Curious Alpaca 🦙
@curious-alpaca.bsky.social
🧪 North Carolina Research Triangle
🛟 Devoted to public health
💜 Guided by intersectional feminism
We're in this together. Let's give 'em hell.
🛟 Devoted to public health
💜 Guided by intersectional feminism
We're in this together. Let's give 'em hell.
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Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.
TikTok video by Jenna
www.tiktok.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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This group gathered in front of the New York Public Library NYPL holding signs with many of the BANNED WORDS that the Trump regime is forcing on Universities with threats of loss of funding.
#BannedWords
Write your local University & ask them what they are doing about anti-DEI.
#HandsOff
#BannedWords
Write your local University & ask them what they are doing about anti-DEI.
#HandsOff
April 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This group gathered in front of the New York Public Library NYPL holding signs with many of the BANNED WORDS that the Trump regime is forcing on Universities with threats of loss of funding.
#BannedWords
Write your local University & ask them what they are doing about anti-DEI.
#HandsOff
#BannedWords
Write your local University & ask them what they are doing about anti-DEI.
#HandsOff
The Chapel Hill community came out in full force today to tell Republicans to keep their #HandsOff our jobs, our healthcare, our rights, and our democracy 🩵🪧 #GDTBATH
Big turnout in Chapel Hill as part of the national "Hands Off" day of action, with the crowd spilling out of the Peace & Justice Plaza on E. Franklin to across the street.
Worth nothing: the UNC Science Expo is also happening nearby. So there's a TON of folks + traffic around.
Worth nothing: the UNC Science Expo is also happening nearby. So there's a TON of folks + traffic around.
April 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Get updates on cutting edge research and join informed conversations about the latest in public health with the top public health schools in the US. Updated regularly.
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November 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Get updates on cutting edge research and join informed conversations about the latest in public health with the top public health schools in the US. Updated regularly.
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🚀 Big reveal! Introducing our interactive table on NIH grant terminations, supercharged from the original Google tracker! 📊👇
Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍
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#HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth
Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍
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#HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth
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March 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🚀 Big reveal! Introducing our interactive table on NIH grant terminations, supercharged from the original Google tracker! 📊👇
Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍
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#HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth
Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍
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#HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth
Proposed cuts to #NIH indirect costs would cost North Carolinians 2,884 jobs and $668M in economic activity.
Economic losses in the #ResearchTriangle and neighboring counties:
• Alamance: $29M
• Chatham: $19M
• Durham: $220M
• Granville: $10M
• Orange: $140M
• Person: $10M
• Wake: $124M
#NCPol 🧪
Economic losses in the #ResearchTriangle and neighboring counties:
• Alamance: $29M
• Chatham: $19M
• Durham: $220M
• Granville: $10M
• Orange: $140M
• Person: $10M
• Wake: $124M
#NCPol 🧪
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Proposed cuts to #NIH indirect costs would cost North Carolinians 2,884 jobs and $668M in economic activity.
Economic losses in the #ResearchTriangle and neighboring counties:
• Alamance: $29M
• Chatham: $19M
• Durham: $220M
• Granville: $10M
• Orange: $140M
• Person: $10M
• Wake: $124M
#NCPol 🧪
Economic losses in the #ResearchTriangle and neighboring counties:
• Alamance: $29M
• Chatham: $19M
• Durham: $220M
• Granville: $10M
• Orange: $140M
• Person: $10M
• Wake: $124M
#NCPol 🧪
Launching clinical trials is expensive. Research teams hire staff, purchase equipment and supplies, build databases, write protocols, navigate regulatory approvals... this all costs money.
Recent #NIH grant terminations create waste by preventing return on taxpayers' investment in science. 🧪
Recent #NIH grant terminations create waste by preventing return on taxpayers' investment in science. 🧪
March 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Launching clinical trials is expensive. Research teams hire staff, purchase equipment and supplies, build databases, write protocols, navigate regulatory approvals... this all costs money.
Recent #NIH grant terminations create waste by preventing return on taxpayers' investment in science. 🧪
Recent #NIH grant terminations create waste by preventing return on taxpayers' investment in science. 🧪
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Yes. The situation at NIH is worse than the public realizes.
The #NIH is on track to be effectively ended as a funder of evidence-based research within a year.
That is not an exaggeration. The firings and consolidation announced today will create a new, MUCH worse NIH.
