Candace Winstead
@candacewinstead.bsky.social
Immunologist, college professor... invested in harm reduction & academic/community engagement via service learning.
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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
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DAILY MEMO: In Absence of Border Patrol, ICE and HSI Steps Up to Take Its Place
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
DAILY MEMO: In Absence of Border Patrol, ICE and HSI Steps Up to Take Its Place
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
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The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s... via @TPM
The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom
TPM Reader EB emailed today to tell me something that hadn’t come...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s... via @TPM
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This.
No due process, so your claims don’t matter.
No due process, so your claims don’t matter.
ICE agents tell citizens they don't care their citizens because citizenship doesn't mean anything in a world with racial and demographic profiling and no warrants or other 4th amendment protections. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This.
No due process, so your claims don’t matter.
No due process, so your claims don’t matter.
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Cal State University currently lacks the counseling resources to support existing mental health concerns among its students—so it is particularly unwise for the university to contract with a corporation whose product is allegedly associated with serious mental health harms.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cal State University currently lacks the counseling resources to support existing mental health concerns among its students—so it is particularly unwise for the university to contract with a corporation whose product is allegedly associated with serious mental health harms.
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In February, the CSU chancellor announced a new “AI-empowered university” initiative making Cal State the largest university to contract with OpenAI—spending $17M for system-wide of a product called “ChatGPT Edu.”
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
ChatGPT Poses Risk to Student Mental Health (Opinion)
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health.
www.insidehighered.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In February, the CSU chancellor announced a new “AI-empowered university” initiative making Cal State the largest university to contract with OpenAI—spending $17M for system-wide of a product called “ChatGPT Edu.”
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Earlier this month, lawsuits brought against OpenAI suggested the potential of ChatGPT to cause serious mental health harms in users.
In light of these cases, the Cal State U system must not continue providing ChatGPT to students.
My opinion essay in @insidehighered.com today
In light of these cases, the Cal State U system must not continue providing ChatGPT to students.
My opinion essay in @insidehighered.com today
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Earlier this month, lawsuits brought against OpenAI suggested the potential of ChatGPT to cause serious mental health harms in users.
In light of these cases, the Cal State U system must not continue providing ChatGPT to students.
My opinion essay in @insidehighered.com today
In light of these cases, the Cal State U system must not continue providing ChatGPT to students.
My opinion essay in @insidehighered.com today
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This is exactly right
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is exactly right
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Great article by @drjudystone.bsky.social about the impact cuts to government agencies are having on global health.
It was also noted that some international scientists refused to attend this conference because of ICE and racial profiling.
I am so deeply ashamed of our government.
It was also noted that some international scientists refused to attend this conference because of ICE and racial profiling.
I am so deeply ashamed of our government.
Reminders Of What Our Losses From CDC And USAID Mean
With the loss of USAID and much of CDC, our ability to respond to pandemics is at risk. Global health issues are a growing threat.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Great article by @drjudystone.bsky.social about the impact cuts to government agencies are having on global health.
It was also noted that some international scientists refused to attend this conference because of ICE and racial profiling.
I am so deeply ashamed of our government.
It was also noted that some international scientists refused to attend this conference because of ICE and racial profiling.
I am so deeply ashamed of our government.
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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Microbiologist Dr. Rita Colwell was born #OTD in 1934. She is recognized for her study of global infectious disease spread through water sources. Her research on cholera helped save 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 lives.
She was the first female director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), 1998-2004. #WomenInSTEM
She was the first female director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), 1998-2004. #WomenInSTEM
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Microbiologist Dr. Rita Colwell was born #OTD in 1934. She is recognized for her study of global infectious disease spread through water sources. Her research on cholera helped save 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 lives.
