Figured out the official title. 🗡️🗡️ Thank you again to @jhereia.bsky.social @yasmincurzi.com @uvadatascience.bsky.social for convening this discussion! Also enjoyed Ploi's talk & learning more about creative possibilities of "small /indie /slow AI" to the extent they don't engage the same concerns.

Join us for the 10th and last session of the Gender & Tech Series, "Possible AI Futures" on 5/5 @ 10am EDT, featuring @cyn-k.bsky.social and Ploipailin Flynn. Moderated by me & co-organized with @yasmincurzi.com. Free & open to all: dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/gender... <3 @uvadatascience.bsky.social

Fico pensando no que se passa na cabeça do micro-empreendedor ou do empresário que pensa: “Vamos trocar todos os atendentes por robôs, ao invés de pessoas. Isso vai aumentar a satisfação dos consumidores com certeza!!”

Join us on 3/26 @ 10am EDT for the Gender & Tech Talk Series' 9th session, "Immigration & Techno-Authoritarianism" featuring @royapak.bsky.social & Ana B. Nougrères. Moderated by & co-organized with @yasmincurzi.com. Free & open to all dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/gender... @uvadatascience.bsky.social

Reflections on decoloniality as a buzzword in academia From decolonise this and decolonise that to decolonial thought Plus..

100 iranianos, a maioria meninas entre 7 e 12 anos, morreram com um bombardeio israelense a uma escola na cidade de Minab. Se nenhum dos seus jornalistas consegue chorar por isso, @estadao.com.br , é porque seu jornal é um antro de psicopatas.

Israel e EUA acabam de bombardear uma escola de meninas no Irã. 51 meninas mortas “equivocadamente” em nome de que?

Oona Hathaway@oonahathaway.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Wars of choice kill those who have no choice. "Mistakes" like the reported strike on a girls' school that killed forty civilians are the predictable result of poor planning and execution. For more on "Mistakes" in War, read this by me and @azmatzahra.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The strikes on Iran are blatantly illegal. I explained in June why the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities were unlawful under US and international law. Everything I wrote then is true today, but this is a far larger assault with far graver consequences. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters.

nytimes.com

Join us for the 8th session in our Gender & Tech Talk Series, "Digital Transformation,” on Feb 24, 10am ET, with the amazing Jamila Venturini/@derechosdigitales.org & Madeleine Fern/CanArctic Inuit Net. Free to all: dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/gender... @yasmincurzi.com / @uvadatascience.bsky.social

How is the concept of culture wars rooted in the social and political struggles of nineteenth-century Germany? Robert D. Priest explores these little-known origins.

The Origins of Culture Wars

How is the concept of culture wars rooted in the social and political struggles of nineteenth century Germany? Robert D. Priest explores.

historyworkshop.org.uk

But popularity is not the same as good. Unpopular is not the same as bad. And having moral clarity is good actually even if it means engaging in behaviors that are deeply unpopular.

Join us for the 7th event in our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series "Dis/Misinformation & Political Extremism” on Jan 27 at 11am EST, with the amazing @pinheiromachado.bsky.social + @robyncaplan.bsky.social. Free & open to all: dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/gender.... See you there @yasmincurzi.com

This article of mine from 2024 at @unicornriot.bsky.social still carries a lot of weight because of the implications of not just training civilians to conduct ICE raids, but also because of how it trains everyday people to become informants and cheerleaders for DHS.

ICE is Training Civilians to Conduct Violent Raids on Immigrants

Details about a secretive program got attention after the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) published a published a trove of internal documents about ICE’s ‘Citizens Academy’ programs

antagonistmag.substack.com

Grok becoming a mass mainstream nudify app with baked-in viral distribution was entirely predictable; the only surprise is how long it took. So much of the risk scenario for this assumed mainstream AI model creators would limit its output and this would be a targeted harassment/niche model issue.

Make a Bond film academic. The Spy Who Plagiarized Me

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 8mo ago

Make a Bond movie academic Tenure is Forever

I don't want gen AI in my software I don't want gen AI in my phone I don't want gen AI in my email I don't want gen AI in my recipes I don't want gen AI in my safety documentation I don't want gen AI in my schools I don't want gen AI in my healthcare I don't want gen AI in my life

Frost || 3D Models & Reviews@3dfrost.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life

It's like poetry, they rhyme.

CNN@cnn.com · 8mo ago

It's a new face in Britain’s anti-immigration movement. Members of the Pink Ladies grassroots movement stage demonstrations across the country to warn of the dangers they say illegal migrants pose to women and girls.

Our collective task is not to save tech but to save us, our world. The resonant computing manifesto is too focused on means and not on ends. And that's basically the core issue. The belief in technological determinism.

slop machine goes brrrrrr

Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’

AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’

theguardian.com

www.bbc.com/news/article... leave the deep sea and all its freaky little guys alone!

Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists

The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.

bbc.com

Australia began enforcing a ban on social media apps for children under the age of 16 — becoming the first country to do so. The measure is meant to protect children from the pressures and risks of social media, a mounting global concern.

Australia is set to ban social media for teens. Others could follow.

The world is watching Australia’s ban on social media for children under 16. But some experts say the policy will face difficulties.

washingtonpost.com

Landmark penalty triggers US fury as Brussels enforces first digital transparency sanction.

EU hits Musk’s X with $140m fine for ‘deceptive’ blue tick, ad transparency

Landmark penalty triggers US fury as Brussels enforces first digital transparency sanction.

bit.ly

LGBT rights are on the chopping block around the world. But the landscape for these rights has also shifted tremendously towards progress in recent decades. Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️ Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pmItBK Apple: https://apple.co/4a0mR9w

Breaking News: The EU fined X $140 million for violating rules governing the transparency of online platforms.

EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine

The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration.

nyti.ms

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries. Here's what we found: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...

Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends

nytimes.com

“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?” It’s this:

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly@rtodkelly.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing. And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

We are all so screwed because the entire global economy has bet on an industry that can’t make money. Read about the massive fraud: open.substack.com/pub/shanakaa...

The Algorithm That Detected a $610 Billion Fraud: How Machine Intelligence Exposed the AI Industry’s Circular Financing Scheme

On November 20, 2025, trading algorithms identified what may become the largest accounting fraud in technology history—not in months or years, but in 18 hours.

open.substack.com

Far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro arrested in Brazil

Far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro arrested in Brazil

Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from the capital

theguardian.com

John Solomon’s Informing America set out to create an echo chamber to shape public opinion. It’s working. via @motherjones.com

Inside the hidden conservative network bankrolling an "ecosystem" of right-wing news

John Solomon's Informing America set out to create an echo chamber to shape public opinion. It's working.

motherjones.com