We can build new institutions. This institute will have community appointees on the board helping decide, alongside scientists and academic workers, what science gets prioritized for funding.

UC Faculty Association@ucfaculty.bsky.social · 4d ago

Thanks to the advocacy of hundreds of faculty who joined the fight through their Faculty Associations, the $7.5B California Research Fund (SB 895) is now headed to the 2028 ballot where this funding decision will be in the hands of California voters. cucfa.org/ca-research-...

Thanks to the advocacy of hundreds of faculty who joined the fight through their Faculty Associations, the $7.5B California Research Fund (SB 895) is now headed to the 2028 ballot where this funding decision will be in the hands of California voters. cucfa.org/ca-research-...

As we're back to school in the university quarter system, I'm grateful to the AAUP for gathering AI syllabus language: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul... and this article on LLM impacts on cognitive development: www.media.mit.edu/publications...

"When we prioritize private autonomous fleets over human-led transit, we aren’t just changing how we get around; we are allowing corporate interests to undermine the livelihoods of our neighbors." archive.ph/hSzJD

Especially excited about this because the author drafted this op ed last year in my Comm 106i Internet Industries course. Now that Waymo hit the streets, her take is as relevant as ever.

Lilly Irani@gleemie.bsky.social · 2w ago

Robotaxis as "so so tech" "[It] is just good enough to replace human workers but not good enough to significantly improve quality of life or create broad social benefits...[it moves] power away from local public institutions toward private corporations" www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/09/25/o...

Robotaxis as "so so tech" "[It] is just good enough to replace human workers but not good enough to significantly improve quality of life or create broad social benefits...[it moves] power away from local public institutions toward private corporations" www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/09/25/o...

Opinion: Who will robotaxis actually serve in San Diego?

Waymo needs real local oversight.

sandiegouniontribune.com

The key word here is “US-led”…

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2w ago

OpenAI joins call for US-led global AI standards ft.trib.al/yojKN1U

Concessions don’t work. That’s why the State AGs need to take their case to trial. They've got the Ellisons on the ropes. Protect consumers and workers. Block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Sign the Petition! noparamountconcessions.com

#BlockTheMerger

Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P...

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Oakland tonight! If you're against oligarchic power producing surveillance or ideology, you don't want this Paramount WB merger. Media consolidation is a disaster for our information and narrative ecologies. Let CA @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov know not to cave.

Mark Ruffalo@markruffalo.bsky.social · 2w ago

To my friends in the Bay Area: I'm hearing Rob Bonta is about to cave and hand Warner Bros over to the Ellisons. We can't let him do that. Can you show up outside his AG office in Oakland tomorrow at 5pm to reject this backroom deal? Reject the deal. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...

Join @cftunion.bsky.social in asking Gavin Newsom to sign AB 713, granting equal access to campus job opportunities for students regardless of immigration status. It has already passed the legislature! Sign and share: tinyurl.com/O4A-Newsom

Urge Governor Newsom to support equal access to campus job opportunities regardless of immigration status

Please take a moment to sign the CFT letter urging Gov. Newsom to sign AB 713, the Opportunity for All Act, which would allow California students at all UC, CSU, and community college campuses equal a...

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The very first line is a lie, and we all know it. *None* of this was ever designed to help us, which is why it hurts us and we hate it. It really is that simple, but the media simply cannot bring themselves to say it.

The humans are rejecting the machines that were supposed to help them | CNN Business

Touchscreens and self-checkout machines were designed to help customers. But restaurants and retailers are ditching them to humanize stores and attract workers.

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Why did @developer.chrome.com get rid of read aloud for web pages again? I can't help but feel you're trying to force me to use Gemini and Gemini will not read aloud.

Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.

Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 3w ago

We have power in numbers, and we'll continue to fight for a better Starbucks. Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers! boycottstarbucks.net

I was at the event. Inescapable themes included how Islamophobia and racial animus shaped security law and practices. That Pearl is offended that CAIR is speaking at this event is deeply puzzling to me, and that the Chancellor has nothing to say about Islamophobia is an additional form of ignorance.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 3w ago

At this point, just providing context (see also from Eric). Daniel Pearls' father, the faculty member, seemed to be less concerned about the lawyer who defended his son's murderer being at the event than with CAIR being involved. bsky.app/profile/eric...

When future President John Adams walked into court to defend the British soldiers who committed the Boston Massacre, he knew he was laying down a marker for future generations about what the rule of law is. Julio Frenk, chancellor of my university, unfortunately missed that lesson and a few more.

UCLA chancellor rebukes law school event with 9/11 'mastermind' attorney; organizers push back

After a UCLA law school symposium on 9/11 that featured an attorney who represented alleged 9/11 'mastermind' Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk issued a rare message distancing the u...

