dr. z
@djinnofthedamned.bsky.social
🌖 the djinn that sits by the doorway 🌔
scholar | writer | churlish crip | mad mystic
Ⓐ my ancestor's mildest dreams. 🏴
i came to haunt shit, i'mma be honest
they/themme
scholar | writer | churlish crip | mad mystic
Ⓐ my ancestor's mildest dreams. 🏴
i came to haunt shit, i'mma be honest
they/themme
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@djinnofthedamned.bsky.social
· Dec 30
Bird flu cases are on the rise
COVID continues to cause death and debilitation
Masking up is the most radical New Year's Resolution a person can make
#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #BirdFlu #H5N1 #Covid #DisabilityJustice #COVID-19 #COVID19
COVID continues to cause death and debilitation
Masking up is the most radical New Year's Resolution a person can make
#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #BirdFlu #H5N1 #Covid #DisabilityJustice #COVID-19 #COVID19
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This is immediately bullshit because I never “opted in” for anything yet Firefox has started shoveling AI summaries down my throat.
All AI features will also be opt-in. I think there are some grey areas in what 'opt-in' means to different people (e.g. is a new toolbar button opt-in?), but the kill switch will absolutely remove all that stuff, and never show it in future. That's unambiguous.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is immediately bullshit because I never “opted in” for anything yet Firefox has started shoveling AI summaries down my throat.
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I’m having a pain and fatigue flare up, wheeeeee!
Less than 2 weeks to surgery.
Less than 2 weeks to surgery.
December 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I’m having a pain and fatigue flare up, wheeeeee!
Less than 2 weeks to surgery.
Less than 2 weeks to surgery.
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Please join all those of us who have signed
Fellow academics and cultural workers, please consider joining me and scholars like Robin Kelley, Angela Davis and Ruthie Gilmore in signing this important UAE boycott letter:
spectrejournal.com/for-a-cultur...
spectrejournal.com/for-a-cultur...
For a Cultural and Academic Boycott of the UAE – Spectre Journal
TAGATU3 call for a cultural and academic boycott of the UAE.
spectrejournal.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Please join all those of us who have signed
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"Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries—who took three separate AIEF trips since 2019—reiterated his “ironclad” support for the beleaguered Netanyahu government in 2023, just after a $20,000 trip accompanied by his spouse."
He took a group of Dems with him on atleast one trip.
He took a group of Dems with him on atleast one trip.
This year, Israel will account for nearly one-quarter of all free travel gifted to Congress members, and AIPAC is overwhelmingly setting the agenda.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/insi...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/insi...
#Palestine #Israel
Inside the Israel lobby’s lesser-known tool for influencing Congress: free travel
This year, Israel will account for nearly one-quarter of all free travel gifted to Congress members, and AIPAC is overwhelmingly setting the agenda.
mondoweiss.net
December 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries—who took three separate AIEF trips since 2019—reiterated his “ironclad” support for the beleaguered Netanyahu government in 2023, just after a $20,000 trip accompanied by his spouse."
He took a group of Dems with him on atleast one trip.
He took a group of Dems with him on atleast one trip.
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
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I don't want it, Sam Alt Man
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I don't want it, Sam Alt Man
yo this is my JOINT from undergrad!
when this song dropped, everyone would go wild!
when this song dropped, everyone would go wild!
ChocQuibTown is a Colombian hip-hop group that fuses salsa, Latin jazz, and Afro-Latin rhythms.
Carlos "Tostao" Valencia (rapping), Gloria "Goyo" Martínez (singing & rapping), and Miguel "Slow" Martínez (production and rapping) are originally from the department of Chocó.
"De Donde Vengo Yo"
Carlos "Tostao" Valencia (rapping), Gloria "Goyo" Martínez (singing & rapping), and Miguel "Slow" Martínez (production and rapping) are originally from the department of Chocó.
"De Donde Vengo Yo"
ChocQuibTown - De Donde Vengo Yo (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Nacional Records
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
yo this is my JOINT from undergrad!
when this song dropped, everyone would go wild!
when this song dropped, everyone would go wild!
some days, i tiddle with being an academic book influencer
the only problem?
i don't read things when they first drop
i'm decidedly unaware of book trends or what's popular. I just read whatever I want, when i want .
when i do read popular things, its usually after the hype has died down
the only problem?
i don't read things when they first drop
i'm decidedly unaware of book trends or what's popular. I just read whatever I want, when i want .
when i do read popular things, its usually after the hype has died down
December 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
some days, i tiddle with being an academic book influencer
the only problem?
i don't read things when they first drop
i'm decidedly unaware of book trends or what's popular. I just read whatever I want, when i want .
when i do read popular things, its usually after the hype has died down
the only problem?
i don't read things when they first drop
i'm decidedly unaware of book trends or what's popular. I just read whatever I want, when i want .
when i do read popular things, its usually after the hype has died down
my department coordinator did a dangerous thing telling me i had at least $800 in funds to buy research materials
a dangerous thing, y'all.........
a dangerous thing, y'all.........
a cartoon of ralph from the simpsons sits in an orange seat
ALT: a cartoon of ralph from the simpsons sits in an orange seat
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
my department coordinator did a dangerous thing telling me i had at least $800 in funds to buy research materials
a dangerous thing, y'all.........
a dangerous thing, y'all.........
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💯
public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
💯
public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
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I don’t have to embrace anything that means me and us harm.
December 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I don’t have to embrace anything that means me and us harm.
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Support the Black Zine Fair and its participants gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...
Pro-tip: get your institution to co-sponsor. 📚📜
Pro-tip: get your institution to co-sponsor. 📚📜
Black Zine Fair Returns in 2026 — Help Us Bring It to Life
The Black Zine Fair was founded by Mariame Kaba and Neta Bomani in 2023 to address a clear gap: Black publishers and artists have long shaped independent publishing, yet we were still underrepresented...
gogetfunding.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Support the Black Zine Fair and its participants gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...
Pro-tip: get your institution to co-sponsor. 📚📜
Pro-tip: get your institution to co-sponsor. 📚📜
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Recalling Fanon's observation that perhaps we aren't mad, society is.
For no particular reason. 🙃
For no particular reason. 🙃
Not only is capitalism isolating and debilitating us it produces ‘care’ which only mocks and minimizes us when we express distress and suffering or seek comfort and/or help for said suffering.
‘Suck it up, buttercup,’ might not be the best way to approach this
‘Suck it up, buttercup,’ might not be the best way to approach this
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Recalling Fanon's observation that perhaps we aren't mad, society is.
For no particular reason. 🙃
For no particular reason. 🙃
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Oh no. If the AI bubble bursts, what will we do for all our favourite… er… all our… you know… the stuff we love and er… no. Carry on. As you were.
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Oh no. If the AI bubble bursts, what will we do for all our favourite… er… all our… you know… the stuff we love and er… no. Carry on. As you were.
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It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
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I get my hope from regular people coming together to take care of each other and resist oppressive systems, not from politicians.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I get my hope from regular people coming together to take care of each other and resist oppressive systems, not from politicians.
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I wonder how many employers might actually refuse to hire the post-ChatGPT generation or they might end up fired because they cant do the things their degrees say they can do
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I wonder how many employers might actually refuse to hire the post-ChatGPT generation or they might end up fired because they cant do the things their degrees say they can do
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
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The new owners of Teen Vogue have already erased her column.
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The new owners of Teen Vogue have already erased her column.
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
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Love your disabled kin while we're here.
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Love your disabled kin while we're here.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
I have already done one haul from this sale (for research)
a second one for leisure reading is incoming......
a second one for leisure reading is incoming......
Y'all, @dukepress.bsky.social legendary fall sale is on right now
50% off with code FALL25 on all available books and journal issues from Oct 20 - Nov 9,2025
www.dukeupress.edu/fall-2025-on...
I highly recommend The Emancipation Circuit by Prof. Thulani Davis.
50% off with code FALL25 on all available books and journal issues from Oct 20 - Nov 9,2025
www.dukeupress.edu/fall-2025-on...
I highly recommend The Emancipation Circuit by Prof. Thulani Davis.
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I have already done one haul from this sale (for research)
a second one for leisure reading is incoming......
a second one for leisure reading is incoming......
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“clearing” the “homeless” populations from public view has been something many politicians in the Democratic Party have attempted to do with fervor. on this issue, many are performing disgust with the tactics of the authoritarian regime in D.C., but honestly it’s jealousy.
August 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“clearing” the “homeless” populations from public view has been something many politicians in the Democratic Party have attempted to do with fervor. on this issue, many are performing disgust with the tactics of the authoritarian regime in D.C., but honestly it’s jealousy.