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scottkravitz.bsky.social
Jew. Mathematician. Dabbler in computer science. Yankees/Jets/Nets
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I know it’s not the main thing here but what I see is a diaspora Jew being accused by two antisemites of being cheap and crafty

submitted 3 days ago • 33 comments

OK, here are the first actually helpful explanations of why the administration seemed so indecisive about the DOGE emails. Josh Marshall: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break... Marcy Wheeler: www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/24/h...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Gavin Kliger posted on substack two days ago that he joined DOGE because he was inspired by a nazi. Now he has access to some of the most sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS.

submitted 15 days ago • 107 comments

The Congressional special elections are our opportunity to fix this! The Democrats can win back 2 seats, meaning no more Speaker Johnson. If we win the 3rd seat in NY-21, we have Speaker Jeffries. I’m Gay Valimont, and my race in FL-1 has national implications. Get involved: gayforcongress.com

submitted 15 days ago • 26 comments

People highlighting all the critical positions being cut are, of course, correct but I think it's missing the larger issue. The idea that there is a large part of the federal workforce doing nothing and getting paid well to do so is a lie. It has always been a lie.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: Elon Musk and his team have posted classified data on DOGE's new website www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

submitted 17 days ago • 541 comments

There is no such thing as a “Judeo-Christian prayer”. Part of the reason Jewish Americans have historically been such strong advocates for the separation of Church and State is that Jews DO NOT WANT TO BE FORCED TO RECITE CHRISTIAN PRAYERS.

submitted 17 days ago • 8 comments

Thinking about all the comedians and pundits who spent four years convincing the public the president was an old man who had no idea what he was talking about. Kind of weird that none of them are pushing that angle now. Genuinely, what does the below mean?

submitted 20 days ago • 5 comments

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

submitted 26 days ago • 810 comments

In 60 days, Democrats have an opportunity to take back the House. 60 days. Support: Blake Gendebien NY21 blakegendebienforcongress.com Gay Valimont FL1 gayforcongress.com Josh Weil FL. www.joshweil.us #TakeBackTheHouse2025

submitted 25 days ago • 7 comments

Stop being weird about Jewish names. I hate that you are making me defend Bibi for something.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

New: Trump’s White House is ending the decades-long practice of ensuring federal CIOs are career employees. OPM is reclassifying the job so they can be replaced with loyalists, per agency memo published today. Total authority over agencies’ IT infrastructure, email, etc.

submitted 27 days ago • 16 comments

This part?? This is why sometimes research doesn’t make immediate sense to people looking at a list of projects but can still lead to important discoveries

submitted 32 days ago • 15 comments

I'm very sad that "I have a paper on this" continues Funding delays of > 30 days lead to, after 5 years: - 40% increase in scientists exiting US labor force (constrained among those born in the US) - 20% decrease in wages - Burden is born by postdocs, grad students, and staff

submitted 32 days ago • 8 comments

You literally don’t have to reference the Holocaust when AMERICA PUT JAPANESE PEOPLE IN CAMPS IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD

submitted 33 days ago • 4 comments

This whole thread.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

I love being part of the American Federal data system; there are layers and layers of privacy and scientific robustness. And I don't know what to do when my leadership doesn't respect those crucially important rules.

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

I wish I could say something that would inspire, influence or otherwise make the world a better place. Instead here’s my dog with some snow on his nose.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

let's remember that it was an NIH scientist who designed the core of the Moderna Covid vaccine *over a single weekend*

submitted 40 days ago • 46 comments

NIH halt is rightfully getting a lot of press today, but as a public health statistician, I will point out that government health data releases have also been halted. So researchers who rely on updating government population studies are also SOL.

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

Why do some people have a severe disdain for competency?

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Trump issued an order short-circuiting the security clearance vetting process for White House staffers. Anyone on a list submitted by his White House counsel is to “immediately” be granted a Top Secret/Secure Compartmented Information-level clearance good for six months. @charliesavage.bsky.social

submitted 42 days ago • 70 comments

The thing is, I feel like if someone truly, accidentally, & unintentionally made a n*zi salute on a national stage, they would be appropriately horrified by it and apologize. And when they don’t ….. it says everything.

submitted 41 days ago • 464 comments

For people who think it was just a Roman salute not a Nazi salute, guess the second most hated enemy of the Jewish people, after the Nazis. I’ll give you a clue: IT’S THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

submitted 41 days ago • 18 comments