Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...

Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/

Fun look at how much variability there is in how we interpret qualitative descriptions of probability. I particularly love the discussion of possible tweaks and extensions. #StatsSky

Love this slidedeck! Great one to look through for up to date info!

Truly disgusting. After sinking to yet another low I really wonder if there is any red line for organizations (including @umich.edu) that will cause them to leave such a cesspool. If mecha-hitler and mass production of non-consensual pornography and CSAM isn't enough, is anything?

Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

We cannot let this president drag us into more endless wars that risk the lives of American service members and civilians abroad. The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.

Happy Pop-Tarts Bowl Day to all who celebrate

RSV is a virus that results in tens of thousands of hospitalizations in the US each year, and is particularly dangerous for young children. Recent advances in vaccines (elderly and maternal) and long-lasting preventatives have been a godsend. This administration continues to choose reckless cruelty.

it cannot be said enough, and should be shouted from the rooftops: this is a fake legal issue that's been backstopped by on-demand scholarship from academics who are part of the same project as the conservative justices. the "authority" they will cite is no better than citing AI slop.

The understandable difficultly folks are having discerning what Federal data are/aren't reliable really underscores the immense damage that has been done to Federal agencies and our trust in them. All the more important for those of us with subject matter knowledge to speak up where we can.

Absolute debasement of academic standards *student submits opinion in psych class *gets bad grade *instructor says she can make whatever arguments she wants but must draw on empirical sources *student & Turning Point says her religious freedom & first amendment rights violated *professor suspended

Hi library 📚 colleagues! There are 12 days left to apply for two tenured, unionized positions at my academic library in Upstate New York. These are management positions that require supervisory experience, and the salary range for each is $85k to $115k. Details below, reposts appreciated! (1/4)

Update on a significant development NIH grant terms. On 10/1, a change to grant making regs went into effect that gives NIH more power to terminate grants for policy reasons. But to use this power, new grant terms must include specific language. See @aniloza.bsky.social w/ the story from July. 1/

If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?

Friends, if you have the means to donate to a local food pantry financially via online giving, I highly encourage you to do that. But I don’t want to discount the importance of actually showing up at the pantry, even if it is just to drop off food. (1/5)

democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.

… what we should tolerate. He’s running for the senate for chrissakes. Scott Lemieux puts it well here:

Is it disappointing that a large number of Americans voted for the current administration? Yes, but we need to be careful about blaming voters. Voters only get 2 options; there were a *lot* of prior decisions (and primaries!) made long before the election. Elites hold *much* more responsibility.

We're making the data behind this story available on Github to allow journalists, researchers and others to explore the details of the canceled food deliveries. github.com/propublica/t...

This is a huge scandal, one of the worst in modern law enforcement and something that is astoundingly unconstitutional and illegal.

There are so many obvious constitutional violations in this story. It is enraging. There is no war, there is no foreign invasion, there is nothing that justify it. This is a choice to create a military presence that will brutalize residents of cities that do not support the President.

Despite all the uncertainty right now in American Higher Ed, our department is hiring! jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55... Happy to answer any questions you have - it's a wonderful place to work. 🥰 (Note: this is a tenure-track TEACHING position, not a good fit for research-only goals.)

More information on the recently released #USAID data www.wwhge.org/resources/al... @wwhglobaled.bsky.social @icpsr.bsky.social @datafirst.bsky.social

CDC has been a global leader in public health & played a key role in smallpox eradication. Health depts in red states & blue states rely on CDC expertise & support. The CDC EIS program trains the next generation of public health leaders & disease detectives. They are burning it to the ground.

"I will not be the only person who makes this decision, and those who are invested in Texas’s future should recognize this warning...Recruiting new faculty is essential, and Texas diminishes its ability to attract the next generation of scholars when its government interferes with its universities."

Three key points: 1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February 2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty 3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

I know this case is all over - & it should be - but Turning Point USA has waged a harassment campaign against faculty for more than a decade. I know of at least a half dozen other faculty, personally, who have received death threats and several of those who felt so unsafe they too left their homes

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

All year, we’ve seen this administration treat appropriations bills less as laws-to-follow and more like Lucy playing football with Charlie Brown. What should make this moment any different? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

From the @icpsr.bsky.social side I have to say that this was a massive lift that would not have been possible without a few incredible folks at USAID (who were RIF'd) and @datafirst.bsky.social. Many thanks to @datarescueproject.org too! It was a pleasure working with you all to preserve these data!

Great thread highlighting that the damage which has been done to US farmers is likely to be persistent.

Earlier this month @maggielevenstein.bsky.social and I spoke to BBC's More or Less about what is happening with US government data. Thanks to @timharford.ft.com for having us! #databs #statistics #episky

“By rushing to overturn injunctions with no regard to who is being harmed, as well as creating seemingly arbitrary technicalities to prevent future injunctions, the message from the supreme court is clear: It doesn’t matter how many laws they broke.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Truly appalling stuff.

I gave a talk at ISR yesterday on declining response rates in surveys, and why we should not automatically assume that this means our survey estimates will be subject to nonresponse bias. Here is the recording for anyone interested! Thanks again to ISR Insights. 🙏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSmD...

Pretty clear illustration of "you may as well stand up for what you believe in, they're coming for you anyway."

New podcast @irpwisc.bsky.social w/ Jane Waldfogel @columbiauniversity.bsky.social on importance of US safety net benefits for kids, and how a universal child $$ benefit would be investment in the future. US is among only high-income countries without this benefit: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/irp...

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

Memphis is 63% Black, but not one Black person was with Trump today when he signed his presidential memorandum to send the National Guard to the largest Black city in America. The Black mayor of Memphis, the Black mayor of Shelby County, and the Black police chief, were not involved.

public health:

1. In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk's shooting, the WSJ laundered claims that "transgender symbols" were found with the shooter's gun. Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found. WSJ owes a full retraction and apology. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Consulting for Statistics Computing and Analytics Research (CSCAR) has been an invaluable resource for UM students, faculty, and staff for decades. Closing CSCAR because of "funding challenges" is incredibly short-sighted. Some colleagues and I discuss why in a new op-ed. #statistics

Remember, if you encounter what seems like an implausible survey finding, ask: 1. Were survey respondents selected randomly or was this an opt-in poll? 2. Could the results, especially for young adults, be driven by bogus respondents? Keep this post in mind: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 🧪

RFK pressured her to *pre approve* panel recommendations for a panel that had not actually met! "Once trusted experts are removed and advisory bodies are stacked, the results are predetermined. That isn’t reform. It is sabotage."

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

My alma mater, living up to it's new title of Quislings At Best