Abigail
@abbyofthenorth.bsky.social
"I wish risk-taking was understood as a base part of human compassion. You take the risk to save lives. Maybe that’s how you love people." Kathy Ottersten
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Important to remind everyone that this is an ILLEGAL DIRECTIVE from the Executive Branch (impoundment).
Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
go.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Important to remind everyone that this is an ILLEGAL DIRECTIVE from the Executive Branch (impoundment).
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When a judge tells you, "No, you *can't* kidnap people and traffic them out of the country because you have photoshopped 'evidence.'"
May 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
When a judge tells you, "No, you *can't* kidnap people and traffic them out of the country because you have photoshopped 'evidence.'"
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Trump has gutted food inspection programs at the FDA and USDA — including the committee that investigated last year's fatal Boar's Head listeria outbreak.
The USDA is also rolling back safety regulations to “streamline” meat processing.
How is this Making America Healthy Again?
The USDA is also rolling back safety regulations to “streamline” meat processing.
How is this Making America Healthy Again?
April 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump has gutted food inspection programs at the FDA and USDA — including the committee that investigated last year's fatal Boar's Head listeria outbreak.
The USDA is also rolling back safety regulations to “streamline” meat processing.
How is this Making America Healthy Again?
The USDA is also rolling back safety regulations to “streamline” meat processing.
How is this Making America Healthy Again?
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Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.
April 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.
Looks like I cannot attend work today 🤷🏻♀️
April 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Looks like I cannot attend work today 🤷🏻♀️
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Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.
April 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.
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Ideas aren't illegal.
People aren’t illegal.
And if ICE tries to intimidate people from freely expressing themselves, it's our job to stop it.
People aren’t illegal.
And if ICE tries to intimidate people from freely expressing themselves, it's our job to stop it.
April 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Ideas aren't illegal.
People aren’t illegal.
And if ICE tries to intimidate people from freely expressing themselves, it's our job to stop it.
People aren’t illegal.
And if ICE tries to intimidate people from freely expressing themselves, it's our job to stop it.
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Can confirm “State of Maine” hasn’t apologized. (As the official keeper of all state records and guardian of the seal ;))
March 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Can confirm “State of Maine” hasn’t apologized. (As the official keeper of all state records and guardian of the seal ;))
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"My lab is a structural virology lab..."
"We’ve had conversations and are beginning to put plans into motion to gather more information," he said, about the possibility of moving abroad...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
"We’ve had conversations and are beginning to put plans into motion to gather more information," he said, about the possibility of moving abroad...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics
Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"My lab is a structural virology lab..."
"We’ve had conversations and are beginning to put plans into motion to gather more information," he said, about the possibility of moving abroad...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
"We’ve had conversations and are beginning to put plans into motion to gather more information," he said, about the possibility of moving abroad...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
Gaslighting as official foreign policy.
I never imagined that the most dangerous moment in America's democracy would also be its stupidest.
March 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Gaslighting as official foreign policy.
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Everyone deserves the freedom to say what they think about the U.S. government without fear of retaliation.
Learn more about the precautions you should take to protect your devices from warrantless searches by border agents.
Learn more about the precautions you should take to protect your devices from warrantless searches by border agents.
Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated. | ACLU
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answ...
www.aclu.org
March 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Everyone deserves the freedom to say what they think about the U.S. government without fear of retaliation.
Learn more about the precautions you should take to protect your devices from warrantless searches by border agents.
Learn more about the precautions you should take to protect your devices from warrantless searches by border agents.
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Space weather experts are predicting beautiful #auroral displays at northerly latitudes tonight, as a blast of fast solar wind is set to disturb our magnetic field. Plus, see spacecraft imagery of #Mercury as it passes in front of our star:
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📸 U.K. MetOffice.
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📸 U.K. MetOffice.
March 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Space weather experts are predicting beautiful #auroral displays at northerly latitudes tonight, as a blast of fast solar wind is set to disturb our magnetic field. Plus, see spacecraft imagery of #Mercury as it passes in front of our star:
buff.ly/xwRvhjS
📸 U.K. MetOffice.
buff.ly/xwRvhjS
📸 U.K. MetOffice.
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The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
March 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
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17 states are suing the U.S. government to end federal protections for disabled people. At the same time, Congress is debating whether to cut nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid funding.
We break it all down on the newest episode of At Liberty.
We break it all down on the newest episode of At Liberty.
