av samme sort
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My take on Trump and Greenland, written in 2019. My views haven't changed:
January 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
My take on Trump and Greenland, written in 2019. My views haven't changed:
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A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
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This article analyses AI-generated lesson plans and finds that they predominantly emphasize lower order thinking and passive citizenship (lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy) and lack multicultural content - e.g. lesson plans about US civil rights that don't mention any Black civil rights leaders.
Civic Education in the Age of AI: Should We Trust AI-Generated Lesson Plans? – CITE Journal
citejournal.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
This article analyses AI-generated lesson plans and finds that they predominantly emphasize lower order thinking and passive citizenship (lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy) and lack multicultural content - e.g. lesson plans about US civil rights that don't mention any Black civil rights leaders.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Not sure how bad the deepfake problem is? Read Stella's farewell thread.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
This is an extreme form of remote sexual harassment that can now be used to target anyone, regardless of platform, in seconds. Despite news stories focusing mostly on CSAM it's still unchecked and rampant on Twitter.
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2025 goes down as the ~3rd-warmest year on record (based on ERA5).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
2025 goes down as the ~3rd-warmest year on record (based on ERA5).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
Like in 2024, every single day this past year was warmer than the average of even the most recent reference period (1991-2020).
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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Mine betraktninger her (om verdensorden som bryter sammen) er selvsagt ganske naive.
For store deler av verdens befolkning har denne verdensorden vært en illusjon i hele mitt liv (og jeg er 82).
Vi vestlige, med hvite fjes, har bare ikke opplevd bombene over verden, slik mye av verden ellers har.
For store deler av verdens befolkning har denne verdensorden vært en illusjon i hele mitt liv (og jeg er 82).
Vi vestlige, med hvite fjes, har bare ikke opplevd bombene over verden, slik mye av verden ellers har.
Det postive med 3. januar 2026 er at det er mulig å følge Dagsrevyen online på en togreise tvers over Danmark, ved hjelp av telefonen som router.
Det deprimerende med 3. januar 2026 er at NRKs utenriksredaktør, Falkenberg Mikkelsen, når han blir spurt hvilke ord han vil bruke om kidnappingen
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Det deprimerende med 3. januar 2026 er at NRKs utenriksredaktør, Falkenberg Mikkelsen, når han blir spurt hvilke ord han vil bruke om kidnappingen
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January 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Mine betraktninger her (om verdensorden som bryter sammen) er selvsagt ganske naive.
For store deler av verdens befolkning har denne verdensorden vært en illusjon i hele mitt liv (og jeg er 82).
Vi vestlige, med hvite fjes, har bare ikke opplevd bombene over verden, slik mye av verden ellers har.
For store deler av verdens befolkning har denne verdensorden vært en illusjon i hele mitt liv (og jeg er 82).
Vi vestlige, med hvite fjes, har bare ikke opplevd bombene over verden, slik mye av verden ellers har.
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Jeg forstår ikke den overdrevne objektiviteten som ender med å ikke være objektiv når man helt og holdent kan skrive "ER brudd på folkeretten, ifølge FN". Det er ikke en mening, det ER et brudd. Og man har likevel dekket saken objektivt når man skriver det. Jeg blir helt paff av journalistikken
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Jeg forstår ikke den overdrevne objektiviteten som ender med å ikke være objektiv når man helt og holdent kan skrive "ER brudd på folkeretten, ifølge FN". Det er ikke en mening, det ER et brudd. Og man har likevel dekket saken objektivt når man skriver det. Jeg blir helt paff av journalistikken
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#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through all of 2025 🔥
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
January 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through all of 2025 🔥
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
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We had a good run
2026 could be great. We simply don't know.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We had a good run
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Burde ikke xAI, Elon Musk og deres ansatte stilles til ansvar for å ha produsert og distribuert overgrepsmateriale av barn?
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Burde ikke xAI, Elon Musk og deres ansatte stilles til ansvar for å ha produsert og distribuert overgrepsmateriale av barn?
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Det finns NOLL försvar för det USA:s president nu gör – och etablerar som en ordning av total global laglöshet och skräck. Alla som förstått det som legitimt och viktigt för folk och statsledare att enas i fördömanden och mer mot Hitlers expansionism, borde se att vår tid kräver en liknande rörelse.
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Det finns NOLL försvar för det USA:s president nu gör – och etablerar som en ordning av total global laglöshet och skräck. Alla som förstått det som legitimt och viktigt för folk och statsledare att enas i fördömanden och mer mot Hitlers expansionism, borde se att vår tid kräver en liknande rörelse.
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Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Israel vs football - ordering the demolition of our football pitch in Bethlehem, the only place we feel free, where we play, belong – even with the separation wall looming. FIFA and UEFA can stop this, but only if the world is watching. Bulldozers could come any day secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Don’t bulldoze our pitch
URGENT: Children in Bethlehem are about to lose the only place where they can play and feel safe. Help them reach FIFA before Israel destroys their pitch. Sign and share.
secure.avaaz.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Israel vs football - ordering the demolition of our football pitch in Bethlehem, the only place we feel free, where we play, belong – even with the separation wall looming. FIFA and UEFA can stop this, but only if the world is watching. Bulldozers could come any day secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Humans have emitted 2750 gigatons of CO2 since the industrial revolution from burning fossil fuels and land use change. To put this in perspective, this is more than the (dry) mass of all living things on earth and everything humans have ever built combined:
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Israel demolishes buildings in Gaza, despite ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-demolishes-buildings-gaza-despite-ceasefire
Israel demolishes buildings in Gaza, despite ceasefire
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">In violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army has demolished several buildings in Jabalia, northern occupied Gaza, advancing beyond the prescribed yellow line.</p>
<p>This comes hours after a Palestinian child was killed by Israeli gunfire in the same area in Gaza.</p>
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January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Israel demolishes buildings in Gaza, despite ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-demolishes-buildings-gaza-despite-ceasefire
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Photos: Thousands march in Turkiye in support of Gaza on New Year’s Day https://aje.io/miz1bo
![A drone view shows people gathering over the Galata Bridge in solidarity with Palestinians on New Year's Day in Istanbul, Turkiye. [Kemal Aslan/Reuters]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreihcbh6mn3ym3fq6tmtsmq3ltjzoiwtstht2io5nqphtoc4zj4dovm@jpeg)
![The "We Do Not Remain Silent, We Do Not Forget Palestine" rally, organised by the Humanitarian Alliance and the National Will Platform, united more than 400 civil society organisations. [Muhammed Ali Yigit/Anadolu/Getty Images]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreihvwcdlfv2npw5zerbh5lakhtyxde4f3yc6xloamcyolv66bhscmy@jpeg)
![Ahead of the event, citizens gathered before dawn prayers at major mosques throughout Istanbul, including Ayasofya Grand Mosque, Sultanahmet, Fatih, Suleymaniye and Eminonu New Mosque. [Kemal Aslan/Reuters]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreidqlyuxltj653yilyybrtx2slsi2wgik35wqtirzul4cjjsqyqyx4@jpeg)
![Many demonstrators carried Turkish and Palestinian flags as they assembled in mosque courtyards to express solidarity with Gaza. [Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu/Getty Images]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreiff3bk2xfnjbrtt6mqhm6yo7qkg7fio34i4vmbzizzdyt4yrtqwya@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Photos: Thousands march in Turkiye in support of Gaza on New Year’s Day https://aje.io/miz1bo
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just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
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Israel has already bombed both Gaza and Lebanon in 2026
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Israel has already bombed both Gaza and Lebanon in 2026
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