Doctora Malka Older
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nerd with narrative disorder • humanitarian • sociopunk • evidence-based creativity • speculative resistance • predictive fictions • INFOMOCRACY • THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES • …AND OTHER DISASTERS • GlobalVoices.org • ASU-CSI • opinions my own
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More than 21 millions Americans do not have documentation proving their citizenships, and would be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act the GOP just passed through the House. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Millions of Americans Don’t Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily Available
Requiring Americans to prove their citizenship to register to vote would exclude millions of citizens from the political process.
www.brennancenter.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
More than 21 millions Americans do not have documentation proving their citizenships, and would be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act the GOP just passed through the House. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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OMG. Look at this amazing blurb from @johnjosephadams.com:
"Ignore All Previous Instructions is a revelation. It hooked me from page one and never loosened its hold on me, building and building toward an emotional catharsis that will simultaneously destroy you and give you life...
"Ignore All Previous Instructions is a revelation. It hooked me from page one and never loosened its hold on me, building and building toward an emotional catharsis that will simultaneously destroy you and give you life...
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
OMG. Look at this amazing blurb from @johnjosephadams.com:
"Ignore All Previous Instructions is a revelation. It hooked me from page one and never loosened its hold on me, building and building toward an emotional catharsis that will simultaneously destroy you and give you life...
"Ignore All Previous Instructions is a revelation. It hooked me from page one and never loosened its hold on me, building and building toward an emotional catharsis that will simultaneously destroy you and give you life...
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Yesterday, voters in Washington state unlocked billions of dollars for school funding.
via boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
via boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Yesterday, voters in Washington state unlocked billions of dollars for school funding.
via boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
via boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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I've been thinking about this a lot. There's a major tension here between "get my data cleaned quickly, efficiently, and as a responsible steward of my research resources" and "teach the next generation how to conduct research." Anyone who tells you the answer is easy is kidding themselves
Claude code will inevitably reduce dramatically the hiring of undergraduate RAs which will further increase the gap between what students are taught and how we conduct research.
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I've been thinking about this a lot. There's a major tension here between "get my data cleaned quickly, efficiently, and as a responsible steward of my research resources" and "teach the next generation how to conduct research." Anyone who tells you the answer is easy is kidding themselves
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Max Ernst, Flowers of Seashells, 1929
February 11, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Max Ernst, Flowers of Seashells, 1929
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Richard Pare, Shabolovka Radio Tower, Russia. Architect : Vladimir Shukhov, 1922
February 11, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Richard Pare, Shabolovka Radio Tower, Russia. Architect : Vladimir Shukhov, 1922
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I explicitly do not. If a community _wants_ to be present online that is fine. But if they do not want to it's not "their fault that they are not represented".
Communities don't owe their data to the Internet.
Communities don't owe their data to the Internet.
I want this to be an argument for bringing those communities experiences to the world by making them available as data
February 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I explicitly do not. If a community _wants_ to be present online that is fine. But if they do not want to it's not "their fault that they are not represented".
Communities don't owe their data to the Internet.
Communities don't owe their data to the Internet.
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Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But "AI" is just accumulation by a few powerful.
So No. It's not collective but extractive, not knowledge but data, not humankind but the hegemonic western view. Everything in that statement is wrong.
So No. It's not collective but extractive, not knowledge but data, not humankind but the hegemonic western view. Everything in that statement is wrong.
February 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Also: "Collective" implies some sort of collaboration and shared activity. But "AI" is just accumulation by a few powerful.
So No. It's not collective but extractive, not knowledge but data, not humankind but the hegemonic western view. Everything in that statement is wrong.
So No. It's not collective but extractive, not knowledge but data, not humankind but the hegemonic western view. Everything in that statement is wrong.
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"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
"AI is built on the collective knowledge of humankind."
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
No. Nononononono. It is not built on _knowledge_, it it built on _data_. And not everyone's experiences are available as data, many communities are excluded.
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Comes out tomorrow in Britain
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Comes out tomorrow in Britain
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Thanks, CNN!
But seriously, folks, the real story is that this administration first swore this was an attack from a Mexican cartel. They will say literally anything and aren't experiencing consequences dire enough to make them stop.
But seriously, folks, the real story is that this administration first swore this was an attack from a Mexican cartel. They will say literally anything and aren't experiencing consequences dire enough to make them stop.
Incredible update: "This article was updated to note that CNN reports there were at least four party balloons shot down by DOD, not just one."
gizmodo.com/one-mexican-...
gizmodo.com/one-mexican-...
Mexican Cartel 'Drones' Near El Paso Airspace Were Actually Party Balloons: Report
FAA initially ordered the closure of airspace over El Paso for 10 days before backtracking.
gizmodo.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Thanks, CNN!
But seriously, folks, the real story is that this administration first swore this was an attack from a Mexican cartel. They will say literally anything and aren't experiencing consequences dire enough to make them stop.
