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Elin Waring

Elin Waring

@elinwaring.bsky.social

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Sociologist, Bronxite, politics, #lehmancollege, data, R Trying to do too many things.

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Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 10h

Saw it this week at Pelham Picture House, really incredible life.

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Shannon (she/her) @ravenlenore.bsky.social · 21h

This is heartbreaking. Just because I’m not a religious observer doesn’t mean others should live in fear to observe their faith. Pleased to see this creative statement.

Bridget 🧟‍♀️ Oooo Brains @bridgetemob.bsky.social · 1d

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

a photograph of the interior of a church. Several people are visible sitting in pews. In the pew immediately in front of the photographer, a black human-sized cardboard cutout in the outline of a woman is visible, as though a shadow is sitting in the pew in front of you.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.

When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 2d

With Trump pardoning Changpeng Zhao and accusing the Biden administration of persecuting him because it hated cryptocurrency, here's a reminder of what the IRS's cybercrime investigators dug up on CZ and Binance. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

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Nicole Hemmer @pastpunditry.bsky.social · 4d

DC friends!! Join us on this Sunday on the National Mall for a teach-in in defense of history and museums, ft. an all-star line-up! We’ll be there from sun-up to sun-down. More info here: linktr.ee/historyteachin

A TEACH-IN IN DEFENSE OF HISTORY AND MUSEUMS.
Sunday, October 26th - Sunup to Sundown.
Washington, DC - The National Mall,
"AMERICA'S FRONTYARD".
LECTURES, READINGS, PERFORMANCES, AND CONVERSATIONS IN DEFENSE
OF HISTORY AND MUSEUMS.
FEATURING KELLIE CARTER JACKSON, NICOLE HEMMER, DEREK MUSGROVE, NATE DIMEO, TRESSIE MCMILLAN COTTOM, AMANDA SEALES, JODY AVIRGAN, JAMES FALLOWS, MARTHA JONES, MARCIA CHATELAIN, PAUL BUTLER, NATHAN CONNOLLY, AND MORE.
ORGANIZED BY NATE DIMEO (THE MEMORY PALACE) AND JODY AVIRGAN (THIS DAY).
All Welcome. More Info, Sign-Up, Latest Updates https://linktr.ee/historyteachin

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 2d

"How do you know?" is the key question.

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 3d

Congress didn't authorize the destruction of the East Wing, &
Congress didn't appropriate money for it.

These companies gave Trump the money to demolish the East Wing.
They are financing it.

Let these companies know whether you approve of their action.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

T-Mobile US Inc.
Tether
Union Pacific Railroad
J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
Adelson Family Foundation
Stefan E. Brodie
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
Charles and Marissa Cascarilla
Edward and Shari Glazer
Harold Hamm
Benjamin Leon, Jr.
The Lutnick Family
The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Konstantin Sokolov
Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher
Paolo Tiramani
Cameron Winklevoss
Tyler Winklevoss

A list of expected attendees, provided by the White House, includes:
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon.com Inc.
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
Micron Technology Inc.
Microsoft Corp.
NextEra Energy Inc.
Palantir Technologies Inc.
Ripple
Reynolds American Inc.

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 3d

The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 3d

That’s the point,

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 3d

When you read some of the instructions on reproducibility they seem to say that you should always set the seed. But actually if your goal is for people to be able to reproduce your published results exactly, then you just need to do it for the results you publish.

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 3d

You even have to be careful about that since there has to be a certain amount of entropy to make it actually random. Once had to deal with a security issue that only happened close to start up when the sources of randomness were too clean.

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 3d

The problem is, what if he wins?

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 3d

The first time I ever heard of DJT was when he destroyed the Bonwit Teller freizes, so I don't know why anyone is surprised by the White House destruction. He never changes. news.artnet.com/art-world/do...

When Donald Trump Razed the Bonwit Teller Building, He Promised the Met Its Art Deco Friezes. A New Book Details How He Pulverized Them Instead | Artnet News

Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.'

news.artnet.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3d

This is a big deal… my congressman has been in DC for 24 years and hasn’t held a Townhall since 2012.

His rural constituents are standing up.

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 5d

Or continued to push for expansion in states that had or have not yet expanded.

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 6d

There are constant meetings and trainings and other events. Anyone who thinks that nothing happens between big events is not paying attention.

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 7d

This is the most thoughtful and moving interview with a unicorn you'll ever see. (I'm serious!)

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 7d

“We’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president because he’s a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power. And we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening.” 🦄

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 7d

Great turnout #nokingspelham lots of young people

Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 7d

#nokingsnewrochelle

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 10d

Just $2,300 away from the final goal for this page!

If it hits $135,000, @90for90.bsky.social and I will have raised $5,000 for each of the Dems running in the REDDEST 27 State House districts in Virginia!

secure.actblue.com/donate/vaval...

Show your support with a contribution.

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Elin Waring @elinwaring.bsky.social · 10d

When they give a whole speech about how it would be wrong for small states to be pushed around by big states, I say so it's also wrong for big states to be pushed around by small states.

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 11d

The people who accused Obama of rounding them up and putting them in concentration camps now get to LARP their dark fictions into reality—with someone else getting locked up by jack-booted thugs

PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · 11d

Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 12d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 14d

We are seeing dozens of these videos every day. It's happening all over the ocuntry. I know many people are outraged but it's just continuing unabated.

This feeling of impotence is devastating. How does it end? With the country emptied of brown people and dissidents in jail?

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 14d

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 14d

The CDC official who was leading the measles response and was RIFd has more than 28 yrs experience as the senior USG official leading outbreaks on Ebola, Marburg virus, and mpox. 2/4