🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
@cathleenwharton.bsky.social
Computer scientist PhD focused on security / privacy / AI / HCI / UX / ethical SW Eng practice. Avid gardener & artist. Bridge builder & champion for a fair & just democracy. LGBT issues. Curious & inquisitive. Cancer survivor. Living The Impossible Dream.
Save the Vatican!
We need the followers of PopeFrancis to prevail!
We need the followers of PopeFrancis to prevail!
‘Maga Catholics’ are gaining ground in the US. Now their sight is set on the Vatican
‘Maga Catholics’ are gaining ground in the US. Now their sight is set on the Vatican
Conservative US Catholics like Steve Bannon look to win ‘war that lasts decades’ with pope antithetical to Francis
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Save the Vatican!
We need the followers of PopeFrancis to prevail!
We need the followers of PopeFrancis to prevail!
Reposted by 🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
Congrats Mark Carney!
April 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Congrats Mark Carney!
Power comes with unity. For all universities to survive they must partner and fight together.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
www.gazettenet.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Power comes with unity. For all universities to survive they must partner and fight together.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
Reposted by 🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
www.gazettenet.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
Power comes with unity. For all universities to survive they must partner and fight together.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
United we stand. Divided we fall.
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
www.gazettenet.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Power comes with unity. For all universities to survive they must partner and fight together.
United we stand. Divided we fall.
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
United we stand. Divided we fall.
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
Long read. Computer Science, Cybersecurity, & Privacy friends might find this of most interest.
But we should all be concerned as this approach may have been taken by DOGE on your personal data.
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Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
But we should all be concerned as this approach may have been taken by DOGE on your personal data.
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Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Long read. Computer Science, Cybersecurity, & Privacy friends might find this of most interest.
But we should all be concerned as this approach may have been taken by DOGE on your personal data.
—
Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
But we should all be concerned as this approach may have been taken by DOGE on your personal data.
—
Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
Excellent data- you might be shocked by what you learn!
AGAIN: IF YOU WANT TO KNOW JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON MEDICAID IN YOUR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, SEE HERE:
I'm in the process of adding high-res PDF versions for each suitable for printing out to 24" x 36" poster board for #HandsOff protests, #PeoplesTownHall, etc!
acasignups.net/piecharts
I'm in the process of adding high-res PDF versions for each suitable for printing out to 24" x 36" poster board for #HandsOff protests, #PeoplesTownHall, etc!
acasignups.net/piecharts
Pie Charts Galore! Medicaid, CHIP, ACA & Medicare enrollment by Congressional District
Over the past couple of months I've compiled a master spreadsheet breaking out enrollment in ACA plans (Qualified Health Plans & Basic Health Plans), Medicaid/CHIP coverage (both traditional & via ACA...
acasignups.net
April 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Excellent data- you might be shocked by what you learn!
Thank you Harvard!
We need all universities to stand up for the freedom of academic thought based on critical thinking and the best of our people. We must never give into threats and bullies. We must never take away our own rights.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
We need all universities to stand up for the freedom of academic thought based on critical thinking and the best of our people. We must never give into threats and bullies. We must never take away our own rights.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
Trump administration announces freeze in $2.2 billion for Harvard after university rejects request for policy changes | CNN
The Trump administration announced Monday that it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contract value at Harvard University after the school said it would not f...
www.cnn.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thank you Harvard!
We need all universities to stand up for the freedom of academic thought based on critical thinking and the best of our people. We must never give into threats and bullies. We must never take away our own rights.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
We need all universities to stand up for the freedom of academic thought based on critical thinking and the best of our people. We must never give into threats and bullies. We must never take away our own rights.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
Reposted by 🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
Some senators want to play chicken with Big Tech by advancing a bill to eliminate the critical free speech protections of Section 230. But Big Tech could absorb the changes to the law. It’s startups, small platforms, and everyday users who would be crushed.
230 Protects Users, Not Big Tech
Section 230 provides limited protection for all platforms, though the biggest beneficiaries are small platforms and users. Why else would some of the biggest platforms be willing to endorse a bill tha...
www.eff.org
March 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Some senators want to play chicken with Big Tech by advancing a bill to eliminate the critical free speech protections of Section 230. But Big Tech could absorb the changes to the law. It’s startups, small platforms, and everyday users who would be crushed.
Why must every action taken by this Administration be based on vengeance?
This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...
Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is 'infuriating and absurd.'
www.pressherald.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Why must every action taken by this Administration be based on vengeance?
Not enough migrants is now leading to consideration of using children as young as 14 to do the job if child labor laws can be weakened.
“The number of child labor violations in Florida has nearly tripled in recent years, according to US Department of Labor statistics.”
www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
“The number of child labor violations in Florida has nearly tripled in recent years, according to US Department of Labor statistics.”
www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN Business
Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag...
www.cnn.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Not enough migrants is now leading to consideration of using children as young as 14 to do the job if child labor laws can be weakened.
“The number of child labor violations in Florida has nearly tripled in recent years, according to US Department of Labor statistics.”
www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
“The number of child labor violations in Florida has nearly tripled in recent years, according to US Department of Labor statistics.”
www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
When people hear the same lies over and over again, they begin to believe them.
This article provides an informative view of how many people the tales were told to on the right and left in the online world prior to and after the election.
www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
This article provides an informative view of how many people the tales were told to on the right and left in the online world prior to and after the election.
www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...
www.mediamatters.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
When people hear the same lies over and over again, they begin to believe them.
This article provides an informative view of how many people the tales were told to on the right and left in the online world prior to and after the election.
www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
This article provides an informative view of how many people the tales were told to on the right and left in the online world prior to and after the election.
www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
Going after Habitat for Humanity, United Way, the Colorado Clean Energy Fund, and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/f...
FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money | TechCrunch
The accounts were frozen in February, but documents filed today make public details which had previously been unknown.
techcrunch.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Going after Habitat for Humanity, United Way, the Colorado Clean Energy Fund, and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/f...
Reposted by 🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
Reposted by 🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
"Colorado calls DOJ interest in Tina Peters’ case a ‘grotesque attempt to weaponize the rule of law.’ The state is asking a federal judge in Denver to reject the U.S. Justice Department’s statement of interest..."
via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social
via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social
Colorado calls DOJ interest in Tina Peters’ case a ‘grotesque attempt to weaponize the rule of law’
The state is asking a federal judge to deny the Justice Department’s effort to weigh in on the case of the former Mesa County clerk.
www.cpr.org
March 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Colorado calls DOJ interest in Tina Peters’ case a ‘grotesque attempt to weaponize the rule of law.’ The state is asking a federal judge in Denver to reject the U.S. Justice Department’s statement of interest..."
via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social
via @bentebirkeland.bsky.social
Reposted by 🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION:
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
March 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION:
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
Nothing to see here. I can’t even imagine anything bad happening to this document upon which our country is based, can you?
dailyboulder.com/trump-aides-...
dailyboulder.com/trump-aides-...
Trump Aides Alarmed After He Asks For The Real Declaration of Independence to Be Moved Into His Office
President Donald Trump reportedly asked his aides if they could move the real Declaration of Independence into his office, a request that caused concern among some of his staff, according to The Atlan...
dailyboulder.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Nothing to see here. I can’t even imagine anything bad happening to this document upon which our country is based, can you?
dailyboulder.com/trump-aides-...
dailyboulder.com/trump-aides-...
Clean, breathable air, anyone?
apnews.com/article/us-a... Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
apnews.com/article/us-a... Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
The U.S. government’s decision to stop sharing air quality data from embassies and consulates worldwide is worrying some local scientists and experts who say the data was vital for people to be aware ...
apnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Clean, breathable air, anyone?
apnews.com/article/us-a... Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
apnews.com/article/us-a... Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
Reposted by 🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
This is your periodic reminder to thank Mitch McConnell, Merrick Garland, and the Supreme Court for enabling the destruction of America.
March 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
This is your periodic reminder to thank Mitch McConnell, Merrick Garland, and the Supreme Court for enabling the destruction of America.
Trump and the new Administration continue to burn everything down. Another sad day for America!
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
Climate Forests Campaign Responds to Anti-Forests Executive Order
President Trump issued an executive order this weekend seeking to ramp up logging across federal forests, which span nearly 280 million acres.
www.sierraclub.org
March 4, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Trump and the new Administration continue to burn everything down. Another sad day for America!
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
We must all do what we can to support our graduate students and the faculty at our universities. They hold our future in their hands.
apple.news/AhNzELPJoR2G...
apple.news/AhNzELPJoR2G...
Grad School Is in Trouble — The Atlantic
Science The latest signal that the future of the university is under threat February 27, 2025 Jennie Bromberg was somehow still exuberant last weekend about her future career in public health. In Janu...
apple.news
March 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We must all do what we can to support our graduate students and the faculty at our universities. They hold our future in their hands.
apple.news/AhNzELPJoR2G...
apple.news/AhNzELPJoR2G...
Reposted by 🦋 Cathleen Wharton 🦋
In Colorado, we support freedom, and we will not cater to a brutal Russian dictator who is no friend to America, our interests, or our future. America plays a crucial role in supporting our international allies and protecting democracy abroad; Colorado continues to stand with Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In Colorado, we support freedom, and we will not cater to a brutal Russian dictator who is no friend to America, our interests, or our future. America plays a crucial role in supporting our international allies and protecting democracy abroad; Colorado continues to stand with Ukraine.