Chandra Ford
@drchandraford.bsky.social
..in the belly of the beast..
Congratulations on this important film being screened at #APHA2025. What a privilege it will be to be in conversation with my distinguished co panelists tomorrow.
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Congratulations on this important film being screened at #APHA2025. What a privilege it will be to be in conversation with my distinguished co panelists tomorrow.
Trump’s Blueprint to Crush the Left Draws from Decades of Counterterrorism Policy
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Trump’s Blueprint to Crush the Left Draws from Decades of Counterterrorism Policy
Trump's NSPM-7 is a pivotal policy endangering free expression in the United States.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Trump’s Blueprint to Crush the Left Draws from Decades of Counterterrorism Policy
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I'll be at Georgetown University in DC this evening, screening our acclaimed documentary 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' and doing a panel discussion afterwards with Nader Hashemi and Dr Feroze Sidhwa.
Come join the audience for free. Register at:
events.georgetown.edu/acmcu/event/...
Come join the audience for free. Register at:
events.georgetown.edu/acmcu/event/...
Public Screening of Film BBC Refused to Air: “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack”
The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, in partnership with Zeteo, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the African Studies Pr...
events.georgetown.edu
September 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I'll be at Georgetown University in DC this evening, screening our acclaimed documentary 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' and doing a panel discussion afterwards with Nader Hashemi and Dr Feroze Sidhwa.
Come join the audience for free. Register at:
events.georgetown.edu/acmcu/event/...
Come join the audience for free. Register at:
events.georgetown.edu/acmcu/event/...
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Jarvis McKenzie said that on 17 July, while waiting to go to work, a white man in a car picked up a rifle, fired over his head and shouted “you better get running, boy!”
#Pinks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#Pinks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Black man targeted in racist attack says South Carolina needs hate crime law
Jarvis McKenzie says he was shot at while waiting to go to work by a white man in a car with a rifle
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Jarvis McKenzie said that on 17 July, while waiting to go to work, a white man in a car picked up a rifle, fired over his head and shouted “you better get running, boy!”
#Pinks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#Pinks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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UFW Statement on July 10 Federal Raid in Ventura County
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, California. Others, including US citizens remain totally unaccounted for.
ufw.org
July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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outraged and saddened by this unconstitutional action. unilateral bombing of a sovereign country despite prior expert assessments. Don’t know that i can watch any update from the whitehouse. Wouldn’t want to support a narcissistic stunt for tv ratings. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
US BOMBS IRAN NUCLEAR SITES, INCLUDING FORDOW
US attacks three Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israeli air campaign as Tehran promises to retaliate.
www.aljazeera.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
outraged and saddened by this unconstitutional action. unilateral bombing of a sovereign country despite prior expert assessments. Don’t know that i can watch any update from the whitehouse. Wouldn’t want to support a narcissistic stunt for tv ratings. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
apnews.com/article/canc... That so many researchers & professors feel threatened by #censorship and loss of #academicfreedom should concern everyone in a #democracy and everyone subjected to it.
Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research
A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders. Kim Terrell, a researcher with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, resigned Wednesday, saying in a letter the u...
apnews.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
apnews.com/article/canc... That so many researchers & professors feel threatened by #censorship and loss of #academicfreedom should concern everyone in a #democracy and everyone subjected to it.
missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-a... wake up people
U.S. Customs detains Palestinians with valid visas at SFO, prepares to deport them
The men were not allowed to enter the country despite having visas and a sponsor — a local Jewish synagogue leader.
missionlocal.org
June 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-a... wake up people
Sunday, June 22nd! In the tradition of the #BlackPanthers and others. Naming serial murders and remembering the humanity of sisters we’ve lost. #BlackLivesMatter #grimsleeper #metoo
June 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sunday, June 22nd! In the tradition of the #BlackPanthers and others. Naming serial murders and remembering the humanity of sisters we’ve lost. #BlackLivesMatter #grimsleeper #metoo
1/ Why is DOGE’s interference w/NIH so concerning? Research is painstakingly slow & detailed bc it takes years to develop nuanced expertise & layers of checks & balances r built into the enterprise. Trampling on this high standard leads to unethical & inaccurate work. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NIH killed grants on orders from Elon Musk’s DOGE
Court documents and internal correspondence show the cost-cutting force has broad control over the world’s largest public biomedical funder.
www.nature.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
1/ Why is DOGE’s interference w/NIH so concerning? Research is painstakingly slow & detailed bc it takes years to develop nuanced expertise & layers of checks & balances r built into the enterprise. Trampling on this high standard leads to unethical & inaccurate work. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Massively good news: The provision that would have let the trump administration strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit organization they wanted simply by declaring them to be a "terrorist supporting organization" has been removed from the budget bill. Pushing back against these people works.
