Richard Bamattre
@bamattre.bsky.social
Local government data science lead. Not so recent PhD in Education. Data viz, machine learning, and data for social good. https://github.com/bamattre
"ICE is using facial recognition programs and using cellphone and social media tools to monitor people’s online activity and potentially hack into phones. Agents are tapping into a database [Palantir] that combines data to identify real-time locations for individuals" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
"ICE is using facial recognition programs and using cellphone and social media tools to monitor people’s online activity and potentially hack into phones. Agents are tapping into a database [Palantir] that combines data to identify real-time locations for individuals" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
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"AI is rapidly populating medical records with synthetic content, creating a feedback loop [that] drives a rapid erosion of pathological variability and diagnostic reliability...this renders AI generated documentation clinically useless after just two generations" www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
AI-generated data contamination erodes pathological variability and diagnostic reliability
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly populating medical records with synthetic content, creating a feedback loop where future models are increasingly at risk of training on uncurated AI ...
www.medrxiv.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:59 AM
"AI is rapidly populating medical records with synthetic content, creating a feedback loop [that] drives a rapid erosion of pathological variability and diagnostic reliability...this renders AI generated documentation clinically useless after just two generations" www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
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Videos show dozens of incidents of immigration agents using life-threatening tactics.
In nearly 20 cases, agents appear to use neck restraints that the Department of Homeland Security prohibits unless there is a threat of deadly or serious harm.
In nearly 20 cases, agents appear to use neck restraints that the Department of Homeland Security prohibits unless there is a threat of deadly or serious harm.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Videos show dozens of incidents of immigration agents using life-threatening tactics.
In nearly 20 cases, agents appear to use neck restraints that the Department of Homeland Security prohibits unless there is a threat of deadly or serious harm.
In nearly 20 cases, agents appear to use neck restraints that the Department of Homeland Security prohibits unless there is a threat of deadly or serious harm.
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
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The temperature is currently-9, the windchill is -24. Very proud to be a born and raised Minnesotan today.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The temperature is currently-9, the windchill is -24. Very proud to be a born and raised Minnesotan today.
Very ironic but quite inspiring if Minnesota is the state that can melt ICE www.axios.com/2026/01/16/t...
Trump's immigration erosion worries his team
Some Trump advisers quietly are talking about "recalibrating" the White House's approach — though it's unclear what changes Trump would embrace, if any.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Very ironic but quite inspiring if Minnesota is the state that can melt ICE www.axios.com/2026/01/16/t...
Someone has been looking too much at Mercador projection maps
The super talented @pokateo.bsky.social made this for map nerds to demonstrate how projections can change how we see the map. Little known at the time it was also the reason for the dumbest president ever to destroy NATO.
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Someone has been looking too much at Mercador projection maps
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Noem: the paid protestors in Minnesota.
Minnesota:
Minnesota:
Sub-zero resistance: Minnesotans standing tall against ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Noem: the paid protestors in Minnesota.
Minnesota:
Minnesota:
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This breakdown confirms what anyone who looked at the video could see: that the DHS account was an obvious lie.
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
This breakdown confirms what anyone who looked at the video could see: that the DHS account was an obvious lie.
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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my heart is just completely broken for this woman, killed trying to protect her community and her friends, and for all the people of Minneapolis, who always seems to unfairly caught in the crosshairs of our national malaise
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
my heart is just completely broken for this woman, killed trying to protect her community and her friends, and for all the people of Minneapolis, who always seems to unfairly caught in the crosshairs of our national malaise
I'm not judging, I just can't read this
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I'm not judging, I just can't read this
And we're hiring! Data analyst role in a big team of data nerds, with a focus on Child Support data. Impactful role, great team members, solid benefits. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/henn... #hiring #databs
Data Analyst, Principal
The Health and Human Services department is seeking a Principal Data Analyst to join the Data and Analytics team to generate actionable insights for the Child Support Services area. In this position, ...
www.governmentjobs.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM
And we're hiring! Data analyst role in a big team of data nerds, with a focus on Child Support data. Impactful role, great team members, solid benefits. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/henn... #hiring #databs
It's funny how I can see this and instantly think "Ok, this is about dataframes in Python"
December 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It's funny how I can see this and instantly think "Ok, this is about dataframes in Python"
Use PowerBI for data cleaning - they say
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December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Use PowerBI for data cleaning - they say
Text.Replace(Text.Replace(Text.Replace(Text.Replace(Text.Replace(Text.Replace([Source.Name], "Excel Document_", ""), ".xlsx", "") & "_01", "_", "-"), "B", ""), "Copy of", ""), "Extra Copy", "")
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The Trump Administration making an unnecessary stand for Times New Roman is so, so telling www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Trump Administration making an unnecessary stand for Times New Roman is so, so telling www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
I 💜 class action
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I 💜 class action
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I’ll have what she’s having
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I’ll have what she’s having