Tracy O’Connell Novick
@tracynovick.bsky.social
Yes, that Tracy Novick
she/her/hers
Education policy and finance
I speak here only for me/ nullius in verba
from the Heart of the Commonwealth
Sometimes random photos of the cat
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she/her/hers
Education policy and finance
I speak here only for me/ nullius in verba
from the Heart of the Commonwealth
Sometimes random photos of the cat
linktr.ee/TracyNovick
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Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center —> religionnews.com/2026/02/13/j...
Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center
(RNS) — The plaintiff group — the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership — has announced that Cardinal Blase Cupich will be joining them for Ash Wednesday Mass.
religionnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center —> religionnews.com/2026/02/13/j...
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This is the sort of busybody we need more of. The most relatable thing about the Patriots head coach is that he apparently chases down people in grocery store lots who leave their carts all over the place and makes them stack them in the designated area so employees don't have to go running around
may have just scolded the lady next to me on this flight for leaving her trash in the seat right before we deplaned. “i don’t think you should leave your trash.” “who cares what you think” [observes she has a copy of the new york times in her hands]
February 14, 2026 at 12:48 PM
This is the sort of busybody we need more of. The most relatable thing about the Patriots head coach is that he apparently chases down people in grocery store lots who leave their carts all over the place and makes them stack them in the designated area so employees don't have to go running around
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He clumsily read his speech from the page without hardly looking up and told everyone in the room to follow the US's lead or suck it. He accused Europe of managed decline by not being racist enough, and if it doesn't fall in line then America won't be there for it. Not sure how reassuring that is.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies in Munich, after more than a year of President Donald Trump's often-hostile rhetoric toward allies. n.pr/4qHYOAJ
Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies in Munich, after more than a year of President Donald Trump's often-hostile rhetoric toward allies.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
He clumsily read his speech from the page without hardly looking up and told everyone in the room to follow the US's lead or suck it. He accused Europe of managed decline by not being racist enough, and if it doesn't fall in line then America won't be there for it. Not sure how reassuring that is.
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I discussed new Arizona ESA data with Arizona 12 News’ Craig Harris. 20% of transactions deemed unallowable.
Imagine letting public schools spend taxpayer dollars with this little oversight or auditing. We wouldn’t. Release the data, and let the public see what it’s funding.
Imagine letting public schools spend taxpayer dollars with this little oversight or auditing. We wouldn’t. Release the data, and let the public see what it’s funding.
Voucher supporters say Empowerment Scholarship fraud is 1%. New records peg misspending closer to 20%.
12News obtained Education Department records showing that one in five ESA purchases—such as cellphones, TVs, and diamond rings—were on the "unallowable" list.
www.12news.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I discussed new Arizona ESA data with Arizona 12 News’ Craig Harris. 20% of transactions deemed unallowable.
Imagine letting public schools spend taxpayer dollars with this little oversight or auditing. We wouldn’t. Release the data, and let the public see what it’s funding.
Imagine letting public schools spend taxpayer dollars with this little oversight or auditing. We wouldn’t. Release the data, and let the public see what it’s funding.
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@garymarcus.bsky.social: "Shumer’s blog post is weaponized hype that tells people want they want to hear, but stumbles on the facts, especially with respect to reliability."
About that Matt Shumer post that has nearly 50 million views
Something big is allegedly happening
garymarcus.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
@garymarcus.bsky.social: "Shumer’s blog post is weaponized hype that tells people want they want to hear, but stumbles on the facts, especially with respect to reliability."
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I don’t always drink beer (or agree with Ed), but when I do, it’s when he’s slamming that dumb viral AI essay as nonsensical hogslop.
(Ok, last post on this, for real)
(Ok, last post on this, for real)
Keep being sent this completely nonsensical hogslop. It has multiple egregious lies, which is appropriate because he’s a fraud. Back in September 2024 he falsified a bunch of benchmarks to hype up his open source model. Article is total dogshit. I should annotate it venturebeat.com/ai/reflectio...
February 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I don’t always drink beer (or agree with Ed), but when I do, it’s when he’s slamming that dumb viral AI essay as nonsensical hogslop.
(Ok, last post on this, for real)
(Ok, last post on this, for real)
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What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
February 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
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Long shot because it could be any number of books, but: someone on here recently recommended a *new* (ish?) book on the Washington Consensus, and I didn't save it. Pretty sure the author is a woman. Ring any bells?
February 14, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Long shot because it could be any number of books, but: someone on here recently recommended a *new* (ish?) book on the Washington Consensus, and I didn't save it. Pretty sure the author is a woman. Ring any bells?
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The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.
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Independents say 2:1 that Bad Bunny "better represents America" than Donald Trump www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
February 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Independents say 2:1 that Bad Bunny "better represents America" than Donald Trump www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
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[Enter Valentine.]
February 14, 2026 at 9:41 AM
[Enter Valentine.]
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no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
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Bob Kuttner has some news here: Democrats offered to fund all of DHS except ICE and CBP, while negotiations continued on reforms. Republicans rejected that.
prospect.org/2026/02/13/i...
prospect.org/2026/02/13/i...
