Doug Hall 🍁
@doughallphd.bsky.social
Leveraging public data to build an equitable & inclusive economy that benefits everyone. Currently at Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Alum of EARN/Economic Policy Institute, Connecticut Voices for Children and others.
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Again LLMs spit out whatever information is used to train them. In this instance sexism in, sexism out 🤷🏽♀️.
They amplify all pre-existing biases which is why pervasive unregulated use of AI is so dangerous.
They amplify all pre-existing biases which is why pervasive unregulated use of AI is so dangerous.
When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.
Age and gender distortion in online media and large language models - Nature
Stereotypes of age-related gender bias are socially distorted, as evidenced by the age gap in the representations of women and men across various media and algorithms, despite no systematic age differ...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Again LLMs spit out whatever information is used to train them. In this instance sexism in, sexism out 🤷🏽♀️.
They amplify all pre-existing biases which is why pervasive unregulated use of AI is so dangerous.
They amplify all pre-existing biases which is why pervasive unregulated use of AI is so dangerous.
I heartily encourage fans of the #BlueJays and/or a sovereign Canada to read today's @deanblundell.bsky.social piece on Substack. deanblundell.substack.com/p/chop-wood-... #elbowsup #wantitall
🇨🇦 Chop Wood. Carry Water. Beat L.A. - The Toronto Blue Jays, And Canada, Are World Series Bound
Why a Blue Jays–Dodgers World Series is a love letter to Canada—and a rebuttal to Trump-era exceptionalism
deanblundell.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I heartily encourage fans of the #BlueJays and/or a sovereign Canada to read today's @deanblundell.bsky.social piece on Substack. deanblundell.substack.com/p/chop-wood-... #elbowsup #wantitall
October 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
For folks looking for shining examples of democracy at work, I would like to share the words of the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, following last night's election loss to the Progressive Conservatives:
October 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
For folks looking for shining examples of democracy at work, I would like to share the words of the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, following last night's election loss to the Progressive Conservatives:
I'm old enough to remember when local bookstores were the only casualties of the Amazon business model. @bookshop.org has been leading the fight to protect local bookstores. Let's do our part to join their efforts. manage.kmail-lists.com/subscription...
Bookshop.org
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October 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'm old enough to remember when local bookstores were the only casualties of the Amazon business model. @bookshop.org has been leading the fight to protect local bookstores. Let's do our part to join their efforts. manage.kmail-lists.com/subscription...
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Great news! Our interview with #ICERI2024 keynote speaker Pat Yongpradit is now on YouTube. Pat gives advice to teachers on how to integrate AI into education and discusses TeachAI, an initiative led by his organisation Code.org. 💡 Get caught up here 👉
ICERI2024: Pat Yongpradit (Code.org) discusses AI Literacy and its implications for Education
Pat Yongpradit: "Overreliance on AI Tools Is a Major Concern for Both Educators and Students"Pat Yongpradit is the Chief Academic Officer for Code.org, a non...
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January 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Great news! Our interview with #ICERI2024 keynote speaker Pat Yongpradit is now on YouTube. Pat gives advice to teachers on how to integrate AI into education and discusses TeachAI, an initiative led by his organisation Code.org. 💡 Get caught up here 👉
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Some big #NumbersDay releases today—Just a reminder that the Census data are incredibly valuable. We get transparent and non-politicized data to make informed decisions about what policies are delivering economic security for working people.
September 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Some big #NumbersDay releases today—Just a reminder that the Census data are incredibly valuable. We get transparent and non-politicized data to make informed decisions about what policies are delivering economic security for working people.
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New Census 2024 income data show a mixed picture for families of color. Asian & Hispanic families saw their median income rise. But Black families experienced a fall. Typical Black & Hispanic households continue to earn just a fraction of their white peers' income. #EconSky #NumbersDay
September 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New Census 2024 income data show a mixed picture for families of color. Asian & Hispanic families saw their median income rise. But Black families experienced a fall. Typical Black & Hispanic households continue to earn just a fraction of their white peers' income. #EconSky #NumbersDay
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Partners across the country are realizing the way back to Starbucks isn't through corporate nickel-and-diming, but by organizing unions to give green-apron baristas a better say in how Starbucks should be run.
