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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 2d

And if you prefer to watch & listen to talks, here's the talk it is based on:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuU-...

Resisting dehumanization in the age of AI - Emily Bender

YouTube video by CogSci: Interdisciplinary Study of the Mind

www.youtube.com

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 18h

You cannot, by definition, be eugenicist to an LLM.
Thats not what eugenics was, is or means.
But also, it should worry everyone when tech people like Hailey dehumanize the actual survivors and ongoing victims of eugenics by making comparisons like this--its alarming.

Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 20h

A someone who has written extensively about the eugenic roots that permeates those who claim to be building so-called artificial general intelligence, I'm here to tell you to please NOT compare criticism against corporations claiming to build a machine god, with eugenics. The audacity.

if you're writing a sentence that sounds like eugenics but you go "oh that's fine to say because it's not a real person" (whatever that means) you may want to consider what made you okay with saying that.

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Phil Gentry @pmgentry.bsky.social · 1d

This is good, and makes me think of how indebted the album is to an AI aesthetic. Not an actual LLM (although who knows) but a shared aesthetic of filling space with endless circular memes from an aggressive imitation of first person perspective, with the occasional hallucination.

Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 1d

i wrote about The Life of a Showgirl

Defector @defector.com · 1d

No good art comes from greed: defector.com/taylor-swift...

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rukitty.bsky.social @rukitty.bsky.social · 8h

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 4h

‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’ : March For White Australia : October 19, 2025

~ some notes on the forthcoming stoopid ~

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‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’ : March For White Australia : October 19, 2025

See : ‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’: The great March for Australia deception, Sherryn Groch and Rachael Dexter, The Age, September 20, 2025. They’re back! Following the Smash Hit! (…

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5h

"There just isn’t enough time. There’s only what we manage to make of it—what we build, what we protect, what we remember to carry to the car. The gas mask. The snacks. The question we forgot to ask. The name of the person taken." My latest.

The Emergency Is the Atmosphere

“It’s meant to exhaust us. It’s meant to destroy us."

organizingmythoughts.org

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 14h

NEW — Some TRiiBE readers, among many others on the internet, have been suggesting that the Chicago police arrest ICE agents for their misconduct.

TRiiBE publisher @morganelisej.thetriibe.com put out this explainer video, breaking down the legality for y’all.

youtube.com/shorts/WDHFe...

Can local police arrest ICE?

YouTube video by The TRiiBE

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newkid-indahood.bsky.social @newkid-indahood.bsky.social · 5h

...Just what’s Happening....
youtube.com/shorts/sAmcu...

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nonpareil @nonpareil.bsky.social · 4h

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Amber J Martin, Ph.D. @lefthemisphere.bsky.social · 5h

Free.

Pluto Press @plutopress.bsky.social · 5h

A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness compiles Francesca Albanese's damning reports on Israel’s conduct in Palestine since October 2023.

The ebook is free to download. We encourage readers to donate to @unrwa.org to support their critical work: www.plutobooks.com/product/a-mo...

Book cover and promotional image for A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness: Reports on Israel’s Genocide in Palestine by Francesca Albanese, edited by Mandy Turner and Lex Takkenberg. The cover features an illustration of two women in red and black dresses holding a white dove against a red background. Text above reads “READ THE REPORTS FOR YOURSELF.” A yellow circle on the right says “FREE EBOOK – Available on plutobooks.com.

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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 5h

Come and have a chat, listen to experts and help us tackle some dangerous misinformation that’s causing real harm x

Refugee Action Campaign CBR @raccanberra.bsky.social · 7h

Join @amyremeikis.bsky.social, Prof Alan Gamlen from ANU Migration, and Prof John Minns as they tackle myths, misinformation, and scare campaigns against migrants, refugees, and multiculturalism.

Wednesday, 15 October, 6:30pm, Copland Theatre, ANU. refugeeaction.org/20250910/deb...

Banner with text says: Debunking racist myths about immigration.

Date: 15 October
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Copland Lecture Theatre, ANU

With bios of Amy Remeikis, Alan Gamlen, and John Minns, full text available at included link.

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 5h

FTR:

Terra nullius is sound legal doctrine, appropriate to the construction of a glorious nation-state (& its creation of a federal police force);

No politically-motivated violence or hate emanates from the state;

Capitalism is both ace & grouse;

Trump is Very Smart, & a great ally of Australia.

Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 5h

In the Trump era, this is terrifying. Apparently criticising capitalism 🥴🤣 is terrorism now in the US.
#Auspol

Australian Federal Police ®
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The AFP has set up new National Security Investigations (NSI) teams to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia's social cohesion.
The NSI teams will work closely with state and territory police, law enforcement and national security partners to provide a coordinated, consistent and intelligence-led response to security threats, and also work on a global level through operations, capabilities and relationships with the international law enforcement intelligence community.
There are current and emerging groups dispersed across Australia and in some cases, overseas, who are eroding our country's social fabric by advocating hatred, fear, and humiliation. While many of these crimes may not meet the threshold of terrorism, the AFP has identified concerning behaviours which could escalate to politically-motivated violence or hate crimes, which seriously put the Australian community at risk.
There is no place for hate or violence in our communities and the AFP will defend and protect Australia and Australia's future from these threats.
Anyone with information about possible threats to the community or suspicious activity should make a report to the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400. In an emergency or life-threatening situation, contact Triple

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 12h

'Her first order of business is to launch national security investigation squads to work with Five Eyes partners and state police to monitor Nazi groups and other radicals, including those activated by the war in Gaza.'

www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Gaza tensions, Nazis and nefarious foreign actors spark police overhaul

The first woman to lead the AFP said Hamas attacks – and Israel’s response labelled a genocide by the United Nations – triggered a rise in cases driven by ideological hatred.

www.theage.com.au

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teabelly @teabelly.bsky.social · 5h

that's where she has her attack notes: bsky.app/profile/deni...

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 17h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH — @whitehouse.senate.gov : “What became of the $50,000 in cash in that Cava bag? Did the FBI get it back from Homan?”

AG PAM BONDI: *LASHES OUT aggressively, avoids answering entirely* 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 8h

I’ve been circling a cursed thought for a while and it’s time to let it out: These guys are Disney Adults for fascism.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 1d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Madness Table @rollforphobia.bsky.social · 12h

I really expected one or both of these to be paraphrases

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17h

Can’t decide which is the wilder use of “BREAKING” by a government official:

1. “BREAKING: I’m launching undercover operations” — Texas Attorney General

Or

2. “BREAKING: MSNBC still an ass clown factory” — FBI Director

FBI Director Kash Patel &
@FBIDirectorKash
X.com
BREAKING: MSNBC still an ass clown factory of disinformation. Same circus animals that slobbered all over perp walks of Stone, Navarro, Bannon...
MSNBC has no facts and no audience
In this @fbi, follow the chain of command or get relieved.
9, Barb McQuade • @BarbMcQuade • 3d
DOJ policy prohibits "perp walks," in which arrestees are paraded before the cameras. x.com/ jesserodriguez...
10:03 AM • 10/4/25 • 12M Views

Attorney General Ken Paxton &
@KenPaxtonTX
X.com
BREAKING: I'm launching undercover operations to infiltrate and uproot leftist terror cells in Texas.
Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. There can be no compromise with those who want us dead.
ORNEY

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@arelephanteau @arelephanteau.bsky.social · 1d

It also says a lot about who they’re trying to recruit.

The Provost / سيدة الفتنة @msentropy.bsky.social · 1d

Please amplify, those with a bigger platform than me.

It’s horrifying that the person running the US Homeland Security Twitter uses — and clearly knows — the exact same aesthetics, memes, and propaganda from fashwave, accelerationist, and Nazi Telegram.

It says everything about where we are.

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nonpareil @nonpareil.bsky.social · 5h

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The Provost / سيدة الفتنة @msentropy.bsky.social · 1d

short thread on the Homeland Security Twitter’s use of literal fascist, accelerationist, and Neo-Nazi Telegram propaganda, aesthetics, and memes — incoming

The Provost / سيدة الفتنة @msentropy.bsky.social · 1d

Please amplify, those with a bigger platform than me.

It’s horrifying that the person running the US Homeland Security Twitter uses — and clearly knows — the exact same aesthetics, memes, and propaganda from fashwave, accelerationist, and Nazi Telegram.

It says everything about where we are.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 9h

Not one government has told Israel to stop kidnapping their citizens in international waters and let them bring baby formula to starving babies. What a shameful time to be alive

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

Israeli foreign ministry confirms interception and says those on board will be deported A new Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been intercepted by the Israeli army, days after the detention of activists on board vessels bound for the war-torn territory caused international outrage and widespread protests. The Israeli military was jamming signals with at least two boats being boarded, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Instagram. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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nonpareil @nonpareil.bsky.social · 5h

youtu.be/Pt_1k7nSv1M?...

The Gaza Ghetto Uprising

YouTube video by Rev & Reve

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truetanker.bsky.social @truetanker.bsky.social · 13h

"Christianity is under attack!"

They say as they literally shoot a man of the cloth for doing what his religion tells him to do.

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