Peter Suber
@petersuber.bsky.social
Open research, academic culture, US politics, democracy. I post to Mastodon more than Bluesky. But see my bridge account for B versions of the M posts. https://bsky.app/profile/petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
It is deeply disconcerting that we have a White House Faith Office at all, let alone one that is so openly advancing a Christian-right agenda. trib.al/ImrDkjI
Todd Blanche Is Claiming That He Can Ban Abortion In Any State
As he fights to be confirmed as attorney general, Blanche is trying to appease Christian-right groups with wild legal theories about restricting abortion.
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Share this with #humanities colleagues who need to hear the message from humanities colleagues. "How #OpenAccess Is Expanding the Public Reach of Humanistic Scholarship." www.acls.org/news/how-ope... #ScholComm
How Open Access Is Expanding the Public Reach of Humanistic Scholarship
The 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prize finalists share how their open access books have reached new audiences.
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DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
Retraction Watch: "A lawsuit filed under the U.S. False Claims Act accuses four major publishers of perpetrating a decade-long scheme to defraud the government by charging exorbitant article processing charges." retractionwatch.com/2026/07/31/f...
Federal lawsuit accuses four major publishers of extorting article processing charges
iStock A lawsuit filed under the U.S. False Claims Act accuses four major publishers of perpetrating a decade-long scheme to defraud the government by charging exorbitant article processing charges…
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The only surprise here is the apology. "State Dept. apologizing for Africa map that mislabeled every country." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0... #AI #Slop #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
State Dept. apologizing for Africa map that mislabeled every country
The map, part of a presentation Sunday at the AIDS 2026 summit in Rio de Janeiro, purports to show six African countries that are receiving U.S. health funding. It gets each of them wrong.
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but there are models of diamond OA that *do* have sustainable economic models. See: @openlibhums.org supported by 100s of libraries & w/ a staff base. Or the Subscribe2Open model. African Journals Online is part of @ojcollective.bsky.social which has already raised £1.6m openjournalscollective.org
"If, as seems inevitable, the Haitians targeted by this lie are slated for deportation and targeted by ICE, the racist hoaxers will have won."
From Hateful Hoax to Presidential Policy
As time runs out for Haitian refugees in the U.S., a look back at JD Vance’s sick, racist lie about immigrants eating pets.
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Holy shit! Jim Jordan is reduced to stammering when Kasie Hunt presses him on why he continues to support Max Miller despite credible allegations that he abused his ex-wife and toddler daughter
COS is working with a committee of experts through the Coalition for Resilient Research Data Infrastructure to develop a strategic plan for strengthening federally funded research data infrastructure. We want to hear from you! The draft plan is open to feedback until Sept 30:
Announcing the Coalition for Resilient Research Data Infrastructure (CRRDI) Strategic Plan
The Center for Open Science collaborated with research data infrastructure experts on a strategic plan for the Coalition for Resilient Research Data Infrastructure—a coalition working to build a more resilient ecosystem for federally funded research data. The draft is available for community comment.
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My felony charges were dismissed last September. Today, despite affirming to the court that they would not do so (and 11th Circuit rules only permitting one extension), the United States moved for what is now its FOURTH extension to gain permission to actually file an appeal against that dismissal.
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under 18 U.S.C. § 3731. Indeed, in the first order, the court invited the United
States to “appeal this decision and postpone trial until the Eleventh Circuit
clarifies the law regarding the Wiretap Act interception offenses.” Doc. 217 at
316 (identifying this as one of “several potential paths forward for the
government”). After the entry of the second order, which clarified the scope of
the dismissal, Doc. 226, the United States timely filed a notice of appeal, Doc.
229.
2. The United States’ appeal cannot proceed further without the
Solicitor General’s authorization. The Solicitor General “[d]etermin[es]
whether, and to what extent, appeals will be taken by the Government . . . .” 28
C.F.R. § 0.20(b); Justice Manual § 2-1.000(a). The United States Attorney
must report each adverse, appealable decision to the responsible component of the
Department of Justice and must recommend whether the decision should be
appealed. Id. §§ 2.2.110, 2.2.111, 9-2.170. That component—the Criminal
Division, Appellate Section, in this case—then makes its own recommendation.
Id. § 9-2.170(6). Attorneys in the Office of the Solicitor General also make
recommendations to the Solicitor General, who decides whether to authorize the
appeal. 28 C.F.R. § 0.20(b); Justice Manual § 9-2.170(6). This process ensures that the United States pursues only those
relatively few appeals that the Solicitor General deems warranted.
