Jason Radford, PhD
@jsradford.bsky.social
Sociologist. Entrepreneur. Turning science into innovations that solve problems at Northeastern University.
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We're working hard to solve the complexity/interpretability tradeoff in machine learning as it applies to misinformation detection. I'm thrilled at how well we've done it thus far at Ostrea Cultura.
"In 1950, Davis turned down an offer from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) due to loyalty oath requirements ... [He] refused to cooperate with the House Unamerican Activities Committee and was subsequently dismissed from the University of Michigan."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandle...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandle...
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"In 1950, Davis turned down an offer from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) due to loyalty oath requirements ... [He] refused to cooperate with the House Unamerican Activities Committee and was subsequently dismissed from the University of Michigan."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandle...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandle...
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As promised, if you’re inspired by the march today but don’t know how else to get involved, how to sustainably fight fascism, that can look a few different ways. Here’s a thread of thoughts, short of nationwide withholding of labor / sustained protest:
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As promised, if you’re inspired by the march today but don’t know how else to get involved, how to sustainably fight fascism, that can look a few different ways. Here’s a thread of thoughts, short of nationwide withholding of labor / sustained protest:
Held a No Kings for the kidoos 😎
October 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Held a No Kings for the kidoos 😎
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If you attend a No Kings Day event, please record the number of people in attendance in our crowdsourced crowd-counting sheet. We prefer official estimates above ad-hoc counts — if you count yourself, pls be conservative (people are bad at estimating crowd sizes). docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
20251018_No Kings Day 2 Protests Unofficial Attendance Crowdsourcing
docs.google.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you attend a No Kings Day event, please record the number of people in attendance in our crowdsourced crowd-counting sheet. We prefer official estimates above ad-hoc counts — if you count yourself, pls be conservative (people are bad at estimating crowd sizes). docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Overheard on the way to #nokings
"This is the first thing we've done together. And we've been neighbors for 22 years"
"This is the first thing we've done together. And we've been neighbors for 22 years"
Dana Fisher, a professor & author at American University in Washington, D.C., said, “The main point of this day of action is to create a sense of collective identity... It’s not going to change Trump’s policies. But it might embolden elected officials at all levels who are in opposition to Trump.”
Happy to explain what people get out of peaceful protests like No Kings day and what we should expect from today's day-of-action to @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/us/no-...
October 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Overheard on the way to #nokings
"This is the first thing we've done together. And we've been neighbors for 22 years"
"This is the first thing we've done together. And we've been neighbors for 22 years"
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If anyone's wondering how this is possible, the answer is these strike teams are moving terrifyingly fast. Grab first, ask questions later. We were about 8-15 minutes behind them today for several hours. They're jumping out of vans, chasing people across lawns, taking them from bus stops, etc
30 people disappeared in this shaded area today.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If anyone's wondering how this is possible, the answer is these strike teams are moving terrifyingly fast. Grab first, ask questions later. We were about 8-15 minutes behind them today for several hours. They're jumping out of vans, chasing people across lawns, taking them from bus stops, etc
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Join Jason Radford (@jsradford.bsky.social)on Thursday, Sep. 25th, for a virtual session on how to translate your research into a new venture and find the right path to address real-world problems through your work.
Register here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mfn9bpcd
Register here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mfn9bpcd
September 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Join Jason Radford (@jsradford.bsky.social)on Thursday, Sep. 25th, for a virtual session on how to translate your research into a new venture and find the right path to address real-world problems through your work.
Register here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mfn9bpcd
Register here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mfn9bpcd
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Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
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“FBI reported that fully 43 cities in those 3 states had higher rates of violent crime in 2024 than did DC. More than 1.2 million live in those cities, including more than 900,000 in Ohio alone. Yet that state’s National Guard is being deployed to DC to protect the capital’s 700,000-odd residents”
Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C.
Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...
www.pbump.net
August 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“FBI reported that fully 43 cities in those 3 states had higher rates of violent crime in 2024 than did DC. More than 1.2 million live in those cities, including more than 900,000 in Ohio alone. Yet that state’s National Guard is being deployed to DC to protect the capital’s 700,000-odd residents”
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Reiterating that this strategy is duplicating the example of concentration camps in 1890s Cuba, when Spain forced residents to evacuate contested areas and congregate in approved detention sites, eventually killing more than 100,000 civilians—primarily through starvation, malnutrition, and disease.
