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Hannah BW
@hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social
· Mar 18
I wrote a new paper, coming soon to a journal near you! _Information Law Pluralism_ is an attempt to give more nuance, texture, and clarity to debates about transparency and its role in regulation. comments welcome, still a WIP.
Information Law Pluralism
Information-intensive activities are reshaping political, social, and economic institutions. As they respond to these shifts, legislators and regulators are emb
papers.ssrn.com
Super happy that this paper is forthcoming in the Indiana Law Journal!
everyone knows that the government has a compelling interest in preventing corruption or the appearance of corruption. what this *gestures wildly* presupposes is, maybe it doesn’t?
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
everyone knows that the government has a compelling interest in preventing corruption or the appearance of corruption. what this *gestures wildly* presupposes is, maybe it doesn’t?
the more I write down why I think I’d be good at this job the more I think I’d actually be really good at this job
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
the more I write down why I think I’d be good at this job the more I think I’d actually be really good at this job
great opportunity to work on public sector AI
if you are considering submitting an application for this position, you still have just under 2 weeks to do so
any and all suitable candidates, please apply. everyone else, pls share with your networks
any and all suitable candidates, please apply. everyone else, pls share with your networks
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
great opportunity to work on public sector AI
taught an information scientist how to find court documents on courtlistener today!
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
taught an information scientist how to find court documents on courtlistener today!
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This will send faculty fleeing in droves. It is a recipe for harassment and censorship. I would quit academia before working under these conditions. I mean that.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This will send faculty fleeing in droves. It is a recipe for harassment and censorship. I would quit academia before working under these conditions. I mean that.
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“We will simply go from being scammed by the primes to being scammed by defense VC land, checkmate lib”
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“We will simply go from being scammed by the primes to being scammed by defense VC land, checkmate lib”
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Here is the statement on the initial TAMU system proposal. The adopted rule apparently prohibits "advocacy" of "race and gender ideology" without approval.
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Here is the statement on the initial TAMU system proposal. The adopted rule apparently prohibits "advocacy" of "race and gender ideology" without approval.
can’t wait to tell my students in the middle of class, “hold on—gotta email the chancellor before I can answer your question“
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
can’t wait to tell my students in the middle of class, “hold on—gotta email the chancellor before I can answer your question“
judging by my texts this story has now fully broken containment
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
judging by my texts this story has now fully broken containment
my sister got me a Lloyd‘s for my birthday 😍🎂
very pleased to see Lloyd‘s carrot cake deservedly first on this list. I have baked three wedding cakes for loved ones, but at my own wedding we had Lloyd‘s, baby
The 25 Essential Pastries to Eat in New York City
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
my sister got me a Lloyd‘s for my birthday 😍🎂
people keep asking me if I want to work for Mamdani and like, definitely yes! put me in, coach! but also, maybe no?👇
If you care about Mamdani's success, you might want to read this.
www.eatingpolicy.com/p/robert-mos...
www.eatingpolicy.com/p/robert-mos...
Robert Moses's unfinished business should be Mamdani's priority
The mayor-elect has 25,000 job applicants in 24 hours and a civil service system designed to keep him from hiring any of them
www.eatingpolicy.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
people keep asking me if I want to work for Mamdani and like, definitely yes! put me in, coach! but also, maybe no?👇
i am the parent of a child in pre-K and it is literally impossible for me to imagine speaking to my kid like this OR being so checked out as a parent that you don’t care about your kid‘s social skills
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
i am the parent of a child in pre-K and it is literally impossible for me to imagine speaking to my kid like this OR being so checked out as a parent that you don’t care about your kid‘s social skills
on the free shelf at the coffee shop
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
on the free shelf at the coffee shop
I had the scariest cab ride of my life last night. I’m talking accelerating into the corners, doing 70 on the FDR (speed limit: 40), seamlessly weaving between lanes. more exhilarating than a roller coaster.
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I had the scariest cab ride of my life last night. I’m talking accelerating into the corners, doing 70 on the FDR (speed limit: 40), seamlessly weaving between lanes. more exhilarating than a roller coaster.
lol at all the Floridians apologizing for the weather, it is literally perfect
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
lol at all the Floridians apologizing for the weather, it is literally perfect
the exquisite feeling of having to put down an unputdownable book that expires tomorrow
November 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
the exquisite feeling of having to put down an unputdownable book that expires tomorrow
it’s giving ARA 512L final project (laudatory)
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
it’s giving ARA 512L final project (laudatory)
a guy with a greying ponytail just called me a communist and I was very confused until I remembered I’m wearing my Zohran hat. LFG!!!
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
a guy with a greying ponytail just called me a communist and I was very confused until I remembered I’m wearing my Zohran hat. LFG!!!
why isn’t Curtis Sliwa using “Raspberry Beret” as his campaign song
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
why isn’t Curtis Sliwa using “Raspberry Beret” as his campaign song
this one goes out to the “artificial intelligence will improve representative democracy” crowd
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
this one goes out to the “artificial intelligence will improve representative democracy” crowd
this reminds me of a progressive reformer who placed personal ads in newspapers, struck up exchanges with the women who answered, and—when he finally met them—measured their heads to try to ascertain why *they* were “abnormal”
If you wear an always on mic on your date in order to figure out why your dates go poorly, there’s a rather obvious first step you are missing. www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
October 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
this reminds me of a progressive reformer who placed personal ads in newspapers, struck up exchanges with the women who answered, and—when he finally met them—measured their heads to try to ascertain why *they* were “abnormal”
coaching the baby to learn the phrase “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore“
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
coaching the baby to learn the phrase “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore“
very pleased to see Lloyd‘s carrot cake deservedly first on this list. I have baked three wedding cakes for loved ones, but at my own wedding we had Lloyd‘s, baby
The 25 Essential Pastries to Eat in New York City
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
very pleased to see Lloyd‘s carrot cake deservedly first on this list. I have baked three wedding cakes for loved ones, but at my own wedding we had Lloyd‘s, baby
getting a LOT of compliments on my hat
October 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
getting a LOT of compliments on my hat
happy 100th birthday to Oma. she survived Auschwitz, came to this country speaking no English, made a life and a family in NYC. she is the toughest, most independent cookie I know. here she is on the left in the mid-50s; on the right, a few months ago with our favorite physicist.
September 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
happy 100th birthday to Oma. she survived Auschwitz, came to this country speaking no English, made a life and a family in NYC. she is the toughest, most independent cookie I know. here she is on the left in the mid-50s; on the right, a few months ago with our favorite physicist.