Now, don’t have me break this thing down for nothing.

Durham, NC
Joined August 2011
Two movies we saw last and this weekend worth watching with theological-religion students: Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother and You Can See Everything. Both great and highly recommended. @ProfligateGrace @DavidDark @DaultRadio @DrCurtisFreeman @CTmagazine @ChristianCent
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I’m spending a lot of time reading and listening to artists and technicians in the film and music industries. Emboldening for people in the academy working with the @aaup ♥️
We support @The_AFM musicians fighting for consent, credit and compensation when their work is used for AI development and music generation. The future of music must belong to the people who make it. #HumanMadeHumanPaid
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We didn't grow up with influencers. We had a frog dating a pig, a vampire teaching us math, and a grouch in a garbage can. And somehow I trust them more than most people on the internet. – at Cahokia, IL
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Congratulations to Lula on his extraordinary reelection victory in the Brazilian presidential election. Lula has stood up for Brazilian workers & democracy — and will continue to do so in the next four years.
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The whole world is watching the Brazil fight. Lula may be the most significant leader of the worldwide left during 1990-2030?
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The moon tonight in Durham is remarkable. A perfect time to read this beautiful book by my brilliant colleague ♥️
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Imagine spending $158 million to push Ken Paxton on Texas; while never posting once about Paxton’s positive virtues or policies. Guess you call this Talarico Derangement Syndrome.
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Brazil and Texas long been compared, the latest this by Sam Cowie in The Baffler. Convergence continues in that both voting in an election that is absolutely essential the humanists win, even if the result of their victory is that little changes. thebaffler.com/outbursts/rod…
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Even if you don’t care about anything else, this alone should convince you that our present AI path is untenable & dark: “widespread deployment of AI will concentrate power in the hands of a very small number of people whose authoritarian tendencies are well known.”
I wrote about a topic that does not get enough attention: AI industry has made choices about technology, product architecture, and capital expenditures that likely make financial success impossible. Continuing on current path risks the whole economy. thenerve.news/p/roger-mcname…
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Amy Laura Hall retweeted
Day 51 On Strike at Encore Boston Harbor: at our All-Union Rally, Yamilka, a public areas utility porter, talks about how the Encore strikers already won the day they decided to stick together and fight.
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Unusual heat at this Central Coast vineyard has caused workers to harvest grapes at night. Harvesting grapes during a cooler time of day protects the quality of the fruit and gives winemakers better control over the winemaking process. #WeFeedYou
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Gave a book reading today for two hours online, and Zoom leaves me depleted. And, it meant women who wouldn’t be comfortable in person, for various reasons, were “there” and I learned a great deal from their questions and even facial expressions.
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Amy Laura Hall retweeted
Two years after major shifts in Latino voting patterns delivered Trump his largest ever margin of victory in Texas, affordability concerns and anger over the administration’s mass deportation campaign are fueling an expected swing back toward Democrats. bit.ly/4idUx5I
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Tribune co-founders Ross Ramsey & @evanasmith join @MWatkinsTrib & @eklib for a live TribCast a week before Election Day to explore key races and what they could mean for Texans. In downtown Austin & online, Oct. 27. RSVP: trib.it/8CLRrz
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