Haroon Popal
@hpopal-brain.bsky.social
Post-Doctoral Associate | NIH F99/K00 D-SPAN scholar | Interested in social cognition and the cerebellum
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These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
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D.C.’s pretrial bail system mirrors the federal one — no one is jailed just for being charged, and judges already weigh risk & safety, not wealth. Congress shouldn’t be micromanaging local D.C. laws. If we want fairness & accountability, we should pass D.C. statehood & let D.C. chart its own future.
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
D.C.’s pretrial bail system mirrors the federal one — no one is jailed just for being charged, and judges already weigh risk & safety, not wealth. Congress shouldn’t be micromanaging local D.C. laws. If we want fairness & accountability, we should pass D.C. statehood & let D.C. chart its own future.
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
I pray democrats have the courage to do this.
Trump: "They're gonna make DC a state and they're gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They're gonna pick up electoral votes. It's gonna be a very, very bad situation. Now, if we do what I'm saying, they'll most likely never obtain power."
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I pray democrats have the courage to do this.
Trump plans to stay in the White House indefinitely. That’s why he’s remodeling it.
Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Trump plans to stay in the White House indefinitely. That’s why he’s remodeling it.
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“THE SHADOW PRESIDENT”
@propublica on RUSS VOUGHT, Trump’s hatchet man consolidating power & ☠️ programs, pushing Christian nationalism on 🇺🇸
“PROJECT 2025” always meant a plan for after Trump won. Those who helped him 🤥 should ❌ media credentials. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
@propublica on RUSS VOUGHT, Trump’s hatchet man consolidating power & ☠️ programs, pushing Christian nationalism on 🇺🇸
“PROJECT 2025” always meant a plan for after Trump won. Those who helped him 🤥 should ❌ media credentials. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“THE SHADOW PRESIDENT”
@propublica on RUSS VOUGHT, Trump’s hatchet man consolidating power & ☠️ programs, pushing Christian nationalism on 🇺🇸
“PROJECT 2025” always meant a plan for after Trump won. Those who helped him 🤥 should ❌ media credentials. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
@propublica on RUSS VOUGHT, Trump’s hatchet man consolidating power & ☠️ programs, pushing Christian nationalism on 🇺🇸
“PROJECT 2025” always meant a plan for after Trump won. Those who helped him 🤥 should ❌ media credentials. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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“tHeY cAnT dO tHat!!!!!”
ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
March 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“tHeY cAnT dO tHat!!!!!”
ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Because establishment democrats abandoned the labor movement.
Digression, but why in the world do faculty in MD—a solid democratic state—not have collective bargaining rights like all other MD state employees?!?!
@mddems.bsky.social, @mdhousedems.bsky.social, what's up with this?!?!
You gotta get this done this year. 4/5
@mddems.bsky.social, @mdhousedems.bsky.social, what's up with this?!?!
You gotta get this done this year. 4/5
September 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Because establishment democrats abandoned the labor movement.
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What’s in the anti-DC bills moving today:
Take over DC’s Attorney General’s office
—blocking accountability for Trump
Strip power from DC’s elected leaders
Undermine DC residents’ right to govern their own communities
Call (202) 224-3121: Tell your Representative to oppose all anti-DC bills.
Take over DC’s Attorney General’s office
—blocking accountability for Trump
Strip power from DC’s elected leaders
Undermine DC residents’ right to govern their own communities
Call (202) 224-3121: Tell your Representative to oppose all anti-DC bills.
September 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What’s in the anti-DC bills moving today:
Take over DC’s Attorney General’s office
—blocking accountability for Trump
Strip power from DC’s elected leaders
Undermine DC residents’ right to govern their own communities
Call (202) 224-3121: Tell your Representative to oppose all anti-DC bills.
Take over DC’s Attorney General’s office
—blocking accountability for Trump
Strip power from DC’s elected leaders
Undermine DC residents’ right to govern their own communities
Call (202) 224-3121: Tell your Representative to oppose all anti-DC bills.
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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
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Washington DC - the bells of this church are ringing in support of the protest! 😁
September 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Washington DC - the bells of this church are ringing in support of the protest! 😁
September 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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It's that time of year again! Thrilled to see so many faculty postings popping up! If you're going on the faculty job market and looking for resources, we have collated what I hope are a number of helpful examples, guides, lists, timelines! www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/resourcesfor...
Job Market Resources — Plasticity in Neurodevelopment Lab
www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's that time of year again! Thrilled to see so many faculty postings popping up! If you're going on the faculty job market and looking for resources, we have collated what I hope are a number of helpful examples, guides, lists, timelines! www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/resourcesfor...
Is there an online repo of example TT application materials like research and teaching statements?
August 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Is there an online repo of example TT application materials like research and teaching statements?
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“Defend the District” protest and Go-Go concert against Trump’s takeover at 14th and U St:
August 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Defend the District” protest and Go-Go concert against Trump’s takeover at 14th and U St:
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While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
August 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?
Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Scientists who receive NIH funding, anyone want to share your thoughts on the recent White House whiplash? I'm working on a story about it for The Guardian. DMs are open. 🧪
July 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Scientists who receive NIH funding, anyone want to share your thoughts on the recent White House whiplash? I'm working on a story about it for The Guardian. DMs are open. 🧪
We need a coup d'etat to install @jeremymberg.bsky.social as the new NIH director.
My first two Bhattacharya email day...
This one is coming in hot...
1/n
This one is coming in hot...
1/n
July 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We need a coup d'etat to install @jeremymberg.bsky.social as the new NIH director.
If we still have a democracy, democrats need to add “granting DC statehood” to Project 2029
Washington, D.C., has a population roughly equivalent to Alaska's.
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
July 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
If we still have a democracy, democrats need to add “granting DC statehood” to Project 2029
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🌟 Want to get more involved in the SANS Community? 🌟
Consider joining one of the SANS working committees! We welcome interest from all levels - from graduate student to emeritus professor!
Interested? Fill out the form here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Deadline: July 19, 2025
Consider joining one of the SANS working committees! We welcome interest from all levels - from graduate student to emeritus professor!
Interested? Fill out the form here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Deadline: July 19, 2025
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My hot take on Jeff Bezos' wedding: That $50 million price tag is double what the US government was spending annually on food and medicine for 5 million AIDS orphans before the Trump administration canceled it.
We are literally letting orphans die rather than make this guy pay taxes.
We are literally letting orphans die rather than make this guy pay taxes.
June 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My hot take on Jeff Bezos' wedding: That $50 million price tag is double what the US government was spending annually on food and medicine for 5 million AIDS orphans before the Trump administration canceled it.
We are literally letting orphans die rather than make this guy pay taxes.
We are literally letting orphans die rather than make this guy pay taxes.