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ari-abroad:My friend @basiltwist3 is making underwater magic out...

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:20:19 -0400

My friend @basiltwist3 is making underwater magic out of sheets and noodles! His Symphonie Fantastique runs at HERE Arts Center in NY for the next 3 months. I promise you’ve never seen anything like it.
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Symphonie Fantastique was mesmerizing. I’m not entirely sure what I just saw, but I’d watch it again.

me: we're the oldest ones in here

Sun, 03 Jun 2018 16:28:04 -0400

me: we're the oldest ones in here
k: I know. I've resigned myself to the fact that people over 30 are a minority in new york. people move out when they have kids
me: I was never as young as these people, even when I was their age
me: I've been middle aged since my mid-20s

Not the glazing I was going for, but I’ll take it

Sat, 12 May 2018 13:23:41 -0400

Not the glazing I was going for, but I’ll take it

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Mon, 07 May 2018 20:14:21 -0400

talented tiny dinosaurs

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:29:13 -0400

talented tiny dinosaurs

What do you mean I don’t have enough tumblcoin to buy a missing e for $0*???

Sun, 01 Apr 2018 20:26:24 -0400

What do you mean I don’t have enough tumblcoin to buy a missing e for $0*???

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Sun, 01 Apr 2018 20:10:44 -0400

End of an era. Farewell 35 E 21st ❤️

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:53:32 -0400

End of an era. Farewell 35 E 21st ❤️

We’re taking steps to protect against future interference in our political conversation by state-sponsored propaganda campaigns

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:00:15 -0400

staff:

Hi Tumblr,

We’re all grappling with the influence that state-sponsored disinformation campaigns can have on our political conversations—and how wide-spread that interference turned out to be. So please take a moment to read this, think about it, and talk about it.

Last fall, we uncovered 84 Tumblr accounts linked to the Russian government through the Internet Research Agency, or IRA. These accounts were being used as part of a disinformation campaign leading up to the 2016 U.S. election. After uncovering the activity, we notified law enforcement, terminated the accounts, and deleted their original posts. Behind the scenes, we worked with the Department of Justice, and the information we provided helped indict 13 people who worked for the IRA.

Now that the investigations are done, we want to let you know how we’re going to help protect Tumblr in the future and what you can do to help.

Here’s what we know about these accounts

The IRA employs more than 1,000 people who engage in electronic disinformation and propaganda campaigns around the world using phony social media accounts. Their goal is to sow division and discontent in the countries they target. What makes them so difficult to spot is that they’re not spambots. They’re real people who get trained and paid to spread propaganda.

As far as we can tell, the IRA-linked accounts were only focused on spreading disinformation in the U.S., and they only posted organic content. We didn’t find any indication that they ran ads.

Remember, the IRA and other state-sponsored disinformation campaigns play off our zero-sum politics. They want to drive a wedge between us so that we spend our time fighting with each other instead of building towards the future. We’ll be watching for signs of future activity, but the best defense is knowing how they operate and how to judge the content you see.

What we’re doing in response to the interference

First, we’ll be emailing anyone who liked, reblogged, replied to, or followed an IRA-linked account with the list of usernames they engaged with.

Second, we’re going to start keeping a public record of usernames we’ve linked to the IRA or other state-sponsored disinformation campaigns. We’re committed to transparency and want you to know everything that we know.

We’ve decided to leave up any reblog chains that might be on your Tumblrs—you can choose to leave them or delete them. We’re letting you decide because the reblog chains contain posts created by real Tumblr users, often challenging or debunking the false and incendiary claims in the IRA-linked original post. Removing those authentic posts without your consent would encroach on your free speech—and there have been enough disruptions to our conversations as it is.

What we’re doing to stop future disinformation campaigns

You’ve probably read that U.S. intelligence officials expect foreign agents to try similar propaganda campaigns in the future. We’ll be monitoring Tumblr for signs of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, and if we see anything we will…

Terminate the accounts and remove their original posts.

Notify you if we determine that you’ve liked, reblogged, replied to, or followed a propaganda account.

Add the username to the public record.

Alert law enforcement.

There are also things you can do to help stop the spread of disinformation and propaganda.

Be aware that people want to manipulate the conversation. Knowing that disinformation and propaganda accounts are out there makes it harder for them to operate. The News Literacy Project has this handy checklist for spotting their tricks.

Be skeptical of things you read. Disinformation campaigns work because they know people don’t fact check. Look for reliable sources, and double-check that the source really says the same thing as the post. You can also check Snopes and Politifact. Both are award-winning resources and usually have the latest viral claim fact checked on the front page.

Correct the record. When you see people spreading misinformation—even unintentionally—politely say something in a reblog or reply. If it’s your friend, send them a message to let them know.

One last note: Please vote.

Transparency won’t mean a thing if we don’t participate in the process. Whatever your political stance, voting ensures a government that represents your interests. For our U.S. users: You can register online or by mail, and many states are holding primaries right now.

I’m grateful that Tumblr is releasing this information. I received an email saying that I had liked or reblogged posts from 17 of the Russian disinformation campaigns.

17.

Out of only 84 blogs Tumblr knows about.

Although I’ve been following the news about Russia’s interference in the US presidential election, this made it real. It’s easy to blame others for being drawn in by propaganda, until you see yourself implicated. The campaigns targeted both conservatives and liberals and sought to drive us further apart. Our political stances may still be warranted, but we should actively fight becoming so entrenched on polarized sides that we can’t even dialogue, and we should always question our sources of information.

"I am not impressed by your ability to do math. Rather, I am impressed by your ability to be kind."

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 21:06:37 -0400

“I am not impressed by your ability to do math. Rather, I am impressed by your ability to be kind.”

- Calculus III Professor, just a few days before the final exam (via mathprofessorquotes)

bklynlibrary: “Stories are important, because they remind us that our view of the world is not...

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:11:01 -0400

bklynlibrary:

“Stories are important, because they remind us that our view of the world is not universal.”

— (via bookeworm94)

Pottery Is the New Pilates, and Macramé Takes Away the Crazy

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:29:58 -0400

Pottery Is the New Pilates, and Macramé Takes Away the Crazy:

Somehow I missed this article when it was published, even though it mentions Greenwich House, one of my favorite places in the city. Classes certainly have been filling up faster this year, as more and more people feel the need to create art. It’s inspiring to see the work coming out of the kiln.

Test tiles

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 17:35:27 -0500

Test tiles

semioticapocalypse: Victor Erdi. 2018 [::SemAp Twitter ||...

Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:28:48 -0500

semioticapocalypse:

Victor Erdi. 2018

[::SemAp Twitter || SemAp::]

neil-gaiman:One of the most beautiful books I’ve ever been...

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 22:43:44 -0500

A post shared by Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) on Jan 6, 2018 at 2:20pm PST

neil-gaiman:

One of the most beautiful books I’ve ever been given. Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings.

Gorgeous.

lizpurr:Jenny Holzer

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 15:21:39 -0500

lizpurr:

Jenny Holzer

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Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:45:13 -0500

Sun sets on 2017

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 18:42:35 -0500

Sun sets on 2017

Boiled peanuts should be marketed as Southern edamame.

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 17:38:39 -0500

Boiled peanuts should be marketed as Southern edamame.

early-morning-rain:Happy Hanukkah! This was always one of my...

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 22:16:05 -0500

early-morning-rain:

Happy Hanukkah!

This was always one of my favorite songs on the Peter, Paul, and Mary Christmas special growing up, even though I’m not Jewish. It seems particularly need this year.