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The emerging Republican position is that women should not be free to vote, to report so-called “sexual assault,” or to say things like “dear isn’t that your fourth, you’re driving.”

Wow, that’s crazy. Okay, so release the files then.

In Defense of Jonathan Brown Georgetown suspended a professor for a statement milder than one made by the president of the United States on social media. It should immediately end the practice of arbitrary suspensions without due...

This case is horrifying.

Georgetown professor suspended for a totally boring, reasonable X post re: Iran.

Twisted by conservatives like Rep. Randy Fine, who called him a "Demon", said "We have a Muslim problem in America.”

Interim Georgetown president testified to Congress...

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#academicsky

No, I don't think there is any need for you, me or anyone to have access to ChatGPT or CoPilot just to help you plan your kid's birthday party, or find nearby restaurants, or plan your holiday for you, or do your homework for you, or write your book review for you, all to see the world burn.

1) Crime is down in DC and the homeless need housing, not threats
2) There’s already been an elevated federal law enforcement presence in DC neighborhoods and LE has just been going after folks for petty misdemeanors
3) Don’t live in DC and want to help? Donate to @remorahousedc.bsky.social

political benefits aside the people of DC deserve the protections of statehood against whatever monstrous policies Trump is going to announce tomorrow

As a side note, the transporter is just a bad idea. It makes no sense, and then of course there's the question of "if you use the transporter did you die and get copied" (yes yes you did)

I understand why Roddenberry made it: to save on the expense of shuttle landing sequences every week.

But.

Every genAI article that mentions Yudkowsky as an AI researcher could mention that he built a cult out of harry potter fanfic full of people like this, and that this cult has literally already killed people in the pursuit of appeasing an all powerful robot god.

Seems like that's important context.

Seeing an awful lot of people sick with Covid right now.

Many saying “Covid is back”.

It never left. That’s why some of us are still advocating for mitigations.

Every infection is a dice roll with disability.

Wear a mask. Clean the air. Stay home when sick.

Appeals court rules Trump clamp-down on spending data defies Congress’ authority An order issued Saturday evening by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gives the administration until Friday to restore the data online.

JUST IN: DC Circuit's most senior active GOP appointee, Henderson (GHWBush), forcefully rejects Trump administration lockdown of federal spending data. 3-0 ruling to restore by Friday. Wilkins (Clinton) joins opinion. Garcia (Biden) doesn't. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Here’s where culturally Christian atheists get things wrong:

Belief in some kind of divine power is not the same as accepting any kind of divine authority, but that latter is usually implicit in their claims that all theisms are bad for people/society.

What I would like to remind everyone talking about Sam Altman talking about the “PhD level intelligence” of the new ChatGPT is that Sam Altman dropped out of college so he… has no experiential construct for what grad school even is.

So now he has to play Morrowind, right?

As a former grad student with a focus in critical studies, chatbots who know nothing absolutely suck ass at interpreting a poem, a category of language expression it cannot recognize independently

A video arguing that women shouldn’t be able to vote was just shared by Trump’s Secretary of Defense, the guy in charge of our whole military.

And Democratic Party leaders still can’t stand up to this administration?! Our rights are on the line and all our party leaders offer us is silence.

Trump may succeed in doing something never before achieved—getting USC fans to reach out & support UCLA

If we want to kill genAI dead we need to start pushing the ROI reality. It’s not worth the investment.

Yet another helpful explainer to counter the ignorant disinformation spouted by the unqualified extremist who is currently destroying the HHS

www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/i...

The correct news headline for this is not "Trump to Lay Out His Plan for Reducing Crime in Nation’s Capital" (Bloomberg) or "Trump to speak at White House on violent crime in D.C." (CNBC), but rather "President Lies About Crime in DC."

News outlets are obligated to maintain a grip on reality!!

Laura Loomer is attacking Flo Groberg for being the wrong kind of Medal of Honor recipient—he’s a French-Algerian immigrant—and suggesting the Army posting about him today is an act of disloyalty to Trump.

…The Army posted about Flo today because 8/8/2012 was the day he tackled that suicide bomber.

Trump Administration Threatens to Take Over Harvard’s Patents The move is the latest escalation in the White House’s battle with the Ivy League school.

The Commerce Department threatening to take over Harvard's patents shows the extent to which the federal government is trying to pressure the university into a settlement. They are trying everything possible. (gift link)

How times change.

In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million.

157 years later, Russia owns the White House, and they didn't fork out a single dime.

If we think about the supposed value of AI for education in light of the things I've said above, it becomes clear WHY these folks are pushing for its integration into all levels of education. Moreover, it should be clear why we need to push back against it with everything we have.

A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.

This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵

california’s population is larger than at least a dozen red states *combined* so if we’re playing the “we deserve more representation” game give us our 500 senators

The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the…

In remarks to a private audience in 2023, Russell Vought, who is Trump’s budget chief and the intellectual force behind Trump’s unprecedented power grab, said he championed the term “invasion” because it “unlocked” extraordinary presidential powers.

By @mtredden.bsky.social

Trump Wants U.C.L.A. to Pay $1 Billion to Restore Its Research Funding

UCLA might I suggest

“My offer is this: nothing”

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

"Zohran Mamdani is a job-killer, not a job-creator," continued Andrew Cuomo. "Not like me. I've created jobs. Mortuaries, mass grave facilities managers, trauma therapists, pepper spray salespeople, sexual assault hotline operators -- they'll all tell you. That's what I told my good friend Don."

Mamdani has explained clearly and persuasively why he doesn't favor means-tested programs and why he's living in a rent-stabilized apartment nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/zohran-mam...