Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Large Language Muddle | The Editors The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

"Not only is the ratio of AI’s resource rapacity to its productive utility indefensibly and irremediably skewed, AI-made material is itself a waste product: flimsy, shoddy, disposable, a single-use plastic of the mind." www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...

Equality of rights is a baseline precondition for a liberal democracy, and advocating for the end of that condition is not compatible with a commitment to the liberal democratic project.

There is a real possibility that Charlie Kirk’s death will serve as a pretext for authoritarian purges.

And our political culture does not have much experience with that. Mainstream reporters and politicians are not in the habit of recognizing or naming it.

The violence of the state relies on its invisibility but it always dwarfs what individuals can do to one another.

Andrew Cuomo Would Be a Lousy Mayor, According to Former Cuomo Staffers Several people who worked for Governor Cuomo say voters should be deeply skeptical of his candidacy.

hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...

Don’t rank Cuomo.

lol or not so subtle 😅

we’ve gotten this kind of Q a lot and here’s what I can say [mini 🧵 incoming]

ideally, it is always best to fill all five ballot slots with candidates because that will ensure you have a voice — and your ballot is not ‘exhausted’ — if there are many rounds of tallying

however!!! …

slam dunk marketing for bagel shops in Brooklyn - a sign saying "we don't serve English muffins here"

ALSO, they are NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THEY FUCKING LOVE CITIES.

Inside Cuomo’s State-Funded Legal War Against the Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Harassment A review by THE CITY of thousands of pages of court documents paints the most complete picture of how intensely he is battling the women who stepped forward.

A review by THE CITY of court documents involving the most sprawling harassment suit that emerged against former Governor Andrew Cuomo paints a striking picture of how intensely his legal team has come after any woman he sees as part of his downfall.

Tyre Nichols and the End of Police Reform If a savage beating, captured on camera, cannot produce a murder conviction, the chances of fixing the police-brutality problem are very bleak.

'If a savage beating, captured on camera, cannot produce a murder conviction, the chances of fixing the police-brutality problem are very bleak.'
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“The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it.”

I'm tired of hearing about the college wage premium. I want a society where we can tell our kids they'll have a good job, a good home, and good healthcare, guaranteed. That school is where they attend to the business of becoming a whole person and a good citizen. Learning, growing, seeking.

This is how Columbia treats its students. And yet a faculty member, who is also an admin, accused us of “kick(ing) people when they are down” for boycotting Columbia in the pages of the NYTimes. Never mentioned a single abducted, arrested, or expelled student.

Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say Gaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike has killed at least 27 Palestinians sheltering at a school in northern Gaza and wounded 70 more.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians on Thursday, including at least 27 sheltering at a school, Gaza's Health Ministry said.

Also, the best part is that the letter is addressed to the 2-yr-old himself

to be clear I'll definitely be appealing. this is just absurd on its face

Boycott Columbia superimposed over an image of protestors on Columbia’s campus in red tones

Columbia boycott: We call on everyone to sign on and demand that Columbia reverse all changes made in compliance with the Trump administration's harmful and illegitimate demands.

Sign here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

My 2 yr old broke his femur last weekend and spent the night in the hospital waiting for a special cast to be put on (the procedure required anesthesia). The pain was so bad they gave him morphine. Just got a letter from Anthem BC/BS letting me know the hospital stay wasn't "medically necessary"

About Face | Veterans Against The War We are Post-9/11 military members and veterans working to end permanent war and the use of military weapons and tactics in communities across the country.

This is a great organization for vets on the left - aboutfaceveterans.org

Relatives, We’re excited to announce the launch of a new program at Honor the Earth, Decolonize U!

Please register at bit.ly/DecolonizeU-Training-1

You can learn more, and look out for future trainings at honorearth.org/decolonize-u

See you soon! 🌱

This may be the biggest free speech crisis in living memory. The president now bragging about detaining a lawful permanent resident and smearing him as 'pro Hamas', no outlining any specific crimes he is accused of or charged with. This is what a fascist takeover looks like.

Like, he signs cartoonishly large folios with proclamations like "Infants not being allowed to Work hurts our Beautiful Economy! Therefore all Babies are now REQUIRED to work 30 hours a week. This will make us Rich and Great Again. Enjoy!" And the press is like dang, guess babies gotta get a job now

„Skandal“ vor Bundestagswahl: Deutsche im Ausland können nicht wählen Etliche der vier Millionen Deutschen im Ausland können nicht wählen. Ihre Wahlunterlagen kamen nicht rechtzeitig. In die Botschaft dürfen sie auch nicht.

It's infuriating (a scandal!) that a large chunk of Germany's 3-4 million citizens living abroad didn't get their ballots in time for this Sunday's election, myself included. I don't like getting disenfranchised as the far right keeps growing.

www.fr.de/politik/mach...

Yikes

This moment is making me think about how the political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson describes workplaces as private, authoritarian governments. Now Musk, the richest person in the world, is trying to exert the same tyrannical control over the public that he does over his own workplaces.

If you work at the US Digital Service or 18F I would love to talk to you about what's happening to your agency. I can protect your identity and we can start off the record. Email: brycecovert@protonmail.com Signal: brycecovert.25