@rabinga.bsky.social
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I always tell my students to pay close attention to the dehumanization that was built into the business language used in the slave trade and think about what it means.
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I always tell my students to pay close attention to the dehumanization that was built into the business language used in the slave trade and think about what it means.
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cs lewis: in my book I invented a hideous speaking severed head intended to guide scientifically-minded elites seeking to control society as a cautionary tale
tech company: at long last we have created the Head of the Institute to help guide society from classic sci-fi novel "that hideous strength"
tech company: at long last we have created the Head of the Institute to help guide society from classic sci-fi novel "that hideous strength"
July 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
cs lewis: in my book I invented a hideous speaking severed head intended to guide scientifically-minded elites seeking to control society as a cautionary tale
tech company: at long last we have created the Head of the Institute to help guide society from classic sci-fi novel "that hideous strength"
tech company: at long last we have created the Head of the Institute to help guide society from classic sci-fi novel "that hideous strength"
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USAID clearly and dramatically warned the Biden administration about the unfolding genocide in Gaza in early 2024 www.reuters.com/world/early-...
US envoys to Israel blocked early warning of 'Apocalyptic Wasteland' in Gaza
U.S. Agency for International Development staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden’s administration: Northern Gaza had turned into an “Apocalyptic Wasteland” with dire...
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:47 PM
USAID clearly and dramatically warned the Biden administration about the unfolding genocide in Gaza in early 2024 www.reuters.com/world/early-...
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Full article: www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
January 31, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Full article: www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
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Bringing in a labor force of servants and forcing them to remain servants is the same system of quasi-slavery/quasi-indentured servitude that exists under their pals on the Arabian Peninsula.
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Bringing in a labor force of servants and forcing them to remain servants is the same system of quasi-slavery/quasi-indentured servitude that exists under their pals on the Arabian Peninsula.
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After repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, Ukrainians face long outages during a cold winter at war. On social media, Ukrainians share tips for keeping warm at home.
Ukrainians are sharing hacks online on how to survive winter power cuts
After repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, Ukrainians face long outages during a cold winter at war. On social media, Ukrainians share tips for keeping warm at home.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
After repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, Ukrainians face long outages during a cold winter at war. On social media, Ukrainians share tips for keeping warm at home.
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This thread by @timnitgebru.bsky.social deserves a lot more attention. Really we need to be looking through all the TESCREAL, Edge Foundation connections.
John Brockman was the literary agent for Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Jared Diamond, he was a key Epstein nexus.
John Brockman was the literary agent for Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Jared Diamond, he was a key Epstein nexus.
Some of their greatest hits are those like Nick "Blacks are more stupid than white's" Bostrom taking the stage to tell us about so-called "superintelligence", and other eugenicists we discussed in this paper: firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph....
The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence
| First Monday
firstmonday.org
January 31, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This thread by @timnitgebru.bsky.social deserves a lot more attention. Really we need to be looking through all the TESCREAL, Edge Foundation connections.
John Brockman was the literary agent for Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Jared Diamond, he was a key Epstein nexus.
John Brockman was the literary agent for Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Jared Diamond, he was a key Epstein nexus.
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Kansas has passed a bill that would revoke trans people's drivers licenses, forcing them to surrender them for replacements.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
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It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Kansas Legislature Passes Trans Bathroom Bounty, Drivers License Revocations
“They're using very overtly anti-democratic measures to pass all this stuff because they know that it's unpopular.”
www.erininthemorning.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Kansas has passed a bill that would revoke trans people's drivers licenses, forcing them to surrender them for replacements.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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These were the people who held the careers of female scholars in their hands . This is who was shaping or epistemological world
Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
Doo do doo
January 31, 2026 at 5:14 PM
These were the people who held the careers of female scholars in their hands . This is who was shaping or epistemological world
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"In response to criticisms she's heard about the hat being 'performative,' Mashaal, the shop owner, said the thousands of dollars that have gone toward supporting their community speaks for itself."
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"In response to criticisms she's heard about the hat being 'performative,' Mashaal, the shop owner, said the thousands of dollars that have gone toward supporting their community speaks for itself."
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Do either "zombie citation" or "ghost reference" capture how AI is affecting scholarly infrastructure? Both assume a living thing that lives no more, and is undead or haunts in the present. Maybe we need a new term for AI-generated references to non-existent papers? Comp-Scitations? Slopferences?
