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muninandhugin @muninandhugin.bsky.social · 28m

So I guess this afternoon during office down time I’ll do the final proofreading of the research proposal and check over my CV for the nth time.

muninandhugin @muninandhugin.bsky.social · 29m

Okay, two recommenders have their letters in for most of the applications I’ve started/submitted. I have all my calendar reminders set for two weeks from each deadline so I can check up on things.

Unfortunately the system is down for the most recent application, so it must wait to be checked again.

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 4h

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... 🧵

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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.

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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.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 5h

today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.

Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 5h

They are destroying what SHE built.

#TeenVogue

Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Jan 28

Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.

Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%

Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’

Welteroth was just 29 when Anna Wintour made her editor-in-chief. Months later, the magazine shut down. What did she do next?

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 4h

When I was little, I believed that adult people in charge of stuff were all really smart, because they wouldn't be in charge of stuff if they weren't; like, you couldn't be stupid and still have responsibilities. And while I have been wrong about many things in my life, I was wrongest about that.

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 11h

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

according to the liberation newspaper, documents dating back to a 2014 inspection by the French National Agency for the Security of Computer Systems reported a staggering detail: "the password of the louvre's video surveillance server was simply " louvre. "

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13h

One time. The GOP has won more than 50% of the popular vote <one time> since 1992. And yet, every day, you are bombarded with Takes™️ from Ezra Douthglesias about how deeply unpopular The Democrats and their policy platform are, without any reflection on how the same standard applies to the GOP.

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 13h

The Dems have won the popular vote in presidential elections six times since 1992 by roughly 5.5%(1992), 8.5%,(1996) .5%(2000), 7.3%(2008), 4%(2012), 2%(2016),and 4.5%(2020).
In that period the GOP presidential candidate has won the popular vote twice: 2.5%(2004) and 1.5%(2024).

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 2d

Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
bsky.app/profile/larr...

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 15h

I still don’t know what time it is and I’m a little peeved about it

#birds 🌿

A blue and peach colored swallow looks at the camera with a grumpy expression.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4h

you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.

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N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 4h

No more Black or trans staffers. No politics of any kind. The cowardice of mainstream media isn't just insulting, it's *boring.* Now TV is just like any other beauty rag. Why not just kill it quickly? Why the slow-motion pretense?

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 5h

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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genxjennifer.bsky.social @genxjennifer.bsky.social · 8h

Teen Vogue political reporting was some of the best in recent years. I am sorry to learn that the magazine leadership is pivoting from this vital work.

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Керрі Світ🇺🇦🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇺 @carriesweet.bsky.social · 9h

OMG. Teen Vogue has been at the forefront of political reporting. This must be a billionaire backlash.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

Teen Vogue has become a top-tier political journalism authority and doing this the day before election day is just cruel.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 9h

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

A 2020 study found that Amazon—which shares owner Jeff Bezos with The Washington Post—is one of the largest employers of people on SNAP.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

As SNAP funds froze, mayors and governors have pledged to supplement the missing federal assistance, while federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration should use contingency funds to keep food aid running despite the government shutdown.

Uncertainty hits after vulnerable Americans woke up to a SNAP freeze

Amid a benefits pause, nonprofit groups plan to work extra hours to get food out to vulnerable residents, and local community members are also stepping up.

www.washingtonpost.com

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cascade of blerg @alltheblergs.bsky.social · 17h

NPR: why can’t people ignore cuomo’s negligent death toll and sexual assaults?

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 17h

Was the sexual harassment progressive

NPR @npr.org · 17h

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City mayor, that experience hasn't given him the boost he wanted. n.pr/49uczOs

Andrew Cuomo fights for his political life and his version of the Democratic Party

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City mayor, that experience hasn't given him the boost he wanted.

n.pr

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 20h

Or you can come to our London book launch later this month, where Alice, Bastiaan, Steffen and I will be joined (and critiqued!) by John Arnold, Julia Barrow and Conrad Leyser www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Book Launch: Local Priests in the Latin West, 900-1050

Earlier Middle Ages Seminar- Session 3

www.history.ac.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21h

'In February, Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (HKC), a leading research institution focused on human rights, ordered one of its best-known professors, Laura Murphy, to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China.' 1/3

UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China

Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda Wyatt! Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · 20h

This 🧵 reminds me of a print I saw at Penland (artist unknown): "Student protest brought us civil rights." May older folks trust students' protest. May we slower carers reflect on what we now understand of the Palestinean genocide & who was showing us for years—& jump past that delay in the future.