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The #NIH is on track to be effectively ended as a funder of evidence-based research within a year.
That is not an exaggeration. The firings and consolidation announced today will create a new, MUCH worse NIH.
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The situation at the NIH and for all biomedical and cancer cure research in the United States is MUCH MUCH WORSE than you realize.
Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
March 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Yes. The situation at NIH is worse than the public realizes.
The #NIH is on track to be effectively ended as a funder of evidence-based research within a year.
That is not an exaggeration. The firings and consolidation announced today will create a new, MUCH worse NIH.
1/
The #NIH is on track to be effectively ended as a funder of evidence-based research within a year.
That is not an exaggeration. The firings and consolidation announced today will create a new, MUCH worse NIH.
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23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do.
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
March 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do.
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
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There is no scientific rationale to this. There will be no economic benefit to the country. These are scientists who are finding out that overnight they can no longer pay staff and students—you know, people who have bills to pay, mortgages, kids.
March 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There is no scientific rationale to this. There will be no economic benefit to the country. These are scientists who are finding out that overnight they can no longer pay staff and students—you know, people who have bills to pay, mortgages, kids.
Seeing that nearly all of Tesla's #cybertrucks have been recalled brought the biggest smile to my face today.
Sometimes we have to search hard for the wins, and sometimes they fall in front of us. Like a rusty cybertruck panel. 🤭
Sometimes we have to search hard for the wins, and sometimes they fall in front of us. Like a rusty cybertruck panel. 🤭
Tesla Recalls Nearly All Cybertrucks Over Stainless Steel Panels Falling Off (Gift Article)
The recall of about 46,000 vehicles includes all models that were manufactured from November 2023, when the Cybertruck was first produced, through February.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Seeing that nearly all of Tesla's #cybertrucks have been recalled brought the biggest smile to my face today.
Sometimes we have to search hard for the wins, and sometimes they fall in front of us. Like a rusty cybertruck panel. 🤭
Sometimes we have to search hard for the wins, and sometimes they fall in front of us. Like a rusty cybertruck panel. 🤭
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Just throwing it out there—now is a great time to schedule preventative care appointments or get a thorough check-up. We’re in uncertain times with an administration that shows little regard for science or public health. That means it’s more important than ever to be proactive about your well-being.
March 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Just throwing it out there—now is a great time to schedule preventative care appointments or get a thorough check-up. We’re in uncertain times with an administration that shows little regard for science or public health. That means it’s more important than ever to be proactive about your well-being.
📰 Insightful column by @mashagessen.bsky.social:
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human."
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human."
Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing (Gift Article)
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📰 Insightful column by @mashagessen.bsky.social:
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human."
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human."
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tw: cancer
I'm going to share the post of a family friend who has late stage cancer and will be directly affected by cuts to NIH. She is speaking out during the time she has. She wants people to know the human cost. Her name is Caroline. This is her post:
I'm going to share the post of a family friend who has late stage cancer and will be directly affected by cuts to NIH. She is speaking out during the time she has. She wants people to know the human cost. Her name is Caroline. This is her post:
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
tw: cancer
I'm going to share the post of a family friend who has late stage cancer and will be directly affected by cuts to NIH. She is speaking out during the time she has. She wants people to know the human cost. Her name is Caroline. This is her post:
I'm going to share the post of a family friend who has late stage cancer and will be directly affected by cuts to NIH. She is speaking out during the time she has. She wants people to know the human cost. Her name is Caroline. This is her post:
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 16, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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"Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable, but, as the Columbia case suggests, it’s not working.
Remaining silent will not protect us."
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Remaining silent will not protect us."
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
March 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable, but, as the Columbia case suggests, it’s not working.
Remaining silent will not protect us."
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Remaining silent will not protect us."
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Absolutely superb and important piece by Professors @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and @ryanenos.bsky.social
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
www.thecrimson.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Absolutely superb and important piece by Professors @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and @ryanenos.bsky.social
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The only way to fight authoritarianism is to fight together. Strongest institutions in the front.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
if you've had an NIH grant terminated, I want to hear about it. Signal: katherinejwu.12
March 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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We created a form you can use to send emails to your House Rep and Senators.
If they’re Dems who voted for the CR, it’s condemning the choice.
