Scientist Mel
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As for documenting on the ground, WITNESS has produced helpful resources for just that
bsky.app/profile/davi...
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strongly recommend involving witness. their work is invaluable. check out/share this training. cc @samgregory.bsky.social
PRACTICAL TIPS ON FILMING IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - Library
This slide deck is from a training session on “Practical Tips on Filming Immigration and Law Enforcement”, created in collaboration between WITNESS and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC). The s...
library.witness.org
January 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM
As for documenting on the ground, WITNESS has produced helpful resources for just that
bsky.app/profile/davi...
bsky.app/profile/davi...
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We’re the bad guys now.
BREAKING: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom:
January 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We’re the bad guys now.
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Alternate theory: Rodents of Unusual Size (also known as ROUSes). This is because Zoe thought *she* was the ROUS.
Timeline cleanser!
Tell me!
What has shocked Zoe Pippen Warrior Princess?
Tell me!
What has shocked Zoe Pippen Warrior Princess?
January 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Alternate theory: Rodents of Unusual Size (also known as ROUSes). This is because Zoe thought *she* was the ROUS.
Timeline cleanser!
Tell me!
What has shocked Zoe Pippen Warrior Princess?
Tell me!
What has shocked Zoe Pippen Warrior Princess?
January 18, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Timeline cleanser!
Tell me!
What has shocked Zoe Pippen Warrior Princess?
Tell me!
What has shocked Zoe Pippen Warrior Princess?
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It’s not that they’re poorly trained. It’s not that they’re unqualified.
This is exactly what ICE is being intentionally built to be—an army meant to apply Trumpism with force and malice on anyone who gets in their way.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
This is exactly what ICE is being intentionally built to be—an army meant to apply Trumpism with force and malice on anyone who gets in their way.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
It’s not that they’re poorly trained. It’s not that they’re unqualified.
This is exactly what ICE is being intentionally built to be—an army meant to apply Trumpism with force and malice on anyone who gets in their way.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
This is exactly what ICE is being intentionally built to be—an army meant to apply Trumpism with force and malice on anyone who gets in their way.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
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Happy Sunday everyone! This meme is so spot on. I struggle with this daily, but feel blessed to be a part of this amazing group of resisters. ♥️
Hang in there my friends, we’ll get through this shitty timeline together!
Hang in there my friends, we’ll get through this shitty timeline together!
January 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Happy Sunday everyone! This meme is so spot on. I struggle with this daily, but feel blessed to be a part of this amazing group of resisters. ♥️
Hang in there my friends, we’ll get through this shitty timeline together!
Hang in there my friends, we’ll get through this shitty timeline together!
Morgan Freeman narrator voice: And yet they did anyway without consequence
Judge Rules ICE Cannot Retaliate Against Minnesota Protesters www.commondreams.org/news/judge-i...
Judge Rules ICE Cannot Retaliate Against Minnesota Protesters | Common Dreams
"This is an important preliminary win for all Minnesotans exercising their constitutional right to peaceful protest and witness," state Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
www.commondreams.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Morgan Freeman narrator voice: And yet they did anyway without consequence
You don’t get to sit in the moral high ground while actively supporting a felon and sexual predator.
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
You don’t get to sit in the moral high ground while actively supporting a felon and sexual predator.
I tell my students the truth. I tell them how important they are. I ask for their thoughts. If they are in a marginalized community, I make an effort to listen and reassure them that I am a safe space for them
I do this not just in words but in deeds. I show them how to help others. It’s empowering
I do this not just in words but in deeds. I show them how to help others. It’s empowering
Getting asked about how academics can continue to do science & inspire trainees even in the midst of a continued (escalated) assault on science, reason, truth, & human rights. I don’t have great answers.
I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.
I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.
January 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I tell my students the truth. I tell them how important they are. I ask for their thoughts. If they are in a marginalized community, I make an effort to listen and reassure them that I am a safe space for them
I do this not just in words but in deeds. I show them how to help others. It’s empowering
I do this not just in words but in deeds. I show them how to help others. It’s empowering
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1. If the goal is to stop us from doing science, then doing science is more important than ever now.
2. We have radical uncertainty about the future. There is no sense in giving up in advance.
3. We have agency over the future. If you don't like what's happening, work to change what is happening.
2. We have radical uncertainty about the future. There is no sense in giving up in advance.
3. We have agency over the future. If you don't like what's happening, work to change what is happening.
Getting asked about how academics can continue to do science & inspire trainees even in the midst of a continued (escalated) assault on science, reason, truth, & human rights. I don’t have great answers.
