Doug Blank
@doug-blank.bsky.social
Professor emeritus, Bryn Mawr College, and Head of Research at Comet ML, an AI company. Husband, father, and colleague.
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I maybe be just a small-town political scientist but I reckon that the Trump administration's right hand has no fucking idea what its far-right hand is doing.
"US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan." Welcome to the Topsy Turvy administration in which six or seven people are pursuing their own private foreign policy, and much of it is scripted by a hostile foreign power.
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war say they spoke with U.S.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I maybe be just a small-town political scientist but I reckon that the Trump administration's right hand has no fucking idea what its far-right hand is doing.
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Maybe the National
Security Advisor can straighten this all out.
Security Advisor can straighten this all out.
I maybe be just a small-town political scientist but I reckon that the Trump administration's right hand has no fucking idea what its far-right hand is doing.
"US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan." Welcome to the Topsy Turvy administration in which six or seven people are pursuing their own private foreign policy, and much of it is scripted by a hostile foreign power.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Maybe the National
Security Advisor can straighten this all out.
Security Advisor can straighten this all out.
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Now that Trump is a fan of Mamdami and has said he believes he will do a good job as the mayor of New York City, I fully expect all of you losing your mind about socialism too, you know, change your mind?
Bruce Fanger's take is fascinating: www.facebook.com/share/1F69Mf...
Bruce Fanger's take is fascinating: www.facebook.com/share/1F69Mf...
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Now that Trump is a fan of Mamdami and has said he believes he will do a good job as the mayor of New York City, I fully expect all of you losing your mind about socialism too, you know, change your mind?
Bruce Fanger's take is fascinating: www.facebook.com/share/1F69Mf...
Bruce Fanger's take is fascinating: www.facebook.com/share/1F69Mf...
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Opik just surpassed 15,000 stars on GitHub⭐
Guess we're not stopping anytime soon.
💻https://github.com/comet-ml/opik
Guess we're not stopping anytime soon.
💻https://github.com/comet-ml/opik
October 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Opik just surpassed 15,000 stars on GitHub⭐
Guess we're not stopping anytime soon.
💻https://github.com/comet-ml/opik
Guess we're not stopping anytime soon.
💻https://github.com/comet-ml/opik
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"Stuffed" is an odd choice of words for a box of papers. It's almost as if...
Woman claims Amazon delivery box came stuffed with hundreds of blank ballots - ABC News share.google/NTVgelELfKrA...
Woman claims Amazon delivery box came stuffed with hundreds of blank ballots - ABC News share.google/NTVgelELfKrA...
Woman claims Amazon delivery box came stuffed with hundreds of blank ballots
A woman in Maine said she received hundreds of blank ballots for upcoming elections in her Amazon order this week.
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October 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"Stuffed" is an odd choice of words for a box of papers. It's almost as if...
Woman claims Amazon delivery box came stuffed with hundreds of blank ballots - ABC News share.google/NTVgelELfKrA...
Woman claims Amazon delivery box came stuffed with hundreds of blank ballots - ABC News share.google/NTVgelELfKrA...
You're welcome! Although I'm retired from teaching, I've just returned from giving a couple of talks at colleges on Agentic AI, and it is clear that professors need some guidance on what and how to teach the new stuff. What modern readings might supplement the technology readings?
When I write about artificial intelligence for my students, I'm grateful that my AI teacher made us read so much philosophy. At the time I though it was getting in the way of the computer stuff, but when I read papers by some current AI/ML people, 😬😬😬.
Thank you, @doug-blank.bsky.social. I get it.
Thank you, @doug-blank.bsky.social. I get it.
October 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
You're welcome! Although I'm retired from teaching, I've just returned from giving a couple of talks at colleges on Agentic AI, and it is clear that professors need some guidance on what and how to teach the new stuff. What modern readings might supplement the technology readings?
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More people should be talking about this.
September 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
More people should be talking about this.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t want you to know her opponent’s name. That’s how desperate she is to keep her seat.
I’m Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, and farmer. I’m running against her. Share my name.
