Miriam Posner
@miriamposner.com
Tired person, fighter. Labor, data, DH, obsolete software, database history, etc. Seeing Like a Supply Chain out from Yale UP in fall 2026. Speaking for myself, not my employer.
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“Palantir’s software is helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement track undocumented immigrants and deport them faster... The software, Immigration OS, plays a key role in supporting the administration’s mass deportation campaign"
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How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data management company’s chief executive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“Palantir’s software is helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement track undocumented immigrants and deport them faster... The software, Immigration OS, plays a key role in supporting the administration’s mass deportation campaign"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Interesting.
"Multiple Microsoft divisions lowered how much salespeople are supposed to grow sales of certain AI products after many missed goals, according to salespeople in Microsoft’s Azure cloud unit. It’s rare for Microsoft to lower such quotas for specific products." www.theinformation.com/articles/mic...
Microsoft Lowers AI Software Growth Targets as Customers Resist Newer Products
Executives at Microsoft and other enterprise software firms heralded 2025 as the year artificial intelligence would be capable of automating tasks that involve multiple steps, such as generating dashb...
www.theinformation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Interesting.
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We're doing arch. They didn't, they said it wasn't possible, and [quickly, stumbling] it wasn't possible with sleepy joe and the autopen but [awful wet breath] we're doing arch, and quite frankly we are doing plaza as well.
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
‘We’re doing arch’ Trump says in update on latest construction project
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We're doing arch. They didn't, they said it wasn't possible, and [quickly, stumbling] it wasn't possible with sleepy joe and the autopen but [awful wet breath] we're doing arch, and quite frankly we are doing plaza as well.
Found this helpful in thinking about how to introduce first-year undergrads to academic research.
BEAM/BEAT: Thinking About Sources in the Writing Classroom | Teaching Writing
www.bu.edu
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Found this helpful in thinking about how to introduce first-year undergrads to academic research.
The topic for next quarter’s installment of Data, Justice, and Society is, broadly, contemporary algorithmic life and I am STRUGGLING with a surfeit of material. I keep waking up at night thinking, “We gotta cover that too!!”
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The topic for next quarter’s installment of Data, Justice, and Society is, broadly, contemporary algorithmic life and I am STRUGGLING with a surfeit of material. I keep waking up at night thinking, “We gotta cover that too!!”
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If you're around Cambridge/Harvard tomorrow, I'm teaming up with Panamanian attorney/Harvard fellow David Mizrachi to give a talk on the history of the Panama Canal at the Kennedy School. Despite the official-looking poster it will be a very informal event! www.hks.harvard.edu/events/panam...
December 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you're around Cambridge/Harvard tomorrow, I'm teaming up with Panamanian attorney/Harvard fellow David Mizrachi to give a talk on the history of the Panama Canal at the Kennedy School. Despite the official-looking poster it will be a very informal event! www.hks.harvard.edu/events/panam...
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They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research
It seems to me (when I can summon the optimism) that this administration is flailing as its approval rates plummet and court losses mount. But like a wounded animal, it’s incredibly dangerous.
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It seems to me (when I can summon the optimism) that this administration is flailing as its approval rates plummet and court losses mount. But like a wounded animal, it’s incredibly dangerous.
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
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Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life Fellows - Assistant Professor (Research) G7 - G8
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
durham.taleo.net
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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A mom in Portland has been separated from her child since June bc ICE kidnapped her. The only thing standing between her & her baby right now is a $7,500 bond. There's 5k to go. PLEASE let's do this. Many hands make light work. This is literally the reason for the gd mfing season gofund.me/3e980d9d3
Donate to Help us get an asylum seeker released from ICE detention, organized by CLEAR Clinic
Our client Lorena (pseudonym) is a single-parent asylum-seeker w… CLEAR Clinic needs your support for Help us get an asylum seeker released from ICE detention
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December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A mom in Portland has been separated from her child since June bc ICE kidnapped her. The only thing standing between her & her baby right now is a $7,500 bond. There's 5k to go. PLEASE let's do this. Many hands make light work. This is literally the reason for the gd mfing season gofund.me/3e980d9d3
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Americans are paying more for less almost everywhere. In this month’s issue of The American Prospect magazine, we dig into how surveillance capitalism, regulatory capture, and monopolization raise costs for everyone. From Robert Kutner: trib.al/yR1TPKy
Sources of America’s Hidden Inflation - The American Prospect
How market power jacks up prices, and how Trump’s policies add to the pressure
trib.al
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Americans are paying more for less almost everywhere. In this month’s issue of The American Prospect magazine, we dig into how surveillance capitalism, regulatory capture, and monopolization raise costs for everyone. From Robert Kutner: trib.al/yR1TPKy
An extremely competent and well-loved leader who was extremely not the target of an explosive whistleblower lawsuit!
ahaha I was reading up on y'all's CTO recently and...welllllll then
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
An extremely competent and well-loved leader who was extremely not the target of an explosive whistleblower lawsuit!
