Sarah Rispin
@scrispin.bsky.social
Lecturer, Duke University. Teach about ethical implications of big data, social media and AI. Striving to live in a reality-based world.
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The US may never recover from this. Germany certainly hasn't.
"Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The US may never recover from this. Germany certainly hasn't.
"Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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“I will not yield to disrespectful men.” - Rep. @aoc.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
“I will not yield to disrespectful men.” - Rep. @aoc.bsky.social
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Buried in the House's 1,000-page tax-and-budget bill: a provision banning federal judges from enforcing contempt of court rulings over a wide range of court orders open.substack.com/pub/walterol...
Wild: House bill would strip courts of contempt enforcement power
In the ongoing public discussion about whether the courts will try to rein in the Trump administration’s lawlessness, or will prevail in a resulting showdown if they do, the story that follows has bee...
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May 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Buried in the House's 1,000-page tax-and-budget bill: a provision banning federal judges from enforcing contempt of court rulings over a wide range of court orders open.substack.com/pub/walterol...
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A giant banner of Trump is now ominously hanging at the front of the Dept. of Agriculture. It's not the kind of thing American presidents do. It's more in line with what you typically see in places like North Korea -- and it's the latest sign that America might be sliding into autocracy. #Velshi
Big Donald Is Watching You: Sliding into autocracy under Trump 2.0
A giant banner featuring Donald Trump’s photo just went up at the front of the Department of Agriculture. A military parade is being planned for his birthday, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. His cabinet members shower him with praise every time they have a meeting. These are not the kinds of things that normally happen in the United States. It’s more in line with how autocratic leaders display their power in oppressive nations like North Korea and Iran to constantly remind people who’s in charge. But now that it’s starting to happen here, we have to acknowledge it and recognize it as a sign that America is sliding into autocracy.
www.msnbc.com
May 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A giant banner of Trump is now ominously hanging at the front of the Dept. of Agriculture. It's not the kind of thing American presidents do. It's more in line with what you typically see in places like North Korea -- and it's the latest sign that America might be sliding into autocracy. #Velshi
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9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
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For "One First," I took a deeper dive into Friday afternoon's *very* significant #SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling—including why it effectively freezes AEA removals for the foreseeable future and its (much) broader potential impact on *all* attempts to bring nationwide challenges to Trump policies:
151. The Supreme Court's (Alien Enemies Act) Patience is Wearing Thin
A very quick breakdown of Friday afternoon's quietly significant ruling slapping down the lower courts in the Northern District of Texas Alien Enemies Act litigation—and what it means going forward.
www.stevevladeck.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
For "One First," I took a deeper dive into Friday afternoon's *very* significant #SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling—including why it effectively freezes AEA removals for the foreseeable future and its (much) broader potential impact on *all* attempts to bring nationwide challenges to Trump policies:
Coincidentally, when my daughter was a toddler, she used to literally make demands of the wind and the sun. (“Tell the sun to come up!” “No wind, stop blowing.”)
Trump is trying to bully Walmart into not raising prices due to his tariffs. This is like trying to bully gravity
May 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Coincidentally, when my daughter was a toddler, she used to literally make demands of the wind and the sun. (“Tell the sun to come up!” “No wind, stop blowing.”)
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You probably have seen this week's news release from MIT, after a review, expressing "no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and in the veracity of the research." economics.mit.edu/news/assurin...
Assuring an accurate research record | MIT Economics
economics.mit.edu
May 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You probably have seen this week's news release from MIT, after a review, expressing "no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the data and in the veracity of the research." economics.mit.edu/news/assurin...
The best responses I’ve seen dig down to what profs really want students to learn through writing, and are structured to enable that.
(My approach so far has been to lean on, and then personally check, outlines and pin cites. This will evolve.)
(My approach so far has been to lean on, and then personally check, outlines and pin cites. This will evolve.)
Generative AI has been very toxic for the student-teacher relationship and we're all trying to figure it out. But the answer to a frayed social contract isn't to add to it. AI detectors don't work and they make things worse. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/s...
A New Headache for Honest Students: Proving They Didn’t Use A.I.
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The best responses I’ve seen dig down to what profs really want students to learn through writing, and are structured to enable that.
(My approach so far has been to lean on, and then personally check, outlines and pin cites. This will evolve.)
(My approach so far has been to lean on, and then personally check, outlines and pin cites. This will evolve.)
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Breaking news:
DOGE is now targeting the Government Accountability Office, a congressional agency.
GAO is fighting back: "We are not subject to DOGE or executive orders."
@notusreports.bsky.social obtained the email detailing what's happening, sent just an hour ago.
www.notus.org/congress/dog...
DOGE is now targeting the Government Accountability Office, a congressional agency.
GAO is fighting back: "We are not subject to DOGE or executive orders."
@notusreports.bsky.social obtained the email detailing what's happening, sent just an hour ago.
www.notus.org/congress/dog...
DOGE Is Now Targeting GAO, and the Congressional Agency Is Fighting Back
“We are not subject to DOGE or executive orders,” GAO staff were told in an internal email sent Friday.
www.notus.org
May 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Breaking news:
DOGE is now targeting the Government Accountability Office, a congressional agency.
GAO is fighting back: "We are not subject to DOGE or executive orders."
@notusreports.bsky.social obtained the email detailing what's happening, sent just an hour ago.
www.notus.org/congress/dog...
DOGE is now targeting the Government Accountability Office, a congressional agency.
GAO is fighting back: "We are not subject to DOGE or executive orders."
@notusreports.bsky.social obtained the email detailing what's happening, sent just an hour ago.
www.notus.org/congress/dog...
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Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat
Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
www.bellingcat.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
In an example of perfect timing, this paper exploring the downsides of AI "companionship" is being presented at CHI 25 as we speak.
