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Rebecca Hill

@rebhill.bsky.social

Professor, Reader, Music Lover she/her

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In These Times@inthesetimes.com · 4mo ago

1/ The government said “antifa” posed a terrorism-level threat in the Texas Prairieland trial. But newly obtained FBI records tell a very different story. @adamfederman.bsky.social reports with @typeinvestigations.org and In These Times:

Exclusive: FBI Files Counter Government Argument in Texas “Antifa” Trial

FOIA records obtained by Type Investigations and In These Times raise questions about evidence presented in Prairieland case.

inthesetimes.com

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It’s weird how the “AI is an error-ridden cheating machine that sometimes tries to talk people into suicide articles” seem to outnumber the “aren’t we all having fun with AI ones.”

Eva Holland@evaholland.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Britannica’s lawsuit said that OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its articles... The complaint said that ChatGPT produces “near-verbatim” copies of Britannica’s encyclopedia entries, dictionary definitions and other content, diverting users who would otherwise visit its websites."

Dan Nexon@dhnexon.net · 5mo ago

I would remiss if I did not adequately amplify @cherylrofer.bsky.social's concise, clear, and unassailable summary of why one of the Trump administration's main rationales for its illegal war is bullshit.

Iran Does Not Have Nuclear Weapons - Lawyers, Guns & Money

It’s time to say it again: It’s highly doubtful that the Iranians were pursuing a nuclear weapon. And they certainly don’t have any. Donald Trump says that (one of the purposes/ the purpose) of his at...

lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

Laleh Khalili@lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As the Kurds who had depended on US support, were betrayed and massacred in their thousands in the 70s, Kissinger famously dismissed the deaths: "covert action should not be confused with missionary work."

Geoffrey Hughes@geofffhughes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As the US moots using Kurdish proxies to destabilize Iran, Trump had better hope that Masoud Barzani doesn't recall these words from Mustafa Barzani in the seventies (or their Syrian counterparts right now for that matter):

Barzani maintains that the guerrilla war tactics his followers used against Iraq's armed forces would have proved successful had Iran, his last ally, continued financial support. "They (the US) were behind everything," he said. "The help we got from Iran wouldn't have come without their approval." "American policy has always been to not allow Communists to take over and as a result of that policy, I feel America was behind us," barzani said. "But we never had enough of anything to balance Soviet support to Iraq," he said. "We would have continued fighting, but it was hopeless," Barzani continued. "The borders were to be closed and no aid, not even for the wounded, would be allowed to cross". Talkin of US involvement, Barzani told the story of a father who decided to kill his son by burying the boy alive. "...but just as the last shovel of dirt was to cover the boy's face, the boy said: 'father, take care that this dusty soil doesn't stick in your beard!" "I think America has this problem--dust in its beard," Barzani said. "And it can't easily be washed away with soap."
Victor Ray@victorerikray.bsky.social · 5mo ago

These are “low enrollment” majors but the classes are regularly at capacity. They changed the funding structure a few years ago here, switching the allocation from course enrollments to majors then blamed these departments for a structural, top-down change. This is entirely a political choice.

Sarah E. Bond@sarahebond.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The closing of African American Studies and GWSS at Iowa is absolutely heartbreaking. It is such an important time to study these subjects. Words really cannot express how upsetting this decision is. www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Important thread and article by Greg Sargent about ICE and CBP stockpiling military-style weaponry. They claim they‘re targeting the “worst of the worst” undocumented immigrants, but it looks more and more like the target is any American who refuses to submit to the regime.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Appalling: ICE and CBP contracted for $144 million in weaponry and accessories in Trump's first year, per data obtained by Sen Adam Schiff. For ICE it's a fourfold increase, much of it for military-style weapons. A heavily armed secret police force. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2069...

Joshua Foust 🪖🎮@joshuafoust.com · 6mo ago

“You have to use AI to save time and meet your production metrics” “But it has a high error rate; why would I use something that unreliable?” “You have to check it’s work” “Okay but that eats up all the time I ‘saved’” “Use it anyway”

Lindsey Eckert@lindseckert.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Cautionary tale: I asked Gemini to transcribe a 1-page PDF from The Morning Post from the early 1800s. I was interested in testing its accuracy. It hallucinated a full transcription of book review that doesn't exist and then invented false citations when I asked where the review was from. #AI

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“Upon arrival at the center — which is the same where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was held with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias — Amalia's health worsened quickly, the lawsuit said, and on Jan. 1, she developed a fever that peaked at 104 degrees and would not break.”

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Amalia, 18 months, "nearly died" at Dilley migrant family jail, a lawyer for her family said in a statement to @people.com: people.com/toddler-hosp...

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A MAGA freak in Texas murdered his own daughter in cold blood after they had an argument about Trump. A grand jury in the Dallas area then *declined to indict him*, and he has not yet faced charges. Seems like many Texans believe a man has the right to kill his own child for disobedience.

British Woman shot by dad in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump'

Lucy Harrison, 23, was alone in a bedroom at her father's home in Texas when she was shot dead.

bbc.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)

image from today's hearing
Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Breaking MS NOW: The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official. At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance. www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...

Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family

Kristen Stenvik, superintendent of the district where Liam goes to school, said the ruling provides both “additional time” and “continued uncertainty.”

ms.now