David Cassatt, PhD
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As they should.
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
www.npr.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
As they should.
They remove monuments memorializing Black soldiers who served the United States but restore monuments to traitors who fought against the United States? Disgusting.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
They remove monuments memorializing Black soldiers who served the United States but restore monuments to traitors who fought against the United States? Disgusting.
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When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)
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It’s time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field. #publichealth #episky #medsky #activism www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again.
It's time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field.
www.thenation.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It’s time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field. #publichealth #episky #medsky #activism www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Nick Carraway, Great Gatsby narrator:
“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Nick Carraway, Great Gatsby narrator:
“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
Knickers
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Ow Henry
Ow Henry
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Bitterfinger
Bitterfinger
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Knickers
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I do not believe Dems should fold. I believe if this works, he will keep doing it. If I believed folding would feed hungry people, I would at the very least strongly consider it. But he explicitly said he felt no obligation to honor any deal struck.
"Trump is illegally impounding SNAP funds to make people hungry so he can force the Democrats to capitulate to help the hungry people" is just a wild state of affairs.
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I do not believe Dems should fold. I believe if this works, he will keep doing it. If I believed folding would feed hungry people, I would at the very least strongly consider it. But he explicitly said he felt no obligation to honor any deal struck.
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My reax to the big planned NIH shutdown firing news from @politico.com:
The Project 2025 ppl didn’t do big (illegal) NIH firings because they know there would be public outcry.
Keep speaking up!
The Project 2025 ppl didn’t do big (illegal) NIH firings because they know there would be public outcry.
Keep speaking up!
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My reax to the big planned NIH shutdown firing news from @politico.com:
The Project 2025 ppl didn’t do big (illegal) NIH firings because they know there would be public outcry.
Keep speaking up!
The Project 2025 ppl didn’t do big (illegal) NIH firings because they know there would be public outcry.
Keep speaking up!
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Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
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Wow.
In a review of Fauci's autobiography, Bhattacharya stepped forwards as a defender of notorious 1990s HIV denier Peter Duesberg, whose pseudoscience led to hundreds of thousands of avoidable AIDS deaths in South Africa.
Of course every caring scientist denounced Duesderg, but for JB that's mean.
In a review of Fauci's autobiography, Bhattacharya stepped forwards as a defender of notorious 1990s HIV denier Peter Duesberg, whose pseudoscience led to hundreds of thousands of avoidable AIDS deaths in South Africa.
Of course every caring scientist denounced Duesderg, but for JB that's mean.
October 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Wow.
In a review of Fauci's autobiography, Bhattacharya stepped forwards as a defender of notorious 1990s HIV denier Peter Duesberg, whose pseudoscience led to hundreds of thousands of avoidable AIDS deaths in South Africa.
Of course every caring scientist denounced Duesderg, but for JB that's mean.
In a review of Fauci's autobiography, Bhattacharya stepped forwards as a defender of notorious 1990s HIV denier Peter Duesberg, whose pseudoscience led to hundreds of thousands of avoidable AIDS deaths in South Africa.
Of course every caring scientist denounced Duesderg, but for JB that's mean.
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It would be hard to find a better metaphor for what he’s doing to the United States.
That House is ours, not his.
That House is ours, not his.
Trump earlier today when asked about the construction of the new ballroom:
“It won’t interfere with current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.”
This is how it was left now overnight ⬇️
“It won’t interfere with current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.”
This is how it was left now overnight ⬇️
October 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It would be hard to find a better metaphor for what he’s doing to the United States.
That House is ours, not his.
That House is ours, not his.
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Yesterday’s food drive raised 800 lbs of food for our local food bank!!
Civil servants are still serving, even when we’re fired and furloughed.
Civil servants are still serving, even when we’re fired and furloughed.
Just a reminder that the Jan 6 "peaceful tourists" didn't also have a food drive to actually help Americans.
Join the NIH Vigil at the Medical Center Metro Station and show everyone what real patriots look like.
Join the NIH Vigil at the Medical Center Metro Station and show everyone what real patriots look like.
