Sy Islam
@iosyislam.bsky.social
PhD IO Psychology, professor, people analytics consultant www.talentmetrics.io
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Posting ghost jobs should be illegal. If companies do this to harvest consumer data or create the appearance that they are “always hiring” to appease investors, how is this just not fraud? Is there a meaningful legislative remedy for this?
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Posting ghost jobs should be illegal. If companies do this to harvest consumer data or create the appearance that they are “always hiring” to appease investors, how is this just not fraud? Is there a meaningful legislative remedy for this?
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Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
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Another reason why we need powerful women in academia. Women who fight these guys and, equally importantly, protect the next generation. Always, always make things better for them
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Another reason why we need powerful women in academia. Women who fight these guys and, equally importantly, protect the next generation. Always, always make things better for them
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please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
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nothing is a bigger tell on a male academic's sins than his efforts to isolate / sideline / professionally disappear a mentee. villain shit.
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
nothing is a bigger tell on a male academic's sins than his efforts to isolate / sideline / professionally disappear a mentee. villain shit.
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
www.thenation.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Really important piece from my colleague @donmoyn.bsky.social www.lincolnsquare.media/p/whos-threa...
Inside ICE's Toxic Culture
The Trump administration says immigration enforcement officials are being assaulted. The evidence tells a different story.
www.lincolnsquare.media
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Really important piece from my colleague @donmoyn.bsky.social www.lincolnsquare.media/p/whos-threa...
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When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When I think about how exquisitely careful NEH staff were to be fair, impartial, and rigorous, and how much work people put into grants so small they’re pocket change…I just want to scream.
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Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
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I’ll be hanging with some awesome comic people today and giving the middle finger to ICE
We're gonna be folding @meganpiont.bsky.social's amazing zines! Distributing awesome posters from @mags.colvett.online! And you can hang out with me and @julioanta.bsky.social @josephpillidge.bsky.social @benkahncomics.bsky.social @fredvanlente.bsky.social @wendyxu.bsky.social!
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I’ll be hanging with some awesome comic people today and giving the middle finger to ICE
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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It is 1998. I am at the kitchen table writing Batman fanfic but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal
It is 2025. I am at the kitchen table writing a canonical Bat-book but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal
It is 2025. I am at the kitchen table writing a canonical Bat-book but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
It is 1998. I am at the kitchen table writing Batman fanfic but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal
It is 2025. I am at the kitchen table writing a canonical Bat-book but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal
It is 2025. I am at the kitchen table writing a canonical Bat-book but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal
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My mom’s working on her Ph.D, and her dissertation is on Super Heroes as modern mythology. If you could take a few minutes to answer questions about your experiences with super hero media, it would help her a lot!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Linda Mae Superhero Questionnaire
Linda Mae is writing her thesis about superhero archetypes as modern mythology, and she would like your help! Please fill out the questionnaire below to assist with her research.
docs.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
My mom’s working on her Ph.D, and her dissertation is on Super Heroes as modern mythology. If you could take a few minutes to answer questions about your experiences with super hero media, it would help her a lot!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Thank you to NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social for his leadership in demanding answers from Spotify.
Stop paying for or using Spotify until they stop running ads that help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
Stop paying for or using Spotify until they stop running ads that help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
Spotify Faces Heat After ICE Recruitment Ads Surface — NYC Comptroller Wants Answers
Brad Lander, a trustee of New York City’s pension funds, expressed concern about “reputational risks” to Spotify.
www.huffpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thank you to NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social for his leadership in demanding answers from Spotify.
Stop paying for or using Spotify until they stop running ads that help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
Stop paying for or using Spotify until they stop running ads that help ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti...
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Belmont Cragin United has been hosting “Whistlemania” events at restaurants where people pack whistles, community resource guides + zines on how to gather a crowd when ICE is nearby. Hundreds attended events all over Chicago’s West Side, packing over 17,000 kits www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘MigraWatch’ trainings to ‘Whistlemania’ events: Chicagoans fight back against ICE raids
Residents are organizing in response to raids across the city amid Trump’s wide-ranging ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Belmont Cragin United has been hosting “Whistlemania” events at restaurants where people pack whistles, community resource guides + zines on how to gather a crowd when ICE is nearby. Hundreds attended events all over Chicago’s West Side, packing over 17,000 kits www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it's not true.
cnb.cx
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
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MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
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It's Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands Scream[ing] Day!
November 14, 2024 at 3:59 PM
It's Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands Scream[ing] Day!
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Marketers are clocking how bots tend to amplify existing sentiments bc that’s easiest for them to do.
So a flood of bot posts can make it difficult to evaluate the scale of positive reactions compared to negative ones.
True for brands, as well as readers.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
So a flood of bot posts can make it difficult to evaluate the scale of positive reactions compared to negative ones.
True for brands, as well as readers.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
Will bots end social listening as we know it?
AI-driven bot networks are growing and weighing in on everything from Cracker Barrel to Tylenol, forcing marketers to parse real consumer insights from fake.
www.marketingbrew.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Marketers are clocking how bots tend to amplify existing sentiments bc that’s easiest for them to do.
So a flood of bot posts can make it difficult to evaluate the scale of positive reactions compared to negative ones.
True for brands, as well as readers.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
So a flood of bot posts can make it difficult to evaluate the scale of positive reactions compared to negative ones.
True for brands, as well as readers.
www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
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BANGLADESH: Sanitation Workers in Dhaka Demand Reinstatement and Fair Treatment publicservices.international/resources/ne...
Sanitation Workers in Dhaka Demand Reinstatement and Fair Treatment
Sanitation workers in Dhaka South City Corporation mobilised on November 3 to demand reinstatement, fair wages, and housing. After receiving verbal assurances from authorities, the movement has been p...
publicservices.international
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
BANGLADESH: Sanitation Workers in Dhaka Demand Reinstatement and Fair Treatment publicservices.international/resources/ne...
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#Palestine: On Nov. 9, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers of Umm al Kheir, #WestBank, including two who were hospitalized. An MSF team provided psychological first aid to the community following the attack.
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
#Palestine: On Nov. 9, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers of Umm al Kheir, #WestBank, including two who were hospitalized. An MSF team provided psychological first aid to the community following the attack.
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Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story.
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
Perversion of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein
In her year-long investigation of Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown tracked down more than 60 women who said they were victims of abuse and revealed the fu...
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story.
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
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Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.