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The US may never recover from this. Germany certainly hasn't. "Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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“I will not yield to disrespectful men.” - Rep. @aoc.bsky.social

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Buried in the House's 1,000-page tax-and-budget bill: a provision banning federal judges from enforcing contempt of court rulings over a wide range of court orders open.substack.com/pub/walterol...

submitted 11 days ago • 27 comments

A giant banner of Trump is now ominously hanging at the front of the Dept. of Agriculture. It's not the kind of thing American presidents do. It's more in line with what you typically see in places like North Korea -- and it's the latest sign that America might be sliding into autocracy. #Velshi

submitted 11 days ago • 259 comments

9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting. Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...

submitted 12 days ago • 65 comments

For "One First," I took a deeper dive into Friday afternoon's very significant #SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling—including why it effectively freezes AEA removals for the foreseeable future and its (much) broader potential impact on all attempts to bring nationwide challenges to Trump policies:

submitted 13 days ago • 46 comments

Coincidentally, when my daughter was a toddler, she used to literally make demands of the wind and the sun. (“Tell the sun to come up!” “No wind, stop blowing.”)

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The best responses I’ve seen dig down to what profs really want students to learn through writing, and are structured to enable that. (My approach so far has been to lean on, and then personally check, outlines and pin cites. This will evolve.)

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Breaking news: DOGE is now targeting the Government Accountability Office, a congressional agency. GAO is fighting back: "We are not subject to DOGE or executive orders." @notusreports.bsky.social obtained the email detailing what's happening, sent just an hour ago. www.notus.org/congress/dog...

submitted 13 days ago • 21 comments

Well, this is a hell of a metaphor for generative AI

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Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...

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In an example of perfect timing, this paper exploring the downsides of AI "companionship" is being presented at CHI 25 as we speak.

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Trump’s first 100 days are a blueprint of cruelty, chaos, and corruption. We put it all on display—because silence is complicity, and we choose action.

submitted 29 days ago • 14 comments

Prof. @daniellecitron.bsky.social says the Trump administration’s plan for blanket interagency data-sharing runs afoul of the Privacy Act. @propublica.org

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Click-through non-consent agreements.

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The accusation here—that Big Law is hypocritical for complaining about the EOs—is specious and misleading. Law firms have a 1st amendment right to free association. They can pick their clients, and law partners. Trump violates that right when he tries to punish them for their past choices.

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"The president has no power to set federal election policy." — Eliza Sweren-Becker Read: bit.ly/4izsJHm

submitted 34 days ago • 5 comments

Showing kindness in-person is so important, especially now.

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NEW: A coalition of students from more than 15 law schools across the country have signed a pledge not to work for any firm that “gives in to Trump administration demands…” Signatories include students from Harvard, Georgetown, University of Chicago, UT-Austin… docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 35 days ago • 96 comments

It doesn't matter what the rest of the sentence says, the opening 10 words in themselves are the scandal: "President Trump on Thursday directed the Justice Department to investigate ... "

submitted 35 days ago • 58 comments

NEW: NEJM has gotten (and responded) to the letter reported on last week that the DOJ sent some medical journals “We support the editorial independence of medical journals and their First Amendment rights to free expression," EIC Eric Rubin wrote. 🧪🩺 www.statnews.com/2025/04/23/n...

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

I don’t want to repost anyone saying this but Trump absolutely did not “repeal” or “change” or anything similar to the civil rights act. EOs are not law. even then, he’s talking about disparate impact, not the whole act. it’s a big deal but it has no more legal effect than a memo.

submitted 36 days ago • 8 comments

Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it

submitted 36 days ago • 1430 comments

Executive Functions is hiring Summer and Fall interns. open.substack.com/pub/executiv...

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The Trump administration: working hard to make you ill every single day. www.agweek.com/news/policy/...

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

This cybersecurity news is not good: "Two top cyber officials resign from CISA" therecord.media/two-top-cybe...

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