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Medievalist who loves reading, especially science fiction & fantasy. I don't speak for my employer or anyone else. she/her

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Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · 23h ago

I can’t stop thinking about “changing the framing is a tool that’s right there for you to grasp” it’s the best way I’ve ever heard anyone articulate the rage I feel when the left just grants the right’s talking points (in particular, though naturally not limited to, trans kids in sports)

Bruno Dies@brunodias.dev · 2d ago

It is, ultimately, damaging your ability to accomplish things long term or to win elections long term because you assume that you can't change the framing of the conversation even though changing the framing is a tool that's right there for you to grasp. It's incompetence. Malpractice.

Nicole Guenther Discenza@ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 8h ago

ChatGPT killed her. But ChatGPT isn't responsible. The people who created ChatGPT and continue to insist we need no guardrails are, and they should be held legally culpable. How many more people have to die before we take this problem seriously?

Dan Nguyen@dancow.bsky.social · 13h ago

Gut punch of a story about an Amazon engineer who trusted ChatGPT-4o to manage and reduce her seizure med dosages. You'd hope someone who made it into a top engineering position would have known the limits of AI circa May 2024 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/w...

Nicole Guenther Discenza@ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 8h ago

I too would very much like an answer to this question. I learned about the new report here on Bluesky, I think first from Marisa Kabas.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h ago

I emailed Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for standards and trust at NYT, to ask why their story about a House report with new details of rape allegations against the President of the United States included neither those details, nor a single use of the word "rape." archive.is/1s9AM

Hi Patrick- I'm reaching out regarding a story NYT published yesterday by Michael Gold titled "Democrats Call for Special Counsel to Scrutinize Trump ties to Epstein." It's about a report published yesterday by the House Judiciary Democrats further detailing President Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and new details about allegations of rape against Trump.  One such allegation is from a Swiss model named Beatrice Keul, who the report says alleges in 1993 Trump "grabbed Keul from behind and forcibly raped her; in the process, tearing her dress and causing bleeding and bruising on multiple parts of her body.” These details are new, yet they didn't appear anywhere in Gold's story. In fact, the word "rape" does not appear in the story even once, despite multiple allegations. The story seems much more focused on the timing of the reports—a week before Election Day—and much less concerned with the gruesome details. As someone who read all 53 pages of the report, I would like to understand NYT's avoidance of the word "rape" in a story about a report concerning rape allegations. If you could explain the rationale, I think it would be quite useful for me and for others. Thank you, Marisa
Nicole Guenther Discenza@ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 9h ago

I have an English class, mostly non-majors, 1st years, who have to do research. I demonstrated databases in class repeatedly and gave related assignments. Now they're citing predatory journals. Anyone got a good, quick guide for new college students on avoiding predatory pubs?

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social · yesterday

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

Nicole Guenther Discenza@ndiscenza1.bsky.social · yesterday

Please do NOT protect Elon. See that Elon faces justice; the DOGE cuts to USAID killed hundreds of thousands and probably millions by now: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

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Michigan Democrats@michigandems.bsky.social · 2d ago

🚨 LEAKED: In a fundraising appeal, Mike Rogers told potential donors, "When you stand with my Senate campaign today, you are directly shielding Elon Musk" from potential investigations into the harm caused by DOGE cuts. Rogers asked for donations so he could "protect Elon."

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 3d ago

not anything like the point at hand, but I cannot help but think a guy whose boss called him and said to stop hooking with his students because it would be too much work to sort out left completely shaken and instead of taking the absolutely undeserved escape...he wrote a magazine article??

Wagatwe Wanjuki@wagatwe.bsky.social · 3d ago

"it nearly cost me everything" no it didn't because the dean had your back and didn't want to do anything about it.

The dean called me into his office a week later. The conversation was measured, professional. He did not accuse me of anything specific. He spoke about boundaries and optics. About how quickly rumors travel. He said that no formal complaint had been filed and that he would prefer to keep it that way. He suggested I consider how easily situations can be misinterpreted. I left his office shaken. Not because I had been exonerated, but because I had been spared.
Scott Lemieux@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 3d ago

"The party left me. I used to be a Democrat, but know that Obama has made fun of Trump for making the White House look like a dictator designed an over-the-top chain restaurant I favor starving African children and bringing measles back"

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Nathan Newman@nathansnewman.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com · 4d ago

New: White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers. https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/white-house-weighing-mass-pardons-for-junior-staff

Nicole Guenther Discenza@ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 3d ago

"The strain is so virulent that if a single chicken tests positive, the U.S. government requires farmers to kill the whole flock to protect other farms as well as public health. Poultry farmers are reimbursed for the loss. Reporter found two workers from farm: "One had a visibly red eye."

ProPublica@propublica.org · 4d ago

2/ This outbreak has been raging uncontrolled for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But the federal government has brushed off the issue, and Utah has prioritized the fur industry’s interests.

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 6d ago

The waye to figure out yf you are talkinge wyth a cat on the ynternet ys to aske the person you are talkinge to "have you been fedde" and yf thei saye "no my bowle ys alwayes emptye" BINGO you are talkinge wyth a catte on the internet. The Purring Test.