Joseph W. Robertshaw (he/him)
@jwrobertshaw.bsky.social
Rhetoric, Writing & Composition (Ph.D.) loves his wife, Tech Comm, Gardening, Homesteading, Cooking, Fishing, Hiking, Coffee, Fantasy, Movies, RPGs, and assorted marginalia. Twitter refugee. Christian who detests Christian Nationalism. I speak only for me
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Instacart got caught running real-time price experiments on shoppers — same groceries, different prices.
Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Instacart got caught running real-time price experiments on shoppers — same groceries, different prices.
Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
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Looks like there are already seven - www.renewableinstitute.org/seven-countr...
Battery prices have fallen again, I expect that number to increase next year. Fossil simply can't compete in so many cases now.
Battery prices have fallen again, I expect that number to increase next year. Fossil simply can't compete in so many cases now.
Seven countries now use renewable energy for 100% of their electricity - The Renewable Energy Institute
Countries including Albania, Paraguay, Ethiopia & Nepal produced more than 99.7% of the electricity they consumed using geothermal, hydro, solar and wind power marking what scientists say is an “irrev...
www.renewableinstitute.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Looks like there are already seven - www.renewableinstitute.org/seven-countr...
Battery prices have fallen again, I expect that number to increase next year. Fossil simply can't compete in so many cases now.
Battery prices have fallen again, I expect that number to increase next year. Fossil simply can't compete in so many cases now.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a GIF. Hard mode: no Stars(Wars or Trek), LOTR, Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a GIF. Hard mode: no Stars(Wars or Trek), LOTR, Marvel.
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"The policy is an attempt to exert control over reporting the government dislikes, in violation of a free press’ right to seek information under their First and Fifth Amendment rights protected by the Constitution," the NYT says www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/m...
New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown | CNN Business
The lawsuit, set to be filed in federal court in Washington, DC, names the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chief Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, as defendants.
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"The policy is an attempt to exert control over reporting the government dislikes, in violation of a free press’ right to seek information under their First and Fifth Amendment rights protected by the Constitution," the NYT says www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/m...
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"When AI tools fail to deliver the transformative results promised in executive presentations, employees experience disappointment that compounds their fatigue. This... leaves employees confused...making adoption feel pointless or overwhelming." www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Why 'AI Fatigue' Is Wearing You Down And How To Beat It
Feeling overwhelmed by nonstop AI tool rollouts? Explore what’s driving AI fatigue, its impact on employees, and strategies to beat burnout.
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
"When AI tools fail to deliver the transformative results promised in executive presentations, employees experience disappointment that compounds their fatigue. This... leaves employees confused...making adoption feel pointless or overwhelming." www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
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The Pentagon’s top independent watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols designed to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the unclassified messaging app Signal. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair
The Defense Department inspector general finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in use of Signal to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans, according to officials who have s...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Pentagon’s top independent watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols designed to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the unclassified messaging app Signal. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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„The resistance is spreading beyond California. Dutch university faculty have issued an open letter calling for a moratorium on AI in academic settings, warning that its use ‘deskills critical thought‘ and reduces students to operators of machines.“
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
„The resistance is spreading beyond California. Dutch university faculty have issued an open letter calling for a moratorium on AI in academic settings, warning that its use ‘deskills critical thought‘ and reduces students to operators of machines.“
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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THIS HAS TO STOP. 🤬🤬
ICE is inflicting a lifetime of trauma on families. And it’s being carried out in the name of the United States of America.
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
THIS HAS TO STOP. 🤬🤬
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November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
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In 2023, I interviewed the parents who organized this effort to oust Moms for Liberty. If you want to know more — and maybe learn from them! — check it out.
Congrats to them for getting rid of them all!
www.salon.com/2023/10/10/m...
Congrats to them for getting rid of them all!
www.salon.com/2023/10/10/m...
