Sum
@sumkilla.bsky.social
Executive Director, CERITAS Research Group • Founder, Kizmet Experience Studio • Liberationist • I dont do Neoliberalism • I love you all.
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Sum
@sumkilla.bsky.social
· Jan 23
liberated myself from the need for any kind of social media presence or footprint many many years ago. was able to do this because I have worked professionally in all aspects of digital media, saw how they make the sausage and decided to keep it light touch. dont confuse my footprint with my reach.
My latest essay:
The Algorithm is Fascist ["For The People" version] open.substack.com/pub/ceritas/...
The Algorithm is Fascist ["For The People" version] open.substack.com/pub/ceritas/...
The Algorithm is Fascist ["For The People" version]
The Global Shift To Neo Fascism and A Case for Algorithmic Reparations
open.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My latest essay:
The Algorithm is Fascist ["For The People" version] open.substack.com/pub/ceritas/...
The Algorithm is Fascist ["For The People" version] open.substack.com/pub/ceritas/...
Yall following how this dude is mobilizing the new right or what?
The riddle of the niggardly billionaires open.substack.com/pub/graymirr...
The riddle of the niggardly billionaires open.substack.com/pub/graymirr...
The riddle of the niggardly billionaires
"It may be a corruption of the Amharic 'negus,' meaning of course 'king.'"
open.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yall following how this dude is mobilizing the new right or what?
The riddle of the niggardly billionaires open.substack.com/pub/graymirr...
The riddle of the niggardly billionaires open.substack.com/pub/graymirr...
Over the past year we hosted artist-led roundtables on AI, harm & creative labor. I’ve shared a synthesis of what we learned on Substack. Grateful to everyone who made this possible.
📖 Read: ceritas.substack.com/p/what-artis...
#AI #art #CERITAS #creativefutures
📖 Read: ceritas.substack.com/p/what-artis...
#AI #art #CERITAS #creativefutures
August 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Over the past year we hosted artist-led roundtables on AI, harm & creative labor. I’ve shared a synthesis of what we learned on Substack. Grateful to everyone who made this possible.
📖 Read: ceritas.substack.com/p/what-artis...
#AI #art #CERITAS #creativefutures
📖 Read: ceritas.substack.com/p/what-artis...
#AI #art #CERITAS #creativefutures
“AI Supremacy & The Human Soul” - my take on understanding how toxic capitalism, racial bias, and spiritual disconnection shape AI dev. Co-authored with faculty from Virginia Tech and Howard University, this is a narrative intervention and a call for deeper discourse.
kzmtx.com/ceritas
kzmtx.com/ceritas
CERITAS — The Kizmet Experience Studio
kzmtx.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“AI Supremacy & The Human Soul” - my take on understanding how toxic capitalism, racial bias, and spiritual disconnection shape AI dev. Co-authored with faculty from Virginia Tech and Howard University, this is a narrative intervention and a call for deeper discourse.
kzmtx.com/ceritas
kzmtx.com/ceritas
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been here for a while now. havent been posting much…struggling to see the value in this app. its the same extractive model of farming us, we labor for free and help build something we will never own, or truly grow from.
this is a dead model
this is a dead model
February 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
been here for a while now. havent been posting much…struggling to see the value in this app. its the same extractive model of farming us, we labor for free and help build something we will never own, or truly grow from.
this is a dead model
this is a dead model
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The popular conception is that undereducated conservatives eat more misinformation than educated liberals,... but studies show that smart liberals drinking enough of their own kool-aid and never questioning themselves are actually the ones.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
phys.org/news/2025-02...
Educated but easily fooled? Who falls for misinformation and why
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have identified who is most susceptible to online misinformation and why. Their meta-analysis reveals surprising patterns in how demograph...
phys.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The popular conception is that undereducated conservatives eat more misinformation than educated liberals,... but studies show that smart liberals drinking enough of their own kool-aid and never questioning themselves are actually the ones.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
phys.org/news/2025-02...