I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.
I would love to hear from mentors about advice they’re giving to trainees/ colleagues.
January 18, 2026 at 1:24 AM
1. If the goal is to stop us from doing science, then doing science is more important than ever now.
2. We have radical uncertainty about the future. There is no sense in giving up in advance.
3. We have agency over the future. If you don't like what's happening, work to change what is happening.
2. We have radical uncertainty about the future. There is no sense in giving up in advance.
3. We have agency over the future. If you don't like what's happening, work to change what is happening.
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If you’re cold, they’re cold, but you don’t have to let them in. - The third amendment
January 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
If you’re cold, they’re cold, but you don’t have to let them in. - The third amendment
If ever there was a theme with the current US administration…
…it’s “Fuck consent”.
The 🍊 🗑️ 🔥 💩 🐒 has never cared about consent and has always ignored it.
It’s a useless suggestion box in a toxic work environment solely meant to find dissenters to punish.
Consent doesn’t allow cruelty.
…it’s “Fuck consent”.
The 🍊 🗑️ 🔥 💩 🐒 has never cared about consent and has always ignored it.
It’s a useless suggestion box in a toxic work environment solely meant to find dissenters to punish.
Consent doesn’t allow cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
If ever there was a theme with the current US administration…
…it’s “Fuck consent”.
The 🍊 🗑️ 🔥 💩 🐒 has never cared about consent and has always ignored it.
It’s a useless suggestion box in a toxic work environment solely meant to find dissenters to punish.
Consent doesn’t allow cruelty.
…it’s “Fuck consent”.
The 🍊 🗑️ 🔥 💩 🐒 has never cared about consent and has always ignored it.
It’s a useless suggestion box in a toxic work environment solely meant to find dissenters to punish.
Consent doesn’t allow cruelty.
Just got my @vanityfair.com bag in for my new subscription.
Looking forward to THAT photo shoot in print.
Looking forward to THAT photo shoot in print.
January 18, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Just got my @vanityfair.com bag in for my new subscription.
Looking forward to THAT photo shoot in print.
Looking forward to THAT photo shoot in print.
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Americans are clear that ICE exists to terrorize Americans and make them less safe
January 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Americans are clear that ICE exists to terrorize Americans and make them less safe
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When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways
The top 10% now account for nearly half of all consumer spending.
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
When I lecture to students about how the apparently thriving economy of the 1920s was really a house of cards just waiting to be knocked down, one of the points I stress is how much a small number of the very rich were essentially propping up consumer spending in unsustainable ways
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
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Those of you who have followed my work for a few tears might recall how I say: Borders also keep you in.
It’s also worth noting that in Nazi Germany, closing down scientists and other intellectuals’ ability to travel for work was an early move to keep people from escaping.
Scientific conferences are where the exchange of important ideas happen. It’s where new collaborations come forth and innovation dreamed up. It’s really disheartening that NIH scientists and representatives are being banned from attending. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Those of you who have followed my work for a few tears might recall how I say: Borders also keep you in.
So he’s going the movie style mafia route…
WELKER: Is Greenland or NATO more vital to natl security?
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
W: Not to European leaders
B: They will come around & understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled support? The whole thing would collapse
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
W: Not to European leaders
B: They will come around & understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled support? The whole thing would collapse
January 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
So he’s going the movie style mafia route…
January 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Um… this is what you voted for, Diana.
You just didn’t want it to happen to you.
You wanted it to happen to marginalized communities.
I’m having a difficult time feeling sorry for you.
You’ve chosen a very lethal way to learn that if you oppress one community, you oppress all communities.
You just didn’t want it to happen to you.
You wanted it to happen to marginalized communities.
I’m having a difficult time feeling sorry for you.
You’ve chosen a very lethal way to learn that if you oppress one community, you oppress all communities.
January 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Um… this is what you voted for, Diana.
You just didn’t want it to happen to you.
You wanted it to happen to marginalized communities.
I’m having a difficult time feeling sorry for you.
You’ve chosen a very lethal way to learn that if you oppress one community, you oppress all communities.
You just didn’t want it to happen to you.
You wanted it to happen to marginalized communities.
I’m having a difficult time feeling sorry for you.
You’ve chosen a very lethal way to learn that if you oppress one community, you oppress all communities.
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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
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These elected Dems still don’t get it. @booker.senate.gov
January 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
These elected Dems still don’t get it. @booker.senate.gov
