@msfitztastic.bsky.social
Former HS English/Art History teacher. DMV transplant to RVA/Henrico. Hiker, biker, baker, and perpetual maker of good trouble. Still masking. 😷 Cat lovers can find my boys on insta @bluesbrotherskitties. 🐈⬛ 🐈⬛
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Jeffries: "We will not be lectured by Donald Trump and anyone in the Republican Party about issues of law and order ... he pardoned hundreds of violent felons, criminals, who brutally assaulted police officers and attacked the Capitol on January 6. That's what Donald Trump did on day one."
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Jeffries: "We will not be lectured by Donald Trump and anyone in the Republican Party about issues of law and order ... he pardoned hundreds of violent felons, criminals, who brutally assaulted police officers and attacked the Capitol on January 6. That's what Donald Trump did on day one."
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One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
In this op-ed, politics editor @leximcmenamin.com addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
In this op-ed, politics editor @leximcmenamin.com addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
www.teenvogue.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
In this op-ed, politics editor @leximcmenamin.com addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
In this op-ed, politics editor @leximcmenamin.com addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
Yes, germ theory is definitely wrong. Your health is actually determined by the four humors: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. I know because I read it in Shakespeare. I can also tell how smart you are by the groping the bumps on your skull. Now, please pass the leeches. #science
May 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Yes, germ theory is definitely wrong. Your health is actually determined by the four humors: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. I know because I read it in Shakespeare. I can also tell how smart you are by the groping the bumps on your skull. Now, please pass the leeches. #science
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Admin and EdTech folks:
Stop suggesting that teachers use AI for teaching and grading and start giving teachers space and tools to actually help do our jobs.
Stop suggesting that teachers use AI for teaching and grading and start giving teachers space and tools to actually help do our jobs.
April 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Admin and EdTech folks:
Stop suggesting that teachers use AI for teaching and grading and start giving teachers space and tools to actually help do our jobs.
Stop suggesting that teachers use AI for teaching and grading and start giving teachers space and tools to actually help do our jobs.
Language matters. A two year-old citizen cannot be “deported.” Abducted. Kidnapped. Disappeared. Trafficked. Any mainstream media source not using accurate language (so, all of them) is part of the problem.
April 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Language matters. A two year-old citizen cannot be “deported.” Abducted. Kidnapped. Disappeared. Trafficked. Any mainstream media source not using accurate language (so, all of them) is part of the problem.
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CBP having broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the U.S. is nothing new, but under the new Trump administration, more and more visa holders and foreign visitors are being detained or denied entry at the border.
🎧 to #UncannyValley here: swap.fm/l/wired-uv-q...
🎧 to #UncannyValley here: swap.fm/l/wired-uv-q...
April 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
CBP having broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the U.S. is nothing new, but under the new Trump administration, more and more visa holders and foreign visitors are being detained or denied entry at the border.
🎧 to #UncannyValley here: swap.fm/l/wired-uv-q...
🎧 to #UncannyValley here: swap.fm/l/wired-uv-q...
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Travelling to the US soon? CBP has broad authority to search your devices.
Whether you're an American citizen or a visitor, here's a guide on how to protect yourself from phone searches at the US border.
Whether you're an American citizen or a visitor, here's a guide on how to protect yourself from phone searches at the US border.
How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border
Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.
www.wired.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Travelling to the US soon? CBP has broad authority to search your devices.
Whether you're an American citizen or a visitor, here's a guide on how to protect yourself from phone searches at the US border.
Whether you're an American citizen or a visitor, here's a guide on how to protect yourself from phone searches at the US border.
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"The next season of The White Lotus is set in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware."
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Additional Recession Indicators
Everyone looks to the stock market to figure out if we’re heading into a recession. Sure, it has some info—for example, the market right now would ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"The next season of The White Lotus is set in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware."
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www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/add...
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There's been a LOT going on, but the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case really deserves all of our attention. Some thoughts at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...
campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...
Homegrown Criminals
Whether it's been an intentional strategy of "shock and awe" or just the inevitable result of a bunch of ignorant assholes being empowered at the same time, the opening months of Trump's second admini...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
April 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There's been a LOT going on, but the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case really deserves all of our attention. Some thoughts at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:
campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...
campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...
