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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 7h

"As an autocratic dystopia continues to take shape, it’s difficult not to wonder how far this will go. Will libraries become the new speakeasies?" - @andizeisler.bsky.social
#BannedBooksWeek
www.salon.com/2025/10/06/t...

The dumbing down of America, one banned book at a time

A majority of Americans are against book bans. That won't stop a well funded, fear-fueled movement.

www.salon.com

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 8h

go phils. go birds

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 4d

so busy with other work that i haven't seen as many festival films as i normally would but popped in for members' trivia last night. @filmlinc.bsky.social folks put on great events. (and also accidentally ended up at an A24 buyout at one of my local bars)

love NYFF season on the west side

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 6d

came here to say this. great folks, the baileys. think about 'em all the time

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 7d

phils/mets is way closer than phils/nats. it's ~100 miles, probably just a bit farther than brewers cubs

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 8d

AI worth a pre-order

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 9d

grays are blah, confirmed. i miss the red jersey getaway fits

candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 11d

coupled with the fact that, thanks to the commodifying arm of higher education, students are increasingly incentivized to be product and not process-oriented, making it more difficult than ever to impress upon them the value of substantive feedback

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 12d

hard not to see ryder cup fans as a timely US metaphor— rich white dudes, emboldened by richer white dudes in power, making a spectacle of bad behavior. pro golf, like any global franchise, is impure all around but still easier to root for team EUR and rory to tell those douches to shut the fuck up

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 13d

PTA's one battle after another has big "my partner is a Black woman" energy... multiple interpretations. sex + sexuality purposefully unsettle the audience, and harris describes some of the nuance here. ultimately agree that he makes a damn good (long, worth it) movie
www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...

'One Battle After Another' wants a revolution

Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor star in Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller about the unfulfilled promises of protest and rebellion.

www.npr.org

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 16d

Let's keep advocating for evidence-based policy, rather than policy-based "evidence"...
share.inquirer.com/thiunf

Trump’s claim Tylenol and autism are linked is wrong, Drexel scientist says

Drexel University scientist Brian Lee found no link between a mother taking Tylenol and her child developing autism in a large-scale study published last year in the medical journal JAMA.

share.inquirer.com

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 19d

thiiiis. i say this to my students all the time. aside from academic, ethical, environmental concerns (all relevant)— their brains are already better at most of the things they are trying to do with LLMs

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 19d

People are interpreting this as snark or me calling McConaughey dumb but that was truly not my intention.

I think human minds are extraordinary, including his!

My dismay is with the way marketing is LLMs is leading people to doubt their own capacities in favor of something technological.

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 19d

i live right by one of the "hotspots" mentioned and feel so validated

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 20d

if you are not used to feeling this kind of fear, this is for you. if like elie m and many of us, this is not your first rodeo with the violent white right, this is for you. useful tips for these times

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 20d

A white man killed another white man, but Black people are catching death threats.
So, instead of talking about white feelings again, I explored my own death threats, and tips for others who are unused to white America.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Threatening Vulnerable People Is No Way to Mourn Someone Who Was Murdered

Those who had nothing to do with the violence against Charlie Kirk are being menaced—just like always.

www.thenation.com

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 21d

the exponential surge of anti-LGBTQ (and specifically anti-trans) bills introduced throughout the US are in and from conservative legislatures. and not in reaction to any parallel dem policies or to anything in particular... except for the audacity of trans people to exist
translegislation.com/learn

The Rise of Anti-trans Legislation

In 2024, states around the country are voting on bills that would block trans people from receiving basic healthcare, education, legal recognition, and the right to publicly exist. Learn more and spea...

translegislation.com

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 21d

always skeptical of people who are obsessed with others' sex and gender. they're telling on themselves

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21d

Awful and dangerous to hear the Mayor echo the transphobic bigotry coming from the Trump administration. It's completely at odds with the values of our city and another reason why his single, disgraced term in office cannot end soon enough.

A screenshot of two tweets from the Politico reporter Joe Anuta.

The 1st: ".@NYCMayor elaborates on his comments yesterday that boys and girls should not use the same bathroom. He says he will review the policy of his own education department, which allows students to use restrooms “consistent with their gender identity” and potentially change it"

2nd: "He says students whose sex at birth differs should never be allowed to use the bathroom at the same time, regardless of gender identity"

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 21d

with many of my neighbors and local orgs, we've been fighting this hard. reassuring that our local electeds listened (not mayor and gov, of course). if you haven't seen firsthand, it's wild how much money has been poured into celeb endorsements, bot campaigns, courting small biz owners, bribes, etc

Gothamist @gothamist.com · 22d

Times Square casino bid nixed by local advisory board https://gothamist.com/news/times-square-casino-bid-nixed-by-local-advisory-board

Times Square casino bid nixed by local advisory board

Times Square, where there will not be a Ceasar's Palace casino The proposal cannot advance after being rejected by the Caesars Palace Times Square Community Advisory Committee. [ more › ]

gothamist.com

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 22d

i say this all the time. why is this so difficult to understand? swing voters are not policy-driven voters because if they were they wouldn't be "swing"

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 22d

what a gift

#phillies

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · 26d

still thinking about the history of sound— a beauty that you should see if you can. in an era of excess, everything about this film from the music to the pacing to the acting (especially paul mescal) is graceful restraint
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor find love and song in 'The History of Sound,' a WWI romance

Two of Hollywood’s most in-demand actors teamed up with director Oliver Hermanus for a bittersweet film about two men who fall in love through music.

www.nbcnews.com

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · Sep 6

we see her as more of a florida person than a phillies person

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · Aug 30

go phils

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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · Aug 27

“If every author in the class filed a claim, industry advocates warned, it would "financially ruin" the entire AI industry.” arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action

Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

arstechnica.com

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candice roberts @popmediaprof.bsky.social · Aug 25

nyc elect a mayor who doesn't actively hate nyc challenge

Micah @rincewind.run · Aug 25

the thing I love about Zohran’s campaign is that instead of “this place fucking sucks and I alone can fix it” his message is “being a New Yorker rules, we live in the best city in the world, let’s make it even better together”

show some damn pride in the places you want to govern

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