Not (A.) I.
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PhD Humanities: Aerial Perspectives; Landscape Traditions; Operational Images; Critical AI; AI Slop & Visual Culture; Surveillance Studies; Also Art Criticism; Definitely Coffee. Professoring in the gig economy.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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This is not the language of the government of a free country.
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is not the language of the government of a free country.
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I’ve been sick for 4 days now.
The doctors say it’s leptospirosis — a bacterial disease spreading fast here in Gaza, especially in refugee tents, through dirty water and rats.
It causes fever, extreme fatigue, body pain, and yellowing of the skin.
plz See my first comment
tinyurl.com/4bb9mhf9
The doctors say it’s leptospirosis — a bacterial disease spreading fast here in Gaza, especially in refugee tents, through dirty water and rats.
It causes fever, extreme fatigue, body pain, and yellowing of the skin.
plz See my first comment
tinyurl.com/4bb9mhf9
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I’ve been sick for 4 days now.
The doctors say it’s leptospirosis — a bacterial disease spreading fast here in Gaza, especially in refugee tents, through dirty water and rats.
It causes fever, extreme fatigue, body pain, and yellowing of the skin.
plz See my first comment
tinyurl.com/4bb9mhf9
The doctors say it’s leptospirosis — a bacterial disease spreading fast here in Gaza, especially in refugee tents, through dirty water and rats.
It causes fever, extreme fatigue, body pain, and yellowing of the skin.
plz See my first comment
tinyurl.com/4bb9mhf9
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Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
Art Show - Comic-Con
2026 Comic-Con Art Show JULY 23 through JULY 26 The Comic-Con Art Show is open to the public—you do not need a badge to come in and enjoy or purchase artwork. However, everyone entering the Art Show i...
www.comic-con.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
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Comic-Con should be a celebration of illustrators, comic artists, writers and so on. Elevating the actual craftsmen and women who make the works that fans love!
Instead it opens the door to slop that can only exist due to the stolen work of those same creatives, to then displace creatives. Gross!
Instead it opens the door to slop that can only exist due to the stolen work of those same creatives, to then displace creatives. Gross!
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Comic-Con should be a celebration of illustrators, comic artists, writers and so on. Elevating the actual craftsmen and women who make the works that fans love!
Instead it opens the door to slop that can only exist due to the stolen work of those same creatives, to then displace creatives. Gross!
Instead it opens the door to slop that can only exist due to the stolen work of those same creatives, to then displace creatives. Gross!
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GenAi has NO place at Comicon, ESPECIALLY at art shows!
By doing so Comic-con signals to older and newer generations of artists that their exploitation and replacement is worth putting on a pedestal.👎
Anyway here’s their email. Feel free to politely share thoughts:
artshow @ comic-con.org
By doing so Comic-con signals to older and newer generations of artists that their exploitation and replacement is worth putting on a pedestal.👎
Anyway here’s their email. Feel free to politely share thoughts:
artshow @ comic-con.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
GenAi has NO place at Comicon, ESPECIALLY at art shows!
By doing so Comic-con signals to older and newer generations of artists that their exploitation and replacement is worth putting on a pedestal.👎
Anyway here’s their email. Feel free to politely share thoughts:
artshow @ comic-con.org
By doing so Comic-con signals to older and newer generations of artists that their exploitation and replacement is worth putting on a pedestal.👎
Anyway here’s their email. Feel free to politely share thoughts:
artshow @ comic-con.org
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I've been interviewed for this Belgian newspaper article on how AI generated memes have become a brutal display of state power: «Memes zijn een brutale vertoning van macht»
#MemeFascism
#MemeFascism
Als wereldleiders internettrollen worden: ‘Memes zijn een brutale vertoning van macht’
Grote gebeurtenissen, zoals de kidnapping van Nicolás Maduro, worden online meteen en massaal geremixt tot hapklare, ironische memes. Steeds meer politici, met Donald Trump op kop, voeden die stroom a...
www.tijd.be
January 14, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I've been interviewed for this Belgian newspaper article on how AI generated memes have become a brutal display of state power: «Memes zijn een brutale vertoning van macht»
#MemeFascism
#MemeFascism
There's also an aspect of social pressure in terms of GenAI adoption by students, i.e. you're a chump if you're not using the cheating machine, which runs parallel to you're a simp if you're participating in classroom discussion. Intellectually & behaviourally GenAI in education is a wrecking ball.
