Bob Calder
@bobcalder.net
Study how marginalized groups are empowered by the internet. Retired teacher - web development and thinking skills. AAAS Section X, Science and Society Nobody is safe until everybody is safe My old Blogger: http://www.bobcalder.net/
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy | Moustafa Bayoumi
Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begun
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Chinese-made Zbtlink routers have backdoor, researchers say reut.rs/4fXIB7j
Chinese-made Zbtlink routers have backdoor, researchers say
More than 20 models of a Chinese-made router available throughout the world ship with a backdoor that could allow access and potential connections to other devices on the network, researchers with cybersecurity firm VulnCheck said on Wednesday.
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Brea C. Burgie was the second Colorado immigration judge fired under the Trump administration in his second term, and she joins roughly 120 judges nationwide who have lost their jobs in the past 18 months, said Jeremiah Johnson, vice president of the National Association of Immigration Judges
Fired judge says Colorado’s immigration courts focus on rapid deportations, not due process
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Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence wins Michigan battleground House primary
Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence wins Michigan battleground House primary
The progressive defeated two moderate opponents and will face Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) in November.
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Published with some minor changes! Please share widely. 😊 Guest, O., Suarez, M., ... & van Rooij, I. (2026). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Digital Culture & Education, 16(2), 85–118. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Journal: www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-162
Volume 16.2 — Digital Culture & Education (ISSN: 1836-8301)
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 11mo agoFinally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n
Fascinating and clear paper by @corymccartan.com and @melodyyhuang.bsky.social, greatly enhancing our understanding of how Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) works and why it is so effective. A must-read for my fellow BART enthusiasts. #statssky #causalinference
ArXiv Paperboy (Stat.ME+Econ.EM)@paperposterbot.bsky.social · 3d agoarXiv📈🤖 Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Gaussian Process Limit of BART By McCartan, Huang
Very interesting graf near bottom of latest NYT story on MAGA efforts to bend universities to its will, as if they were GOP Senators or the SCOTUS Six. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u... Reminder number five zillion: Except for GOP Senators thinking of a lobbying future, appeasement never pays off.
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
More generally, it's innumeracy, but informally we call it lying.
Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social · yesterday🚨 Antivaxxer & stats: WRONG. "Anti-vaccine discourse exhibits systematic patterns of statistical misreasoning": - correlation–causation fallacy - base rate neglect - Denominator neglect - cherry picking Study: Antivaxx statistical misreasoning & disinformation journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
On average, these pups and their cat siblings require about $200/month for food, maintenance, emergencies. UCLA fired me unjustly, illegally. I’m applying and being rejected from dozens of jobs and am in the process of bringing suit. But we have zero income at present. venmo.com/u/JohnathanPerk
If you haven’t already, check out our recent talk on “Spirit, State, and Society” with @kghog.bsky.social. We explore topics such as Spiritual Warfare, Dominion Theology, and the Seven Mountain Mandate in the context of the New Apostolic Reformation and its strategic 50-State Prayer Network.
'In Ukraine, integration has become a battlefield reality: a variety of drones, munitions, and other platforms integrate into a heterogeneous series of networks and digital platforms that form the backbone of Ukrainian command-and-control/digital capabilities.' writes Dr Terhorst in RUSI Commentary.
Swarming Software’s Defence Industrial Implications
Open software architecture for autonomous systems will not only support interoperability but also increase industrial resilience and encourage innovation.
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Christians should be banned from playing sports. Jesus provides them with additional strength, which gives them unfair advantage.
Agenda? He is like a short order cook moving from over easy to scrambled. From pancakes to waffles, sweating profusely and swearing. A billionaire gives him money, he makes the order his priority. There's a line of them at the door, waiting to give him orders.
Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · yesterdayHow the War in Iran Is Complicating Trump’s Agenda at Home www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
2/2 The fitness seascape elaboration has invented to consider how contexts of various sort shape the topography of fitness landscapes. In a new study, we find that context meaningfully shapes molecular evolution at every scale we studied, but the pattern depends on scale and system.
