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Feds Uncover Terabytes Of Free Speech During Raid Of Protestor’s Residence theonion.com/feds-uncover-t…

DHS Begins National Registry Of Duolingo Users theonion.com/dhs-begins-nat…

This. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

This . washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

@verybadwizards @peez @tamler The discussion resonates clearly with the arguments about "legibility" and state building from James C. Scott. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Li…

And it's up! @peez and @tamler on how metrics, data, indicators, rankings, and other forms quantification can shape our values as individuals and institutions. Plus more conceptual analysis, we're done with C-words (almost) now on to s-words - smug verybadwizards.com/episode/episod…

This. adamprzeworski.substack.com/p/diary I had a similar idea and started writing a few days ago, but I have a bunch of disjointed sentences. Adam is on it.

BREAKING: We are suing DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to stop the brazen and illegal data sharing of federal employee data with the “government efficiency” group. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

GigSlave Goes Public With $84 Billion Valuation The popular slave-hailing app made its Wall Street debut today with a highly anticipated IPO that could grow the slave sharing company's value by more than 80%. Watch Full Onion News Network Here: youtube.com/watch?v=VwlBwy…

posted here, for the time being. resources.data.gov/assets/documen…

2/n 3. Respect privacy and confidentiality. 4. Act with honesty, integrity, and humility 5. Hold oneself and others accountable. 6. Promote transparency 7. Stay informed of developments in the fields of data management and data science ...

Not for nothing, it is worth looking at the Federal Data Strategy "tenets of data ethics" (from 1st Trump admin): 1/n 1. *Uphold applicable statutes, regulations, professional practices, and ethical standards.* 2. Respect the public, individuals, and communities. ...

yup. lawfaremedia.org/article/elon-m…

The @uscensusbureau has taken down American Community Survey microdata. Thankfully @nikhil_woodruff had a local copy, so we now store it on @ThePolicyEngine servers.

The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.

CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years theonion.com/cia-realizes-i…

The folks obsessively posting about egg prices for the past few years have gone strangely quiet just as egg prices hit an all-time high.

As I wrote: "As other information sources fall, Wikipedia’s stubborn independence becomes more vital than ever. The attacks from [the right] aren't just about an online encyclopedia — they're part of a broader assault on any information source that refuses to be controlled."

Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters theonion.com/assad-returns-…

1. Today @FTC banned data brokers Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics from using & selling Americans’ sensitive location data, including details of visits to health clinics and churches. This data was used to surveil political gatherings and attempt to monitor union organizers.

Thank you the people and legislators of Korea for showing the way for all democracies, including the U.S., on how to defend ourselves from authoritarian seizures