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I’ve been uncomfortable with medical staff using AI “note taking” for multiple reasons, and this is definitely one of them.
Maggie Harrison DupréNEW: A large trove of Claude-generated documents have been exposed to the web and indexed by Google. We reviewed what appear to be real medical records, the full names and phone numbers of school-aged children, and company documents marked for internal use only. futurism.com/artificial-i...
So, what happens if I'm a parent and I know that my kid needs highly paid teachers, a library full of books with diverse characters, trans-inclusive bathrooms and extracurriculars, and a curriculum unpacking topics like systemic racism, colonial oppression, economic inequality, and climate change?
Haley Stevens: My critics are antisemites for criticizing Israel. Also Haley Stevens: The (((coastal elites))) are against me, and they are your enemy too, people of Michigan!
Howard Mortman"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens
If someone is a finalist for a job as a professor, they’ve come for a campus visit that’s at least a day long, with meetings and at least one presentation. And I can say from frustrating experience that not all schools send a finalist an email.
MegI don't expect a rejection email for every application I send. But ffs if we meet, you owe it to me to say I'm not getting the job.
Withholding these funds is impoundment. It is illegal and unconstitutional. And doing it on the basis of partisan politics is corrupt patrimonialism. It’s the logic of machines and mafiosi. We need impeachments and prosecutions.
tony rommNEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Some people keep a list of countries they've visited. RFK Jr presumably keeps a list of countries where he's fueled measles outbreaks.
How RFK Jr. falsely denied his connection to a deadly measles outbreak in SamoaHe also championed a Samoan anti-vaxxer tied to the 2019 lethal eruption that killed scores of children.www.motherjones.compublic health guybeen in the cards for awhile, but it’s confirmed now: “For the first time in a quarter century, the U.S. no longer meets a main criterion for having eliminated measles as a public health threat.”
Actually, she worked for both. She was a speechwriter for Nancy, and associate director of Ron’s White House Office of Public Liaison. www.aspenideas.org/speakers/mon...
Syndicated Columnist; Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center | Aspen IdeasEngage with ideas that matter with Mona Charen and the Aspen Ideas Festival.www.aspenideas.org