RecursiveDayDream
@recursivedaydream.bsky.social
Former academic with a research focus on cognitive linguistics, disinformation/propaganda, and genocide studies. Really into music, films, gaming, food, running, and tech (esp. FOSS).
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Fresh Recs! Playlist and archive links in the thread.
1 Sexo, Violencia y Llantas | ROSALÍA
2 Angels Point | LA LOM
3 Nuage Gris | Marlon Magnée & La Femme
4 Loop Stitch | Kohinoorgasm
5 Comes Back 2 U | Max Frost
6 Wedding Photo Stranger | Matt Berry
7 In Another World | Kohinoorgasm
1 Sexo, Violencia y Llantas | ROSALÍA
2 Angels Point | LA LOM
3 Nuage Gris | Marlon Magnée & La Femme
4 Loop Stitch | Kohinoorgasm
5 Comes Back 2 U | Max Frost
6 Wedding Photo Stranger | Matt Berry
7 In Another World | Kohinoorgasm
Fresh Recs! Playlist and archive links in the thread.
1 Sexo, Violencia y Llantas | ROSALÍA
2 Angels Point | LA LOM
3 Nuage Gris | Marlon Magnée & La Femme
4 Loop Stitch | Kohinoorgasm
5 Comes Back 2 U | Max Frost
6 Wedding Photo Stranger | Matt Berry
7 In Another World | Kohinoorgasm
1 Sexo, Violencia y Llantas | ROSALÍA
2 Angels Point | LA LOM
3 Nuage Gris | Marlon Magnée & La Femme
4 Loop Stitch | Kohinoorgasm
5 Comes Back 2 U | Max Frost
6 Wedding Photo Stranger | Matt Berry
7 In Another World | Kohinoorgasm
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Fresh Recs! Playlist and archive links in the thread.
1 Sexo, Violencia y Llantas | ROSALÍA
2 Angels Point | LA LOM
3 Nuage Gris | Marlon Magnée & La Femme
4 Loop Stitch | Kohinoorgasm
5 Comes Back 2 U | Max Frost
6 Wedding Photo Stranger | Matt Berry
7 In Another World | Kohinoorgasm
1 Sexo, Violencia y Llantas | ROSALÍA
2 Angels Point | LA LOM
3 Nuage Gris | Marlon Magnée & La Femme
4 Loop Stitch | Kohinoorgasm
5 Comes Back 2 U | Max Frost
6 Wedding Photo Stranger | Matt Berry
7 In Another World | Kohinoorgasm
Fresh Recs! Playlist & archive links below.
1 Comin' To You | Kishi Bashi
2 Cave Life | The Finches
3 Youth | Ian Ewing & Philanthrope
4 Gras | Kammerflimmer Kollektief
5 Terre inconnue | Cœur de pirate
6 Late Fragment | Dialect
7 No Distance Can Dim Our Light | Christian Löffler
1 Comin' To You | Kishi Bashi
2 Cave Life | The Finches
3 Youth | Ian Ewing & Philanthrope
4 Gras | Kammerflimmer Kollektief
5 Terre inconnue | Cœur de pirate
6 Late Fragment | Dialect
7 No Distance Can Dim Our Light | Christian Löffler
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Fresh Recs! Playlist & archive links below.
1 Comin' To You | Kishi Bashi
2 Cave Life | The Finches
3 Youth | Ian Ewing & Philanthrope
4 Gras | Kammerflimmer Kollektief
5 Terre inconnue | Cœur de pirate
6 Late Fragment | Dialect
7 No Distance Can Dim Our Light | Christian Löffler
1 Comin' To You | Kishi Bashi
2 Cave Life | The Finches
3 Youth | Ian Ewing & Philanthrope
4 Gras | Kammerflimmer Kollektief
5 Terre inconnue | Cœur de pirate
6 Late Fragment | Dialect
7 No Distance Can Dim Our Light | Christian Löffler
Not a morbid competition, of course, but very much worth noting.
“More people could have died in the past week in El Fasher, and this is without hyperbole, than died in the past two years in Gaza,” says Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director at Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab, who joins Mehdi remotely.”
zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Two experts on Sudan explain how the killing in El Fasher is worse than anyone knows.
zeteo.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Not a morbid competition, of course, but very much worth noting.