The popular conception is that undereducated conservatives eat more misinformation than educated liberals,... but studies show that smart liberals drinking enough of their own kool-aid and never questioning themselves are actually the ones.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
phys.org/news/2025-02...
Educated but easily fooled? Who falls for misinformation and why
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development have identified who is most susceptible to online misinformation and why. Their meta-analysis reveals surprising patterns in how demograph...
phys.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The popular conception is that undereducated conservatives eat more misinformation than educated liberals,... but studies show that smart liberals drinking enough of their own kool-aid and never questioning themselves are actually the ones.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
phys.org/news/2025-02...
I appeared on this podcast today doing all my greatest hits… rap, AI, new human archetypes etc
youtube.com/@reflectcali...
youtube.com/@reflectcali...
Re - Flect / Calibrate
Join our dynamic discussion with Artivists in the midst of the creative process. Learn how they determine targets, tactics, and principles; how they deal with surprise roadblocks, criticism, and burno...
youtube.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I appeared on this podcast today doing all my greatest hits… rap, AI, new human archetypes etc
youtube.com/@reflectcali...
youtube.com/@reflectcali...
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Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us?
A thread/
A thread/
February 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us?
A thread/
A thread/
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This is my “daughter of a Black Panther breakfast program volunteer” coming out but anyone who tells you that you have to be public about all your resistance activity should immediately be under suspicion for being an op, or being under the influence of an op
February 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is my “daughter of a Black Panther breakfast program volunteer” coming out but anyone who tells you that you have to be public about all your resistance activity should immediately be under suspicion for being an op, or being under the influence of an op
“plantation” and “colony” can overlap in definition.
I think “social app” can now overlap there too
I think “social app” can now overlap there too
February 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“plantation” and “colony” can overlap in definition.
I think “social app” can now overlap there too
I think “social app” can now overlap there too
been here for a while now. havent been posting much…struggling to see the value in this app. its the same extractive model of farming us, we labor for free and help build something we will never own, or truly grow from.
this is a dead model
this is a dead model
February 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
been here for a while now. havent been posting much…struggling to see the value in this app. its the same extractive model of farming us, we labor for free and help build something we will never own, or truly grow from.
this is a dead model
this is a dead model
speaking truth to power is a craft you learn from watching others do it. being mad and inspired may be enough, but it might not be effective if you don't know how to make your stance cut through
February 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
speaking truth to power is a craft you learn from watching others do it. being mad and inspired may be enough, but it might not be effective if you don't know how to make your stance cut through
the creator needs an audience
the creative needs an industry
the artist needs the art
the creative needs an industry
the artist needs the art
February 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
the creator needs an audience
the creative needs an industry
the artist needs the art
the creative needs an industry
the artist needs the art
jfc I step away from this app for 2 days
February 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
jfc I step away from this app for 2 days
a flaming arrow of a headline that i will happily click the shit out of
www.404media.co/openai-furio...
www.404media.co/openai-furio...
OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us
OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
a flaming arrow of a headline that i will happily click the shit out of
www.404media.co/openai-furio...
www.404media.co/openai-furio...
ppl want to collectivize until it's time to commit to the dredgery of collectivizing. then it's "I have better things to do"
in our new skin, the only thing that matters is collectivizing, across philosophical, ideological and identity lines
welcome to the year of the serpent
in our new skin, the only thing that matters is collectivizing, across philosophical, ideological and identity lines
welcome to the year of the serpent
January 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
ppl want to collectivize until it's time to commit to the dredgery of collectivizing. then it's "I have better things to do"
in our new skin, the only thing that matters is collectivizing, across philosophical, ideological and identity lines
welcome to the year of the serpent
in our new skin, the only thing that matters is collectivizing, across philosophical, ideological and identity lines
welcome to the year of the serpent
Not just the NSF….NEH as well. An NEH funded program I am affiliated with just dodged a bullet but they are worried about being able to secure the same funding next year.
“researchers suspect [the grant review freeze] may be related to President Trump's targeting of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. NSF reviews grant applications based on two criteria: intellectual merit and broader impacts”
www.npr.org/sections/sho... 🧪
www.npr.org/sections/sho... 🧪
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Not just the NSF….NEH as well. An NEH funded program I am affiliated with just dodged a bullet but they are worried about being able to secure the same funding next year.
