@crankysocrates.bsky.social
Editor, miniatures painter, ttrpg gamer, cat lover, leftist, humanist, LGBTQ+ ally, don't know when to keep my mouth shut. Will do almost anything for Reeses Cups. Well reasoned statements are my own.
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We now have a CDC grant tracker and are collecting information on CDC terminations. If your CDC grant was terminated, we need your help to gather data and documents! Please report!
grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h...
grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h...
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
We now have a CDC grant tracker and are collecting information on CDC terminations. If your CDC grant was terminated, we need your help to gather data and documents! Please report!
grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h...
grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h...
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important to add that studies of queer and trans health is also being censored - at rates comparable to work on vaccine hesitancy
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
important to add that studies of queer and trans health is also being censored - at rates comparable to work on vaccine hesitancy
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Grapevine says University of Colorado legal is forbidding researchers from underrepresented groups to apply for funding from organizations where being a member of that group is a requirement to apply. They don't want to anger the fascists.
Not a lawyer, but this seems shady/discriminatory as fuck.
Not a lawyer, but this seems shady/discriminatory as fuck.
January 28, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Grapevine says University of Colorado legal is forbidding researchers from underrepresented groups to apply for funding from organizations where being a member of that group is a requirement to apply. They don't want to anger the fascists.
Not a lawyer, but this seems shady/discriminatory as fuck.
Not a lawyer, but this seems shady/discriminatory as fuck.
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I can't be here right now because my words are not safe for the public. Leaving this here, going to go donate and check on my friends.
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I can't be here right now because my words are not safe for the public. Leaving this here, going to go donate and check on my friends.
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
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I mean the title says it all. Another excellent piece by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social.
Trump’s Death Eaters Are Coming for Our Kids
After taking countless lives around the world, RFK Jr. and his ghoulish compatriots want American children to suffer too.
www.thenation.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I mean the title says it all. Another excellent piece by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social.
Message from the Vice Chancellor - "Happy New Year! Rejoice! The University of Colorado Boulder looks forward to collaborating with fascists by advancing their priorities!"
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Message from the Vice Chancellor - "Happy New Year! Rejoice! The University of Colorado Boulder looks forward to collaborating with fascists by advancing their priorities!"
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
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This is age restricted so it wont auto play. Believe your eyes not the lies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9CJ...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Minnesota Reformer
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This is age restricted so it wont auto play. Believe your eyes not the lies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9CJ...
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Federal Appeals judge affirms prohibition of arbitrary cuts of research infrastructure rates (i.e., the IDC rate slash announcement of early Feb. 2025).
As the ruling explains, NIH's X/Twitter statements contributed to the federal government's loss in court (!!)
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
As the ruling explains, NIH's X/Twitter statements contributed to the federal government's loss in court (!!)
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Federal Appeals judge affirms prohibition of arbitrary cuts of research infrastructure rates (i.e., the IDC rate slash announcement of early Feb. 2025).
As the ruling explains, NIH's X/Twitter statements contributed to the federal government's loss in court (!!)
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
As the ruling explains, NIH's X/Twitter statements contributed to the federal government's loss in court (!!)
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
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How Trump unleashed a domestic terrorism movement—and how to defeat it
How Trump unleashed a domestic terrorism movement—and how to defeat it
"We've hit a frightening apex," says one security expert.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
How Trump unleashed a domestic terrorism movement—and how to defeat it
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1. Trump's recent pending rule change and a letter from HHS Secretary Kennedy threatening hospitals is resulting in hospitals ending trans youth care.
Many trans youth are now forced to go without their medication.
The threats are having a real impact.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Many trans youth are now forced to go without their medication.
The threats are having a real impact.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Many Colorado Trans Youth Stranded After Denver Health, CHCO Withdraw Care
For the second time in as many years, many young trans Coloradans have suddenly lost access to life-saving care.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
1. Trump's recent pending rule change and a letter from HHS Secretary Kennedy threatening hospitals is resulting in hospitals ending trans youth care.
Many trans youth are now forced to go without their medication.
The threats are having a real impact.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Many trans youth are now forced to go without their medication.
