Holy shit - this would be very, very bad:
"The databases, called “Numident” and the “Master Death File,” include records for more than 500 million living and dead Americans, including Social Security numbers, places and dates of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents’ names."
Exclusive: The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating allegations that a former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive and offered it to his current employer.
Opportunity for a PhD candidate in English linguistics. Please repost.
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This flippant response is absolutely unacceptable from the Commander in Chief.
11 days into Trump's war with Iran and he still cannot give the American people a clear answer on why he started this war and how long it will last.
Explaining why AI generated answers are treated very harshly in my humanities Linguistics course:
"That "a-ha" is when the learning happens; you writing it down for us is actually the secondary point. So don't shortchange yourself and hurt your own ability to grow your thinking skills."
Hegseth buying $7 million worth of lobster while the Trump administration cut food stamps for the poorest among us has to resonate, right?
Trump's war against Iran is spiking oil prices—increasing gas prices at the pump.
Trump's war is also disrupting fertilizer supply chains—risking higher grocery prices and more hunger worldwide.
Trump promised to lower costs and end wars, but his Iran war is increasing costs.
California boy dies of SSPE (measles complication) after being infected at age 7 months, when he was too young to be vaccinated.
The risk for babies who get measles under the age of 6 months to develop this within 10 years is 1 in 600.
New — The Trump administration has started to loosen some restrictions on Russian oil exports that were designed to pressure the Kremlin over the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ease the shock in energy markets from the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/w...
Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of …
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Coons: "Right now, the clearest winner from this war in Iran is Russia. It's stunning that President Trump is on the phone with Vladimir Putin and spending more time consulting with him than he is with Congress and the American people."
Read the latest issue of Natural Language Processing:
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Explore the most read research in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics:
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1. Are you currently using an AI tool for work-related tasks or projects? * Yes * No, but I would like to (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION 7)
My employer asks me to complete a survey on AI usage for which this is the first question (required):
NEW: Even the strongest anti-abortion advocates don't want to punish people for pregnancy loss. Police and prosecutors are finding ways to do it anyway.
Here's what happens when miscarriage is recast as murder:
How do we identify a writer's linguistic style when the samples we are comparing belong to different genres?
#ForensicLinguistics
The Pentagon calculated it was spending $1 billion a day on Trump and Netanyahu’s war. The truth? It was $3 billion…and that’s just for munitions.
Plus they’ve alarmed everyone by burning through scarce munitions in a matter of days.
They get mad when people on SNAP want to buy soda
And the pigs keep gobbling.
Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab newrepublic.com/post/207555/... via @newrepublic.com
The Iranian girls’ school was hit by a US tomahawk cruise missile. NPR has confirmed the footage.
CNN airs compilation of JD Vance on the campaign trail saying he would keep the U.S. out of war in the Middle East. "We're going to stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world. Our interests are very much in not going to war with Iran."
"BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we affirm the rights of students and teachers to refuse to sign up for, prompt, or otherwise use generative AI in the writing classroom."
College writing teachers have spoken, y'all.
The CCCC resolution affirming students' and teachers' right to refuse generative AI in the writing classroom passed by an overwhelming majority at the #4C26 Annual Business Meeting this past Friday, March 6.
Link to the full resolution below.
This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.
“Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.” www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Since Rep. Andy Ogles is back in the news for the typically bigoted, boneheaded reasons, it's another opportunity to point out that he once raised $25K to open a cemetery for miscarried babies. He then ditched the idea and can't explain what happened to the money.
"Four days ago, the president touted the “decisive action” his administration took 'to help keep down the oil prices.' Oops."
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“We’re just hiding them in a parking garage somewhere..."
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Happy pub week to my Nation colleague Amy Littlefield! Find Killers of Roe wherever books are sold.
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amy-littlefield/killers-of-roe/9781538769041/
