Mitch Wand
@mitchwand.bsky.social
CS Professor at Northeastern University; supporter of Democracy; Jew
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Yeah!!
Thank you. Now tell Schumer he is sabotaging litigation
I’m voting no because Trump and Musk don’t want just a shutdown. They want us to stand down in our fight to protect Medicaid, Medicare, and the social safety net.
March 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Yeah!!
Cool!
Remember Ted Cruz’s list of supposedly “woke” grants? Here’s how we used AI to write a story that raised questions about it.
How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Reporting
How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Reporting
How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations
When our reporters prompted a large language model to help identify “woke” themes in a database of grants, AI helped them tell a vital accountability story about science funding and Ted Cruz.
www.propublica.org
March 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Cool!
A small bit of good news for a change
Breaking news: White House withdraws Dave Weldon’s nomination to lead Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decision comes after scrutiny of the former Florida congressman's longtime promotion of false claims that vaccines may cause autism.
White House pulls Dave Weldon from CDC nomination
Dave Weldon is likely to be questioned about measles infections, a plan to study a debunked link between vaccines and autism, and the ongoing bird flu outbreak.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A small bit of good news for a change
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NEW: White House says the arrest and deportation of student activist & legal US resident, Mahmoud Khalil, is a blueprint for more.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
March 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEW: White House says the arrest and deportation of student activist & legal US resident, Mahmoud Khalil, is a blueprint for more.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
The final line here is chilling. The White House specifically says Khalil was not breaking the law.
No evidence, no due process, no crime. He was just disappeared.
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They're going to fucking wreck the university with one of the best hospital systems in the goddam world
The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
They're going to fucking wreck the university with one of the best hospital systems in the goddam world
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Feels like a good day to re-up this post.
When a tyrant tells you there is a problem with the universities, this is not because they are going to fix the problem. It is a trick. The tyrants are always planning to burn the universities down.
March 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Feels like a good day to re-up this post.
🧪 The NSF director is lying to you.
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
March 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM