El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.
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NEW: Republicans tried to get Missourians to effectively kill direct democracy and ballot initiatives. Last night, Missourians literally laughed in their face — rejecting the measure by a massive 80% to 20%. Here’s what to know:
Missourians Reject Measure That Threatened to Kill Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives - Bolts
Missourians on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted against a measure to restrict direct democracy, while state officials are trying to block even more citizen-led reforms from the November ballot.
boltsmag.org
I gave a talk at Miami U. called "Why Can't Machine Vision See the Past? Analog Art History and the Future of the Humanities," & while I can't speak for faculty there, I can say that the response was overwhelmingly in support of my criticisms of the forced insinuation of AI into humanities research.
Looking forward to surplus value and commodity fetishism becoming part of the B-school curriculum.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2h ago“If it's this embedded in the world, then it needs to be embedded in the learning and in the coursework…”
I think we can agree that AI detectors are out. But universities are ignoring the fact that faculty cannot really out-design assessments to meet the challenges of this moment. We need sustained institutional support to be the best teachers we can be, and we aren't getting it.
Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 3h agoAI Detectors Are Out, New Assessments Are In A growing number of universities have prohibited AI detectors, arguing they are ‘unreliable’ indicators of cheating. But where does that leave faculty, who know all too well that cheating is rampant in the age of AI? https://bit.ly/4wGitF7 #EDUSky
Soft Rains Day. "Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California. Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." RIP Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
Senators who have nothing to lose by sticking to their principles : we are abandoning our principles
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d agoJohn Cornyn & Thom Tillis issue a joint statement announcing they will support Todd Blanche for AG. He's now in good position to clear the Judiciary Committee tomorrow and head to the full Senate.
Narrator Voice: "It turns out, the President did not know jack shit."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "I know Europe better than anybody. Better than the people that run it."
MAGA is raging at DHS Sec Markwayne Mullin for discussing immigration reform. But the real reason MAGA is so furious is he admitted immigration can be managed in a way that benefits our country. This is absolutely lethal to white nationalist ideology. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
MAGA Erupts at Trump DHS Chief—and Accidentally Exposes Big MAGA Scam
Markwayne Mullin just said the unsayable: That immigration can sometimes help the economy and the country. Now MAGA wants his head.
newrepublic.com
I repeat: this IS NOT AN AGREEMENT WITH TRUMP so it doesn't even matter that it's not binding. This is the DOJ saying it's withdrawing its own order establishing the fund. But the settlement still exists, and Trump's motion on Friday makes it clear he intends to enforce it, meaning the fund remains
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d agono agreement with trump is binding, it's impossible that anyone at this point fails to understand that. All that's happening here is spineless toadies folding as anticipated bsky.app/profile/matt...
Announcing Mountain Dew, Blood Falls, in 3, 2, 1....
Gizmodo@gizmodo.com · 2d agoAncient Life Discovered in Antarctica's 'Blood Falls' May Finally Reveal Its Origins
If you think the $1.8B insurrectionist slush fund is dead, you're underestimating how dishonest the Trump regime is.
This, exactly. They never cared what Blanche is willing to do as AG, and don't care about the direction of DOJ.
David Kurtz@davidkurtz.bsky.social · 2d agoThese vague assurances with no legal obligation are consistent with the weak demands Cornyn was making for his vote. Tillis gave away the game Saturday, lamenting that Trump’s doubling down on the slush fund was hobbling Blanche’s confirmation and calling him "qualified for the job."
I think of my university as one of those insects which get parasitised. The brain has been eaten but it’s still moving to meet the needs of interlopers with their own very separate, rapacious purposes.
This is what happens to your brain when you don't take life-saving vaccines.😱
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoRFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking
