Interesting work from Prof. Francesca Bria www.authoritarian-stack.info
16.11.2025 18:15
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Interesting work from Prof. Francesca Bria www.authoritarian-stack.info
donorbox.org/climate-us-p...
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I have 218 books in my plan to borrow category on Libby. 😊
Book cover for The Origionalism Trap by Madiba Dennie. A picture of two feathers crossed like the letter X
High praise for this extraordinary exploration of inclusive constitutionalism. I am finding ways in my own life to “Walk as if I can see” even when the next step/future path is unclear.
Gut laugh. Thank you.
Measuring the environmental impact of delivering AI at Google Scale
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚
Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
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Such a dizzying array of fallacies. How does it work? Do they each get a morning print-out of the “lie list” for the day? Practicing falsehoods like school kids commit multiplication tables to memory?
I recall Biden’s retort to his poor stage performance was “it’s hard to debate a liar”. Indeed.
Stanford Vice President for Human Resources Elizabeth Zacharias noted “ongoing economic uncertainty in 2025,” which she said caused “serious operational and financial challenges for higher education institutions.”
Scoop — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be sending out a press release shortly announcing the creation of an AI task force and the appointment of Chief AI officer. Unclear how and why exactly the agency regulating the US economy is going to use it.
Draft text shared with me:
Every #US citizen should be ashamed of their country’s stance regarding the #UN #SDGs as outlined by the US UN team here: usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-t...
For anyone that wants to read it, it ks pretty bad. This is under the guise of "ending crime and disorder" in case y'all were wondering what tough on crime actually was a dog whistle for.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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❤️ Wondering how.
Amid the Trump administration's attacks on science, the National Academies are undergoing upheaval—a 30% reduction in its 1200-person staff by year's end, and possibly a vote of no confidence for its leader, Marcia McNutt.
Jeff Tollefson & I report: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Early Tuesday morning, the United States Senate voted 99-1 to pass an amendment to the budget bill removing the proposed 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state laws on artificial intelligence. www.techpolicy.press/us-senate-dr...
“Effective July 7, 2025, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the general public. Security officers will enforce these restrictions, and your cooperation is appreciated.”
👀 Spotted by @diking.bsky.social on the National Archives website:
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
Want to see NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's Cosmic Treasure Chest for yourself?
Explore using Rubin's Skyviewer! There are billions of pixels to explore, and you might be the the first to lay eyes on a small, distant galaxy! #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos
skyviewer.app
Currently there are 53 issues listed on the site w/ great background reading for each.
If you give your zip code, the 5calls service will preload phone numbers for your representatives and provide a script for you to read.
Please consider placing a call and encouraging others 5calls.org
Recklessness
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Sciencemap.to.tech/?mode=map
The Fulbright Scholarship board resigned due to political interference from the Trump administration. The State Department, led by Marco Rubio, is canceling scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers based on their research topics, which include climate change, gender, and race.
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It’s the “horror movie” photography for me. Gifted eye!
