Archon Fung

Director @HarvardAsh. Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship, Harvard Kennedy School. I study participatory democracy. @[email protected]

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

@lmstudio thanks for releasing the gemma-4 mlx models. Great on apple silicon. I think there is a problem with the 31b models you released. They take up too much space. "gemma-4-31B-MLX-4bit" is 28.85gig, whereas the mlx-community version of the same is 18.44gig.

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

@astoundconnects lots of outages in #Boston and nearby towns. Any idea when our internet is coming back?

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

@LocallyAIApp I just updated to the version of LocallyAI that you released today. Now, the app gets stuck when trying to load some of the larger models (Gemma QAT 12B in particular), but runs fine with the slightly smaller ones (8B models). I’m on iPadPro m5, 2tB.

[Harvard University @Harvard]

The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. https://t.co/5k5t9RYYC2

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

Not seeing posts about the ICE arrest at Columbia University of Mahmoud Khalil, evidently a legal permanent resident of the United States, who has been active in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Important news…

https://t.co/CB2hKgf2kW

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

@henrythe9ths AI Guide

[John Gaventa @JohnGaventa]

About 50 years ago I submitted the dissertation which became the book Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachian Valley. I am delighted that @GabeSchwartzman and I have just submitted a new manuscript which picks up on where the previous book left off! @illionispress

[Steve Simon @MNSteveSimon]

In Minnesota, we double-check our vote counts for accuracy. Mandatory post-election reviews are happening now in every county. In randomly drawn precincts, paper ballots in key contests are re-counted by hand to verify that they match the Election Day count. And it’s all public.

[Institute of Politics @HarvardIOP]

Join the IOP & @HarvardAsh for an important conversation about the implications for U.S. democracy with a panel of experts: Jennifer Hochschild; @AlexKeyssar; @BenSchneer; & Archon Fung (@Arfung).

RSVP (HUID required): https://t.co/Zq7AqE1l5Y

[Trey Grayson @KYTrey]

I served as an election officer today in Boone Co. We had nonstop voting from 7am, when we opened, until 30 minutes after the scheduled 3pm closing in order to allow everyone in line at 3pm to vote. Our voters were friendly and patient. No one was rude. It was a good day.

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

Le Ly Hayslip tonight - first Vietnamese peasant girl I recall ever seeing in the Institute of Politics Forum. Her war story is worth reading and hearing. @HarvardIOP @HarvardAsh

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

Moving discussion of war from three perspectives - @DrewFaust28 (historian of the Civil War), Le Ly Hayslip (girl who survived the Vietnam War and author of a fantastic memoir), and @TheOliverStone (Vietnam Vet and filmmaker of that war) @HarvardAsh @HarvardIOP

[Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative @BHcityleaders]

The City Leader Guide on Civic Engagement helps design interaction between government and residents and identify opportunities for effective and equitable participation in public problem-solving: https://t.co/Nm9fH8GRdg.

Authored by @hrgilman, Jorrit de Jong, @Arfung, Rebecca Rosen, and Gaylen Moore

#cities #civicengagement #cityresearch #cityleaderguide #leadership #publicmanagement

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

Lessons for how to make elections more fair and participatory, from @Tovawang1 @HarvardAsh https://t.co/FcKU2RYSIE

[HKS Executive Education @HKSExecEd]

HKS Professors @Arfung and @EricaChenoweth say leaders can lower the political temperature without chilling democratic debate—but only if they speak with one voice against violence. https://t.co/jqSLTH4ofC

[Harvard Kennedy School @Kennedy_School]

The assassination attempt on President Trump has triggered fears that the U.S. may be entering an era of increased political violence.

HKS's @Arfung & @AlexKeyssar discuss the context for this event, historical parallels, & how to protect American democracy https://t.co/uDdjV7S7NK

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

Interesting speculative piece about what a Harris administration foreign policy might look like (re-post with correct link this time)
@BostonReview
@stephenWalt https://t.co/DDcLa5kxcL

[Archon Fung @Arfung]

Interesting speculative piece about what a Harris administration foreign policy might look like @BostonReview @stephenWalt https://t.co/SOYWadYsrR

[Steve Simon @MNSteveSimon]

Today we launched “Here We Vote” - a voter education campaign challenging Minnesota to reclaim the #1 spot in voter turnout in America for 2024. Go to https://t.co/vug89jYlhz to find election info, a digital toolkit, and more.

[Harvard Ash Center @HarvardAsh]

We are thrilled to welcome @baileyflan to our Democracy Postdoctoral program! In her research, Bailey studies democratic processes that facilitate direct public participation / representation in policymaking.

Learn more about Bailey here ⤵️
https://t.co/N5bUkxTmmh