jen shook (she/her)
@poeticsheretic.bsky.social
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I think the return of the Measles deserves an in depth documentary that focuses on human nature, memory, misinformation and demogoguery.
December 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I think the return of the Measles deserves an in depth documentary that focuses on human nature, memory, misinformation and demogoguery.
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"For those asking the public to trust their AIs, it doesn’t help that systems based on related technology are causing harm in ways all of us hear about daily, from suicide-encouraging chatbots to image generators that devour jobs and intellectual property." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
AI Can Make Decisions Better Than People Do. So Why Don’t We Trust It?
Machines that show their work, in ways that are impossible for humans, could overcome the public’s inherent distrust.
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"For those asking the public to trust their AIs, it doesn’t help that systems based on related technology are causing harm in ways all of us hear about daily, from suicide-encouraging chatbots to image generators that devour jobs and intellectual property." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
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As the Trump administration continued its illegal freeze on food assistance, the US Department of Agriculture sent a warning to grocery stores not to provide discounts to the more than 42 million Americans affected.
USDA Tells Grocery Stores They Can’t Give Discounts to SNAP Recipients
The move is a “perverted interpretation of a rule that stops grocers from price gouging SNAP recipients,” said a critic.
truthout.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
As the Trump administration continued its illegal freeze on food assistance, the US Department of Agriculture sent a warning to grocery stores not to provide discounts to the more than 42 million Americans affected.
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In Oklahoma, oil companies inject tens of billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into the ground each year — enough to fill the Empire State Building 300+ times — frequently at pressures above the legal limit.
Regulators have failed to stop them.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Regulators have failed to stop them.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
www.propublica.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
In Oklahoma, oil companies inject tens of billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into the ground each year — enough to fill the Empire State Building 300+ times — frequently at pressures above the legal limit.
Regulators have failed to stop them.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Regulators have failed to stop them.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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If you would like to support some of the families of people who have been abducted by ICE in my area during the recent federal attacks on our community that I've written about, local organizers have put together this trusted list of crowd funds.
Rogers Park Immigrant Families Need Your Support
Please give as you are able AND share this page! If you have friends and family asking how they can support Chicago in this difficult time, this is a way to directly support families. Go FundMe Link...
docs.google.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you would like to support some of the families of people who have been abducted by ICE in my area during the recent federal attacks on our community that I've written about, local organizers have put together this trusted list of crowd funds.
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Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K
Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K
Chappell Roan has announced her Midwest Princess Project for trans and LGBTQ+ youth, and the fund has already raised $400K.
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K
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Earlier this month, For The People Leftist Library Project (FTP) released a brand new zine about Friends of the Library groups. Download a copy here: www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...
#NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek
#NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek
Resources — For The People
www.librariesforthepeople.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Earlier this month, For The People Leftist Library Project (FTP) released a brand new zine about Friends of the Library groups. Download a copy here: www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...
#NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek
#NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeek
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Yes your world will DEFINITELY end. Now that this is out of the way, what will you do...
August 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Yes your world will DEFINITELY end. Now that this is out of the way, what will you do...
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“Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable…IT’S NOT WORKING... We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
March 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable…IT’S NOT WORKING... We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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In advance of our roundtable on our edited collection on graduate education in the digital humanities, here's the OA Manifold version of the collection, available for annotation, contestation, debate -- dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/projects/dig...
Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities | Debates in the Digital Humanities
How are the humanities adapting to the rise of digital technologies? Bringing together a diverse group of scholars and students, *Digital Futures of Graduate Study in the Humanities* invites a reimagi...
dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu
March 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In advance of our roundtable on our edited collection on graduate education in the digital humanities, here's the OA Manifold version of the collection, available for annotation, contestation, debate -- dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/projects/dig...
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At Wynwood walls Miami
March 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
At Wynwood walls Miami
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If you’re planning to travel to or from the US, read this first: www.eff.org/wp/digital-p...
March 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If you’re planning to travel to or from the US, read this first: www.eff.org/wp/digital-p...
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Excellent coverage of forthcoming research from Prof. @jennoliva.bsky.social, who has examined the use of AI algorithms to determine patient coverage.
Algorithms Deny Humans Health Care | The Regulatory Review
Scholar argues that FDA has the authority to regulate coverage algorithms used by health care insurers.
www.theregreview.org
March 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Excellent coverage of forthcoming research from Prof. @jennoliva.bsky.social, who has examined the use of AI algorithms to determine patient coverage.
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My weekly curated list of must-read articles and a breakdown of Trump's lawless use of deportation and rendition—and some thoughts on what those practices mean for us all.
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Deportations, Renditions, and Dictatorial Collaborations
While pundits fixate on whether Trump will openly defy court orders, his administration continues to violate them, ignoring rulings and telling one story in court and another in public.
organizingmythoughts.org
March 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My weekly curated list of must-read articles and a breakdown of Trump's lawless use of deportation and rendition—and some thoughts on what those practices mean for us all.
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"SOLIDARITY", a new riso @werdmvmnt.bsky.social ! justseeds.org/product/soli...
March 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"SOLIDARITY", a new riso @werdmvmnt.bsky.social ! justseeds.org/product/soli...
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A judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, as Trump vows more arrests and deportations of pro-Palestine student protesters. The ruling raises concerns over escalating crackdowns on campus dissent.
Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Attempts to Deport Mahmoud Khalil
Trump is promising more arrests and deportations of students who have protested in support of Palestine.
truthout.org
March 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, as Trump vows more arrests and deportations of pro-Palestine student protesters. The ruling raises concerns over escalating crackdowns on campus dissent.
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“Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary nationwide injunction on President Trump’s executive orders… One of the attempts by the administration to impose their political agenda on higher education has been thwarted.”
democracyforward.org/updates/judg...
democracyforward.org/updates/judg...
Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide - Democracy Forward
democracyforward.org
February 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary nationwide injunction on President Trump’s executive orders… One of the attempts by the administration to impose their political agenda on higher education has been thwarted.”
democracyforward.org/updates/judg...
democracyforward.org/updates/judg...
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Figure out what organizing means to you and do it. If you’re not sure how to think about that question, here’s a book to start with, not because it has all the answers but because it will help you think about your answers: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...
Let This Radicalize You
www.haymarketbooks.org
February 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Figure out what organizing means to you and do it. If you’re not sure how to think about that question, here’s a book to start with, not because it has all the answers but because it will help you think about your answers: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...
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BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
popular.info/p/breaking-n...
popular.info/p/breaking-n...
BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
popular.info
February 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
popular.info/p/breaking-n...
popular.info/p/breaking-n...
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You have questions. Mostly of the "What Can I Do to Resist This Coup?" variety. Choose Democracy has answers. Here's a really handy guide to the how/what/why of organizing... Share widely. Link here: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
February 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
You have questions. Mostly of the "What Can I Do to Resist This Coup?" variety. Choose Democracy has answers. Here's a really handy guide to the how/what/why of organizing... Share widely. Link here: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
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if you thought archives were problematic, wait till you see no archives
February 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
if you thought archives were problematic, wait till you see no archives