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Shirley Siluk

@ebishirl.bsky.social

Writer/editor and former journalist. Author of "News Speak: How Language Can Manipulate Meaning in What We Read, Watch and Listen to" and "Prove It!: Fact-Finding Secrets of a Fanatical Online Researcher."

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Shirley Siluk@ebishirl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is a fantastic thread, with some very good thoughts to take to heart, wherever you might be in your own "save the world" journey.

Richard Waite@waiterich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Near the end of their career, someone I knew who’d worked for decades in sustainability told me “I wanted to save the world, but the world didn’t want to be saved.” I’ve heard similar laments from people near or after the end of their career working on the environment. I think about this a lot. 🧵

Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

Shirley Siluk@ebishirl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The "give-up machine" is such a great description of generative AI chatbots... most of all because it's true, as this recent study found: arxiv.org/abs/2604.04721

AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance

People often optimize for long-term goals in collaboration: A mentor or companion doesn't just answer questions, but also scaffolds learning, tracks progress, and prioritizes the other person's growth...

arxiv.org

lil miss big boy@lighter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Its kinda funny how the dumbest "idea guys" all decided to stop being idea guys when the give-up machine showed up and let them all use it for ideas instead

Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The US is at war and repression at home is going to get worse. I'm old enough to remember during the Iraq war the FBI infiltrating quaker meetings and vegan potlucks and cracking down on anti-war groups and outspoken Muslim leaders. The US surveillance state has grown exponentially since then. 🧵

Shirley Siluk@ebishirl.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Excellent piece describing this administration's hunger for a one-stop shop with all of our personal data. DOGE, guided by Elon Musk, supercharged this effort by eliminating the traditional boundaries between data held and managed by separate government agencies.

Emily Tucker, the director of Georgetown University’s Center on Privacy and Technology, suggested the agency could be constructing a surveillance system that, in my estimation, would make “Minority Report” look like child’s play. Homeland Security, she said, “is increasingly emphasizing ‘interoperability’ in its contracting.” That is a strong sign that the agency wants to connect a range of databases, which could include those with your biometric data, employment data, driving records, credit reports, tax data, social media data, cellphone location data and automated license plate reader data. “They are seeking data about every aspect of the lives of everyone,” she said.
Victor Ray@victorerikray.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“You need only know this: Whatever is happening with your data, it is important enough to the most egregiously lawless administration in American history that it be collected and consolidated.” Always read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social (gift link)

Shirley Siluk@ebishirl.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Great piece, as always, @willbunch.bsky.social. MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail is one of my favorites because it so effectively calls out this perennial "why can't we just all get along?" type of cowardice.

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Echoing the cowardly white moderates who inspired MLK to write Letter from Birmingham Jail, 60 Minnesota CEOs made no mention of ICE, Alex Pretti or Renee Good in a bloodless plea for MN's problems to disappear Craven corporations will pay a price My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...