Osiris Rankin
@osirisrankin.bsky.social
Clinical psychology PhD student at Harvard. Community college graduate. Current resident of Nova Scotia. I study people’s ideas about life, death, suicide, & seeking support | Science of science | Diversity
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Osiris Rankin
@osirisrankin.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I created a feed for people who are interested in suicidology, or research on suicide, self harm, and related topics. It also tends to pick up other public reports, like newspaper articles, and job postings, which feels like more of a feature than a bug.
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Introducing the next CSRP Webinar: What Are Crisis Hotlines and How Do They Work? Featuring speakers from 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Samaritans, Inc., and Crisis Text Line!
🗓️ December 19, 2025 | 10-11AM EST
🔗 Sign up: mgb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ December 19, 2025 | 10-11AM EST
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October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Introducing the next CSRP Webinar: What Are Crisis Hotlines and How Do They Work? Featuring speakers from 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Samaritans, Inc., and Crisis Text Line!
🗓️ December 19, 2025 | 10-11AM EST
🔗 Sign up: mgb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ December 19, 2025 | 10-11AM EST
🔗 Sign up: mgb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The patterns have been consistent.
When students protest against racist speech on campus, they’re labeled as coddled snowflakes who need to welcome outdated modes of thought on campus. It’s a free speech issue when folks are defending others rights to say racist or similar ideas.
When students protest against racist speech on campus, they’re labeled as coddled snowflakes who need to welcome outdated modes of thought on campus. It’s a free speech issue when folks are defending others rights to say racist or similar ideas.
September 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The patterns have been consistent.
When students protest against racist speech on campus, they’re labeled as coddled snowflakes who need to welcome outdated modes of thought on campus. It’s a free speech issue when folks are defending others rights to say racist or similar ideas.
When students protest against racist speech on campus, they’re labeled as coddled snowflakes who need to welcome outdated modes of thought on campus. It’s a free speech issue when folks are defending others rights to say racist or similar ideas.
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
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It is not “deal-making.” It is extortion built on Christopher Rufo’s idea of “taking down” one or more elite university.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It is not “deal-making.” It is extortion built on Christopher Rufo’s idea of “taking down” one or more elite university.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...
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The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention invites you to the 2nd Annual CSRP Conference!
💻 Free & virtual
📅 Sept 9, 2025 | 9AM–2PM EST
🌍 Open to all: scientists, clinicians & community leaders
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/csrp-2nd-conf
💻 Free & virtual
📅 Sept 9, 2025 | 9AM–2PM EST
🌍 Open to all: scientists, clinicians & community leaders
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/csrp-2nd-conf
July 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention invites you to the 2nd Annual CSRP Conference!
💻 Free & virtual
📅 Sept 9, 2025 | 9AM–2PM EST
🌍 Open to all: scientists, clinicians & community leaders
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/csrp-2nd-conf
💻 Free & virtual
📅 Sept 9, 2025 | 9AM–2PM EST
🌍 Open to all: scientists, clinicians & community leaders
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/csrp-2nd-conf
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It’s apparently now too controversial in the United States to say “racism is bad”
Exclusive
FIFA has decided not to show videos or signage which explicitly mention challenging racism or discrimination in US Club World Cup venues
FIFA point to statutes - "politically neutral" - when asked if US political climate played part in decision
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FIFA has decided not to show videos or signage which explicitly mention challenging racism or discrimination in US Club World Cup venues
FIFA point to statutes - "politically neutral" - when asked if US political climate played part in decision
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
FIFA drops anti-racism, anti-discrimination messages for Club World Cup
The messaging has not been visible during the opening round of fixtures at the tournament in stadiums or on social media platforms.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It’s apparently now too controversial in the United States to say “racism is bad”
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NIH stops development of HIV vaccine, terminates grants to consortia, including at Duke University.
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‘Devasting.’ NIH cancels future funding plans for HIV vaccine consortia
Researchers decry agency’s decision just as new leads reinvigorate search for long-sought vaccine
www.science.org
May 31, 2025 at 12:47 AM
NIH stops development of HIV vaccine, terminates grants to consortia, including at Duke University.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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We’re updating the list of suicide researchers who may take a grad student for 2026:
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Applicants - this year may feel especially heavy. Hope this brings you a little direction, hope, and a reminder that you’re not alone.
You are the future. Let your voice shape what comes next.
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Applicants - this year may feel especially heavy. Hope this brings you a little direction, hope, and a reminder that you’re not alone.
You are the future. Let your voice shape what comes next.
Suicide Researchers
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May 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We’re updating the list of suicide researchers who may take a grad student for 2026:
shorturl.at/yTT9n
Applicants - this year may feel especially heavy. Hope this brings you a little direction, hope, and a reminder that you’re not alone.
You are the future. Let your voice shape what comes next.
shorturl.at/yTT9n
Applicants - this year may feel especially heavy. Hope this brings you a little direction, hope, and a reminder that you’re not alone.
You are the future. Let your voice shape what comes next.
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You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
May 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
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My entire field is now considered ‘censorship.’ NSF has supported my research since graduate school, so I’ve been painstakingly collecting pilot data for a CAREER proposal that will never be submitted. It’s hard to envision a future for myself in the U.S.
