Remember how in school the teacher made you read a little short story and then you had to determine what the theme or takeaway so to speak of it was? You can do that for posts you read to. Boil them right down. For example in this one it would be "polls are fake."

Luke O'Neil@lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 4h ago

There is a pretty big flaw to the thing people are saying about AES squeaking out a win despite polls having him up big recently and that is that polls are fake.

One of my more openly villain (positive) aspects is that I react to this kind of nonsense with the single word "weak," said with utter contempt. Those who willingly, enthusiastically use "ai" are weak-willed, ego-rotted scum. They deserve to be shamed for it.

Alexander Glass@alexanderglass.bsky.social · 9h ago

I have one answer.

"[E]mployees at Flock have been accessing sensitive cameras in" an Atlanta suburb. "The cameras accessed have included surveillance tech in a children's gymnastics room, a playground, a school, a Jewish community center, and a pool." #Georgia #USA #Surveillance #Technology

City Learns Flock Accessed Cameras in Children's Gymnastics Room as a Sales Pitch Demo, Renews Contract Anyway

Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are furious about the city's surveillance contract with Flock. Do their elected officials care?

404media.co

yes, good! (my only quibble is: stop asking for a moratorium and demand an end. don’t give them time to figure out how to fuck us over!)

Siobhan O'Flynn@sioflynn.bsky.social · 6d ago

Well done Mississauga. This is exactly what Toronto should do. “Councillors in Mississauga, Ont., voted Wednesday in favour of a data centre moratorium while the city studies their impact” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

I think about this finding a lot: "Students whose school uses AI for many reasons are more likely to report that they or a friend of theirs has had a back-and-forth conversation with AI, like chatbots, in potentially troubling ways." From @cdt.org's report:

Hand in Hand: Schools’ Embrace of AI Connected to Increased Risks to Students

Artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to alter the educational experiences of teachers, students, and parents during the 2024-25 school year. The frequency and variety of AI uses continues to gro...

cdt.org

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17h ago

“…the researchers found that opening up to chatbots about personal issues made some people feel not better but worse.”

“…the researchers found that opening up to chatbots about personal issues made some people feel not better but worse.”

AI companions may worsen loneliness for vulnerable users

Stanford research finds that users with limited social networks who seek emotional support from AI chatbots experience lower well-being.

news.stanford.edu

It is 2006. I am 22. The US is mired in a costly Forever War. A predictable historic market collapse looms. I do not have health insurance. It is 2026. I am 42. The US is mired in a costly Forever War. A predictable historic market collapse looms. I do not have health insurance.

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

WRITING GROUP IS IN SHAMBLES

Love how @itsbabs.bsky.social educates & tells it like it is without shaming or using the frustrated tone I sometimes have bc IT’S FRUSTRATING to see 99.7% of you disregard your health while harming others by not masking in public spaces like work, transit & HOSPITALS. Fine ignore me, but hear this👇

babs ✨@itsbabs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

if you think you’d don’t know anyone with longcovid, but you don’t use any mitigation yourself, consider: yes you do, they just may not feel safe enough to tell you.

But "Would you read my slop" is presumptuos to even ask. I'm debating between ignoring it (probably the best course of action) and writing back "Absoultely the fuck not."

🐦🚨NEW: UofT Economics is offering a course on "Israeli Economy" taught by a Ben Gurion University in the Neguev visiting professor this fall. The course seeks to ask: "How can one small country teach us about the world's biggest economic questions? 🧵1/

I’ve said this often on here, but it continues to be extremely disheartening to hear colleagues proudly describe their research (or teaching!) process that includes AI and not see how what they do is not research. like it’s genuinely wild to me.

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · yesterday

"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.

Details are still limited, but based on reporting so far, this charge points to a troubling escalation in Canada's use of anti-terrorism laws. Statements alleged to advocate harm against any community warrant investigation... (1/2) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/6feb710...

Toronto police charge man with terrorism over alleged conduct during pro-Palestinian protests

Police allege that Ahmad Hassan Hajahmad acted on behalf of Hamas when he used a megaphone to call for harm to members of Israeli and Jewish communities in 2024

theglobeandmail.com

New function creep just dropped. Defended by the same tired logic: "it’s not the technology that’s the problem, it is how it is used.” 🙄 In this case, it is promoted as a means to improve use of work space, but in actuality, it’s tracking bodies via heat signatures. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Why are some Quebec employers installing heat sensors under work desks?