‘As one student told the researchers, "It's easy. You don't need to (use) your brain."
The report offers a surfeit of evidence to suggest that students who use generative AI are already seeing declines in content knowledge, critical thinking and even creativity.’
The report offers a surfeit of evidence to suggest that students who use generative AI are already seeing declines in content knowledge, critical thinking and even creativity.’
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
There's also an aspect of social pressure in terms of GenAI adoption by students, i.e. you're a chump if you're not using the cheating machine, which runs parallel to you're a simp if you're participating in classroom discussion. Intellectually & behaviourally GenAI in education is a wrecking ball.
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Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
![Excerpt from Wikipedia reads: "Fight against merchandising his characters
For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic through compromising the act of creation or reading.[21][22]
He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers, and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. Watterson said that Universal kept putting pressure on him and that he had signed his contract without fully perusing it because, as a new artist, he was happy just to find a syndicate willing to give him a chance (two other syndicates had previously turned him down). He added that the contract was so one-sided that, if Universal really wanted to, they could license his characters against his will, and could even fire him and continue Calvin and Hobbes with a new artist. Watterson's position eventually won out, and he was able to renegotiate his contract so that he would receive all rights to his work. Later he said that the licensing fight exhausted him and contributed to the need for a nine-month sabbatical in 1991.[23]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreihmgl3sxrmb5t6edpjnixyanj2rvcf43zdv46mbifhl7hdtmz5u6y@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
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I've been working on research to inform policy spheres on how recent procurement strategies meant AI models were not being appropriately assessed for defence use (see link), but I think at this point it's obvious and they don't even bother to lie about it anymore.
defensescoop.com/2025/08/04/d...
defensescoop.com/2025/08/04/d...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I've been working on research to inform policy spheres on how recent procurement strategies meant AI models were not being appropriately assessed for defence use (see link), but I think at this point it's obvious and they don't even bother to lie about it anymore.
defensescoop.com/2025/08/04/d...
defensescoop.com/2025/08/04/d...
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baudrillard's ghost having an absolute blast watching this shit unfold
January 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
baudrillard's ghost having an absolute blast watching this shit unfold
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New: I found more than 20 deepfake videos re-enacting or re-imagining the final moments of Renée Good's life.
These videos mocking a tragic death, which I'm calling "digital desecrations," are the most extreme version of a pervasive trend within generative AI of 'resurrecting' the dead.
These videos mocking a tragic death, which I'm calling "digital desecrations," are the most extreme version of a pervasive trend within generative AI of 'resurrecting' the dead.
‘Digital desecrations’: when deepfakes are used to mock tragic deaths and what platforms should do about it
Synthetic videos of Renée Good are the latest form of technology-facilitated dehumanization
indicator.media
January 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
New: I found more than 20 deepfake videos re-enacting or re-imagining the final moments of Renée Good's life.
These videos mocking a tragic death, which I'm calling "digital desecrations," are the most extreme version of a pervasive trend within generative AI of 'resurrecting' the dead.
These videos mocking a tragic death, which I'm calling "digital desecrations," are the most extreme version of a pervasive trend within generative AI of 'resurrecting' the dead.
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Excited to share the first edition of OSINT Field Notes for 2026. There's a lot here, from film geolocations, hybrid war maps, laptop farms, broken redactions and surveillance map sources.
Read here: tinyurl.com/osintfieldno...
Here's some nuggets from the dispatches section 👇🧵
Read here: tinyurl.com/osintfieldno...
Here's some nuggets from the dispatches section 👇🧵
OSINT Field Notes #4
Film geolocation, hybrid warfare, laptop farms, broken redactions, and the camera map that did not come from Brown.
tinyurl.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Excited to share the first edition of OSINT Field Notes for 2026. There's a lot here, from film geolocations, hybrid war maps, laptop farms, broken redactions and surveillance map sources.
Read here: tinyurl.com/osintfieldno...
Here's some nuggets from the dispatches section 👇🧵
Read here: tinyurl.com/osintfieldno...
Here's some nuggets from the dispatches section 👇🧵
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“Women and girls are far more reluctant to use AI. This should be no surprise to any of us. Women don’t see this as exciting new technology, but as simply new ways to harass and abuse us and try and push us offline.”
Use of AI to harm women has only just begun, experts warn
While Grok has introduced belated safeguards to prevent sexualised AI imagery, other tools have far fewer limits
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
“Women and girls are far more reluctant to use AI. This should be no surprise to any of us. Women don’t see this as exciting new technology, but as simply new ways to harass and abuse us and try and push us offline.”
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.
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"Machine Learning" and "Artificial Neural Networks," not LLM or GPT type "generative AI"
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to create an enzyme that can eat one of the toughest plastics on Earth. The enzyme breaks polyurethane down into reusable chemicals in just 12 hours at 50°C, turning it back into raw materials. Truly circular recycling. buff.ly/oUxRjjl #ShareGoodNewsToo
Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals.
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"Machine Learning" and "Artificial Neural Networks," not LLM or GPT type "generative AI"
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“School administrators are reaching out directly to parents to let them know they can keep their children home, according to district emails being circulated by parents and educators.”
Amid Fed Ramp-up and New Fears, Twin Cities Schools Offer Online Classes
In first widespread test of 2023 law, districts are allowing students who feel unsafe to switch to distance learning.
www.the74million.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“School administrators are reaching out directly to parents to let them know they can keep their children home, according to district emails being circulated by parents and educators.”
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Today in luxury surveillance.
Fitbit and Strava may be tracking more than your run
A new report has found the most data-hungry fitness apps. The report lists where each of the top 16 apps fall.
www.androidauthority.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Today in luxury surveillance.
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Before Canadians get all smug as they usually do, just remember how often things like this happen here and get very little, if any, media attention. Police, and "civilian", settlers here shoot Indigenous people all the time and usually get away with it.
www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
‘No criminal conduct’: Chatham-Kent OPP officer found not guilty of manslaughter
A Chatham-Kent OPP officer has been found not guilty of manslaughter.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Before Canadians get all smug as they usually do, just remember how often things like this happen here and get very little, if any, media attention. Police, and "civilian", settlers here shoot Indigenous people all the time and usually get away with it.
www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/arti...
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NEW: Completely unredacted Flock audit logs have been released to the public by numerous police departments and in some cases include details on millions of Flock license plate searches made by thousands of police departments from around the country.
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
NEW: Completely unredacted Flock audit logs have been released to the public by numerous police departments and in some cases include details on millions of Flock license plate searches made by thousands of police departments from around the country.
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There's never a bad time to reaffirm that 99% of the time data isn't the problem. One of the biggest lie humanitarian managers tell themselves, is that just 1 more datapoint 1 minute earlier would save lives. Truth is, humanitarian response happen days, weeks AFTER the data is made available
this became very clear to me in the interview I did for this piece. Nat Raymond, who designed satellite observation to predict atrocities, concluded "“documentation is no substitute for political will.”" The satellite system predicted accurately; the international community failed to act on it.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
There's never a bad time to reaffirm that 99% of the time data isn't the problem. One of the biggest lie humanitarian managers tell themselves, is that just 1 more datapoint 1 minute earlier would save lives. Truth is, humanitarian response happen days, weeks AFTER the data is made available
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"The affordances of AI systems have the effect of eroding expertise, short-circuiting decision-making, & isolating people from each other. These systems are anathema to the kind of evolution, transparency, cooperation, and accountability that give vital institutions their purpose & sustainability."
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
"The affordances of AI systems have the effect of eroding expertise, short-circuiting decision-making, & isolating people from each other. These systems are anathema to the kind of evolution, transparency, cooperation, and accountability that give vital institutions their purpose & sustainability."
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[email protected] & I didn't arrive at this conclusion lightly, but he's the upshot: "In short, current AI systems are a death sentence for civic institutions, and we should treat them as such." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
How AI Destroys Institutions
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies
papers.ssrn.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
[email protected] & I didn't arrive at this conclusion lightly, but he's the upshot: "In short, current AI systems are a death sentence for civic institutions, and we should treat them as such." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
AI-generated political fantasy is the new form of digital warfare. 1/2
www.hstoday.us/subject-matt...
www.hstoday.us/subject-matt...
Hizbullah AI Video Shows White House, Oval Office In Flames, Stating 'Glory Belongs To Those Who Say No' - HSToday
The MEMRI JTTM team reported on an AI-generated video released by Hizbullah showing a burning White House and connecting the Iran-backed "axis of resistance" with secular "anti-imperialist" movements.
www.hstoday.us
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
AI-generated political fantasy is the new form of digital warfare. 1/2
www.hstoday.us/subject-matt...
www.hstoday.us/subject-matt...
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