Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D.
@brianckeegan.com
{Social, Data, Network, Information} Scientist, @cuboulder.info
Visiting Scientist, @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social AY25-26
High-tempo collaboration, information commons, public interest data science
https://www.brianckeegan.com/
Signal: brianckeegan.26
Visiting Scientist, @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social AY25-26
High-tempo collaboration, information commons, public interest data science
https://www.brianckeegan.com/
Signal: brianckeegan.26
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Brian Keegan – Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
popcenter.harvard.edu
ICYMI, I’m on sabbatical this AY at @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social:
popcenter.harvard.edu/blog/directo...
I’ll be working on a STS-flavored book project about ecofascist data science that combines critical demography and data studies.
Let me know if you’re in Boston this year and want to meet up!
popcenter.harvard.edu/blog/directo...
I’ll be working on a STS-flavored book project about ecofascist data science that combines critical demography and data studies.
Let me know if you’re in Boston this year and want to meet up!
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
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Hey @safety.bsky.app, found an account making death threats you should suspend.
this is a far more explicit death threat from people with the actual means to carry it out
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Hey @safety.bsky.app, found an account making death threats you should suspend.
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I curated some readings for class on "data tensions" and the list felt worth sharing. Come on a tour of datasets, books, the web, and AI with me...
We'll start with this piece on the Google Books project: the hopes, dreams, disasters, and aftermath of building a public library on the internet.
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We'll start with this piece on the Google Books project: the hopes, dreams, disasters, and aftermath of building a public library on the internet.
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Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria
“Somewhere at Google there is a database containing 25 million books and nobody is allowed to read them.”
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I curated some readings for class on "data tensions" and the list felt worth sharing. Come on a tour of datasets, books, the web, and AI with me...
We'll start with this piece on the Google Books project: the hopes, dreams, disasters, and aftermath of building a public library on the internet.
1/n
We'll start with this piece on the Google Books project: the hopes, dreams, disasters, and aftermath of building a public library on the internet.
1/n
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As a long time Summers hater, i feel like they wrote this one for my personal benefit theonion.com/no-not-larry...
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As a long time Summers hater, i feel like they wrote this one for my personal benefit theonion.com/no-not-larry...
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my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Bari will be on the case any second now.
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Bari will be on the case any second now.
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There's a lot we have not visualized in a useful way.
One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."
One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."
The fascist's unemployment solution: hiring some people to terrorize and cage others
www.huffpost.com/entry/us-hir...
www.huffpost.com/entry/us-hir...
U.S. Hires 50,000 Federal Workers Under Trump, Boosting Immigration Roles
The bulk of the new hires, reported first by Reuters, work at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.huffpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
There's a lot we have not visualized in a useful way.
One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."
One of the big ones is the SHIFT in govt employment from "people who cure cancer" and "people who make sure your Social Security comes on time" and "people who care for veterans" to "people who kidnap your neighbors."
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Anyhoo, here's a paper about "the centrality of housing concerns in facilitating the Holocaust and the complicity of individuals in the exclusion of Jews for economic, ideological, and geographic reasons."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Anyhoo, here's a paper about "the centrality of housing concerns in facilitating the Holocaust and the complicity of individuals in the exclusion of Jews for economic, ideological, and geographic reasons."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The former deputy spokesman for George W. Bush defending the former general counsel for Barack Obama for her chummy emails with a pedophile because they both now work at Goldman Sachs should turn anyone into the Joker.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/g...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/g...
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The former deputy spokesman for George W. Bush defending the former general counsel for Barack Obama for her chummy emails with a pedophile because they both now work at Goldman Sachs should turn anyone into the Joker.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/g...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/g...
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It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
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"And I got angry. ... We have 6 men’s professional teams — 6! Including lacrosse — and we don’t have a single women’s professional anything? That kind of blew my mind."
boulderfrequency.com/episode/head...
boulderfrequency.com/episode/head...
