Reposted by Steven Romalewskidataindex.us @dataindex.us · 23hJoin handsoffourcens.us this Wednesday for our weekly briefing analyzing the 20,000+ comments published on the proposed decennial census rule. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/handsoffourcensus-briefing 📅 Wednesdays, 3–3:30 pm ET ⏰ Comments due Nov 2 (extended from Oct 13) 035
Reposted by Steven Romalewskidataindex.us @dataindex.us · 02/10/2026🚨 BREAKING: Census Comment Deadline Extended to November 2! Be proud of what public input can achieve. Let's keep the momentum going. 👉 Visit handsoffourcens.us to learn about the proposed changes and submit your comment. 015
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Trump admin is trying to knock out whole categories of info in the 2030 census and make residence rules that shift population numbers to the south. This Q&A w/ @zephoria.bsky.social is very revealing about the urgency of mobilizing in 2026 to stop it www.porchpartynews.com/p/why-the-us...porchpartynews.comWhy the US Census is on the brinkResearcher danah boyd watched heroic civil servants pull off the 2020 census amid a global pandemic. But the 2030 count is in peril—and she says the time to save it is now. 06229
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 23hWe are vindicated yet again 594767683
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiJosh Levinger @jlev.online · 17/09/2026Sam Altman replied to me on Twitter long ago, “once we invent AGI we can ask it to solve climate change for us.” Bro, we know how: just stop burning fossil fuels. Turn off the machine that runs on plagiarism and methane gas! These are not serious people. Their brains are cooked by money and power. 1153
Reposted by Steven Romalewskiatlasizer.bsky.social @atlasizer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026É noite de eleição no Brasil. O Atlasizer tem resultados interativos da eleição presidencial para cada um dos 5.573 municípios do país. atlasizer.net?s=Brasil,202...atlasizer.netLive Maps by Sam Hudis 011
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Reminds me of this interview with Robert Caro where he says (among other things) that he writes longhand and then types on his Selectric purposefully in order to slow himself down and really think about what he’s trying to communicate. youtu.be/g_20qBHnWrg?...youtu.beRobert Caro Reveals Details of His Final Lyndon Johnson BiographyYouTube video by C-SPAN's Book TV 160
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiElsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart 165141894671
Reposted by Steven Romalewskidatahistorian.bsky.social @datahistorian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026More issues with the administration census plan.. countofcounting.substack.com/p/even-the-c...countofcounting.substack.comEven the Census Bureau says proposed changes to the 2030 census will degrade dataIt’s not just outside data advocates who are warning that proposed changes to the 2030 census by the Trump administration will degrade the nation’s data. 012
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Maybe he’s confusing it with early Intel chips??? 011
Reposted by Steven Romalewskimtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Plot to Enslave America is real and this is it. They're going for it unless we stop them 420941
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My recent interaction with the campaign: bsky.app/profile/srom... 010
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I 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 895254836030
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026All 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 934573
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. 25125
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. 2406
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... 2294
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
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026And right after I emailed the library they said they ordered a copy. A must-read! 000
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
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My copy was shipped yesterday and I've emailed our library's circulation team about ordering a copy! Can't wait to read it. 100
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... 1239197
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. 2314502603
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. 340250654786
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026His book “A Piece of the Action” was a terrific, illuminating explanation of the massive changes in finance in the US. I’ve recommended it to many people. Sad to see he’s devolved into a covid denialist, etc. 010
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026They don’t make politicians like they used to. (Or something like that.) 010
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 Romalewskithe hills have vrunt @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 643642675
Reposted by Steven RomalewskiHudsonette @hudsonette.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s the presidency that’s fake, not the news. 21665346
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
Steven Romalewski @sromalewski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I visited the 3D model exhibit after we chatted. Impressive! 120