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Peter Suber

@petersuber.bsky.social
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Open research, metaresearch, higher ed, US politics. True blue. Dad of daughters. I post to Mastodon more than Bluesky. But see my bridge account for B versions of the M posts. bsky.app/profile/petersuber.fedisci…

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wait. Which country is he talking about?
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Flock is unhappy about a Flock Surveillance Map showing the locations of its cameras. theintercept.com/2026/09/24/h... The map was built with public data leaked from Flock servers, and required no intrusion. #Surveillance
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Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
A new map shows Flock has more cameras in the U.S. than was previously known. The company wants the map taken down.
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Larry @brooklynguy7.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
substack.com/@kathykateda... The real truth!! #USDemocracy
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Kathy (Kate) Dana (@kathykatedana603852)
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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 27/09/2026
I think we need to share this starter pack again after a great weekend with @27unihted.bsky.social , @jeremymberg.bsky.social , and the #BethesdaDeclaration crew. #NIH
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump promised to campaign in 35 battleground races. Instead, he’s retreating to deep-red Alabama and Oklahoma..where the applause is guaranteed. If Trump is “winning,” why is he hiding in his safest states? Who else is ready to make this blue wave historic? 💙 #USDemocracy
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision
The Nov. 3 election will be the first time Collins is on the ballot since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, resulting in abortion being banned in much of the United States.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar.”
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wishing the best for the EU-funded #ARION (Advancing Research Assessment through Integrated Open practices and Narrative) -- and wishing for a counterpart in the US. www.openaire.eu/arion-turnin... #OpenAccess #OpenScience
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 19/09/2026
A new DHS report revealed that detainees at Trump’s beloved Alligator Alcatraz were held in metal cages as punishment, and were denied adequate medical care, food service and personal hygiene. The cost of this cruelty? $1 million per day, paid for with your tax dollars.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19/09/2026
As Trump tries to ban CNN from the White House, it would be a massive mistake to cave on the Paramount merger. The last thing we need is another Trump-controlled media conglomerate abusing its power to stomp out competition. This is a dangerous merger. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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Paramount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust Suit
Paramount Skydance is in "advanced talks" with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the 12-state antitrust suit that's holding up its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the WSJ reported.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 19/09/2026
Hegseth’s fix for an unpopular war? Pretend the problems don’t exist. When military leaders warned the Iran campaign is draining readiness, the Pentagon cut off access to planning files, forced staffers into lie detector tests, and hid public research.
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The Iran war is unpopular. Hegseth thinks more secrecy will help
Plus: It’s time to declassify the 9/11 records
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Hacker News Top Stories @hackernewsbot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Measure internet censorship. Contribute to the largest open dataset | Discussion
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Install OONI Probe
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Politico @politico.com · 19/09/2026
Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her
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Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her
“South Dakota deserves a Secretary of State who will strengthen confidence through performance rather than provocation,” Monae Johnson wrote in a column published Saturday.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The more pressing question is whether legacy news organizations will finally dedicate aggressive daily coverage to Trump’s obvious cognitive decline and the danger it’s causing to our country and the world.” www.americaamerica.news/p/is-trump-c...
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Is Trump Collapsing?
A Saturday Prompt
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Scholars at Risk @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
SAR’s #Free2Think2025 report is out now to mark the International Day of #Democracy! Violent repression and government interference in #universityautonomy are leading threats to global #academicfreedom. Read the report now: www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/fr…
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"EPA Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c... "Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States." #Climate #Environment #EPA #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Joel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New one today for @defector.com: in the wake of the most recent declaration of reading's demise, I was curious what booksellers, almost always ignored by the post-literate prognosticators, made of such claims. Here's what they told me:
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What Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”? | Defector
If you haven’t yet encountered the cover story for the August issue of The Atlantic, I have some bad news to share: “The End of Reading Is Here.” It’s an intentionally provocative headline for a sligh...
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"The Justice Department last year queried a dozen scientific publications, including Science, Nature Medicine, and Pediatrics, on their 'partisan' positions in scientific debates." www.aip.org/fyi/doj-offi... #Censorship #DefendResearch #ScholComm #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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DOJ Official Queried a Dozen Journals on 'Partisan' Views in 2025
The Justice Department fulfilled the public records request for the letters just as their author departed the agency.
