Columbia deans are gonna be like “what is kettling but a thinking of community otherwise, a rupture in the distribution of the sensible,”

As a project administratively housed Columbia University, we are appalled at the university president’s decision to authorize the NYPD to violently disperse the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and are suspending all operations until the student’s demands are met.

Everyone's talking about stakeholder engagement these days, but what does that look like in the context of AI, when locally situated communities are asked for input on global systems?

Meg Young et al ask what infrastructures might scale participatory AI firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/…

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Proud to see Somerville’s new anti-graffiti policy at work: instead of simply removing the graffiti (inefficient, expensive), city workers are now trained to spray paint “TOY” over especially low-quality pieces, which is a universal sign of low-quality craftsmanship.

Perfect response, and this section is precisely why I loved Gabe's book so much.

Ben Affleck wearing Nikes that commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising is surreal

Pankaj Mishra in the LRB.

lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

The director of one hospital that received victims from the Flour Massacre tells the AP that 142 of 176 their wounded from the incident had gunshot wounds. apnews.com/article/israel…

30,035 killed, 250 killed a day, 100 children killed a day. Everyday.

Starve people, and then when they try to get food, shoot them.
cnn.com/middleeast/liv…

This computer generated shit really deep faking yall to try destroy all the top place winners …. Most people not smart enough to out beat the a computer they sheep! I can’t be destroyed through a computer I’m too outside

The Hidden Globe has a cover and a 10/8 pub date! The best & nicest thing you can do to support me and books in general is to pre-order it amazon.com/dp/0593329856?…

100% to all of this

The 100th child killed in the West Bank since Oct 7 was 'wearing his football kit and carrying his school bag when he was shot in the head and killed' by Israeli forces. “It was an execution,” says his father. theguardian.com/world/2024/feb…

“Farmers flew kites to interfere with the drones dropping tear gas canisters on them,“ a sentence heard on the radio in 2024.

Opinion: I'm an American doctor who went to Gaza. I saw annihilation, not war - Los Angeles Times

A powerful, depressing, infuriating, #mustread op-ed from my friend Dr Irfan Galaria, who just returned from Gaza: latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Max Read's Substack is worth every penny

It has come to my attention that this essay is making the rounds again thanks to Zone of Interest. For clarification: I had not seen Zone of Interest when I wrote this in 2012. In fact, I still have not! I do think Michael Haneke is a good filmmaker. nplusonemag.com/issue-16/essay…

SEND HIM BACK OUT THERE