Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her)
@karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social
Neuroscientist studying epilepsy and looking for cures. LGBTQ ally. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Warning from George Orwell “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” No DMs. Also, I am proud to be woke.
Warning from George Orwell “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” No DMs. Also, I am proud to be woke.
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BALDWIN: Is it true you ended longstanding practice of including external scientists as part of director search committees?
BHATTACHARYA: Senator, I've been working very har--
Q: Is it true?
BHATTACHARYA: We've changed the process so that there's no formal committee bc we don't have time for it
BHATTACHARYA: Senator, I've been working very har--
Q: Is it true?
BHATTACHARYA: We've changed the process so that there's no formal committee bc we don't have time for it
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
BALDWIN: Is it true you ended longstanding practice of including external scientists as part of director search committees?
BHATTACHARYA: Senator, I've been working very har--
Q: Is it true?
BHATTACHARYA: We've changed the process so that there's no formal committee bc we don't have time for it
BHATTACHARYA: Senator, I've been working very har--
Q: Is it true?
BHATTACHARYA: We've changed the process so that there's no formal committee bc we don't have time for it
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“The crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States… ‘worst of the worst’ seems to describe CBP and the Border Patrol… better than it does the people they’re rounding up.”
- Garrett Graff
apple.news/A29NdJ9uoTZq...
- Garrett Graff
apple.news/A29NdJ9uoTZq...
The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks — The Atlantic
Face coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.
apple.news
February 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“The crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States… ‘worst of the worst’ seems to describe CBP and the Border Patrol… better than it does the people they’re rounding up.”
- Garrett Graff
apple.news/A29NdJ9uoTZq...
- Garrett Graff
apple.news/A29NdJ9uoTZq...
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Hearing today with the Senate HELP committee and NIH Director Bhattacharya.
www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
Modernizing the National Institutes of Health: Faster Discoveries, More Cures | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Full Committee Hearing on February 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM
www.help.senate.gov
February 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Hearing today with the Senate HELP committee and NIH Director Bhattacharya.
www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
www.help.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
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The risks of standing up are real, but not as high as people seem to think (based on data).
The risks of NOT standing up are real, and higher than most people seem to think, both for themselves and for the whole enterprise.
Now more than ever, it matters!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
The risks of NOT standing up are real, and higher than most people seem to think, both for themselves and for the whole enterprise.
Now more than ever, it matters!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
People were pumped to #StandUpForScience at the beginning of the year. I think for many that momentum has waned.
The Fear is credible, I feel it too, but something tells me that we need to break out of the mindset of "*I* will be spared as long as I keep my head down".
The Fear is credible, I feel it too, but something tells me that we need to break out of the mindset of "*I* will be spared as long as I keep my head down".
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The risks of standing up are real, but not as high as people seem to think (based on data).
The risks of NOT standing up are real, and higher than most people seem to think, both for themselves and for the whole enterprise.
Now more than ever, it matters!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
The risks of NOT standing up are real, and higher than most people seem to think, both for themselves and for the whole enterprise.
Now more than ever, it matters!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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‼️‼️‼️ DO NOT FORGET!!! Renee Good did NOT deserve to have her brains blown out in front of her dog for not complying with armed vigilantes who were terrorizing HER community.
You simply arrest, fine and release.
YOU DO NOT MURDER!
ARREST ICE AGENT ROSS NOW ‼️‼️‼️
You simply arrest, fine and release.
YOU DO NOT MURDER!
ARREST ICE AGENT ROSS NOW ‼️‼️‼️
February 3, 2026 at 12:39 PM
‼️‼️‼️ DO NOT FORGET!!! Renee Good did NOT deserve to have her brains blown out in front of her dog for not complying with armed vigilantes who were terrorizing HER community.
You simply arrest, fine and release.
YOU DO NOT MURDER!
ARREST ICE AGENT ROSS NOW ‼️‼️‼️
You simply arrest, fine and release.
YOU DO NOT MURDER!
ARREST ICE AGENT ROSS NOW ‼️‼️‼️
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@wpdeabc15.bsky.social
There are two protests today in Horry County starting shortly to protest the murders in Minneapolis- are you going to cover either of the protests?
There are two protests today in Horry County starting shortly to protest the murders in Minneapolis- are you going to cover either of the protests?
January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
@wpdeabc15.bsky.social
There are two protests today in Horry County starting shortly to protest the murders in Minneapolis- are you going to cover either of the protests?
There are two protests today in Horry County starting shortly to protest the murders in Minneapolis- are you going to cover either of the protests?
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Thank you for your courage and leadership @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social
You have been an exemplary government employee, standing up against illegal and immoral actions, but doing so within the constraints of a federal official.
You do honor to your oath and to our country.
Courage is Contagious
You have been an exemplary government employee, standing up against illegal and immoral actions, but doing so within the constraints of a federal official.
You do honor to your oath and to our country.
Courage is Contagious
SCOOP: An outspoken critic of Trump who organized the "Bethesda Declaration" is seeking whistleblower protection. NIH program director @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social says the administration retaliated against her by putting her on paid leave. She wants her job back.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Seeks Whistle-Blower Protection
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Thank you for your courage and leadership @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social
You have been an exemplary government employee, standing up against illegal and immoral actions, but doing so within the constraints of a federal official.
You do honor to your oath and to our country.
Courage is Contagious
You have been an exemplary government employee, standing up against illegal and immoral actions, but doing so within the constraints of a federal official.
You do honor to your oath and to our country.