Sign our pledge to stand with baristas!
bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
Sign our pledge to stand with baristas!
bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
No Contract, No Coffee Pledge
Baristas are the most important part of the Starbucks experience. Baristas open the stores every morning and close them every night. They greet customers, make the coffee, clean up the spills, a...
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September 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Partners across the country are realizing the way back to Starbucks isn't through corporate nickel-and-diming, but by organizing unions to give green-apron baristas a better say in how Starbucks should be run.
Sign our pledge to stand with baristas!
bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
Sign our pledge to stand with baristas!
bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
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It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
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August 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
.@nelovita.bsky.social, I agree with just about everything you have to say on here, though I take exception to the possibility that there is such a thing as "too many bicycles". (For the record, I am of the belief that there is also no such thing as "too many cameras"). 😉
September 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
.@nelovita.bsky.social, I agree with just about everything you have to say on here, though I take exception to the possibility that there is such a thing as "too many bicycles". (For the record, I am of the belief that there is also no such thing as "too many cameras"). 😉
I've just subscribed to Andrew Cockburn's Substack on "Spoils of War" spoilsofwar.substack.com?r=2cv6l&utm_.... Maybe you should, too! #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
Spoils of War | Andrew Cockburn | Substack
Who drives the war machines, and why. Click to read Spoils of War, by Andrew Cockburn, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I've just subscribed to Andrew Cockburn's Substack on "Spoils of War" spoilsofwar.substack.com?r=2cv6l&utm_.... Maybe you should, too! #MilitaryIndustrialComplex
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My God…
ANOTHER school shooting…
ANOTHER assault rifle used.
My heart goes out to all the families in Minneapolis.
ANOTHER school shooting…
ANOTHER assault rifle used.
My heart goes out to all the families in Minneapolis.
August 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My God…
ANOTHER school shooting…
ANOTHER assault rifle used.
My heart goes out to all the families in Minneapolis.
ANOTHER school shooting…
ANOTHER assault rifle used.
My heart goes out to all the families in Minneapolis.
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Don't miss PolicyTALKS on Sept 16th! Join our very own Viviana Abreu-Hernández, @phineasb.bsky.social, and Jessica Troe as they discuss with panels of experts how state revenue from the cannabis and gambling industries is collected and invested.
Register today and share! buff.ly/FBXfXjL
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August 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Don't miss PolicyTALKS on Sept 16th! Join our very own Viviana Abreu-Hernández, @phineasb.bsky.social, and Jessica Troe as they discuss with panels of experts how state revenue from the cannabis and gambling industries is collected and invested.
Register today and share! buff.ly/FBXfXjL
Register today and share! buff.ly/FBXfXjL
Grateful for the work of BLS Commissioners past, (including blog author, former Commissioner Erica Groshen) for their non-partisan defense of the credibility of BLS data. (Read the piece linked below, before it's taken down by those who want BLS to fabricate data about our labor force).
Carroll Wright, 1st BLS Commissioner, devoted BLS to “the fearless publication of the facts without regard to the influence those facts may have upon any party’s position or any partisan’s views.”
Cited upon Wright & Janet Norwood’s induction into the Labor Hall of Fame.
www.bls.gov/blog/2015/ho...
Cited upon Wright & Janet Norwood’s induction into the Labor Hall of Fame.
www.bls.gov/blog/2015/ho...
Honoring Two Fearless BLS Visionaries : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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August 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Grateful for the work of BLS Commissioners past, (including blog author, former Commissioner Erica Groshen) for their non-partisan defense of the credibility of BLS data. (Read the piece linked below, before it's taken down by those who want BLS to fabricate data about our labor force).
