Danny Caballero 🇲🇽💚🤍
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Father, Partner, Aging Punk, South Texan, Teacher, Prof. at Michigan State. Tacos are life. Duck the system. #FirstGen My tweets are mine. he/they 🌮 🚲 🤘🏽 me: dannycab.github.io blog: danny.hellmo.space oer: @oerforge.org, @openphysicsed.org
Very classy, Rep. Stevens. Let’s work to win.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 9h agoA gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
Incredible work @wewill2026.bsky.social and congrats to your campaign staff. Street by street and block by block campaigning wins out.
John Cornyn is not a Texan. Not in spirit or in practice.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
I fucking hate this. Colorado is an amazing state that I was fortunate to call home for two years. Antisemitism has no place anywhere.
Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · yesterdayDepicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.
As a reminder, presidents of universities are welcome to make statements. Faculty and staff members implement those statements. Remember who is actually in charge of universities. We are. The folks who do the work.
Chronicle of Higher Education@chronicle.com · 2d agoBreaking: The Trump administration asked colleges on Monday to commit to a list of reforms by the end of 2026. Among the changes: cracking down on protests, hiring conservative faculty members, reforming admissions, and more. https://chroni.cl/3RwdVBT
Must be a Monday.
Rookie Numbers Meme from The Wolf of Wall Street
Alt: Rookie Numbers Meme from The Wolf of Wall Street
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoNATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker: "President Trump obviously has his finger on the pulse of the situation ... we're closer than we've ever been to a deal" 🙃
Haley, don’t go to racism. Please. The polls show you are losing but don’t go to racism. xcancel.com/HaleyforMI/s...
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Abdul, we were both on the ballot in 2018. I was capable of winning my competitive primary and general election. You lost. You lost by over twenty points to Gretchen Whitmer and you will lose to Mike...
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This is an incredible exercise in solidarity. “No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.” www.uefa.com/news-media/n...
Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations
UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions.
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Screeching Weasel - Cool Kids
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Howard Mortman@howardmortman.bsky.social · 2w ago"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens
Recorded before #AAPTSM2026 but published today. @devinsilvia.bsky.social and I talk through the recent OpenAI partnership with Cal State. What are we even doing? Episode 2 is out now. podcasts.hellmo.space/@whatareweev...
Did California Spend Nearly $17 Million on Confusion?
Show Notes Episode Title: Did California Spend Nearly $17 Million on Confusion? Release date: July 24, 2026 Hosts: Devin Silvia, Danny Caballero Quick Summary In this episode, Devin guides Danny through Linda Kinstler’s New York Times Magazine article on the California State University system’s $16.9 million AI deal with OpenAI. They explore how AI is being used as a “solution” in the middle of a budget crisis, what that means for faculty labor and governance, and how it sharpens the question of what public education is for in an AI age. Resources Mentioned or Related New York Times Magazine (June 1, 2026): “California’s Public Universities Went All in on A.I. Now They’re Tearing Themselves Apart” by Linda Kinstler https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/magazine/ai-university-college-california.html Cal State Spent $16.9M on AI During a Faculty Layoff Crisis – AI Weekly https://aiweekly.co/alerts/cal-state-spent-169m-on-ai-during-a-faculty-layoff-crisis California University Chaos Caused by AI – The Patriot Post https://patriotpost.us/articles/128104-california-university-chaos-caused-by-ai-2026-06-05 California Universities’ $16.9M AI Experiment Raises … – LinkedIn post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/johnbrondum_a-university-system-went-all-in-on-ai-now-activity-7467470936087130112-mKpM ASU and OpenAI expand collaboration, scaling AI to advance … – ASU Enterprise Technology https://tech.asu.edu/features/asu-and-openai-expand-collaboration-scaling-ai OpenAI, Arizona State University partner to expand AI in academia – Reuters https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-arizona-state-university-partner-expand-ai-academia-2024-01-18 Introducing ChatGPT Edu – OpenAI https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-edu Recorded: July 17, 2026
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To the colonizer-ancestors 🇪🇸, GIT ‘R DUN 🙏 ⚽️
Lamine Yamal's Playful Moment on the Field
ALT: Lamine Yamal's Playful Moment on the Field
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Waiting at DTW for @aapthq.bsky.social 2026 after the two hours on the bus. This is gonna be a long travel day. 😅 #AAPTSM26
Looking forward to the @aapthq.bsky.social summer meeting. Here’s my poster on AI in physics education. Thankful for such a great community to share these ideas with. #iteachphysics #aaptsm2026
Doing midwestern dad things with @devinsilvia.bsky.social Since we shared this with the regulars at Mac’s, here’s our inaugural podcast on AI and education. podcasts.hellmo.space/@whatareweev... Available on the usual platforms. Second episode dropping soon as we learn how to do this.