Israel-Gaza war live: UN calls for ‘immediate halt’ of Israeli plan to take over Gaza City
Israel-Gaza war live: UN calls for ‘immediate halt’ of Israeli plan to take over Gaza City
UN high commissioner says plan is contrary to ICJ ruling and reiterates call for two-state solution and ‘right of Palestinians to self-determination’
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reiterating that this strategy is duplicating the example of concentration camps in 1890s Cuba, when Spain forced residents to evacuate contested areas and congregate in approved detention sites, eventually killing more than 100,000 civilians—primarily through starvation, malnutrition, and disease.
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For journalists, researchers, & others tracking the judiciary: This was a slog to get running, but I've built a data pipeline to track these rulings from court dockets. I'm making the dataset public today. It will be updated regularly. Hope you find it useful.
Explore the data here: bit.ly/45dh8ZG
Explore the data here: bit.ly/45dh8ZG
Federal Court Rulings on the Trump Administration
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July 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
For journalists, researchers, & others tracking the judiciary: This was a slog to get running, but I've built a data pipeline to track these rulings from court dockets. I'm making the dataset public today. It will be updated regularly. Hope you find it useful.
Explore the data here: bit.ly/45dh8ZG
Explore the data here: bit.ly/45dh8ZG
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Who is Arrested by ICE under Trump 2.0? A 🧵
New from me & @elizabethacox.bsky.social!
Piece: immresearch.org/publications...
1. ICE arrests spike in Jan & May 2025; when arrests increase, percent of those arrested who are convicted of a crime falls
Majority arrested have no criminal conviction
New from me & @elizabethacox.bsky.social!
Piece: immresearch.org/publications...
1. ICE arrests spike in Jan & May 2025; when arrests increase, percent of those arrested who are convicted of a crime falls
Majority arrested have no criminal conviction
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Who is Arrested by ICE under Trump 2.0? A 🧵
New from me & @elizabethacox.bsky.social!
Piece: immresearch.org/publications...
1. ICE arrests spike in Jan & May 2025; when arrests increase, percent of those arrested who are convicted of a crime falls
Majority arrested have no criminal conviction
New from me & @elizabethacox.bsky.social!
Piece: immresearch.org/publications...
1. ICE arrests spike in Jan & May 2025; when arrests increase, percent of those arrested who are convicted of a crime falls
Majority arrested have no criminal conviction
Alexa, why do expensive restaurants serve duck?
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Alexa, why do expensive restaurants serve duck?
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The @cakeresistance now has merch!
There are aprons for our fellow bakers, of course. Plus stickers, shirts, magnets, pins, hats, tote bags, and more.
www.redbubble.com/i/apron/The-...
There are aprons for our fellow bakers, of course. Plus stickers, shirts, magnets, pins, hats, tote bags, and more.
www.redbubble.com/i/apron/The-...
"The Cake Resistance - Large" Apron for Sale by JessCalarco
Every person deserves not only cake but also a life full of the things that cake represents, including care, art, kindness, and enjoyment. Find out more at: https://bsky.app/profile/cakeresistance.bsk...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The @cakeresistance now has merch!
There are aprons for our fellow bakers, of course. Plus stickers, shirts, magnets, pins, hats, tote bags, and more.
www.redbubble.com/i/apron/The-...
There are aprons for our fellow bakers, of course. Plus stickers, shirts, magnets, pins, hats, tote bags, and more.
www.redbubble.com/i/apron/The-...
At #trustcon and it's interesting to see how short the development cycle in Trust and Safety is getting. The time between identifying a new threat, to new policy, to effective detection and intervention is getting so much shorter and efficient. Still not seeing a lot of proficiency numbers though.
July 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
At #trustcon and it's interesting to see how short the development cycle in Trust and Safety is getting. The time between identifying a new threat, to new policy, to effective detection and intervention is getting so much shorter and efficient. Still not seeing a lot of proficiency numbers though.
