J.J. Sylvia IV, PhD
@jjsylvia.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Communications Media. I teach and research posthumanism, critical data studies, disinformation, creative coding, and communication law and ethics. Covid Cautious.
This was a fun read: Body Slams, Curated: Pro Wrestling Enters Its Museum Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/a...
Body Slams, Curated: Pro Wrestling Enters Its Museum Era
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This was a fun read: Body Slams, Curated: Pro Wrestling Enters Its Museum Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/a...
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Anyone else think it’s sort of funny how AWS laid off 40% of its DevOps staff in July because AI made them “redundant” and then it suffered a catastrophic outage?
AWS Laid Off 40% of Its DevOps Staff — What They’re Using Instead Will Shock You
- By Sandesh (5 + Years of DevOps | CI/CD | AWS | k8 | DevSecOps)
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October 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Anyone else think it’s sort of funny how AWS laid off 40% of its DevOps staff in July because AI made them “redundant” and then it suffered a catastrophic outage?
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Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e
Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.
6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io
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October 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.
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I think we’re really going to have to do a lot more of this. A massive deprogramming so that people can read more than ten words at a time without anxiety.
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...?
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...?
Universities teaching literature students how to cope with long novels
Critics blame GCSE English for deterring teenagers from the subject, describing the literature syllabus as boring and repetitive
www.thetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I think we’re really going to have to do a lot more of this. A massive deprogramming so that people can read more than ten words at a time without anxiety.
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...?
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...?
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Just as COVID never ended so too the Spanish flu pandemic never ended either. But we now have the technology to end them both with an indoor air revolution. Two birds, one stone #COVIDisAirborne #InfluenzaIsAirborne
Why the 1918 Flu Pandemic Never Really Ended | HISTORY
After infecting millions of people worldwide, the 1918 flu strain shifted—and then stuck around.
www.history.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Just as COVID never ended so too the Spanish flu pandemic never ended either. But we now have the technology to end them both with an indoor air revolution. Two birds, one stone #COVIDisAirborne #InfluenzaIsAirborne
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public goods
"47% have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher ed institutions, w a net positive rating of 33—up 13 points since 2023. more confidence in higher ed than in the police (44%), the medical system (38%)+large tech companies (25%)"
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
"47% have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher ed institutions, w a net positive rating of 33—up 13 points since 2023. more confidence in higher ed than in the police (44%), the medical system (38%)+large tech companies (25%)"
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Poll: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Growing
Despite the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on colleges and universities, American confidence in higher education is growing.
www.insidehighered.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
public goods
"47% have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher ed institutions, w a net positive rating of 33—up 13 points since 2023. more confidence in higher ed than in the police (44%), the medical system (38%)+large tech companies (25%)"
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
"47% have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher ed institutions, w a net positive rating of 33—up 13 points since 2023. more confidence in higher ed than in the police (44%), the medical system (38%)+large tech companies (25%)"
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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How many recognized @jimmykimmel.com's opening line was a tribute to Jack Paar? "As I was saying before I was interrupted," was Paar's opener upon his return after walking off the Tonight Show for 7 weeks in 1960 when NBC censors cut a joke about a water closet (bathroom). youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
How many recognized @jimmykimmel.com's opening line was a tribute to Jack Paar? "As I was saying before I was interrupted," was Paar's opener upon his return after walking off the Tonight Show for 7 weeks in 1960 when NBC censors cut a joke about a water closet (bathroom). youtu.be/c1tjh_ZO_tY?...
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Love to give this guy control over a video streaming platform
www.404media.co/larry-elliso...
www.404media.co/larry-elliso...
Larry Ellison's AI-Powered Surveillance Dystopia Is Already Here
"Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on."
www.404media.co
September 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Love to give this guy control over a video streaming platform
www.404media.co/larry-elliso...
www.404media.co/larry-elliso...
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I meant this deeply: My work now is all dissent work. I write for a future I likely will not see.
“I will end my career writing dissent, that is my future. And you understand that you’re writing for a future society. That dissents are not about today. Dissents are writing for a future society that will take that dissent, that will be ready for that dissent, & enact it”
@nhannahjones.bsky.social
@nhannahjones.bsky.social
The Trump administration has attacked diversity programs, historical discussions of slavery, civil rights and more as he pressures civic institutions to de-emphasize race. Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of The 1619 Project, discusses what led to this movement. nyti.ms/4msq3x8
September 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I meant this deeply: My work now is all dissent work. I write for a future I likely will not see.
New post: ALFA Class: Technologies of Truth: Russian History from Cyrillic to Cyberwar jjsylvia.com/alfa-class-t...
J.J. Sylvia IV: ALFA Class: Technologies of Truth: Russian History from Cyrillic to Cyberwar
Outline of my Adult Learning class on the history of Russian media, including a breakdown of the schedule and suggested movies to watch before each class.
