Leigh Turner
@leighturner.bsky.social
Professor, Department of Health, Society, & Behavior, School of Population & Public Health & Director, Center for Health Ethics at UCI | bioethics | public health ethics | research ethics
"The woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7, was identified by her mother as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. Good died just a few blocks from where she lived." www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in Minneapolis with her partner just blocks from where she was shot.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:46 AM
"The woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7, was identified by her mother as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. Good died just a few blocks from where she lived." www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“'I am gravely concerned that if we continue on this present trajectory somebody is going to get killed,' the mayor said at a Dec. 23 news conference." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE officer fatally shoots woman during Minneapolis operation
Local officials and Democrats condemned the killing and accused the Trump administration’s huge immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis of endangering public safety.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
“'I am gravely concerned that if we continue on this present trajectory somebody is going to get killed,' the mayor said at a Dec. 23 news conference." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
"Trump’s decision to withdraw from organizations that foster cooperation among nations to address global challenges comes as his administration has launched military efforts or issued threats that have rattled allies and adversaries alike...." apnews.com/article/unit...
US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.
apnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"Trump’s decision to withdraw from organizations that foster cooperation among nations to address global challenges comes as his administration has launched military efforts or issued threats that have rattled allies and adversaries alike...." apnews.com/article/unit...
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My latest story: Alzheimer’s drug developers accuse clinical trial sites of faking data | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Alzheimer’s drug developers accuse clinical trial sites of faking data
T3D Therapeutics alleges that contract researchers delivered
www.science.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
My latest story: Alzheimer’s drug developers accuse clinical trial sites of faking data | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
Assistant Professor Science, Technology and Society Studies
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
we're hiring in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social!
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
deadline coming up soon (February 8). focus is the social science-y corners of STS preferably w/ some interest in sustainability & environment - but interpreted broadly.
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
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“… history teaches us that while attempts at regime change may initially be greeted by relief, they often lead to massive human rights violations, dangerous chaos and protracted violent conflict”
The history of U.S. intervention in LatAm, in a nutshell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The history of U.S. intervention in LatAm, in a nutshell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
With Trump’s military action in Venezuela, the US has made every other country less safe | Volker Türk
This weakens the only mechanism we have to prevent world conflict, namely the UN. The international community must stand up for the rule of law, says UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:49 PM
“… history teaches us that while attempts at regime change may initially be greeted by relief, they often lead to massive human rights violations, dangerous chaos and protracted violent conflict”
The history of U.S. intervention in LatAm, in a nutshell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The history of U.S. intervention in LatAm, in a nutshell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The toll of soldiers and civilians killed as part of Saturday’s U.S. raid in Venezuela rose to 80 on Sunday, according to a senior Venezuelan official." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Here’s the latest.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
"The toll of soldiers and civilians killed as part of Saturday’s U.S. raid in Venezuela rose to 80 on Sunday, according to a senior Venezuelan official." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
"The statements by the two men amount to an explicit declaration of gunboat diplomacy and an embrace of the kind of 19th-century U.S. imperialist policy in the Western Hemisphere that has been widely criticized across Latin America." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/u...
Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"The statements by the two men amount to an explicit declaration of gunboat diplomacy and an embrace of the kind of 19th-century U.S. imperialist policy in the Western Hemisphere that has been widely criticized across Latin America." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/u...
"These actions constitute an extremely dangerous precedent for peace and regional security and put the civilian population at risk." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
‘Extremely dangerous precedent’ set by Trump’s attack on Venezuela, six countries warn – live
Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay say US actions ‘constitute an extremely dangerous precedent for peace and regional security’
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
"These actions constitute an extremely dangerous precedent for peace and regional security and put the civilian population at risk." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
“One might have thought that this era of naked imperialism – of the US getting the political outcomes it wants in Latin America through sheer military force – would be over in the 21st century, but clearly it is not.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:25 AM
“One might have thought that this era of naked imperialism – of the US getting the political outcomes it wants in Latin America through sheer military force – would be over in the 21st century, but clearly it is not.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
The official said the dead included civilians and military personnel. At least one of the civilians was killed in a U.S. airstrike outside of Caracas, according to her family.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
“'We’re not afraid of boots on the ground,' Mr. Trump said. Asked who, exactly, would be running Venezuela, he said 'people that are standing right behind me, we’re going to be running it,' pointing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth" and Gen. Dan Caine.
President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. planned to “run” Venezuela for an unspecified period, issuing orders to its government and exploiting its oil reserves, plunged the U.S. into a risky new era in which it will seek economic and political dominance over a nation of roughly 30 million people.
Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
President Trump opened a new chapter in American nation building as he declared that the United States had toppled Venezuela’s leader and would “run” the country for an indefinite period.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 2:18 AM
“'We’re not afraid of boots on the ground,' Mr. Trump said. Asked who, exactly, would be running Venezuela, he said 'people that are standing right behind me, we’re going to be running it,' pointing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth" and Gen. Dan Caine.
