Shen Pan
@shenpan.bsky.social
I’m a philosopher interested in (philosophy of) mind and (bio)ethics.
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the writers are not subtle
September 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
the writers are not subtle
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Yes, do this.
"You cannot arrest someone because they are Hispanic" is worth fighting for. It's worth shutting down the government for. And it's worth attracting attention to.
"You cannot arrest someone because they are Hispanic" is worth fighting for. It's worth shutting down the government for. And it's worth attracting attention to.
A provision banning racial profiling of Hispanics by ICE in reaction to yesterday's SCotUs action should immediately be added as a non-negotiable position for any kind of CR.
*Force* the GOP to *demand* racial profiling of Hispanics and make them threaten to shut down the government over it
*Force* the GOP to *demand* racial profiling of Hispanics and make them threaten to shut down the government over it
September 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Yes, do this.
"You cannot arrest someone because they are Hispanic" is worth fighting for. It's worth shutting down the government for. And it's worth attracting attention to.
"You cannot arrest someone because they are Hispanic" is worth fighting for. It's worth shutting down the government for. And it's worth attracting attention to.
TFW you’re near the end of a paper that has frustrated you throughout, only to see the author suddenly declare, “the point is not to defend any of [the claims expressed in previous sections)”.
September 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
TFW you’re near the end of a paper that has frustrated you throughout, only to see the author suddenly declare, “the point is not to defend any of [the claims expressed in previous sections)”.
What a disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
What a disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
RIP Helen. You will be remembered fondly in my heart for years to come.
June 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
RIP Helen. You will be remembered fondly in my heart for years to come.
Unbelievably useless.
Asked about a Dem response to a Rep. Nadler aide being handcuffed by DHS agents inside his congressional office —
@RepJeffries: “We will respond in a time, place, and manner of our choosing… it will be continuous and it will meet the moment.”
BASH: “What does that mean?”
@RepJeffries: “We will respond in a time, place, and manner of our choosing… it will be continuous and it will meet the moment.”
BASH: “What does that mean?”
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Unbelievably useless.
On the other hand, “we’re all going to die” anyway.
The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to its most severe warning, saying there is a higher probability that potential salmonella contamination could lead to “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
F.D.A. Updates Recall of Tomatoes, Warning of a High Risk of Illness or Death
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On the other hand, “we’re all going to die” anyway.
Vile.
“This is a textbook example of medical need,” said the family’s attorney, Rebecca Brown, of the pro bono legal firm Public Counsel. “This child will die and there’s no sense for that to happen. It would just be a cruel sacrifice.”
via @latimes.com
#immigration
via @latimes.com
#immigration
4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care
In 2023, a Mexican girl, 4, was allowed U.S. entry for lifesaving medical care. She and her parents, who live in Bakersfield, have been told they must leave.
www.latimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Vile.
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"He had to wait almost four hours for an ambulance to take him to get treatment for a third-degree burn he got while working in the kitchen to make money to call his family" is not a sentence that can be written about a humane society.
May 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"He had to wait almost four hours for an ambulance to take him to get treatment for a third-degree burn he got while working in the kitchen to make money to call his family" is not a sentence that can be written about a humane society.
One of the best articles on the personal perils and costs of AI. "It feels strange to imagine that, someday soon, we might need to start reminding ourselves to think." www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?
As A.I. grows more powerful, we may be more and more tempted to give up in advance and let it figure out things for us. What will we lose as a result?
www.newyorker.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One of the best articles on the personal perils and costs of AI. "It feels strange to imagine that, someday soon, we might need to start reminding ourselves to think." www.newyorker.com/culture/open...
Optional reading: www.npr.org/sections/goa...
April 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Optional reading: www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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This is exemplary leadership by Van Hollen and it is beyond outrageous that a White House atrocity necessitates it.
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is exemplary leadership by Van Hollen and it is beyond outrageous that a White House atrocity necessitates it.
US immigration judges, despite the title, are DOJ employees, so this is not surprising. And Khalil’s lawyers are correct to point out the decision was clearly pre-written. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for his views
White House has claimed that Khalil’s ‘beliefs and associations’ are counter to US foreign policy interests
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
US immigration judges, despite the title, are DOJ employees, so this is not surprising. And Khalil’s lawyers are correct to point out the decision was clearly pre-written. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“According to the center’s 2025 budget justification, two-thirds of its grants typically go to U.S. institutions that partner with groups in low and middle-income countries. Fogarty says it has trained some 7,500 people across 132 countries since 1989.”
Exclusive: Kathleen Neuzil, an infectious disease and vaccine specialist who was head of the Fogarty International Center, received an e-mail notice today from the Department of Health and Human Services that immediately put her on administrative leave.
Chief of NIH’s international center is latest director to lose job under Trump
Kathleen Neuzil had led the Fogarty International Center for less than 1 year
scim.ag
April 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“According to the center’s 2025 budget justification, two-thirds of its grants typically go to U.S. institutions that partner with groups in low and middle-income countries. Fogarty says it has trained some 7,500 people across 132 countries since 1989.”
This seems silly on its face (Chinese vehicles are already banned de facto), but the context that needs to be kept in mind is that Slotkin is the junior Senator from Michigan who would be up for re-election in … 2030.
Today I introduced my first official bill as a U.S. Senator. It will ban Chinese vehicles from entering the U.S. and ban Chinese parts that transmit Americans' personal data back to Beijing.
April 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This seems silly on its face (Chinese vehicles are already banned de facto), but the context that needs to be kept in mind is that Slotkin is the junior Senator from Michigan who would be up for re-election in … 2030.
“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated” www.newyorker.com/news/deep-st...
April 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated” www.newyorker.com/news/deep-st...
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It's not at all stunning to me.
It’s stunning to me that the New York Times did not put the story on the bloodbath at the NIH, CDC, and FDA on its front page this morning.
April 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's not at all stunning to me.
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famous moments in psychology / cog-sci as lego sets, a thread.
1. Pavlov's dogs.
1. Pavlov's dogs.
November 20, 2023 at 3:08 PM
famous moments in psychology / cog-sci as lego sets, a thread.
1. Pavlov's dogs.
1. Pavlov's dogs.