Sara Rouhi
@rouhiroo.bsky.social
Director #openscience @AIPP; political theory PhD dropout; former @PLOS-er; co-author of DefendResearch.org 📜 against #censorship: defendresearch.org #PostsAreMyOwn
We can’t look for superstition in this. The devil is precise.
ORCiD: 0000-0003-1803-6186
We can’t look for superstition in this. The devil is precise.
ORCiD: 0000-0003-1803-6186
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America's Censored Campuses: DefendResearch.org and PEN America discuss US academic censorship
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...
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#academicsky #sciencesky @defendresearch.bsky.social is kicking of this terrible year with new webinar series on the dangers of #censorship in #science. We start Feb 12 with @penamerica.bsky.social and their report "America's Censored Campuses" REGISTER and SHARE: tinyurl.com/437aybub
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What does a research fellow actually do #AtCERN? 🤔
Meet Mia, a research fellow in the Systems department, contributing to ISOLDE, where scientists study the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, and material and life sciences.
#WomenInScience
Meet Mia, a research fellow in the Systems department, contributing to ISOLDE, where scientists study the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, and material and life sciences.
#WomenInScience
February 4, 2026 at 9:37 AM
What does a research fellow actually do #AtCERN? 🤔
Meet Mia, a research fellow in the Systems department, contributing to ISOLDE, where scientists study the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, and material and life sciences.
#WomenInScience
Meet Mia, a research fellow in the Systems department, contributing to ISOLDE, where scientists study the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, and material and life sciences.
#WomenInScience
#Imbolc moon and meditation. Make sure you’re doing what you need to recover and be whole. #MarathonNotASprint #FullMoon
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
#Imbolc moon and meditation. Make sure you’re doing what you need to recover and be whole. #MarathonNotASprint #FullMoon
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💡 Thinking about preprinting but unsure where to start?
📖 Check out “A Guide to Preprinting for Early Career Researchers”:
🔍 What preprints are & their relevance across disciplines
💬 Tips for discussing preprints with co-authors
✅ Preprint submission checklist
📖 Check out “A Guide to Preprinting for Early Career Researchers”:
🔍 What preprints are & their relevance across disciplines
💬 Tips for discussing preprints with co-authors
✅ Preprint submission checklist
Preprint Highlight: “A Guide To Preprinting For Early Career Researchers” – ASAPbio
A scientist-driven nonprofit accelerating discovery by promoting innovation and transparency in life science communication through preprints and open peer review.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
💡 Thinking about preprinting but unsure where to start?
📖 Check out “A Guide to Preprinting for Early Career Researchers”:
🔍 What preprints are & their relevance across disciplines
💬 Tips for discussing preprints with co-authors
✅ Preprint submission checklist
📖 Check out “A Guide to Preprinting for Early Career Researchers”:
🔍 What preprints are & their relevance across disciplines
💬 Tips for discussing preprints with co-authors
✅ Preprint submission checklist
Christ when he’s done with a two year “reno” on the Kennedy center it’s just gonna be a giant golden Olive Garden.
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Christ when he’s done with a two year “reno” on the Kennedy center it’s just gonna be a giant golden Olive Garden.
Not sure about you but when I play "doctor's office" with my toddler, we break out out all the baby Black & Decker tools: table saw, circle saw, hand saw, fire torchy thing, you know... the essentials. #SteamPunkToddler #BackToBasics #EverythingButTheLeeches
February 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Not sure about you but when I play "doctor's office" with my toddler, we break out out all the baby Black & Decker tools: table saw, circle saw, hand saw, fire torchy thing, you know... the essentials. #SteamPunkToddler #BackToBasics #EverythingButTheLeeches
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
They are not “like the gestapo.” They’re slave catchers. The nazis learned from the Jim Crow south.
This will never stop until we, as a country of immigrants whose success was built on that legacy, reckon with that.
#TruthReconciliationReparations
This will never stop until we, as a country of immigrants whose success was built on that legacy, reckon with that.
#TruthReconciliationReparations
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 AM
They are not “like the gestapo.” They’re slave catchers. The nazis learned from the Jim Crow south.
This will never stop until we, as a country of immigrants whose success was built on that legacy, reckon with that.
#TruthReconciliationReparations
This will never stop until we, as a country of immigrants whose success was built on that legacy, reckon with that.
#TruthReconciliationReparations
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CERN pone en marcha nuevo sistema que transforma el calor residual del Gran Colisionador de Hadrones en calefacción para miles de hogares y comercios en Francia.