I’m Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, and farmer. I’m running against her. Share my name.
September 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t want you to know her opponent’s name. That’s how desperate she is to keep her seat.
I’m Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, and farmer. I’m running against her. Share my name.
I’m Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, and farmer. I’m running against her. Share my name.
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From Princeton Professor of Politics and International Affairs, @jshapiro.bsky.social.
September 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
From Princeton Professor of Politics and International Affairs, @jshapiro.bsky.social.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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I’ve studied US drone strikes, I wrote a book called “Drones and Terrorism,” and this Caribbean strike is different.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
September 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I’ve studied US drone strikes, I wrote a book called “Drones and Terrorism,” and this Caribbean strike is different.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.
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Photo passed along from a federal employee from inside the Dept of Labor building, where a giant Orwellian image of Trump's face is now draped outside.
Big Brother is watching.
Big Brother is watching.
September 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Photo passed along from a federal employee from inside the Dept of Labor building, where a giant Orwellian image of Trump's face is now draped outside.
Big Brother is watching.
Big Brother is watching.
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "I was elected as the Labor Secretary for all Americans"
(She was not elected)
(She was not elected)
September 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "I was elected as the Labor Secretary for all Americans"
(She was not elected)
(She was not elected)
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Californians, vote YES on Prop. 50 to give us a fighting chance in the 2026 election. (The new CA districts are temporary. They will revert back to not gerrymandered in 2030.)
August 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Californians, vote YES on Prop. 50 to give us a fighting chance in the 2026 election. (The new CA districts are temporary. They will revert back to not gerrymandered in 2030.)
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Nailed it again. 👏 👏👏
Randy Rainbow Skewers Trump's Desire To Be King With Spot-On 'Lion King' Parody
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August 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Nailed it again. 👏 👏👏
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Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Source: Ars Technica
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Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
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August 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Source: Ars Technica
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Wow.
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING
Democrat Catelin Drey FLIPS Iowa SD-1 — a district Trump won by 11.5 points in 2024 — defeating Republican Christopher Prosch in a landslide special election and breaking the GOP supermajority.
Democrat Catelin Drey FLIPS Iowa SD-1 — a district Trump won by 11.5 points in 2024 — defeating Republican Christopher Prosch in a landslide special election and breaking the GOP supermajority.
August 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Wow.
Getting ready for Halloween? I'm thinking tombstones: RIP USA, Here lies Democracy, "Sorry, we couldn't keep it". Ideas?
August 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Getting ready for Halloween? I'm thinking tombstones: RIP USA, Here lies Democracy, "Sorry, we couldn't keep it". Ideas?
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Guys, I have a special & unusual request today. My cousin Sean is a union bus driver here in Los Angeles who was just FIRED in retaliation for saying he would not let masked ICE agents onto his bus to abduct riders. The fight is on to get his job back, you can help: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...
August 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Guys, I have a special & unusual request today. My cousin Sean is a union bus driver here in Los Angeles who was just FIRED in retaliation for saying he would not let masked ICE agents onto his bus to abduct riders. The fight is on to get his job back, you can help: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...
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Hey everyone, you’ve been asking me to run for office for a while, so guess what?
I’m running for California State Assembly!
Now, I don’t like asking for money, but we gotta pay for this somehow, and if everyone throws in $7 we’ll have the resources to run one hell of a race, so, uh, do the thing.
I’m running for California State Assembly!
Now, I don’t like asking for money, but we gotta pay for this somehow, and if everyone throws in $7 we’ll have the resources to run one hell of a race, so, uh, do the thing.
August 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hey everyone, you’ve been asking me to run for office for a while, so guess what?
I’m running for California State Assembly!
Now, I don’t like asking for money, but we gotta pay for this somehow, and if everyone throws in $7 we’ll have the resources to run one hell of a race, so, uh, do the thing.
I’m running for California State Assembly!
Now, I don’t like asking for money, but we gotta pay for this somehow, and if everyone throws in $7 we’ll have the resources to run one hell of a race, so, uh, do the thing.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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