What are we even doing? (@whatareweevendoingpod) • Activity
What Are We Even Doing is a podcast about AI from the people who have to deal with it on a Tuesday morning. We’re Danny Caballero and Devin Silvia, researchers and educators at Michigan State University. We teach computing to scientists and engineers. We’ve been doing it for over a decade. And like a lot of educators, we spend most of our time these days trying to figure out what AI is actually doing to our classrooms, our research, and our students’ lives. Every week, we try to put out an episode with four parts: The AI education news. What happened in the last two weeks, and what the discourse is missing. A cool thing someone did. Because we don’t want to be the show that’s just mad about everything. Hype Train Check. One specific AI claim, picked apart in five minutes. An interview. A conversation with someone (usually a colleague, sometimes a stranger) who knows something we don’t. We’re not selling AI. We’re not shorting AI. We use it, we teach next to it, and most days we’re confused about it. If that sounds like your life too, you’re in the right place. The opinions expressed represent our thinking at the time of recording and do not represent the views of our employer. Recorded live in Mac’s Bar in beautiful Lansing, MI. We don’t control the music, don’t sue please.
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Yesterday I was interviewed by @wilxtv.bsky.social about the results of the no confidence votes at #MichiganState. Serving the public is what our staff and faculty do everyday. We want students and alumni to be proud members of the #MSU community. www.wilx.com/2026/07/15/m...
MSU faculty vote shows confidence in Guskiewicz but little confidence in Board of Trustees
More than 1,400 faculty members took part in a no-confidence resolution vote.
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NIH is an internationally important resource. This is an enormous waste of resources.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3w agoRFK Jr. asked the National Institute of Health to dedicate $5 billion (!) to finding a link between vaccines and autism. "That would have dedicated more than a tenth of the NIH’s annual budget to investigating a hypothesis already refuted by scientists worldwide."
TL;DR from Academic Congress at #MichiganState KG survives no confidence vote (522-740; 132 abstentions); the Board did not (1199-120; 75 abstentions).
Danny Caballero 🇲🇽💚🤍@danny.hellmo.space · 3w agoThe last seven weeks at MSU have been pretty rough. Tomorrow we find out the outcome of a "no-confidence" vote. I had some thoughts and needed to put them somwhere. danny.hellmo.space/posts/welcom... #academia #michiganstate #msu
I really liked my governor, but she seems to be in the pocket of Silly Valley. It’s gross and inconsistent with what she espoused as her values.
WIRED@wired.com · 3w agoNew York has become the first US state to enforce a data center moratorium, as governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order today to pause construction for one year.
The last seven weeks at MSU have been pretty rough. Tomorrow we find out the outcome of a "no-confidence" vote. I had some thoughts and needed to put them somwhere. danny.hellmo.space/posts/welcom... #academia #michiganstate #msu
welcome back, kevin. now earn it.
Let’s review the last seven weeks at Michigan State. The Board of Trustees called a Sunday-night special meeting to double President Kevin Guskiewicz’s salary and extend his contract through 2031. Ten...
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BBQ Dads and those expressing BBQ Dad energy (TM), The Weber kettle grill is the pinnacle of grill technology. That is all.
"verify your age” Blowing into video game cartridges hoping for a non blank screen. 🤞🏽
W. Brian Lane (he/him), PhD@wbrianlane.bsky.social · 3w ago"verify your age" the film ripped while the t-rex was chasing the jeep when I saw Jurassic Park in theaters.
Somewhere between 27% and 42% of Americans identify as Republican. So is supported by somewhere between 26% to 40% of Americans; not a majority and likely a very biased sample.
American Bridge 21st Century@ab21.bsky.social · 4w agoTrump confirms he won't sign a bill to put the American Dream within reach for young people and working families. Another promise made, another promise broken.
1. Start this tour 2. Announce you are leaving MSU 3. Backtrack and tell us you are staying 4. Start the tour again Someone please help me make sense of this.
I want y’all to understand the anger and fear I’ve felt for me and my family since ICE started their raids. Watch this video please. They are systematically tracking down people and (in this instance) killing them. This man was just going to work.
Amee Vanderpool@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 4w agoICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.
PICUP@gopicup.bsky.social · 4w agoHey #iteachphysics folks! 🤖 Applications are open for the PICUP Virtual Workshop on AI Agents & Custom Chatbots! 📅 August 4–6, 2026 ⏰ 12 PM - 4 PM CT (Day 1), 12 PM - 2 PM CT (Days 2-3) 💰 $10 Early Bird (by July 31) Full details & registration: www.compadre.org/PICUP/events...
