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S.E.MacRae

@semacrae.bsky.social

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Digital sociology ECR researching the interplay between education, politics and the digital. Previously worked in the UK public sector on drugs/sexual health policy and practice. Local library and heritage volunteer in my spare time. Own views. she/her

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · May 13

I have recently been one of the editors led by @drnomyn.bsky.social with Keith Heggart of a special collection for Critical Studies in Education titled "The political life of education online". Naomi has written a great post here about the project and the other papers 1/7

Introduction to special section: the political life of education online | Naomi Barnes

Just published online! A special collection for Critical Studies in Education titled "The political life of education online" edited by myself, Keith Heggart and Dr Sheena MacRae. https://l...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 9h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 1d

I was just outside fussing my wee cat neighbour. When a pigeon swooped by us I jokingly said ‘go get it’ and well..

A small cat creeps along the roof of a house

A close up of said small cat on the roof

A cat watches as the rook who came after the pigeon to annoy her flew off

The culprit Luna a tabby cat back on terra firma

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 1d

Thread 👇

Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 1d

🧵RFK "HIV-doesn't-cause-AIDS" Jr. is now linking circumcision with autism.

This nonsense was posted by his anti-vax group Children's Health Defense years ago, and I looked into it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS9D...

SHOCK CLAIM: RFK Jr. Says Children Circumcised Early Have Twice The Autism Rate Due To Tylenol Use

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · 1d

Actual madness from news media on any side of the Atlantic to take seriously the idea of Trump getting a Nobel Peace Prize while he has secret police waging war against his own people or the fact that the peace deal that might seal it came after billions of dollars of US arms to assist the genocide

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely! Light in the darkness 🔥

S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 2d

and this bsky.app/profile/carl...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 3d

"Why would OpenAI and Microsoft spend $23 million to give 'free training' on how to use AI to teachers? Because they love teachers? No. Because they want to get their products into public schools in an attempt to cultivate the education market. ... To automate teachers, in other words."

Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 4d

It takes no special technical expertise to know that
1) AI's main value proposition today is automating labor,
2) AI is going to supercharge economic inequality, and
3) If we do not get out in front of that policy-wise, we are fools.

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/thinking-o...

Thinking of AI as a Social Problem

No need to know the unknowable. The knowable is bad enough.

www.hamiltonnolan.com

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 3d

Just saw a thumbnail on YouTube of a '1960s Motown AI cover' of Black Hole Sun complete with a smoothified image of Chris Cornell and that's enough internet for one day.

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 4d

Please excuse the many typos below but if anyone has a contact for Dr David Crook I would really appreciate it.

S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 4d

#historysky this might be a long shot but can anyone put me in contact Dr David Crook scholar of Robin Hood? My local heritage group hosted him for talk in 2016 and are looking to get in touch with him again.

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 4d

How do we join the dots between #racism #capitalism #colonialism and #tech ? Why must we? Hear John Narayan @irrnews.bsky.social on Ambalavaner Sivanandan for our mini-series #SidewaysSociology. Engage! Share! #blackhistory #antiracism @versobooks.bsky.social buff.ly/d2BjFY7

Sideways Sociology: UK Anti-Racism
Ambalavaner Sivanandan
Tech and Anti-Racism
by John Narayan
Podcast graphic featuring central photograph of Ambalavaner Sivanandan's face, superimposed on line drawings of Black and Brown faces against a yellow background with parallel lines and arrows pointing rightward.

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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 4d

#Handsworth could teach @RobertJenrick how to live in a global society. #BenjaminZephaniah - spirit of #Birmingham - said "Handsworth for me is...where I learnt all my skills, my communication skills, my hustling skills, my poetic skills, everything."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 5d

Two things:

1. The NYT elevated this person to prominence through _opinion_ pages. She has never been a journalist.

2. Substack paid her and several others to come to their platform. I have no idea why so many of you are (still/ever) on there but you need to rethink it.

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 5d

OMG, this is so vile: defunding children's education as punishment for not obeying Trump's extreme anti-LGBT agenda

"Since taking office, Trump has waged an aggressive push to roll back protections for transgender people and has targeted several school districts"

New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 5d

The #Trump administration is canceling millions of dollars in magnet school grant funding after New York City officials missed a Tuesday deadline to overhaul their policies regarding #transgender students.

Trump administration cancels NYC magnet school funding over transgender student policies

The Trump administration is canceling millions of dollars in magnet school grant funding after New York City officials missed a Tuesday deadline to overhaul their policies regarding transgender students.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 7d

When private equity controls the main digital infrastructures and platforms for many HE functions and data collections, it's bound to be trying to capitalize on those assets, and its business objectives may not support the public objectives of the universities locked in to the services it controls.

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 7d

“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

www.independent.co.uk

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Professor Anna Vignoles @annavignoles.bsky.social · 8d

In case you missed this, we have a fabulous evening lined up talking about the importance of research and knowledge. Seems very timely and great to partner with @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15 ... Do come along.

www.5x15.com/events/5x15-...

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 9d

Our horror at the genocide in Gaza, at the mass murder of civilians on Oct 7 2023, and at today's atrocity in Manchester, comes in each case from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 10d

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10d

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

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Eerke Boiten @eerkeboiten.bsky.social · 11d

Speaking of contributing, on top of the overtime and the taxes, this Indian doctor on a visa also pays £4k a year extra to the NHS for her family of 4.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11d

Krishnan Guru Murthy, "Isn't it a bit insulting to say to an Indian doctor who is working 60-70 hours a week that in order to get settled status he's got to volunteer?"

Rachel Reeves, "We want people to contribute if they come to our country"

Labour have gone utterly bonkers

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 11d

So sorry to hear that about your wee pal. It’s completely understandable to be feeling it still, it’s a big wrench losing a beloved wee creature, take care xxx

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12d

If scrapping indefinite leave to remain (ILR) entirely, as Reform would do, is racist, according to Labour, what is making ILR twice as difficult, expensive & humiliating to obtain, as Labour are doing?

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to @edi.bike and @edinburghminute.bsky.social for picking up news of the @workersobservatory.org workshop this week:

We Deserve Fair Work - Workshop for Delivery Riders in Edinburgh

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We Deserve Fair Work - Workshop for Delivery Riders in Edinburgh · Luma

Food delivery workers in Edinburgh, join the Workers' Observatory and ROOM for our workshop titled "We Deserve Fair Work!" For too long, delivery workers have…

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S.E.MacRae @semacrae.bsky.social · 12d

I don’t know but I know it hurts - pain if you eat it and pain if you miss out, it’s the human condition I suppose 😭