DocMel

Happy festivus. For the rest of us.

Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.

One of these days I'm going to say rather than merely think "Your having an opinion is not the same thing as my having knowledge," and, well, that'll be a day.

Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.

I'm excited to share my piece in Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, which examines OpenAI's claims about ChatGPT's creative writing skills, Big Tech's weaponisation of grief and nostalgia, and the collapse of the academic humanities. lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...

A handwritten note reads: “I think it’s important that people don’t feel alone.” The words "I think" are crossed out. The quote is signed “- lou reed.” Faint numbers “86 895” are written at the top.

I too got my doc in 2013 and began following @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that same year as I considered walking away then. I remember this interview. And like everything of Sarah’s, it still hits…

had a conversation with a prominent pundit recently who did not seem to realize that the departments of the executive branch are congressional creations, so not surprised at this

The last five years has been a mind fuck not because the GOP has become more fash, but because previously seemingly reasonable people have normalized and leaned into fascism.

I can

I can

It’s “Team by team reporters, baffled, trumped, tethered, cropped,
Look at that low playing,
fine, then

😡😡😡

Team Tia for Louisiana Educator Tia LeBrun is taking on Clay Higgins because he continues to put partisan politics over Louisianans.

I am running for Congress in 2026 against a #TrumpPet. #TeamTia vs #CouillonClay. Lebrun4la.com

The fact a guy on the Pacers is named Haliburton and we're also talking about the war doesn't clear anything up

If you weren't around in 1996, it's hard for me to convey just how big of a deal the hype for N64 was.

Seeing Mario in full 3D and realizing everything he could do was mind-blowing. Super Mario 64 was literally a game changer.

A screenshot of a post in the r/TwoXChromosomes subreddit of an article from The Mirror. The post’s title is “Baby of brain-dead woman on life support is born weighing less than 2lbs.”

The anti-abortion movement and what it has wrought is more horrifying than any horror movie. It is a rejection of the dignity of life and a mockery of human wellbeing

You’ll be too young to remember, but there was a time when you could wake up as many as three mornings in a row and not find the world had lost its fucking mind.

PLAN C: Abortion pills by mail in every state Plan C is an information resource for self-managed, at-home abortion with pills. Learn how people in the U.S. are accessing abortion pill options online.

Time to prepare, beloveds. If you are considering stocking up, remember that these pills do expire eventually, and *do not* discuss your actions online or via unencrypted communication. Take no shit, and leave no trace.
www.plancpills.org

When you go no-contact with your offspring.

Fuck all the way off with this. Carla was (IS) a gift.

Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages More than a month after he drew criticism for using Signal to discuss an impending military attack, Waltz was seen using what appears to be a different messaging app to message others in the Trump adm...

I've been traveling so forgive me for not posting this yesterday, but: That Signal clone app for archiving messages that Mike Waltz has been using, TeleMessage? It's unlicensed. Signal was unaware of its existence until they saw it in that Reuters photo. There's no known security vetting.

I am tired of media institutions and society saying there is a crisis among white boys and men when everyone else, especially Black women, have been taught their entire lives that they should simply accept stereotypes, mistreatment, fewer opportunities and unfair conditions in schools and workplaces

Too on the nose honestly

What Trump Is Doing in Louisiana Is Quiet but Devastating. One Afternoon Showed It All. One hour inside the prison holding America's political prisoners.

Really grateful for (and devastated by) @alexsammon.bsky.social's latest: a report from the remote ICE facility in Louisiana where Mahmoud Khalil is being held (among many others), detailing the first moments Khalil was able to "see" his son.

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Too bad the U.S. doesn't have one.

Breonna Taylor

REST IN PEACE TO BREONNA TAYLOR (June 5, 1993 – March 13, 2020)

Gonzo as Zendaya on the cover of W magazine.

magazine publications featuring muppets: thread