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Jon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com · 21/09/2026

I've been feeling pretty down. When I found #RStats, I kinda fell in love, and decided to become as much of an expeRt as I could be. In the age of AI, that's not a good idea; why make the bots program in a language they don't really understand? #dataBS

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 13/09/2026

My first career in my 20s was in IT and I loved it so much bc it called for such varied knowledge. It's how I found data analysis. Anyway sometimes I accidentally say the right terminology and then my IT person thinks I know things and starts escalating their jargon and I have to say no no no..

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 11/09/2026

So I did some math and migrating our private shinyapps.io app with hundreds of users ("external guests") to Connect Cloud will give us a new *monthly* price of $10,000 in 2029. I know non profits and smaller operations will find this really difficult. Just kind of stunned rn! #shiny #rstats #posit

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Protect trans kids.

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Death Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

In our latest, we walk through what studies show are the health impacts of data centers on the communities they're built in and why the dramatic rise of anti-data center sentiment can't be dismissed as a "moral panic." www.patreon.com/deathpanelpo...

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Indifference Engines (08/31/26) | The Death Panel

Artie discusses what studies show are the health impacts of data centers on the communities they're built in, how to think about data center

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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Almost every week, we see a liberal writer condemn “wokeism” or the “woke. . .” They are attacking a caricature, a perversion, a distortion of a historically Black concept that MAGA propagandists first distorted. These people are not serious thinkers.

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

BLM has closed public comment on new fracking leases in the Wayne National Forest. The formal protest period is open. Protests must arrive by mail by Aug. 17. Mail yours as soon as possible so BLM receives and counts it. Our guide: bit.ly/wnf-protests

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Danielle Navarro @djnavarro.net · 06/08/2026

The title is a little pointed, but I am very serious here. Academics, medical researchers, and other organisations should not collect data on birth sex. It is rarely relevant, and it almost always leads to privacy violations for transgender people. Please share. I would like people to read this one.

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Separating sex and gender is statistical malpractice – Notes from a data witch

Statisticians and academics in Australia should ignore the terrible advice of most LGBTIQA+ organisations and read this post instead. The 2020 ABS standard is almost never the correct way to collect d...

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Jumping Rivers @jumpingrivers.com · 29/07/2026

Each year we offer a small number of pro bono projects to charities, nonprofits and community organisations. Discovery, Posit or {shiny} health checks, training, dashboards. Starting from scratch or building on what you have, we'd like to hear from you. www.jumpingrivers.com/pro-bono/ #RStats

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 27/07/2026

I was sitting here trying to figure out what all this abundance talk is about, like how does it make any sense because I've heard it in passing before and omg no. An abundance of no thank you. Let's do rent caps, a living wage, healthcare for all, and keep safety and environmental regulations.

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 24/07/2026

It's pretty wild to promote employment *as an outcome* for homeless programs, especially for those who rely on disability benefits. Employment has always been one of many positive side effects of being housed, but encouraging case managers to push employment over benefits is irresponsible!

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 19/07/2026

Listening to the Tech Won't Save Us podcast. Learned about the Luddites who I only knew about in a peripheral way before and other events in history of resistance to technology. Really good podcast as always.

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 19/07/2026

I started working on a project today that has me feeling so excited and curious! 🤸🏻‍♀️✨

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 16/07/2026

I don't love being pressured to use AI as if my hesitation is that "it's hard to try something new." Like that's not.. the problem. And I do use AI sometimes (Shiny Assistant, for example.) But I have problems with it in a human rights kind of way, and I'm not a fan of these companies. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 16/07/2026

I'm working on updating my website, copying old blog posts I did from 2013-2014 into it, from before I was using R. I had the right ideas (mostly) but just felt bound to using the tools I was given.

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 14/07/2026

Someone asked me my profession today. I feel like 'data analyst' carries a certain threat level to it that I don't like. I used to feel like it's 'I do puzzles and then explain them' whereas now I'm like 'I promise I'm using data collected [mostly] ethically for public benefit [for now]'

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Ky @ky.fyi · 24/04/2026

I wrote about why I quit my job, and how weird and tiring tech feels these days.

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Do I belong in tech anymore?

On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal.

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 30/04/2026

I haven't posted in a while, lots of personal things have been going on, some of which I'll share here. Starting in 2023 there was a quick succession of events- moved out of state, youngest was very sick, I became a single mom officially, my mom died.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 20/12/2025

A new federal rule would ban gender affirming care at virtually every hospital system in the country. Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them. Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Trans Youth Emergency Project Offers Families Guidance To Help Keep Getting Care After New Trump Anti-Trans Rule

The organization tells EITM that they are prepared to scale up for further shutdown of care, and can offer most families places to continue getting care.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 10/11/2025

If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored. That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.

