Michael Lee Wood
@michaelleewood.bsky.social
Sociologist. Culture and cognition, religion, theory, text analysis, social network analysis. Assistant professor at Brigham Young University. Notre Dame PhD. www.michaelleewood.com
Are they... competing with senate Dems for the L
TRUMP OFFICIALS SAY SUPREME COURT SHOULD CONTINUE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING FOOD AID PROGRAMS.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Are they... competing with senate Dems for the L
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Also, your local Dem Party needs to know your registration so they can mobilize you!
Don't exit, use your voice and get involved with your county party. ITs much easier to influence and they desperately need people who can work to change things.
Don't exit, use your voice and get involved with your county party. ITs much easier to influence and they desperately need people who can work to change things.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Also, your local Dem Party needs to know your registration so they can mobilize you!
Don't exit, use your voice and get involved with your county party. ITs much easier to influence and they desperately need people who can work to change things.
Don't exit, use your voice and get involved with your county party. ITs much easier to influence and they desperately need people who can work to change things.
The fight never ends, but this is a big win!
If you're just waking up, Utah has a new congressional map. A judge rejected the legislature's proposal in favor of a map drawn by voter-rights groups who sued. Here's your new congressional boundaries for 2026: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
Judge picks a new congressional map in redistricting
The judge overseeing the legal battle over congressional redistricting has chosen a map that will represent Utahns.
www.fox13now.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The fight never ends, but this is a big win!
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If you're just waking up, Utah has a new congressional map. A judge rejected the legislature's proposal in favor of a map drawn by voter-rights groups who sued. Here's your new congressional boundaries for 2026: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
Judge picks a new congressional map in redistricting
The judge overseeing the legal battle over congressional redistricting has chosen a map that will represent Utahns.
www.fox13now.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you're just waking up, Utah has a new congressional map. A judge rejected the legislature's proposal in favor of a map drawn by voter-rights groups who sued. Here's your new congressional boundaries for 2026: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
This is so stark but true. Absolutely depraved.
Indeed, he was allowed to to kill all those children because he is so rich
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This is so stark but true. Absolutely depraved.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
"For example, an applicant submitting a photo of their rear end suggests defiance toward authority."
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"For example, an applicant submitting a photo of their rear end suggests defiance toward authority."
This is how they should be remembered. 600,000 and counting deaths on their hands.
marco rubio and elon musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
This is how they should be remembered. 600,000 and counting deaths on their hands.
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Tech's current model seems to be
1) overpromise to get financing
2) lend to each other
3) burn through unreal amounts of money
4) ruin existing products
5) embed it into as many sectors as possible
6) count on a bailout
1) overpromise to get financing
2) lend to each other
3) burn through unreal amounts of money
4) ruin existing products
5) embed it into as many sectors as possible
6) count on a bailout
*OpenAI Would Like Federal Backstop For Data Center Investments, CFO Says -- WSJ
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Tech's current model seems to be
1) overpromise to get financing
2) lend to each other
3) burn through unreal amounts of money
4) ruin existing products
5) embed it into as many sectors as possible
6) count on a bailout
1) overpromise to get financing
2) lend to each other
3) burn through unreal amounts of money
4) ruin existing products
5) embed it into as many sectors as possible
6) count on a bailout
I know context is everything but it's still disorienting seeing "law and order" become a progressive talking point and not a dog whistle.
Responding to a question from @democracynow.org on Wednesday, during his first press conference as mayor-elect,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I know context is everything but it's still disorienting seeing "law and order" become a progressive talking point and not a dog whistle.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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GoFundMe for Marta, the woman I filmed being forcefully detained in SLC airport. She is a mother of four and has a work permit legal through 2029. She and her sister were given no reason for her arrest, no due process. She needs funds to help defend herself.
PLEASE SHARE: GoFundMe for Marta, who was wrongfully detained at SLC airport even though she has a legal lawful work permit valid through 2029. Link to English translation will follow. Anything helps!
gofund.me/197d74c08
gofund.me/197d74c08
Donate to Apoya Madre detenida por ICE en Aeropuerto de Salt Lake City, organized by Abigail Renderos
Hola, mi nombre es Abigail Renderos, herman de Marta Brizeyda… Abigail Renderos needs your support for Apoya Madre detenida por ICE en Aeropuerto de Salt Lake City
gofund.me
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
GoFundMe for Marta, the woman I filmed being forcefully detained in SLC airport. She is a mother of four and has a work permit legal through 2029. She and her sister were given no reason for her arrest, no due process. She needs funds to help defend herself.