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The revisions are hard evidence that job growth is slowing. That’s what we should be talking about, not discrediting a stats agency.
WELKER: Does the administration have any evidence that the jobs numbers were rigged?
HASSETT: The evidence is that there have been a bunch of revisions
WELKER: But hard evidence?
HASSETT: The revisions are hard evidence
(They are not "hard evidence")
HASSETT: The evidence is that there have been a bunch of revisions
WELKER: But hard evidence?
HASSETT: The revisions are hard evidence
(They are not "hard evidence")
August 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The revisions are hard evidence that job growth is slowing. That’s what we should be talking about, not discrediting a stats agency.
@clurhealy.bsky.social Thanks for your great reporting on “Alligator Alcatraz”, Claire. #NewMass folks are proud of you! #413.
July 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
@clurhealy.bsky.social Thanks for your great reporting on “Alligator Alcatraz”, Claire. #NewMass folks are proud of you! #413.
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It looks like we have some new friends, which means it’s time to reintroduce ourselves. 🥳
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
July 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It looks like we have some new friends, which means it’s time to reintroduce ourselves. 🥳
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
Hi! We’re Bookshop.org, an alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores.
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The $117 billion tax giveaway to the top 1% in the federal tax and spending bill is such a big number that it takes some creative social math to grasp its absurd scale. Thanks for the help @itep.org : itep.org/10-crazy-com...
10 Crazy Comparisons Showing How Much Trump and Congress Just Cut Taxes for the Rich
$117 billion is a big number, so we thought it could use a little context.
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July 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The $117 billion tax giveaway to the top 1% in the federal tax and spending bill is such a big number that it takes some creative social math to grasp its absurd scale. Thanks for the help @itep.org : itep.org/10-crazy-com...
For anyone who hasn't seen real journalism in action, @spaikin.bsky.social is your guy.
After 19 seasons of The Agenda and more than 4000 shows and 19 000 guests, Steve Paikin has a brand new gig – with a very original name. Launching soon: The Paikin Podcast.
Subscribe at Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...
Subscribe at Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1OhwznC...
July 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
For anyone who hasn't seen real journalism in action, @spaikin.bsky.social is your guy.
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And subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@thepaikinpo...
The Paikin Podcast
Facts are facts but every issue has multiple sides, and Steve Paikin wants to hear them all. From Canadian politics to seismic global changes to signature one-on-one interviews and redline debates on ...
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July 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Great video highlighting the important and transformational work being done by @massbudget.bsky.social. (There are similar organizations in most states working to achieve economic justice and shared prosperity for all. @earn.us @centeronbudget.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9i...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9i...
MassBudget featured on Empowered hosted by Meg Ryan
YouTube video by MassBudget
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July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Great video highlighting the important and transformational work being done by @massbudget.bsky.social. (There are similar organizations in most states working to achieve economic justice and shared prosperity for all. @earn.us @centeronbudget.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9i...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9i...
Great @ctdatacollab.bsky.social event this afternoon focusing on "Accessibility for Data Visualizations". So far, the takeaway quote that hit the mark 100%, from CT Data's own Wenyu Xie:
"Design is communication, and communication works best when no-one is left out."
"Design is communication, and communication works best when no-one is left out."
July 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Great @ctdatacollab.bsky.social event this afternoon focusing on "Accessibility for Data Visualizations". So far, the takeaway quote that hit the mark 100%, from CT Data's own Wenyu Xie:
"Design is communication, and communication works best when no-one is left out."
"Design is communication, and communication works best when no-one is left out."
P.S. Free shipping at @bookshop.org during Amazon Prime Day[s], and instead of further enriching a multi-billionaire, you help local bookstores! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
July 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
P.S. Free shipping at @bookshop.org during Amazon Prime Day[s], and instead of further enriching a multi-billionaire, you help local bookstores! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...