A letterpress print by an unknown artist, hanging at Penland School of Craft in August 2025. Tan-olive paper and black ink: "Student protest brought us civil rights". There are barely readable ghosted words in the background, such as maybe the word "cis"?

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Santa Clown” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 20h

Reposting with Alt Text. Location of free food pantries in Atlanta for those in need.

WHERE TO GET FREE FOOD IN ATL

The following distros offer free food to anyone who shows up. No strings attached, no requirements, no BS.
Last updated 12/16/24.
FOOD
FOR THE PEOPLE!
DOWNTOWN:
• Atlanta Justice Alliance, Saturdays 12pm @ Woodruff Park
• Sol Underground Free Store, 1st Fridays 7-10pm @ For Keeps Books; 2nd + 4th Fridays
7-10pm @ 48 MLK Jr Dr SW
SOUTH SIDE:
• FoodLife Weelaunee Distro, Wednesdays 4-6pm @ Gresham Rec Center
• FoodLife South ATL Distro, Fridays 6pm @ Jonesboro Rd SE + Hutchens Rd SE
• FoodLife Lakewood Distro, Saturdays 12-2pm @ Lakewood Ave SE + Rhodesia Ave SE
• South Bend Commons Distro, Tuesdays 5-7pm @ 1799 Lakewood Ter SE
• New Life Community Alliance, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-12pm @ 3592 Flat Shoals Rd
EAST SIDE:
• FoodLife Edgewood Distro, Sundays 1-2pm @ Mayson Ave + Hardee St
• Intown Food Pantry, Tuesdays + Saturdays 10am-12pm @ 1026 Ponce de Leon Ave NE
• Hillside Presbyterian Church, Tuesdays 12-3pm @ 1879 Columbia Dr, Decatur
• United Methodist Church, Thursdays 11am-1pm @ 2067 Columbia Dr, Decatur
WEST SIDE:
• Another Chance Atlanta, Fridays 11am-4pm @ 176 Troy St NW
• Community Church, Wednesdays 10am-1pm @ 850 Cascade Ave SW
• Salem Bible Church, Tuesdays and 2nd + 4th Thursdays 9am-1pm @ 2267 Baker Rd BUCKHEAD:
• Water Drop ATL (they have food too!) Sunday mornings near Lindbergh Center; DM
@c.u.n.t.s.usa on IG for time and location
OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER:
• Food4Life Clarkston Distro, Tuesdays 4pm @ Milam Park, Clarkston
• Malachi's Storehouse, Wednesdays 9am-12pm @ 4755 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody
• Rock Church of Atlanta, Tuesdays 11am, Wednesdays 9am-3pm, Thursdays 11am, and Fridays 2pm @ 4815 Courtney Dr, Forest Park
• Salem Bible Church, Tuesdays and 2nd + 4th Thursdays 9am-1pm @ 5460 Hillandale Dr, Stonecrest / Lithonia
MAP ON REVERSE SIDE!

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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · 23h

"Sources at Parliament, who wouldn’t speak on the record for fear of retribution, said the letter ...revealed how China’s government monitors New Zealanders ...they believe China is sending people to spy on events organised by Kiwi supporters of Taiwan."

Assiduously Julie @awaterevalley.bsky.social · 23h

China scolds Kiwi MPs in a brazen letter that few want to talk about
www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...

China scolds Kiwi MPs in a brazen letter that few want to discuss

Sources at Parliament believe China is spying on events related to Taiwan in New Zealand.

www.stuff.co.nz

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 21h

extraordinary, contemptible cowardice from @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social , directed against one of their own staff on behalf of the Chinese government.

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22h

Pretty extraordinary story here
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News

Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

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muninandhugin @muninandhugin.bsky.social · 21h

Lol, now 2307 words. Time to let it sit for at least a day before looking at it again. (Tomorrow I should look at my CV and see if I need to add anything.)

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qntm @qntm.org · 1d

I love their films but A24 is simply an impractically small paper size

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

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