TIME – May 13, 2025 7:00 AM ET – Why I’m Resigning from Positions at the National Science Foundation and Library of Congress by Alondra Nelson Since January 2025, scientists and librarians, program officers and policy analysts at the National Science Foundation, the Library of Congress, and other federal offices and agencies have focused on […]
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Don’t listen to bad advice on civic engagement.
If you want to engage in democracy, consider carefully about where you get advice.
No social media platform is a safe space – people need to diversify.
I’ve been saying this for years, that people are foolish if there’s only one social media platform where they say something or publish important information. But even among the people who’ve heard me, most have never listened to me. I think mainly because people fall in love with a platform, they are habit forming. They […]
Net neutrality rules struck down by activist federal court that maybe doesn’t like the fact that presidents change at intervals???
The federal court wants to decide on this, and decided it doesn’t like “vacillations” that happen at the FCC because of… democratic elections.
The problem with going to social media for “information”.
Yes, this is something I hear about regularly, people saying how they’re relying on social media sources for “good information” and seeking it nowhere else.
Twitter was just a tool, a tavern that’s changed hands.
It’s not the world, it never was – even at its height, only a small percentage of Americans were ever even on Twitter.
The grass is not that much greener on the blue sky.
Don’t Wait For Everybody – Episode 013
Neera Tanden’s missteps and the disability justice information space.
A reputation that was never that great. Neera Tanden has been accused of Hatch Act violations while working at the White House. This embarrassment is not unexpected sadly. Government Executive – Senior White House official violated the Hatch Act, OSC says A filing with the Merit Systems Protection Board alleges that Biden’s domestic policy advisor […]
![What is Case Surveillance? Print Overview Fact Sheet [162 KB, 2 Pages, 508] Case surveillance is foundational to public health practice. It helps us to understand diseases and their spread and determine appropriate actions to control outbreaks. Case surveillance occurs each time public health agencies at the local, state, or national levels collect information about a case or person diagnosed with a disease or condition that poses a serious health threat to Americans. These diseases and conditions include infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); foodborne outbreaks, such as E.coli; and noninfectious conditions, such as lead poisoning. View or Download Our Materials Infographic PDF [341 KB, 2 Pages, 508] Overview Fact Sheet [162 KB, 2 Pages, 508] Case surveillance starts at local, state, and territorial public health departments. Local laws and regulations specify which diseases and conditions must be reported.](https://wat3rm370n.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-12.png)
![twitter post @LifeAfterMyPhD 3:01 AM · Mar 18, 2024 - It gets worse. Apparently if you search "as of my last knowledge update" or "i don't have access to real-time data" on Google Scholar, tons of AI generated papers pop up. This is truly the worst timeline. 897.7K Views 95 replies 2.4k retweets 78k hearts 1.7k bookmarks [The tweet contains screenshots of the google scholar search results containing those search term sentences.]](https://wat3rm370n.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image-7.png)
Public comment at PA DEP environmental justice meeting
Public comment at a public meeting of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
