@k8-monster.bsky.social

I’d like to say I’m surprised that Palantir would prevaricate about the real use of their software, but I’m only disappointed that yet another tech firm powered by the influence of Mr. Thiel is following the traditional MO of too much money in the hands of greedy pigs.

https://fortune.com/2026/01/26/ice-allegedly-uses-palantir-tool-tracking-medicaid-data/

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Drishti Pillai, PhD, MPH

Drishti Pillai, PhD, MPH

@drishp.bsky.social

In a @kff.org survey from fall '25, nearly half of likely undocumented immigrant adults, and one in seven who are lawfully present, said they had avoided medical care since January '25 due to immigration-related concerns -- recent increases in ICE presence could further exacerbate these challenges

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The Spectator

The Spectator

@thespectator1828.bsky.social

The NHS is an appalling employer that I’ve served for decades. Being a junior doctor is, in many ways, a miserable job. You are at the whim of opaque and unforgiving rotas, often kept secret from you until the last moment.

✍️ Druin Burch

https://spectator.com/article/the-new-junior-doctors-strikes-arent-about-pay/

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ArXiv Paper Poster (cs.SI & ph-soc)

ArXiv Paper Poster (cs.SI & ph-soc)

@soc-net-bot.bsky.social

Testing the validity of multiple opinion dynamics models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.00876
While opinion dynamics models have been extensively studied as stylized models, there has been growing attention to the possibility of combining these models with empirical data. This attention seems to ...📈🤖

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Kimmer

Kimmer

@kvonyborg.bsky.social

Man.... The cognitive dissonance is STRONG here.
@vox.com
Today, Explained: The healthiest president of all time https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6448936019.mp3?updated=1770056575

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