@edie1245.bsky.social
Social humanist, people are more important than profit, feminist, ally, educator, scholar, reader. views are my own and do not represent the views of my current or past employers
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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We aren't okay
There have been at least 4 bomb threats at college and university libraries this week.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We aren't okay
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Well, there's a first for everything. Click the link if you dare: www.techpolicy.press/why-simple-b...
September 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Well, there's a first for everything. Click the link if you dare: www.techpolicy.press/why-simple-b...
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I encourage everyone to read the actual US Constitution, which is available for free, with commentary, on the Library of Congress website
It’s an important historical, political, and legal document in US and world history
constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
It’s an important historical, political, and legal document in US and world history
constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
constitution.congress.gov
September 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I encourage everyone to read the actual US Constitution, which is available for free, with commentary, on the Library of Congress website
It’s an important historical, political, and legal document in US and world history
constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
It’s an important historical, political, and legal document in US and world history
constitution.congress.gov/constitution/
This is why AI needs to be regulated
Meta permits its AI chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people," according to a policy document seen by @reuters.com.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
August 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This is why AI needs to be regulated
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Hey, just because Buzzfeed found over 40 instances of this guy copying text word for word from sources like Wikipedia & then later plagiarized content for the Independent Journal Review & quoted fake sources & was funded by Russian propagandists doesnt meant he's not trustworthy!
Benny Johnson claims that while he lived in DC he was carjacked, had murders and mass shootings happen right outside his house, and had his house set ablaze
Sounds like a skill issue, bro
Sounds like a skill issue, bro
August 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hey, just because Buzzfeed found over 40 instances of this guy copying text word for word from sources like Wikipedia & then later plagiarized content for the Independent Journal Review & quoted fake sources & was funded by Russian propagandists doesnt meant he's not trustworthy!
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A coalition of 16 state nurses’ associations express profound concerns regarding recent reports that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is considering the removal of all current members of the non-partisan United States Preventive Services Task Force.
State nurses’ associations raise alarm over reports of potential…
We strongly urge the HHS to preserve the independence and credibility of the USPSTF by keeping the group’s membership intact and allow future meetings to…
www.wsna.org
August 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A coalition of 16 state nurses’ associations express profound concerns regarding recent reports that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is considering the removal of all current members of the non-partisan United States Preventive Services Task Force.
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Yep.
This is good, but not enough coverage is pointing out what they're covering up:
1) Trump lied abt Venezuela's ties to TdA
2) So he could deport 200 men
3) Bc of their tattoos
4) To a concentration camp
5) Where they were tortured
6) As part of quid pro quo to cover up Bukele's ties to MS13
This is good, but not enough coverage is pointing out what they're covering up:
1) Trump lied abt Venezuela's ties to TdA
2) So he could deport 200 men
3) Bc of their tattoos
4) To a concentration camp
5) Where they were tortured
6) As part of quid pro quo to cover up Bukele's ties to MS13
Let’s remember the obvious here: Judge Boasberg has found probable cause that Bondi’s MAGA DOJ committed contempt of court, and this charge gives them a talking point against him and an argument to stop the proceeding or recuse him from it.
Opinion | This Attack on a Federal Judge Is Preposterous
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yep.
This is good, but not enough coverage is pointing out what they're covering up:
1) Trump lied abt Venezuela's ties to TdA
2) So he could deport 200 men
3) Bc of their tattoos
4) To a concentration camp
5) Where they were tortured
6) As part of quid pro quo to cover up Bukele's ties to MS13
This is good, but not enough coverage is pointing out what they're covering up:
1) Trump lied abt Venezuela's ties to TdA
2) So he could deport 200 men
3) Bc of their tattoos
4) To a concentration camp
5) Where they were tortured
6) As part of quid pro quo to cover up Bukele's ties to MS13
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Our vendors are outsourcing our students’ access to information to opaque organizations with no accountability.
“This is due to safeguard policies enforced by our AI service provider to support ethical and responsible AI use. It’s not something the Primo or Summon applications control.”
“This is due to safeguard policies enforced by our AI service provider to support ethical and responsible AI use. It’s not something the Primo or Summon applications control.”
All those AI-powered tools library vendors are turning on by default (or your library is choosing to active)?
Yeah, they aren't neutral, they aren't accurate, and the companies have no interest in providing clarity. 📚
acrlog.org/2025/07/21/w...
Yeah, they aren't neutral, they aren't accurate, and the companies have no interest in providing clarity. 📚
acrlog.org/2025/07/21/w...
