Reposted by Steven Romalewskimtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2hThe Plot to Enslave America is real and this is it. They're going for it unless we stop them 414132
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7hI for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 688184864333
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 7hAll I can see is the @tomtomorrow.bsky.social caricature (complimentary to Tom Tomorrow). 000
Reposted by Steven Romalewski@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is how you write a headline about the Eric Schmitt hearing debacle. @rollingstone.com 934673
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiAlberto Cairo @albertocairo.com · 28/09/2026Lovely and deep visual op-ed by Giorgia Lupi: "A.I. is a different kind of technology, because it can deliver an end result before creative thinking has happened at all" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think (Gift Article)Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving. 24925
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiPete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yoooo read this banger from Marie French at Politico exposing a right wing lying fraud of a NY-based social influencer who attacks renewable energy. Great exposé work. Go read! www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comAn unlikely power player in the fight over solar on farmlandAlexandra Fasulo's attacks on New York solar have reached Washington and the governor's race. The state has struggled to counter her claims, even when they don't hold up. 2183
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiReece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In a podcast with Ezra Klein, Jensen Huang suggested learning basic math was basically unnecessary. This is a bad and disingenuous take. Read more in my latest article: cinqpersonnes.substack.com/p/long-divis...cinqpersonnes.substack.comLong division is important actually.On learning, and simple skills. 2396
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I've posted an analysis of what we can learn from early voting so far michaelmcdonald.substack.com/p/early-voti...michaelmcdonald.substack.comEarly Voting UnderwayAnd what might you draw from it? 0255
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just picked up my copy of Networks of New York, 2026 edition, by Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com. I’m already using it in the field! Order yours at www.seeingnetworks.in/product/netw... 2293
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiTom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The window to comment on Trump's illegal and damaging census plan is closing October 13. For guidance on submitting your comment, see this comprehensive and easy-to-use site from our partners at @civilrightsorg.bsky.social, @dataindex.us, and others: handsoffourcens.ushandsoffourcens.usHands Off Our CensusThe Census Bureau has proposed unprecedented changes to the 2030 Census. Public comment closes October 13, 2026. Here's what's proposed and how to weigh in. 13237
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiCUNY Institute for Demographic Research @cunydemography.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Census Quality Reinforcement (CQR) Task Force is organizing a response to proposed changes affecting the 2030 Census. A sign-on letter, public comment resources, and additional materials are available for researchers, practitioners, and organizations. 👇 122
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiSecond Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 25/09/2026Unsurprisingly @petesikora.bsky.social nails it. 22610
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiAPDU @apduorg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Proposed Changes to Demographic Data Collection in the Census Could Impact Efforts to Address Health and Health Care Disparities www.kff.org/racial-equit...kff.orgProposed Changes to Demographic Data Collection in the Census Could Impact Efforts to Address Health and Health Care Disparities | KFFThis issue brief provides an overview of the decennial census and discusses potential implications of the changes outlined in a September 2026 proposed rule to prohibit the collection of race and ethn... 021
Reposted by Steven Romalewskidanah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I'm also embarking on a crazy book tour. Come out to see me! More info can be found here: www.danah.org/data-are-mad... 4211
Reposted by Steven Romalewskidanah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Today is Pub Day for "Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census"!!! ::bounce:: Please support me by buying a copy of the book or asking your library for a copy! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 1238795
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiAPDU @apduorg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you missed the briefing on Friday, you can watch the recording here: youtu.be/Dmal8RMRCIM?...youtu.beThe Census Is in Trouble: What You Need to Know About Proposed ChangesYouTube video by dataindex-us 012
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiMichael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I've had life insurance for years. Haven't used it once. 2314504603
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you. 341250414774
Reposted by Steven Romalewskikieren @kierenhoward.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“Map-making is world-making..” Alex Moulton “What’s being foregrounded and what’s been hidden..?” Nerve Macaspac Great to see @eesgccuny.bsky.social & @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social faculty quoted in @apnews.com on cartography & power! cc: @blackgeographies.bsky.social apnews.com/article/map-...apnews.comThis truth emerges as political situations change fast: Maps show us our world, but not neutrallyMaps can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else. But while the physical geography of our world can be set in stone, maps aren't. 012
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026No, Outlook and every other mail app, I don't want a fucking recap of the day, I don't want email summarized, I don't want a goddamn thing except to get my 99% worthless emails in peace and leave over 10,000 unread ones in my inbox before I decide to mass "mark as read." Let me be human. 71458
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It's as if Trump says lies that paint him in the most favorable light. Media organizations with investigative journalists to uncover the facts would never fall for that, right? RIGHT?! 0354
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiSteve Jost @jostman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Census Bureau did not do this. The OMB and Commerce Dept imposed it upon them 011
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiTom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This new @laylaayanna.bsky.social article has a very easy to understand explanation of the problems with shifting the 2030 Census’s residence rule from “where you live and sleep most of the time as of April 1” to your tax return address or ”where you spent most of your time January through March.“ 287