The threats are having a real impact.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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“These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
“These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
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The parallels between the Red Scare of the 1950s and today’s assault on higher ed remind us of the need to join communities of resistance.
Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.
Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.
A General Air of Anxiety
The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.
www.bostonreview.net
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The parallels between the Red Scare of the 1950s and today’s assault on higher ed remind us of the need to join communities of resistance.
Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.
Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.
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“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
December 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
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Friendly reminder: the administration is flooding the zone.
Pick a lane. Stay in it. Do not exhaust yourself.
The top line message: WE THE PEOPLE SAY “NO.”
No to destroying our science, healthcare, economy, government, judicial system, White House, etc.
It’s time to get loud!
Pick a lane. Stay in it. Do not exhaust yourself.
The top line message: WE THE PEOPLE SAY “NO.”
No to destroying our science, healthcare, economy, government, judicial system, White House, etc.
It’s time to get loud!
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Friendly reminder: the administration is flooding the zone.
Pick a lane. Stay in it. Do not exhaust yourself.
The top line message: WE THE PEOPLE SAY “NO.”
No to destroying our science, healthcare, economy, government, judicial system, White House, etc.
It’s time to get loud!
Pick a lane. Stay in it. Do not exhaust yourself.
The top line message: WE THE PEOPLE SAY “NO.”
No to destroying our science, healthcare, economy, government, judicial system, White House, etc.
It’s time to get loud!
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"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
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This would not have passed if those chickenshit Dems Davis, Cellar, and Gonzalez had not voted for it. They voted to put the parents of trans youth in prison for ten years.
Primary them all.
Primary them all.
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This would not have passed if those chickenshit Dems Davis, Cellar, and Gonzalez had not voted for it. They voted to put the parents of trans youth in prison for ten years.
Primary them all.
Primary them all.
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This is completely and utterly unethical, unacceptable and disgraceful.
Thread on the topic incoming.
H/t @beansproutsmom.bsky.social for the heads up
Thread on the topic incoming.
H/t @beansproutsmom.bsky.social for the heads up
Seems interesting that CDC is awarding $1.6M to a university in Denmark to study Hep B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau given recent CDC vax changes and FDA's Hoeg's connections to Denmark. Does this study sound ethical?
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23245.p...
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23245.p...
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is completely and utterly unethical, unacceptable and disgraceful.
Thread on the topic incoming.
H/t @beansproutsmom.bsky.social for the heads up
Thread on the topic incoming.
H/t @beansproutsmom.bsky.social for the heads up
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🚨PSA🚨
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🚨PSA🚨
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
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The only way this makes sense is when you understand health as a product sold to individuals.
Once you turn health into a product and healthcare into a business, then you can blame individuals for not being able to afford their health(care) rather than look at the environment in which they live.
Once you turn health into a product and healthcare into a business, then you can blame individuals for not being able to afford their health(care) rather than look at the environment in which they live.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The only way this makes sense is when you understand health as a product sold to individuals.
Once you turn health into a product and healthcare into a business, then you can blame individuals for not being able to afford their health(care) rather than look at the environment in which they live.
Once you turn health into a product and healthcare into a business, then you can blame individuals for not being able to afford their health(care) rather than look at the environment in which they live.
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Our justice system reflects the values of our society. Compare these sentences:
-woman steals 4 chickens: 90 days in jail, $100k fine
-man rapes and strangles girls, with video evidence; one of the girls had to have neck surgery: community service
Nothing can get in the way of a man’s potential!
-woman steals 4 chickens: 90 days in jail, $100k fine
-man rapes and strangles girls, with video evidence; one of the girls had to have neck surgery: community service
Nothing can get in the way of a man’s potential!
December 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Our justice system reflects the values of our society. Compare these sentences:
-woman steals 4 chickens: 90 days in jail, $100k fine
-man rapes and strangles girls, with video evidence; one of the girls had to have neck surgery: community service
Nothing can get in the way of a man’s potential!
-woman steals 4 chickens: 90 days in jail, $100k fine
-man rapes and strangles girls, with video evidence; one of the girls had to have neck surgery: community service
Nothing can get in the way of a man’s potential!