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jonathanbohan.bsky.social
Data Librarian and wannabe Historian. Reader. Baseball fan. 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year.
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The Democratic Party has no idea how angry its base is. Lead, right now, or get out of the way.

shameful

NEW: Johns Hopkins University is on the verge of losing more than $200 million, and could layoff employees, because of the Trump administration’s attempted NIH funding cuts. A deep dive by me, @mercohn.bsky.social and @alissazhu.bsky.social: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...

This is close!

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Spot it!

The ER at Upstate hospital in Syracuse is a hot mess.

Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump cannot, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads a watchdog agency.

Delusional

The JFK Library in Boston is reportedly closed indefinitely because of federal job cuts

Our recent post on Preserving Our Public Data Heritage is up. If you'd like to stay in touch, please subscribe to our newsletter. www.datarescueproject.org/preserving-o...

In spite of it all the research group I'm leading at Cornell is hiring a postdoc! We're looking for someone w a lit/cultural studies + DH background, esp those who employ data-driven or computational methods. 2-yr position, 1/1 teaching load. Apps due 3/21 academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29746

Trans rights are human rights. Enough.

If you use federal statistics, please take a moment to complete this form and assist @asa-scipol.bsky.social and @georgemasonu.bsky.social in this important endeavor. Thanks!

Absolutely bonkers book from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social - if you ever wanted to know what schizophrenia is like, this will put you right into it (I assume!).

Q: Why did you adopt a dataset for #LoveData25? A: "... It can be hard to make time to get immersed in a dataset, so this is a great excuse to have some fun learning a dataset!" There's still time for you to adopt a dataset, too! Visit https://buff.ly/3lfiDmP

A bit of good news out of DC: @howard.edu has received R1 status from the ACE, "widely considered to be the highest research activity classification among colleges and universities in the United States." Congrats to Howard! thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/...

For some completely unknown and totally undiagnosed reason, I collect envelope security patterns. Today I found a new pattern for my collection so I celebrate by sharing my collection with you: 79 envelope liners for your viewing/art making pleasure. www.are.na/brandon-alva...

📣Just posted the final version of "Data and Code Availability in Political Science Publications from 1995 to 2022," coming out in PS (@pspolisci.bsky.social). w/ Harley Roe (@harleyroe.bsky.social), Qing Wang, and Hao Zhou #polisci #openscience #stats #preprint 📄Preprint: doi.org/10.31235/osf...

📣📣📣 please. We just want to communicate with all you.

#datalibs

Data Curation Network just published a great blog post on curating for data rescue. Be mindful that datasets have different needs than websites or documents to retain their usefulness for the long run. datacurationnetwork.org/2025/02/05/c...

Registration for the 2025 Summer Program is now open! 80+ classes in statistics, data analysis, and quantitative methods (plus some qualitative too!). For more details: buff.ly/3k4KbXE #SumProg25 #QuantitativeMethods #Workshops #ProfessionalDevelopment #DataAnalysis #EduSky

Gee, what a "novel" idea ... @theonion.com

Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …

Not in the headline: This is a veteran who wrapped themselves in a transgender pride flag and jumped off the garage. www.syracuse.com/news/2025/01...

"Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov" HT @digiphile.bsky.social www.404media.co/archivists-w...

Hey folks - anyone have seen good tracking on any public data that has been removed? Similarly, seeing any efforts to mirror data?

Echoing Kathleen here. Thanks for posting it. For my niece in particular, but to be clear this applies whether or not we have close trans friends or relatives. Right is right (not intended as a criticism).

On Air Force One from Las Vegas to Miami, President Trump says Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated. “I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”

The first Friday in 60 years without a new edition of MMWR from the CDC: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...

Release. It. All. Gift link. wapo.st/4hKX6L1

Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.

Extraordinary white moose was spotted taking a dip in a pool in Sweden's Varmland County

Freedom on the Move is back! Hello BluSky! We have an announcement: We are recruiting for our final cohort of Data Fellows. The ad will soon be posted to HNet. Stay tuned. #predoctoral #summerfellowships #oncampus #History #enslavement

And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil By telling truth: tell truth and shame the devil.

I saw it with mine eyes

I have seen the dumb men throng to see him

What, what?

Sometimes it is difficult to not give up.

*Every* post-WWII prez, except Trump, has started out w net positive approval when sworn in Truman 87% positive Ike 68% JFK 72% LBJ 78% Nixon 59% Ford 71% Carter 66% Reagan 51% (!) GHWB 51% Clinton 58% GWB 57% Obama 64% Biden 57% Trump-I 45% Trump-II 44% Mandate? news.gallup.com/poll/116677/...