💚 Mandi Barnard, Ph.D. 🍂🍁
@mandisbarnard.bsky.social
Cat Mom, Historian of Modern Britain. Study gender in English state funded primary education, crime, and poverty. Recently worked in US History, recovering the histories of enslaved and freed Black workers on a southern college campus. Views Mine. She/Her
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But I thought social scientists could just study LLMs now.
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
But I thought social scientists could just study LLMs now.
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Charlotte-Mecklebburg Schools, according to reports, saw 15% of its students absent today amid Border Patrol operations in Charlotte. If that percentage of 15% happens Tuesday in Wake County due to the Border Patrol coming to Raleigh, 24.000 students could be absent from school. #nced #ncpol #wcpss
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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Finally!
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Finally!
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
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This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
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1000s of trucks sit stranded while Amawi describes “a parallel economic siege: bank accounts frozen, electronic wallets shut down, cash barred from entering, worn bills rejected… the deliberate “management of famine”…allowing commercial trucks in while knowing people have no money to buy anything”
🚛 Gaza NGOs coordinator, Eyad Amawi, tells Drop Site that the situation in Gaza remains one of genocide and “engineered suffering.” More than a month into the ceasefire, he says nothing has meaningfully improved: aid is still choked off, UNRWA is blocked from operating at full capacity, and only...
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
1000s of trucks sit stranded while Amawi describes “a parallel economic siege: bank accounts frozen, electronic wallets shut down, cash barred from entering, worn bills rejected… the deliberate “management of famine”…allowing commercial trucks in while knowing people have no money to buy anything”
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I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
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Surveillance Watch - an interactive map that documents the growing number of surveillance software providers #surveillance
www.theregister.com/2025/11/08/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/08/m...
Mozilla fellow Esra'a Al Shafei watches the watchers
interview: Esra'a Al Shafei spoke with The Reg about the spy tech 'global trade'
www.theregister.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Surveillance Watch - an interactive map that documents the growing number of surveillance software providers #surveillance
www.theregister.com/2025/11/08/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/08/m...
I came for the melanoma mohs and got a squamous cell too.
I need to be less spectacular at skin cancer. On my scalp.
I need to be less spectacular at skin cancer. On my scalp.
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I came for the melanoma mohs and got a squamous cell too.
I need to be less spectacular at skin cancer. On my scalp.
I need to be less spectacular at skin cancer. On my scalp.
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Every year, in honor of the anniversary of Sherman's march to the sea, I share this article in which Gary Brecher eviscerates the New York Times and celebrates one of the most inspired campaigns in United States history
Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
The War Nerd: Why Sherman was right to burn Atlanta
KUWAIT CITY — There are times when the sheer ignorance and ingratitude of the American public makes you sick. This week marks the 150th anniversary of Sherman’s March from Atlanta to the Sea, which...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Every year, in honor of the anniversary of Sherman's march to the sea, I share this article in which Gary Brecher eviscerates the New York Times and celebrates one of the most inspired campaigns in United States history
Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
Happy 161st, you glorious bastard
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Great minds think alike: it's Reconstruction time, apparently 😅 bsky.app/profile/djin...
I've had an uptick in orders for this print recently, for reasons which are not particularly mysterious to me
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Great minds think alike: it's Reconstruction time, apparently 😅 bsky.app/profile/djin...
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What is really going on in this society that elected Donald Trump president a second time?
I wrote about three stubborn myths about Trump’s support – and why America has experienced a de-alignment rather than a rightward realignment.
My new piece for @zeit.de – and some thoughts in English:
I wrote about three stubborn myths about Trump’s support – and why America has experienced a de-alignment rather than a rightward realignment.
My new piece for @zeit.de – and some thoughts in English:
Unterstützung von Donald Trump: Die Irrtümer über Donald Trumps Rückhalt
Rechtsruck, multiethnische Koalition, Held einfacher Leute: Trump gilt als fest verankert. Doch diese Überzeugung beruht auf drei großen Missverständnissen.
www.zeit.de
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What is really going on in this society that elected Donald Trump president a second time?
I wrote about three stubborn myths about Trump’s support – and why America has experienced a de-alignment rather than a rightward realignment.
My new piece for @zeit.de – and some thoughts in English:
I wrote about three stubborn myths about Trump’s support – and why America has experienced a de-alignment rather than a rightward realignment.
My new piece for @zeit.de – and some thoughts in English:
This skin cancer surgical place is doing brisk business. I’m the youngest one here today.
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This skin cancer surgical place is doing brisk business. I’m the youngest one here today.
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THREAD.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
THREAD.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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This time with the right link!
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This time with the right link!
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
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If you’re around, I’ll be talking at the Highgate Lit & Sci on Monday (17th) 2pm, about my latest book. The Undesirables tells the story of the lives impacted by a terrible piece of UK legislation (which operated for 46 years)
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re around, I’ll be talking at the Highgate Lit & Sci on Monday (17th) 2pm, about my latest book. The Undesirables tells the story of the lives impacted by a terrible piece of UK legislation (which operated for 46 years)
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
hlsi.org.uk/courses/hist...
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Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
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ICE has published a request for information for private-sector contractors to launch a round-the-clock social media monitoring program.
ICE Is Collecting More Data, Aims to Outsource Judgment to Private Contractors
ICE wants to build a public-private surveillance loop that transforms everyday online activity into potential evidence.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICE has published a request for information for private-sector contractors to launch a round-the-clock social media monitoring program.
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One Million Abolitionists Project Puts Empowering Words in Children’s Hands hiddencityphila.org/2025/11/one-... Hands Across Philadelphia’s partnership w/FDFI helps w/an initiative to inspire local area youths to find and develop their work skills in an effort to protect them from gun violence.
One Million Abolitionists Project Puts Empowering Words in Children’s Hands
The autobiography of Frederick Douglass, published in 1845, ignites inspiration in the youth of Philadelphia
hiddencityphila.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
One Million Abolitionists Project Puts Empowering Words in Children’s Hands hiddencityphila.org/2025/11/one-... Hands Across Philadelphia’s partnership w/FDFI helps w/an initiative to inspire local area youths to find and develop their work skills in an effort to protect them from gun violence.
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florence pew: thread
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
florence pew: thread
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November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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@kawulf.bsky.social wrote this piece in April. But if you haven't read it yet, take some time to do so now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now - The Scholarly Kitchen
The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
@kawulf.bsky.social wrote this piece in April. But if you haven't read it yet, take some time to do so now: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...