ProfYolonda
@profyolonda.bsky.social
Philosopher-Bioethicist with Georgia’s red clay in my blood. Feminist. Race woman. Views are my own.
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Every day feels like this hand of Spades....
April 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Every day feels like this hand of Spades....
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In a country that took the humanities seriously, way more of the medievalists you’re seeking out to explain Avignon would have actual academic jobs.
April 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
In a country that took the humanities seriously, way more of the medievalists you’re seeking out to explain Avignon would have actual academic jobs.
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Also I do not expect the US defeat in a war the US started will change much for MAGA. These people are still slobbering over Bobby Lee 150 years later
April 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Also I do not expect the US defeat in a war the US started will change much for MAGA. These people are still slobbering over Bobby Lee 150 years later
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Gentrification pisses me off because of the erasure of color in:
People, places, & architecture
People, places, & architecture
March 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Gentrification pisses me off because of the erasure of color in:
People, places, & architecture
People, places, & architecture
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Inadvertently making the case that ICE has so little of their alleged work to do (and overfunding) that they can be placed where another agency in the same department has gone weeks without pay www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump to send ICE agents to help strained TSA at airports
President Donald Trump said he is sending federal immigration agents to assist with the airport security delays impacting spring break travel.
www.usatoday.com
March 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Inadvertently making the case that ICE has so little of their alleged work to do (and overfunding) that they can be placed where another agency in the same department has gone weeks without pay www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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“Failing up“ got us fucked up right now. There are some of the biggest idiots in the world at the helm of the US, if you’re wondering why things aren’t going well.
You should feel intellectually intimated by your leadership, to some degree. Stop putting stupid in charge because you can relate.
You should feel intellectually intimated by your leadership, to some degree. Stop putting stupid in charge because you can relate.
March 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Failing up“ got us fucked up right now. There are some of the biggest idiots in the world at the helm of the US, if you’re wondering why things aren’t going well.
You should feel intellectually intimated by your leadership, to some degree. Stop putting stupid in charge because you can relate.
You should feel intellectually intimated by your leadership, to some degree. Stop putting stupid in charge because you can relate.
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It’s amazing how quickly Black women have been targeted by these laws and doubly so how little this factors into the analysis around the sexual and gender politics of this movement.
March 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
It’s amazing how quickly Black women have been targeted by these laws and doubly so how little this factors into the analysis around the sexual and gender politics of this movement.
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Insurance companies should never dictate how care is delivered. We need to have healthcare protected as a human right. Free at the point of service. Paid for by the government. We need more healthcare professionals (pay them, train them). More facilities. Greater preventative care.
March 19, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Insurance companies should never dictate how care is delivered. We need to have healthcare protected as a human right. Free at the point of service. Paid for by the government. We need more healthcare professionals (pay them, train them). More facilities. Greater preventative care.
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So many reasons to say hell no to this…
‘59% of teenagers told Pew that students use AI to cheat, while 34% said it happens extremely or very often.’
God help this generation.
We have allowed Big Tech to convince us that ‘AI is revolutionizing the world’ and we’re sacrificing the development and well being of children to their Mammon.
God help this generation.
We have allowed Big Tech to convince us that ‘AI is revolutionizing the world’ and we’re sacrificing the development and well being of children to their Mammon.
March 19, 2026 at 6:54 AM
So many reasons to say hell no to this…
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Bad legal writing is often the product of bad legal REASONING and so you can't separate the "important" stuff from the "boring" stuff the way that the legal AI evangelists assume.
March 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Bad legal writing is often the product of bad legal REASONING and so you can't separate the "important" stuff from the "boring" stuff the way that the legal AI evangelists assume.
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One thing that AI evangelists seem to assume, particularly legal AI evangelists assume, is that the thinking and analysis is quick, and the writing is just tedious busywork that slows us down.
But the writing IS the thinking and analysis. You work out the thinking and analysis by writing it down.
But the writing IS the thinking and analysis. You work out the thinking and analysis by writing it down.
March 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
One thing that AI evangelists seem to assume, particularly legal AI evangelists assume, is that the thinking and analysis is quick, and the writing is just tedious busywork that slows us down.
But the writing IS the thinking and analysis. You work out the thinking and analysis by writing it down.
But the writing IS the thinking and analysis. You work out the thinking and analysis by writing it down.
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Apropos of … this whole country is built on rape and monetized sexual assault. The. Whole. Country.
March 19, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Apropos of … this whole country is built on rape and monetized sexual assault. The. Whole. Country.
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among all the other reasons why this is obviously evil, it’s a new ghoulish way to shame and police how we are allowed to exist in public
will the AI version of a fat or disabled person eliminate those “flaws”? will it erase gray hair and wrinkles or lighten skin to “perfect” your appearance?
will the AI version of a fat or disabled person eliminate those “flaws”? will it erase gray hair and wrinkles or lighten skin to “perfect” your appearance?
March 19, 2026 at 6:27 AM
among all the other reasons why this is obviously evil, it’s a new ghoulish way to shame and police how we are allowed to exist in public
will the AI version of a fat or disabled person eliminate those “flaws”? will it erase gray hair and wrinkles or lighten skin to “perfect” your appearance?
will the AI version of a fat or disabled person eliminate those “flaws”? will it erase gray hair and wrinkles or lighten skin to “perfect” your appearance?
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one of the really gross aspects of the AI zombie resurrection thing we should (carefully!!!!!) discuss more is the fact that this is not what Val Kilmer looked like when he died. they don’t want the human Val Kilmer. they want a simulacrum of the idealized memory of him you have in your mind
Hell is full, so we're making Hell 2.0 right here in the good old U.S. of A.
Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Movie — First Look (EXCLUSIVE)
First look at Val Kilmer in his new film "As Deep As the Grave." His performance was AI generated.
variety.com
March 19, 2026 at 6:27 AM
one of the really gross aspects of the AI zombie resurrection thing we should (carefully!!!!!) discuss more is the fact that this is not what Val Kilmer looked like when he died. they don’t want the human Val Kilmer. they want a simulacrum of the idealized memory of him you have in your mind
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America has been too dependent on the benevolence of the oligarchs only to be surprised by their immorality
March 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
America has been too dependent on the benevolence of the oligarchs only to be surprised by their immorality
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“No defensible claim to “ethics” can sidestep the urgency of legally enforceable restrictions to the deployment of technologies of mass surveillance and systemic violence. Until [then], moral and political deliberation about computing will remain subsidiary to the profit-making imperative”
The wholesale failure of the mainstream so-called "AI ethics" project is because it is instead a successful process of creating industry stooges, who walk amongst us, hollowing out future colleagues and posturing provocatively about the inevitability of the future theintercept.com/2019/12/20/m...
March 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM
“No defensible claim to “ethics” can sidestep the urgency of legally enforceable restrictions to the deployment of technologies of mass surveillance and systemic violence. Until [then], moral and political deliberation about computing will remain subsidiary to the profit-making imperative”
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A short word to describe useful idiots is comprador, because they are agents not of academia anymore but whoever has bought them out and they make a lot of money with their startups and consulting in the process of hollowing out public universities
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprador
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprador
Comprador - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 18, 2026 at 6:49 AM
A short word to describe useful idiots is comprador, because they are agents not of academia anymore but whoever has bought them out and they make a lot of money with their startups and consulting in the process of hollowing out public universities
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprador
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprador
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The wholesale failure of the mainstream so-called "AI ethics" project is because it is instead a successful process of creating industry stooges, who walk amongst us, hollowing out future colleagues and posturing provocatively about the inevitability of the future theintercept.com/2019/12/20/m...
March 18, 2026 at 6:42 AM
The wholesale failure of the mainstream so-called "AI ethics" project is because it is instead a successful process of creating industry stooges, who walk amongst us, hollowing out future colleagues and posturing provocatively about the inevitability of the future theintercept.com/2019/12/20/m...
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IMO, this is one reason (of many) why milquetoast AI literacy lessons are such a failure: they don't engage students with questions like, "Should 'robot dogs' be deployed to protect the sprawling infrastructure of AI?"
“Robot dog guarding the data center” is the cherry on top of your dystopian sundae.
Robot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centers | Fortune
AI companies are turning to quadruped robots, better known as “robot dogs” for security solutions to protect their vast data centers.
fortune.com
March 17, 2026 at 11:24 PM
IMO, this is one reason (of many) why milquetoast AI literacy lessons are such a failure: they don't engage students with questions like, "Should 'robot dogs' be deployed to protect the sprawling infrastructure of AI?"
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The USPS is cool as hell and essential. Demolishing it would be devastating for everyone but would really hit rural communities. It's not just about the services they provide, but the community connections too: Mail carriers look out for the people on their routes.
March 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The USPS is cool as hell and essential. Demolishing it would be devastating for everyone but would really hit rural communities. It's not just about the services they provide, but the community connections too: Mail carriers look out for the people on their routes.
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"Your Honor, I ask the court -- does this sound like the kind of man who would force himself on an innocent child?"
Trump's full rant on Cuba: "Cuba, in its own way, tourism and everything else, it's a beautiful island, great weather. They're not in a hurricane zone, which is nice for a change, you know? They won't be asking us for money for hurricanes every week. I do believe I'll have the honor of taking Cuba."
March 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"Your Honor, I ask the court -- does this sound like the kind of man who would force himself on an innocent child?"
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Someone needs to send an ambulance to X
March 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Someone needs to send an ambulance to X
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If you were never Kamala, make sure your kids are at the front lines when there’s a draft. Leave mine tf alone.
March 14, 2026 at 9:18 AM
If you were never Kamala, make sure your kids are at the front lines when there’s a draft. Leave mine tf alone.