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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening immigrants’ social media accounts for antisemitic content as grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, the agency announced — a move that immigration law and free-speech experts condemn as an alarming federal overstep.
U.S. will monitor immigrants’ social media for ‘antisemitic activity’
Homeland Security said such activity would be grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, alarming free-speech and immigration experts.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening immigrants’ social media accounts for antisemitic content as grounds to deny visa and green-card applications, the agency announced — a move that immigration law and free-speech experts condemn as an alarming federal overstep.
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When will these institutions learn that bending at the knee only gets you kneecapped. Fight fascism. Don't obey.
Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University
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Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University
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Exclusive | Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University
In an unusual move, the government is aiming to legally bind the school to changes as they negotiate over federal funding.
www.wsj.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When will these institutions learn that bending at the knee only gets you kneecapped. Fight fascism. Don't obey.
Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Trump Administration Wants to Install Federal Oversight of Columbia University
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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The threat hanging over South African HIV/AIDS researchers for the past week has become a reality: The Trump administration has begun terminating or putting on hold their grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
“Orchestrated assault”: New tsunami of NIH grant cuts hits South Africa hard
Agency moves to terminate nearly 1000 awards, including programs involving “DEI”
scim.ag
March 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The threat hanging over South African HIV/AIDS researchers for the past week has become a reality: The Trump administration has begun terminating or putting on hold their grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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How can B cells rapidly proliferate and have mutations suppressed? A longstanding mystery solved involving transient mutation suppression capability of germinal centers
nature.com/articles/s41...
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nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Regulated somatic hypermutation enhances antibody affinity maturation - Nature
Germinal centre B cells modify their mutation rate to preserve high-affinity receptors, thereby safeguarding high-affinity B cell lineages and enhancing the outcomes of antibody affinity maturation.
nature.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
How can B cells rapidly proliferate and have mutations suppressed? A longstanding mystery solved involving transient mutation suppression capability of germinal centers
nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Update on the Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.
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There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.
Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Update on the Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.
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Civil rights organizations sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over a series of executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs and gender discrimination protections.
Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over DEI Orders
The organizations claimed that the president had exceeded his authority in issuing the orders, and that they intentionally discriminated against Black and transgender people.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Civil rights organizations sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over a series of executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs and gender discrimination protections.
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Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
scim.ag
February 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
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They are gutting NIH like a fish. www.splinter.com/the-unhinged...
The Unhinged Axe Falls on the National Cancer Institute and the Rest of NIH
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
They are gutting NIH like a fish. www.splinter.com/the-unhinged...