Two things that are true at the same time:
1) It is good that Adams received care
2) Access to health care should not, and realistically cannot, operate like this (i.e., work when the powerful intervene on behalf of individuals).
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
1) It is good that Adams received care
2) Access to health care should not, and realistically cannot, operate like this (i.e., work when the powerful intervene on behalf of individuals).
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
www.npr.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Two things that are true at the same time:
1) It is good that Adams received care
2) Access to health care should not, and realistically cannot, operate like this (i.e., work when the powerful intervene on behalf of individuals).
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
1) It is good that Adams received care
2) Access to health care should not, and realistically cannot, operate like this (i.e., work when the powerful intervene on behalf of individuals).
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Punctuation's Weird Backstory | Otherwords
YouTube video by Storied
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November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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(1/3) Catch up on our recent analysis:
• Russia-Ukraine War
• U.S. strikes / Venezuela
• Elections
• Trump executive actions
• U.S. diplomacy
• Counterterrorism
• Deep-sea mining
www.justsecurity.org/123382/diges...
• Russia-Ukraine War
• U.S. strikes / Venezuela
• Elections
• Trump executive actions
• U.S. diplomacy
• Counterterrorism
• Deep-sea mining
www.justsecurity.org/123382/diges...
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Oct. 27-31, 2025)
Russia-Ukraine War • U.S. strikes / Venezuela • Elections • Trump executive actions • U.S. diplomacy • Counterterrorism • Deep-sea mining
www.justsecurity.org
November 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
(1/3) Catch up on our recent analysis:
• Russia-Ukraine War
• U.S. strikes / Venezuela
• Elections
• Trump executive actions
• U.S. diplomacy
• Counterterrorism
• Deep-sea mining
www.justsecurity.org/123382/diges...
• Russia-Ukraine War
• U.S. strikes / Venezuela
• Elections
• Trump executive actions
• U.S. diplomacy
• Counterterrorism
• Deep-sea mining
www.justsecurity.org/123382/diges...
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Saying this was considered so beyond-the-pale overtly racist it made Enoch Powell a pariah in the woke cancel culture of 1960s Britain.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Saying this was considered so beyond-the-pale overtly racist it made Enoch Powell a pariah in the woke cancel culture of 1960s Britain.
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SCOOP: The Trump administration acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing; can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors; and consider those survivors to be “unprivileged belligerents." theintercept.com/2025/10/31/t...
Trump Administration Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Exactly It’s Killing in Boat Strikes
Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.
theintercept.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing; can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors; and consider those survivors to be “unprivileged belligerents." theintercept.com/2025/10/31/t...
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If you are a US citizen who has been scanned by one of these pls hmu. You might have a chance to do the funniest thing.
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you are a US citizen who has been scanned by one of these pls hmu. You might have a chance to do the funniest thing.
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Happy Halloween from the people who harvest your #Halloween pumpkins. 🎃
¡Feliz Halloween de parte de quienes cosechan tus calabazas de Halloween! 🎃
#WeFeedYou
¡Feliz Halloween de parte de quienes cosechan tus calabazas de Halloween! 🎃
#WeFeedYou
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Happy Halloween from the people who harvest your #Halloween pumpkins. 🎃
¡Feliz Halloween de parte de quienes cosechan tus calabazas de Halloween! 🎃
#WeFeedYou
¡Feliz Halloween de parte de quienes cosechan tus calabazas de Halloween! 🎃
#WeFeedYou
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RM @meeks.house.gov: Devastating reports of atrocities perpetrated by the RSF in El Fasher. Civilians must be allowed to safely leave the city and the RSF must immediately facilitate unfettered access for emergency aid.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Sudan: Appalling reports of summary executions and other serious violations, as RSF makes major territorial gains in El Fasher and North Kordofan
GENEVA – The UN Human Rights Office is receiving multiple, alarming reports that the Rapid Support Forces are carrying out atrocities, including summary executions, after seizing control of large part...
