Maggie McAlinden
Critical applied linguist on Whadjuk Boodja/working class feminist academic/teacher education/ critical empathy/affective pedagogies/affect theory/cats/dogs/books/Irish Republican
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- “Colonialism stole the physical property of the world, and what Sam has been able to do, in broad daylight, is steal the intellectual property of the world. He has colonised the sum total of human knowledge..." www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
- What would happen if we begin to put care at the very centre of life? Boi wants to know. #Caturday #Caremanifesto @andreaschatzidakis.bsky.social @jolittler.bsky.social @lynnesegal.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenAlmost all salmon in Australia is from Tasmania, and the industry there is essentially unregulated - and dangerously unhealthy. Do not eat it.
- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenTime to dump ChatGPT! The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
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- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenin case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
- @janecaro.bsky.social killing it again in support of public schools. @thesaturdaypaper.com.au #auspoll #publiceducation4all I have 14 free articles to share. How public school students will start the year www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au
- Reposted by Maggie McAlinden“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.” “What does it do?” “We were hoping you could tell us.”
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- Top notch journalism from @thesaturdaypaper.com.au. I have 12 free articles to share so DM me if you want a copy.
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- Trying to escape 2026 #indoorcat
- Someone let the cat into the bag. It's #Caturday #crazybagcat
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- Is there anything fluffier? #Caturday
- Reposted by Maggie McAlinden"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
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- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenCasual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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- Really measured and reasoned analysis.
- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenPetition: We will not be divided after Bondi. Add your name: jewishcouncil.good.do/unity/jewish...
- The case for just listening. @abcnewsaustralia.bsky.social #strategicempathy www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
- As much as I am angered, confused, and terrified by the divisiveness being enacted by the Australian Liberal Party and the rotten, racist, reprehensie Murdoch press, my hope for solidarity to rise is equally strong. Thanks. @crystaljane.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenYour reminder: In 1995 Labor introduced Sect 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, making it unlawful to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate due to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin. Those who opposed this are now attacking Albanese for ‘allowing’ antisemitism.
- Reposted by Maggie McAlinden"I refuse." This is it. There's no reason we should accept a narrative of an already settled future which marginalizes humans and individual agency. No one wants this. No one asked for it.
- "This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!
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- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenRead this. Then read it again.
- Do we really want the tech oligarchy to shape the future of humanity? Not my kings.
- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenYou can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
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- "degenerative AI". Nice.
- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenFraming GenAI as a battle between teachers and students is a red herring. Students and educators are on the same side. The real opposition are the data extraction firms and brokerages and their allies among the managerial class.
- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenDuolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
- #Caturday in the cat house. #catchingflies
- Fun and resistance.
- Bold and honest editorial. Not a passive construction in sight. How refreshing. I have a few copies to share if you don't subscribe.
- Thank you #theSaturdayPaper. "Bruce Lehrmann is a liar".
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- Jams O'Donnell in the bathroom sink. Where I want to be too after marking all the LLM generated slop this semester. #sinkingfeeling
- Me too, except it is all being burned down without me having to do anything. Can't we just shut off the internet so all university work is done in a secure Intranet? Surely, we can stop this?
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- Downward dog. #Caturday
- Reposted by Maggie McAlindenChatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement. - Reposted by Maggie McAlinden[Not loaded yet]
