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Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD @kmpanthagani.bsky.social · Sep 6

A short explanation of p-hacking and why it absolutely makes sense to ask HHS to release the study methods of their autism report in advance.

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · May 28

Boy I hope they liked it.

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Guillotine Hunger Force @themilfmag.net · May 17

typical corrupt science

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The T. Rex may have been a lot smarter than you thought
Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:36 am | Updated Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:36 am
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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · May 15

Great answer. I’ve also recommended Raymond Geuss, History and Illusion in Politics.

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Hannah Cornish @hannahcornish.bsky.social · May 4

I thought my first post on Bluesky should be something positive and motivational

Cross stitch embroidery of beetles and the words: But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything. C Darwin to C Lyell 1861

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · May 3

It’s 2025. Sovereignty is winning.

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · May 3

The thing is that anarcho-capitalist secretly really love the state.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · May 2

They already own one of these cities in Honduras (paid for by Thiel, Andreesen, and Altman). They bypass shit tons of different regulations because they have their own govt. Honduras is trying to backtrack and shut them down and they’re gonna bankrupt the country in return.

A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras

The country faces a wave of claims after it repealed a law allowing for special economic zones. Chief among them is an American company looking to build a semi-autonomous “startup city” called Prósper...

www.wired.com

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💀 🎃 ThemBOO! 🎃 💀 @thembo.bsky.social · May 3

modems screaming at us in the 90s was a warning and we didn't take it

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · Apr 28

No one told me that Ben Affleck played an accountant with a gun named “Christian Wolff”

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · Mar 29

Naval Academy forced, by SECDEF personally, to remove nearly 1000 books seen as promoting diversity from its library, including MLKs autobiography or books about Jackie Robinson.

College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...

Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions

The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.

www.nytimes.com

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tim frye @timfrye.bsky.social · Mar 19

Columbia Ph.D. and faculty member here. Completely gutted by this decision. And as a researcher of autocracy, not challenging these charges in court and in public opinion is a great mistake.

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · Mar 19

a dog who can read you the newspaper and get 85% of the headlines right is the most important invention in dog history and the least important invention in newspaper history

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · Mar 10

Follow art historians and journalists. They’re interesting people.

Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · Mar 10

Seems like we're getting another influx of new users, so for all those interested in art and art history I'd highly recommend the Bluesky for Art History starter pack created by @joshuajfriedman.com go.bsky.app/NKHmh87

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · Mar 10

It’s the one we go back to most frequently. I think it’s because commodifying your interests translates especially well the older we get.

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · Mar 5

Sounds like they should do a costanza.

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · Mar 4

When buddy decides the day is over.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Feb 11

From 21 February @royalhistsoc.bsky.social will be closing and archiving its X account.

From this date all updates from the Society - and its promotion of work by fellow organisations for #history and the humanities - will be via BlueSky.

Please encourage colleagues to join us here #skystorians

Photograph of the Royal Historical Society's BlueSky homepage.

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Ben Mueser @benwlm.bsky.social · Feb 21

Give these fine folks a follow

Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · Feb 21

We've said goodbye to twitter, as @royalhistsoc.bsky.social is very right in weening #SkyStorians off that platform now it's in the state it's in.

We'd still love to rival our followers number that we had on there here though... 🥺

Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Feb 11

From 21 February @royalhistsoc.bsky.social will be closing and archiving its X account.

From this date all updates from the Society - and its promotion of work by fellow organisations for #history and the humanities - will be via BlueSky.

Please encourage colleagues to join us here #skystorians

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Ken Armstrong @bykenarmstrong.bsky.social · Feb 17

A federal judge in Wyoming received a motion citing nine cases. Of the nine, eight don't exist.

When she demanded an explanation, the lawyers said their "artificial intelligence platform ‘hallucinated’ the cases in question."
@courtwatch.bsky.social www.courtwatch.news/p/lawyers-ca...

Lawyers Caught Citing AI-Hallucinated Cases Say It’s a ‘Cautionary Tale’ For All Law Firms

The attorneys filed court documents referencing eight non-existent cases, then admitted it was a "hallucination" by an AI tool.

www.courtwatch.news

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Feb 18

So Trump is now saying that the Federal Election Commission, which was an independent regulatory agency, "must be supervised and controlled by the people's elected President."

However, previous administrations have allowed so-called "independent regulatory agencies" to operate with minimal Presidential supervision. These regulatory agencies currently exercise substantial executive authority without sufficient accountability to the President, and through him, to the American people. Moreover, these regulatory agencies have been permitted to promulgate significant regulations without review by the President. 

These practices undermine such regulatory agencies' accountability to the American people and prevent a unified and coherent execution of Federal law. For the Federal Government to be truly accountable to the American people, officials who wield vast executive power must be supervised and controlled by the people's elected President.  

Therefore, in order to improve the administration of the executive branch and to increase regulatory officials' accountability to the American people, it shall be the policy of the executive branch to ensure Presidential supervision and control of the entire executive branch. Moreover, all executive departments and agencies, including so-called independent agencies, shall submit for review all proposed and final significant regulatory actions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Executive Office of the President before publication in the Federal Register.

Sec. 3. OIRA Review of Agency Regulations. (a) Section 3(b) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993 ("Regulatory Planning and Review"), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:  

"(b) "Agency," unless otherwise indicated, means any authority of the United States that is an "agency" under 44 U.S.C. 3502(1), and shall also include the Federal Election Commission. This order shall not apply to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to the Federal Open Market Committee in its conduct of monetary policy. This order shall apply to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System only in connection with its conduct and authorities directly related to its supervision and regulation of financial institutions.".

(b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall provide guidance on implementation of this order to the heads of executive departments and agencies newly submitting regulatory actions under section 3(b) of Executive Order 12866. Agency submissions by independent regulatory agencies under such section shall commence within the earlier of 60 days from the date of this order, or completion of such implementation guidance.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 12

the protein arms race has taken a turn: 45g per protein bar. next thing we know we'll have 17 blade razors

picture of Musashi protein bar box against a white background, with "45g protein per bar" in a red circle

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Feb 9

Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.

Ellen Nakashima @ellenwapo.bsky.social · Feb 9

EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.

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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test

Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”

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Kye @kyebarker.bsky.social · Jan 28

Me getting that email from the Chronicle this morning about a useless tool that nobody wants

Miyazaki telling it how it is about ‘AI’

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