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submitted 3 hours ago • 1 comment

This to me is one of the central stories about current US politics. The tech barons who decisively threw their support behind Trump wanted commercial benefits, of course; but even more, they wanted to discipline their own employees. That’s the real content of all the anti-DEI stuff.

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

This morning, 1000 protesters blocked MÆRSK's headquarter in inner Copenhagen in an action of disobedience inspired by Ende Gelände or Tute Bianche, in an attempt to stop the logistics of Israel's genocide. They were attacked by the police with gas and batons. www.dr.dk/nyheder/sene...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

I was devastated to learn about Jim's passing last week. He was an incredible advisor and human being. I always walked into his office with a jumble of thoughts and left with analytic clarity - he had a rare gift, which he shared generously. stanforddaily.com/2025/02/19/j...

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Read this touching tribute to Michael Burawoy, written by Joanna Reed on behalf of the UC-AFT Bay Area Chapter. ucaft.org/uncategorize... @ucaft.bsky.social

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Reminder that nuking the Deep State just means replacing it with Palantir aka Deep State 2.0

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

"No one loved sociology as much as Michael Burawoy." Thanks for writing this, @grundrza.bsky.social www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/t...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Michael was my friend. Also a mentor, a model for us all. He was kind, humble, had a generous spirit, an enormous heart, and a deep commitment to justice. He showed up, always. I miss you Michael. ucbfa.org/2025/02/mich...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

The low-fi, high-function DeepSeek reveal reminds me of the old Cold War space race parable. NASA poured funds into inventing a zero-gravity ballpoint pen that would work in space. The Soviets just used pencils.

submitted 30 days ago • 5 comments

As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/

submitted 30 days ago • 230 comments

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

submitted 32 days ago • 693 comments

Union activity over Palestine won’t stop, writes @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social @Labor4Palestine network, urging unions to join BDS effort to end Israel apartheid policies & occupation, has grown to add rank-and-file frm 50 groups including major unions UAW, SEIU, AFSCME inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Shared governance has been undermined across the UC system for a while. Academic bodies, like the senate, are lucky to be consulted and decisions are being made by administrators. Today at the Regents meeting, Jay Sures said the quiet part out loud.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

president of California Citrus Mutual: “We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting ... Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.” calmatters.org/economy/2025...

submitted 32 days ago • 165 comments

"U.S. military service is a more reliable predictor for becoming a mass casualty offender than mental health issues, being a lone offender, or having a pre-radicalization criminal history.” theintercept.com/2025/01/02/m...

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

"Despite the known risks, plastic in general remains a little-regulated substance, largely because of the petrochemical and plastic industry’s lobbying power. But regulation can be effective..."

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

It's a Monday morning like that ...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

🧵1/2 The opportunist resolution to boycott Haaretz, which passed in today's government meeting without legal review, is another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle Israeli democracy www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

submitted 94 days ago • 35 comments

Best slogan ever: Autonomous kids, not autonomous cars! ✊❤️🔥

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology

submitted 96 days ago • 137 comments

They're right about one thing: "There's no equivalence--none--between Israel and Hamas." Between 10/7/23 and today: Hamas has killed 766 civilians. (1) Israel has killed around 300,000 civilians. (2)

submitted 97 days ago • 6 comments

Higher ed looking a lot like the US auto industry in the 90s/00s. Snap managerial decisions, uncoordinated downsizing, excessive reliance on tech, no solution to labor impasse, wild rebranding. Big difference is no federal bailout waiting in the wings.

submitted 98 days ago • 20 comments

I think reporting on this capability is basically as important as it gets

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Deans at U of T have been calling profs in for meetings to chasten them for social media posts in solidarity with Palestine. thevarsity.ca/2024/11/18/u...

submitted 98 days ago • 13 comments

Places Journal invited me to share my thoughts on Repair! It is so lovely to be in conversation with the other scholars, professionals, and activists on this topic. Check it out here: placesjournal.org/article/fiel...

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Three very helpful Bluesky add-on tools: (updated with a preferred link) * Find your old Twitter peeps on this platform: sky-follower-bridge.dev * TweetDeck equivalent: deck.blue * Delete old posts (skeets): bsky.jazco.dev/cleanup

submitted 100 days ago • 188 comments

I wish more climate people would speak out against Biden’s support for genocide in Gaza. An authentic politics of life must include opposition to genocide.

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments