Minjie
@minjieli.bsky.social
minjieli.com or research.gay
Associate Professor at UT. Researcher and educator on LGBTQ, race, media, activism, and creativity. 🌈🌵
Associate Professor at UT. Researcher and educator on LGBTQ, race, media, activism, and creativity. 🌈🌵
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It’s the 6th anniversary of the publication of #HashtagActivism. Much has changed about social media since @moyazb.bsky.social @foucaultwelles.bsky.social and I started researching the site formerly known as Twitter over a decade ago. Forever grateful we were on the ride together.
March 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
It’s the 6th anniversary of the publication of #HashtagActivism. Much has changed about social media since @moyazb.bsky.social @foucaultwelles.bsky.social and I started researching the site formerly known as Twitter over a decade ago. Forever grateful we were on the ride together.
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"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not."
My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️
February 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not."
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
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Our students are raising money to keep their magazines going after the University of Alabama suspended them for foregrounding the voices of women and African Americans.
If you've got the means, please support them.
givebutter.com/F0LNOA
If you've got the means, please support them.
givebutter.com/F0LNOA
Keep the Free Press Alive at the University of Alabama
By Media Alumni Seeking to Highlight Equity and Diversity
givebutter.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Our students are raising money to keep their magazines going after the University of Alabama suspended them for foregrounding the voices of women and African Americans.
If you've got the means, please support them.
givebutter.com/F0LNOA
If you've got the means, please support them.
givebutter.com/F0LNOA
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Mamdani’s win marks a rejection of the consistently Islamophobic weaponization of antisemitism. Diehard support for the Zionist project is, finally, not a sine qua non of New York City leadership... @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/04/z...
They Tried to Smear Zohran Mamdani as an Antisemite. Voters Saw Right Through It.
Mamdani’s mayoral victory in New York City means so much — including the repudiation of Islamophobic attacks and weaponization of antisemitism.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Mamdani’s win marks a rejection of the consistently Islamophobic weaponization of antisemitism. Diehard support for the Zionist project is, finally, not a sine qua non of New York City leadership... @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/04/z...
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You’ll be shocked to hear that their recommendation is not limiting the circumstances in which AI is deployed, but rather accepting the inevitability it will occasionally have catastrophic effects.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
You’ll be shocked to hear that their recommendation is not limiting the circumstances in which AI is deployed, but rather accepting the inevitability it will occasionally have catastrophic effects.
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Two decades after Hurricane Katrina decimated entire coastal communities and wiped out passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, the return of Amtrak this week — with two trains daily in each direction — sent a jolt of excitement down the coast.
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Train Returns, Joyfully, 20 Years After Katrina
Driving may be faster, but the inaugural train trips between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans this week drew travelers eager for a different kind of adventure.
nyti.ms
August 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina decimated entire coastal communities and wiped out passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, the return of Amtrak this week — with two trains daily in each direction — sent a jolt of excitement down the coast.
Queens come through!!👏🏾👏🏾
See how your district voted in the New York City mayoral primary here. nyti.ms/3Tc4zs9
June 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Queens come through!!👏🏾👏🏾