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September 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New post: ALFA Class: Technologies of Truth: Russian History from Cyrillic to Cyberwar jjsylvia.com/alfa-class-t...
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I’m doing this! I’ve been working on it for months. All my newsletters, pub updates, gallery announcements, etc, are moving over to RSS. Then I’m unsubscribing from, like, 3000 mailing lists + quitting social media. Reverting to my Google Reader days, w/o the Google part 📬🍻🏖️
Newsletter: In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder.
Here’s how to use RSS.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
Here’s how to use RSS.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...
Curate your own newspaper with RSS
Escape newsletter inbox chaos and algorithmic surveillance by building your own enshittification-proof newspaper from the writers you already read
www.citationneeded.news
August 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’m doing this! I’ve been working on it for months. All my newsletters, pub updates, gallery announcements, etc, are moving over to RSS. Then I’m unsubscribing from, like, 3000 mailing lists + quitting social media. Reverting to my Google Reader days, w/o the Google part 📬🍻🏖️
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it looks like the only way to have honest media is directly support them. i currently subscribe to WIRED and rolling stone, and about to subscribe to 404 media. any other WOKE and antifa media orgs i should support?
September 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
it looks like the only way to have honest media is directly support them. i currently subscribe to WIRED and rolling stone, and about to subscribe to 404 media. any other WOKE and antifa media orgs i should support?
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When we told you democracy was on the ballot we weren’t lying.
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
When we told you democracy was on the ballot we weren’t lying.
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As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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One of Putin’s first acts after he solidified power was to silence all media outlets that criticized him.
One of Putin’s first acts after he solidified power was to silence all media outlets that criticized him.
Putin pulls plug on last critical TV channel
The Kremlin yesterday abruptly silenced TVS, Russia's only remaining independent TV station, raising renewed concern for press freedom in Russia ahead of a state visit to Britain by President Vladimir...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2003/j...
One of Putin’s first acts after he solidified power was to silence all media outlets that criticized him.
One of Putin’s first acts after he solidified power was to silence all media outlets that criticized him.
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You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private."
The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...
Advisory to Academic Workers
In a moment when it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the consequences of our online speech and choices, the AAUP and Faculty First Responders are issuing guidance to AAUP members and othe...
www.aaup.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private."
Russia's latest with AI and disinformation: www.404media.co/russian-stat...
Russian State TV Launches AI-Generated News Satire Show
An AI-generated show on Russian TV includes Trump singing obnoxious songs and talking about golden toilets.
www.404media.co
September 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Russia's latest with AI and disinformation: www.404media.co/russian-stat...
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Russia designated the 'LGBT Movement' as a terrorist organisation. They know there is no such group; that's the point. It means they can choose to arrest ANYONE with any association with LGBT issues and treat them as a terrorist.
The fact that 'antifa' is not a group should not be a comfort here.
The fact that 'antifa' is not a group should not be a comfort here.
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Russia designated the 'LGBT Movement' as a terrorist organisation. They know there is no such group; that's the point. It means they can choose to arrest ANYONE with any association with LGBT issues and treat them as a terrorist.
The fact that 'antifa' is not a group should not be a comfort here.
The fact that 'antifa' is not a group should not be a comfort here.
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The whole discourse of digital sovereignty is massively problematic. Even as authoritarian states like Iran and China use this to create surveillable space, too many on, even on the left, seem to think digital sovereignty or nationalism is some kind of progressive answer to platform capitalism.
September 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The whole discourse of digital sovereignty is massively problematic. Even as authoritarian states like Iran and China use this to create surveillable space, too many on, even on the left, seem to think digital sovereignty or nationalism is some kind of progressive answer to platform capitalism.
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Poland closest to open conflict since World War Two, PM says after Russian drones shot down - live updates
www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
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Poland closest to open conflict since World War Two, PM says after Russian drones shot down - live updates
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says up to four of 19 Russian drones were shot down after entering Polish airspace.
www.bbc.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Poland closest to open conflict since World War Two, PM says after Russian drones shot down - live updates
www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
The cover for my book is now live! LiveJournal and Russian Disinformation: The Rise of Epistemic Sabotage releases on December 11th!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/livejourn...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/livejourn...
August 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The cover for my book is now live! LiveJournal and Russian Disinformation: The Rise of Epistemic Sabotage releases on December 11th!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/livejourn...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/livejourn...
Is anyone who teaches law in the U.S. teaching about the relationship between fascism and the rule of law? Suggested readings? Approaches?
August 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Is anyone who teaches law in the U.S. teaching about the relationship between fascism and the rule of law? Suggested readings? Approaches?