Kate Peeples, Ph.D.

Carville is the subject, ostensibly, but (rightly) so is the Dem entrenchment he represents; e.g., “progressives exhibit the highest levels of political engagement in the Democratic coalition, yet Carville keeps insisting that Democrats win elections in spite of them rather than because of them.”

[NEW] The Forgotten, Expensive Lessons of 2009 The 2008-2009 Great Recession is 17 years ago now, and the lessons it imparted might be forgotten today as North Carolina considers a proposed constitutional amendment on its income tax. More: carolinaforward.org/news/the-for...

All of this tracks. Most white journalists cant conceive of white nationalism as anything but fringe, so they report the open white supremacy of the MAGA movement as something else (economic anxiety!) as they did with the tea party. Tough to admit that it's just the same old basic white nationalism.

I forgot all about this

be the dolly you want to see in the world

It's so weird that Dolly Parton used her money to help ordinary people in a thousand different meaningful ways *and* lived an incredibly happy fulfilled life, almost like there's some sort of connection between the two. Anyway, let me read about another AI CEO poisoning a town for shits and giggles

Two Black mayors took cities that the country loves to write off and made them measurably safer. That’s not a fluke. That’s a blueprint. Chicago and Baltimore just posted numbers that should be front-page news. They’re not. We need to talk about why. 🧵 www.theroot.com/opinion-blac...

Every time you check out a library book instead of ordering from Amazon, ask a friend instead of an LLM, cook a meal instead of ordering from an app, or go for a walk instead of scrolling social media, you interrupt the cash flows of insane CEOs. Do it! Ruin their day!

This is why #DisCrit still matters. Racism & ableism work in tandem to harm all Black & Brown folks. AND racism & ableism target Black & Brown disabled folks for removal, criminalization & eradication. Yet we get 1000 word essays about special ed that don't even mention Black & Brown disabled kids

Trump signed an executive order changing the vaccine schedule and it’s clear that he has never attended one of his kids’ pediatrician appointments.

All we should ever be talking about is Leonard Leo, tbh. Talking about Leonard Leo will convince more people we need court reform. That man bought the fucking Supreme Court.

So, what happens if I'm a parent and I know that my kid needs highly paid teachers, a library full of books with diverse characters, trans-inclusive bathrooms and extracurriculars, and a curriculum unpacking topics like systemic racism, colonial oppression, economic inequality, and climate change?

Surely the solution here is just *don't use AI tools* for your writing and research and continue to do your writing and research in ALL the ways you were doing it before you started using AI instead of doing the work??

This shit is not inevitable, it could be made illegal tomorrow if our governments weren't in the pocket of Big Pervert.

one of the most important things you need to do when developing a new product, especially in tech, is sit down and think about how it can be misused by bad actors and nowadays it sure seems like the bad actors are less “people to be guarded against” and more “the target customer base”

Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!

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the politician

I know we’re all exhausted, but can I interest you in the first qualifying round of Champions League tomorrow?

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My print piece on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is up. I point out that the rest of the country is still desperately trying to get the same rights the white man gave himself 250 years ago. In @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

"Soon, half of all American schoolkids will be able to apply for state money to finance a private education, and many states will offer the scholarships even to families with high incomes." Read more to find out how this could affect students with disabilities: https://ow.ly/GwYu50ZfU0a

The Court's GOP justices love to talk a big game about defending people's religious rights but they really only care about *some people & *some religions A Black man in a Louisiana jail is not one of those people and Rastafarianism is not one of those religions ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/lando...

Today was an absolute blood bath at SCOTUS for the less powerful to enforce civil rights in the federal courts. TL;dr - SCOTUS rules 6-3 that only corporations have rights that are enforceable in federal court??

AI changes feedback on student writing when it knows student race, gender www.edweek.org/technology/a...

This is absolutely insane. If anyone thinks that AI is value-free, non-prejudiced, colourblind or whatever...think again. You don't need to be a person to be racist or misogynistic! www.edweek.org/technology/a...

I don’t particularly need a “vision of masculinity,” but if for some reason I were in the market for such a thing, I cannot imagine wanting to get it from a political party.

“It’s a proposal to lower the floor for what constitutes a minimal free public education down into the basement, with steps out of that basement on a strictly pay-to-play basis.”

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Always be suspicious when the rich argue that people shouldn't be getting an education. They are trying to lock out low income people, Black and brown people, and other marginalized people.

"According to a recent survey by the nonpartisan Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), 57% of special education teachers polled nationwide said they used AI to help develop individualized plans for their students in the 2024-25 school year." Read more: https://ow.ly/nRvU50Z4WUF

LOL. NYC selfies, man. 🤣

You need to read this. Yes, you.

“In his statement, Mr. Rosenbaum said that if the episode ‘serves as a warning about the risks of A.I.-assisted research and verification, that is why I wrote the book.’”

Rep. Ogles: "Muslims don’t belong in American society," Rep. Fine on "mainstream Muslims": "I think you should destroy them first" Sen. Tuberville: "The enemy is inside the gates". Rep. Roy posted "No more Muslims" on his social media. None of them censured by Democrats. No penalty.

Over the past few months, we’ve been bombarded by stories of powerful men in politics committing violence against women. @queenmab.bsky.social wrote about how no matter how much progress we think we’ve made, women keep being sacrificed for men’s accomplishments:

Teachers: "Please help us get AI out of schools, it's ruining education!" Students: "Please don't make us use AI, it's ruining our lives!" Politicians: "We hear you and we want to help you harness the power of AI." #NihilismAndTechnology

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.