"Mr. Trump’s actions on Saturday cast America back to a past era of gunboat diplomacy, when the United States used its military to grab territory and resources for its own benefit." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:16 AM
"Mr. Trump’s actions on Saturday cast America back to a past era of gunboat diplomacy, when the United States used its military to grab territory and resources for its own benefit." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
"At least 40 people were killed in Saturday’s attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe preliminary reports." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
"At least 40 people were killed in Saturday’s attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe preliminary reports." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
"President Donald Trump on Saturday outlined an ambition not just to engage in regime change in Venezuela but to 'run' the country, a plan that would go far beyond what has already been done by removing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Live updates: Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela; won’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground
President Donald Trump said the United States will control Venezuela for an unspecified period after a U.S. raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"President Donald Trump on Saturday outlined an ambition not just to engage in regime change in Venezuela but to 'run' the country, a plan that would go far beyond what has already been done by removing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
"Surrogacy in the U.S. has surged into a multibillion-dollar industry in which the women who bear the children have few financial or other protections—and even are sometimes surprised by strangers wielding legal documents taking the babies away after birth." www.wsj.com/us-news/surr...
Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts
The booming fertility industry is largely unregulated, leaving the women giving birth with few financial or legal protections.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
"Surrogacy in the U.S. has surged into a multibillion-dollar industry in which the women who bear the children have few financial or other protections—and even are sometimes surprised by strangers wielding legal documents taking the babies away after birth." www.wsj.com/us-news/surr...
"We’re in the Colosseum, one brought to us digitally so that we need not leave our homes to hear the cheers of the crowd, to watch the killing done for our entertainment and suffer the same harm that injured Alypius more than 1,600 years ago." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"We’re in the Colosseum, one brought to us digitally so that we need not leave our homes to hear the cheers of the crowd, to watch the killing done for our entertainment and suffer the same harm that injured Alypius more than 1,600 years ago." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
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I don’t have the energy to do a year-end thread right now, but this series is our attempt at analyzing the impacts of this year on biomedical research … and what could come next
The series tackles everything from diversity grants, a brain drain, lack of comms, and plenty more
The series tackles everything from diversity grants, a brain drain, lack of comms, and plenty more
Explore American Science, Shattered
A multipart series on how the Trump administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries
Part 1: Scientists lost a reliable partner, with ‘nothing to replace it’
www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...
By @mmolteni.bsky.social @aniloza.bsky.social
A multipart series on how the Trump administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries
Part 1: Scientists lost a reliable partner, with ‘nothing to replace it’
www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...
By @mmolteni.bsky.social @aniloza.bsky.social
Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
Trump has "shaken the hell" out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?
www.statnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I don’t have the energy to do a year-end thread right now, but this series is our attempt at analyzing the impacts of this year on biomedical research … and what could come next
The series tackles everything from diversity grants, a brain drain, lack of comms, and plenty more
The series tackles everything from diversity grants, a brain drain, lack of comms, and plenty more
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Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota via @carlelliott.bsky.social "Deny wrongdoing, stonewall reporters, punish dissenters and wait for it all to blow over." www.startribune.com/umn-professo...
Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota
Allegations a scientist doctored images in a paper on Alzheimer’s. Rachel Hardeman's resignation. An investigation into a pediatrician's reports of child abuse. The U saw a number of scientific scanda...
www.startribune.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota via @carlelliott.bsky.social "Deny wrongdoing, stonewall reporters, punish dissenters and wait for it all to blow over." www.startribune.com/umn-professo...
"The moment at which academic integrity comes to be seen as something only for suckers and chumps is the moment at which it will collapse." www.startribune.com/umn-professo... By @carlelliott.bsky.social
Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota
Allegations a scientist doctored images in a paper on Alzheimer’s. Rachel Hardeman's resignation. An investigation into a pediatrician's reports of child abuse. The U saw a number of scientific scanda...
www.startribune.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"The moment at which academic integrity comes to be seen as something only for suckers and chumps is the moment at which it will collapse." www.startribune.com/umn-professo... By @carlelliott.bsky.social
"What is most striking about this 30-year record of medical misconduct is that it has continued unabated through so many administrations. The response is always the same: Deny wrongdoing, stonewall reporters, punish dissenters and wait for it all to blow over." www.startribune.com/umn-professo...
Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota
Allegations a scientist doctored images in a paper on Alzheimer’s. Rachel Hardeman's resignation. An investigation into a pediatrician's reports of child abuse. The U saw a number of scientific scanda...
www.startribune.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"What is most striking about this 30-year record of medical misconduct is that it has continued unabated through so many administrations. The response is always the same: Deny wrongdoing, stonewall reporters, punish dissenters and wait for it all to blow over." www.startribune.com/umn-professo...
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When his employer struck a deal to avoid President Trump's executive order, Thomas Sipp decided to make a stand.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
Why One Lawyer Resigned When His Firm Caved to Trump: An Update
When his employer struck a deal to avert an executive order, Thomas Sipp decided to make a stand.
nyti.ms
December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
When his employer struck a deal to avoid President Trump's executive order, Thomas Sipp decided to make a stand.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
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A @statnews.com exclusive from me: Walter Koroshetz, director of NIH's neurological disorders institute, has been ousted. Yet another example of NIH leadership churn. His departure means that 13 of the agency's 27 divisions will have interim leaders.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...
Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn
Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned. His departure
www.statnews.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A @statnews.com exclusive from me: Walter Koroshetz, director of NIH's neurological disorders institute, has been ousted. Yet another example of NIH leadership churn. His departure means that 13 of the agency's 27 divisions will have interim leaders.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...