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CERN pone en marcha nuevo sistema que transforma el calor residual del Gran Colisionador de Hadrones en calefacción para miles de hogares y comercios en Francia
El LHC ya calienta viviendas: CERN transfiere hasta 5 MW de energía térmica a un barrio cercano en Ferney-Voltaire.
ecoinventos.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:56 PM
CERN pone en marcha nuevo sistema que transforma el calor residual del Gran Colisionador de Hadrones en calefacción para miles de hogares y comercios en Francia.
ecoinventos.com/cern-pone-en...
ecoinventos.com/cern-pone-en...
There is nothing more soul crushing that engaging with insurance -- and I'm lucky enough to have insurance...
January 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM
There is nothing more soul crushing that engaging with insurance -- and I'm lucky enough to have insurance...
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“No son bienvenidos”: rechazo en Italia por la participación del ICE en los Juegos de Invierno - www.pagina12.com.ar/2026/01/27/n...
“No son bienvenidos”: rechazo en Italia por la participación del ICE en los Juegos de Invierno
El alcalde de Milán cuestionó la inclusión de una división del organismo migratorio estadounidense en el dispositivo de seguridad de Milán-Cortina 2026. El gobierno de Giorgia Meloni aclaró que se tra...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:27 PM
“No son bienvenidos”: rechazo en Italia por la participación del ICE en los Juegos de Invierno - www.pagina12.com.ar/2026/01/27/n...
Kudos to non-political influencers who are fed up and using their platforms to express outrage re: execution of #AlexPretti. They’re right #youreNotMadEnough wapo.st/3Z1VTra (gift link)
Outrage over ICE has spilled into typically apolitical online spaces
Fury over Alex Pretti’s killing has flooded the internet’s most apolitical venues, reflecting a growing outrage over the Trump administration’s crackdown.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Kudos to non-political influencers who are fed up and using their platforms to express outrage re: execution of #AlexPretti. They’re right #youreNotMadEnough wapo.st/3Z1VTra (gift link)
If you’re trapped at home in the snow losing your mind about MN, there’s loads you can do to support from afar. Those communities need money to keep up their #mutualAid. I just gave here: www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr... #Hope #resistance #nothingtoosmall #dowhateveryoucan
Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (IRRF) was created by a group of philanthropic leaders close to the communities most impacted to ensure that resources move quickly and responsibly during immigration...
www.wfmn.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 PM
If you’re trapped at home in the snow losing your mind about MN, there’s loads you can do to support from afar. Those communities need money to keep up their #mutualAid. I just gave here: www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr... #Hope #resistance #nothingtoosmall #dowhateveryoucan
If you haven’t figured out how you’re going to play a part in the resistance, you’re complicit. If you’re a wealthy, educated, legal immigrant who isn’t paying attention or raising the alarm, ur complicit. There are no model minorities. Just where you were born, how you sound and what you look like.
Federal agents fatally shot a man Saturday morning in south Minneapolis, setting off confrontations between protesters and agents at the scene.
It was the second fatal shooting involving federal agents who have swarmed Minnesota as part of a massive immigration enforcement operation.
It was the second fatal shooting involving federal agents who have swarmed Minnesota as part of a massive immigration enforcement operation.
January 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
If you haven’t figured out how you’re going to play a part in the resistance, you’re complicit. If you’re a wealthy, educated, legal immigrant who isn’t paying attention or raising the alarm, ur complicit. There are no model minorities. Just where you were born, how you sound and what you look like.
Philly upon news that ICE is coming to town…
a man wearing a black shirt that says open the door and let them in on it
ALT: a man wearing a black shirt that says open the door and let them in on it
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Philly upon news that ICE is coming to town…
This is what happens when you stay disciplined and don't give up. #StayInTheFight #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #DefendResearch
The government has folded its legal defense of stripping funding from schools with DEI programs. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
THANK YOU, American Federation of Teachers, @aft.org, American Sociological Association, @asanews.bsky.social & Oregon public school district Eugene 4J.
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THANK YOU, American Federation of Teachers, @aft.org, American Sociological Association, @asanews.bsky.social & Oregon public school district Eugene 4J.
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Trump Administration Drops Appeal in School D.E.I. Lawsuit
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 PM
This is what happens when you stay disciplined and don't give up. #StayInTheFight #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #DefendResearch
Amidst the madness (✊to our MN friends), it's easy to lose track of the impact of #censorship on #science #STM #R&D. @defendresearch.bsky.social kicks off 2026 convo series w/ experts @penamerica.bsky.social @ninajankowicz.com @jeremymberg.bsky.social. Sign up for Feb 12 - SHARE!
Webinar Series
Since releasing the "Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship" in mid-February, the #DefendResearch team has engaged with scholars and experts around the world who view the cu...
www.defendresearch.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Amidst the madness (✊to our MN friends), it's easy to lose track of the impact of #censorship on #science #STM #R&D. @defendresearch.bsky.social kicks off 2026 convo series w/ experts @penamerica.bsky.social @ninajankowicz.com @jeremymberg.bsky.social. Sign up for Feb 12 - SHARE!
