Katie Harper

Letting a computer make decisions is letting whoever controls the computer decide the range of acceptable choices. There is no way that the owners of the AI systems will allow them to make decisions which are optimal for the user but against the interests of the owner...
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Watch the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films | The Booker Prizes Stormzy, Katherine Parkinson, Rory Kinnear, Arlo Parks, Shazad Latif and Gabrielle Creevy star in our new films showcasing the 2025 shortlist

Have you watched the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films?

Just scroll back down our feed to catch up or visit our website: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

"Trad influencers gloss this unjust workload as a homage to homesteading (and leverage it to market unsubstantiated remedies) instead of calling it what it is: picking up the state’s slack. Cuts to education seem less threatening when you are convinced your role is to homeschool your children" #NCEd

In her recommendation, Bagdasarian stated, "Any person over the age of six months without contraindication who has not received a dose of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or-authorized 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine may be considered to have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and is thus eligible to receive an age-appropriate dose."

I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.

www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

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I also struggle with this.

One of my solutions: kebabs. I eat meat so I do chicken, fish, but minimize steak. Buy them at most grocery meat markets. You can grill them as is or more often I take them off skewer for a very fast stir fry. That plus a rotisserie chicken and sliced zucchini in fridge

reposting to remember the phrase “time tax on parents”

YouTube video by Geek Attitude Amazing Traffic Timelapse School run drop off by car proves tricky

And a time-lapse of a school car line for your daily moment of un-zen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkal...

So many good articles that I'll be teaching in HPM 756

This post is a real gift.

The strategy:

1. Appeal to economic anxiety created by AI hype.

2. Target prospective students in geographic regions far removed from established tech centers.

3. Rent brand equity of public universities associated with regional pride, while simultaneously sowing doubt in the their legitimacy.

I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.

So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.

Routine immunization of U.S. children born 1994–2018 will prevent an estimated 419 million illnesses, 936,000 deaths, and $1.9 trillion in societal costs over their lifetimes.

Newer vaccines like HPV are on track to reduce cervical cancers by tens of thousands of cases...

The Last American Road Trip The New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a changing America as she and her fami...

In 2016, I worried that the US would soon be destroyed. So for the next eight years, I took my kids everywhere I could so they'd know their country firsthand. We drove in every direction to see things from all sides.

Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com

YouTube video by XOXO Festival Ed Yong, Journalist/Author - XOXO Festival (2024)

Sharing so I remember to watch this again.

Thank you @edyong209.bsky.social -
for this talk and for all your work steeped in empathy, curiosity and kindness.

youtu.be/ddy5uMdzZB8

Let's be honest. The hour we skip tonight is going to be the best hour anybody experiences in 2025

The Best Vegan Scones | Flaky and Moist These Vegan Scones are the perfect scone texture! They are delicious, flaky and moist with a sweet taste. They’re so easy, and use regular everyday ingredients!

If you need a dairy-free scone recipe, this one is great. I didn’t have blueberries or lemon on hand, so I swapped in allergen free chocolate chips, and was hilariously shocked at how well it turned out.

jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-scones...

Here you go, everyone.

This the Project 2025 Tracker, highlighting each objective and which ones they have completed

Stunning to see it laid out like this.

Even more stunning how many federal departments & agencies they have already sealed.
www.project2025.observer

Black Lives Matter At School National coalition organizing for racial justice in education.

Some of the education justice groups I recommend supporting:

www.blacklivesmatteratschool.com
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
@zinnedproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@network4pubed.bsky.social
@aapf.bsky.social
@ctulocal1.bsky.social
www.studentsdeserve.org
dignityinschools.org

YouTube video by Elle Cordova Fonts hanging out

Reminds me of Elle Cordova’s skits!
youtu.be/j7SByXWWVzU?...

The impact of Title I funding in North Carolina:

In North Carolina -

NIH FUNDING:
$2.28B

JOBS SUPPORTED:
25,081

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.34B

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Text on a website: Racial Disparities Exist Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. Multiple factors contribute to these disparities, such as variation in quality healthcare, underlying chronic conditions, structural racism, and implicit bias. Social determinants of health prevent many people from racial

Text on a website: Racial Disparities Exist Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. Multiple factors contribute to these disparities, such as variation in quality healthcare and underlying chronic conditions. Social

A CDC website on Black maternal mortality used to list structural racism and implicit bias among the factors that contribute to the disparities in maternal deaths. It’s been stripped of those references.

Here’s the version from January, thanks to Wayback Machine, versus today

Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly

Hundreds of protesters gather outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to demand it roll back restrictions on transgender care for youth:

thank you 📌

YouTube video by KVAL News Democratic senators hold Senate Floor to oppose Russ Vought’s OMB nomination

Senate Dems are holding up Vought’s nom for as long as they possibly can. It’s called post-cloture debate, and for certain nominees it can last up to 30hs. We are in h 7. You don’t have to watch the whole thing, but at least keep it open so it gets a ton of views.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITh0...
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this is such a great article (and I appreciate your reminder posts!)

Highly recommend stocking up on COVID, influenza a/b, and rsv tests, like these altruan.com/products/flu...

Currently $1.87 each, plus shipping (far less than the tests available state side, which often only test for COVID or influenza A)

As did many other school finance reforms - whether induced by judicial intervention or not, and with greater return on investment in higher poverty settings: www.shankerinstitute.org/sites/defaul...