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I will continue to SCREAM from the mountaintops that Black people are always worth listening to. FOLLOW:
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
January 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I will continue to SCREAM from the mountaintops that Black people are always worth listening to. FOLLOW:
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
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If you're concerned about #climate justice/ #environment, channel ALL OF YOUR TIME, MONEY, AND RESOURCES to minority led initiatives:
blackgirlenvironmentalist.org
intersectionalenvironmentalist.com
@isaiashernandez.bsky.social
www.getitright.earth
oneupaction.org
thesolutionsproject.org
blackgirlenvironmentalist.org
intersectionalenvironmentalist.com
@isaiashernandez.bsky.social
www.getitright.earth
oneupaction.org
thesolutionsproject.org
Black Girl Environmentalist
blackgirlenvironmentalist.org
January 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If you're concerned about #climate justice/ #environment, channel ALL OF YOUR TIME, MONEY, AND RESOURCES to minority led initiatives:
blackgirlenvironmentalist.org
intersectionalenvironmentalist.com
@isaiashernandez.bsky.social
www.getitright.earth
oneupaction.org
thesolutionsproject.org
blackgirlenvironmentalist.org
intersectionalenvironmentalist.com
@isaiashernandez.bsky.social
www.getitright.earth
oneupaction.org
thesolutionsproject.org
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Complaining about what should have happened is not a sufficient answer to the question "What should we do now?"
Blaming people for not knowing better doesn't actually help move the needle now. Like call it out, and the MOVE.
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
Blaming people for not knowing better doesn't actually help move the needle now. Like call it out, and the MOVE.
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
January 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Complaining about what should have happened is not a sufficient answer to the question "What should we do now?"
Blaming people for not knowing better doesn't actually help move the needle now. Like call it out, and the MOVE.
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
Blaming people for not knowing better doesn't actually help move the needle now. Like call it out, and the MOVE.
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
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Does this look like going to the library instead of a cafe to do your remote work?
Does look like funding abortion clinics?
Does this look like funding organizations providing refuge for LGBTQ+ people?
Does this look like encouraging minorities to apply to college and paying for their ACT?
Does look like funding abortion clinics?
Does this look like funding organizations providing refuge for LGBTQ+ people?
Does this look like encouraging minorities to apply to college and paying for their ACT?
January 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Does this look like going to the library instead of a cafe to do your remote work?
Does look like funding abortion clinics?
Does this look like funding organizations providing refuge for LGBTQ+ people?
Does this look like encouraging minorities to apply to college and paying for their ACT?
Does look like funding abortion clinics?
Does this look like funding organizations providing refuge for LGBTQ+ people?
Does this look like encouraging minorities to apply to college and paying for their ACT?
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Does this look like buying and teaching Black authors books in after school programs (like in FL)?
Does this look like a mass exodus from social media sites that don't fact check?
Does this look like joining a mutual aid network or funding a couple goFundmes?
Passing "Know Your Rights" cards?
Does this look like a mass exodus from social media sites that don't fact check?
Does this look like joining a mutual aid network or funding a couple goFundmes?
Passing "Know Your Rights" cards?
January 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Does this look like buying and teaching Black authors books in after school programs (like in FL)?
Does this look like a mass exodus from social media sites that don't fact check?
Does this look like joining a mutual aid network or funding a couple goFundmes?
Passing "Know Your Rights" cards?
Does this look like a mass exodus from social media sites that don't fact check?
Does this look like joining a mutual aid network or funding a couple goFundmes?
Passing "Know Your Rights" cards?
doing a lot of work in the “responsible AI” space, and man… the communication gap between affected communities and the affectors is hella bo-legged
January 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
doing a lot of work in the “responsible AI” space, and man… the communication gap between affected communities and the affectors is hella bo-legged
despair is a right, but a luxurious one
January 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
despair is a right, but a luxurious one