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Ryan Powell

@urbanstigma.bsky.social

Professor of Urban Studies, University of Sheffield

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Jewish Voice for Peace@jvp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Nationalism is chametz, during Passover and always! Right now, the Pharaohs of our time are carrying out a campaign of mass slaughter and destruction across Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon — claiming to do so in the name of Judaism.

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 10mo ago

CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai 🧵

Critical AI

On this page are some resources for Critical AI Literacy (CAIL) from my perspective.

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 11mo ago

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Abstract: Under the banner of progress, products have been uncritically adopted or even imposed on users — in past centuries with tobacco and combustion engines, and in the 21st with social media. For these collective blunders, we now regret our involvement or apathy as scientists, and society struggles to put the genie back in the bottle. Currently, we are similarly entangled with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. For example, software updates are rolled out seamlessly and non-consensually, Microsoft Office is bundled with chatbots, and we, our students, and our employers have had no say, as it is not considered a valid position to reject AI technologies in our teaching and research. This is why in June 2025, we co-authored an Open Letter calling on our employers to reverse and rethink their stance on uncritically adopting AI technologies. In this position piece, we expound on why universities must take their role seriously toa) counter the technology industry’s marketing, hype, and harm; and to b) safeguard higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, and scientific integrity. We include pointers to relevant work to further inform our colleagues.
Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A global boycott on US continues to grow, Canada leading the front has already nearly collapsed US tourism industry since 2025 and reduced US alcohol purchases by 90%; now Denmark & Greenland have joined to cut off US products. Europe & Mexico also joining. #3E #BoycottUSA

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News Eye@newseye.bsky.social · last yr.

Gaza is now single deadliest conflict for journalists in history. This is not only an attempt to extinguish a whole people, it is also an attempt to extinguish the story of their genocide. “One day, everyone will have always been against this.” - Egyptian-Canadian writer, Omar El Akkad. #Gaza

The city of Beit Hanoun in the north east edge of Gaza is seen from above. It is completely destroyed, not a single building is standing. It is all rubble, as though the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. The city had a population of 52,000
Ben Gidley@bengidley.bsky.social · last yr.

Eighty students from Gaza, who have overcome unbelievable obstacles to get a place at UK universities, unable to take them up due to the UK Home Office disgracefully putting even more obstacles in their place. www.thetimes.com/article/2a7d...

Living in Gaza, accepted to Cambridge — blocked by Home Office

Young Palestinians overcome unimaginable challenges just to apply to university, only for the British government to make unfeasible visa demands

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