Altha Cravey
@lococravey.bsky.social
Good at raising hell. Mostly NC, sometimes Morelos. I used to be a geographer but couldn't tolerate my bosses at UNC.
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Sick of washed up pro athletes trying to sell seniors on Medicare “Advantage” plans? So are we.
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sick of washed up pro athletes trying to sell seniors on Medicare “Advantage” plans? So are we.
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They literally hired a McKinsey consultant to run UVA
December 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
They literally hired a McKinsey consultant to run UVA
Kill me now.
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Kill me now.
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This can never be allowed to disappear from US political discourse until there is justice.
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Put it on repeat.
This is how the KKK talks.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Put it on repeat.
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Especially in academia—where everyone’s job is also to teach and, you know, to educate—this „but you‘ll be left behind!“ declaration (sort-of-threat?) is really misplaced and very annoying. Demonstrate how. Explain why. Reason and persuade. Don’t phrase-beat people over the brow.
My standard response is "tell me, in specific detail, how exactly I'll be 'left behind,'" and to date not a single techbro has ever answered the question. "You'll be left behind" is a statement of religious faith, not business fact, and should be treated as such.
So the “figure out how to use it lest you be left behind” replies about ‘AI’ that have been popping up here strike me as inauthentic but also kind of funny because they grant the point that rather than an automation panacea these technologies are quite difficult to figure out how to use effectively
December 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Especially in academia—where everyone’s job is also to teach and, you know, to educate—this „but you‘ll be left behind!“ declaration (sort-of-threat?) is really misplaced and very annoying. Demonstrate how. Explain why. Reason and persuade. Don’t phrase-beat people over the brow.
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Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Me and my old rival Mitt Romney finally agree on something — it's time to close the loophole that lets the ultra-wealthy use death to cheat taxes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3tyoOaGFRE
The Tax Loophole Billionaires Die For | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Me and my old rival Mitt Romney finally agree on something — it's time to close the loophole that lets the ultra-wealthy use death to cheat taxes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3tyoOaGFRE
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Authorities believe the MIT professor who was killed and the suspected Brown University shooter went to school together in Lisbon, Portugal
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Authorities believe the MIT professor who was killed and the suspected Brown University shooter went to school together in Lisbon, Portugal
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Not an original thought but it really is something that the United States federal government can raid your home with helicopters, molest your children in the middle of the night, destroy your home and render you homeless…and YOU’RE on the hook thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
Judge: residents must move out, ICE-raided South Shore building is uninhabitable • The TRiiBE
The tenants of the property at 7500 S. South Shore Drive are ordered to leave the property by Friday.
thetriibe.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Not an original thought but it really is something that the United States federal government can raid your home with helicopters, molest your children in the middle of the night, destroy your home and render you homeless…and YOU’RE on the hook thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
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Hans acknowledged that "outright harassment" will be a consequence, and mumbled something about protecting faculty who are just "doing their jobs" - which he is also in the process of redefining.
AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL. WE FIGHT. @aaup.org
dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL. WE FIGHT. @aaup.org
dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
UNC System President Peter Hans confirms all syllabuses will be public records in forthcoming policy
The Daily Tar Heel obtained a draft of the policy on Wednesday, which denies that syllabuses are the intellectual property of the instructor and stipulates that all instructors must publish course syl...
dailytarheel.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hans acknowledged that "outright harassment" will be a consequence, and mumbled something about protecting faculty who are just "doing their jobs" - which he is also in the process of redefining.
AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL. WE FIGHT. @aaup.org
dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL. WE FIGHT. @aaup.org
dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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Quid pro peace prize.
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Quid pro peace prize.
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Most profound writing I read in 2026 was "The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy" by a Nairobi man who dreamed of working in air traffic control but instead winds up sexting & chatting w ppl who think they're talking to AI (while AI trains on him). 16 pages & free - READ IT data-workers.org/michael/
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Most profound writing I read in 2026 was "The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy" by a Nairobi man who dreamed of working in air traffic control but instead winds up sexting & chatting w ppl who think they're talking to AI (while AI trains on him). 16 pages & free - READ IT data-workers.org/michael/
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Coming May 19, 2026 from Amistad Books and HarperCollins
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Coming May 19, 2026 from Amistad Books and HarperCollins
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
THE OVERSEER CLASS:
A Manifesto
by Steven W. Thrasher
cover art by Jamaal Barber
Available for pre-order now www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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I've posted this a million times, but here is the million-and-first:
In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team:
- John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts
- Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh
- Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett
In 2025 ... they rule
In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team:
- John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts
- Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh
- Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett
In 2025 ... they rule
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I've posted this a million times, but here is the million-and-first:
In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team:
- John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts
- Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh
- Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett
In 2025 ... they rule
In 2000, these people were all on GW Bush's "Florida Recount" team:
- John "Just Calling Balls and Strikes" Roberts
- Brett "Roe is 'Settled Law' " Kavanaugh
- Amy "Confirmed 1 week before election" Barrett
In 2025 ... they rule
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"At some point the men began waving to something overhead, which three people familiar with the briefing said logically must have been U.S. aircraft flying above them. All three interpreted the actions of the men as signaling for help, rescue, or surrender."
