Molly McDonough
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Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
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April 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
Finally. Good God.
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Finally. Good God.
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I mean to be fair it really is best practices not to answer reporters’ questions about the criminal shit you’ve been doing EVEN IF the Federalist Society has succeeded in giving you complete impunity for doing criminal shit.
Trump again refuses to answer questions about Abrego Garcia, referring reporters to his lawyers
April 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I mean to be fair it really is best practices not to answer reporters’ questions about the criminal shit you’ve been doing EVEN IF the Federalist Society has succeeded in giving you complete impunity for doing criminal shit.
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In case you didn’t know!
February 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
In case you didn’t know!
So disturbing. And this point sticks with me:
Ironically, the right wing often points to what has been called “woke culture” as censorship. But a person putting pronouns in their e-mail signature does not restrict someone else’s free speech.
Ironically, the right wing often points to what has been called “woke culture” as censorship. But a person putting pronouns in their e-mail signature does not restrict someone else’s free speech.
February 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So disturbing. And this point sticks with me:
Ironically, the right wing often points to what has been called “woke culture” as censorship. But a person putting pronouns in their e-mail signature does not restrict someone else’s free speech.
Ironically, the right wing often points to what has been called “woke culture” as censorship. But a person putting pronouns in their e-mail signature does not restrict someone else’s free speech.
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The money went 'round and 'round, Elon's bounty hunters schemed and memed, but at the end they came up with no proof of voter fraud.
Musk-linked group offered $5m for proof of voter fraud – and came up with nothing
Fair Election Fund has yet to reveal evidence of voter fraud despite deep-pocketed backers – and has now gone silent
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The money went 'round and 'round, Elon's bounty hunters schemed and memed, but at the end they came up with no proof of voter fraud.
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How the fuck are you supposed to find a missing trans kid without using the name they would be using for themselves?
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
How the fuck are you supposed to find a missing trans kid without using the name they would be using for themselves?
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Such a useful quick-stop overview of the legal issues - gratitude to @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social & @becingber.bsky.social
What Just Happened: At Guantanamo's Migrant Operation Center www.justsecurity.org/107405/what-...
What Just Happened: At Guantanamo's Migrant Operation Center
Hafetz and Ingber outline some of the legal, moral and policy questions of sending anyone from the United States to Guantanamo.
www.justsecurity.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Such a useful quick-stop overview of the legal issues - gratitude to @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social & @becingber.bsky.social
Excellent piece from @jordanfurlong.com:
“ignoring extreme possibilities because they’re remote and make us uncomfortable is a dangerous business.”
Take all unreasonable measures
open.substack.com/pub/jordanfu...
“ignoring extreme possibilities because they’re remote and make us uncomfortable is a dangerous business.”
Take all unreasonable measures
open.substack.com/pub/jordanfu...
Take all unreasonable measures
We can't dismiss extreme possibilities anymore, in either the geopolitical or the legal worlds. We need to recognize radical change and prepare new strategies for exceptional times.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Excellent piece from @jordanfurlong.com:
“ignoring extreme possibilities because they’re remote and make us uncomfortable is a dangerous business.”
Take all unreasonable measures
open.substack.com/pub/jordanfu...
“ignoring extreme possibilities because they’re remote and make us uncomfortable is a dangerous business.”
Take all unreasonable measures
open.substack.com/pub/jordanfu...
“[W]e often assume we know a lot about a person based on how they sound. But in reality, those assumptions can shape more than just first impressions. They can alter outcomes in ways that affect people's lives.”
How accents sway the scales of justice: Study reveals bias in perceptions of guilt www.courthousenews.com/how-accents-...
How accents sway the scales of justice: Study reveals bias in perceptions of guilt
Accents perceived as lower status are more likely to influence judgments of guilt and credibility in the justice system, scientists say.
www.courthousenews.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“[W]e often assume we know a lot about a person based on how they sound. But in reality, those assumptions can shape more than just first impressions. They can alter outcomes in ways that affect people's lives.”
Unbelievable. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing
The justice said that the call was a job reference for one of his former clerks and that the request to stay the president-elect’s sentencing did not come up.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Unbelievable. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
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Texas’ maternal mortality review committee is forbidden by law from reviewing women’s deaths that are considered abortion-related. This could include some miscarriage care, officials told ProPublica.
Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The States That Passed Them Are Doing Little to Find Out.
The same political leaders who enacted abortion bans oversee the state committees that review maternal deaths. These committees haven’t tracked the laws’ impacts, and most haven’t finished examining…
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January 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Texas’ maternal mortality review committee is forbidden by law from reviewing women’s deaths that are considered abortion-related. This could include some miscarriage care, officials told ProPublica.
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Every year John Roberts writes a report more sneeringly condescending than the last but the sad part is…he’s probably right. No one cares enough to do anything about it.
Chief Justice John Roberts Thinks You’re Stupid And He’s Probably Right
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/01/john-roberts-annual-report-2024/
Chief Justice John Roberts Thinks You’re Stupid And He’s Probably Right
It's not just that it's disingenuous... it's shabby legal writing too!
abovethelaw.com
January 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Every year John Roberts writes a report more sneeringly condescending than the last but the sad part is…he’s probably right. No one cares enough to do anything about it.
Gotta say I wouldn’t have predicted this, though it makes sense as a risk.
Robot taxi riders in San Francisco targeted with a new form of harassment
Robot taxi riders in San Francisco targeted with a new form of harassment
December 22, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Gotta say I wouldn’t have predicted this, though it makes sense as a risk.
Robot taxi riders in San Francisco targeted with a new form of harassment
Robot taxi riders in San Francisco targeted with a new form of harassment
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International journalism organization Reporters Without Borders called Thursday for Apple to remove its new artificial intelligence-powered news notifications, following a complaint from the BBC over a wildly inaccurate news summary. www.cultofmac.com/news/pressur...
Apple faces pressure to drop AI news summaries after false headline
After Apple's AI news summary falsely said accused murderer Luigi Mangione shot himself, a major journalism group calls for action.
www.cultofmac.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:54 PM
International journalism organization Reporters Without Borders called Thursday for Apple to remove its new artificial intelligence-powered news notifications, following a complaint from the BBC over a wildly inaccurate news summary. www.cultofmac.com/news/pressur...
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Trump said in his TIME "Person of the Year" interview that he would be open to using camps to hold detained immigrants in the U.S.
Trump open to detaining immigrants in camps in deportation push
"Whatever it takes to get them out," Trump told TIME.
www.axios.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Trump said in his TIME "Person of the Year" interview that he would be open to using camps to hold detained immigrants in the U.S.
AI overlords are here. If you’re a writer and you’re not polishing prompt engineering skills, you’re already way behind. Via @ericzorn.bsky.social
ericzorn.substack.com/p/zorn-i-can...
ericzorn.substack.com/p/zorn-i-can...
Zorn: I can't believe it's not human!
A strikingly thoughtful essay about AI by AI offers a glimpse into the future
ericzorn.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:24 PM
AI overlords are here. If you’re a writer and you’re not polishing prompt engineering skills, you’re already way behind. Via @ericzorn.bsky.social
ericzorn.substack.com/p/zorn-i-can...
ericzorn.substack.com/p/zorn-i-can...
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I've made an attempt to collect a legal industry starter pack for anyone coming over here. Obviously there are many more but this is sort of a start... go.bsky.app/SruTtr2
Legal News Starter Pack
Join the conversation
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November 12, 2024 at 11:02 PM
I've made an attempt to collect a legal industry starter pack for anyone coming over here. Obviously there are many more but this is sort of a start... go.bsky.app/SruTtr2
Another well done Idea Surplus Disorder issue from @matthomann.bsky.social. I’m planning to use No. 1 at a future in- person meeting. Another item here also finally jarred my brain into formulating a solution to a niggling problem. www.ideasurplusdisorder.com/86/
Idea Surplus Disorder #86
This week: envelope thinking, idea dumbness, grilled cheeses, mall shopping, metric-less success, playing shirori, post-it doodles, the importance of ThinkWeeks, some work-in-progress from Filament, ...
www.ideasurplusdisorder.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Another well done Idea Surplus Disorder issue from @matthomann.bsky.social. I’m planning to use No. 1 at a future in- person meeting. Another item here also finally jarred my brain into formulating a solution to a niggling problem. www.ideasurplusdisorder.com/86/