She was the first female director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), 1998-2004. #WomenInSTEM
She was the first female director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), 1998-2004. #WomenInSTEM
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Geneticist and microbiologist Rita Rossi Colwell was born #OTD in 1934. She was the first researcher in the US to use computers to analyze bacteriological data, and the first woman to serve as director of the NSF. 🧪 👩🔬
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Geneticist and microbiologist Rita Rossi Colwell was born #OTD in 1934. She was the first researcher in the US to use computers to analyze bacteriological data, and the first woman to serve as director of the NSF. 🧪 👩🔬
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November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The new heartbreaking reality...👇
“CDC Cannot Currently Be Trusted as a Scientific Voice”
conscienhealth.org/2025/11/cdc-...
“CDC Cannot Currently Be Trusted as a Scientific Voice”
conscienhealth.org/2025/11/cdc-...
conscienhealth.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The new heartbreaking reality...👇
“CDC Cannot Currently Be Trusted as a Scientific Voice”
conscienhealth.org/2025/11/cdc-...
“CDC Cannot Currently Be Trusted as a Scientific Voice”
conscienhealth.org/2025/11/cdc-...
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
If infant botulism w Clostridium spores *in baby formula!!!* is not treated as an immediate food safety emergency- nothing is safe.
Literally how the hell can the privacy of food distro lists be more important than getting all that formula the fuck off the shelves. They waited A WEEK! 🤬
Literally how the hell can the privacy of food distro lists be more important than getting all that formula the fuck off the shelves. They waited A WEEK! 🤬
The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of urgency,” he said.
FDA delays left recalled baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert says
The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of urgency,” he said.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If infant botulism w Clostridium spores *in baby formula!!!* is not treated as an immediate food safety emergency- nothing is safe.
Literally how the hell can the privacy of food distro lists be more important than getting all that formula the fuck off the shelves. They waited A WEEK! 🤬
Literally how the hell can the privacy of food distro lists be more important than getting all that formula the fuck off the shelves. They waited A WEEK! 🤬
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"When you remove scientists from science, you don’t get truth. You get ideology. " Signed D3- Deb, Dan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social
We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.
Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
www.ms.now
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"When you remove scientists from science, you don’t get truth. You get ideology. " Signed D3- Deb, Dan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social
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"If the data is accurate...it would call into question the business model of OpenAI and nearly every other general-purpose LLM vendor" www.ft.com/content/fce7...
How high are OpenAI’s compute costs? Possibly a lot higher than we thought
Inference inferred, revenue reconstructed, cash burn quantified
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"If the data is accurate...it would call into question the business model of OpenAI and nearly every other general-purpose LLM vendor" www.ft.com/content/fce7...
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Here I cover in @forbes.com how many clinical trials have been disrupted by Trump administration NIH grant terminations and how many patients may have been affected
🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science
www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...
🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science
www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...
NIH Grant Cuts Have Disrupted 383 Clinical Trials With 74,311 Patients
A study found that Trump administration NIH grant cuts led to termination of 118 trials studying cancer, 97 studying infectious diseases and 140 testing new treatments.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Here I cover in @forbes.com how many clinical trials have been disrupted by Trump administration NIH grant terminations and how many patients may have been affected
🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science
www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...
🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science
www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...
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With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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every year someone does a study that’s like “we gave 100 homeless ppl money and their lives improved” and every year the government kills that guy
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
every year someone does a study that’s like “we gave 100 homeless ppl money and their lives improved” and every year the government kills that guy
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Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
Commentary: The UC faculty just won a big court victory over Trump. But why didn't UC join their lawsuit?
The UC faculty went to court to fight Trump's funding cutoffs and won. Why has the university system tried to negotiate instead?
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
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The infant botulism outbreak is an example of what public health does everyday to save lives--to identify the source and put an end to it.
New "Osterholm Update" podcast episode! @mtosterholm & @cvdall review the latest flu trends and how this year's vaccine compares to circulating strains. Dr. O also discusses H5N1 impact on mammals in Antarctica and answers an ID Query on infant botulism
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The infant botulism outbreak is an example of what public health does everyday to save lives--to identify the source and put an end to it.