Michael Borsellino

studying how people study cities

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

@soylamasnalgona Contested Ground by John Davis

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

@DanImmergluck It seems to be the newest manifestation of Fordism, but certainly not unique. It's a temporal-political problem; we are losing the ability to mature as researchers in favor of "productivity". And to what end - knowledge is replaced by correlation.

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

A rare twitter gem

[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @BulletinAtomic]

At the heart of the bungled response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a refusal to listen to scientific expertise. And so the US has been left deaf, dumb, & blind during the worst pandemic since 1918. New from @gregkoblentz & @SaskiaPopescu: https://t.co/Tw3lOgUs8Y

[Joe Scarborough @ScarboroughNow]

I have strong concerns about Section 230 but this column clearly lays out reasons true conservatives should fear Trump’s approach—and also why the Roberts court would likely strike down such an order. https://t.co/kmIKU0puhC

[Dave McKenna @djmckenna00]

Something I've learned while in law school is about the social construction of crime. I work in a legal clinic on wage theft cases, where employers have "improperly paid" workers by not paying, paying below min wage, withholding overtime, paid sick time, etc. 1/

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

We knew that things were deteriorating.

Gothic houses collapsing, sharks patrolling the lagoons,

the born-again ministers warning of an immediate conflagration.

—Stuart Kestenbaum, 2020 Poets Laureate Fellow

https://t.co/hZ3uAT6FPg

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

@Jeremy_Levine Not that I agree with this logic, but I am sure there are institutional actuaries working from this point.

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

@Jeremy_Levine Simple CBA starting point: if the deaths can be attributed to the institution and must be compensated for at statistical value (both unlikely), 40-110 deaths per year for Michigan. This is the point at which liability from opening equals lost revenue from remaining closed.

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

No Harm Here is Still Harm There: The Green New Deal and the Global South (I)
https://t.co/CfV56jFwQE @jamhoormedia

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

@chriscarf ...most are geographically defined.

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

@chriscarf Is animatronic a genre of pizza?

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

Peter Daszak is a British-born American PhD who’s spent a career discovering dangerous viruses in wildlife, especially bats. In 2003, he warned 60 Minutes a pandemic was coming. Two weeks ago, NIH funding for his virology research was killed. https://t.co/dnEmFCF1MI

[EFF @EFF]

Looking for a weekend read?

We’ve put together an ebook on digital rights that will help you understand what roles technology should and should not play in fighting back against the COVID-19 crisis. https://t.co/ZrKKUCIfzN

[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @BulletinAtomic]

Nuclear programs are often overlooked when it comes to budget reductions. But even the low-end calculation of nuclear spending—$50 billion—is more than we spend on the entire State Department, or on ship building, or on aircraft or tank procurement. https://t.co/VDuRq6H2Sr

[John Grigsby @JohnRGrigsby]

Overall: the beginning of this likely "Pandemic Recession" is unprecedented. Labor market declines concentrated among low income workers and small firms, precisely those that are unlikely to have savings to smooth over shock. This has big composition effects on aggregate wage.

[Michael Borsellino @mborsel]

I thoroughly enjoyed @adndotcom's Lawless series over the past year. Today they won the #Pulitzer for it! https://t.co/88ZDIK5Qcr

[Ilya Kaminsky @ilya_poet]

Every morning, memorize a short poem

--Umberto Eco's near death-bed advice to his grandson

[Beth Popp Berman (epopppp@bsky) @epopppp]

Really useful read if you find yourself suddenly thinking about university endowments. https://t.co/P2RHlIXHDY

[Mark Wunderlich @MarkCWunderlich]

Receiving news of the death of #EavanBoland, who suffered a stroke. She was the backbone of the #Stegner program for decades, and has shaped generations of American poets. https://t.co/8LBXUqB2jI