Tressie McMillan Cottom+

Look at the artificial do intelligence:

Look at the artificial do intelligence:

I’m struck by the shape of her hair-head helmet perfectly mirrors the shape and

I’m struck by the shape of her hair-head helmet perfectly mirrors the shape and size of those puff sleeves. Fascinating proportions. If an accident, it’s a wild one. If it’s intentional, it’s wild.

A real successful 1A day here on campus. Heavy hitters. Big student turnout. Eng

A real successful 1A day here on campus. Heavy hitters. Big student turnout. Engaged questions. My notes for the academic freedom panel is a sort of Cliff Notes of how I approach this thing. This is it. My whole talk.

Thank you my friend!

Thank you my friend!

Halfway through First Amendment Day here on campus. Favorite talk so far is abou

Halfway through First Amendment Day here on campus. Favorite talk so far is about slopaganda or ai slop as political satire/speech.

Nope never occurred to me. Thank you.

Nope never occurred to me. Thank you.

Thank you, Cathy!

Thank you, Cathy!

I said what I said, Mike!!

I said what I said, Mike!!

Okay I have celebrated by being honest on this app for a little while. that’s en

Okay I have celebrated by being honest on this app for a little while. that’s enough of that until next year. Yall are fragile. :)

I have bad news

I have bad news

Yes. I saw it with Lower Ed. Similar to challenging any orthodoxy, especially

Yes. I saw it with Lower Ed. Similar to challenging any orthodoxy, especially when you’re vulnerable to its collapse. You won’t convince them this is bankrupt. We who can live with the ambiguity of post austerity have to build better incentives for them, without them — and despite them. Sigh.

Sorry but this is peak white guy style. You don’t want to hear it, but this is a

Sorry but this is peak white guy style. You don’t want to hear it, but this is as good as it gets.

Yeah the thing about white elite obsession with rule by eugenics is they have to

Yeah the thing about white elite obsession with rule by eugenics is they have to constantly caretake the power required to bend institutions to their will when their eugenics inevitably fail to be great:

God knows I try.

God knows I try.

Middle policy for a mid tech that regulates without reinscribing the tech’s clai

Middle policy for a mid tech that regulates without reinscribing the tech’s claims of sentient omnipotence?!

Yes, fifty years of austerity for us. The end of Obama‘s final age of technocrat

Yes, fifty years of austerity for us. The end of Obama‘s final age of technocratic austerity is revealing the rot that’s been there for some time.

I’ve seen this kind of thing. There’s an entire class of jobs designed to discip

I’ve seen this kind of thing. There’s an entire class of jobs designed to discipline workers for compliance. But when corruption and corporate capture is the only ruling logic in an institution, there is nothing to comply with. Those jobs have to churn out nonsense webinars to pantomime a job.

America or whatever.

America or whatever.

“It’s very upscale.” Thanks, I want to die.

“It’s very upscale.” Thanks, I want to die.

The mixed use social zone of it all is where the last bastion of salvageable Am

The mixed use social zone of it all is where the last bastion of salvageable Americana will go to die. I guess it’s fine that liberal democracy is dead if this is going to be the county fair. Sigh.

Th private equity aesthetics actually made me teary-eyed this morning. raleigh

Th private equity aesthetics actually made me teary-eyed this morning. raleighmag.com/2026/10/01/n...

It’s not a big deal at all, but my state fair operators have demolished the food

It’s not a big deal at all, but my state fair operators have demolished the food stands that make the fair a fair and replaced it with a big grey box that will have a food hall. At this point, just cancel fall and cancel me. nothing matters anymore.

It is so clear to me that theres a not insignificant number of democrats who jus

It is so clear to me that theres a not insignificant number of democrats who just want to be Trump, not unmake Trump.

I’m drafting a little film series of all the Tech Baddie films coming. We should

I’m drafting a little film series of all the Tech Baddie films coming. We should add to agenda

Ten years and I have never taught THICK, which means I have never taught the cla

Ten years and I have never taught THICK, which means I have never taught the class I want to teach. We may be close to pulling this off thanks to my friends in creative writing. Fingers crossed.

I struggle with accepting this kindness. Makes me feel like I’m complaining abou

I struggle with accepting this kindness. Makes me feel like I’m complaining about being smart! But I also really value you for seeing my work as work. I am tired a lot, for a lot of reasons. :) Working on that too!

Wow wow wow cable AND a vcr!! 😂😂😂. We hosted the watch party because we had

Wow wow wow cable AND a vcr!! 😂😂😂. We hosted the watch party because we had mtv. I ran out of the room and didn’t see the full video for a couple years, at least.

