Ellie Miller
@ellieam.bsky.social
Journalist, New Yorker, animal lover. Currently @ Hearst Newspapers
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Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
propub.li
February 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
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It’s an open secret among medical professionals: Many drugs maintain their ability to combat ailments well after their expiration date. One pharmacist says he sometimes takes home expired OTC medicine so he and his family can use it.
(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.
propub.li
January 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It’s an open secret among medical professionals: Many drugs maintain their ability to combat ailments well after their expiration date. One pharmacist says he sometimes takes home expired OTC medicine so he and his family can use it.
(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
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Can't emphasize enough how good these are. Learned a lot about @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social that I wouldn't have otherwise. Incredibly useful for New York voters. Every candidate should participate. nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/jessica-ra...
January 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Can't emphasize enough how good these are. Learned a lot about @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social that I wouldn't have otherwise. Incredibly useful for New York voters. Every candidate should participate. nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/jessica-ra...
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Huge changes across Facebook's platforms coming soon. Mark Zuckerberg says the recent elections "feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech..." www.facebook.com/zuck/videos/...
53K views · 1.3K comments | It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on... | By Mark Zuckerb...
It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on...
www.facebook.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Huge changes across Facebook's platforms coming soon. Mark Zuckerberg says the recent elections "feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech..." www.facebook.com/zuck/videos/...
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NEW: CPC has placed our area in a Slight Risk for heavy snow from January 7th through January 10th. It's early, but the threat for cold and potential for snow is increasing during this time frame as we have discussed previously. Stay tuned...
December 28, 2024 at 1:42 AM
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New by me —>
There’s now a way for journalists to verify their Bluesky accounts through their employers (while still keeping control of them)
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/ther...
There’s now a way for journalists to verify their Bluesky accounts through their employers (while still keeping control of them)
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/ther...
There’s now a way for journalists to verify their Bluesky accounts through their employers (while still keeping control of them)
It may be too late for @edwardrmurrow.cbsnews.com, @huntersthompson.rollingstone.com, or @mikewallace.60minutes.com, but today's reporters have another way to prove who they are on the rapidly growing...
www.niemanlab.org
December 3, 2024 at 7:02 PM
New by me —>
There’s now a way for journalists to verify their Bluesky accounts through their employers (while still keeping control of them)
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/ther...
There’s now a way for journalists to verify their Bluesky accounts through their employers (while still keeping control of them)
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/ther...
Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement apnews.com/article/trum...
December 1, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement apnews.com/article/trum...
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New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
November 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
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Bluesky is truly having an incredible run as Threads' head of product
Meta’s Threads is developing its own take on Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’ techcrunch.com/2024/...
November 28, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Trump has vowed to crack down on universities involved in misinformation research, or what he dubs the "censorship cartel" - e.g. by curbing funds to those that have "flagged content for removal”, or legal threats
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
Donald Trump’s return sends shivers through the anti-misinformation world
Vow to crack down on the ‘censorship cartel’ has researchers worried — and Big Tech is on notice
www.ft.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Trump has vowed to crack down on universities involved in misinformation research, or what he dubs the "censorship cartel" - e.g. by curbing funds to those that have "flagged content for removal”, or legal threats
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
“I'm pretty fucking scared," one professor tells me.
www.ft.com/content/bfb4...
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HKFP looks at the democrats imprisoned for subversion, from the activists, including Joshua Wong, to the former lawmakers.
In full: https://buff.ly/3CEMe1H
In full: https://buff.ly/3CEMe1H
Who are the 45 HK pro-democracy figures jailed for subversion? Part II
HKFP looks at the democrats imprisoned for subversion, from the activists, including Joshua Wong, to the former lawmakers.
buff.ly
November 24, 2024 at 2:15 AM
HKFP looks at the democrats imprisoned for subversion, from the activists, including Joshua Wong, to the former lawmakers.
In full: https://buff.ly/3CEMe1H
In full: https://buff.ly/3CEMe1H
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Donald Trump's education pick Linda McMahon, in a questionnaire for a 2009 post on a Connecticut state education board, incorrectly said she had a bachelor’s degree in education.
Trump’s education pick once incorrectly claimed to have education degree
Linda McMahon incorrectly said in a 2009 state board of education questionnaire that she had a bachelor’s degree in education, according to news reports.
wapo.st
November 20, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Donald Trump's education pick Linda McMahon, in a questionnaire for a 2009 post on a Connecticut state education board, incorrectly said she had a bachelor’s degree in education.
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November 19, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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Who doesn’t love (physical) books?
Barnes & Noble is making a comeback: The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year.
Barnes & Noble is making a comeback | CNN Business
The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year. The plan marks a dramatic shift from when it closed...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Who doesn’t love (physical) books?
