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kristinalerman.bsky.social
Senior Principal Scientist at USC Information Sciences Institute. Using data, networks and AI to better understand social groups.
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Today, I had breakfast in The Netherlands, lunch in Belgium and dinner in Paris.

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“When antisemitism emerges within progressive spaces, cloaked in the language of justice, too often it is met with silence and discomfort, creating echo chambers where dangerous ideas are amplified rather than confronted.” (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/o...

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In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll discuss the Ukrainian SBU’s “Spiderweb” operation and the main disinformation narrative vatniks have been spreading during the afterfall. While domestic Russian media stays silent, the vatniks and Russian milbloggers have been extremely loud. 1/20

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Check your language. Your anti-Zionist rhetoric is fueling hate crimes against Jews.

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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

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🚨🚨 Friday night news drop from National Science Foundation!! 🧪 NSF just released its detailed budget request for next year: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF... We knew it was going to be bad...and it lives up. Guts direct NSF support for a **quarter million people** 🧵 on some highlights...

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Feeling this deeply. Jews have served as a convenient scapegoats through the ages for whatever ailed societies. “conflict in Gaza had exposed historical hatred of Jews that had been somewhat held at bay in the decades after World War II and the Holocaust.“ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/w...

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