Some Québecor divisions are installing heat sensors around their offices to make better use of hybrid workspaces. A number of employees say the new technology feels invasive.

cbc.ca

This fucking dumbass doesn't seem to realize that plenty of right wing agitators have tried and failed to propogate here. And it's because the devs gifted us with the nuclear block. So they got bored and left. But sure, try and get more fash and reactionaries over here I guess.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

(which means I am further behind on the things I was already behind on yay)

rom comrade@savasavasava.myatproto.social · 24h ago

(I always think I’m going to be able to get work done while family is visiting and boy am I always wrong)

(I always think I’m going to be able to get work done while family is visiting and boy am I always wrong)

Going to do a thread, using some of my own (incl. older) work, to clear up some of these relevant concepts. Hope it helps builds conceptual hygiene and immunity to hyped claims about “AI” capabilities. 1/🧵

Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 4d ago

In my work, as in theoretical computer science, we distinguish between (exact) algorithms, heuristics (no guarantees), and approximation algorithm (approx. guarantees) Clear distinctions is relevant in many contexts, for instance this one in cognitive science link.springer.com/article/10.1...

"An estimated 20,000 are said to have died in the extreme heat in Europe earlier this year, and heat is climate change’s quiet killer, compared to the dramatic violence of death by fire or flood."

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · yesterday

My editor asked me to write about what happened to summer:

Last call for the free, online @civicsoftech.bsky.social conference happening this week! Registration closes tomorrow, Wednesday, August 5, at 12pm ET. For more information on the sessions and to register, go to: www.civicsoftechnology.org/2026conference

Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia It's been a year & people tell me they've changed their mind, feel safer now to sign, etc. So I'm sharing it again for them. We're almost at 2k & anybody from anywhere can add their names. openletter.earth/open-letter-...

This is the tragic yet logical result of a decades-long project—undertaken by rightwing politicians and “business-minded” administrators alike—to distort the meaning of higher education, to deny the intrinsic value of the pursuit of knowledge, to deprive us all of richer, more purposeful lives.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

Please share far and wide. NYC’s Civics For All Comics Group’s Know Your Rights comic is available FREE digitally and has been translated into 14 languages. Also, for educators, there is a resource guide and lesson plan in the collection available here: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co...

Alex Segura@alexsegura.com · 2d ago

We are seeing an increased ICE presence in NYC - making it imperative that NYers KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. I wrote a comic with @mayor.nyc.gov @nycimmigrants.bsky.social @davidhahn.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social to do that! DOWNLOAD: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co...

Does everyone here know that @craigbrittain.com, who is currently masquerading as an anti-MAGA warrior, was fined in 2016 for operating a revenge porn website? A *lot* of y’all follow him. ⚠️ Marked as unsafe. ⚠️ www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

The “best” thing about genAI (the quotes are doing heavy work here) is that it’s really lowered the bar on getting into hand-made art. Literally anything you make is better than ai. There’s never been a better time to throw away your fear and start learning that craft you’ve always wanted to learn.

#AcademicSky heads up: If your institution uses Canvas, you should know that the parent company just very quietly (entirely too quietly iykwim) rolled out a whole new thing they are directly marketing to students that will hoover your content into AI whether you like it or not:

Who approves Athena?

Instructure's new AI study coach connects through the student's account, not yours.

canvasinsider.blog

URGENT MUTUAL AID Thanks to all who have shared &/or sent funds, as I am grateful for each & every $ that came through, but I am still short about $2,500, & soon out of meds, groceries, etc. again, so please help, if able!🙏🏾 Please share widely!🫂 As always, still looking for work!✨ bit.ly/CVforKKJ

Krystal Kavita Jagoo.Public CV.July 2026

KRYSTAL KAVITA JAGOO, MSW @Intersectional Equity Insights krystal@equitableforall.com EDUCATION: CENTER FOR IMPLEMENTATION, 2026 Inspiring Change 2.0 with Dr. Julia E. Moore & Dr. Sobia Khan NALGONA...

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️@equitableforall.com · 3w ago

Some know how hard it has been to obtain paid work as a fat brown queer disabled immigrant woman trauma survivor in this political climate, so if able, please contribute to my continued existence: ko-fi.com/equitablefor... "Canadian" e-transfers can be sent to krystaljagoo@gmail.com Please share!🙏🏾

Heads up for anyone that likes making cool stuff that there are bunch of exhibit mountmaking and fabrication jobs (both entry and supervisor levels) open at the Field this week. www.fieldmuseum.org/landing/care...

When people die and the media says they had “pre-existing conditions”… they’re pacifying the public. Anyone could die from Cyclosporiasis, but they want you to believe it can’t happen to you. It can only happen to the weak, the disabled, the elderly. The expendable people. Eugenics.

Two Deaths Linked to Cyclospora Outbreak in Michigan

The patients had “significant underlying health conditions” that may have contributed to their deaths, health officials said.

nytimes.com