Daniel Ethier
@dethier1958.bsky.social
I'm a retired middle school math teacher and cross country coach. Before teaching, I worked as a software engineer.
I am interested in computers, math, science, history, and politics. I enjoy running, amateur astronomy, drone photography, and programming.
I am interested in computers, math, science, history, and politics. I enjoy running, amateur astronomy, drone photography, and programming.
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WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere. www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:08 PM
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere. www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
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Social media and teen mental health: There is no smoking gun
In this week’s Torment Nexus, I wrote about the rush to blame social media use for teen mental-health problems despite the fact that the vast majority of research shows little or no correlation between those two things
In this week’s Torment Nexus, I wrote about the rush to blame social media use for teen mental-health problems despite the fact that the vast majority of research shows little or no correlation between those two things
Social media and teen mental health: There is no smoking gun
In this week’s Torment Nexus, I wrote about the rush to blame social media use for teen mental-health problems despite the fact that the vast majority of research shows little or no correlation between those two things
mathewingram.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Social media and teen mental health: There is no smoking gun
In this week’s Torment Nexus, I wrote about the rush to blame social media use for teen mental-health problems despite the fact that the vast majority of research shows little or no correlation between those two things
In this week’s Torment Nexus, I wrote about the rush to blame social media use for teen mental-health problems despite the fact that the vast majority of research shows little or no correlation between those two things
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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Two Major Studies, 125,000 Kids: The Social Media Panic Doesn’t Hold Up
For years now, we've been repeatedly pointing out that the "social media is destroying kids" narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of shaky, often contradictory research. We've…
For years now, we've been repeatedly pointing out that the "social media is destroying kids" narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of shaky, often contradictory research. We've…
Two Major Studies, 125,000 Kids: The Social Media Panic Doesn’t Hold Up
For years now, we've been repeatedly pointing out that the "social media is destroying kids" narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of shaky, often contradictory research. We've noted that the actual data is far more nuanced than the moral panic suggests, and that policy responses built on that panic might end up…
www.techdirt.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Two Major Studies, 125,000 Kids: The Social Media Panic Doesn’t Hold Up
For years now, we've been repeatedly pointing out that the "social media is destroying kids" narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of shaky, often contradictory research. We've…
For years now, we've been repeatedly pointing out that the "social media is destroying kids" narrative, popularized by Jonathan Haidt and others, has been built on a foundation of shaky, often contradictory research. We've…
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From @404media.co,
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
From @404media.co,
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
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The stated reason for ICE agents being in Minnesota is because of the ongoing fraud claims around daycare and other services.
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The stated reason for ICE agents being in Minnesota is because of the ongoing fraud claims around daycare and other services.
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
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In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
In this clip from a longer interview, she says while she was in detention, agents called Renee Good a “lesbian b*tch.”
This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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This video belongs to @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and I’ll take it down if they want me to.
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Deliberate errors - This isn't about learning through failure or productive failure or productive struggle or any of those failing approaches that let kids flail. It's more a possible extension of retrieval practice with hints of interleaving.
paulkirschner173727.substack.com/p/learning-b...
paulkirschner173727.substack.com/p/learning-b...
Learning by getting it wrong (on purpose)
Deliberate errors
paulkirschner173727.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Deliberate errors - This isn't about learning through failure or productive failure or productive struggle or any of those failing approaches that let kids flail. It's more a possible extension of retrieval practice with hints of interleaving.
paulkirschner173727.substack.com/p/learning-b...
paulkirschner173727.substack.com/p/learning-b...
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A core source for the article that prompted Trump’s tirade against Somalis now calls the story “bullshit” and claims he was misquoted.
Key source says story that prompted Trump tirade against Somalis is erroneous
The writers of a City Journal story alleging a connection between Minnesota fraud and al-Shabab say they stand by their story.
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A core source for the article that prompted Trump’s tirade against Somalis now calls the story “bullshit” and claims he was misquoted.
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ICE raids appear to be 100% responsible for the current housing crunch in south Texas. Indeed, they have brought residential construction to an end.
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
ICE raids appear to be 100% responsible for the current housing crunch in south Texas. Indeed, they have brought residential construction to an end.
