Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD
@prasad.bsky.social
Prof & Lab Head in NYC. 100% research: cell division, genome integrity, cancer.
Curious to a fault. Also πολύτροπος. Talking here for me alone. I listen to the finest worksong. Like/repost = bookmark/news, not agreement/endorsement.
Curious to a fault. Also πολύτροπος. Talking here for me alone. I listen to the finest worksong. Like/repost = bookmark/news, not agreement/endorsement.
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PEN America condemns educational censorship at Texas A&M after a professor is told not to teach Plato, a foundational thinker in the study of Western philosophy, merely because his writings discuss questions about love, gender, and human identity. pen.org/press-releas... #censorship #highereducation
Plato Has Been Censored; What Next?
PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender
pen.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
PEN America condemns educational censorship at Texas A&M after a professor is told not to teach Plato, a foundational thinker in the study of Western philosophy, merely because his writings discuss questions about love, gender, and human identity. pen.org/press-releas... #censorship #highereducation
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I am old. My radicalization occurred at Kent state and Jackson state when I realized our government would shoot citizens. I hope that today will have the same effect.
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I am old. My radicalization occurred at Kent state and Jackson state when I realized our government would shoot citizens. I hope that today will have the same effect.
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It looks like Tim Walz is not playing.
"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard… these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard… these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
January 7, 2026 at 10:46 PM
It looks like Tim Walz is not playing.
"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard… these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard… these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
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There’s a special kind of grief many of us are feeling tonight. Because it didn’t have to be like this.
January 8, 2026 at 3:08 AM
There’s a special kind of grief many of us are feeling tonight. Because it didn’t have to be like this.
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When a cop murdered my big brother at a road block 21 years ago, their post-facto justification was that he tried to run over a cop.
His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
When a cop murdered my big brother at a road block 21 years ago, their post-facto justification was that he tried to run over a cop.
His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
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Can you accept - even w/o agreeing with all our positions - that Black people know profound truths about this country that are not on Schoolhouse Rock?
Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
I’m glad to see Bill say this. But when after a century of just the type of abuse we saw today - relentless and cruel, ensnaring our children and intimidating our communities - young Black people said in frustration, anger, and demand for change “defund the police” - so many of you denounced them.
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Can you accept - even w/o agreeing with all our positions - that Black people know profound truths about this country that are not on Schoolhouse Rock?
Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
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Looking back, everyone will one day realize that all that woke stuff was right. Unfortunately, being right won’t erase the suffering.
January 8, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Looking back, everyone will one day realize that all that woke stuff was right. Unfortunately, being right won’t erase the suffering.
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Literally destroying state capacity: "rank-and-file prosecutors and agents have expressed serious concern that a denigrated, distracted and depleted work force hurts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Depleted and Distracted, Justice Dept. Staff Fear Losing Focus on Potential Threats
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Literally destroying state capacity: "rank-and-file prosecutors and agents have expressed serious concern that a denigrated, distracted and depleted work force hurts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
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NEW: NEW: From extraterritorial arrest to head-of-state immunity, the case against Nicolás Maduro puts long-standing legal doctrines to the test.
Our @lawfaremedia.org initial analysis of what comes next is out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/insi...
Our @lawfaremedia.org initial analysis of what comes next is out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/insi...
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
NEW: NEW: From extraterritorial arrest to head-of-state immunity, the case against Nicolás Maduro puts long-standing legal doctrines to the test.
Our @lawfaremedia.org initial analysis of what comes next is out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/insi...
Our @lawfaremedia.org initial analysis of what comes next is out now:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/insi...
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600+ people still showed up for Legal Observers training in Minneapolis tonight.
In addition to those currently on patrol. This minute.
While the vigil is happening in South Mpls.
In addition to those currently on patrol. This minute.
While the vigil is happening in South Mpls.
January 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
600+ people still showed up for Legal Observers training in Minneapolis tonight.
In addition to those currently on patrol. This minute.
While the vigil is happening in South Mpls.
In addition to those currently on patrol. This minute.
While the vigil is happening in South Mpls.
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Recent tragic events further strengthen the case for abolishing ICE. See my proposal for how to do it:
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
thehill.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Recent tragic events further strengthen the case for abolishing ICE. See my proposal for how to do it:
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
thehill.com/opinion/immi...