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Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research
Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader
www.science.org
May 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM
My entire field is now considered ‘censorship.’ NSF has supported my research since graduate school, so I’ve been painstakingly collecting pilot data for a CAREER proposal that will never be submitted. It’s hard to envision a future for myself in the U.S.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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“Extending previous work, we vary the race, gender, and topic of the constituent’s message, and we observe if elected officials both open and reply to constituents’ messages. We find that Black men are systematically ignored, regardless of the message they send.” link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Unheard Voices: The Importance of Intersectionality in Responsiveness and the Systematic Ignoring of Black Men by Elected Officials - Political Behavior
All citizens are not listened to equally, despite the importance of responsiveness and listening to different theories of democracy. We take an intersectional approach to make several novel pred...
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April 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
“Extending previous work, we vary the race, gender, and topic of the constituent’s message, and we observe if elected officials both open and reply to constituents’ messages. We find that Black men are systematically ignored, regardless of the message they send.” link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The fourth annual Suicide Research Symposium (#SRS25) takes place THIS WEEK, Wednesday (April 23) through Friday (April 25)! Registration is still open for our free, virtual event. Links to register and see the conference platform are on our website: www.suicideresearchsymposium.com
SRS 2025
We are delighted to announce that the fourth annual Suicide Research Symposium will be taking place April 23-25, 2025. Like previous years, this Symposium will be free and take place virtually.
We ...
www.suicideresearchsymposium.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The fourth annual Suicide Research Symposium (#SRS25) takes place THIS WEEK, Wednesday (April 23) through Friday (April 25)! Registration is still open for our free, virtual event. Links to register and see the conference platform are on our website: www.suicideresearchsymposium.com
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Tomorrow, 23rd-25th April: the 4th annual 2025 Suicide Research Symposium. Attend virtually for free to learn about the larest research on suicide.
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Conference
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April 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Tomorrow, 23rd-25th April: the 4th annual 2025 Suicide Research Symposium. Attend virtually for free to learn about the larest research on suicide.
srs.societyconference.com/conf/#sessio...
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This survey is a vital resource for researchers and the public to track the prevalence and impact of drug use and mental health problems in the US. It's a VITAL database.
And it's just going to be gone. Devastating.
And it's just going to be gone. Devastating.
The entire National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) team at SAMHSA was terminated today.
Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.
Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.
April 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This survey is a vital resource for researchers and the public to track the prevalence and impact of drug use and mental health problems in the US. It's a VITAL database.
And it's just going to be gone. Devastating.
And it's just going to be gone. Devastating.
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Unconscionable. What a huge loss for this country.
The entire National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) team at SAMHSA was terminated today.
Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.
Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.
April 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Unconscionable. What a huge loss for this country.
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"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says Chris Hayes on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.
‘Flatly authoritarian’: New video shows masked agents arresting Tufts student
YouTube video by MSNBC
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March 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says Chris Hayes on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.
Today’s completely random, not related to the news or anything, song of the day:
“Well Paid Scientist” by the Dead Kennedys
“Well Paid Scientist” by the Dead Kennedys
March 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today’s completely random, not related to the news or anything, song of the day:
“Well Paid Scientist” by the Dead Kennedys
“Well Paid Scientist” by the Dead Kennedys
My family and I took a roadtrip to DC for the Stand Up For Science rally. My son used to come with us to protests before COVID, and I felt like it was important to include him.
He’s affected by these issues, too. Our coming move out of the states, due to these issues, directly affects him.
He’s affected by these issues, too. Our coming move out of the states, due to these issues, directly affects him.
March 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My family and I took a roadtrip to DC for the Stand Up For Science rally. My son used to come with us to protests before COVID, and I felt like it was important to include him.
He’s affected by these issues, too. Our coming move out of the states, due to these issues, directly affects him.
He’s affected by these issues, too. Our coming move out of the states, due to these issues, directly affects him.
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I was happy to #standupforscience2025 yesterday. And of course, I have been thinking about things I didn't have a chance to say.
Like because of the chaos at NIH (and the freezing of funding), how my team has been waiting for NOAs for two non-competing renewals since mid-January.
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Like because of the chaos at NIH (and the freezing of funding), how my team has been waiting for NOAs for two non-competing renewals since mid-January.
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March 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I was happy to #standupforscience2025 yesterday. And of course, I have been thinking about things I didn't have a chance to say.
Like because of the chaos at NIH (and the freezing of funding), how my team has been waiting for NOAs for two non-competing renewals since mid-January.
1/
Like because of the chaos at NIH (and the freezing of funding), how my team has been waiting for NOAs for two non-competing renewals since mid-January.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
Today is as good a day as any to say that I’m moving to Canada.
No, really.
I’ll be joining Nova Scotia Health in Halifax as a member of their clinical psychology residency this fall.
No, really.
I’ll be joining Nova Scotia Health in Halifax as a member of their clinical psychology residency this fall.
March 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Today is as good a day as any to say that I’m moving to Canada.
No, really.
I’ll be joining Nova Scotia Health in Halifax as a member of their clinical psychology residency this fall.
No, really.
I’ll be joining Nova Scotia Health in Halifax as a member of their clinical psychology residency this fall.
This sums up so much.
The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.
March 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This sums up so much.