Patricia Clay (she/her)

‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

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Dozens of fake college websites, which appear to be connected, are pushing scams. Many of the sites appear to be built with or supplemented by generative AI. Included are fake accrediting organizations and Education Department #highered www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

Chatbots can go into a delusional spiral. Here’s how it happens. (NY Times)

One of the most important questions we need to ask about technology is “why?” We need to think about why we are interacting, using the tech. Is it beneficial? Is it necessary?

ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results OpenAI scrambles to remove personal ChatGPT conversations from Google results.

While the indexing did not include identifying information about the ChatGPT users, some of their chats did share personal details—like highly specific descriptions of their interpersonal relationships with friends and family members.

Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.

Is it collateral damage or part of the design? #CommunityCollege www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/m...

ProPublica just obtained a remarkable directive to those remaining at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then ... "Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break." The email came from from the agency's acting executive secretary. I asked Kel McClanahan, a national security attorney, if this was legal. He said: "No it is not," citing the Federal Records Act. "Classified records are still federal records."

@propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy with an explosive scoop. This is insanity.

UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs The move, which is in line with an executive order from President Trump to slash the federal workforce, raises concerns about staffing at the agency that delivers crucial benefits to Americans.

Every U.S. man, woman and child (living and dead) has a Social Security number and records of their work, income, tax, disability and civil relationships. And now DOGE has access to all of it.” #data www.npr.org/2025/02/28/n...

The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs The move, which is in line with an executive order from President Trump to slash the federal workforce, raises concerns about staffing at the agency that delivers crucial benefits to Americans.

Social Security Administration to downsize, close regional offices “The data we (SSA) house is intimate and comprehensive.

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

These sites might be useful:

1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)

Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions therecord.media/hegseth-orde... #cybersecurity

Trump’s DOJ Erases Report On Violence Against Native American Women

“For all the work of this commission, which the Senate unanimously voted to create in March 2020, there is now a dead link on the Justice Department’s website where its report used to be.“

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u... #massacre

Our final plenary session, featuring an inspiring panel of DREAM Scholars, emphasized the critical responsibility of higher education leaders and faculty in preparing students to become active, engaged contributors to society and the workforce. What has inspired you most at DREAM 2025? #ATDDREAM

Trump the King tweeted by The White House

#nokings I thought the USA was a democratic republic?

No, 150-Year-Olds Aren't Collecting Social Security Benefits — WIRED Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There's a much simpler explanation.

No, 150 year olds aren’t collecting Social Security. SSA capped benefits in 2015 at age 115 (not sure what happens if you live past this age!!) #doge #fraud apple.news/AnhDth1ThT0K...

DOGE.gov’s database is wide open - anyone can push updates to it �� https://www.404media.co/anyone-can-push-updates-to-the-doge-gov-website-e-2/

#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!

Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵

Should the richest man in the world be able to shut down a federal program because he wants to?

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Conference Cancellation Tied to Federal DEI Pause, Not HBCU Status The center at Rutgers was unable to independently host the conference due to the majority of panelists being federal employees, JFF staff, or partners in the larger grant.

The center was unable to independently host the conference due to the majority of panelists being federal employees, JFF staff, or partners in the larger grant, not HBCU #dei
www.diverseeducation.com/institutions...

More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War ...

#AntiDEI fallout apnews.com/article/air-...

I had RSV last year and it was the worst! I hope you’re well soon

How did everyone NOT see this coming?

Ugh. He just makes watching any game worse 😖

Amen. #booksky

The Needs of Dementia Caregivers | Harvard Magazine What it's like to look after a loved one with dementia

#Dementia care is not just for the patient. The costs of care are astronomical

www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harv...