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Shouldn't get lost in the conversation that the reason this ICE thug murdered Renee Good is that she was observing them
Secret police think that's a killing offense. The Constitution, of course, has a rather different view.
Secret police think that's a killing offense. The Constitution, of course, has a rather different view.
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Shouldn't get lost in the conversation that the reason this ICE thug murdered Renee Good is that she was observing them
Secret police think that's a killing offense. The Constitution, of course, has a rather different view.
Secret police think that's a killing offense. The Constitution, of course, has a rather different view.
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"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
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A Times investigation from 2021. “Often, the drivers were trying to get away from officers, edging around them, not toward them, the footage shows, and the officers weren’t in the path of the vehicle when they fired.”
How Police Justify Killing Drivers: The Vehicle Was a Weapon (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:45 AM
A Times investigation from 2021. “Often, the drivers were trying to get away from officers, edging around them, not toward them, the footage shows, and the officers weren’t in the path of the vehicle when they fired.”
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I met Renee and her wife just a few weeks ago. She fed me tea and cookies at her house while we talked about school stuff. Such a warm and loving mother. This is tragic beyond words.
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I met Renee and her wife just a few weeks ago. She fed me tea and cookies at her house while we talked about school stuff. Such a warm and loving mother. This is tragic beyond words.
"[Pastor] Hayward said she, too, briefly stood in front of an agent's car earlier, reciting Scripture before eventually moving out of the way....She also asked an ICE agent if he followed Jesus. His response, she said, was 'not particularly.'"
Not even 7 days in to 2026, and we're already seeing this again:
January 8, 2026 at 2:13 AM
"[Pastor] Hayward said she, too, briefly stood in front of an agent's car earlier, reciting Scripture before eventually moving out of the way....She also asked an ICE agent if he followed Jesus. His response, she said, was 'not particularly.'"
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imagine getting cooked by Thomas Chatterton Williams over your policing takes
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
imagine getting cooked by Thomas Chatterton Williams over your policing takes
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a few thoughts youtu.be/lERS4kJIQR8
Abolish ICE
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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January 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
a few thoughts youtu.be/lERS4kJIQR8
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Abolish ICE. Really.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Abolish ICE. Really.
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🧵 A friend was at Roosevelt HS in MPS when it was raided today. My friend is now dealing with the effects of the tear gas that was deployed on school grounds AT DISMISSAL TIME. Bovino popped out of a car for photos while children sheltered in place. 1/ www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Live updates: Noem says ICE agent justified in killing woman
Renee Good, 37, was identified as the woman shot and killed Wednesday morning by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis. ICE said Good was shot while trying to run over agents with her car. Mayor Jacob Fre...
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM
🧵 A friend was at Roosevelt HS in MPS when it was raided today. My friend is now dealing with the effects of the tear gas that was deployed on school grounds AT DISMISSAL TIME. Bovino popped out of a car for photos while children sheltered in place. 1/ www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"What makes this inquest significant is that these prisoners represent sinister influences that will lurk in the world long after their bodies have returned to dust. Civilization can afford no compromise with the [...] forces which would gain renewed strength if we deal ambiguously or indecisively."
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 AM
"What makes this inquest significant is that these prisoners represent sinister influences that will lurk in the world long after their bodies have returned to dust. Civilization can afford no compromise with the [...] forces which would gain renewed strength if we deal ambiguously or indecisively."
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We will show them to be living symbols of racial hatreds, of terrorism and violence, and of the arrogance and cruelty of power.
—Justice Robert H. Jackson's Opening Statement at Nuremberg
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
—Justice Robert H. Jackson's Opening Statement at Nuremberg
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
'The Grave Responsibility of Justice': Justice Robert H. Jackson's Opening Statement at Nuremberg
Justice Robert H. Jackson’s opening statement at the Nuremberg Trials remains one of the most famous and influential oratories in the canon of international law and criminal jurisprudence.
www.nationalww2museum.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
We will show them to be living symbols of racial hatreds, of terrorism and violence, and of the arrogance and cruelty of power.
—Justice Robert H. Jackson's Opening Statement at Nuremberg
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
—Justice Robert H. Jackson's Opening Statement at Nuremberg
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
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Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."
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221-205, House passes the “motion to discharge” the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
221-205, House passes the “motion to discharge” the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.