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In 2023, I interviewed the parents who organized this effort to oust Moms for Liberty. If you want to know more — and maybe learn from them! — check it out.
Congrats to them for getting rid of them all!
www.salon.com/2023/10/10/m...
Congrats to them for getting rid of them all!
www.salon.com/2023/10/10/m...
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The second CCCC Reading Circle on Land, Labor, Water & Writing: The Costs of Generative AI in the Writing Classroom is on Wed, Dec 10 @ 4–5 PM ET.
Looking forward to discussing @dustinedwards.bsky.social's Enduring Digital Damage w/@hannahhopkins.bsky.social & @donniejsackey.bsky.social!
Looking forward to discussing @dustinedwards.bsky.social's Enduring Digital Damage w/@hannahhopkins.bsky.social & @donniejsackey.bsky.social!
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The second CCCC Reading Circle on Land, Labor, Water & Writing: The Costs of Generative AI in the Writing Classroom is on Wed, Dec 10 @ 4–5 PM ET.
Looking forward to discussing @dustinedwards.bsky.social's Enduring Digital Damage w/@hannahhopkins.bsky.social & @donniejsackey.bsky.social!
Looking forward to discussing @dustinedwards.bsky.social's Enduring Digital Damage w/@hannahhopkins.bsky.social & @donniejsackey.bsky.social!
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The Modern Language Association "Calls upon law- and policymakers, LMS vendors, and companies offering agent-based AI browsers to cooperate... to prevent misuse and to ensure that academic institutions have the ability and option to block agentic AI when needed." 1/
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents
The following statement of endorsement was drafted by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching. The Executive Council approved it as an MLA statement in October 2025.Software, specifically le...
www.mla.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Modern Language Association "Calls upon law- and policymakers, LMS vendors, and companies offering agent-based AI browsers to cooperate... to prevent misuse and to ensure that academic institutions have the ability and option to block agentic AI when needed." 1/
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
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OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
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Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
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Breaking: Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue.
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
November 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Breaking: Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue.
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
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“There’s too many Americans on SNAP!”
Yes there are. Too many corporations refuse to pay a living wage.
Huge companyies are encouraging their employees to apply for SNAP because they don’t pay them enough to survive.
The government encourages this & then blames the poor.
Yes there are. Too many corporations refuse to pay a living wage.
Huge companyies are encouraging their employees to apply for SNAP because they don’t pay them enough to survive.
The government encourages this & then blames the poor.
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“There’s too many Americans on SNAP!”
Yes there are. Too many corporations refuse to pay a living wage.
Huge companyies are encouraging their employees to apply for SNAP because they don’t pay them enough to survive.
The government encourages this & then blames the poor.
Yes there are. Too many corporations refuse to pay a living wage.
Huge companyies are encouraging their employees to apply for SNAP because they don’t pay them enough to survive.
The government encourages this & then blames the poor.
I do not understand this place . . . but I will take this harvest every time.
November 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I do not understand this place . . . but I will take this harvest every time.
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF.
November 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF.
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Checking in for an update on the 2025 Republican Party …
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Checking in for an update on the 2025 Republican Party …
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BREAKING: A federal judge says L.A.-based US attorney Bill ESSAYLI has been acting in the role unlawfully since July, declaring him disqualified from the position. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge says L.A.-based US attorney Bill ESSAYLI has been acting in the role unlawfully since July, declaring him disqualified from the position. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
In my inexpert view, the grift is on so hard in DC right now so that the bad actors can gain capital and change it to Crypto before they tank the American dollar. This will position them to enrich themselves at a staggering rate and control the new currency.
Don't count your wealth in dollars.
Don't count your wealth in dollars.
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
In my inexpert view, the grift is on so hard in DC right now so that the bad actors can gain capital and change it to Crypto before they tank the American dollar. This will position them to enrich themselves at a staggering rate and control the new currency.
Don't count your wealth in dollars.
Don't count your wealth in dollars.
This is important!
October 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is important!