Jen Fehsenfeld
@jenfehsenfeld.bsky.social
PhD candidate and academic librarian. Dissertation topic: PubMed - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov :
how it works and why that matters
how it works and why that matters
I guess that means that Unitarian Universalist churches can stop worrying about all of the pro Democrats bumper stickers in their parking lots…
The IRS announced that churches and other houses of worship are now allowed to endorse political candidates to their congregations, effectively carving out an exemption to the longstanding ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I guess that means that Unitarian Universalist churches can stop worrying about all of the pro Democrats bumper stickers in their parking lots…
“To watch these changes unfold without naming them for what they are is to participate in a collective amnesia about how knowledge infrastructures shape power relations.”
- Alondra Nelson
- Alondra Nelson
May 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“To watch these changes unfold without naming them for what they are is to participate in a collective amnesia about how knowledge infrastructures shape power relations.”
- Alondra Nelson
- Alondra Nelson
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Reposted by Jen Fehsenfeld
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
April 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Bluesky is collegial and interesting, the way Twitter used to be. Bonus: most people can spell.
Reposted by Jen Fehsenfeld
Reposted by Jen Fehsenfeld
Code Pink is flooding congress to lobby congress members to make statements on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil tomorrow, Wed. 3/12 and Thurs. 3/13. More details in the link. Please join if you can and share widely. Hope to see folks there. www.codepink.org/congress4mah...
Flood Congress for Mahmoud Khalil!
Please RSVP for Congressional Days of Actions for Mahmoud Khalil!
www.codepink.org
March 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Code Pink is flooding congress to lobby congress members to make statements on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil tomorrow, Wed. 3/12 and Thurs. 3/13. More details in the link. Please join if you can and share widely. Hope to see folks there. www.codepink.org/congress4mah...
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I’ll be downloading Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) files tonight…after that, I’ll look into other data
February 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I’ll be downloading Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) files tonight…after that, I’ll look into other data
They’ve already started censoring published research from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Mind-boggling’: US CDC orders gender-related terms cut from scientific papers
Mandate from health agency is response to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on ‘woke ideology’ and has big implications for researchers.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
They’ve already started censoring published research from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My educated guess is that a lot of folks are rushing to use National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases before the Trump administration tries to monetize them and/or starts removing citations and items that refer to things they don’t like.
February 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
My educated guess is that a lot of folks are rushing to use National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases before the Trump administration tries to monetize them and/or starts removing citations and items that refer to things they don’t like.
So there’s this…
February 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
So there’s this…
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Make no mistake. This is a major Constitutional crisis. Musk doesn't have legal authority to just close entire agencies. He's also endangering people's privacy w/his actions on Friday. Who knows what these unelected, not-vetted children will do with our private info. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Make no mistake. This is a major Constitutional crisis. Musk doesn't have legal authority to just close entire agencies. He's also endangering people's privacy w/his actions on Friday. Who knows what these unelected, not-vetted children will do with our private info. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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You'll be shocked to hear I wrote a thing, and doubly shocked that it is not nice about Silicon Valley. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started a...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:21 AM
You'll be shocked to hear I wrote a thing, and doubly shocked that it is not nice about Silicon Valley. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...