3. The United States Attorney immediately reported this adverse
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decision to the Criminal Division, as required, and submitted his
recommendation. The Criminal Division has submitted its own
recommendation to the Solicitor General, and lawyers within the Solicitor
General’s Office also are weighing in, as required. As noted above, the
Solicitor General will decide whether this appeal should proceed.
4. We appreciate that this process has taken a long time. The legal
issues implicated by the district court’s Wiretap Act rulings are novel and
complex, as are the potential ramifications of the rulings for other cases and
other contexts. We are working diligently toward obtaining the Solicitor
General’s determination, including any parameters for our briefing on appeal,
if authorized. If it is not, we will immediately move to dismiss this appeal.
5. Mr. Burke—who is not detained—has had his conditions of
release modified to enable him to travel and to otherwise minimize the effect of
this appeal.
6. Mr. Burke objects to this requested extension and anticipates filing
a written objection to the requested extension.
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"Every one of the 13 principal federal statistical agencies has experienced staffing reductions since January 2025. Six agencies have lost at least one-third of their workforce, and two have lost more than two-thirds." (via @amstatnews.bsky.social) www.amstat.org/docs/default...
We interviewed Amy Brand, director at @mitpress.bsky.social, to hear her reflections on risk-taking, leadership, innovation and human judgement. This was the second in our Women in Scholarly Communications series, supported by @cactusglobal.bsky.social www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...
EXCLUSIVE – Amy Brand: Publishing for a new era - Research Information
EXCLUSIVE: The director and publisher of MIT Press reflects on risk-taking, leadership, innovation and human judgement
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In an Appropriations Committee hearing earlier this year, I questioned Energy Secretary Chris Wright about the billions his department canceled in clean energy grants. He looked me in the eye and told me the decisions were made on the merits and had nothing to do with politics. That was a lie.
Folks - it's an honor to host @vkempe.bsky.social and @lewan.uk for Part 2 of our convo re: #censorship and #scholarship admist #DemocraticBackSliding. Join us Aug 12, 11 am ET and share widely! #AcademicSky #Academia #higherEd #DefendResearch More @ DefendResearch.org @defendresearch.bsky.social
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"Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states 'based solely' on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b... #DefendResearch #Meritocracy #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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OK, we all have a love/hate relationship with the NYT, but bring the love for this one. Not just great reporting, but real courage in the face of government repression. A guaranteed Pulitzer next May
Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 2w agoJUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
We just won a months-long halt to the illegal merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Stopping this merger while our case proceeds is a critical victory in our efforts to uphold the law and protect the film and television industries.
The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required | Electronic Frontier Foundation www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required
The court ruled that a lower standard applies to manual searches, allowing the government to conduct extraordinarily invasive electronic device searches without any suspicion of wrongdoing, simply…
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📥 New prize rewards making public records truly public
New prize rewards making public records truly public
Dear Friend of Press Freedom:One of the most important press freedom cases in the country deserves far more attention: Journalist Catherine Herridge has paid at least $4,000 in fines for refusing to r...
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NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
nytimes.com
ATLANTA (AP) — US surpasses 2025’s record-breaking tally for measles cases, with 2,318 cases and 5 more months left in the year.
As Americans struggle with cost increases in a full cost-of-living crisis, here are three of the ways the Trump administration is raising your costs:
Back in March, the Trump admin boasted that it was getting medical schools to teach nutrition. www.hhs.gov/press-room/w... Now it's cutting nutrition education for recipients of food assistance. www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n... #MAHA #Medicine #Nutrition #SNAP #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
Are you a journalist who uses the Freedom of Information Act in your reporting? Well, you can now win $25,000. FPF is proud to announce the launch of the Penlight Prize for excellence in paywall-free public records reporting. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social to learn more, and apply today.
The report “calls for the government to invest in young researchers, without noting that the administration fired scores of young scientists and terminated hundreds of grants to early career researchers.”
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2w agoOnce you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Meet Troy Jackson, who has ideas about how renewable energy* can transform Maine's economy.
Inside Climate News@insideclimatenews.org · 2w agoAs state senate president, Jackson supported woody biomass, wind energy and a ban on glyphosate spraying, earning an 81 percent approval record from Maine Conservation Voters.
On July 20, the Honolulu Charter Review Commission voted 10-3 to put a ranked choice voting measure on the November 2026 ballot. If passed, RCV would be used to elect the mayor, City Council, and prosecuting attorney for Honolulu starting in 2032.
Just canceled my DashPass and sent this email to DoorDash. I encourage you to do the same if you support D.C. home rule. press@doordash.com and ir@doordash.com