Courage is Contagious
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It should be crystal clear to anyone with eyes and ears that Trump is DETERMINED to subvert free and fair elections in America.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
It should be crystal clear to anyone with eyes and ears that Trump is DETERMINED to subvert free and fair elections in America.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
But in America, state and local governments run elections. So Trump can kick rocks.
Still, ALL of Congress must be VIGILANT.
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The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
Alex Pretti’s death ruled homicide after Minneapolis shooting by federal agents
The death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed by federal agents, has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said.
www.aol.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
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Who has a favorite review article on cilia in terminally differentiated neuronal or retinal tissues?
What is that article and why do you like it?
#science
What is that article and why do you like it?
#science
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Who has a favorite review article on cilia in terminally differentiated neuronal or retinal tissues?
What is that article and why do you like it?
#science
What is that article and why do you like it?
#science
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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yo, upcoming Actor's Award and Oscar winners...
...your music industry peers are teaching you a lesson or two tonight about speaking out for whats right
...your music industry peers are teaching you a lesson or two tonight about speaking out for whats right
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 AM
yo, upcoming Actor's Award and Oscar winners...
...your music industry peers are teaching you a lesson or two tonight about speaking out for whats right
...your music industry peers are teaching you a lesson or two tonight about speaking out for whats right
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Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
As Trump grows more delusional about how hated his ICE raids have become, a longtime pro-immigrant organizer explains why this may be a watershed moment in terms of public opinion on the issue.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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I took the weekend off the Internet, read a book, did a bunch of knitting, went for walks, ate homemade food, visited people, reset my sleep schedule, worked on a jigsaw puzzle, and now I feel energized.
I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you this.
I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you this.
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I took the weekend off the Internet, read a book, did a bunch of knitting, went for walks, ate homemade food, visited people, reset my sleep schedule, worked on a jigsaw puzzle, and now I feel energized.
I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you this.
I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you this.
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Precisely this.
It’s too classified to send to *some* members of Congress. But there are absolutely folks who are (or could be) cleared to be read in.
Even if it’s got to be a Gang of Eight only issue, send it to Congress.
It’s too classified to send to *some* members of Congress. But there are absolutely folks who are (or could be) cleared to be read in.
Even if it’s got to be a Gang of Eight only issue, send it to Congress.
I wish folks would quit reporting that it’s too classified to send to Congress. No it’s not. That is Gabbard’s EXCUSE for obstructing it.
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Precisely this.
It’s too classified to send to *some* members of Congress. But there are absolutely folks who are (or could be) cleared to be read in.
Even if it’s got to be a Gang of Eight only issue, send it to Congress.
It’s too classified to send to *some* members of Congress. But there are absolutely folks who are (or could be) cleared to be read in.
Even if it’s got to be a Gang of Eight only issue, send it to Congress.
Reposted by Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her)
Good morning and happy Monday to everyone. If you're happy and you know it, you aren't paying attention.
February 2, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Good morning and happy Monday to everyone. If you're happy and you know it, you aren't paying attention.
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Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Monday he was grateful for his first Grammy, after bagging the top music industry award for audio book, narration and storytelling. In full: buff.ly/JtPQPFk
Dalai Lama expresses 'gratitude' at first Grammy win
Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Monday he was grateful for his first Grammy, after bagging the top music industry award for audio book, narration and storytelling.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Monday he was grateful for his first Grammy, after bagging the top music industry award for audio book, narration and storytelling. In full: buff.ly/JtPQPFk
Excellent guide regarding your rights, published right here in utah as ICE increases activity....complete with a summary table and illustrations that tell the difference between an administrative warrant and judicial warrant.
www.ksl.com/article/5144...
www.ksl.com/article/5144...
'You don't have to open the door': ACLU warns Utahns of immigration officer entry limits
A new federal lawsuit over an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy is raising questions about what agents can do at someone's home — and what Utahns' rights are.
www.ksl.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Excellent guide regarding your rights, published right here in utah as ICE increases activity....complete with a summary table and illustrations that tell the difference between an administrative warrant and judicial warrant.
www.ksl.com/article/5144...
www.ksl.com/article/5144...
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#GVerse More than 5000 Texans showed up to
@jamestalarico.bsky.social's STOP ICE Rally.
Make Texas Blue? 💙
@jamestalarico.bsky.social's STOP ICE Rally.
Make Texas Blue? 💙
February 2, 2026 at 6:26 AM
#GVerse More than 5000 Texans showed up to
@jamestalarico.bsky.social's STOP ICE Rally.
Make Texas Blue? 💙
@jamestalarico.bsky.social's STOP ICE Rally.
Make Texas Blue? 💙
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Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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NEW FOOTAGE: Protesters take over a Minneapolis Target Saturday to protest the retailer’s cooperation with ICE. This is a movement! Share so everyone is aware!
February 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
NEW FOOTAGE: Protesters take over a Minneapolis Target Saturday to protest the retailer’s cooperation with ICE. This is a movement! Share so everyone is aware!
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“The federal labor movement has been a sleeping giant for a long time. Trump woke it up.”
- Chris Dols, Federal Unionist Network co-founder
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
@fedworkersunited.bsky.social
- Chris Dols, Federal Unionist Network co-founder
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
@fedworkersunited.bsky.social
‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 AM
“The federal labor movement has been a sleeping giant for a long time. Trump woke it up.”
- Chris Dols, Federal Unionist Network co-founder
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
@fedworkersunited.bsky.social
- Chris Dols, Federal Unionist Network co-founder
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
@fedworkersunited.bsky.social
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