MaryClare Roche
@mcroche.bsky.social
Constantly leaving my wallet in foreign countries
Great time to highlight that Arab Barometer data is collected in the respondent’s place of residence. I can personally vouch for its authenticity. Their strong personal and professional relationships with local partners makes this possible.
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Great time to highlight that Arab Barometer data is collected in the respondent’s place of residence. I can personally vouch for its authenticity. Their strong personal and professional relationships with local partners makes this possible.
Just to brag but I’m can officially order “the usual” at my local hole-in-the-wall breakfast place
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Just to brag but I’m can officially order “the usual” at my local hole-in-the-wall breakfast place
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PyPI serves billions of requests daily- but sustaining it isn’t free. The PSF joined the OpenSSF & others in calling for organizations to invest in sustainable open infrastructure. Learn what this means for #PyPI, the PSF, & how our community can pitch in:
Open Infrastructure is Not Free: PyPI, the Python Software Foundation, and Sustainability
In September, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) co-signed the Open Infrastructure is Not Free: A Joint Statement on Sustainable Stewardship Letter published by the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) as a steward of the Python Package Index (PyPI). As a follow up, I would like to share a bit more about the concerns expressed in this letter as they relate to our community and the PSF.
pyfound.blogspot.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
PyPI serves billions of requests daily- but sustaining it isn’t free. The PSF joined the OpenSSF & others in calling for organizations to invest in sustainable open infrastructure. Learn what this means for #PyPI, the PSF, & how our community can pitch in:
I try to carry myself with the air of someone who doesn’t hold up airport security lines
September 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I try to carry myself with the air of someone who doesn’t hold up airport security lines
Egregiously bad take by Klein. He’s assuming (advocating) inherent good in in-person arguments.
Kirk built a brand on being loud and “right,” which resulted in bombastic, bad faith arguments devoid of intellectual curiosity.
It’s entirely possible to just say “people shouldn’t kill each other.”
Kirk built a brand on being loud and “right,” which resulted in bombastic, bad faith arguments devoid of intellectual curiosity.
It’s entirely possible to just say “people shouldn’t kill each other.”
September 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Egregiously bad take by Klein. He’s assuming (advocating) inherent good in in-person arguments.
Kirk built a brand on being loud and “right,” which resulted in bombastic, bad faith arguments devoid of intellectual curiosity.
It’s entirely possible to just say “people shouldn’t kill each other.”
Kirk built a brand on being loud and “right,” which resulted in bombastic, bad faith arguments devoid of intellectual curiosity.
It’s entirely possible to just say “people shouldn’t kill each other.”
Damn that’s crazy.
September 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Damn that’s crazy.
Some of the people I feel the most camaraderie with are those who wait with me for the metro coming four minutes later to avoid a crush train
August 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Some of the people I feel the most camaraderie with are those who wait with me for the metro coming four minutes later to avoid a crush train
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Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel’s war in Gaza.
Read the full list of known names of children killed in the war: wapo.st/4o4Tc3k
Read the full list of known names of children killed in the war: wapo.st/4o4Tc3k
60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
wapo.st
July 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel’s war in Gaza.
Read the full list of known names of children killed in the war: wapo.st/4o4Tc3k
Read the full list of known names of children killed in the war: wapo.st/4o4Tc3k
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NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Richie’s prayer in The Bear episode 2 is the most modern Catholic prayer I’ve heard in a while
June 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Richie’s prayer in The Bear episode 2 is the most modern Catholic prayer I’ve heard in a while
Working with Big Data reminds me of going to Drag Bingo at the bar my sister used to work at. She’d give us 15 bingo cards when everyone else could only have 3 but we never won because there was just too much to keep track of
June 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Working with Big Data reminds me of going to Drag Bingo at the bar my sister used to work at. She’d give us 15 bingo cards when everyone else could only have 3 but we never won because there was just too much to keep track of
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People who've only seen the headline should really read the copy. Arguably the most concise and prophetic anti-war op-ed from that era. And we're doing it all over again.
theonion.com/this-war-wil...
theonion.com/this-war-wil...
