Alison N. Norman (@dr_alison_cs) 's Twitter Profile
Alison N. Norman

@dr_alison_cs

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Teaching at @UTCompSci. Mom to three. Advocator for social justice. Opinions my own.

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linkhttp://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ans calendar_today04-09-2017 14:22:36

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Jolie McCullough (@jsmccullou) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yesterday, I was laid off by Texas Tribune after nearly 9 years. New leadership got rid of its longest-tenured reporters and said they’ll no longer cover the criminal justice beat. No one on police, prisons, courts, the death penalty. In Texas. Here’s some of what we’ll lose:

Lauren McGaughy (@lmcgaughy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UT police don't want to release body camera footage from the first day of the major pro-Palestinian protests on campus last month. They've asked the AG to let them withhold the videos. #txlege #TPIA #FOIA

UT police don't want to release body camera footage from the first day of the major pro-Palestinian protests on campus last month. They've asked the AG to let them withhold the videos. 

#txlege #TPIA #FOIA
Houston Chronicle (@houstonchron) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An undisclosed number of Houston Independent School District teachers and principals received notices this week that they will be out of a job, state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles said Thursday. trib.al/NlZKt2q

Jeff Sharlet (@jeffsharlet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

They called us hysterics when we said Roe cld fall, and they said we were overreacting when we said they’d come for IVF. Those of us on the Christian nationalist beat will tell you: contraception will be at risk in many states.

Jocelyn(Qiaochu) Chen (@jocelynqchen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

šŸŽ“ I am recruiting MSc/PhD students University of Alberta for Fall 2025! šŸŽÆ Directions: Neurosymbolic programming, LLM-based programming support, and human-centered synthesis framework. See my website for full details on potential research opportunities.

Brent Toderian (@brenttoderian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Want an example of a broken system? Florida DIDN’T ā€œrejectā€ the proposal to include a right to abortion in the constitution — they voted 58.2% in favor of abortion rights. But it needed 60% to pass, so it failed WITH A MAJORITY. Can’t imagine what Florida women must be thinking.

Timothy Snyder (@timothydsnyder) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œFreedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.ā€ msnbc.com/ali-velshi/wat…

David DeMatthews (@drdematt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To empower parents, ANY voucher legislation must require private schools comply with/ state laws & public records requests. A history of child sexual abuse & cover ups in some private religious schools/orgs necessitates such protections/parent rights. Texas AFT MothersAgainstGregAbbottPAC/MothersforDemocracyPAC

To empower parents, ANY voucher legislation must require private schools comply with/ state laws & public records requests. A history of child sexual abuse & cover ups in some private religious schools/orgs necessitates such protections/parent rights. 
<a href="/TexasAFT/">Texas AFT</a> <a href="/MomsAGAbbott/">MothersAgainstGregAbbottPAC/MothersforDemocracyPAC</a>
Gina Hinojosa (@ginaforaustin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These kids grew up in Texas & will likely stay—many of them know no other home. Some of them don’t even know they are undocumented. Their parents pay the same state taxes that everyone else pays. This decision doesn’t help anyone; it only hurts these young people & our state.