Know Your Disability Rights with Zoe Brennan-Krohn and Nicole Jorwic | American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
March 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
17 states are suing the U.S. government to end federal protections for disabled people. At the same time, Congress is debating whether to cut nearly a trillion dollars from Medicaid funding.
We break it all down on the newest episode of At Liberty.
We break it all down on the newest episode of At Liberty.
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BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
March 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
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Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
Two of this dog’s favorite things in one photo: head out the sunroof and sunshine on her face! Don’t worry, though, I wasn’t driving when I took this. #doggo #sunshine #springtime
March 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Two of this dog’s favorite things in one photo: head out the sunroof and sunshine on her face! Don’t worry, though, I wasn’t driving when I took this. #doggo #sunshine #springtime
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Robert Morris, the former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump spiritual adviser, has been indicted on child sex crimes.
"After almost 43 years, the law has finally caught up with Robert Morris for the horrific crimes he committed against me as a child," his alleged victim told me.
"After almost 43 years, the law has finally caught up with Robert Morris for the horrific crimes he committed against me as a child," his alleged victim told me.
Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes
Morris is a former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, and Gateway — one of the nation’s largest megachurches — has been particularly active in Dallas-area GOP politics.
www.texastribune.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Robert Morris, the former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump spiritual adviser, has been indicted on child sex crimes.
"After almost 43 years, the law has finally caught up with Robert Morris for the horrific crimes he committed against me as a child," his alleged victim told me.
"After almost 43 years, the law has finally caught up with Robert Morris for the horrific crimes he committed against me as a child," his alleged victim told me.
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Since its apparently Detrans Awareness Day - everyone should be aware that the VAST majority of trans people who detransition cite familial, financial (including an inability to pay for transition related healthcare), and societal pressures as the reason they detransition - NOT regret.
The White House livestream says it's Detrans Awareness Day. According to who? The Heritage Foundation are fear mongers who sow hatred and disinformation in order to eradicate transness entirely.
Some of our members are detransitioners. They will not divide us.
Some of our members are detransitioners. They will not divide us.
March 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Since its apparently Detrans Awareness Day - everyone should be aware that the VAST majority of trans people who detransition cite familial, financial (including an inability to pay for transition related healthcare), and societal pressures as the reason they detransition - NOT regret.
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Tina Clothier in Hawaii #Volcanoes National Park captured this volcanic #eruption on Tuesday and wrote: "The #lava fountains reached the height of the caldera wall at 600 feet [180 meters]" Incredible. Thank you!
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See more stunning images from around the globe here:
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See more stunning images from around the globe here:
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March 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tina Clothier in Hawaii #Volcanoes National Park captured this volcanic #eruption on Tuesday and wrote: "The #lava fountains reached the height of the caldera wall at 600 feet [180 meters]" Incredible. Thank you!
buff.ly/BVe6Zu4
See more stunning images from around the globe here:
buff.ly/4G77yyl
buff.ly/BVe6Zu4
See more stunning images from around the globe here:
buff.ly/4G77yyl
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DEMS: "Donald Trump called American veterans losers."
MAGA: "He would never say that! He strongly supports veterans! He has their backs!
DONALD: [Lays off more veterans than any president in history]
MAGA: "He would never say that! He strongly supports veterans! He has their backs!
DONALD: [Lays off more veterans than any president in history]
March 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
DEMS: "Donald Trump called American veterans losers."
MAGA: "He would never say that! He strongly supports veterans! He has their backs!
DONALD: [Lays off more veterans than any president in history]
MAGA: "He would never say that! He strongly supports veterans! He has their backs!
DONALD: [Lays off more veterans than any president in history]
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BREAKING — FEMA Acting Chief Counsel Joshua Stanton has been put on administrative leave & walked out of the building after being given the role *just last week*, an agency source tells me.
Previous chief counsel Adrian Sevier had been with FEMA since 2000 and was office's longest-serving chief.
Previous chief counsel Adrian Sevier had been with FEMA since 2000 and was office's longest-serving chief.
March 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BREAKING — FEMA Acting Chief Counsel Joshua Stanton has been put on administrative leave & walked out of the building after being given the role *just last week*, an agency source tells me.
Previous chief counsel Adrian Sevier had been with FEMA since 2000 and was office's longest-serving chief.
Previous chief counsel Adrian Sevier had been with FEMA since 2000 and was office's longest-serving chief.