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Outstanding. More.
Cornell too!
www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...
Cornell Sues DOE for ‘Unlawful’ Cuts to Indirect Costs for Research Grants
University administrators announced in a Monday statement that Cornell joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy and DOE Secretary Chris Wright which cut research grant funding for indire...
www.cornellsun.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Outstanding. More.
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The SAVE Act would erect unnecessary barriers to registering to vote in the U.S. especially for women who have changed their surname, trans voters, young voters without a passport, and more.
Here's what we can do ⤵️
Here's what we can do ⤵️
This New Trump-Backed Bill Wants to Make It Harder for Young People to Vote
Here’s what we can do.
www.teenvogue.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The SAVE Act would erect unnecessary barriers to registering to vote in the U.S. especially for women who have changed their surname, trans voters, young voters without a passport, and more.
Here's what we can do ⤵️
Here's what we can do ⤵️
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Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy, not only for non-citizens but for Americans as well.
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data:
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data:
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
www.wired.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy, not only for non-citizens but for Americans as well.
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data:
Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data:
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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New — ICE will release the mother and children they shackled and unlawfully abducted from Sackets Harbor, NY in late March after relentless pressure from the town.
I write how the incredible outcome of this horrifying story should give fuel us to fight back: www.thehandbasket.co/p/sackets-ha...
I write how the incredible outcome of this horrifying story should give fuel us to fight back: www.thehandbasket.co/p/sackets-ha...
April 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New — ICE will release the mother and children they shackled and unlawfully abducted from Sackets Harbor, NY in late March after relentless pressure from the town.
I write how the incredible outcome of this horrifying story should give fuel us to fight back: www.thehandbasket.co/p/sackets-ha...
I write how the incredible outcome of this horrifying story should give fuel us to fight back: www.thehandbasket.co/p/sackets-ha...
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The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
www.motherjones.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The message is: crowd large.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift.
Events like this puncture that delusion.
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When the cast of “Fat Ham” learned that their Richmond run had been canceled last month by Virginia Repertory Theatre, they were devastated.
Actors to bring 'Fat Ham' to Richmond after Virginia Rep cancellation
When the cast of “Fat Ham” learned that their Richmond run had been canceled last month by Virginia Repertory Theatre, they were devastated.
richmond.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
When the cast of “Fat Ham” learned that their Richmond run had been canceled last month by Virginia Repertory Theatre, they were devastated.
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What happened in Wisconsin is an example of what is most feared: That in a true democracy regular people have more power than a billionaire, that all the money in the world doesn’t change one person one vote.
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
What happened in Wisconsin is an example of what is most feared: That in a true democracy regular people have more power than a billionaire, that all the money in the world doesn’t change one person one vote.
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Reminder: People of color are more likely to wear a mask to protect their health and their communities.
People of color are also more likely to be profiled by the police.
No organization who is serious about racial justice should support mask bans or criminalization of masking.
People of color are also more likely to be profiled by the police.
No organization who is serious about racial justice should support mask bans or criminalization of masking.
April 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Reminder: People of color are more likely to wear a mask to protect their health and their communities.
People of color are also more likely to be profiled by the police.
No organization who is serious about racial justice should support mask bans or criminalization of masking.
People of color are also more likely to be profiled by the police.
No organization who is serious about racial justice should support mask bans or criminalization of masking.
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When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
March 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
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“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39A
Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal
The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.
theatln.tc
March 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39A
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JUST BECAUSE THE CLOWN CAR GOES VERY FAST DOES NOT MEAN IT ISN’T FULL OF CLOWNS
the speed at which these guys have broken everything has given a lot of folks who should know better the impression that they are an unstoppable force and the only option is to negotiate the terms of surrender
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
Whatever the immediate fallout of the scandal, what is going to stick around is the impression it gives, of hapless idiots doing ridiculous things. And I think that seriously reduces the appeal of capitulating to these jokers.
March 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
JUST BECAUSE THE CLOWN CAR GOES VERY FAST DOES NOT MEAN IT ISN’T FULL OF CLOWNS
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AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together
March 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together