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Not (A.) I.
Профиль VivelyPhD Humanities: Aerial Perspectives; Landscape Traditions; Operational Images; Critical AI; AI Slop & Visual Culture; Surveillance Studies; Also Art Criticism; Definitely Coffee. Professoring in the gig economy.
"Once support for Palestinian rights is reframed as a security concern rather than a political or humanitarian one, scrutiny of Israel’s actions becomes easier to dismiss. This matters because the debate is no longer only about borders. It is about legitimacy." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
How Israel and the European far right tried to exploit CeutaA potent narrative is emerging linking migration to anti-Semitism in an effort to undermine pro-Palestinian solidarity.www.aljazeera.comNew function creep just dropped. Defended by the same tired logic: "it’s not the technology that’s the problem, it is how it is used.” 🙄 In this case, it is promoted as a means to improve use of work space, but in actuality, it’s tracking bodies via heat signatures. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Why are some Quebec employers installing heat sensors under work desks?Some Québecor divisions are installing heat sensors around their offices to make better use of hybrid workspaces. A number of employees say the new technology feels invasive.www.cbc.caWas nodding my head reading this article until I reached “my Substack newsletter...” 😖 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habitwww.theguardian.com"Trump has been considering strikes akin to a “fireworks” display, another source said" Of course he has. The maximum spectacle factor is the number one driver of Trump's decisions across the board.
Big Ol’ MushWhen you’re really doing well with winning a war. www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
Up next, bombing our way out of climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe liveExplosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plantwww.theguardian.com"Rather than examining the proposal's intended impact on Palestinian prisoners, the court was asked to consider whether the reptiles could legally and safely be transferred to the prison and whether doing so would violate animal welfare protections." www.newarab.com/news/israel-...
Israel halts crocodile plan over animal, not Palestinian rightsAn Israeli court halted Ben Gvir’s crocodile prison plan after an animal rights challenge, not over the treatment of Palestinian prisoners.www.newarab.comDanielle Smith helping her pal Carney deliver on his "AI for everyone" promise.
Hypervisible“The Alberta government has set up a ‘concierge’ service to attract so-called hyperscale developers to set up shop in the province and help companies navigate provincial regulations.”
I once taught at a university in Morocco that was at a certain moment in time considered “prestigious” and now has a mandate that IMPOSES the use of AI across campus and is considered the opposite of prestigious.
Katherine Stiles· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #AI · #ExamCheating · A top Mexican university used AI to prevent exam cheating. Now thousands of admissions are in doubt
"Mr. Walton, a senior investigator at the SecDev Group,[..], said that each new platform “increases the number of places where sensitive personal data can be misconfigured, copied or left externally discoverable.” A model for an expanding global tracking paradigm... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/w...
How China Keeps Tabs on ForeignersAn unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.www.nytimes.comHope ppl are paying attention to how water is a common denominator in ALL the major stories these days.
Not (A.) I."The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security explained, in a recent report, that water systems are almost certainly a strategic target for state-sponsored actors to demonstrate force through disruptive cyberthreats." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security explained, in a recent report, that water systems are almost certainly a strategic target for state-sponsored actors to demonstrate force through disruptive cyberthreats." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Targeting the taps: Why foreign hackers are striking Quebec's water plants | CBC NewsLast week, the municipality of Saint-Noël was the victim of a cyberattack that targeted its drinking water facility. Cybersecurity experts traced the attack back to an organized Russian hacking group ...www.cbc.ca"Despite the crowds, El Abbas noticed the police were only letting Moroccans cross over. “All the sub-Saharan migrants were being pushed back by force.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streetsPeople among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospectswww.theguardian.comThe poster is the work of Winnipeg-born artist, Marcel Dzama. In his early work, he used root beer as a pigment (as in example from 2003 below).
Katherine Groothat's a heck of a nyff poster
On this topic, I recommend Martin Jay’s essay, “Scopic Regimes of Modernity." "Scopic regime” was 1st coined by French film theorist Christian Metz, as a way to differentiate the experience of watching theatre vs cinema; Derek Gregory called it a "visual apprehension" invading culture generally.
Frank Pasquale“There is something eerie about being both the speaker and the watcher, performing one’s own identity for oneself, rather than simply living it. When we take on the roles of actor, audience and critic all at once, it’s going to cause some psychic strain.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/o...
A companion read: “It looks like an invasion of a country by hundreds of thousands of people,” Trump said. “The same thing is going to happen to us if the Republicans don’t get elected, except worse, much bigger, much easier to get into.” www.moroccoworldnews.com/2026/07/3322...
Trump Invokes Ceuta Migration Crisis to Boost Republican Midterm CampaignUS President Donald Trump has used the recent migration crisis in occupied Ceuta to reinforce the Republican Party's immigration...www.moroccoworldnews.comDr Seán KetchemIt turns out the government of Morocco itself likely started the rumor that Spain had opened the border, and that people would be given work and transportation. Apparently as retaliation for Spain's courting of Algeria, knowing the far right would go into hysterics. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/w...
When reading about the event at Ceuta, it is worth remembering that Morocco has significant ties with US (& Israel). It is gutting to see the mass desperation and hopelessness, particularly among youth, exploited to support Trump’s grand fascist project. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...
Trump says Morocco named Tiznit-Dakhla highway after him: Why it mattersThe claimed tribute to Trump forms part of Morocco's larger ambitions in the disputed Western Sahara.www.aljazeera.comNot (A.) I.“It looks like an invasion of a country by hundreds of thousands of people,” Trump said. “The same thing is going to happen to us if the Republicans don’t get elected, except worse, much bigger, much easier to get into.” www.moroccoworldnews.com/2026/07/3322...
“It looks like an invasion of a country by hundreds of thousands of people,” Trump said. “The same thing is going to happen to us if the Republicans don’t get elected, except worse, much bigger, much easier to get into.” www.moroccoworldnews.com/2026/07/3322...
Trump Invokes Ceuta Migration Crisis to Boost Republican Midterm CampaignUS President Donald Trump has used the recent migration crisis in occupied Ceuta to reinforce the Republican Party's immigration...www.moroccoworldnews.comThis.👇 So much insidious and harmful tech at scale and across companies spawn from a “for kicks” origin in a room full of tech bros.
Alexios MantzarlisGoogle's insistence that its consumer AI tools should be "fun" instead of useful or informative -- especially given its historical strengths in information quality -- continues to baffle me