Senator with access to classified material accuses Trump of murder in boat strikes. •crickets• from most major news organizations. Thank you CNN.com.
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View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
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CNN@cnn.com · 2d agoThe US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.
The polymerase milieu of human papillomavirus journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
The polymerase milieu of human papillomavirus | Journal of Virology
Shope papillomavirus was first discovered in 1933 to cause benign, hyperproliferative lesions in cottontail rabbits that could be induced to undergo malignant conversion following treatment with genotoxic agents. This provided early and compelling evidence that viruses could contribute to carcinogenesis in concert. By the 1970s, epidemiological observations had established that cervical neoplasia behaved as a sexually transmitted disease. Herpes simplex virus type 2, cytomegalovirus, and papillomaviruses were each proposed as candidate etiological agents of cervical cancer (1). It was Harald zur Hausen who, beginning with the molecular cloning of HPV16 from cervical carcinoma biopsies, codified the central role of HPV in cervical carcinogenesis, work for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize. We now know that high-risk HPV types account for approximately 5% of the global cancer burden, including virtually all cervical cancers, most oropharyngeal cancers, and significant proportions of anal, vulvar, vaginal, and penile cancers (2). Although most infections are cleared, persistent infection with high-risk types drives malignant progression.
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I don't think water meters should be lumped in with Flock cameras. Municipal water systems are a shared resource where there is trust between the community and individuals involving a scarce shared resource.
The Colorado Sun ☀️@coloradosun.com · yesterdayHow Aurora Water uses surveillance tech to crack down on lawn-watering violations
Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’
The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.
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i am suddenly getting pushed SO muc ‘Dubai life’ content on meta like lmao no I’m too gay for that shit cut it out
📣 MICHIGAN: Here's where things stood as of this morning via the MI SoS Voter Dashboard: www.michigan.gov/sos/election... Registered Voters: 7,358,147 --Absentees: 1,200,719 --Early In Person: 139,609 Total Turnout: 1,340,328 (18.2%) --Absentees outstanding: 756,011 (38.6%)
Or. School districts could just hire experts. Because there are thousands of them.
Cara Jackson@carajackson.bsky.social · yesterdaySo excited about this evaluation! WestEd conducted four regression discontinuity design studies in three districts, looking at reading & math, tutoring & edtech, elementary & middle. There's also tons of implementation insights from the qualitative side. www.k12dive.com/news/early-e...
Don't miss this vile story: MAGA is raging at DHS chief Markwayne Mullin for admitting migrant farmworkers can beneft our economy. This means his devotion to ethnic cleansing is in doubt. He must be excommunicated! I wrote about the collapse of MAGA mythology here: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
Political Science should recognize the state of stupidity as a different sort of governance. Here's proof we live in an Asshole State.
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoBREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
ICYMI. Essential reading from @stevevladeck.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
242. The "Independent Court" Narrative
Efforts to defend the Supreme Court *because* of its independence miss both the real-world impacts of its behavior and the reason *why* independence matters.
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Hello again, on Day 1623 of the full invasion of Ukraine. Every single day I've compiled a thread of the news stories, updated throughout the day (and often night too) When I finished the previous thread in the middle of this night, more things were exploding inside Russia!
I was lucky to be invited by @bmj.com to be a Guest Editor for a series on COVID in the US For one paper, I commissioned my brilliant Duke colleague @keishabentley.bsky.social to lead an analysis on "Race, racism, & covid-19 in the US: lessons not learnt" Read it at www.bmj.com/content/384/...
Race, racism, and covid-19 in the US: lessons not learnt
Keisha Bentley-Edwards and colleagues argue that systemic racism and economic inequality are at the root of disparity in covid-19 outcomes and suggest how to distribute resources more equitably. The...
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Trevon Logan@trevondlogan.bsky.social · 2d agoBy late Summer of 2020, COVID was the third leading cause of death for Black people in the USA. It’s like everyone has just forgotten that…