Boat Strike Survivors Clung to Wreckage for Some 45 Minutes Before U.S. Military Killed Them
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/05/b...
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/05/b...
Boat Strike Survivors Clung to Wreckage for Some 45 Minutes Before U.S. Military Killed Them
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
theintercept.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"At some point the men began waving to something overhead, which three people familiar with the briefing said logically must have been U.S. aircraft flying above them. All three interpreted the actions of the men as signaling for help, rescue, or surrender."
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Ten of the prisoners that Trump officials want to transfer to ADX, a supermax prison in Colorado, have serious mental health conditions, which their lawyers say will be exacerbated by the near total isolation of the conditions there.
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ten of the prisoners that Trump officials want to transfer to ADX, a supermax prison in Colorado, have serious mental health conditions, which their lawyers say will be exacerbated by the near total isolation of the conditions there.
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It’s not complicated: NU was not unduly pressured to bash the skulls of
Negroes, homosexuals, trans ppl, protesters & Palestinians: they WANTED to do this! Biden, Stefanik & Trump were just their tools. NU’s board, Schill, Bienen, Whitaker, these are all deeply reactionary, anti-democratic ppl.
Negroes, homosexuals, trans ppl, protesters & Palestinians: they WANTED to do this! Biden, Stefanik & Trump were just their tools. NU’s board, Schill, Bienen, Whitaker, these are all deeply reactionary, anti-democratic ppl.
Look, every single “deal” reached by a university with the Trump administration is a moral stain that will be seen with deep embarrassment once we’re through this. But for Northwestern to do this now, when the administration is visibly weakened, is even more shameful and inexcusable.
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It’s not complicated: NU was not unduly pressured to bash the skulls of
Negroes, homosexuals, trans ppl, protesters & Palestinians: they WANTED to do this! Biden, Stefanik & Trump were just their tools. NU’s board, Schill, Bienen, Whitaker, these are all deeply reactionary, anti-democratic ppl.
Negroes, homosexuals, trans ppl, protesters & Palestinians: they WANTED to do this! Biden, Stefanik & Trump were just their tools. NU’s board, Schill, Bienen, Whitaker, these are all deeply reactionary, anti-democratic ppl.
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OPINION: "As a white woman who openly rejects the worst of Mississippi, I am blessed to have siblings, nieces and nephews I can gather with who do not bring hate to the dinner table," Donna Ladd writes.
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Editor’s Note | What I’m Thankful for in 2025: The Rough Cut
Donna Ladd writes that 2025 has been a good year. Despite the ongoing challenges, there is plenty to be thankful for.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
OPINION: "As a white woman who openly rejects the worst of Mississippi, I am blessed to have siblings, nieces and nephews I can gather with who do not bring hate to the dinner table," Donna Ladd writes.
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From the exchange in www.chronicle.com/article/acad... 2/2
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
From the exchange in www.chronicle.com/article/acad... 2/2
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This is actually amazing: Gutkin cues up another hit piece on the AAUP and the Chronicle slaps on a sensational headline, but the article actually consists of Scott, Jaleel, and Meranze making clear points and showing what a lightweight he is. 1/2 @aaup.org
www.chronicle.com/article/acad...
www.chronicle.com/article/acad...
Academic Freedom’s Fierce Internal Fracas
The AAUP’s approach is alienating some supporters. Three leaders explain their thinking.
www.chronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is actually amazing: Gutkin cues up another hit piece on the AAUP and the Chronicle slaps on a sensational headline, but the article actually consists of Scott, Jaleel, and Meranze making clear points and showing what a lightweight he is. 1/2 @aaup.org
www.chronicle.com/article/acad...
www.chronicle.com/article/acad...
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I am an abolitionist, but like it or not, there is an NYPD (for now). The job of NY abolitionists is to organize under Mamdani (much better than Adams or Cuomo). And who should Mamdani tap for the NYPD: his choice, who would likely tarnish him & the cause, or Adams’ 3rd choice he can fire anytime?
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I am an abolitionist, but like it or not, there is an NYPD (for now). The job of NY abolitionists is to organize under Mamdani (much better than Adams or Cuomo). And who should Mamdani tap for the NYPD: his choice, who would likely tarnish him & the cause, or Adams’ 3rd choice he can fire anytime?