My thinking on llm use in education is evolving all the time, but at the moment I don't see any sustainable solution other than some kind of old-fashioned moral education.
Wrote up a little intervention post/explanation for my class about why using LLMs for trying to learn programming (as first time learners!) is bad and detrimental datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-11...
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
My thinking on llm use in education is evolving all the time, but at the moment I don't see any sustainable solution other than some kind of old-fashioned moral education.
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yes yes yes to all of this. material politics is the way forward and that doesn’t mean slogans it means the very difficult work of being a real presence in the lives of the people who you want to trust you.
It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
November 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
yes yes yes to all of this. material politics is the way forward and that doesn’t mean slogans it means the very difficult work of being a real presence in the lives of the people who you want to trust you.
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Wrote up a little intervention post/explanation for my class about why using LLMs for trying to learn programming (as first time learners!) is bad and detrimental datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-11...
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Wrote up a little intervention post/explanation for my class about why using LLMs for trying to learn programming (as first time learners!) is bad and detrimental datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-11...
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Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs
The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...
www.science.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵
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this link isn’t offering a solution; instead it’s saying that there is no easy solution. It is challenging to teach writing/critical thinking classes at this moment. I think of it as affirmation of why I’m frustrated right now. we're not crazy, the world is crazy.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments Because this document has escaped containment, a couple points of explanation. I wrote this for myself and a few colleagues as we work out how to handle...
docs.google.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
this link isn’t offering a solution; instead it’s saying that there is no easy solution. It is challenging to teach writing/critical thinking classes at this moment. I think of it as affirmation of why I’m frustrated right now. we're not crazy, the world is crazy.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
Remember kids, a shaveless day keeps the Hegseth away
Hegseth refuses to meet US troops with beards during South Korea trip: report
Hegseth refuses to meet US troops with beards during South Korea trip: report
Hegseth refuses to meet US troops with beards during South Korea trip: report
www.independent.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Remember kids, a shaveless day keeps the Hegseth away
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I continue to sincerely want the term “Kavanaugh Stop” to be a badge of shame for the rest of Brett Kavanaugh’s days; the only bit of writing he’s known or remembered for; his sole contribution to the Law; for him to perceive, in little stabs of self-awareness, that this will be his rancid legacy.
October 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I continue to sincerely want the term “Kavanaugh Stop” to be a badge of shame for the rest of Brett Kavanaugh’s days; the only bit of writing he’s known or remembered for; his sole contribution to the Law; for him to perceive, in little stabs of self-awareness, that this will be his rancid legacy.
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Social media users adopt the toxic behaviors of ingroup members
An analysis of 7 million tweets from over 700,000 accounts finds that exposures to toxic behavior by ingroup members is the primary driver of contagious toxicity online academic.oup.com/jcmc/article...
An analysis of 7 million tweets from over 700,000 accounts finds that exposures to toxic behavior by ingroup members is the primary driver of contagious toxicity online academic.oup.com/jcmc/article...
October 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Social media users adopt the toxic behaviors of ingroup members
An analysis of 7 million tweets from over 700,000 accounts finds that exposures to toxic behavior by ingroup members is the primary driver of contagious toxicity online academic.oup.com/jcmc/article...
An analysis of 7 million tweets from over 700,000 accounts finds that exposures to toxic behavior by ingroup members is the primary driver of contagious toxicity online academic.oup.com/jcmc/article...
Imagine wanting your brain to be connected to the Internet.
October 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Imagine wanting your brain to be connected to the Internet.
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This should be a far bigger story than it is.
Mike Johnson is refusing the basic constitutional right of representation to hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Mike Johnson is refusing the basic constitutional right of representation to hundreds of thousands of Americans.
It's been 23 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
October 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This should be a far bigger story than it is.
Mike Johnson is refusing the basic constitutional right of representation to hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Mike Johnson is refusing the basic constitutional right of representation to hundreds of thousands of Americans.
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white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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I'm not commenting on scotus today because I have to focus on one dumpster fire at a time so as not to have a heart attack in my 30s. I will just say, today is a great day to learn more about Reconstruction. I'll keep recommending Black Reconstruction as one of my favorite books on the period.
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I'm not commenting on scotus today because I have to focus on one dumpster fire at a time so as not to have a heart attack in my 30s. I will just say, today is a great day to learn more about Reconstruction. I'll keep recommending Black Reconstruction as one of my favorite books on the period.