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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 14h

also she did much of high school homeschooled, iirc

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 14h

ok this has been my theory!!

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 21h

i discovered a few months ago that i can turn my phone on airplane mode to bypass all ads on a free chess app, with the added benefit being that i now regularly forget to untoggle airplane mode once i'm done

molly taft @mollytaft.com · 21h

as a lifelong internet addict it is remarkable how much the past nine months have compelled me to log off

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 1d

also: they both go to starbucks! kathleen kelly today would never

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 1d

"It feels as if everything has vanished. Not only the tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza erased without graves, without records, as if they had never existed – so many other things have been hollowed out: basic conceptions of morality, decency, compassion, humanity, hope, future."

Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel | Orly Noy

There can be no healing until the world stares into and acknowledges the void torn open by this conflict, says Israeli journalist Orly Noy

www.theguardian.com

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Tamara Kneese @tamigraph.bsky.social · 1d

Probably worth paying more attention to *why* tech oligarchs and this administration, in particular, are so eager to build data centers. What do we think they’re going to be used for? Endless AI for good projects or…?

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 2d

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

contingentmagazine.org

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Tiffany W @tiffany.thetriibe.com · 2d

it’s challenging being a Black-owned newsroom during this time of anti-DEI and political attacks, but we persevere. that’s what our ancestors did.

if you can, consider making a contribution — big or small — to fuel our reporting on Chicago.

if you know a $$$ person in your life, spread the word.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

We’re so thankful to everyone who is spreading the word about our work at The TRiiBE.

This moment demands more revolutionary voices in journalism. Support independent, Black-owned journalism today.

Make a monetary contribution: buy.stripe.com/00w14n5ZRbhk...

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Carly A. Kocurek @sparklebliss.bsky.social · 3d

Local Chicago news is covering a lot of what is happening. I am not seeing this reported in any detail in national outlets (I assume it might get there eventually) but the harm is being done right now. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/t...

Tear gas deployed by federal agent in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood

Reports emerged of multiple immigration raids on Friday on Chicago's Northwest Side, including one in which tear gas was deployed by an agent.

www.nbcchicago.com

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 4d

i miss kinko's 😭

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 4d

i know it sounds so simple, but i really believe that a return to coursepacks provided with all class readings printed would go a huge way here

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d

important for us in the US to note: even a solidly right wing government can't ignore this.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

bit.ly

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 4d

I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety

Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 5d

omg!!!

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Tita Chico @titachico.bsky.social · 5d

45 oral examinations this week (17 today!) and I tell you this:

these university students? They are hungry for learning, hungry for thinking, hungry for intelligent, learned conversation.

I am utterly blown away by the quality of their work. Don't listen to the cranks about 'kids these days.'

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 6d

I spoke to parents who are letting their young kids play with generative AI and tried to sort through some of the questions they have about it.

"I don’t know what this is doing to their brains," one dad told me.

Meanwhile, Sam Altman says, "Kids love ChatGPT on voicemode."

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

www.theguardian.com

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 6d

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 7d

he is happy to oblige 😂

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 7d

maybe he just wants to read too!!

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 7d

excuse me

two perfect tuxedo cat paws (white socks, black legs) sitting on an open book

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Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 8d

The CTA is bringing back two 1920s-era vintage train cars for one day tomorrow! Sounds interesting!

"The vintage trains will run between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesday October 1st, on the inner loop, making all regular loop stops"

www.transitchicago.com/78th/?utm_so...

A photo of an old "L" train car pulling into an "L" stop. It's painted dark brown on the lower half and a peachy-orange on the top half

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 8d

yup

sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · Jun 7

i was recently asked to give the very last commencement address at the code school i went to 10 years ago, which is shutting down permanently this month. couldn't do it. so many in the school's network are so all in on AI, and what is there left to say at this point

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Jun 7

Wow no one could have predicted this.

I’m sure AI will fix all this up.

futurism.com/computer-sci...

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 8d

💓💓 reading rainbow is back 💓💓

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 9d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 9d

Gregory Bovino, commander at large of the border force, openly boasting to the press about racially profiling people as a matter of policy. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border chief says people arrested based on ‘how they look’

The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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sara simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social · 10d

definitely bring sunscreen! it's still hot!

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