We are thrilled and honored to be joined by @alsobrooks.senate.gov at Saturday’s No Kings Vigil! We look forward to it, Senator!
October 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Yesterday’s food drive raised 800 lbs of food for our local food bank!!
Civil servants are still serving, even when we’re fired and furloughed.
Civil servants are still serving, even when we’re fired and furloughed.
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
The scene,and energy, from Frederick, MD.
October 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The scene,and energy, from Frederick, MD.
Just finished reading "So Very Small" by @tomlevenson.bsky.social . Why was there such a lag between the discovery of microbes and the development of germ theory? It's in the book.🙂 Good description of how science and public health work, and the various important people, and personalities, involved.
October 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Just finished reading "So Very Small" by @tomlevenson.bsky.social . Why was there such a lag between the discovery of microbes and the development of germ theory? It's in the book.🙂 Good description of how science and public health work, and the various important people, and personalities, involved.
The Anti-Deficiency Act. Something in my wheelhouse.
Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
October 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Anti-Deficiency Act. Something in my wheelhouse.
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This is a powerful account from a PhD student whose fellowship was terminated by NIH because it was part of a "diversity" program without any other considerations or understanding of what the program or the students were actually doing.
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NIH Student Grant Cancellation Will Weaken Scientific Innovation
The termination of federal F31 diversity fellowships puts many graduate students in a bind — and U.S. science at risk.
undark.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is a powerful account from a PhD student whose fellowship was terminated by NIH because it was part of a "diversity" program without any other considerations or understanding of what the program or the students were actually doing.
undark.org/2025/10/09/o...
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A priest led 1000 Catholics in a Eucharistic Procession from St. Eulalia Church to Broadview - monstrance in hand - to give Holy Communion to detainees.
DHS denied them even though prisoners, by law, can't be denied religious rights.
Christian Nationalism is phony baloney straight-up evil!
DHS denied them even though prisoners, by law, can't be denied religious rights.
Christian Nationalism is phony baloney straight-up evil!
October 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A priest led 1000 Catholics in a Eucharistic Procession from St. Eulalia Church to Broadview - monstrance in hand - to give Holy Communion to detainees.
DHS denied them even though prisoners, by law, can't be denied religious rights.
Christian Nationalism is phony baloney straight-up evil!
DHS denied them even though prisoners, by law, can't be denied religious rights.
Christian Nationalism is phony baloney straight-up evil!
So many times we hear that we should run the federal government like a business. It seems like this group of businesspeople now in charge are acting more like vulture capitalists that loot businesses for personal gain. 1/3
October 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
So many times we hear that we should run the federal government like a business. It seems like this group of businesspeople now in charge are acting more like vulture capitalists that loot businesses for personal gain. 1/3
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For our #democracy, my wife Tanya @breadfarmer.bsky.social shot this quick video today of people in Portland doing routine shopping at Costco in our ‘war ravaged’ city. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyNow #PortlandStrong #DonaldTrumpisatotalloser
October 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
For our #democracy, my wife Tanya @breadfarmer.bsky.social shot this quick video today of people in Portland doing routine shopping at Costco in our ‘war ravaged’ city. #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyNow #PortlandStrong #DonaldTrumpisatotalloser
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Proud of my colleagues for speaking out!
There is so much power when people come together.
Trump knows that, and that’s why everything he does aims to divide us.
But we see through that and are growing stronger together!
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
There is so much power when people come together.
Trump knows that, and that’s why everything he does aims to divide us.
But we see through that and are growing stronger together!
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
Shut down but not silenced: Federal workers find their voice
After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.
www.npr.org
October 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Proud of my colleagues for speaking out!
There is so much power when people come together.
Trump knows that, and that’s why everything he does aims to divide us.
But we see through that and are growing stronger together!
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
There is so much power when people come together.
Trump knows that, and that’s why everything he does aims to divide us.
But we see through that and are growing stronger together!
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
October 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.
The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.
The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.
October 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.
The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.
The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.
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You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
www.nature.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."
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religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
October 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."
religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...