BREAKING: THE COLORADO AI ACT IS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR POLIS, becoming the first comprehensive AI law in the U.S. Thrilled to announce this historical milestone in shaping AI governance and mitigating the risk of algorithmic discrimination. https://t.co/nGYyoW0CMq
"A part of the American political spectrum is not merely a passive recipient of the combined authoritarian narratives that come from Russia, China, and their ilk, but an active participant in creating and spreading them." @anneapplebaum 1/2
1. We are only 6 weeks into 2024 and we already have 400+ anti-trans bills. For the last couple of years, I have continually updated a risk assessment map that tells you the risk level of anti-trans legislation in each state.
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In 2021 and 2022, the WCM worked with a researcher based in Gaza to document the experiences of children and youth. Here are fourteen stories and objects from our collection that provide insight into daily lives under the blockade.
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Still reeling from this historic news!! This would rectify a significant flaw in the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 that failed to automatically provide a Certificate of Citizenship to many intercountry adoptees during ratification…
This is huge news for adult intercountry adoptees in the United States who lack proof of US citizenship. While limited to Certificates of Citizenship, it eliminates a filing fee that will soon be $1,335. https://t.co/vXgaM1AzKR
1/ In @OWHnews@OWHopinion this morning, @DrJRMarcelin & I call for racial/ethnic #COVID19 data reporting in Nebraska.
We are currently the ONLY state reporting ZERO state-level demographics. Short thread about why this is a #HealthEquity nightmare 🧵👇🏾
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It's at times like these that the vast disparities in wealth seem so painfully clear. Who can avoid crowded subways? Who can work from home and still receive a paycheck? Who can stock up on medicines and extra food? Which folks have laptops at home so the kids can learn remotely?
"Every love affair requires a border crossing." The opening line of @szacharek's exquisite booklet essay for the @Criterion release of COLD WAR. https://t.co/mQAJRFCRpM
I am deeply disturbed by the news coming out of my law school alma mater, Syracuse University. We are truly in a battle for the soul of this nation, and it requires all of us to stand up together as a country against racism and bigotry. We must give hate no safe harbor.
THIS!!! Check out @pattyterhune & @allisongaspari satirical piece about movies career women cliché, "Hi, I'm The Rom-Com Leading Lady Whose Entire Character Arc is Orgasming." Love this friendship -- some of the best and funniest people I know!
So glad to have Patty Terhune (@pattyterhune ) and Allison Gasparini (@allisongaspari ) help us understand this very complex character! https://t.co/mdEQl38Air
"The presumption that transracially adopted people will express nothing but unqualified gratitude, feel nothing less than total comfort within the white supremacist frameworks we are exposed to, is consistent with how race is thought about in this country"
@NPG director says drop in visitor numbers the price he is prepared to pay for greater diversity, "I think we have a problem with metrics that focus on quantity alone." https://t.co/Xq9rGToRZU via @telegraphnews
Is it time to revamp/create a class on immigration, the Holocaust or refugees? If u said yes to this questions, the 2019 Silberman on displacement. migration, and the Holocaust is 4 u. Learn more at
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