@stephabaker.bsky.social
She/her Higher ed policy at New America. Opinions = own. Working on fed policy re: parenting students and child care access. Opinions on lots of things. Parent/worker/baker/learner/gardener who believes in the power of the people.
@stephabaker.bsky.socialThis. Also, big AI critic here, one of many reasons for that is lack of accuracy. Unclear how deliberately making it less accurate helps anyone, even though I want to make most all of Gen AI go away
@eridescent.bsky.socialReposted by @stephabaker.bsky.socialThis is something I've been saying for ages re: how centrists treat the left. If left-wing positions aren't popular enough to win elections, then left-wing voters can't lose an election for you. If left-wing voters can tip an election for you, their positions need to be accommodated.
@stephabaker.bsky.socialThis is great news!
@jamellebouie.netReposted by @stephabaker.bsky.socialcome 2028 vance will be cutting ads specifically denouncing his in-laws for coming to the united states
@kattenbarge.bsky.socialReposted by @stephabaker.bsky.socialAnthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
@evanurquhart.bsky.socialReposted by @stephabaker.bsky.socialThem: You can't criticize AI unless you use it constantly. Someone who uses AI constantly: Finally a replacement for the tiresome ordeal of showing love to my child.
@stephabaker.bsky.socialWhen I marched in Take Back The Night rallies a couple decades ago, I couldn’t have imagined this turn out. Hell fucking yeah to these students.
@durhamhealthnc.bsky.socialReposted by @stephabaker.bsky.socialIt's that time of year: lots of people will be sick, and many won't know what sickness it is. It's a good idea to get tested, but even if you don't know what it is, *please* stay home as much as possible, get plenty of rest to help yourself recover, and wear masks if you have to go out while sick!
@stephabaker.bsky.socialI really know this isn’t the point, but seeing “covid mask” instead of “n95” or “respirator” or something makes me want to pull my hair out, that we can somehow be this many years into this and people still haven’t learned what a mask is or that it protects from multiple things
@msmagazine.comReposted by @stephabaker.bsky.social"Most people’s understanding of lethal injection—as a humane alternative to more overtly brutal executions of yore—is in stark contrast to the actual barbarism behind the procedure. This misconception is no coincidence: it’s by design." #MsReads via @motherjones.com
@stephabaker.bsky.socialI feel strangely optimistic that the billionaires rebranding AI suggests they know that we know AI is fucking terrible and won’t accept a lot of it
@stephabaker.bsky.socialSending me a picture of my own house along with a homeowner’s insurance quote… is this a threat?
@stephabaker.bsky.socialHope you get lots of rest and heal quickly and thoroughly
@stephabaker.bsky.socialWould accept this job
@stephabaker.bsky.socialAlso is the implication here that we shouldn’t be worried about a potential 1 in 29 people dying from an illness? That’s over 3 percent!
@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.socialReposted by @stephabaker.bsky.socialKids housebound or bedbound with Long COVID created superheroes inspired by their experiences with chronic illness and disability. Their heroes find strength in resting, asking for help and compassion. The characters now feature in a 72-page full-colour comic, Long Covid Superheroes.
@newamerica.orgReposted by @stephabaker.bsky.socialPolicy expert Richard Davis Jr. breaks down what our research w/ @evictionlab.bsky.social at @princeton.edu indicates about housing insecurity among parenting students.
🏫 Learn more about @educationwork.newamerica.org's Student Parent Initiative: http://go.newamerica.org/student-parent-initiative-5
@stephabaker.bsky.socialIf the other side’s ideology is fascism, it’s bad to hang and have lunch with them actually. Do not normalize these people.
@stephabaker.bsky.socialI worked at an arts college where a leader told me their campus community was “naturally progressive” so sexual violence and racism weren’t really problems there (while I provided direct support to students who regularly reported sexual violence and racist incidents to me)
@stephabaker.bsky.socialWhat’s worse, is a school administrator today would never even acknowledge that something happened to the student like in this (horrifying) letter