Erica Molesworth

Teaching "A Critical Introduction to AI Images" this semester as a visiting prof at RIT's Humanities, Computing and Design department. Here's the reading list I have so far.

Twenty private schools with wealthiest parents received $130m total in Australian public funds in 2023 Data comes as education minister remains stalled in negotiations with states and territories over contributions to Schooling Resource Standard

This is INSANE. Somehow we have decided as a nation that it's fine to give taxpayer funds to the very richest schools while sabotaging public education. How is this okay? How is this sustainable in any way? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Drowning in plastic: the oceans' growing constellations of trash Amid vast, swirling currents, 170 trillion microplastic particles drift unseen through our oceans, creating hidden patches of pollution that threaten marine life and seep into our food chain

Cool thing about bad thing www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/g...

Music has given me things that I couldn’t possibly fit into a post. Young people deserve the same joy and connection, which is why @australiainstitute.org.au has worked with The Push to find out what they need – more gigs by young people, for young people! #AusMusict-shirtday. tinyurl.com/3ypbhzxe

Nation’s average IQ spared massive plunge.

Albo gets more disappointing by the day

AI Syllabi Policies - A Look at the Collection Over 140 submissions to the crowd-source document and so much to learn from!

Here’s a collection of over 140 syllabus statements on AI, collected by @leaton01.bsky.social: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/ai-syllabi...

✍️ SIGN: Demand the gas industry pays its fair share. Fix the PRRT! The government collects more money from HECS than it does from the PRRT. Australians are missing out on important revenue for public services while gas companies make record profits. We need to inc...

Here's an idea for tax reform:

1. stop subsidising gas and coal mining
2. start making them pay their fair share of tax

You can help by adding your name to our petition to increase the PRRT: theaus.in/increasePRRT #auspol

Truly a sick burn 👏

The one feature this site is lacking is a "I never want to see or hear about an American again" checkbox

It’s me, @mariabamford.bsky.social I’ve just left Twitter. I’m a comedian and had used Twitter to connect with fans and other comedians. I’m not sure how to let people know I’m here. Ha-ha.

"Feral and not trained" emus Thelma and Louise on the loose in South Carolina as state's monkey search continues Police in Horry County, South Carolina, said this week that they are searching for two missing emus that have been evading capture for months: "We are not emu-sed."

I like where this is going ✊ www.cbsnews.com/news/south-c...

not saying anything groundbreaking here, but I really think "politics as a form of content to be served up and consumed like all other forms of content" has been an enormous, underrated disaster in terms of giving folks the illusion of being informed while essentially being gamed like a drug addict

Stem cell transplant breakthrough finally helps Australia to grow a spine & adds our support to now 147 nations out of 193 for Palestinian sovereignty.

Even as small donors flooded in, campaign finance inequality hit record highs in 2024. For the first time, the top 0.01% (1 in 10K voters) share exceeds 50% of $s. The top 400 donors now exceed 25%.

Citizens United opened the door, but soaring wealth inequality is what's driving these extremes.

Trump Win Gives Loyal Billionaire Backers Power to Sway Top Jobs Loyal supporters of the president-elect are poised to play a major role in his second administration.

"Already, Trump’s victory is boosting the fortunes of the world’s rich. The 10 wealthiest people on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index gained a record $63.5 billion Wednesday, with Musk alone adding more than $26 billion to his net worth"

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Helping coordinate this tomorrow - join us. anu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A sign in a parking lot reads: NOTICE MUST BE CUSTOMER AT ALL TIMES

Welcome to America

This ad copy is art. It's like the winning entry in a one-sentence use-all-the-buzzwords contest. I've read it several times and I still have no clue what it means.

I had to ask 🤦‍♀️

‎7am: Australians have a big car problem on Apple Podcasts ‎Show 7am, Ep Australians have a big car problem - Sep 5, 2023

Worth a listen. Au car emissions 20% more than the US! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7...

New studio bud 🥺