Isolating ICE - The American Prospect
Democrats offered a way out of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but Republicans refused to play. What now?
prospect.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Bob Kuttner has some news here: Democrats offered to fund all of DHS except ICE and CBP, while negotiations continued on reforms. Republicans rejected that.
prospect.org/2026/02/13/i...
prospect.org/2026/02/13/i...
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ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
One could have a great class discussing how the first statement here is not automatically the case.
Bet it even meets a few of the state ed standards.
Bet it even meets a few of the state ed standards.
Government should embrace new technology – safely and securely – to make life easier for our families and businesses.
For more information on our AI assistant, visit Mass.gov/AI.
For more information on our AI assistant, visit Mass.gov/AI.
Mass.gov
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM
One could have a great class discussing how the first statement here is not automatically the case.
Bet it even meets a few of the state ed standards.
Bet it even meets a few of the state ed standards.
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Fellow #Massachusetts journalists: From now on, if you receive a written statement from an executive branch official or spokesperson, please ask them to disclose whether they used ChatGPT to produce it and share their answer, or lack thereof, in your story.
#mapoli
#mapoli
“[Sam] Altman appeared via video to help [Governor Maura] Healey announce that #Massachusetts will be the first state to roll out OpenAI’s ChatGPT software to all 40,000 employees of the executive branch of government.”
#mapoli
#mapoli
At launch event for new AI council, Gov. Healy says state employees will get access to ChatGPT
Gov. Maura Healey announced the three-year, $4.3 million annual deal with OpenAI at a Thursday event launching the Massachusetts AI Coalition.
www.masslive.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Fellow #Massachusetts journalists: From now on, if you receive a written statement from an executive branch official or spokesperson, please ask them to disclose whether they used ChatGPT to produce it and share their answer, or lack thereof, in your story.
#mapoli
#mapoli
Logan Airport. Again.
Immigrant whom #ICE grabbed and shipped to the Dominican Republic is allowed to return - and is promptly grabbed again at Logan
www.universalhub.com/2026/immigra...
#Boston #immigrants #lawsuits
www.universalhub.com/2026/immigra...
#Boston #immigrants #lawsuits
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Logan Airport. Again.
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What state is getting into with new #OpenAI contract: OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely' from its mission - and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders
www.universalhub.com/2026/what-st...
#Massachusetts #AI
www.universalhub.com/2026/what-st...
#Massachusetts #AI
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
What state is getting into with new #OpenAI contract: OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely' from its mission - and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders
www.universalhub.com/2026/what-st...
#Massachusetts #AI
www.universalhub.com/2026/what-st...
#Massachusetts #AI
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This elitist view that only rich/Ivy/private school kids should study/have access the liberal arts is so deeply ingrained in so many highly educated Democrats’ views (including tons who majored in the lib arts themselves) that they don’t even realize they hold it, let alone how ugly & elitist it is
(3) But the Democrat view is also bad: while it's fine for people at Princeton and Harvard to study Latin and Sanskrit, public higher education is about job training and $ ROI. There is no room for the idea that curiosity-driven inquiry is a good that should be supported by the public.
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This elitist view that only rich/Ivy/private school kids should study/have access the liberal arts is so deeply ingrained in so many highly educated Democrats’ views (including tons who majored in the lib arts themselves) that they don’t even realize they hold it, let alone how ugly & elitist it is
#MAEdu, it is time for the annual update of my foundation budget slides.
As such, please choose one of the following combos (by number):
1. Westport and Oxford
2. Greenfield and Seekonk
3. Clinton and Dedham
4. Dartmouth and Southbridge
5. Randolph and North Andover
6. Marlboro and Lexington
As such, please choose one of the following combos (by number):
1. Westport and Oxford
2. Greenfield and Seekonk
3. Clinton and Dedham
4. Dartmouth and Southbridge
5. Randolph and North Andover
6. Marlboro and Lexington
February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
#MAEdu, it is time for the annual update of my foundation budget slides.
As such, please choose one of the following combos (by number):
1. Westport and Oxford
2. Greenfield and Seekonk
3. Clinton and Dedham
4. Dartmouth and Southbridge
5. Randolph and North Andover
6. Marlboro and Lexington
As such, please choose one of the following combos (by number):
1. Westport and Oxford
2. Greenfield and Seekonk
3. Clinton and Dedham
4. Dartmouth and Southbridge
5. Randolph and North Andover
6. Marlboro and Lexington
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Anyway I put some other “give some love” links here, if that is of interest:
who-cester.blogspot.com/2026/02/lets... ❤️
who-cester.blogspot.com/2026/02/lets... ❤️
Let's talk about some things you could donate to today
It's almost Valentine's day, and in that spirit, here are some places that could use your love: With my usual caveat that I hate that this e...
who-cester.blogspot.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Anyway I put some other “give some love” links here, if that is of interest:
who-cester.blogspot.com/2026/02/lets... ❤️
who-cester.blogspot.com/2026/02/lets... ❤️
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