Matt Bui
@mnbui.bsky.social
professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, focusing on racial justice as data justice. interests: critical data x urban comm
working on a book, Appetite for Data, about foodie platforms & race / class / solidarity.
radjusticelab.com
working on a book, Appetite for Data, about foodie platforms & race / class / solidarity.
radjusticelab.com
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In the AC Hotel, we got word from a staff member that the agents were staying here and questioning the workers—the workers that were cleaning their rooms, the workers that were making their food. They were questioning them and asking for their ID and in a very aggressive way.
June 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
In the AC Hotel, we got word from a staff member that the agents were staying here and questioning the workers—the workers that were cleaning their rooms, the workers that were making their food. They were questioning them and asking for their ID and in a very aggressive way.
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CNN’s reporter on scene in Los Angeles: I’m being detained..
June 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
CNN’s reporter on scene in Los Angeles: I’m being detained..
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The situation in DTLA to which 700 Marines have been deployed is a couple dozen interfaith clergypersons leading a small crowd in prayer.
June 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The situation in DTLA to which 700 Marines have been deployed is a couple dozen interfaith clergypersons leading a small crowd in prayer.
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
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NEW: Over a thousand people are rallied in Downtown LA in support of SEIU, after SEIU President Pres. David Huerte was arrested days ago after an ICE raid (ABC7)
Won't be able to be as active with the updates today, but I'll do my best to provide some
Won't be able to be as active with the updates today, but I'll do my best to provide some
June 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NEW: Over a thousand people are rallied in Downtown LA in support of SEIU, after SEIU President Pres. David Huerte was arrested days ago after an ICE raid (ABC7)
Won't be able to be as active with the updates today, but I'll do my best to provide some
Won't be able to be as active with the updates today, but I'll do my best to provide some
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No kid’s education should be defunded to pay for giant tax giveaways for billionaires.
June 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
No kid’s education should be defunded to pay for giant tax giveaways for billionaires.
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You will recall that when this was reported in The Guardian, the university’s statement was that no one had complained about the surveillance.
University of Michigan axes contracts after surveillance of pro-Palestinian activists reported
The decision to terminate agreements with outside security firms follows The Guardian's report revealing surveillance of student activists.
www.mlive.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
You will recall that when this was reported in The Guardian, the university’s statement was that no one had complained about the surveillance.
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“The increasing role of consumer-oriented technology companies in warfare has implications for everyone — not just those who are targeted by AI weapons,” write Brian J. Chen, Tina M. Park and @pasternack.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/booming-mili...
June 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“The increasing role of consumer-oriented technology companies in warfare has implications for everyone — not just those who are targeted by AI weapons,” write Brian J. Chen, Tina M. Park and @pasternack.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/booming-mili...
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Pope Leo on Pentecost and a Spirit that opens borders: "Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for 'security' zones separating us from our neighbors, for the exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms."
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Pentecost Sunday - Holy Mass in the Jubilee of Movements, Associations and New Communities (8 June 2025) | LEO XIV
The Holy Father Leo XIV presides over the Eucharistic Celebration on the Solemnity of Pentecost - Jubilee of Movements, Associations and New Communities, 8 June 202
www.vatican.va
June 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pope Leo on Pentecost and a Spirit that opens borders: "Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for 'security' zones separating us from our neighbors, for the exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms."
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE crossed a line in LA
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Donald Trump’s deployment of the military in Los Angeles over the objection of California leaders is an abuse of power and a dangerous escalation.
It’s what you would see in authoritarian states and it must stop.
Americans have the right to speak out and peacefully protest.
It’s what you would see in authoritarian states and it must stop.
Americans have the right to speak out and peacefully protest.
June 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Donald Trump’s deployment of the military in Los Angeles over the objection of California leaders is an abuse of power and a dangerous escalation.
It’s what you would see in authoritarian states and it must stop.
Americans have the right to speak out and peacefully protest.
It’s what you would see in authoritarian states and it must stop.
Americans have the right to speak out and peacefully protest.
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State repression of peaceful protests can subject activists to injury and even death but—when broadcast to the world through media—often turns mass opinion against the state. bsky.app/profile/owas...
I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
June 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
State repression of peaceful protests can subject activists to injury and even death but—when broadcast to the world through media—often turns mass opinion against the state. bsky.app/profile/owas...
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"Black applicants would, on average, need credit scores approximately 120 points higher than white applicants to receive the same approval rate, and about 30 points higher to receive the same interest rate."
June 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"Black applicants would, on average, need credit scores approximately 120 points higher than white applicants to receive the same approval rate, and about 30 points higher to receive the same interest rate."
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SCOOP: The CDC is planning to move information on cases of diseases like measles and polio to a data system managed by Palantir, raising concerns about patient privacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
Palantir’s Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
SCOOP: The CDC is planning to move information on cases of diseases like measles and polio to a data system managed by Palantir, raising concerns about patient privacy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...
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tinyurl.com/4hdvp85b
This is unconstitutional and vindictive. We're the nation's economic engine and the largest donor state, and deserve our fair share. I'll use every legal and constitutional tool available to defend CA -- we must look at every option, including withholding federal taxes.
This is unconstitutional and vindictive. We're the nation's economic engine and the largest donor state, and deserve our fair share. I'll use every legal and constitutional tool available to defend CA -- we must look at every option, including withholding federal taxes.
Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding to California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
tinyurl.com/4hdvp85b
This is unconstitutional and vindictive. We're the nation's economic engine and the largest donor state, and deserve our fair share. I'll use every legal and constitutional tool available to defend CA -- we must look at every option, including withholding federal taxes.