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Focusing the media and policymakers on the existential risks of AI isn't just about distracting us from today's AI harms. It also reinforces the idea that tech CEO should guide policy, while diminishing the *experiential expertise* of everyone else who understands how AI is harming society.

Morales and the city council progressive sweep won because of a decade of sustained organizing You can hear about Reclaim Rhode Island on The Dig: pca.st/episode/7e73... Now go join an org and get organized!

Dan Denvir’s Theory of Power and Organization

This one is different: an episode cross-posted from the new podcast Fighting Fascism, where Dig host Daniel Denvir gets behind the guest mic to discuss his political work beyond the pod. Speaking at…

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Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 4w ago

RESULT: David Morales, a socialist challenger, has ousted the mayor of Providence David Smiley. Add Providence to NYC, DC, and Ann Arbor as socialist wins in mayoral elections.

UCSD Psychology is hiring!! We’re seeking a new assistant professor colleague who studies high-level human cognition, broadly construed. Please share and/or apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04646

Assistant Professor in High-level Human Cognition

University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!

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Researchers across the country are turning to side hustles to fund their work. Behind the cuts sits a bigger shift: whether American science can still sustain durable research capacity. @lindseydcameron.bsky.social and I examine the stakes in a new piece @science.org: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The wrong platform for science

Daniel Blumstein recently sat in a Colorado meadow waiting for yellow-bellied marmots to appear, as the ecologist and evolutionary biologist had done many times before, the New York Times reported. Bu...

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I'm on the bus. The driver sees the woman in front of me duck down and asks her, ma'am are you good? She looks up, and then says yes. Drivers do more than drive. Things a #waymo can never do because the AI support workers got too many cars, too far away, watching thru cams. Local care work, y'all

As if people don't give or get gifts, borrow, or steal.

Man in Business Suit Levitating@dfeldman.org · last mo.

ICE subpoenaed REI to get the names of everyone who bought a particular green beanie at their Minneapolis (Bloomington) location So far, the judge has refused www.wired.com/story/ice-wa...

As they should

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last mo.

It is an *extremely* little know rule that certain Canadian First Nations people can freely cross the border both ways and live in the US if they feel like it, without having to go through any normal immigration processes.

While we all process this, Turkopticon would like to remind everyone, we are still here and we will go where our workers go. Stay tuned as we figure out where some of our favorite requesters are heading.

Louise Matsakis@lmatsakis.bsky.social · last mo.

Amazon is officially shutting down Mechanical Turk next month. It feels like the end of an era. I've written about the platform on and off for close to a decade. We wouldn't have the AI tools we do now if it weren't for the low-paid, largely invisible labor of MTurkers

I agree. He should be taxed instead so we can democratically decide what to do with the money.

Bo Thompson@gaudipern.bsky.social · last mo.

It's not until he says the magic words, that he fears losing control, that it fully clicks. It's not that he believes philanthropy is bad, it's that the risk of someone receiving his money who he doesn't approve of is a bigger problem than the risk that his money helps no one. That speaks volumes.

Despite 700 shops of workers voting to unionize, Starbucks refuses to finalize a fair contract. Starbucks workers are calling on us to boycott. Read more, consider signing the pledge, and find union coffee. www.boycottstarbucks.net In San Diego, Better Buzz shops are union UFCW!

this is really beautiful

𝒩𝒾𝒸𝑜𝓁𝒶𝓈 𝒸 𝒢𝓇𝑒𝓎@nicolascgrey.bsky.social · last mo.

“While Picasso was living in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II, one German officer allegedly asked him, upon seeing a photo of Guernica in his apartment, ‘Did you do that?’ Picasso responded, ‘No, you did.’” via pablopicasso.org The horse (loon) represents the people of Guernica (Minnesota)

Stacey Burns@wentrogue.bsky.social · last mo.

Jennifer Nelson’s entry to this year’s Minnesota State Fair crop art

Jennifer Nelson’s entry to this year’s Minnesota State Fair crop art

The Jack of Kingfield@thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · last mo.

The world’s leading crop art website did a feature on resistance crop art this year: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdf

I will have this open for the next twelve days. Probably longer. It's just a big ol' tome of joy and pride. Collection of crop art tributes to the Minnesota resistance: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdf

It’s a good read. “We have always made art during these times.” Also a good reference from the state fair crop art, presumably via the great @halvorson.bsky.social.

Monteiro@monteiro.bsky.social · last mo.

Good morning. Here is your Saturday read. This week we talk about why people make art in “these times.” “We know about Guernica because we know about Guernica.” buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...