Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026How timely that they defund NSF social science programs, as this Yale Law grad invents a new definition for socialism. 000
Reposted by Jamon HalvakszRichard Ashby Wilson @richardawilson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The dismantling of social science research in the United States. Since policy should be made in the absence of evidence #KnowNothingSociety www.science.org/content/arti...science.org‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences researchAgency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year 011
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026static.klipy.comHulk Incredible Hulk TransformationALT: Hulk Incredible Hulk Transformation 000
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is what is being pushed as the future of knowledge.... maybe they should have the AI Tool take the state tests? 010
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Times forgot the word illegal as in “…illegally diverted…” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 010
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Start the corrupt republican pardon countdown clock. www.washingtonsun.com/congress/for...washingtonsun.comFormer Rep. David Rivera Sentenced to 10 Years Over a Secret Lobbying EffortThe former Republican congressman was part of a $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf. 000
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There is nothing true in what he is saying. Hottest summers keep happening, El Niño events are more extreme and I have no comment on the "ice cube." #factsfromnatalie? 000
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Acosta is writing a book about how he saw it throughout the presidency. 0200
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It would be interesting if they actually talked about the hard evidence generated by Smith and not rumors and innuendo generated in the MAGAverse. 1261
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My recent talk at the University of the South Pacific went very well. It was an honor to meet with so many brilliant PhD students funded by a US program www.usp.ac.fj/news/pacific...usp.ac.fjPacific communities draw on local knowledge to build resilience - The University of the South PacificHow Pacific communities respond to environmental, social and economic change depends on more than technical... 010
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In this episode David Brooks fights for relevance in the Cosmos 040
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Excellent thread (though depressing) on how things are going. In my ongoing research on El Niño in PNG things are bad. But made worse by the global pol climate. 010
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026For this administration, we also accept polio as a correct response 2600
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Susan Collins is concerned.... so we know she will cave in the end.politico.comCollins slams Trump plan to ‘politicize’ grants as defying CongressThe president is reportedly mulling an executive order to have political appointees decide who gets National Institutes of Health dollars. 010
Reposted by Jamon HalvakszMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY 258144196833
Reposted by Jamon HalvakszDean Napolitano @dinonapolitano.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“Balendra Shah, the 36-year-old prime minister of Nepal, is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly and push for industrialized powers to foot the bills faced by lesser-developed countries disproportionately affected by climate-linked disasters.” By Hannah Beech and Sajal Pradhannytimes.comNepal’s Gen Z Is Taking on the World’s Polluters Over Climate DisastersThe young government of Nepal, a nation with a tiny carbon footprint, is seeking reparations from the world’s major economies as it bears the brunt of collapsing Himalayan glaciers. 063
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You called him the Secretary of War, I disagree with that characterization 000
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It keeps getting worse The stupidity. It keeps getting worse.nytimes.comE.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power PlantsGeneration of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. 110
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Congrats to all those that made this happenwired.comCongratulations! You Just Lived Through the Hottest Month Ever RecordedWhile the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot. 000
Reposted by Jamon HalvakszJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This is the interview Trump’s FCC doesn’t want you to see. We’re not just going up against the most corrupt politician in Texas. We’re going up against this entire corrupt system. 11748941847
Reposted by Jamon HalvakszDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Imagine if the media took the words of climate scientists as seriously as it does that rando from Anthropic… Air pollution and climate change from fossil fuel use are literally killing millions of people every year, but sure, let’s focus on the idiocy that “AI is going to kill everyone in 10”. 6372100
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026As former resident with a kid that graduate from high school there, it is a growing issue for in-state colleges. Funding might be tied to enrollment, but funding overall is down, coupled with political restrictions on what can be taught. 000
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Interesting article, but it ignores the students that want to leave Texas because they see the quality of colleges declining. Focusing on recruiters ignores those that are being recruited. 100
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Golf course clubhouse logic.... Seems like something the wealthy joke about, but the joke is the one talking. 011
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026kentucky.com‘Another great light gone out.’ Kentucky author, activist Wendell Berry dies at 92.Wendell Berry championed small farms, agrarianism and conservation for decades. 010
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Rest in Peace Wendell Berry, the true Mad Farmer.youtu.beA Wonder Is What It Is: Nick Offerman Reads 'Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front,' by Wend...YouTube video by WNYC 130
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026She actually says she tried it and she didn’t notice anything 010
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026“I’m going to change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot!” Dolly Parton 110
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It’s critique of toxic masculinity and capital is on point. 110
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The trendiness on temperature in the article highlight how extremely different this year is from previous ones... 000
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Not perfect, but this is heading in the right direction. We need policies that guide faculty and students through the ethics of AI use as well as restrictions.chronicle.comU. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core CoursesThe new restrictions apply to students and faculty members. 030
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The only inaccuracy is that the business schools are already volunteering to become AI. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...mcsweeneys.netOur University Does Not Require Books, Paper, or Human Knowledge“Such a radical shakeup in learning has never happened before, as far as I know. Is there even a way to learn about whether or not something has happened bef... 000
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Good lord. Don’t let her visit San Antonio 010
Jamon Halvaksz @jamonhalvakszphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Well he got the first sentence in this essay right: ”I am a fraud” www.nature.com/articles/d44...nature.comWhen AI writes the words, who is the author?After an AI detector classified one of my opinion pieces as entirely AI-generated, I found myself questioning where authorship ends, where expertise begins and what readers deserve to know. 010