“We Couldn’t Generate an Answer for your Question” - ACRLog
Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Jay Singley, Document Delivery and Circulation Desk Manager at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. In March 2025, Ex Libris unveiled thei...
acrlog.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our vendors are outsourcing our students’ access to information to opaque organizations with no accountability.
“This is due to safeguard policies enforced by our AI service provider to support ethical and responsible AI use. It’s not something the Primo or Summon applications control.”
“This is due to safeguard policies enforced by our AI service provider to support ethical and responsible AI use. It’s not something the Primo or Summon applications control.”
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Truly unbelievable.
July 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Truly unbelievable.
It's an easy reach to complain about Trump and his people pivoting about Epstein and yes it's awful. But in the scheme of things, dismantling public education, giving the president unprecedented powers and interment camps deserve more attention.
July 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's an easy reach to complain about Trump and his people pivoting about Epstein and yes it's awful. But in the scheme of things, dismantling public education, giving the president unprecedented powers and interment camps deserve more attention.
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I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I have no words. Everyone prepared for the constitutional crisis of the President defying the SCOTUS. The crisis is the SCOTUS being fully aligned with Trump’s vision of presidential power. So here we are.
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I suspect that fact that the vast majority of LLM users don’t seem to have received this (really very simple!) message is because the AI companies have a vested interest in us not understanding it. “ChatGPT is smart, it just makes mistakes sometimes” is much more marketable than the truth.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I suspect that fact that the vast majority of LLM users don’t seem to have received this (really very simple!) message is because the AI companies have a vested interest in us not understanding it. “ChatGPT is smart, it just makes mistakes sometimes” is much more marketable than the truth.
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"While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs...LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance." arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs...LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance." arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
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Ohio Republican lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill that would completely ban and criminalize abortion, IVF, and some forms of contraception. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/17/r...
Republican lawmakers in Ohio to propose total abortion and IVF ban • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill that would completely ban and criminalize abortion, IVF and some forms of contraception.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ohio Republican lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill that would completely ban and criminalize abortion, IVF, and some forms of contraception. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/17/r...
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"Findings reveal that LLMs exhibit implicit biases, such as assigning lower scores when students are said to attend an “inner-city school” or prefer rap music."
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April 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Findings reveal that LLMs exhibit implicit biases, such as assigning lower scores when students are said to attend an “inner-city school” or prefer rap music."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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A group of Youngstown State faculty who are trying to get a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot to stop a controversial higher education law from taking effect completed a major first step, submitting signatures and a petition summary to state offices. buff.ly/nnaHoNC
Youngstown State faculty complete first step for proposed referendum to stop Ohio higher ed law • Ohio Capital Journal
A group of Youngstown State University faculty who are trying to get a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot to stop a controversial higher education law from taking effect completed a major first step,…
buff.ly
April 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A group of Youngstown State faculty who are trying to get a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot to stop a controversial higher education law from taking effect completed a major first step, submitting signatures and a petition summary to state offices. buff.ly/nnaHoNC
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"Applications from US scientists seeking career opportunities in Canada increased by 41% between January - March 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. By contrast, applications from Canadian researchers for jobs in the United States dropped by 13%."
#medlibs
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#medlibs
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
www.nature.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Applications from US scientists seeking career opportunities in Canada increased by 41% between January - March 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. By contrast, applications from Canadian researchers for jobs in the United States dropped by 13%."
#medlibs
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#medlibs
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
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👇🎯 The public isn't going to understand this, unless the presidents of R1 universities around the country <loudly> & <collectively> get out into the public square & start explaining this & calling out the existential threat to the entire 🇺🇸 university system. The silence is deafening right now.
The public really needs to understand this. Every university system in the world rests on public funding, there has never been an alternative model at any time in history.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
I don't disagree that the US university business model was/is fragile, but surely not for this reason?
There is no society in the history of humanity that has successfully built a good university system without massive govt subsidies. US had already pushed the idea very far.
There is no society in the history of humanity that has successfully built a good university system without massive govt subsidies. US had already pushed the idea very far.
March 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
👇🎯 The public isn't going to understand this, unless the presidents of R1 universities around the country <loudly> & <collectively> get out into the public square & start explaining this & calling out the existential threat to the entire 🇺🇸 university system. The silence is deafening right now.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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As if steroids and a really angry shaved boner took human form.
New FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino: “The only thing that matters is power. Power. That is all that matters. A system of checks and balances? Haha! That’s a good one.”
February 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
As if steroids and a really angry shaved boner took human form.