Mike Reiter
@reitermk.bsky.social
Computer scientist, focusing on computer security; professor; author; husband; and father. Professional info at https://reitermk.github.io. Spend most of my time in NC and CA.
"As a scientist, I’m scared. As a taxpayer, I’m livid. We built a lead. Now Washington is ready to give it away." -- David Patterson
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
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thehill.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"As a scientist, I’m scared. As a taxpayer, I’m livid. We built a lead. Now Washington is ready to give it away." -- David Patterson
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thehill.com/opinion/tech...
It is so disappointing to see this happening within the research community. Sigh.
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'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers
Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review
asia.nikkei.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It is so disappointing to see this happening within the research community. Sigh.
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asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
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We are disgusted that RFK Jr. just wiped out the entire ACIP and replaced its members with people who have pushed dangerous misinformation, including critics of lifesaving vaccines. This is not reform. It is sabotage.
June 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We are disgusted that RFK Jr. just wiped out the entire ACIP and replaced its members with people who have pushed dangerous misinformation, including critics of lifesaving vaccines. This is not reform. It is sabotage.
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The White House Vision for Dismantling Science in One Simple Plot
(Proposed NIH, NSF, and NASA budgets would be catastrophic for innovation and discovery. But they aren’t reality yet. The time to speak up is now.)
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(Proposed NIH, NSF, and NASA budgets would be catastrophic for innovation and discovery. But they aren’t reality yet. The time to speak up is now.)
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/the-white-...
May 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The White House Vision for Dismantling Science in One Simple Plot
(Proposed NIH, NSF, and NASA budgets would be catastrophic for innovation and discovery. But they aren’t reality yet. The time to speak up is now.)
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/the-white-...
(Proposed NIH, NSF, and NASA budgets would be catastrophic for innovation and discovery. But they aren’t reality yet. The time to speak up is now.)
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/the-white-...
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Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Believe in God?
April 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Believe in God?
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have helped dampen its usage.
An urgent argument for the HPV vaccine
Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have helped dampen its usage.
www.npr.org
March 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have helped dampen its usage.
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First hockey game evah!! Go 'canes!!
February 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
First hockey game evah!! Go 'canes!!
I can't imagine any good reason for this, short of the data being found to be fraudulent or otherwise flawed and so retracted. That would be disappointing, but the apparent motivations here disappoint me far more. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I can't imagine any good reason for this, short of the data being found to be fraudulent or otherwise flawed and so retracted. That would be disappointing, but the apparent motivations here disappoint me far more. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is concerning ...
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www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This is concerning ...
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www.science.org/content/arti...
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Because we can all use some good news today ... www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-chicago-...
All Chicago City Buildings Now Run on Renewable Energy
Authorities have reportedly set a new goal of powering all buildings in the city limits with renewable energy by 2035
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
January 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Because we can all use some good news today ... www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-chicago-...
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Well, well, well...🙄
January 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Well, well, well...🙄