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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for sharing this article. We identified some interesting trends in #CRPD and #Disability rights implementation globally, regionally, and nationally. We have much more data to analyze are excited about our upcoming Lightning Talk on Nov 5 at the World Bank’s Law, Justice & Development week.

sisresearch.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social · 13d

Check out this new Data and Policy study from SIS professor @derrickcogburn.bsky.social that features research insights on policy priorities for disability inclusion👇
www.american.edu/sis/research...

Derrick Cogburn, Uncovering policy priorities for disability inclusion: NLP and LLM approaches to analyzing CRPD state reports

SIS Professor Derrick Cogburn's new article in Data & Policy shows the potential of generative AI tools and large language models to spotlight global policy trends and gaps.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13d

“without a stated reason” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals

The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you! Our research team @idpp.bsky.social really enjoyed working on this project and sharing our insights on CRPD implementation at global, regional, and national levels.

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you. Our research team at @idpp.bsky.social and beyond enjoyed working on this project, and used @posit.co #positron for our #rstats and #python coding along with a suite of #GenAI tools. Very interesting insights on #CRPD implementation at global, regional, and national levels.

sisresearch.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social · 13d

Check out this new Data and Policy study from SIS professor @derrickcogburn.bsky.social that features research insights on policy priorities for disability inclusion👇
www.american.edu/sis/research...

Derrick Cogburn, Uncovering policy priorities for disability inclusion: NLP and LLM approaches to analyzing CRPD state reports

SIS Professor Derrick Cogburn's new article in Data & Policy shows the potential of generative AI tools and large language models to spotlight global policy trends and gaps.

www.american.edu

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29d

Q: You said the Epstein docs are a hoax that Dems are perpetrating against Trump. You said he didn't sign that check or card. What's the theory since these docs came from Epstein estate?

LEAVITT: I did not say the documents are a hoax. I said the entire narrative surrounding Epstein right now is

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JAMES HEATHERS @jamesheathers.bsky.social · Jul 1

I have three questions.

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Microsoft says AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions

Firm says results of research create ‘path to medical superintelligence’ but plays down job implications

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · Jul 1

Senate tries to overcome vote-a-rama, infighting to pass megabill - Reuters “”Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!," Musk posted on X.”

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · Jun 30

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Opinion | Justices need to own the consequences of their injunction ruling

The court has significantly weakened district courts’ ability to halt illegal presidential actions.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Jun 12

Sen. Alex Padilla: "If this is how this DHS responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country. We will hold this administration accountable."

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · Jun 7

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Jun 3

The Chicago Tribune is embarking on a road trip to revisit Route 66 ahead of the 100-year anniversary of the iconic roadway, which spanned eight states and three time zones, stretching from downtown Chicago to the Pacific Ocean.

One Century, One Road: Route 66, ‘The Main Street of America,’ turns 100

One Century, One Road Route 66, ‘The Main Street of America,’ turns 100 By Jonathan Bullington and E. Jason Wambsgans It was created to connect us, a fused chain of existing road…

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · Jun 3

This is a powerful piece by Robert Reich open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Trump’s Vicious Attack on the American Mind

He wants America to be ignorant because ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · May 14

This was my immediate concern when I first heard about the plane.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 13

Ted Cruz: "I also think the plane poses significant espionage and surveillance problems ... I certainly have concerns."

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · May 10

Ditto

Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL 01) @jonathanjackson.house.gov · May 9

I am deeply troubled by the dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden, a trailblazing librarian and the first African American and woman to serve as Librarian of Congress. Her leadership modernized access to knowledge for all. This is a loss for intellectual freedom and public service.

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Jose M Sallan @jmsallan.bsky.social · May 9

Here is an example of explainable machine learning models (decision tress, random forests and regression) using the #tidymodels #Rstats framework in an important problem: predicting cat adoption:

jmsallan.netlify.app/blog/explain...

Explainable Machine Learning Models

Description for the page

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Geri Reid @gerireid.com · May 9

Accessibility week is incoming! On Tuesday I'm speaking at London Web Standards alongside @craigabbott.co.uk and Matthew Atkinson. Grab a ticket👇

londonwebstandards.org/events/lwsma... #LWSMay2025 #GAAD

LWS May 2025 - GAAD event | London Web Standards

Our May event is talking place Tuesday 13 May at Greenwich University with a special Accessibility event to coincide with Global Accessibility Awareness Day happen on 15 May.

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Frank Noe @franknoe.bsky.social · May 9

This cover art is really epic

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · May 8

The Atlantic wins the ASME 2025 Best Cover Award for our October 2024 issue.

Inspired by the visual language of old Ray Bradbury and Stephen King paperbacks, Justin Metz created this illustration—among the only covers without a headline or typography in our history. https://theatln.tc/o0BM860L

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · May 9

Roaringly Acknowledge Organizations with ROR IDs in DESCRIPTION ropensci.org/blog/2025/05...

Roaringly Acknowledge Organizations with ROR IDs in DESCRIPTION

A few years ago, the R community started using ORCID (“Open Researcher and Contributor ID”) to persistently and uniquely identify individual authors of packages in DESCRIPTION. The idea is the followi...

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · May 9

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Opinion | With Leo, there’s no going back from Francis

Pope Leo XIV shares his predecessor’s commitment to social justice.

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Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · May 9

Researchers run an experiment with AI bots in the r/changemyview subreddit, and Redditors are not happy-rightly so, IMO; astonishing that this study got ethics approval at all. (It got approval from the relevant university but was not authorized by Reddit mods or admins.) bgr.com/tech/researc...

Researchers ran an unauthorized AI experiment on Redditors

A group of researchers ran an unauthorized AI experiment on Reddit members of the r/changemyview subreddit and a lot of people are upset.

bgr.com

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · May 2

No kings, queens, monarchs, and nobles in this country…

Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · May 1

We have no kings in the United States of America.

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · May 2

Congresswomen Crocket’s analysis of the top five problems of this first 100 days.

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · May 1

The list could go on and on….and on. But here are 5 diabolical, disastrous, deplorable, detrimental dumb decisions by Don.

Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll try it tomorrow. I love how they keep adding new features. The mind map and discovery features were already good upgrades!

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · Apr 23

Smile

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Apr 23

The Art of the Deal

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Derrick Cogburn @derrickcogburn.bsky.social · Apr 23

Well done all!

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Apr 23

Proud that both of my alma maters @batescollege.bsky.social and @uvalaw.bsky.social are signatories www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U

A Call for Constructive Engagement

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