June 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
People who've only seen the headline should really read the copy. Arguably the most concise and prophetic anti-war op-ed from that era. And we're doing it all over again.
theonion.com/this-war-wil...
theonion.com/this-war-wil...
Struggling to continue my day as normal after @nytimes.com reset Spelling Bee this morning. Toughest battles, strongest soldiers I suppose
June 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Struggling to continue my day as normal after @nytimes.com reset Spelling Bee this morning. Toughest battles, strongest soldiers I suppose
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🚨 New WP! 📄 "Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance" (w/ @valentinatartari.bsky.social
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
May 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🚨 New WP! 📄 "Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance" (w/ @valentinatartari.bsky.social
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
👩🔬👨🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.
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And if Harvard complies with Noem’s records request, that may chill the speech of all international students across the country, at any university
Why should they come to study in the US, and not elsewhere?
Why should they come to study in the US, and not elsewhere?
Also: I assume Harvard will try to sue fast and fix things, but the cruelty this letter unleashes *today* will induce lasting fear and panic not just on the 6800 international students at Harvard, but also on all international students in this country, even if there is a swift TRO. Why stay here?
🧵 Today's revocation of Harvard's ability to enroll international is awful for many reasons, chief among them the human cost as @jeremywallace.bsky.social notes. It's also an attack on the US economy. But maybe less obvious: it is terrible national security policy. It makes Americans less safe. 1/
May 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
And if Harvard complies with Noem’s records request, that may chill the speech of all international students across the country, at any university
Why should they come to study in the US, and not elsewhere?
Why should they come to study in the US, and not elsewhere?
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Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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academic folks: Harvard international students may need to begin immediately transferring out in order to avoid having to leave the country
If it sounds insane, that's because it is
what will your institutions do to help?
If it sounds insane, that's because it is
what will your institutions do to help?
Fact Sheet: Maintaining student status when an SEVP certified school closes or loses its certification to enroll F-1 nonimmigrant students
www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis...
www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis...
www.ice.gov
May 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
academic folks: Harvard international students may need to begin immediately transferring out in order to avoid having to leave the country
If it sounds insane, that's because it is
what will your institutions do to help?
If it sounds insane, that's because it is
what will your institutions do to help?
Reposted by MaryClare Roche
Breaking news: The Trump administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, saying it allowed anti-American agitators.
Existing foreign students must transfer or risk losing their legal status, DHS said.
Existing foreign students must transfer or risk losing their legal status, DHS said.
Live updates: Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students
Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the Republican-led Congress.
wapo.st
May 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Breaking news: The Trump administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, saying it allowed anti-American agitators.
Existing foreign students must transfer or risk losing their legal status, DHS said.
Existing foreign students must transfer or risk losing their legal status, DHS said.
Reposted by MaryClare Roche
Fact Sheet: Maintaining student status when an SEVP certified school closes or loses its certification to enroll F-1 nonimmigrant students
www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis...
www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis...
www.ice.gov
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Fact Sheet: Maintaining student status when an SEVP certified school closes or loses its certification to enroll F-1 nonimmigrant students
www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis...
www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis...
The first pope to have done Malört?
May 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The first pope to have done Malört?
Today was my last day with the Arab Barometer. It has been an honor and a privilege to be a part of this project. I’m incredibly proud of all the work we’ve done. Both our core staff and field partners have operated with courage, grace, and integrity. I look forward to seeing what they will do next
April 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Today was my last day with the Arab Barometer. It has been an honor and a privilege to be a part of this project. I’m incredibly proud of all the work we’ve done. Both our core staff and field partners have operated with courage, grace, and integrity. I look forward to seeing what they will do next
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rOpenSci database on cancelled NSF grants: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
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April 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
rOpenSci database on cancelled NSF grants: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...