January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Do either "zombie citation" or "ghost reference" capture how AI is affecting scholarly infrastructure? Both assume a living thing that lives no more, and is undead or haunts in the present. Maybe we need a new term for AI-generated references to non-existent papers? Comp-Scitations? Slopferences?
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How can a paper that was never written end up with 60+ citations in multiple journals and books with several different author and co-author credits? Maybe it started with human error/malpractice, but AI is clearly reproducing and amplifying the zombie infection.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
How can a paper that was never written end up with 60+ citations in multiple journals and books with several different author and co-author credits? Maybe it started with human error/malpractice, but AI is clearly reproducing and amplifying the zombie infection.
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Excellent read on the contagion of AI and how ”zombie citations“ are a form of ”epistemological pollution“.
Academic publishing is currently experiencing a viral spread of “zombie citations.” I tried following one to see how these references are infecting academic knowledge systems codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/t...
Tracing the social half-life of a zombie citation
Photo by Henrik L. on Unsplash Academic publishing is currently experiencing a viral spread of “zombie citations.” This term refers to references of academic publications that do not ex…
codeactsineducation.wordpress.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Excellent read on the contagion of AI and how ”zombie citations“ are a form of ”epistemological pollution“.
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An entire political movement founded on uncovering hidden messages in documents to discover the powerful secret pedophiles and meanwhile the powerful pedophiles out here sending gmails saying "Hi fellow pedophile when are we meeting to do pedophilia again"
Disgusting.
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM
An entire political movement founded on uncovering hidden messages in documents to discover the powerful secret pedophiles and meanwhile the powerful pedophiles out here sending gmails saying "Hi fellow pedophile when are we meeting to do pedophilia again"
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For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful drawings because they should be seen 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful drawings because they should be seen 🧵
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DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
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Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
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for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed.
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups
The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed.
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
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Some beauty amidst the ugliness. ❤️
BABY HARBOR SEAL KISSES WITH BONUS PROUD MAMA STTOOOPPPP HOW IS THIS REAL BUT IT HAPPENED 10 MINUTES AGO OMG
January 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Some beauty amidst the ugliness. ❤️
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ICE will respond by requiring all non-citizens to wear special badges, perhaps in a unique shape and color so everyone can recognize who's who in the streets.
In Minneapolis, they are starting to *wear their passports at all times*
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
ICE will respond by requiring all non-citizens to wear special badges, perhaps in a unique shape and color so everyone can recognize who's who in the streets.
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it's been very clear Epstein was a white supremacist, yet our (very white) media largely ignored to the public's detriment
Jeffrey Epstein sent a link to the white nationalist podcast The Right Stuff, whose core hosts played an active role in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally. He did so in February 2016. Before TRS made national news, really.
Genuinely bizarre.
Genuinely bizarre.
January 31, 2026 at 6:58 AM
it's been very clear Epstein was a white supremacist, yet our (very white) media largely ignored to the public's detriment
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we knew it was Klan because the pastor is ICE but now we really know it’s Klan
One detail getting lost in the coverage of Don Lemon's arrest?
The church at the center of the case has ties to the Christian nationalist movement, including the “TheoBros," a loose network of mostly millennial, extremely online Christian nationalist pastors, podcasters, and shitposters.
The church at the center of the case has ties to the Christian nationalist movement, including the “TheoBros," a loose network of mostly millennial, extremely online Christian nationalist pastors, podcasters, and shitposters.
The church at the center of Don Lemon’s arrest hat ties to Christian nationalism
And the "TheoBros."
www.motherjones.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:21 AM
we knew it was Klan because the pastor is ICE but now we really know it’s Klan
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How are you supposed to explain to people how this entire social, political, and economic reality is entirely downstream from anime getting banned on some dipshit's forum 25ish years ago
So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 AM
How are you supposed to explain to people how this entire social, political, and economic reality is entirely downstream from anime getting banned on some dipshit's forum 25ish years ago
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Kernighan's Law
«Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you’re as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?»
-- Brian Kernighan, 1974
«Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you’re as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?»
-- Brian Kernighan, 1974
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Kernighan's Law
«Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you’re as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?»
-- Brian Kernighan, 1974
«Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you’re as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?»
-- Brian Kernighan, 1974