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is where we are. "Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #Trump #USPol #USPolitics #Violence
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Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention
Crowd member repeatedly said some Democrats ‘should be shot’ during Ted Cruz’s speech, without senator responding
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FairVote @fairvote.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
In November, 3 cities – Honolulu, HI; Irvine, CA; and Longmont, CO – will vote on whether to adopt ranked choice voting for local elections. Learn how RCV would improve elections for each city ⬇️ #RankedChoiceVoting
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Three cities to vote on ranked choice voting this November - FairVote
On November 3, Honolulu, HI; Irvine, CA; and Longmont, CO will vote on whether to adopt ranked choice voting for local elections.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: A federal judge just ruled that the Trump admin broke the law when it ordered a 50% cut in FEMA employees — including thousands of on-call workers who respond to disasters.
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Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was unlawful
The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, appeared as if it was "pulled from thin air" and would impede FEMA's ability to fulfill its legally mandated duty to respond to disasters.
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TURNIP STYLE @turnipstyle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Your book can be copyrighted. The alphabet should not be. That is basically the argument. When companies own the language between product and media, competition becomes lock-in. buff.ly/YzOxYzP #openstandards #interoperability #consumerrights #digitalownership #technology
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Greg (Big Dog) @oneveteransoath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you were only concerned with #Flock I hate to add to our anxiety but … The game has changed. protonprivacy.substack.com/p/forget-flo...
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Forget Flock. Now The Cameras Can Read Your Pockets Too.
Let me tell you all about SignalTrace.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It's bad that the central rule of US diplomacy is now "sometimes the president just says crap, and sometimes he justs post crap, and neither is the official position of the United States, except sometimes seriously but not literally, or sometimes literally, or sometimes it is. You'll find out."
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
At least five profs who were fired for criticizing #CharlieKirk are still out of work and uncompensated for the violation of their First Amendment rights. theintercept.com/2026/09/10/c... #Acadsky #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #FirstAmendment #USPol #USPolitics
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Fired After the Charlie Kirk Revenge Purge, They’re Still Unemployed
A year after his killing, people who lost their jobs for criticizing Charlie Kirk are still suffering under the erosion of free speech.
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I support this proposal & could support many variations on the theme. zenodo.org/records/2193... The gold, green, bronze…labels were never a systematic classification & evolved like the winding streets in the center of an old city. Plus they're opaque & widely misunderstood. #OpenAccess #ScholComm
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Recommendations for Revising the Open Access Classification System in OpenAlex
The open access (OA) color classification system used by Unpaywall (i.e., Gold, Green, Hybrid, Bronze, and closed) was introduced in 2018 and has since become widely used across the ecosystem, includi...
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This jaw-dropping stat reinforces the need for a strong public education system in our country - and why we need to elect more Democrats this November who actually support public schools. #FlipCongressBlue
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good news! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Court refuses to reinstate Ohio GOP’s voting restriction during appeal
The judge also rejected Ohio’s argument that the injunction came too close to the election and risked disrupting election administration. He instead warned of the opposite risk: eligible citizens losi...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As former DHS IG John Roth writes, we must restore the independence of inspectors general. Here’s an even bolder idea—move them to the legislative branch so a “unitary executive” can’t fire them. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Restoring Independence to Government Watchdogs
Stronger job protections, auditing standards, and oversight are needed to allow inspectors general to do their jobs effectively.
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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"In this way, the court’s decision is not only in direct conflict with over 50 years of clear precedent but serves as a serious threat to environmental protection litigation." —Opinion by Dean Chemerinsky via @sacbee.com: bit.ly/4xOwilt
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Aesthetic injuries, standing, and the White House ballroom
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A new unrefereed report from the #Trump #HHS "links those who say they support #trans individuals with supporting #authoritarianism and political #violence." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The report itself opa.hhs.gov/gender-ideol... #USPol #USPolitics
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‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new health department report
HHS releases report linking ‘gender ideology’ to political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conducted
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 05/09/2026
The so-called "family values" party is trying to re-start the Mommy Wars: pitting married stay-at-home moms against unmarried, employed-but-low-income moms in a bid for scarce childcare resources, rather than actually investing more to support all families with kids. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
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Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones (Gift Article)
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Can someone at the U of Chicago tell us whether it gave college credit for working in #DOGE to ransack the government? "DOGE Affiliate Asked for College Credits for Participating in Takeover." www.wired.com/story/doge-a... #AcadSky #AcademicSky #USPol #USPolitics
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DOGE Affiliate Asked for College Credits for Participating in Takeover
According to new documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, an undergraduate working with DOGE requested that his work for HUD count toward his University of Chicago degree.
