Siva
@sivav.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Golden retriever papa. Bylines in Guardian, Slate, TNR, many other places. Supervises VQR. Wrote a pile of books you might like.
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Houston police said that because Emmanuel told officers his name was “Manuel,” they didn’t connect him to the missing person’s case — despite the similarity in his description and location. His mom was allowed to visit three times. Once after emergency surgery.
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Houston police said that because Emmanuel told officers his name was “Manuel,” they didn’t connect him to the missing person’s case — despite the similarity in his description and location. His mom was allowed to visit three times. Once after emergency surgery.
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
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NEWS
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
NEWS
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
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NEW: Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas.
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
www.lawdork.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
NEW: Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas.
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
Shirtless is fine, though, right Duffy?
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Shirtless is fine, though, right Duffy?
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Charlottesville friends, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center @jsaahccville.bsky.social has released a great new app--History in the Palm of Your Hand. It explores the story of the school & our city through audio, photos, documents & maps. It's very cool. mailchi.mp/jeffschoolhr...
History in the Palm of Your Hand
mailchi.mp
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Charlottesville friends, the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center @jsaahccville.bsky.social has released a great new app--History in the Palm of Your Hand. It explores the story of the school & our city through audio, photos, documents & maps. It's very cool. mailchi.mp/jeffschoolhr...
Well, except for the illegal stuff.
Leavitt: "Not a single order this president or administration has given to our military has ever been illegal, nor will it ever be. This administration respects and abides by the law."
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Well, except for the illegal stuff.
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The company essentially turned a dial that made ChatGPT more appealing and made people use it more, but sent some of them into delusional spirals.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The company essentially turned a dial that made ChatGPT more appealing and made people use it more, but sent some of them into delusional spirals.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
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"It honors our country."
Yeah, the thing that's going to bring America back to its glory days is me showing up for my Frontier Airlines flight in a tux.
Yeah, the thing that's going to bring America back to its glory days is me showing up for my Frontier Airlines flight in a tux.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"It honors our country."
Yeah, the thing that's going to bring America back to its glory days is me showing up for my Frontier Airlines flight in a tux.
Yeah, the thing that's going to bring America back to its glory days is me showing up for my Frontier Airlines flight in a tux.
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Friends, there are several CS positions open at NYU; calling in my socio-technical researchers including HCI researchers
cs.nyu.edu/dynamic/jobs...
cs.nyu.edu/dynamic/jobs...
NYU Computer Science Department
cs.nyu.edu
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Friends, there are several CS positions open at NYU; calling in my socio-technical researchers including HCI researchers
cs.nyu.edu/dynamic/jobs...
cs.nyu.edu/dynamic/jobs...
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You actually can't prosecute someone for encouraging other people to not do crimes, but cool use of taxpayer dollars bro
Pentagon Investigating Mark Kelly After He Called On Troops To Refuse Illegal Orders
It is extraordinary for the Pentagon to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress.
www.huffpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
You actually can't prosecute someone for encouraging other people to not do crimes, but cool use of taxpayer dollars bro
Freddie was the first Desi superstar I knew of. He was an inspiration.
Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Freddie was the first Desi superstar I knew of. He was an inspiration.
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10 of the most inspiring, affirming and charismatic Freddie Mercury quotes to live your life by
www.thepinknews.com/2021/11/24/f...
www.thepinknews.com/2021/11/24/f...
10 of the most inspiring, affirming Freddie Mercury quotes to live your life by
Freddie Mercury was unmatched for charisma on stage, but behind the scenes he was a very different person. Here he is in his own words.
www.thepinknews.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
10 of the most inspiring, affirming and charismatic Freddie Mercury quotes to live your life by
www.thepinknews.com/2021/11/24/f...
www.thepinknews.com/2021/11/24/f...
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Art Briles has been hired as the head football coach at a D2 school and so is back in the news. If you want to understand why this hire is upsetting for many, here's the long piece @dansolomon.com and I wrote back in 2019 about How Baylor Happened: web.archive.org/web/20190208...
How Baylor Happened
WACO, Texas — There’s not much to recommend spending four years in Waco. Driving into town up Interstate 35 from the south, the endless stretch of Texas nothing fills out slowly. It’s flat in the way ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Art Briles has been hired as the head football coach at a D2 school and so is back in the news. If you want to understand why this hire is upsetting for many, here's the long piece @dansolomon.com and I wrote back in 2019 about How Baylor Happened: web.archive.org/web/20190208...
As usual, doing politics “the right way.” 🤮
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As usual, doing politics “the right way.” 🤮
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A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
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For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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A friend has alerted me to this pressing and very real international incident involving the very sane Candace Owens.
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A friend has alerted me to this pressing and very real international incident involving the very sane Candace Owens.
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But the truth will always out. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
But the truth will always out. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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One of the giants of social psychology was a serial sexual harasser.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One of the giants of social psychology was a serial sexual harasser.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
This new report reveals how Miles Hewstone touched, bullied, and sexual harassed numerous women during his 18 years at the University of Oxford. It's amazing how often bullying and sexual harassment go together in academia.
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The public increasingly disbelieves Trump's claims about the economy because they clash with directly perceived reality
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The public increasingly disbelieves Trump's claims about the economy because they clash with directly perceived reality
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FOX: During the Biden administration, there was a push for greater passenger rights. They wanted to have airlines compensate people if there was a delay or cancelation. But that is something the Trump admin has said they don't want to do
DUFFY: We took a more common sense approach to it
DUFFY: We took a more common sense approach to it
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
FOX: During the Biden administration, there was a push for greater passenger rights. They wanted to have airlines compensate people if there was a delay or cancelation. But that is something the Trump admin has said they don't want to do
DUFFY: We took a more common sense approach to it
DUFFY: We took a more common sense approach to it