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Kim H @xchurchmouse.bsky.social · 1h

One of the founders of antifa’s girlfriends.

Julie Andrews in the sound of music, film about one of the original founders of antifa

barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 16m

the idea that you could have a decentralized movement without authoritarian leaders and followers might simply be ungrokkable to them.

Cody @codyjohnston.bsky.social · 1h

the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 20m

Every time.

(No reports of airstrikes or missiles yet though, so that’s something.)

Gaza Notifications @gazanotice
BREAKING: The Israeli army intensifies its attacks across various areas of Gaza City, blowing up residential homes and remotely detonating booby-trapped armored vehicles.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 26m

In the past before a ceasefire took effect, Israel has engaged in waves of strikes to try to kill as many people and bring about as much destruction as possible in Gaza at the last minute.

We’ll see if Israel does so again, but the dangers for those in Gaza (including the hostages) aren’t yet over.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 2h

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19.

"Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see the living brain in fine detail, researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were able to observe the damaging effects Covid-19 can have on the brain."

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19

Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

www.news-medical.net

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 53m

I'm team "books Covid vaccine the minute they're available" due to facts like this.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3h

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 2h

oooh, oooh, Nachitoches.

Nacogdoches, TX is nearly as it is spelled, but not Nachitoches, LA.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Karl Olson 🎃 Ultraklystron @karlrolson.com · 3h

I mean, if Superman could fight the Klan in radio dramas when the Klan was much more active, they sure as heck are a fair topic for a video game now. Any one upset by the idea is self-snitching.

Ashley Cooper @ashleycooper.bsky.social · 4h

If you think a game about going after the KKK would be controversial due to the current political climate, it's a good sign you should make a game about going after the KKK.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 5h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 4h

Losing the war on woke

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump is fighting sleep during this antifa roundtable and sleep is gaining the upper hand

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 3h

It’s the “workstations” part that’s so funny. Start checking the paperclips

CNN @cnn.com · 23h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 4h

Pontchartrain.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 4h

‘We took the freedom of speech away’ is going to be interesting for Trump sycophants to defend but I’m confident they will do it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 6h

If teachers are told using AI technologies creates time to spend developing relationships with students, and the report’s findings suggest AI technologies undermine these vital relationships, then it seems to me resistance and refusal of AI technologies is the most caring response.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 9h

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Raven Onthill @ravenonthill.bsky.social · 12d

I've been collecting articles on the negative productivity impacts of "AI" for a while, and Philipp Markolin finally got me to gather them up and write a post about them. This is mostly about the productivity claims for "AI;" the technology has other problems, but I'm not addressing them in the post

"AI" and Productivity

[I keep bringing these up on Bluesky, so I think it’s time to gather them up and make a post out of them.] This is a collection of articles...

shinycroak.blogspot.com

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 8d

…Coders who were, in fact, working slower w/ "AI"? *Reported Thinking They Were Working Faster*.

…I mean just holy shit.

If these results hold (& I mean multiple cohorts, controls, peer-review, &c), then *all* the self-reported gains in workflow productivity/efficiency are *At Least* questionable…

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 8d

…Let me say that again: Expert coders using "generative AI" demonstrated a nearly 20% *increase* in their time, vs when writing code on their own; oh, and those increases are *worse* on the tasks with which they have more familiarity.

But that's not even the crucial part; this is the crucial part:…

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 7h

with alt-text: a group of people walking on the street at a protest, the center of the frame is a sign reading Portland isn't a War Zone It's a bookstore w/a city around it. The sign is being held by a woman in a sleeveless top wearing a black face mask and large black framed eyeglasses.

ljoeckel.bsky.social @ljoeckel.bsky.social · 1d

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AnnM @toepicktrips.bsky.social · 4h

This, and the dinosaur serenading ICE while holding a Subway sandwich, have made my day.

TresTiffany @trestiffany.bsky.social · 7h

“What’s your barber name?” is crazy 😂

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barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 4h

this is a short thread I've done about this. I am interested in all aspects of this assignment. I am not attached to extraordinary achievement as an outcome; you can simply live a decent, honest life and that is good enough.

bsky.app/profile/bfwr...

barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · Aug 31

I'm writing my dissertation about this (in a sense). the idea of having "potential" is a promise made on one's behalf that you had little hand in making, but are then obligated to carry out. it is a form of indebtedness to adults. children should be children.

Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · Aug 31

I think one conversation that a lot of folks (particularly younger siblings) aren’t ready for is the “were they the Golden Child or were they the lab rat that your parents foisted all their hopes and dreams on?”convo

barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 5h

oh, I had the album this is on. it does sound vaguely familiar.

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barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 5h

oh, this is delightful. I am writing about the assignment of "potential" in education and this is a great example. not everyone need to be a Nobel laureate, but his story certainly makes the point.

I tell my students about how I quite literally ran away from university the first time.

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 5h

"He has no ability to undertake any subject in depth"

"He will not listen, but will insist on doing his work in his own way”.

RIP Sir John Gurdon.

May your legacy in part serve as a reminder that understanding and alternative pathways can make all the difference.

youtu.be/1UA1PpR8UC8?...

Sir John Gurdon, Academy Class of 2017, Full Interview

YouTube video by Academy of Achievement

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 5h

I love how Gurdon hung his school report on his office wall and how he openly shared his experiences of struggling at school and how teachers described him.

His mother, in particular, pushed for other opportunities based on his interests and abilities. Which of course made a huge difference.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 5h

This is so deeply deeply fucked up.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 5h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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