ProfJeff
@jeffreysweat.bsky.social
scholar, educator, proponent of truth, science, rationality, justice and community
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“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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On how immigrants commit less crimes, why the border is safe, why taxing remmitances is a bad idea, and why immigrants use less welfare and social programs than non-immigrants.
www.blueskryb.cloud/book/link/97...
www.blueskryb.cloud/book/link/97...
Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes. They are eager to learn local languages. Immigration is not a burden on social services. Border walls do not work. There is no unm…
www.blueskryb.cloud
June 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
On how immigrants commit less crimes, why the border is safe, why taxing remmitances is a bad idea, and why immigrants use less welfare and social programs than non-immigrants.
www.blueskryb.cloud/book/link/97...
www.blueskryb.cloud/book/link/97...
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Putin couldn’t have dreamed up a better outcome, alienate our allies, gut federal institutions, fire qualified generals, wreck national security with drunk incompetent fools at the top, tank the economy and $ with tariff wars… all in just 4 months.
And here we are. Coincidence?
And here we are. Coincidence?
May 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Putin couldn’t have dreamed up a better outcome, alienate our allies, gut federal institutions, fire qualified generals, wreck national security with drunk incompetent fools at the top, tank the economy and $ with tariff wars… all in just 4 months.
And here we are. Coincidence?
And here we are. Coincidence?
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If The SENATE passes this bill, The Courts CANNOT hold him in contempt.
HE.. CAN.. DO.. WHATEVER..HE.. WANTS..
HE.. CAN.. DO.. WHATEVER..HE.. WANTS..
May 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If The SENATE passes this bill, The Courts CANNOT hold him in contempt.
HE.. CAN.. DO.. WHATEVER..HE.. WANTS..
HE.. CAN.. DO.. WHATEVER..HE.. WANTS..
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Vital point here. The frames of political discourse — which are shaped by the structure of the info environment and by both strategic & organic communication — shape how people interpret their own experiences. We're not dealing with a problem of bad "facts" ... but one of corrupted sensemaking.
What many of us warned, & what is unavoidably clear now, is that there is no privileged sphere of "real life" that is sheltered, separate from the information environment. It's narratives all the way down -- even to the point that they shape *how people experience their own material circumstances*.
May 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Vital point here. The frames of political discourse — which are shaped by the structure of the info environment and by both strategic & organic communication — shape how people interpret their own experiences. We're not dealing with a problem of bad "facts" ... but one of corrupted sensemaking.
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Who wouldn't want an early 20-something crypto bro with no scientific training in direct control of the entire National Science Foundation and billions of dollars in grants?
May 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Who wouldn't want an early 20-something crypto bro with no scientific training in direct control of the entire National Science Foundation and billions of dollars in grants?
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Taking a bribe in a very public way doesn't mean you aren't corrupt, it means your corruption is shameless.
May 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Taking a bribe in a very public way doesn't mean you aren't corrupt, it means your corruption is shameless.
Very well put. This gets to the heart of the matter.
If guilty people don't have Due Process rights, then innocent people don't have Due Process rights, because we don't know if they're innocent or guilty until we have a trial or hearing.
May 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Very well put. This gets to the heart of the matter.
It's almost like it was all just a bunch of bullshit to get low-information voters to elect a compulsive liar.
May 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It's almost like it was all just a bunch of bullshit to get low-information voters to elect a compulsive liar.
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“I think there is a gap between what people use and their understanding of where that information comes from”
Unfortunately by the time people figure out how much they use Federally funded science 🧪, it may be too late to save it. 🫤
Unfortunately by the time people figure out how much they use Federally funded science 🧪, it may be too late to save it. 🫤
"On a weekly basis more than 90% of people use weather forecasts, job market reports, food safety warnings and other information that is based on federal science. But only 10% ... are concerned that cuts to federal support for science might impact their access to [it]."
www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“I think there is a gap between what people use and their understanding of where that information comes from”
Unfortunately by the time people figure out how much they use Federally funded science 🧪, it may be too late to save it. 🫤
Unfortunately by the time people figure out how much they use Federally funded science 🧪, it may be too late to save it. 🫤
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75% of Americans don't want a dictator.
25% want a dictator.
There is no mandate. No Landslide.
Don’t let the 25% determine our future.
