Just published in "Information, Communication & Society" about how hate sites stay online when they get kicked off the internet. If you've ever heard of Kiwi Farms before, it'll be an interesting read, and if you have not, I'm jealous. Grab a free copy here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6G987...

Replatformization and the expansion of the alt-tech ecosystem on kiwi farms

This paper develops ‘replatformization’ to evaluate the re-constitutive practices of alternative platforms. Alt-tech platforms that cater to ‘deplatformed’ reactionary users characterize themselves...

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I sincerely think that we can do this.

YES + as I always say, once you have more CONTEXT, you'll have decisions to make about what company you want to keep....when the worst of the worst have alway been excited about "AI" re: Epstein's 2002 "AI" symposium, where "superintelligence" comes from, Thiel's asides to Altman....

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d ago

You can read almost any book about AI and get the broad strokes: corruption, monopoly, networked nationalism, and warfare. These readings are one way to get the context — not a “best of” list.

I selected readings that together build a public vocabulary for what AI means. The tech doesn’t have to work as promised for the tech to rework everything that matters. That is a more powerful analysis than what is Musk saying on X or debating water cooling science with sealions.

**COVER REVEAL** I am beyond excited to share with you: Decolonial Dreamwork: Africanfuturism and Imagination Beyond Development coming Feb. 2027! HOLY SHIT THE COVER IS SOOOOO COOOOOOOOL 🔥🤯😍✨

Jenna Hanchey@jennahanchey.bsky.social · 3mo ago

MARK YOUR CALENDARS Decolonial Dreamwork: Africanfuturism and Imagination Beyond Development is (tentatively, fingers crossed, if spirit aligns) hitting shelves 02/02/2027 🎉

Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here. “Democrats cannot just ‘win the midterms’ and go back to life before Donald Trump and his army of tech bros upended our way of life,” writes @tressiemcphd.bsky.social gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...

Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here. (Gift Article)

A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.

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NOVA and DC!!! I'm giving a Profs and Pints talk on 8/9 in Arlington--it'll be a lively one, I promise. Please spread the word (link in comments for tickets)! #NOVA #AcademicSky #PublicHumanities #CriticalAI #TeamRhetoric

Now available for pre-order: "Unsettling Land: Relational Practice for Contemporary Politics" edited by Preeti Sampat & Andrés León Araya. My chapter is "Settler Pipeline Struggles in the Context of Indigenous Resurgence in the US Great Plains."

NOVA and DC!!! I'm giving a Profs and Pints talk on 8/9 in Arlington--it'll be a lively one, I promise. Please spread the word (link in comments for tickets)! #NOVA #AcademicSky #PublicHumanities #CriticalAI #TeamRhetoric

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Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.

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Anna Hamilton (they/them)@annaham.bsky.social · last wk.

I know, I should shut up about @theonion.com subscriptions already but the hard copy version is just incredible

Companies think we won't be able to tell but there will be signs everywhere that we can!!

The Venn diagram of political project of AI, MAGA authoritarianism, and global white Christian nationalism is basically a circle. Political leaders and policy experts ignore these connections at our peril

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last wk.

When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

My newest Citation Needed project made an appearance on @lastweektonight.com! It’s a work in progress, but you can see the new interactive version of my map of the Trump family’s crypto ventures at map.citationneeded.news.

The long game is to make sure everyone is recording everyone else all the time. Body cams for everyone! bsky.app/profile/hype...

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

“The Facebook and Instagram owner plans to ​significantly expand its selection of AI glasses and ​add a business-focused service called ‘Wearables for Work…’”

FWIW, Meta was fully aware of how these glasses would primarily be used. The glasses were designed to erase consent, and that is why they exist. Anything that they do that suggests they want to ameliorate this use is an attempt to win the PR battle and manipulate public opinion.

Meta Desperately Trying to Ban Creeps Misusing Its AI "Pervert Glasses"

Meta is vowing to crack down on creeps misusing its Ray Ban smart glasses. Whether it will be enough to regain trust remains to be seen.

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"We might do better to recall our ancestral intelligence: the unparalleled joy of a random home run, the idiosyncratic recipe cobbled together from texts to your family’s group chat, the reading group where hours are spent bumbling through philosophical obscurities."