Eventually loved him down but the Thriller video scared the shit out of me.

Eventually loved him down but the Thriller video scared the shit out of me.

The thing is when you come behind me to explain to me what *I* just said but in

The thing is when you come behind me to explain to me what *I* just said but in your own words, I’m not sure what to do with that.

It’s just that it’s taking everyone too long to catch up and I try to be patient

It’s just that it’s taking everyone too long to catch up and I try to be patient but I’m tired.

[edit] The book Venn I am going to suggest: This is WHO: American Oligarchs by

[edit] The book Venn I am going to suggest: This is WHO: American Oligarchs by Andrea Bernstein + This is WHY: Caliban & Witch + This is HOW: Capital Is Dead by McKenzie Wark anyone you see missing in that formulation is in: Golden Gulag.

I should NOT read news before food and coffee. Now I have gone and said things.

I should NOT read news before food and coffee. Now I have gone and said things.

Okay fine if that matters to you to say.

Okay fine if that matters to you to say.

The book Venn I am going to suggest: American Oligarchs by Andrea Bernstein +

The book Venn I am going to suggest: American Oligarchs by Andrea Bernstein + Caliban & Witch + Capital Is Dead by McKenzie Wark

They aren’t just stealing everything that is left they are making sure only men

They aren’t just stealing everything that is left they are making sure only men can hoard it. I don’t know what else to tell you.

we are watching a massive transfer of wealth during an era of massive wealth cre

we are watching a massive transfer of wealth during an era of massive wealth creation (however much it might be just paper money it’s powerful) — reinscribing gender during this moment is a choice about who will be a citizen for the next three hundred years.

Stab stab stab stab stab stab stab

Stab stab stab stab stab stab stab

And by citizen he means who can accrue and control property and wealth.

And by citizen he means who can accrue and control property and wealth.

He isn’t old. He isn’t out of touch. He isn’t confused. He is choosing who will

He isn’t old. He isn’t out of touch. He isn’t confused. He is choosing who will rule. Men — even those who love men — are citizens and everyone else isn’t. Thats it.

Stabs this whole interview with a copy of The Caliban and The Witch.

Stabs this whole interview with a copy of The Caliban and The Witch.

I don’t even like beer and I liked a Guinness in dublin. It’s some kind of magic

I don’t even like beer and I liked a Guinness in dublin. It’s some kind of magic trick.

I just wondered last night who these movies are for… 😂😂

I just wondered last night who these movies are for… 😂😂

I was hoping it would. Now it’s up to the universe to remove the thought from th

I was hoping it would. Now it’s up to the universe to remove the thought from that poster’s mind because it was a doozie.

I guess as long as the victim’s pain furthers the abuser’s personal growth…

I guess as long as the victim’s pain furthers the abuser’s personal growth…

Going to try to get out ahead here a bit.

Going to try to get out ahead here a bit.

Basically 😂😂

Basically 😂😂

Yes I’m aware of his backstory.

Yes I’m aware of his backstory.

It’s going to get so much wilder the closer we get to 2028…

It’s going to get so much wilder the closer we get to 2028…

That feels right.

That feels right.

Wait

Wait

“Omg I’m going to get to say something!” it’s always a treat.

“Omg I’m going to get to say something!” it’s always a treat.

It is libra season, the one time all year when I don’t have to do anything I don

It is libra season, the one time all year when I don’t have to do anything I don’t want to do. I shall not be moved.

This man has tried to start a conversation with me eight times now with some ver

This man has tried to start a conversation with me eight times now with some version of, “I bet this game was something!” and I do not care.

A sister stood at the end of a long book signing line to tell me that my curls a

A sister stood at the end of a long book signing line to tell me that my curls are popping today and some people just really get it, ya know?

AND you can do it again! It’s magic.

AND you can do it again! It’s magic.

They are an amalgamation of all their best skills in these roles and then, to le

They are an amalgamation of all their best skills in these roles and then, to level it up, they get to feed off one another. It’s amazing.

Amazing

Amazing

This VF profile of Newsome…are people okay? Are we living on the same planet?

This VF profile of Newsome…are people okay? Are we living on the same planet?

Season 1! Season 1 finale! No spoilers 😂

Season 1! Season 1 finale! No spoilers 😂

Saeed.

Saeed.

Watched that season finale of Mobland and whoooo doggie. Every single person on

Watched that season finale of Mobland and whoooo doggie. Every single person on this show — from casting and directing to costuming and acting — is in their BAG.

