Bob Calder
@bobcalder.net
Study how marginalized groups are empowered by the internet.
Retired teacher - web development and thinking skills.
AAAS Section X, Science and Society
Nobody is safe until everybody is safe
My old Blogger: http://www.bobcalder.net/
Retired teacher - web development and thinking skills.
AAAS Section X, Science and Society
Nobody is safe until everybody is safe
My old Blogger: http://www.bobcalder.net/
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Bob Calder
@bobcalder.net
· Jan 27
I will follow you back if you're an academic in history, computational sociology, or hard science. If you make things with your hands like art or furniture, that's cool.
I will block you if you trade anything or offer advice on trading whether it's crypto or securities.
I will block you if you trade anything or offer advice on trading whether it's crypto or securities.
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Deporting 11 million in short order is not "routine immigration enforcement." How ICE and associated forces have operated is not "routine immigration enforcement" - taking immigrants from courts, running cars off the road, mass presence marches, deportation to third countries...
1/ Referring to documented abuses by ICE paramilitaries, Stephen Miller dismisses public outrage as “psychotic,” characterizing these actions as merely “routine immigration enforcement.”
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Deporting 11 million in short order is not "routine immigration enforcement." How ICE and associated forces have operated is not "routine immigration enforcement" - taking immigrants from courts, running cars off the road, mass presence marches, deportation to third countries...
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Hadn't thought of that before - good angle. Weve been thinking about it re: Oreskes et al (1994) non verifiability of open earth systems. What's a company to do when they can't prove their estimates are worth one's salt? Cite their peer reviewed study and say it's science based! (This is happening)
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Hadn't thought of that before - good angle. Weve been thinking about it re: Oreskes et al (1994) non verifiability of open earth systems. What's a company to do when they can't prove their estimates are worth one's salt? Cite their peer reviewed study and say it's science based! (This is happening)
If you want access, give them a pint of blood. This makes it complicated if you want to study across several platforms.
Some coverage of our new findings, with perspectives and thoughts from @shelbygrossman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social
“While we cannot definitively show that industry funding in this area is redirecting attention from products to consumers, our results are consistent with this possibility.”
Preprint suggests “industry influence in social media research is extensive, impactful, and often opaque.”🧪
Preprint suggests “industry influence in social media research is extensive, impactful, and often opaque.”🧪
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
If you want access, give them a pint of blood. This makes it complicated if you want to study across several platforms.
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fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
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I want to address my friend Ilan who says here that he has been subject to “a lot of hate” from academics who “should know better” and haven’t respected the “academic enterprise.”
I don’t dislike Ilan. I also think his paper is fundamentally wrong and not scholarly.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pFge...
I don’t dislike Ilan. I also think his paper is fundamentally wrong and not scholarly.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pFge...
The Sanity Interview: Ilan Wurman
YouTube video by The New York Sun
m.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I want to address my friend Ilan who says here that he has been subject to “a lot of hate” from academics who “should know better” and haven’t respected the “academic enterprise.”
I don’t dislike Ilan. I also think his paper is fundamentally wrong and not scholarly.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pFge...
I don’t dislike Ilan. I also think his paper is fundamentally wrong and not scholarly.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pFge...
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"Listen, my nurse friend Brynn was made for this—how many of your goons can say that? West Virginia Senator Jim Justice was a seven-time national champion corn grower, which is where his reproductive knowledge starts and stops."
Keep Health Care Between Me, the Internet, and My Friend Who Is a Nurse
Senators, please get OUT of my uterus so my friend Brynn, who is almost finished with nursing school, can get in there STAT. My body doesn’t need t...
buff.ly
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"Listen, my nurse friend Brynn was made for this—how many of your goons can say that? West Virginia Senator Jim Justice was a seven-time national champion corn grower, which is where his reproductive knowledge starts and stops."
Now let's see who agrees with Josh. Fingers crossed.
The Public Has Turned on ICE - Dems Have a Clear Field talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/very-...
Very Important Moment
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) went on CNN this morning and among other...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Now let's see who agrees with Josh. Fingers crossed.
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What's the difference between remembering and learning?
Researchers found evidence that AI models are apparently storing training data. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
1/2
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Researchers found evidence that AI models are apparently storing training data. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
1/2
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core
Researchers found compelling evidence that AI models are actually copying copyrighted data, not "learning" from it.
futurism.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
What's the difference between remembering and learning?
Researchers found evidence that AI models are apparently storing training data. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
1/2
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Researchers found evidence that AI models are apparently storing training data. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
1/2
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OMG Gain of Function O_o
Do you know people that read this crap? 1/4
sharylattkisson.com/2026/01/bird...
Do you know people that read this crap? 1/4
sharylattkisson.com/2026/01/bird...
Bird flu outbreak near Wisconsin lab raises gain-of-function concerns | Sharyl Attkisson
A bird flu outbreak near a Wisconsin lab has raised questions about gain-of-function research after scientists identified the virus strain.
sharylattkisson.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 PM
OMG Gain of Function O_o
Do you know people that read this crap? 1/4
sharylattkisson.com/2026/01/bird...
Do you know people that read this crap? 1/4
sharylattkisson.com/2026/01/bird...
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I can't repeat this enough.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I can't repeat this enough.
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"We just need better training " isn't true for generative AI any more than it's true for ICE
January 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"We just need better training " isn't true for generative AI any more than it's true for ICE
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Trump's guilty as sin.
He is reqlly trying to stop people from paying attention to this.
Trump DOJ Files Bonkers Motion to Keep Epstein Files Sealed
The Justice Department claims Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie’s request for an independent monitor is an overreach.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Trump's guilty as sin.
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
What's the difference between remembering and learning?
Researchers found evidence that AI models are apparently storing training data. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
1/2
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Researchers found evidence that AI models are apparently storing training data. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
1/2
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Researchers Just Found Something That Could Shake the AI Industry to Its Core
Researchers found compelling evidence that AI models are actually copying copyrighted data, not "learning" from it.
futurism.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
What's the difference between remembering and learning?
Researchers found evidence that AI models are apparently storing training data. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
1/2
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Researchers found evidence that AI models are apparently storing training data. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, xAI’s Grok 3, and Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
1/2
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
Trump escalates his attack on Minnesota Democrats as Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Gov Walz and Mayor Frey apparently on the theory that their objections to ICE amount to illegal interference, sources tell @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
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This is a preliminary injunction (not a Temporary Restraining Order) — it is very, very thorough and to my mind written to withstand appellate review.
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is a preliminary injunction (not a Temporary Restraining Order) — it is very, very thorough and to my mind written to withstand appellate review.
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"This has been obvious for the past year to all who have eyes to see, or who are willing to let their eyes do any seeing. But the last few days have provided especially clear instances of the assault on the rule of law."
We Have the King That Thomas Paine Feared
The rule of law was central to the American experiment. Is it still?
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
"This has been obvious for the past year to all who have eyes to see, or who are willing to let their eyes do any seeing. But the last few days have provided especially clear instances of the assault on the rule of law."
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Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war (Media Matters for America)
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war (Media Matters for America)
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
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The U.S. government has placed a bounty on Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, who prosecutors accuse of drug trafficking. Yet he remains in power as part of interim leader Delcy Rodríguez’s core circle, seen by her side at events and linked to the country’s machinery of repression.
Maduro’s Enforcer Faces an Uneasy Transition, and a Bounty on His Head
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The U.S. government has placed a bounty on Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, who prosecutors accuse of drug trafficking. Yet he remains in power as part of interim leader Delcy Rodríguez’s core circle, seen by her side at events and linked to the country’s machinery of repression.
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Pam Bondi being a Scientologist makes a lot of sense, actually.
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Pam Bondi being a Scientologist makes a lot of sense, actually.
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When fascism came to America, no one consented faster than my III%er Libertarian Militia neighbors with the We Do Not Consent bumper stickers and Punisher Skulls on the backs of their trucks.
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
When fascism came to America, no one consented faster than my III%er Libertarian Militia neighbors with the We Do Not Consent bumper stickers and Punisher Skulls on the backs of their trucks.
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When Fascism came to America, no one crawled on their bellies and kissed the boot more willingly than those who once defiantly shouted "Don't Tread On Me!"
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
When Fascism came to America, no one crawled on their bellies and kissed the boot more willingly than those who once defiantly shouted "Don't Tread On Me!"
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Other (Turin, Italy)
Ten research scholarships in complex systems and data science, including computational and digital epidemiology projects
at @isi.it
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2455
Ten research scholarships in complex systems and data science, including computational and digital epidemiology projects
at @isi.it
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2455
January 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Other (Turin, Italy)
Ten research scholarships in complex systems and data science, including computational and digital epidemiology projects
at @isi.it
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2455
Ten research scholarships in complex systems and data science, including computational and digital epidemiology projects
at @isi.it
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2455