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This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

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Evil (administration) and genius (presentation and story, both heartbreaking).

He should have yelled it a little louder but at least he is telling it like it is. Good follow (here, and more conceptually)

You don't need a First Amendment law professor to tell you that the govt demanding control over a university's viewpoints or else is patently unconstitutional.

But it obviously is.

Trump's higher ed ransom note is here - everyone would have to acquiesce to their unprecedented demands or not be "given priority for grants," plus they can demand "reimbursement" for "violations" www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

A mechanism to enforce fealty. An attack on academic freedom and democracy

A different kind of slop there

A testable hypothesis, perhaps!

Yep that is our future

(Also: cites our research although in an ever-so-slightly wrong way).

Letter from Macalester College. The envelope window literally reads: "blah, blah, blah, small class sizes, blah, blah, great academics, blah...".

Well played, @macalestercollege.bsky.social, well played.

The eligible teenager in my household was definitely won over.

ANY-AI icon: (Any Tool, Any Use, Any Time) to use in policy of GenAI use in a course

AT (Approved Tools Only) icon to use in policy of GenAI use in a course

UA (Use with Attribution) icon to use in policy of GenAI use in a course

AS (Assignment-Specific) icon to use in policy of GenAI use in a course

For instructors out there: a very cool set of AI Course Policy Icons by Cornell's GenAI taskforce, to be used in combination for your syllabi or assignments.

Inspired by @creativecommons.bsky.social and available w/ a CC license. Sample icons attached here.

teaching.cornell.edu/generative-a...

Lol. They definitely researched this very well

"very upset and angry" is correct. The government is breaking another (implicit) contract. Science and society lose again.

"the mayor’s office told her initially that she was overreacting" 🤦‍♂️

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Stand Together

They're founding a new organization - Stand Together for Higher Ed - which is organizing a national webinar on reclaiming the narrative on October 29. For more on the org and the webinar - www.standtogetherhighered.org

Excited for this event at Yale in a few weeks -- lucky to have a speaking slot in which I (in peak academia) will question* the very premise of the event by saying that we just don't have, or use, the right signals for our social and information systems.

*"Problematize", I guess

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If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies review – how AI could kill us all If machines become superintelligent we’re toast, say Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares. Should we believe them?

For more on the topic

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

NYC subway ad for the book If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies.

AI Doomerism is selling on the New York City subway. I guess the subway *is* unsafe

Pissing from the springboard, volume 644,473

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

"They had a choice, and they chose tyranny."

My colleague @jtlg.bsky.social is indeed a lawyer but he keeps it plain, short, and simple here.

3d.laboratorium.net/2025-09-20-d...

More illustrative version here -- two time ranges, and with "Cancel Netflix" as control, plus showing that the Disney backlash also trickled sideways to Hulu cancellations. #canceldisney+

Personalist regime tries to set up another mechanism of control. Silicon Valley firms will be subject to the whims of the mad king.

Fireworks. Saw them out my window

Do you have a total:helpful chart?

Exactly two months ago. When will we go to the streets? Maybe when Jon Stewart is out.

Great/important event at Cornell Tech Oct 9th and (remote) Oct 10th. Spread the word!

"The Disability and Access in Tech and AI Summit is our annual conference to discuss issues around accessibility, including research, identity, and policy."

tech.cornell.edu/cornell-tech...

Amy has been thinking about how to innovate (i.e. save) peer review for several years. This would be a huge step forward if adopted.

Shameful