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Okay that was a little exciting, Bsky services should be smooth now Annoyingly we were like 90% finished shipping something that would have made the failure that caused that incident painless Helped us discover some new failure modes though :)

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Huge, huge news. There are a lot more than six fired federal employees whose worker rights were illegally violated by this administration, and many more reinstatements should hopefully be forthcoming. So many people are with you, federal workers—you are not alone. www.npr.org/2025/02/25/n...

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One of the highlights of my new morning routine is that I wake up before anybody else and read the newspaper in front of the fire. Some sadness as I wonder how long will paper newspapers exist. Better take a picture so I can remember one day!

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Just rereading some recsys papers from 2022, could be blanket-applied to LLM evaluation today ojs.aaai.org/aimagazine/i...

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The right’s “waste and fraud” frame is a replay of the same participatory propaganda games they played w/ “voter fraud” in 2020, “censorship” in 2022, and any number of anti-immigration frames in 2024. Set the frame, inspire the generation of “evidence” to fit it, amplify that evidence, and repeat.

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Republican women voted for Trump, believing complicity would save them. But now MAGA men are pushing conservative women out of leadership, de facto legalizing abuse, and signaling that the era of "chivalry" will be replaced with the era of eating shit. www.salon.com/2025/02/26/a...

submitted 2 days ago • 77 comments

I'll be speaking at this event next week! Get your signs ready and come on down!

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

These are the same attention dynamics that feed the spread of rumors and partisan outrage, have been effectively exploited by right wing populists around the world, and are reconfiguring global politics. But sure, Facebook, go for it!

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Please share: @delauro.house.gov is cochair of the US House Congressional Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group. They are looking for instances where the impoundment and restriction of NIH/NSF funds is having a negative impact. Submit examples here delauro.house.gov/constituent-...

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Because there seem to be some indignant folks suggesting that it is standard practice for a CEO to demand daily performance updates or else fire you, a few observations from a guy who spent 20 years in the private sector 16 as CEO and the last 6 in government…

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This is heartbreaking. But not an unfamiliar feeling for my science colleagues and my own lab who burnt the midnight oil 24/7 studying COVID immunity to understand how to protect American lives during the pandemic. Nonsensical, performative betrayal. No one will actually benefit and people will die.

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Arthur about to present our paper on sample compression schemes at ALT’25. He is also on the job market and is amazing as well!

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Malala and Marjon did not miss #Caturday yesterday. Everyday is Caturday. #Cat #Cats #TreeBuddies #GreyCat #GreyCats #GreyCatsRule #TabbyCat #BlackCat #BlackCats #BlackCatsRule

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Do you want to know what information LLMs prioritize in text synthesis tasks? Here's a short 🧵 about our new paper, led by Jan Trienes: an interpretable framework for salience analysis in LLMs. First of all, information salience is a fuzzy concept. So how can we even measure it? (1/6)

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“…every major technological transformation in the US, from electric cars to Google to the iPhone, can trace its roots back to basic science research once funded by the federal government.” 🌍🧪

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

submitted 16 days ago • 130 comments

For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

submitted 7 days ago • 83 comments

It's past midnight, and Senate Republicans are voting NO against every Democratic-led amendment to PROTECT HEALTH CARE for our families. Pay close attention: Republicans are working to push kids off Medicaid to pass MORE tax cuts for billionaires.

submitted 8 days ago • 108 comments

📣 Jobs alert We’re hiring postdoc and research engineer to work on UQ for LLMs!! Details ⬇️ #ai #llm #uq

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🧪 #MLSky #StatSky #uncertainty #AI #ML #LLM #UQ #NLP

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Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...

submitted 9 days ago • 606 comments

📢 App Version 1.98 is rolling out now, including: (1/5) • a new option for who can reply to your posts • search posts by a user • lots of little improvements to make the app feel better!

submitted 11 days ago • 2181 comments

The same #Caturday that Malala had claimed the kettle box, Marjon waited till she lost interest and swooped in to take it. He had to make sure that Sister was not around because he did not want trouble. #Cat #Cats #BlackCat #BlackCats #BlackCatsRule

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Yes, there are things you can do right now. "Democracy Playbook 2025: 7 Pillars to Defend Democracy in 2025 and Beyond" www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

This is a long but clarifying read by political scientists who have studied the rise and fall of democracies around the world: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

submitted 16 days ago • 9 comments

OHIOANS: Please complete this action alert to send your state lawmakers a letter about OH SB 1, a bill that would gut free expression at all public higher education institutions in your state. Initial vote is tomorrow, don't delay!

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

We are excited to announce a new, funded PhD studentship opportunity, alongside the School of Informatics @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social! Supervised by @zeerak.bsky.social and starting Sept 2025, the project will examine the ethical implications of natural language processing. Apply ▶️ edin.ac/40PAXEq

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Elon Musk is trying to shut down the CFPB, the agency that has forced big banks and corporations to return more than $21 BILLION to families they cheated.

submitted 17 days ago • 177 comments

One #Caturday Malala was really happy that we finally removed the “useless electric kettle” from her box. #Cat #Cats #GreyCat #GreyCats #GreyCatsRule #TabbyCat

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Obviously, I am upset by the material facts of what is going on and it’s enough to make anyone fall into despair. But I’ve been trying to put my finger on a more nebulous set of feelings. I don’t spend a lot of time ruminating on my American-ness from any recognizably patriotic sense.

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I just joined @drsforamerica.bsky.social, "an organization representing 27,000 physicians & medical students that filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies over the removal of public health information & health-related data from gov't websites." So glad to see efforts to fight back. #medsky

submitted 23 days ago • 20 comments

Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.

submitted 22 days ago • 610 comments

🕳️ #VanishingCulture ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/02/05/vanishing-culture-what-early-internet-era-gifs-show-us-about-preserving-digital-culture/

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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universities’ STEM education more inclusive. scim.ag/3EtS0US

submitted 22 days ago • 85 comments

We're holding the Senate floor all night to fight back against Trump’s nomination of Russell Vought. America saw how bad OMB’s illegal, incompetent funding freeze was. We want Americans to hear EVERY HOUR how bad the dangers are that he poses to their daily lives as OMB head.

submitted 23 days ago • 326 comments

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

submitted 24 days ago • 939 comments

It appears the VA site for grant applications to help homeless veterans is down. Unsure if this is a glitch, or the end of assistance for homeless vets.

submitted 23 days ago • 832 comments

It's literally impossible to run the National Weather Service without talking to foreign partners. For example, the National Hurricane Center in Miami shares data with other nations in the Caribbean constantly to forecast storms. Everyone benefits. Weather doesn't stop at the borders.

submitted 23 days ago • 140 comments

Archive US government data right now — install ArchiveTeam Warrior. Here are the instructions. #archive #data #DigitalPreservation www.reddit.com/r/Archivetea...

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Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...

submitted 24 days ago • 817 comments

This is the new McCarthyism. And this time, the Witch Hunt will be automated.

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

📢We are looking for a new #PhD colleague📚📢 Open call for a 3-year PhD on the #green #transition and #sustainability at the #CBS Sustainability Center. #behavioralscience applications are very welcome! @drtanusreejain.bsky.social | @katharinehayhoe.com | @jakereynolds.bsky.social

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Just went live to talk about what is happening, what we can do, and what to expect this week: www.instagram.com/reel/DForuR_...

submitted 25 days ago • 1413 comments

Does Musk have the authority to do this? Doesn’t matter. As we know from previous Musk experience, the real question is: who will stop him? www.theverge.com/politics/605...

submitted 25 days ago • 31 comments

"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup." nymag.com/intelligence...

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