In any given day there is more than one stranger using their legal name to eithe

In any given day there is more than one stranger using their legal name to either yell at me or passively aggressively take me to task for not sufficiently promoting them. It is wild.

😭😭😭

😭😭😭

After your account hits some magic threshold, you can totally forget about it. U

After your account hits some magic threshold, you can totally forget about it. Unless you post an affiliate link to preorder the thing they haven’t even finished making with gif of a badge and three honorifics, you will get some feedback.

I’ve been on the internet for a million years at different levels of viability a

I’ve been on the internet for a million years at different levels of viability and I have learned that there is no such thing as tagging, crediting, linking you can do to satisfy some people on the other end. Someone once got mad at me because of the font I used to credit them in a post.

“If you say ‘BidShift’ really fast it sounds like Bullshit.” You’re welcome. i

“If you say ‘BidShift’ really fast it sounds like Bullshit.” You’re welcome. indyweek.com/news/health/...

SAME

SAME

I watched that American idol guy get convicted of murder today and I will never

I watched that American idol guy get convicted of murder today and I will never ever understand the mind of a man who thinks he can kill his wife because a divorce is too messy.

It was so basic! lol That’s the thing.

It was so basic! lol That’s the thing.

that's great. reconciles nicely with thesis of when mackenzie comes to town.

that's great. reconciles nicely with thesis of when mackenzie comes to town.

I think the disconnect is that we aren’t talking about revenue and employment

I think the disconnect is that we aren’t talking about revenue and employment

Yeah I think the analog here is consultancies — useful for justifications, not s

Yeah I think the analog here is consultancies — useful for justifications, not so much for actual productivity or efficiency.

A lot of this happened but networks and algos didn’t push it into general discou

A lot of this happened but networks and algos didn’t push it into general discourse because of its importance instead of the unimportance, which could be said to happen below the algorithm. (This is something I stole from my friend.)

YW. Thanks for the good segue.

YW. Thanks for the good segue.

National Nurses United, btw, is a delightful edge case. They are not effing arou

National Nurses United, btw, is a delightful edge case. They are not effing around. www.nationalnursesunited.org/artificial-i...

Why would I need to include this in a post and why would this agitate you and ar

Why would I need to include this in a post and why would this agitate you and are you okay with skin this thin during climate change?

The SAT used to assess reading comprehension and it was imperfect but maybe we s

The SAT used to assess reading comprehension and it was imperfect but maybe we should reconsider it.

I could make a killing as a fin dom.

I could make a killing as a fin dom.

Actually, I looked. He can’t read.

Actually, I looked. He can’t read.

Can you read or do you just use a random number generator to choose a sequence o

Can you read or do you just use a random number generator to choose a sequence of words?

My economic indicator is how many emails a credit card company I don’t owe any m

My economic indicator is how many emails a credit card company I don’t owe any money emails me to remind that I have available credit. Anyway, yeah we are screwed.

People aren’t linking to it on purpose

People aren’t linking to it on purpose

36 new lesbian bars opened between 2020 and 2026, with an additional eight closi

36 new lesbian bars opened between 2020 and 2026, with an additional eight closing. That’s a net increase of 28, which is nice but doesn’t undermine my point about their contraction and importance.

I like the lesbians. I like the lesbian bars. I know a rich woman who, after a l

I like the lesbians. I like the lesbian bars. I know a rich woman who, after a long sequence of events, has bombed her sister-in-laws garage because of a meatball recipe. All people and groups are weird. It’s probably not a crisis if some lesbians are sometimes.

I don’t know anything about the lesbian bar you’ve all been picking on but I do

I don’t know anything about the lesbian bar you’ve all been picking on but I do know the stats on lesbian bars are depressing and that seems more important. www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/rise-...

There was always a spectrum, sure. Some racism and sexism and privilege and assh

There was always a spectrum, sure. Some racism and sexism and privilege and assholes — all true. But the baseline used to be, “fairly decent sense.”

Age. Timing. Selective memory. Say what you will, I know for a fact that people

Age. Timing. Selective memory. Say what you will, I know for a fact that people used to have more sense than they do now.

“The rent is too damn high” was funny at be time but name a single political slo

“The rent is too damn high” was funny at be time but name a single political slogan with more stickiness from winning candidates since then.

I’ve floated, “GET YOUR HAND OUT MY POCKET, FOOL” for this purpose. So far no ta

I’ve floated, “GET YOUR HAND OUT MY POCKET, FOOL” for this purpose. So far no takers.