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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Sep 8

I've actually been just standing here this whole time
reading the AI discourse

a bald man wearing a plaid shirt and a black vest

Alt: disappointed man

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Sep 3

It was one thing when this was about intellectual ephemera. I ver it. Mock us all day long. We do, in fact, make up words. But seeing people throw “gatekeeping” charges at practical craftspeople feels so bleak.

cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · Sep 3

I've noticed a marked increase in anti-intellectualism in general but specifically troublingly against blue-collar workers, craftsmen and tradesmen. I can't tell you how many times I've seen furious accusations of "gatekeeping" against like, a plumber talking about plumbing

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Sep 3

I see the professional smart man is saying ridiculous things again.

a young man is standing in a living room with the words it 's a disgrace on his face .

ALT: a young man is standing in a living room with the words it 's a disgrace on his face .

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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · Sep 3

MusicNet (1995) was an early "online" music store that came on a CD with music samples. You could preview tracks, add items to your shopping list, and then call a phone number to order with your credit card.

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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · Sep 1

DS9 scene. Rom is a Ferengi hero who has a large bald head and giant ears and lobes that sort of connect to make a unibrow and a ribbed pine cone looking nose. He's wearing a jacket that looks like those lick and stick backsplash tiles you can get at Lowe's. He's pictured here standing in a corridor, talking to someone and holding/reading a PADD. Closed caption reads, "Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains."

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Sep 3

managed to work "D1 babies" into my lecture on day 1 of the semester.

a man wearing a black hat and a nike vest is raising his fist .

Alt: tiger woods wearing a black hat and a nike vest is raising his fist .

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Tia The Talking Titty Titan🧿 (SPOOKY COOCHIE HOOCHIE👻) @prettttystoned.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Rdell47 @rdell47.bsky.social · Jun 23

This article is always relevant
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

'These kids are ticking time bombs': The threat of youth basketball

In part one of a two-part series, ESPN explores the dangers of youth basketball -- and how the culture of perpetual competition is jeopardizing the futures of the very stars it hopes to create.

www.espn.com

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Jun 23

damn.

a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling in an office .

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Oct 25

just me going through my old memes

Are you two friends?
Black Psychologist: No
Psychologist who are into IQ tests: yes

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Oct 25

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Jun 6

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

a cartoon of magneto from the x-men animated series

Alt: a cartoon of magneto from the x-men animated series

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · May 12

Watch while it's still available. The people in this doc are roughly my parents age. Very much still around. Very much all in living memory.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIw...

Meet The Families Who Defied the KKK | PBS Short Docs

YouTube video by PBS

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · May 7

NEW: Whistleblower records show that the NIH axed research grants – even after a federal judge blocked the cuts with an injunction.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show

A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trump’s executiv...

www.propublica.org

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · May 2

👀 guess I dodged a bullet

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · May 2

also, perfect for you anthropology professors who want to talk about why tool use is so important. 😂

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · May 2

I actually kind of like these "100 men vs a gorilla" type things. Yes there is a lot of comedy and ridiculousness. But also people are actually trying to think through a problem. How it's defined (do we get weapons?), and what might happen.

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KUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · Apr 8

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of nine current and postgraduate University of Washington students without prior notice to the students or school, the university said Monday.

9 University of Washington student visas revoked by U.S. Department of State

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of nine current and postgraduate University of Washington students without prior notice to the students or school, the university said Monday.

www.kuow.org

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 4

If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Brandon Bradford (@BrandonLBradfor
). The tweet reads: "Deporting Americans without due process then saying they no longer get due process because they aren’t in America means no one has rights, FYI. Nightmare scenario."

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Apr 6

a man says " you fumbled the ball " in front of a mountain

Alt: a man says " you fumbled the ball " in front of a mountain

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ACH @ach.bsky.social · Mar 20

ACH is collecting information about impacts on research. If your National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) work has been impacted, or if you anticipate future impacts, let us know.

Digital Humanities Funding Impacts

The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) is collecting information about impacts on research. If your National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or Institute of Museum and Library…

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Mar 31

Family is getting ready. #powertothepeopleyall

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ʜᴀᴄᴋᴀʀʏ ʙɪɴx @chaclo.blacksky.app · Feb 19

Me in the party when Pop Smoke come on

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Mar 31

Listen, I’ve been all about mocking them instead but it does not endear you to the educated liberal folks, for sure. A lot of pearl clutching. Also, they’re not GOOD at mocking,maybe best they don’t try. I know the whole “satire didn’t stop WWII” bit but I think some punching up can pierce the veil

queck. @amb-markab.bsky.social · Mar 31

Pointing out hypocrisy is catnip to educated liberals and I say that as one of the “but someone is wrong on the internet” people myself. So what is to be done?

For rude people (yt/cis/m) like me, one upping their conspiracies reductio ad absurdum sometimes makes them ashamed. Treat them as a joke.

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · Mar 31

looks like I'm writing a book.
title to be something along the lines of "Critical Approaches to Human Cognition"
coming to a well known academic press sometime in the near future.

hopefully not too long.
I hear writing is pretty easy. 😭

DW with bags in her eyes saying "yeah I can fit it in my schedule"

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