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
From @penamerica.bsky.social: "Harassment and intimidation of librarians are common pressure tactics, particularly when librarians resist censorship." pen.org/report/out-o... #BookBans #Censorship #Libsky #LibrarySky, #USPol #USPolitics
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Out of Circulation
Attacks on public libraries have been worsening in recent years, threatening freedoms that form the bedrock of American society.
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is the last month of activity for the Open Access Tracking Project ( #OATP, @oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy ). September 30, 2026, will be the last day of tagging and updates. I say more on Mastodon. fediscience.org/@petersuber/...
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New study: Worsening geopolitical ties worsen scientific collaborations about three times more than improving geopolitical ties improve scientific collaborations. "International research partnerships are easier to damage than to build." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
RFK Jr. ordering the CDC to remove the two measles deaths from Pennsylvania is misconduct. If the protocol for reporting infectious disease cases and deaths is that the CDC uses the state health department determination, then RFK Jr. has just changed that protocol without rationale or explanation.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.
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The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cas is absolutely right. Here's a great new paper (open access, so freely available to all) that makes the case: doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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It’s Not Polarization; It’s the Radicalization of the Political Right | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
It’s Not Polarization; It’s the Radicalization of the Political Right
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Eric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨Update: Our analysis of global APC expenditure has now been expanded to cover more publishers (7 -> 14) and more years (2019-2025). We estimate $15B in APCs paid over seven years, $3.7B in 2025 alone. Elsevier crosses the $1B threshold by itself in 2025. arxiv.org/abs/2608.16322 #ScholComm
Line chart showing 5 biggest publishers from 2019-2025
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Russia has hit printing presses and publishing houses across Ukraine in a series of recent attacks, destroying 12 million books and damaging other icons of Ukrainian history and culture." www.bbc.com/news/article... #Books #Russia #Ukraine
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Russian strikes destroy 12 million books in Ukraine ahead of new school year
Ukraine says Russia is deliberately attacking its culture, after strikes on publishers and churches.
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#Trump is campaigning for #Democrats. "Pretend I’m on the ballot." thehill.com/homenews/adm... #USPol #USPolitics
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Trump tells voters ahead of midterms: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’
President Trump again urged Americans on Wednesday to cast their vote as if he was “on the ballot” this November.  “I see it all the time, that when Trump’s on the ballot, they win,” the presi…
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
New study: At Nature Communications (2016-2022), papers approved by #OpenPeerReview had higher #altmetrics scores than papers approved by conventional #PeerReview. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-9... #Impact #ScholComm
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Does Open Peer Review Correlate With Better Altmetric Attention Performance?An Empirical Analysis Based on Nature Communications
New academic evaluation indicators such as altmetrics have become crucial for measuring the social impact of research. We explore the association between Open Peer Review (OPR) and the altmetric atten...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Question for Mr. “Of course the babies weren’t vaccinated. They were too young.” Were the people who transmitted the measles virus to the unprotected babies vaccinated?
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Peter Suber @petersuber.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... How many Texas libertarians find this hard to accept?
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Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’
The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.
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Resistance Studies Series @resistanceschool.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"Because faculty no longer control the curriculum, Texas A&M is quickly becoming an institution of dead dogmas." - Martin Peterson His full resignation letter below. Hear from him directly at our next Resistance Salon - June 24 @ 12pm ET. Register 👇 www.resistancestudiesseries.com/salon
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The majority opinion said that justices were unable to see racism where it was absolutely obvious. They basically failed as witnesses, not as judges. That does not and cannot bind judges not to see what is right before their eyes.
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