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@yabellini@fosstodon has moved @yabellini.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2025

1/3 To better align with our mission to support all underrepresented genders in the R community, R-Ladies is re-branding to R-Ladies+! 💜 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚧️ @rladies.org is rebranding to R-Ladies+ You can read more about the process and the decision in our blog post […]

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Marco Cortella @mcx83.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

🌍 As DEI programs face setbacks, it’s crucial to rethink inclusive design. The Do No Harm Guide by @urbaninstitute.bsky.social goes beyond aesthetics, challenging us to communicate data with empathy and equity. A must-read for those working with data. 📊 🔗 www.urban.org/sites/defaul... #dataviz

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 04/03/2025

Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.

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Jane @jane.meangirls.online · 20/02/2025

Hey allies here’s something you can do

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Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Catching up on last week's #TidyTuesday with a simple Voronoi diagram of which health-related CDC datasets have been backed up to archive.org 📊 Code: github.com/nrennie/tidy... #RStats #DataViz #ggplot2

Voronoi diagram showing number of datasets in different programs that have been backed up. Biggest segment relates to program management.

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Jesse Mostipak @kierisi.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I swear to the gods if another one of these pearl-clutching Dems so much as even thinks about asking me for cash for this milquetoast excuse for a planI will go absolutely feral.

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Urban Institute @urbaninstitute.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Urban Institute and @rwjf.bsky.social recently launched the Local Data for Equitable Communities grant program. If you're a nonprofit looking to leverage funding for data projects to catalyze action to improve conditions where you live, apply now!

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Ella Kaye @ellakaye.co.uk · 05/02/2025

A strong and important message from the rOpenSci team 👏

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/01/2025

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 12/01/2025

Maybe this is obvious to everyone but it just occurred to me that written music is, at its most basic level, a plot. Like the x axis is time and the y axis is pitch 🤯

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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

NiceR! Taught me about the #rstats {eyedroppeR} pkg

Example of the eydroppeR package. Code:
library(eyedroppeR)
extract_pal(
n = 4,
img_path = "https://nrennie.rbind.io/blog/creating-typewriter-images-r/image.jpg"
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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 24/12/2024

Apparently if you email someone while they're on vacation, it's like it never happened. #UShealthcaresystem

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/12/2024

Incredible news! Montana’s Supreme Court just affirmed that the state’s gender affirming care ban is likely unconstitutional. This makes the state the first state Supreme Court to rule that trans medical care is protected. This applies REGARDLESS of what the US Supreme Court does.

targets, the District Court reasonably concluded that the balance of the equities tips toward
preliminary relief pending full consideration of the merits. Its analysis of the last two
preliminary injunction factors was not arbitrary or unreasonable. The court did not
manifestly abuse its discretion, and its injunction was not overbroad.
156 Finally, both parties have submitted notices of supplemental authority, citing recent
cases considering challenges to various laws regarding gender-affirming care. Without
exception, the additional authority pertains to claims grounded in the equal protection
clause or otherwise based on alleged unlawful discrimination. Some of the authorities also
reference new developments in research and evidence that was not part of the record
presented to the District Court in the preliminary injunction proceedings. Because, on the
record here, the District Court's conclusions on Montana's express privacy protections are
sufficient to uphold its preliminary injunction, we affirm on that basis. The parties will
have the opportunity during the merits proceeding for full development of the record, where their experts may offer insight on any new research, and for briefing on the current case law relative to their claims.
CONCLUSION
157 The District Court made no error of law and did not manifestly abuse its discretion.
We affirm its grant of a preliminary injunction on the basis of Plaintiffs' right to privacy claim. The case will proceed to trial, at which point the District Court will finally resolve the disputed facts and issue a final determination on the constitutional issues presented.
/S/ BETH BAKER
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/S/ MIKE McGRATH
/S/ LAURIE MCKINNON
/S/ INGRID GUSTAFSON /S/ DIRK M. SANDEFUR
/S/ JAMES JEREMIAH SHEA

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Allison Horst @allisonhorst.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Happy first day of December! Hope you're skating through your R CMD checks 🤍❄️⛸️

A cute round monster, smiling while skating on a frozen pond in a winter snowscape with frosty pine trees. The skate tracks reveal what developers hope for in package checks: "0 warnings, 0 errors, 0 notes."

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SleepyNeutrons @sleepyneutrons.bsky.social · 26/07/2024

I know that Dems & Reps are not the same. We will be better off with Dems running things. But, things like this make it hard for me to believe it. No matter how many nice words Newsom puts in his order, people will suffer from this. They will be assaulted & lose everything they own when this happens

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‘Where do you expect people to go?’: What we know about the governor’s order to clear homeless encampments in California | CNN

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order on Thursday directing officials of the state with the largest homeless population in the nation to start removing homeless encampments was met with outra...

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Evan Peck @peck.phd · 25/11/2024

📊 vs. 🥧 I made a tiny teaching tool to help me interactively demo + share differences between 📊 and 🥧 Play: I find that tinkering with data + visuals in class reinforces understanding far more than slides or readings Save + share: Copy the url to link the current data 👉 barvpie.netlify.app

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Genelle Denzin @reportingnotes.com · 17/11/2024

I am so glad to find a lot of my old #rstats people here that I haven't been keeping up with since I left Twitter. I've missed feeling connected to the R community in that way. I hope everyone is ok. I've been busy building things with Shiny and just a *lot* of life things.

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