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Very pleased our paper looking at the diffusion of complex contagions is out in @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Diffusion of complex contagions is shaped by a trade-off between reach and reinforcement | PNAS
How does social network structure amplify or stifle behavior diffusion? Existing theory
suggests that when social reinforcement makes the adoption ...
www.pnas.org
July 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Very pleased our paper looking at the diffusion of complex contagions is out in @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Cool "micro-sabbatical" opportunity for tenured or tenure-track faculty at GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP).
Micro Sabbatical | Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) | Columbian College of Arts & Sciences | The George Washington University
Micro-sabbaticals at GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) provide a 2-4 week-long visit to IDDP.
iddp.gwu.edu
June 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Cool "micro-sabbatical" opportunity for tenured or tenure-track faculty at GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP).
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Whoa! 😳
Thread.
Thread.
Greetings! A large immigration operation and subsequent protest in Paramount, CA has led to a large amount of gas and “less lethal” munitions. Situation ongoing. Will update as I can.
June 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Whoa! 😳
Thread.
Thread.
Had a friend on FB post about how she has trauma from giving birth and it prevents her from having another even though she wants one.
I just want to say to anyone out there living with trauma, there are effective treatments for the anxiety and depression you experience. You can make it go away.
I just want to say to anyone out there living with trauma, there are effective treatments for the anxiety and depression you experience. You can make it go away.
June 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Had a friend on FB post about how she has trauma from giving birth and it prevents her from having another even though she wants one.
I just want to say to anyone out there living with trauma, there are effective treatments for the anxiety and depression you experience. You can make it go away.
I just want to say to anyone out there living with trauma, there are effective treatments for the anxiety and depression you experience. You can make it go away.
When someone says they made money in crypto, they likely actually made their money provided liquidity for money laundering. See when I build a business, I make money selling a thing. I get rich because people buy a thing. But with currency, the thing people are giving you money for is other money.
Why do Trump and some of his most fervent tech billionaire backers want to take land and create privately-controlled zones? Gil Duran says we’re watching the rise of a new anti-democratic extremism—networked, crypto-financed, and cloaked in the language of freedom.
Trump’s Gaza Fantasy and the Network State: The Tech-Fueled Future of Privatized Sovereignty | TechPolicy.Press
We’re watching the rise of a new anti-democratic extremism—networked, crypto-financed, and cloaked in the language of freedom, writes Gil Duran.
buff.ly
June 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When someone says they made money in crypto, they likely actually made their money provided liquidity for money laundering. See when I build a business, I make money selling a thing. I get rich because people buy a thing. But with currency, the thing people are giving you money for is other money.
If you want to influence the AI adoption process, listen up: As a startup person this is how it works. You build a thing that does a job but then you have to figure out what all jobs it solves for everyone else. If it doesn't do a job, people stop buying it. So if you're at a uni, here's what you do
Weird how the strategy is to get everyone using it and then figure out the use cases. Seems inverted. 🤷🏿♂️
June 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you want to influence the AI adoption process, listen up: As a startup person this is how it works. You build a thing that does a job but then you have to figure out what all jobs it solves for everyone else. If it doesn't do a job, people stop buying it. So if you're at a uni, here's what you do
I'm deep into old comedy and omg Joan Rivers was a f*n riot! I would kill to go watch one of her shows live now.
June 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm deep into old comedy and omg Joan Rivers was a f*n riot! I would kill to go watch one of her shows live now.
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I’ve reposted my remixable Graze feeds for y’all to easily split your Following feed into three separate entertainment, lifestyle, and politics feeds many times and I don’t think a single person has tried it. It’s so easy and makes social media so much less stressful. I promise!!
Earlier this year I wrote about the problem of "learned helplessness" online, where people think the only thing they can do if they don't like how something works is to yell at companies/gov't to "fix things." Some of the responses I'm getting to the post below...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/27/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/27/e...
June 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’ve reposted my remixable Graze feeds for y’all to easily split your Following feed into three separate entertainment, lifestyle, and politics feeds many times and I don’t think a single person has tried it. It’s so easy and makes social media so much less stressful. I promise!!