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⛔️ Pls don't follow with 0️⃣ posts or with no alt-text on posts with images or with no bio/profile🖼 Seriously. Beware 📌. Posts are impermanent. Posting and reading on various and sundry topics including tech, art, music, books, food, and language learning.

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Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 5h ago

"Who benefits from the extraction of national resources? In Burkina Faso, this question has increasingly been posed… as a question of sovereignty. The issue is…whether the structures governing extraction reflect the priorities of the Burkinabè people." #Africa #Sovereignty #Economics #BlackSky

Burkina Faso and the return of political economy | ROAPE

Contemporary global political discourses are often noted for their intense polarization, in which elections are increasingly reduced from choices about governance and ideology to something more banal ...

roape.net

Review of African Political Economy @roapejournal.bsky.social · 8h ago

In this piece, Nishant Upadhyay asserts that developments in Burkina Faso have facilitated a repoliticisation of political economy, including everyday life, through mass mobilisation. roape.net/2026/08/05/b...

Persisting@persistingiam.bsky.social · 7h ago

"Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is exploring the possibility of leasing 249 parking spots in downtown Boston, according to a federal notice, which would represent a major boost of the agency’s visible presence in the city." #MaPoli www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/04/m...

ICE seeks more than 200 parking spots in downtown Boston for potential facility, per market research notice - The Boston Globe

It’s unclear whether the agency is considering opening an entirely new facility in or around downtown Boston.

bostonglobe.com

Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia)@mailbykite.bsky.social · 7h ago

Honoured to be giving a keynote performance at this, alongside a new visual artwork. You may guess my viewpoints. #xl8

animalstranslation.bsky.social@animalstranslation.bsky.social · 11h ago

As part of the Animals in Translation project (AHRC/BRAID-funded), we are pleased to announce that registration for our forthcoming conference, Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation 1–2 October 2026 is now officially open! To register visit: www.trybooking.com/uk/GSQY

Image of a conference poster. At the top is a red, black and cream illustration featuring a deer, fox, hare, birds, insects, mushrooms, a screen, and a mycelium-like network with cables beneath them. The text reads: Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation. Thurs 1–Fri 2 Oct 2026. Lancaster University Management School. Keynote speakers: Khairani Barokka, Ursula Heise, Eva Meijer, César Rodríguez-Garavito and Şebnem Susam-Saraeva. Register to attend. Scan the QR code or visit trybooking.com/uk/GSQY. Registration deadline: 17 Sep 2026. At the bottom are the logos of Lancaster University, NYU, UKRI, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and BRAID.
Andrew J Douglas@ajdouglas.bsky.social · 6h ago

There’s no way to spin this. “Big yech”—actually a nice typo (slip?) in the article—was able to buy off the leadership of the nation’s second largest teacher’s union for a paltry $12.5 million.

Teaching educators about AI is a “moral imperative”, said Randi Weingarten, the AFT president. She argues that AI training empowers teachers to make informed decisions about how, when or whether to use AI in their instruction. And without outside funding, it was a choice between taking big yech’s money or doing nothing, she said.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6h ago

“Teaching educators about AI is a ‘moral imperative’, said Randi Weingarten, the AFT president.” “And without outside funding, it was a choice between taking big tech’s money or doing nothing, she said.”

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6h ago

“Teaching educators about AI is a ‘moral imperative’, said Randi Weingarten, the AFT president.” “And without outside funding, it was a choice between taking big tech’s money or doing nothing, she said.”

Teachers need help with AI. A union is offering training – with $23m in funding from big tech

Partnership between American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest labor unions in the US, and AI firms has stirred controversy

theguardian.com

Smörhuvud (he/surprise me)@guncelawits.bsky.social · 6h ago

But also: If I’m a corporate leader, why would I tolerate my employees being sock puppets for OpenAI and Anthropic—with their own multibillion-dollar financial incentives— in this way? Why would I tolerate this level of infiltration, espionage and sabotage?

Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 9h ago

My answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.

Screencap of a social media post by: kavishj611 All the people who are anti-Al or want to slow Al progress, I have one question: If Al disappeared tomorrow, could you still get through an entire workday without ChatGPT, Claude, or any other Al tool? Imagine Al was suddenly banned. Would you actually be willing to give it up?
Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 6h ago

"Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy" by Randi Weingarten, an American labor leader, attorney, and educator who has served since 2008 as president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), an affiliate of the AFL–CIO.

Why Fascists Fear Teachers by Randi Weingarten: 9798217045419 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A rousing defense of public education as the cornerstone of American democracy, by the woman attacked by the far right as “the most dangerous person in the world” Attacks on schools and teachers...

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6h ago

“Teaching educators about AI is a ‘moral imperative’, said Randi Weingarten, the AFT president.” “And without outside funding, it was a choice between taking big tech’s money or doing nothing, she said.”

Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 6h ago

Why is Miauricio signing contracts with his paw? 🥹😆🐈

Miauricio el "Gerente de apoyo emocional" de Geotest #gatitos #gatos #cat

YouTube video by ANewsMX

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️@snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 7h ago

A company in Mexico hired a stray orange cat as its Emotional Support Director and named him “Miauricio.” Daily duties include roaming the workplace, delivering smiles & reducing stress levels. He has his own workspace and ID badge. #AGoodPlace

Denali@denali.bsky.social · 8h ago

One of the wildest things about this is that Virginia is home to the 2nd highest number of active-duty members of the military (after California). In 2024, the DoD estimated that 1 in 10 active duty military members was assigned to a service location in Virginia.

A table produced from the Active Duty Military Personnel file labeled number and percentage of the United States by state. A total of 1,102,273 active duty members are assigned to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Mire than one half (54.7%) are located in six states (CA, VA, TX,NC,GA, FL) the table shows that California has the largest number of active duty living in the state followed by Virginia.
Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 8h ago

🏛️ TODAY: Republicans in Virginia want to disenfranchise overseas voters. A state court will hold a hearing on whether to dismiss the RNC’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of allowing overseas U.S. citizens to vote in Virginia elections.

Thiago Carvalho@cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 8h ago

'While just around 3,000 of the 150,000 or so tests have been invalidated, all students – including those who, like Velázquez, are not suspected of cheating – have been left in limbo pending the result of UNAM’s investigation into the matter.' edition.cnn.com/2026/08/02/a...

The AI cheating scandal rocking Mexico’s most prestigious university | CNN

Thousands of students have been left in limbo amid a cheating scandal that erupted after the prestigious institution offered its exam online for the first time ever.

edition.cnn.com

MirandaPitcher@mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 15h ago

Not only that, but we now have 60+ years of Census, BLS, and other data showing that *occupations become more poorly paid when more women move into them,* and vice versa. www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/u...

As Women Take Over a Male-Dominated Field, the Pay Drops (Published 2016)

Work done by women pays less because women do it, research shows.

nytimes.com

Kim Weeden@weedenkim.bsky.social · yesterday

Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...

The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that the Education Department has finalized a rule that will force schools to prove that the loans students are taking out are paying off. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music, and cosmetic certification programs will be hit the hardest. For-profit programs will also be hit particularly hard.
John Sheehan@jsheehan901.bsky.social · 15h ago

FFS What will it take for Dems to realize this is a losing proposition? Let’s see: How well did campaigning with Liz Cheney work out for Kamala Harris? Voters want fighters, not appeasers. A Team of Rivals is the wrong message today. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

Arizona’s Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate (Gift Article)

Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.

nytimes.com