Nonprofit Killer Provision Quietly Disappears From Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
The infamous “nonprofit killer” provision quietly disappeared from Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" as it winds its way through Congress.
theintercept.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Massively good news: The provision that would have let the trump administration strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit organization they wanted simply by declaring them to be a "terrorist supporting organization" has been removed from the budget bill. Pushing back against these people works.
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I encourage you to read this. Not because it’s good—to be clear it’s piping hot horse shit—but because it spells out *exactly* how MAGA is twisting reality to obliterate our institutions.
Several themes stand out to me…🧵🪡
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Several themes stand out to me…🧵🪡
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Remarks by Director Kratsios at the National Academy of Sciences
Remarks by Director Kratsios at the National Academy of Sciences REINVIGORATING AMERICA’S SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Washington, D.C.
www.whitehouse.gov
May 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I encourage you to read this. Not because it’s good—to be clear it’s piping hot horse shit—but because it spells out *exactly* how MAGA is twisting reality to obliterate our institutions.
Several themes stand out to me…🧵🪡
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Several themes stand out to me…🧵🪡
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
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My statement on the charges filed against me:
May 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
My statement on the charges filed against me:
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This adaptation by Alyssa Cocchiara, a dedicated member of Doctors Against Genocide, reminds us:
Will you speak out? Or will you wait until no one is left to speak for you?
Will you speak out? Or will you wait until no one is left to speak for you?
March 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This adaptation by Alyssa Cocchiara, a dedicated member of Doctors Against Genocide, reminds us:
Will you speak out? Or will you wait until no one is left to speak for you?
Will you speak out? Or will you wait until no one is left to speak for you?
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The Israeli government’s closure of six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem has left over 800 Palestinian students without school, and has thrown an entire community into limbo. Residents say it's all part of a larger attack on Palestinian refugees.
Israel shut down six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem ahead of the Nakba’s 77th anniversary
The Israeli government’s closure of six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem has left over 800 Palestinian students without school, and has thrown an entire community into limbo. Residents say it’s all part of…
mondoweiss.net
May 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Israeli government’s closure of six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem has left over 800 Palestinian students without school, and has thrown an entire community into limbo. Residents say it's all part of a larger attack on Palestinian refugees.
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The Trump administration's assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 "War on Terror" are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent will fail, because you cannot deport a movement.
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/trum...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/trum...
#Palestine #Israel
Trump is repackaging the ‘War on Terror’ to stop Palestine activists, but you can’t deport a movement
The Trump administration’s assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 “War on Terror” are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent...
mondoweiss.net
May 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Trump administration's assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 "War on Terror" are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent will fail, because you cannot deport a movement.
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/trum...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/05/trum...
#Palestine #Israel
Thank you #UCLA colleagues. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
#democracy #academicfreedom #freespeech #censorship
#democracy #academicfreedom #freespeech #censorship
UCLA Is Now Nearly Unrecognizable as a University
A police attack on a documentary film screening is just one of the assaults on student freedoms that have turned UCLA into more of a fortress than a place of higher learning.
www.thenation.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Thank you #UCLA colleagues. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
#democracy #academicfreedom #freespeech #censorship
#democracy #academicfreedom #freespeech #censorship
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Here is what we confirmed: After Musk’s rise to power in the U.S. government, the State Department has repeatedly coaxed, lobbied and browbeat this tiny West African country into giving business to Musk’s satellite company Starlink.
The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers a...
www.propublica.org
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Here is what we confirmed: After Musk’s rise to power in the U.S. government, the State Department has repeatedly coaxed, lobbied and browbeat this tiny West African country into giving business to Musk’s satellite company Starlink.