This is unconstitutional and vindictive. We're the nation's economic engine and the largest donor state, and deserve our fair share. I'll use every legal and constitutional tool available to defend CA -- we must look at every option, including withholding federal taxes.
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It’s legitimate cause for a tax strike. Money from California is going all over the country to help support states that, through hundreds of years of mismanagement, haven’t managed to lift half their populations out of poverty. And they get spit on for it.
not enough said about how, by turning the national government against states on the basis of ordinary political disagreement, trump is undermining the idea that the union is worthwhile. www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/p...
Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding to California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.
www.cnn.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It’s legitimate cause for a tax strike. Money from California is going all over the country to help support states that, through hundreds of years of mismanagement, haven’t managed to lift half their populations out of poverty. And they get spit on for it.
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Pleased join @markey.senate.gov today in a discussion about protecting our rights and opportunities in the age of AI. A 10-year freeze on AI guardrails would abandon the American public and ignore its concerns. *Truly* innovative technology must be just and fair. www.masslive.com/politics/202...
Markey, advocates call out ban on states’ AI oversight in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Enacting a 10-year moratorium on state laws regulating the growth of artificial intelligence is "dangerous and unprecedented," experts warned Wednesday.
www.masslive.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Pleased join @markey.senate.gov today in a discussion about protecting our rights and opportunities in the age of AI. A 10-year freeze on AI guardrails would abandon the American public and ignore its concerns. *Truly* innovative technology must be just and fair. www.masslive.com/politics/202...
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Republicans snuck an AI regulation BAN into the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
That means companies like Real Page can use AI to get around price fixing laws and RAISE YOUR RENT.
BUT this policy violates the Senate's budget rules.
I'm calling foul — and fighting back to reject it.
That means companies like Real Page can use AI to get around price fixing laws and RAISE YOUR RENT.
BUT this policy violates the Senate's budget rules.
I'm calling foul — and fighting back to reject it.
Republicans snuck an AI regulation BAN into the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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June 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Republicans snuck an AI regulation BAN into the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
That means companies like Real Page can use AI to get around price fixing laws and RAISE YOUR RENT.
BUT this policy violates the Senate's budget rules.
I'm calling foul — and fighting back to reject it.
That means companies like Real Page can use AI to get around price fixing laws and RAISE YOUR RENT.
BUT this policy violates the Senate's budget rules.
I'm calling foul — and fighting back to reject it.
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The head of FEMA reportedly said during a briefing that he wasn't aware the U.S. had a hurricane season, leaving staffers "baffled" and "confused"
FEMA Head Said He Was Unaware Of U.S. Hurricane Season, Sources Say
It was not clear to agency staff whether he meant it literally, as a joke, or in some other context.
www.huffpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The head of FEMA reportedly said during a briefing that he wasn't aware the U.S. had a hurricane season, leaving staffers "baffled" and "confused"
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"The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget proposes to terminate the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and provides $38 million to conduct an orderly shutdown of the Agency." bit.ly/4kEnEPo
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June 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget proposes to terminate the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and provides $38 million to conduct an orderly shutdown of the Agency." bit.ly/4kEnEPo
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We now have the details of the federal 2026 budget proposal, and it spells the end of IMLS. The request is $6,000,000 to "conduct an orderly closeout of IMLS."
Whatever happens in the 2 court cases would be moot if this passes.
bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...
Whatever happens in the 2 court cases would be moot if this passes.
bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...
The 2026 Federal Budget Proposal Shutters The Institute for Museum and Library Services
The details of the 2026 federal budget proposal spell out the goal of shutting down the Institute for Museum and Library services.
bookriot.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We now have the details of the federal 2026 budget proposal, and it spells the end of IMLS. The request is $6,000,000 to "conduct an orderly closeout of IMLS."
Whatever happens in the 2 court cases would be moot if this passes.
bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...
Whatever happens in the 2 court cases would be moot if this passes.
bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...
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We published a piece in March saying the real Trump/Vought/DOGE goal was to bring universities to their knees, and now they’re just … saying it out loud.
From our blog: altnih4science.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
From our blog: altnih4science.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
June 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We published a piece in March saying the real Trump/Vought/DOGE goal was to bring universities to their knees, and now they’re just … saying it out loud.
From our blog: altnih4science.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
From our blog: altnih4science.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
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What infuriates me so much about this new operation is that it is literally punishing people for following the rules and showing up to their court hearings. It is so toxic to the basic concept of following the rules.
It is an operation designed by people who hate the concept of the rule of law.
It is an operation designed by people who hate the concept of the rule of law.
These people were following the law and went to check in with immigration like they are supposed to.
This woman's immigration case was dismissed, which made her immediately undocumented.
So ICE took her into custody.
The air conditioning was off in the back of the truck.
"I can't breathe."
This woman's immigration case was dismissed, which made her immediately undocumented.
So ICE took her into custody.
The air conditioning was off in the back of the truck.
"I can't breathe."
June 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
What infuriates me so much about this new operation is that it is literally punishing people for following the rules and showing up to their court hearings. It is so toxic to the basic concept of following the rules.
It is an operation designed by people who hate the concept of the rule of law.
It is an operation designed by people who hate the concept of the rule of law.
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Excerpt from The AI Con.
Government officials are letting AI do their jobs. Badly
Offloading government responsibilities to AI can encourage discrimination, give wrong advice, and limit access to valid claims of asylum.
thebulletin.org
May 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Excerpt from The AI Con.