Thrilled about this probing and thoughtful article.

Caddie Alford@caddiealford.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hey, @egangoonsquad.bsky.social fans! Chris Thomas + I are excited to circulate our @disjunctionsmag.bsky.social article: "AI" is a Candy House: Jennifer Egan's Prescient Reclamation of Human Sensemaking." The Candy House was way ahead of its time. disjunctionsmag.com/articles/ai-... #CriticalAI

This was an inspiring listen. Thank you, library workers.

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2w ago

Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_...

If you want to call @ncte.org, here is their customer service number: (877) 369-6283. Their team has not been briefed but has been told to take names and numbers. I asked that the intensity of my shock be conveyed, and to please note that I will not renew my membership without the CCCC.

FYI just learned, Kathleen Blake Yancey has actions for us to take: bsky.app/profile/dlib...

Dan Libertz@dlib24.bsky.social · 2w ago

From Kathleen Blake Yancey with clearest info about possible actions: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Every single day now I realize that becoming smart was a mistake.

@caddiealford.bsky.social and @cjathom.bsky.social analyse the current "AI moment" through Jennifer Egan's "The Candy House".

“AI” is a Candy House

Jennifer Egan’s prescient reclamation of human sensemaking

disjunctionsmag.com

Hey, @egangoonsquad.bsky.social fans! Chris Thomas + I are excited to circulate our @disjunctionsmag.bsky.social article: "AI" is a Candy House: Jennifer Egan's Prescient Reclamation of Human Sensemaking." The Candy House was way ahead of its time. disjunctionsmag.com/articles/ai-... #CriticalAI

“AI” is a Candy House

Jennifer Egan’s prescient reclamation of human sensemaking

disjunctionsmag.com

McScuse me??? #TeamRhetoric

Donnie Johnson Sackey@donniejsackey.bsky.social · 2w ago

A couple hours ago, I woke up to messages about CCCC being dissolved and absorbed into NCTE's College Section. I don't know what this means for the 2027 conference, but I do know it'll be different, if it's held at all.

RVA: tonight!!! Hope to see you there! events.ticketleap.com/tickets/prof...

Profs & Pints Richmond: Social Media to Social Reckoning

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “Social Media to Social Reckoning,” a talk about how Big Tech social media platforms operate and affect our world, with Caddie Alford, leading digital rhetoric schol...

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Caddie Alford@caddiealford.bsky.social · 4w ago

Richmond!!! I'm giving a Profs and Pints talk on July 22 at Triple Crossing Fulton--it'll be a lively one, I promise. Please spread the word (link in comments for tickets)! #RVA #AcademicSky #PublicHumanities #TeamRhetoric

Want to see a public collection of all the times cops have been busted abusing Flock systems to stalk exes, spy on protests, or deport migrants? You can check it out here 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 HT @deflock library.kansas.watch

Christian Nationalists: Where Late-Stage Billionaire Capitalism is Godly

Christian Nationalists: Where Late-Stage Billionaire Capitalism is Godly

And Marxism, Communism, and ESPECIALLY SOCIALISM combined with the word "Democratic" are godless (Recording at the end)

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Peer review is a LOT of work, but something I really appreciate about this labor is how much it helps me FIND and DISCOVER relevant scholarship and questions that would have been hard for me to find otherwise.

Now the forests are on fire so you know what to do

Le Cagle@lecagle.bsky.social · 2y ago

The mountains are underwater and fascism is on the rise, so I recommend going ahead and getting that divorce you've been thinking about.

RVA! July 22! It'll get weird, dark, and we will collectively MOCK. Tickets here: events.ticketleap.com/tickets/prof... And if you can't make this one, I'll be doing another rendition in Arlington August 9!

Profs & Pints Richmond: Social Media to Social Reckoning

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “Social Media to Social Reckoning,” a talk about how Big Tech social media platforms operate and affect our world, with Caddie Alford, leading digital rhetoric schol...

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Caddie Alford@caddiealford.bsky.social · 4w ago

Richmond!!! I'm giving a Profs and Pints talk on July 22 at Triple Crossing Fulton--it'll be a lively one, I promise. Please spread the word (link in comments for tickets)! #RVA #AcademicSky #PublicHumanities #TeamRhetoric