www.ohchr.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
RM @meeks.house.gov: Devastating reports of atrocities perpetrated by the RSF in El Fasher. Civilians must be allowed to safely leave the city and the RSF must immediately facilitate unfettered access for emergency aid.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Chicago ICE Raids By The Numbers https://theonion.com/chicago-ice-raids-by-the-numbers/
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Chicago ICE Raids By The Numbers https://theonion.com/chicago-ice-raids-by-the-numbers/
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The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken. n.pr/4qBqlF7
Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre, 'hero' doctors abducted
The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken. n.pr/4qBqlF7
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The Trump administration is drastically cutting the number of refugees it will admit to the U.S., rejecting thousands of people fleeing war and persecution while reserving the record-low number of slots for mostly white Afrikaner South Africans. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
October 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Trump administration is drastically cutting the number of refugees it will admit to the U.S., rejecting thousands of people fleeing war and persecution while reserving the record-low number of slots for mostly white Afrikaner South Africans. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
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Numerous scenes of violence have emerged from the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher since it was captured by paramilitaries last weekend. The evidence of atrocities stoked fears that Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence.
Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan
Evidence of atrocities emerging from the city of El Fasher stoked fears that the Sudanese region of Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Numerous scenes of violence have emerged from the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher since it was captured by paramilitaries last weekend. The evidence of atrocities stoked fears that Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence.
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When #GenAI leads 150 students to submit the same ‘creative’ work, something is afoot in arts and humanities education. Leah Henrickson and Luke Zaphir turn insights from cognitive science into ways to use AI to boost students’ creativity: https://ow.ly/k4eF50XjRAV #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
When #GenAI leads 150 students to submit the same ‘creative’ work, something is afoot in arts and humanities education. Leah Henrickson and Luke Zaphir turn insights from cognitive science into ways to use AI to boost students’ creativity: https://ow.ly/k4eF50XjRAV #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
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If AI can't distinguish between a Doritos bag and a gun, it can't be trusted to police our communities.
Gun-Toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After AI Mistakes Doritos Bag For a Gun | ACLU
Deploying AI in inappropriate ways can and does get people hurt
www.aclu.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If AI can't distinguish between a Doritos bag and a gun, it can't be trusted to police our communities.
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NEW: Terrifying video from the town of Black River in Jamaica.
The worst of storm surges - 200mph winds literally blowing the sea onto the land. #HurricaneMelissa
(📸 Yung Senshi)
The worst of storm surges - 200mph winds literally blowing the sea onto the land. #HurricaneMelissa
(📸 Yung Senshi)
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NEW: Terrifying video from the town of Black River in Jamaica.
The worst of storm surges - 200mph winds literally blowing the sea onto the land. #HurricaneMelissa
(📸 Yung Senshi)
The worst of storm surges - 200mph winds literally blowing the sea onto the land. #HurricaneMelissa
(📸 Yung Senshi)
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The stuff on Grokpedia relating to immigration is terrible. Lots of serious errors, lots of fake facts, lots of citations to a single biased source, lots of nakedly biased writing... it's just as bad as you'd expect.
Musk effectively copied over all of Wikipedia and had Grok go over it to give it a far right bias in its framing in articles to turn it into a propaganda tool. It's conservapedia 2.0 backed by the world's richest man.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The stuff on Grokpedia relating to immigration is terrible. Lots of serious errors, lots of fake facts, lots of citations to a single biased source, lots of nakedly biased writing... it's just as bad as you'd expect.
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The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between." n.pr/4o55SXy
As Trump talks of designating antifa a foreign terrorist group, experts see danger
The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between." n.pr/4o55SXy
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Social media can push us to the dark side, with negative content. A new study finds watching inspiring videos for just 3 minutes a day is on par with meditation for boosting mood and reducing stress.
Got 3 minutes? This habit may help boost hope and reduce stress
Social media can push us to the dark side, with negative content. A new study finds watching inspiring videos for just 3 minutes a day is on par with meditation for boosting mood and reducing stress.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Social media can push us to the dark side, with negative content. A new study finds watching inspiring videos for just 3 minutes a day is on par with meditation for boosting mood and reducing stress.