Opinion Opinion by Megan McArdle The sweetheart deal is over for academia Universities must restore public trust, starting with viewpoint diversity.

The definition of “viewpoint diversity” that figures like this promote implies *censorship* (the “must” part): curbing some forms of expression to boost others. It’s an invention of orgs who advocate government censorship of teaching/research + restrictions on protected political speech in colleges.

The amount of AI slop writers are submitting as prose for editorial consideration is so incredibly dispiriting. It's just... so bad.

Congratulations!

Corey Wiley on Twitter writes: "You don’t get it. Foundational immigration law is morally just and has been established over millennia. Disrespecting these rules and ideals is very offensive to folks who highly value civilized society"

Not true.

I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.

We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

ChatGPT ass presidency

DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.

The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...

Bill to abolish discrimination watchdog agency advances in Tennessee Legislature The bill seeks to dissolve the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, dismiss more than 1,000 pending cases and transfer functions to the Tennessee Attorney General

Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of abolishing the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, a 60-year-old independent agency responsible for enforcing civil rights laws in employment, housing and public accommodation. via @tennesseelookout.com

the reason they were on signal is to avoid foia right? and thats illegal right? and.....no one cares right?

In honor of #MarchMadness, let's talk about how all 8 men's teams playing in Providence this week are threatened by the Musk/Trump Admin.

If you love college sports, you're going to have to stand up for colleges!!!!

Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers?

Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions.

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Maria Bartiromo's show on impact of Trump's tariffs: "This Dodge Ram truck. $80,000. Instantly became $100,000."

Tariff wars and robber barons, white supremacy and Comstockery, sewage in the water and measles on the march.

Truly, he has Made America Gilded Again.

In boardrooms around the world, airline executives are discussing what will be more harmful to their share prices: sounding the alarm on this, or the inevitable plane crashes

"Data doesn't lie"?

It's amazing how much the same people who mocked pre-eminent scientists during COVID are now blindly following a ketamine-fueled hustler and the teenage DOGE dorks.

The reply email inbox for this “what did you do last week” email is HR@opm.gov, so, you know, definitely don’t send them any unrelated messages that would interfere with their ability to carry out Elon’s dumbass bullshit

They need him to be a genius because they cannot handle what it means for them to be tricked by a fool.

“Leaders in civil society shouldn’t be ‘demure’ in the face of authoritarian attempts to align all power w/ a president’s agenda, civil society be damned...leaders should weigh in when they see the missions of their institutions — not to speak of the health of their country — compromised.”

donald trump has ordered the IRS to hand over all of your personal information to a Holocaust denier who works for the richest man on Earth, who is a Nazi

Mini-picnic basket for squirrels on Vandy’s campus.

More proof that the squirrels are actually running this place…

Vandy alone losing hundreds of Millions thanks to this Trump move…

Authoritarian regimes abroad envy publicly funded US university research. They know it’s one of our strategic advantages over them. De-funding that critical infrastructure is incredibly dumb and self-defeating for anyone committed to national standing and international competitiveness.

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.

Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist. www.wired.com/story/treasu...

This is also a valuable resource for sky users

theblue.report

if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all

I know it’s going to be a wild ride when I’m reading a book from 1940 and hit a section labeled “Moral Hazard.” Whew…

Trump’s Federal Funding Order Could Freeze $880 Million for Vanderbilt The university and medical center together reported $880 million in federal dollars last year

Update: President Trump's budget office rescinded the grant-freezing order Wednesday, reportedly issuing a "two-sentence notice to agencies and departments."

Russ Vought, the private citizen who has not even been confirmed as OMB head?