If they’re Dems who voted against the CR, it thanks them.
If they’re GOP, basically: 🖕
Have fun. Please share:
action.demcast.com/a/fightforus
If they’re Dems who voted for the CR, it’s condemning the choice.
If they’re Dems who voted against the CR, it thanks them.
If they’re GOP, basically: 🖕
Have fun. Please share:
action.demcast.com/a/fightforus
Stand up. Speak out. Fight for us
action.demcast.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We created a form you can use to send emails to your House Rep and Senators.
If they’re Dems who voted for the CR, it’s condemning the choice.
If they’re Dems who voted against the CR, it thanks them.
If they’re GOP, basically: 🖕
Have fun. Please share:
action.demcast.com/a/fightforus
If they’re Dems who voted for the CR, it’s condemning the choice.
If they’re Dems who voted against the CR, it thanks them.
If they’re GOP, basically: 🖕
Have fun. Please share:
action.demcast.com/a/fightforus
Keep calling, keep emailing, and keep the pressure on high! ☎️📨🌡️
All democratic senators must #HoldTheLine and oppose both cloture and the Republican continuing resolution.
Also, @schumer.senate.gov, I am so disappointed in you. We cannot fight tyranny with procedural obedience.
All democratic senators must #HoldTheLine and oppose both cloture and the Republican continuing resolution.
Also, @schumer.senate.gov, I am so disappointed in you. We cannot fight tyranny with procedural obedience.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Schumer Says Enough Democrats Will Vote to Avert Government Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Keep calling, keep emailing, and keep the pressure on high! ☎️📨🌡️
All democratic senators must #HoldTheLine and oppose both cloture and the Republican continuing resolution.
Also, @schumer.senate.gov, I am so disappointed in you. We cannot fight tyranny with procedural obedience.
All democratic senators must #HoldTheLine and oppose both cloture and the Republican continuing resolution.
Also, @schumer.senate.gov, I am so disappointed in you. We cannot fight tyranny with procedural obedience.
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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ARE THESE YOUR SENATORS?
Please call them TODAY and demand that they #HoldTheLine! Unless Republicans agree to a clean, short-term CR, Democrats must *ALL* Vote NO - on cloture AND the spending bill.
Any Democrat who chooses to stand with Republicans stands complicit!
Please call them TODAY and demand that they #HoldTheLine! Unless Republicans agree to a clean, short-term CR, Democrats must *ALL* Vote NO - on cloture AND the spending bill.
Any Democrat who chooses to stand with Republicans stands complicit!
March 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ARE THESE YOUR SENATORS?
Please call them TODAY and demand that they #HoldTheLine! Unless Republicans agree to a clean, short-term CR, Democrats must *ALL* Vote NO - on cloture AND the spending bill.
Any Democrat who chooses to stand with Republicans stands complicit!
Please call them TODAY and demand that they #HoldTheLine! Unless Republicans agree to a clean, short-term CR, Democrats must *ALL* Vote NO - on cloture AND the spending bill.
Any Democrat who chooses to stand with Republicans stands complicit!
Let's chat about measles vaccine boosters 💉
📆 Born after 1957 and vaccinated before 1968? ➡️ A booster is recommended.
❓ Unsure whether you've received 2 doses of the MMR vaccine? ➡️ Talk to your doctor about a booster, especially if you work in a college or healthcare setting.
#PublicHealth
📆 Born after 1957 and vaccinated before 1968? ➡️ A booster is recommended.
❓ Unsure whether you've received 2 doses of the MMR vaccine? ➡️ Talk to your doctor about a booster, especially if you work in a college or healthcare setting.
#PublicHealth
With measles in the news, adults are wondering, do I need a vaccine booster?
With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and isolated cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is the best protection. And not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.
www.npr.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Let's chat about measles vaccine boosters 💉
📆 Born after 1957 and vaccinated before 1968? ➡️ A booster is recommended.
❓ Unsure whether you've received 2 doses of the MMR vaccine? ➡️ Talk to your doctor about a booster, especially if you work in a college or healthcare setting.
#PublicHealth
📆 Born after 1957 and vaccinated before 1968? ➡️ A booster is recommended.
❓ Unsure whether you've received 2 doses of the MMR vaccine? ➡️ Talk to your doctor about a booster, especially if you work in a college or healthcare setting.
#PublicHealth