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Susan Vanderplas

@srvanderplas

Statistics professor, #rstats user and reluctant #python user. I love #quarto, #quilting, #crossstitch, #snark, and #dogs. Research in #forensics, #visualization and #datavis, and #reproduceableresearch.

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That's what everyone assumed anyways. RIP any idea that the government wouldn't sell your info to the highest bidder.... And that might have been better than DOGE profiting off of our data without the government making any money in return.

10.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ "SocSec Admin’s internal watchdog investig complaint that alleges frmr DOGE employee claimed he had access to 2 highly sensitive agency databases & planned to share the info w his priv. employer..if true..unprecedented breach of security protocols at agency that serves more than 70 mil Americans"

10.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

One in every 1,257 American residents.

10.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This perfectly captures my feelings while interacting with Claude Code today

10.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a scarecrow from the wizard of oz says some people without brains do an awful lot of talking don 't they Alt: a scarecrow from the wizard of oz says some people without brains do an awful lot of talking don 't they
10.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 352 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The problem isn't voter fraud, it's the frauds we're told to vote for.

09.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 10285 πŸ” 1780 πŸ’¬ 219 πŸ“Œ 85

To the person who gave me a cold just as spring is coming on:

I will find you and I will sneeze on you.

10.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Habeas 101: Intro to Habeas Petitions for Immigration Attorneys This introductory training is designed for immigration attorneys seeking a practical foundation in federal immigration habeas litigation and will cover how to evaluate potential habeas claims, draft a...

Here's one.

09.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This has been the most rewarding work of my career. It's nothing like what I've done in my day jobs and it pushed me outside my comfort zone, but the minute I got involved it all seemed much easier. I know you can do it!

09.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 580 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

This is to say: if you're an attorney who's hesitated to take on habeas cases because you think you lack the knowledge, or you're worried about whether you'll really help, I PROMISE you can make a difference. I'm just a dipshit with a 7-year-old laptop and a bad attitude. If I can do it, so can you.

09.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 2241 πŸ” 430 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 8

So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

09.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 15286 πŸ” 5589 πŸ’¬ 660 πŸ“Œ 275

Today the United States wasted another #1B on an illegal war in Iran, money that could have been spent on funding health care or providing SNAP benefits or cancer research or academic scholarships for minorities. I could go on and on but I think you get my point. #endtheiranwarnow

09.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 9523 πŸ” 2413 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 89
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T. rex took 40 years to reach full size, study finds Tyrannosaurus rex may have taken far longer to grow up than scientists once thought. By analyzing growth rings in fossilized leg bones from 17 tyrannosaur specimens and using new statistical methods, ...

That's because they coddle them too much now. Back in my day, it only took 20 years for T-Rexes to fully mature, because they had discipline. Spare the rod, spoil the terrible tyrant lizard.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

09.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 3981 πŸ” 471 πŸ’¬ 180 πŸ“Œ 36
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Spring forward... Fall back... whatever.

Can we just pick ONE & stick with it once & for ALL?!!! ⏰

08.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 15593 πŸ” 1947 πŸ’¬ 1340 πŸ“Œ 209
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Today, March 9th, is celebrated as 'Napping Day'. A NASA study among pilots found that short naps can increase performance by 34% and alertness by 54%. #onthisday #napping #naptime #statistics

09.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am ashamed I publisehed once in this journal.

09.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

can't help but notice whose losses are expressed in dollars and whose losses are expressed in lives

09.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 2166 πŸ” 521 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6
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The Right Expands Its Campaign to Censor College Professors PEN America called 2025 β€˜a year of catastrophe for higher education,’ but professors are fighting back against censorship.

β€œOur vision for a fully-funded public education, where a professor can write and teach freely, and can challenge every vapid, cruel argument federal and state governments make, sustains us. It’s what we’re fighting for.” 

β€”Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

04.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

When your #rstats code runs perfectly fine on the first try

08.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI error or not, Iran school bombing is a permanent stain on America’s soul | Will Bunch A debate on AI in warfare obscures the truth about an Iran school bombing. U.S. humans are to blame for this war crime.

They had names. They had beautiful faces. And they had the same dreams as your kids - crushed when American "precision" bombs slammed into their Minab elementary school, killing 175

Don't blame AI for this. Blame the sick humans who see war as a game

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...

08.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 5550 πŸ” 1962 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 82
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🎯

07.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 6530 πŸ” 2066 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 55
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Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course? The human subconscious is such an interesting thing. No matter how much you think you’ve got it figured out, it’ll always spit out the most random stuff. Take me, for example. After coming home from a...

Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?

07.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1718 πŸ” 239 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 14
Gavin Newsom, Kristi Noem Nod Silently To Each Other In Plastic Surgeon’s Office

Gavin Newsom, Kristi Noem Nod Silently To Each Other In Plastic Surgeon’s Office

Gavin Newsom, Kristi Noem Nod Silently To Each Other In Plastic Surgeon’s Office

07.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 7205 πŸ” 854 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 45
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β€œA country that can instantly fund endless wars but debates every dime for healthcare and education doesn't have a budget issue--it has a values issue."

A billion dollars a day going towards the war in Iran so far.

06.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 7236 πŸ” 1889 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Scoop: Rep. Darrell Issa expected to retire from Congress The move comes just ahead of California's congressional filing deadline on Friday.

RUN HIM OUT OF TOWN FOR GOOD

07.03.2026 00:17 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

The war on Iran is unfolding alongside a wave of mass layoffs in the US. These are not separate crises. They are two sides of the same offensive by the ruling class against the working class.

07.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 10327 πŸ” 2406 πŸ’¬ 317 πŸ“Œ 84
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Censoring Courses Isn’t the Law in Texas. Universities Are Doing It Anyway. Teaching restrictions were removed from Senate Bill 37 after β€œrelentless” lobbying, but board members and administrators have since enacted strikingly similar requirements.

We keep hearing the public university systems saying, β€˜We’re following SB 37.’ I’m sorry, no, SB 37 does not give you the mandate to violate people’s academic freedom and free speech.

Shout out to all the Texas professors fighting for democracy.

@texasaaup.bsky.social @aaup.org

06.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 30525 πŸ” 7431 πŸ’¬ 492 πŸ“Œ 330

β€œIn my career, and to my surprise, I have learnt that success does not overcome bias. Women are doubted until they overdeliver. Women in leadership positions are doubted even beyond that.”

Great piece about being a senior woman in science.

I recognise all of this, sadly.

#AcademicSky

06.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0