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At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Dog That Didn't Bark: Eligibility To Serve In Congress And The Original Understanding Of The Citizenship Clause
President Donald J. Trump's 2025 Executive Order restricting birthright citizenship has prompted new interest in the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment'
papers.ssrn.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
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We should help teens with social media not ban them from it
Blaming social media for teen mental health issues obscures the real issues, and solutions like Australia's could make things worse
Blaming social media for teen mental health issues obscures the real issues, and solutions like Australia's could make things worse
We should help teens with social media not ban them from it
Blaming social media for teen mental health issues obscures the real issues, and solutions like Australia's could make things worse
mathewingram.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We should help teens with social media not ban them from it
Blaming social media for teen mental health issues obscures the real issues, and solutions like Australia's could make things worse
Blaming social media for teen mental health issues obscures the real issues, and solutions like Australia's could make things worse
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School districts are rushing to adopt "one chatbot per child" models, but decades of research shows learning is fundamentally social.
Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.
theconversation.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
School districts are rushing to adopt "one chatbot per child" models, but decades of research shows learning is fundamentally social.
Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
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Girls typically stick to the classic math formulas while boys wing it with shortcuts — and researchers say that difference may help explain why men still dominate high-stakes tests and #STEM. buff.ly/Gu59lvr
Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes
The reasons are not yet fully understood, but researchers consider societal influences that encourage greater compliance among girls as a potential cause.
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Girls typically stick to the classic math formulas while boys wing it with shortcuts — and researchers say that difference may help explain why men still dominate high-stakes tests and #STEM. buff.ly/Gu59lvr
The Pacman Nebula. This is about 20 hours of imaging over 4 nights. It is about 9500 light years away from us and about 25 light years in diameter.
#astronomy
#astronomy
November 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Pacman Nebula. This is about 20 hours of imaging over 4 nights. It is about 9500 light years away from us and about 25 light years in diameter.
#astronomy
#astronomy
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If we want to talk affordability, you know what would really help? Re-jiggering how we pay for college. There's a lot to learn from my native Australia, which has an incredibly fair and efficient system of income-based repayment.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If we want to talk affordability, you know what would really help? Re-jiggering how we pay for college. There's a lot to learn from my native Australia, which has an incredibly fair and efficient system of income-based repayment.
Northern lights at about 8:20 this evening. Things had just picked up with the reds starting to appear above the green that had just become more wavy and active.
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Northern lights at about 8:20 this evening. Things had just picked up with the reds starting to appear above the green that had just become more wavy and active.
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Panorama of tonight's northern lights. Handheld with my iPhone. Stitched two photos together using Panorama Stitcher.
#astronomy
#astronomy
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Panorama of tonight's northern lights. Handheld with my iPhone. Stitched two photos together using Panorama Stitcher.
#astronomy
#astronomy
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SNAP benefits are set to run out on Saturday. Far-right influencers and extremists are incorrectly claiming that immigrants are the main recipients of food stamps. www.wired.com/story/disinf...
No, SNAP Benefits Aren’t Mostly Used by Immigrants
SNAP benefits are set to run out on Saturday. Far-right influencers and extremists are incorrectly claiming that immigrants are the main recipients of food stamps.
www.wired.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
SNAP benefits are set to run out on Saturday. Far-right influencers and extremists are incorrectly claiming that immigrants are the main recipients of food stamps. www.wired.com/story/disinf...
The Triangulum Galaxy. This is the result of almost 24 hours of imaging over 5 nights. This galaxy is about 2.7 million light years away. It is about 60,000 light years in diameter, a bit more than half the size of our Milky Way galaxy.
#astronomy
#astronomy
October 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Triangulum Galaxy. This is the result of almost 24 hours of imaging over 5 nights. This galaxy is about 2.7 million light years away. It is about 60,000 light years in diameter, a bit more than half the size of our Milky Way galaxy.
#astronomy
#astronomy
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It's always DNS. Except when it's AWS. (In this case, it was both.)
Amazon DNS outage breaks much of the internet | TechCrunch
The outage affected websites like Coinbase and Fortnite, and disrupted services like Signal, Zoom and Amazon's own products, including Ring.
techcrunch.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It's always DNS. Except when it's AWS. (In this case, it was both.)
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