Nicole Glaros on Techstars’ Boulder return, Matchstick Ventures & Denver Summit FC - Boulder Valley Frequency
Nicole Glaros — longtime Techstars leader, Matchstick Ventures partner, and key driver behind Denver Summit FC — talks Boulder’s startup revival and launching Colorado’s first women’s pro team. Plus: ...
boulderfrequency.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"And I got angry. ... We have 6 men’s professional teams — 6! Including lacrosse — and we don’t have a single women’s professional anything? That kind of blew my mind."
boulderfrequency.com/episode/head...
boulderfrequency.com/episode/head...
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This week, I taught this wonderful paper from #FAccT2025 in my CS course.
Is this a "survey paper"? Or a "position paper"? Or ... ?
Should its inclusion in arXiv face extra boundaries that randomly generated eval bench numbers go up papers don't face?
Genuine question despite my phrasing!
Is this a "survey paper"? Or a "position paper"? Or ... ?
Should its inclusion in arXiv face extra boundaries that randomly generated eval bench numbers go up papers don't face?
Genuine question despite my phrasing!
Liberatory Collections and Ethical AI: Reimagining AI Development from Black Community Archives and Datasets | Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency
dl.acm.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This week, I taught this wonderful paper from #FAccT2025 in my CS course.
Is this a "survey paper"? Or a "position paper"? Or ... ?
Should its inclusion in arXiv face extra boundaries that randomly generated eval bench numbers go up papers don't face?
Genuine question despite my phrasing!
Is this a "survey paper"? Or a "position paper"? Or ... ?
Should its inclusion in arXiv face extra boundaries that randomly generated eval bench numbers go up papers don't face?
Genuine question despite my phrasing!
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
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Have you been wanting to learn more about Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom's ideas for collaborative governance?
Now is your chance to get that copy of The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom for half price!
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
Now is your chance to get that copy of The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom for half price!
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Have you been wanting to learn more about Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom's ideas for collaborative governance?
Now is your chance to get that copy of The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom for half price!
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
Now is your chance to get that copy of The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom for half price!
islandpress.org/books/uncomm...
3.5 / 5
this nerd usually has one or more of the following attributes and obsessions:
- a beard
- catholicism
- a favorite history podcast
- housing policy
- advanced degree
- a beard
- catholicism
- a favorite history podcast
- housing policy
- advanced degree
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
3.5 / 5
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Not the most important thing -- but fascinating look into how Epstein was throwing money around to try and rehabilitate his Google search results, and some of the strategies folks were using to get it done:
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Not the most important thing -- but fascinating look into how Epstein was throwing money around to try and rehabilitate his Google search results, and some of the strategies folks were using to get it done:
Dear Barbara Keegan, the reason you cannot log into your accounts is because you continue to use my email address.
a woman is standing in front of a door and saying stop it
ALT: a woman is standing in front of a door and saying stop it
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Dear Barbara Keegan, the reason you cannot log into your accounts is because you continue to use my email address.
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here at the Paper of Record, when an open white supremacist leaks someone's college application in an attempt to imply he got unfair race-based special treatment, even though he was rejected, we know what to do: publish it immediately prospect.org/2025/07/09/2...
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
here at the Paper of Record, when an open white supremacist leaks someone's college application in an attempt to imply he got unfair race-based special treatment, even though he was rejected, we know what to do: publish it immediately prospect.org/2025/07/09/2...
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The America First solution to the housing crunch isn’t a 50-year mortgage. It’s 100+ million deportations.
I wrote about the nativist dream of an idyllic, white, Christian America for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/dont-build-h...
I wrote about the nativist dream of an idyllic, white, Christian America for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/dont-build-h...
Don’t Build Housing, Just Deport People: The Nativist Right Recoils at Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Proposal
The backlash against Trump's proposal reveals the characteristics of his base's reactionary housing politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The America First solution to the housing crunch isn’t a 50-year mortgage. It’s 100+ million deportations.
I wrote about the nativist dream of an idyllic, white, Christian America for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/dont-build-h...
I wrote about the nativist dream of an idyllic, white, Christian America for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/dont-build-h...
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Just checkin' the facts!
I just remembered this from Glenn Kessler 3 months ago
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Just checkin' the facts!