We the 75% determine our future.
25% want a dictator.
There is no mandate. No Landslide.
Don’t let the 25% determine our future.
We the 75% determine our future.
April 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
75% of Americans don't want a dictator.
25% want a dictator.
There is no mandate. No Landslide.
Don’t let the 25% determine our future.
We the 75% determine our future.
25% want a dictator.
There is no mandate. No Landslide.
Don’t let the 25% determine our future.
We the 75% determine our future.
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A recent group statement showed that U.S. academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose President Trump’s moves to control higher education, are beginning to unite.
Emerging From a Collective Silence, Universities Organize to Fight Trump
A recent group statement showed that the nation’s academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose the president’s moves, are beginning to unite.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A recent group statement showed that U.S. academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose President Trump’s moves to control higher education, are beginning to unite.
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"While authoritarian regimes typically begin undermining judicial independence through political appointments, institutional restructuring, and rhetorical attacks, the direct arrest of a sitting judge signals a dangerous new phase in democratic erosion."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/when-judge...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/when-judge...
When Judges Become Targets: Judicial Resistance Meets Authoritarian Escalation
An endgame tactic arrives early? A judge's arrest signals a dangerous new phase.
data4democracy.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"While authoritarian regimes typically begin undermining judicial independence through political appointments, institutional restructuring, and rhetorical attacks, the direct arrest of a sitting judge signals a dangerous new phase in democratic erosion."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/when-judge...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/when-judge...
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April 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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🚨 Still not getting the attention it deserves:
Critical systems behind Medicare, Medicaid, and more—programs that serve over 150 million Americans—are at risk of collapse.
Wired article explains how mass layoffs in HHS IT + cybersecurity leave our health infrastructure dangerously exposed. 🧵
Critical systems behind Medicare, Medicaid, and more—programs that serve over 150 million Americans—are at risk of collapse.
Wired article explains how mass layoffs in HHS IT + cybersecurity leave our health infrastructure dangerously exposed. 🧵
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
www.wired.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨 Still not getting the attention it deserves:
Critical systems behind Medicare, Medicaid, and more—programs that serve over 150 million Americans—are at risk of collapse.
Wired article explains how mass layoffs in HHS IT + cybersecurity leave our health infrastructure dangerously exposed. 🧵
Critical systems behind Medicare, Medicaid, and more—programs that serve over 150 million Americans—are at risk of collapse.
Wired article explains how mass layoffs in HHS IT + cybersecurity leave our health infrastructure dangerously exposed. 🧵
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Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
RFK Jr. said autistic people don’t work or play sports. They say he’s wrong.
The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.
wapo.st
April 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Headline of day www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Headline of day www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Unfuckingbelievable! 👇
April 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Unfuckingbelievable! 👇
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At least half of the lawyers who argue for Trump at Supreme Court are quitting.
Many are uncomfortable or turned off by directives from Justice Department leaders
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many are uncomfortable or turned off by directives from Justice Department leaders
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many lawyers who argue for Trump at Supreme Court are heading for the exit
At least half of the front-line attorneys in the solicitor general’s office plan to leave as Trump’s emergency requests pile up at the high court, people familiar with the situation said.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
At least half of the lawyers who argue for Trump at Supreme Court are quitting.
Many are uncomfortable or turned off by directives from Justice Department leaders
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many are uncomfortable or turned off by directives from Justice Department leaders
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Feel "FREE" to Re-post.
April 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Judge Angel Kelley granted a permanent injunction tonight barring the NIH from implementing its plan to cap funding for overhead at 15 percent in federal grants (one of the very first research/science lawsuits back in Feb.)
Trump administration essentially just folded so it can prepare to appeal.
Trump administration essentially just folded so it can prepare to appeal.
Judge Permanently Bars N.I.H. From Limiting Medical Research Funding
The decision came as an initial win for a broad coalition of academic institutions that had argued the policy jeopardized ongoing research, but it set up an almost certain appeal.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Judge Angel Kelley granted a permanent injunction tonight barring the NIH from implementing its plan to cap funding for overhead at 15 percent in federal grants (one of the very first research/science lawsuits back in Feb.)
Trump administration essentially just folded so it can prepare to appeal.
Trump administration essentially just folded so it can prepare to appeal.