But seriously, folks, the real story is that this administration first swore this was an attack from a Mexican cartel. They will say literally anything and aren't experiencing consequences dire enough to make them stop.
February 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Trying to understand: the Constitution gives Congress the power to impose tariffs. The President imposes tariffs without Congress. Congress passes a law rescinding his tariffs. The President then vetos that law. Seems like something’s wrong here.
February 11, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Trying to understand: the Constitution gives Congress the power to impose tariffs. The President imposes tariffs without Congress. Congress passes a law rescinding his tariffs. The President then vetos that law. Seems like something’s wrong here.
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To fascinado com essa moça que imita perfeitamente o Bad Bunny e ainda ensina a fazer igual
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 PM
To fascinado com essa moça que imita perfeitamente o Bad Bunny e ainda ensina a fazer igual
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santa's #1 reindeer view 2, magic forest, lake george, new york, 1996
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 AM
santa's #1 reindeer view 2, magic forest, lake george, new york, 1996
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The world is so, so good and so beautiful and they only understand power and pride and posturing and dominance.
February 11, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The world is so, so good and so beautiful and they only understand power and pride and posturing and dominance.
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DEBI THOMAS
Debi is the only African-American to win a medal in figure skating in the Winter Olympics, and the first African American to win a medal in any event during the Winter Games. She was World champion in 1986 and Olympic bronze medalist at the #WinterOlympics in 1988. #BlackHistoryMonth
Debi is the only African-American to win a medal in figure skating in the Winter Olympics, and the first African American to win a medal in any event during the Winter Games. She was World champion in 1986 and Olympic bronze medalist at the #WinterOlympics in 1988. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
DEBI THOMAS
Debi is the only African-American to win a medal in figure skating in the Winter Olympics, and the first African American to win a medal in any event during the Winter Games. She was World champion in 1986 and Olympic bronze medalist at the #WinterOlympics in 1988. #BlackHistoryMonth
Debi is the only African-American to win a medal in figure skating in the Winter Olympics, and the first African American to win a medal in any event during the Winter Games. She was World champion in 1986 and Olympic bronze medalist at the #WinterOlympics in 1988. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Incredible update: "This article was updated to note that CNN reports there were at least four party balloons shot down by DOD, not just one."
gizmodo.com/one-mexican-...
gizmodo.com/one-mexican-...
Mexican Cartel 'Drones' Near El Paso Airspace Were Actually Party Balloons: Report
FAA initially ordered the closure of airspace over El Paso for 10 days before backtracking.
gizmodo.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Anyways, it's important to remember that Amtrak has barred Metro-North from running any trains to Albany, so we're stuck with this nonsense for at least another year -- and likely more.
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Anyways, it's important to remember that Amtrak has barred Metro-North from running any trains to Albany, so we're stuck with this nonsense for at least another year -- and likely more.
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Had a friend come back on a train from Albany recently. where neither door at the ends of the car properly shut.
So, not only was the train was freezing cold and not only did cover the vestibule (bad), it was creeping into the passenger areas of the car (frankly embarrassing).
So, not only was the train was freezing cold and not only did cover the vestibule (bad), it was creeping into the passenger areas of the car (frankly embarrassing).
It's a "whole new era at Amtrak," @amtrak.com President Roger Harris said Tuesday.
Its new Airo trains will debut on the Cascades this summer and East Coast in 2027, becoming the workhorse of Amtrak's fleet by replacing Amfleets that date to the 1970s.
thepointsguy.com/news/amtrak-...
Its new Airo trains will debut on the Cascades this summer and East Coast in 2027, becoming the workhorse of Amtrak's fleet by replacing Amfleets that date to the 1970s.
thepointsguy.com/news/amtrak-...
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Had a friend come back on a train from Albany recently. where neither door at the ends of the car properly shut.
So, not only was the train was freezing cold and not only did cover the vestibule (bad), it was creeping into the passenger areas of the car (frankly embarrassing).
So, not only was the train was freezing cold and not only did cover the vestibule (bad), it was creeping into the passenger areas of the car (frankly embarrassing).
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Putting all that work into preparing Bondi's oppo binders, rather than into holding anyone accountable for the Epstein files, was a choice.
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Putting all that work into preparing Bondi's oppo binders, rather than into holding anyone accountable for the Epstein files, was a choice.
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as someone who reported on drone and counter-drone technology for a decade, and who has only ever fired a laser (never a kinetic weapon), I feel I am uniquely qualified to say: lol, LMAO, these doofuses.
Abolish CBP *and take away their lasers* x.com/JenGriffinFN...
Abolish CBP *and take away their lasers* x.com/JenGriffinFN...
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM
as someone who reported on drone and counter-drone technology for a decade, and who has only ever fired a laser (never a kinetic weapon), I feel I am uniquely qualified to say: lol, LMAO, these doofuses.
Abolish CBP *and take away their lasers* x.com/JenGriffinFN...
Abolish CBP *and take away their lasers* x.com/JenGriffinFN...
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"