May 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In an example of perfect timing, this paper exploring the downsides of AI "companionship" is being presented at CHI 25 as we speak.
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Trump’s first 100 days are a blueprint of cruelty, chaos, and corruption. We put it all on display—because silence is complicity, and we choose action.
May 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Trump’s first 100 days are a blueprint of cruelty, chaos, and corruption. We put it all on display—because silence is complicity, and we choose action.
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Prof. @daniellecitron.bsky.social says the Trump administration’s plan for blanket interagency data-sharing runs afoul of the Privacy Act. @propublica.org
Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material
The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in seeking highly restricted private information about taxpayers, public employees...
www.propublica.org
April 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Prof. @daniellecitron.bsky.social says the Trump administration’s plan for blanket interagency data-sharing runs afoul of the Privacy Act. @propublica.org
Click-through non-consent agreements.
Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.
April 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Click-through non-consent agreements.
The accusation here—that Big Law is hypocritical for complaining about the EOs—is specious and misleading.
Law firms have a 1st amendment right to free association. They can pick their clients, and law partners.
Trump violates that right when he tries to punish them for their past choices.
Law firms have a 1st amendment right to free association. They can pick their clients, and law partners.
Trump violates that right when he tries to punish them for their past choices.
Opinion | Many Big Law Firms Shun Conservative Clients
They denounce Trump for targeting causes he opposes, but they’re guilty of the same thing.
www.wsj.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The accusation here—that Big Law is hypocritical for complaining about the EOs—is specious and misleading.
Law firms have a 1st amendment right to free association. They can pick their clients, and law partners.
Trump violates that right when he tries to punish them for their past choices.
Law firms have a 1st amendment right to free association. They can pick their clients, and law partners.
Trump violates that right when he tries to punish them for their past choices.
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"The president has no power to set federal election policy." — Eliza Sweren-Becker
Read: bit.ly/4izsJHm
Read: bit.ly/4izsJHm
April 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"The president has no power to set federal election policy." — Eliza Sweren-Becker
Read: bit.ly/4izsJHm
Read: bit.ly/4izsJHm
Showing kindness in-person is so important, especially now.
Among my regular passengers on the 44 are two young boys who ride with their grandma from California and 6th Ave all the way to Silver and Palou. The older brother is possibly a 2nd grader. Last night as they were getting off my bus, he handed me this hand made envelope.
April 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Showing kindness in-person is so important, especially now.
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NEW: A coalition of students from more than 15 law schools across the country have signed a pledge not to work for any firm that “gives in to Trump administration demands…”
Signatories include students from Harvard, Georgetown, University of Chicago, UT-Austin…
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Signatories include students from Harvard, Georgetown, University of Chicago, UT-Austin…
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Law Student Firm Pledge
This pledge is being organized by law students collaborating across several law schools to counter the lawlessness of the Trump administration and major firms' cowardice in responding.
We are the fut...
docs.google.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
NEW: A coalition of students from more than 15 law schools across the country have signed a pledge not to work for any firm that “gives in to Trump administration demands…”
Signatories include students from Harvard, Georgetown, University of Chicago, UT-Austin…
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Signatories include students from Harvard, Georgetown, University of Chicago, UT-Austin…
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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It doesn't matter what the rest of the sentence says, the opening 10 words in themselves are the scandal:
"President Trump on Thursday directed the Justice Department to investigate ... "
"President Trump on Thursday directed the Justice Department to investigate ... "
April 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It doesn't matter what the rest of the sentence says, the opening 10 words in themselves are the scandal:
"President Trump on Thursday directed the Justice Department to investigate ... "
"President Trump on Thursday directed the Justice Department to investigate ... "
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NEW: NEJM has gotten (and responded) to the letter reported on last week that the DOJ sent some medical journals
“We support the editorial independence of medical journals and their First Amendment rights to free expression," EIC Eric Rubin wrote. 🧪🩺
www.statnews.com/2025/04/23/n...
“We support the editorial independence of medical journals and their First Amendment rights to free expression," EIC Eric Rubin wrote. 🧪🩺
www.statnews.com/2025/04/23/n...
New England Journal of Medicine gets swept up in U.S. attorney inquiry into alleged bias
Last week, at least one scientific journal received a letter from a top U.S. attorney asking it to respond to alleged bias. Now, NEJM has received a similar inquiry as well.
www.statnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEW: NEJM has gotten (and responded) to the letter reported on last week that the DOJ sent some medical journals
“We support the editorial independence of medical journals and their First Amendment rights to free expression," EIC Eric Rubin wrote. 🧪🩺
www.statnews.com/2025/04/23/n...
“We support the editorial independence of medical journals and their First Amendment rights to free expression," EIC Eric Rubin wrote. 🧪🩺
www.statnews.com/2025/04/23/n...
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I don’t want to repost anyone saying this but Trump absolutely did not “repeal” or “change” or anything similar to the civil rights act.
EOs are not law. even then, he’s talking about disparate impact, not the whole act.
it’s a big deal but it has no more legal effect than a memo.
EOs are not law. even then, he’s talking about disparate impact, not the whole act.
it’s a big deal but it has no more legal effect than a memo.
April 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I don’t want to repost anyone saying this but Trump absolutely did not “repeal” or “change” or anything similar to the civil rights act.
EOs are not law. even then, he’s talking about disparate impact, not the whole act.
it’s a big deal but it has no more legal effect than a memo.
EOs are not law. even then, he’s talking about disparate impact, not the whole act.
it’s a big deal but it has no more legal effect than a memo.
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Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
April 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
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Executive Functions is hiring Summer and Fall interns. open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
Executive Functions Is Hiring!
Summer and fall interns
open.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Executive Functions is hiring Summer and Fall interns. open.substack.com/pub/executiv...