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At least 20 White House staffers sign letter to Biden after administration failed to follow through on vaguely worded threat to penalise Israel for impeding Gaza aid. “You are running out of time to do the right thing, decisive action could save precious lives.” www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Fresh protest in White House on Biden’s Israel policy
The letter represents the latest internal pushback against the White House’s policy toward Israel’s offensive in Gaza and calls for cutting military aid to Israel.
www.politico.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:30 AM
At least 20 White House staffers sign letter to Biden after administration failed to follow through on vaguely worded threat to penalise Israel for impeding Gaza aid. “You are running out of time to do the right thing, decisive action could save precious lives.” www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Ohio officials have denounced a small contingent of neo-Nazis who paraded Saturday afternoon through a Columbus neighborhood – waving flags featuring swastikas and shouting a racist slur – in the latest public demonstration by White nationalists in recent years across the United States.
With swastika flags and bellowed slurs, neo-Nazi marchers strode through Columbus. Ohio’s governor and officials condemn it | CNN
Ohio officials have denounced a small contingent of neo-Nazis who paraded Saturday afternoon through a Columbus neighborhood – waving flags featuring swastikas and shouting a racist slur – in the late...
cnn.it
November 18, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Ohio officials have denounced a small contingent of neo-Nazis who paraded Saturday afternoon through a Columbus neighborhood – waving flags featuring swastikas and shouting a racist slur – in the latest public demonstration by White nationalists in recent years across the United States.
“Whisper inserted made-up statements that ‘include explicit harms such as perpetuating violence, making up inaccurate associations, or implying false authority’”
"A popular transcription tool used in medical centers, OpenAI’s Whisper model, is embellishing transcripts with dialogue that doesn’t appear in audio recordings"
www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2024...
www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2024...
OpenAI’s transcription tool Whisper makes up words patients have never said
The hallucination problem is especially worrisome as the tool becomes more widely used in medical centers, experts say.
www.healthcare-brew.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:41 PM
“Whisper inserted made-up statements that ‘include explicit harms such as perpetuating violence, making up inaccurate associations, or implying false authority’”
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One in eight kids in the New York City public school system are homeless. One in eight. In one of the richest cities on the planet.
November 18, 2024 at 2:25 PM
One in eight kids in the New York City public school system are homeless. One in eight. In one of the richest cities on the planet.
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meet the beagle brigade
A beagle’s dream job: Sniffing food that shouldn’t be packed in luggage
Meet the Beagle Brigade patrolling Dulles International Airport for plants and meat products that travelers are prohibited from bringing into the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:56 PM
meet the beagle brigade
Can confirm
The energy of 2013 Twitter but everybody's back and knees hurt more.
November 18, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Can confirm
The best account on the Internet has joined us here!
This is Meatball. He's going home for the very first time. So excited to have a human of his own. Thinking about what he's going to call you. Maybe Bob. 12/10
November 17, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The best account on the Internet has joined us here!
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You can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers are one of them. The latest observable meteor shower will be the Leonids, which reach their peak Saturday night into Sunday morning. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/s...
November 16, 2024 at 9:09 PM
You can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers are one of them. The latest observable meteor shower will be the Leonids, which reach their peak Saturday night into Sunday morning. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/s...
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Elon Musk wants to eliminate $2 trillion from the US budget. To understand that, we looked at his history of slashing at his companies which has led to the removal of — among other stuff — cereal, toilet paper and sensors that could have made Teslas safer.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/t...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/t...
How Elon Musk Cuts Costs at Tesla, SpaceX and X
Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. governm...
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Elon Musk wants to eliminate $2 trillion from the US budget. To understand that, we looked at his history of slashing at his companies which has led to the removal of — among other stuff — cereal, toilet paper and sensors that could have made Teslas safer.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/t...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/t...
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New: Mayor Adams’ office has ordered all city agencies to set up accounts on BlueSky.
An agency staffer tells me the move comes after city employees have complained about not wanting to continue using X amid growing "fascist" sentiment on the platform. www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/14/m...
An agency staffer tells me the move comes after city employees have complained about not wanting to continue using X amid growing "fascist" sentiment on the platform. www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/14/m...
Mayor Adams’ office directs NYC agencies to launch BlueSky accounts amid growth on new platform
Mayor Adams’ office ordered city government agencies Thursday to set up accounts on BlueSky, a social media platform that has seen a marked uptick in new users since President-elect Donald Tr…
www.nydailynews.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:28 PM
New: Mayor Adams’ office has ordered all city agencies to set up accounts on BlueSky.
An agency staffer tells me the move comes after city employees have complained about not wanting to continue using X amid growing "fascist" sentiment on the platform. www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/14/m...
An agency staffer tells me the move comes after city employees have complained about not wanting to continue using X amid growing "fascist" sentiment on the platform. www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/14/m...