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiTom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026And, of course, excluding non-citizens from the census would harm the whole country and break the law. The latest from @lmillerkaralunas.bsky.social: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... 13318
Reposted by Steven Romalewskivrunt @vrunt.social · 19/09/2026sure yeah, can't even make a stick figure without fucking up and no one at the company gives enough of a shit to even give it another pass but go ahead and take my money so i can use this lazy shit technology every day too 643645673
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiHudsonette @hudsonette.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s the presidency that’s fake, not the news. 21663347
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiAPDU @apduorg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"The level of politicization in this administration is beyond anything I've seen," says Denice Ross, former U.S. chief data scientist and currently director of the Data Policy Institute at the Federation of American Scientists. "I've been doing this work for 25 years." www.axios.com/2026/09/16/t...axios.comTrump escalates war on federal dataThe administration is actively reshaping or ending collection of government data. 011
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 15/09/2026"These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves.." Cry more asshole 1313311
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiB Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Do you use census data? Do you use *any* survey data? Do you vote, drive, ride transit, run a business, care about public health or education, expect your community's emergency response plan to work? If you answered yes to any of these, then the changes proposed for the decennial census affect YOU. 093
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiRep. Geoff Smith @missinglynxnh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Well, yes, however Kushner wasn't elected to anything. The point being, yeah you gotta work with other elected to pass bills to do things. Kushner isn't one of them. And he should be under investigation the moment you get the gavel, dude. 1101
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026Ossoff: "Last week the broken old man threw a two day party in Texas while it costs more than ever to fill up your truck, stock your fridge, and power your home ... they spent most of the last year covering up for the world's most famous pedophile" 12245611150
Reposted by Steven Romalewskidan sinker @dansinker.com · 13/09/2026The most amoral people on the planet would like you to know that they're concerned their work might be dangerous and you can trust them to slow it down. 664294
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiRachaele Raynoff @thoughtsin2type.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This article is spot on. www.bolde.com/11-things-pe...bolde.com11 things people raised in the 60s, 70s & 80s do that make younger generations look softLate boomers, Gen Xers, and the older millennials who remember life before the internet don’t agree on everything. But they can agree on this: the things they do without thinking twice tend to make yo... 011
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiRick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Sheesh. The bots aren't "asking" about anything. They are pattern-repeaters, so output grammatical sentences that repeat what every AI in every science fiction story does, ever. Talk about machines like they are people, and you do the tech bros' propaganda work for them. 1537
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiSpectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks. 9467951761
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Look at this loathsome repulsive creature yelling at a reporter. In addition to the fact that he’s the worst president in US history, he’s one of the worst human beings on planet earth. His supporters have a very serious defect in their character. 1901252986298
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/202625 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other. 562328397339
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiMetropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 10/09/2026Who needs a folding phone when we’ve got bending buses 830157
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Just got a call from an intern with the "Suozz-o for Congress" campaign. Do you mean "Suozzi" as in Tom? Ah, yes, that's it. Do I plan to vote for him in the election? Nope, I'm not in his district. Sounds like the campaign may need some better lists & callers who know the candidate's name. 120
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiTodd Graham @metrogram.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Reading this, we should all assume malicious intent on the part of Trmp Administration. And this WILL cause chaos in planning uses and demographic study uses of #censusdata. So... bottom line... Not Good 😕 011
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/09/2026Today, I had the honor of meeting members of the Emergency Service Unit, the most elite tactical team in the NYPD. ESU is called to protect New Yorkers during our gravest emergencies. 7670891082
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiLisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This right here. Thank you, @hellgatenyc.com! hellgatenyc.com/mamdani-9-11...hellgatenyc.comAsking Whether Mamdani Belongs at the 9/11 Memorial Isn't Discourse—It's IslamophobiaPlus, more news for your Tuesday. 0216
Reposted by Steven Romalewskis. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/09/2026I live for the ferocity of human connection, not content for the content god. You should try it sometime. 041760
Reposted by Steven Romalewskis. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/09/2026All else aside there is nothing I want or need genAI to do for me. I like reading. I like doing research. I like playing around in spreadsheets. I like interviewing people. I like writing. I like doing these things for myself because I take pleasure in the doing and they make me a better thinker. 72192541
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Great piece about a changing NYC, by Harry Siegel in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social , with context and insights from John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social www.vitalcitynyc.org/how-nyc-chan... cc @thegraduatecenter.bsky.socialvitalcitynyc.orgA City Forgets. Maybe It’s Supposed To.The New York of today is a different city than the New York of 9/11. 022
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiFair Count @faircount.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This Labor Day, we salute the dedication, resilience, and strength of those who labor to build, heal, teach, and serve. Their contributions deserve not just our gratitude, but our commitment to fair treatment and opportunity for all. 011
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiNew York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Happy #LaborDay! ⛏️ Today, we’re celebrating the thousands of workers, past and present, who built our transit system and keep it running 24/7. 15623