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My quote of the day
Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.
Thurgood Marshall
Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.
Thurgood Marshall
January 23, 2026 at 11:11 AM
My quote of the day
Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.
Thurgood Marshall
Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.
Thurgood Marshall
That time when you forgot your wedding anniversary and your besties had to remind you.
January 23, 2026 at 1:04 AM
That time when you forgot your wedding anniversary and your besties had to remind you.
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#researchsoftware makes modern science possible - but sustaining it is hard.
That’s why Open Science NL partnered with the @esciencecenter.bsky.social and awarded it €5.4M to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme: www.openscience.nl/en/news/open...
#foss, #oss, #opensource
That’s why Open Science NL partnered with the @esciencecenter.bsky.social and awarded it €5.4M to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme: www.openscience.nl/en/news/open...
#foss, #oss, #opensource
Open Science NL and the Netherlands eScience Center join forces to boost research software sustainability | Open Science NL
Open Science NL has awarded 5.4 million euros to the Netherlands eScience Center to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme. Applicants can request support in various forms, including in-kind assistance from expert research software engineers, material costs for workshops, and support for research software champions.
www.openscience.nl
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 PM
#researchsoftware makes modern science possible - but sustaining it is hard.
That’s why Open Science NL partnered with the @esciencecenter.bsky.social and awarded it €5.4M to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme: www.openscience.nl/en/news/open...
#foss, #oss, #opensource
That’s why Open Science NL partnered with the @esciencecenter.bsky.social and awarded it €5.4M to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme: www.openscience.nl/en/news/open...
#foss, #oss, #opensource
@mattyglesias.bsky.social what is the better deal that US can offer Greenland? Universal healthcare? Cities free from occupation? Endless corruption?
Cold hard cash I guess but I’m not sure what else we have… #Greenland #FFS
Cold hard cash I guess but I’m not sure what else we have… #Greenland #FFS
January 21, 2026 at 7:41 PM
@mattyglesias.bsky.social what is the better deal that US can offer Greenland? Universal healthcare? Cities free from occupation? Endless corruption?
Cold hard cash I guess but I’m not sure what else we have… #Greenland #FFS
Cold hard cash I guess but I’m not sure what else we have… #Greenland #FFS
#academicsky #sciencesky @defendresearch.bsky.social is kicking of this terrible year with new webinar series on the dangers of #censorship in #science. We start Feb 12 with @penamerica.bsky.social and their report "America's Censored Campuses" REGISTER and SHARE: tinyurl.com/437aybub
America's Censored Campuses: DefendResearch.org and PEN America discuss US academic censorship
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...
tinyurl.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM
#academicsky #sciencesky @defendresearch.bsky.social is kicking of this terrible year with new webinar series on the dangers of #censorship in #science. We start Feb 12 with @penamerica.bsky.social and their report "America's Censored Campuses" REGISTER and SHARE: tinyurl.com/437aybub
Reposted by Sara Rouhi
Joint statement by the eight European countries targeted by Trump’s 10% tariff: 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇪🇬🇧
“Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. We will continue to stand united and coordinated in our response. We are committed to upholding our sovereignty.”
“Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. We will continue to stand united and coordinated in our response. We are committed to upholding our sovereignty.”
January 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Joint statement by the eight European countries targeted by Trump’s 10% tariff: 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇪🇬🇧
“Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. We will continue to stand united and coordinated in our response. We are committed to upholding our sovereignty.”
“Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. We will continue to stand united and coordinated in our response. We are committed to upholding our sovereignty.”
Reposted by Sara Rouhi
This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Take it from a political theory nerd, there’s irony here. Plato’s most famous text - the republic - is fundamentally a very conservative approach to how “the polis” should be governed. Admittedly the symposium is much much spicier but still…. #ReadABook
Plato Censored as Texas A&M Carries Out Course Review www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty... #AcademicSky
Plato Censored as Texas A&M Carries Out Course Review
A&M officials have also instructed English faculty not to teach books in core classes that have major plotlines concerning gay, lesbian or transgender identities.
www.insidehighered.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Take it from a political theory nerd, there’s irony here. Plato’s most famous text - the republic - is fundamentally a very conservative approach to how “the polis” should be governed. Admittedly the symposium is much much spicier but still…. #ReadABook
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i don’t think the intention of noting the victim’s citizenship is to imply that one life is more valuable, but rather to shake anyone out of complacency and apathy if they assumed their passport would shield them from the violence and brutality of their own government
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
i don’t think the intention of noting the victim’s citizenship is to imply that one life is more valuable, but rather to shake anyone out of complacency and apathy if they assumed their passport would shield them from the violence and brutality of their own government