This plan to centralize all tech support on campus is incredibly unpopular, but our admins keep ramming it through. When faculty complained that they'd totally bypassed shared governance, they redubbed current operations the plan's "discovery phase"—even though they're actively changing staff lines.
'One IT' centralized plan leaves HumTech organization facing uncertainty - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Sept. 12 at 6:20 p.m. A UCLA organization that provides specialized technology support for students and faculty across the Humanities Division could be impacted by UCLA’s new inf...
dailybruin.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This plan to centralize all tech support on campus is incredibly unpopular, but our admins keep ramming it through. When faculty complained that they'd totally bypassed shared governance, they redubbed current operations the plan's "discovery phase"—even though they're actively changing staff lines.
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Nayra Guzmán was 15 days post C-section — going to see her baby in the NICU — when she was taken to Broadview and held in custody for about 34 hours.
She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump.
Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump.
Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Nayra Guzmán was 15 days post C-section — going to see her baby in the NICU — when she was taken to Broadview and held in custody for about 34 hours.
She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump.
Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump.
Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
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On Dec 14th, @ericmgarcia.bsky.social and I will recap what 2025 has been for the Autistic community. We won't sugar coat what the year has meant, but we will talk about how the work we have all done brought many organizations and peoples together for robust advocacy. #actuallyautistic
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
On Dec 14th, @ericmgarcia.bsky.social and I will recap what 2025 has been for the Autistic community. We won't sugar coat what the year has meant, but we will talk about how the work we have all done brought many organizations and peoples together for robust advocacy. #actuallyautistic
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@wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social magazine has a nice discussion of the impact of disppearing data on classrooms and researchers at the university. These kinds of stories are important for underscoring why public data is so important! Keep them coming!
www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2...
www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2...
Disappearing Data
www.wesleyan.edu
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
@wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social magazine has a nice discussion of the impact of disppearing data on classrooms and researchers at the university. These kinds of stories are important for underscoring why public data is so important! Keep them coming!
www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2...
www.wesleyan.edu/about/news/2...
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Out in spring from @bentarnoff.com & I www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
December 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Out in spring from @bentarnoff.com & I www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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Live Breakdown of New Immigration Enforcement Data Today: Let's Democratize Immigration Data
The Deportation Data Project released new data. Follow along while I identify important trends, unpack key findings, and respond to your questions and comments.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/live-break...
The Deportation Data Project released new data. Follow along while I identify important trends, unpack key findings, and respond to your questions and comments.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/live-break...
Live Breakdown of New Immigration Enforcement Data Today: Let's Democratize Immigration Data
The Deportation Data Project released new data last night. Follow along while I identify important trends, unpack key findings, and respond to your questions and comments.
austinkocher.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Live Breakdown of New Immigration Enforcement Data Today: Let's Democratize Immigration Data
The Deportation Data Project released new data. Follow along while I identify important trends, unpack key findings, and respond to your questions and comments.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/live-break...
The Deportation Data Project released new data. Follow along while I identify important trends, unpack key findings, and respond to your questions and comments.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/live-break...
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On this World AIDS Day, I'm thinking back to 2011, when we in NEH-ODH gave Anne Balsamo and her team the first of several awards to develop the AIDS Quilt Touch, which allows the public to search and view the AIDS Quilt. apps.neh.gov/PublicQuery/...
NEH Award Search
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December 2, 2025 at 5:06 AM
On this World AIDS Day, I'm thinking back to 2011, when we in NEH-ODH gave Anne Balsamo and her team the first of several awards to develop the AIDS Quilt Touch, which allows the public to search and view the AIDS Quilt. apps.neh.gov/PublicQuery/...
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I asked the machine if you had joy 💀
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I asked the machine if you had joy 💀
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The AAUP chapter at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln is organizing a week of action to fight devastating budget cuts!
UNL is proposing to slash around 27 million dollars and to close 4 programs at the university.
These cuts will be disastrous.
Let's stand with AAUP - UNL and stop the cuts!
UNL is proposing to slash around 27 million dollars and to close 4 programs at the university.
These cuts will be disastrous.
Let's stand with AAUP - UNL and stop the cuts!
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The AAUP chapter at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln is organizing a week of action to fight devastating budget cuts!
UNL is proposing to slash around 27 million dollars and to close 4 programs at the university.
These cuts will be disastrous.
Let's stand with AAUP - UNL and stop the cuts!
UNL is proposing to slash around 27 million dollars and to close 4 programs at the university.
These cuts will be disastrous.
Let's stand with AAUP - UNL and stop the cuts!
The greasy, small-minded OU political gambit gets the treatment it deserves.
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The greasy, small-minded OU political gambit gets the treatment it deserves.