J
@jresearches.bsky.social
they/them/theirs 🏳️🌈⚧️
Effervescent public health researcher.
Candidate for Master of Public Health, BU School of Public Health ⚕️
Effervescent public health researcher.
Candidate for Master of Public Health, BU School of Public Health ⚕️
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A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.
Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition
A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rul...
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.
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SCOOP: Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
www.wired.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
SCOOP: Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
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This is a very important statement at an important moment in history. I hope that more institutions find the moral courage to do same and stand for what is right.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
The Promise of American Higher Education
No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is a very important statement at an important moment in history. I hope that more institutions find the moral courage to do same and stand for what is right.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...
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HAPPENING NOW: Rümeysa Öztürk (repped by ACLU) has a hearing before Vermont federal judge William K. Sessions III.
Öztürk is the Tufts PhD student snatched off the street by ICE and now facing deportation for cowriting a pro-Palestine op-ed in the student newspaper. 🧵
Öztürk is the Tufts PhD student snatched off the street by ICE and now facing deportation for cowriting a pro-Palestine op-ed in the student newspaper. 🧵
April 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Rümeysa Öztürk (repped by ACLU) has a hearing before Vermont federal judge William K. Sessions III.
Öztürk is the Tufts PhD student snatched off the street by ICE and now facing deportation for cowriting a pro-Palestine op-ed in the student newspaper. 🧵
Öztürk is the Tufts PhD student snatched off the street by ICE and now facing deportation for cowriting a pro-Palestine op-ed in the student newspaper. 🧵
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Vote NO on the SAVE Act!
The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.
act.standupamerica.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
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'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
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For any REI members who may not realize there is a Board election, or that it is contentious, see this. I ended up supporting one and not supporting the other two. do your research, make your call and VOTE.
If you're an REI member, you can vote to toss out the board that's endorsed Trump's candidate for Dept. of Interior and has worked to stop REI unions. Vote runs until May 2nd. Spread the word. vote.escvote.com/REI/
March 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
For any REI members who may not realize there is a Board election, or that it is contentious, see this. I ended up supporting one and not supporting the other two. do your research, make your call and VOTE.
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Vitamin A is NOT a valid treatment or prevention for measles.
Vitamin A Is Not a Substitute for Vaccination
When Scrolling Becomes Deadly: Confronting Viral Misinformation About Measles, MMR, and Vitamin A
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Vitamin A is NOT a valid treatment or prevention for measles.
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Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors...
Being silent won't protect you.
Being silent won't protect you.
March 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors...
Being silent won't protect you.
Being silent won't protect you.
We are not starting from scratch. The strategies and tactics are out there to resist the #Trump mafia state. But it’s time to put it all into action. Find some friends and start making some beautiful, good trouble. beautifultrouble.org
Beautiful Trouble
Creative tools for a more just world.
beautifultrouble.org
March 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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How am I feeling? It's summed up in this conversation with @madhupai.bsky.social: "I think hope is the correct response to the miracle of human consciousness. I am concerned (and discouraged) in the face of our historical moment. But I refuse to respond with despair."
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis
With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy
www.forbes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
How am I feeling? It's summed up in this conversation with @madhupai.bsky.social: "I think hope is the correct response to the miracle of human consciousness. I am concerned (and discouraged) in the face of our historical moment. But I refuse to respond with despair."
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
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The former head of the Social Security Administration says he expects the agency to miss on some payments over the next three months, interrupting some people's benefits, for the first time in Social Security's history of eight decades: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...
Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says
New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.
www.cnbc.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The former head of the Social Security Administration says he expects the agency to miss on some payments over the next three months, interrupting some people's benefits, for the first time in Social Security's history of eight decades: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...
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I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...
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Does “radical transparency” mean not allowing open forums, discussion, modification and or dissent?
Transparency isn’t developing policies in the dark
When he actively prevents public debate, we can expect policies that will be radical and unpopular.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
Transparency isn’t developing policies in the dark
When he actively prevents public debate, we can expect policies that will be radical and unpopular.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.
www.statnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Does “radical transparency” mean not allowing open forums, discussion, modification and or dissent?
Transparency isn’t developing policies in the dark
When he actively prevents public debate, we can expect policies that will be radical and unpopular.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
Transparency isn’t developing policies in the dark
When he actively prevents public debate, we can expect policies that will be radical and unpopular.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
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The update from the #Texas #Measles #outbreak:
Nearly 150 cases
20 hospitalized
1 mortality
Multiple counties
#NotNormal
Nearly 150 cases
20 hospitalized
1 mortality
Multiple counties
#NotNormal
February 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The update from the #Texas #Measles #outbreak:
Nearly 150 cases
20 hospitalized
1 mortality
Multiple counties
#NotNormal
Nearly 150 cases
20 hospitalized
1 mortality
Multiple counties
#NotNormal
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THE PEOPLE ARE THE POWER 💪 REMEMBER THAT
February 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
THE PEOPLE ARE THE POWER 💪 REMEMBER THAT
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Interested in what Measles can look like in your community?
Check out UPitt School of Public Health ‘s FRED measles simulator.
Choose your location and watch as it spreads when vaccine rates are 80% and 95%. Imagine if 70% or 50%
Great teaching tool
fred.publichealth.pitt.edu/proj/measles...
Check out UPitt School of Public Health ‘s FRED measles simulator.
Choose your location and watch as it spreads when vaccine rates are 80% and 95%. Imagine if 70% or 50%
Great teaching tool
fred.publichealth.pitt.edu/proj/measles...
FRED Epidemic Simulator
fred.publichealth.pitt.edu
February 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Interested in what Measles can look like in your community?
Check out UPitt School of Public Health ‘s FRED measles simulator.
Choose your location and watch as it spreads when vaccine rates are 80% and 95%. Imagine if 70% or 50%
Great teaching tool
fred.publichealth.pitt.edu/proj/measles...
Check out UPitt School of Public Health ‘s FRED measles simulator.
Choose your location and watch as it spreads when vaccine rates are 80% and 95%. Imagine if 70% or 50%
Great teaching tool
fred.publichealth.pitt.edu/proj/measles...
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Many Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:
February 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Many Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:
"A friend once shared what she called the Parable of the Choir: A choir can sing a beautiful note impossibly long because singers can individually drop out to breathe as necessary and the note goes on.
Social justice activism should be like that, she said.
That's stuck with me."
-@hungover_the on Tw
Social justice activism should be like that, she said.
That's stuck with me."
-@hungover_the on Tw
February 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
"A friend once shared what she called the Parable of the Choir: A choir can sing a beautiful note impossibly long because singers can individually drop out to breathe as necessary and the note goes on.
Social justice activism should be like that, she said.
That's stuck with me."
-@hungover_the on Tw
Social justice activism should be like that, she said.
That's stuck with me."
-@hungover_the on Tw
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People keep asking us: “Why are early-career scientists organizing Stand Up for Science?”
Because early-career scientists—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds—are getting hit the hardest.
Our futures—and the future of science itself—are on the line.
🧵 ⬇️
Because early-career scientists—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds—are getting hit the hardest.
Our futures—and the future of science itself—are on the line.
🧵 ⬇️
“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
scim.ag
February 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
People keep asking us: “Why are early-career scientists organizing Stand Up for Science?”
Because early-career scientists—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds—are getting hit the hardest.
Our futures—and the future of science itself—are on the line.
🧵 ⬇️
Because early-career scientists—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds—are getting hit the hardest.
Our futures—and the future of science itself—are on the line.
🧵 ⬇️
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Will be there! Hope to see a crowd size that trumps Trump's @standupforscience.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Will be there! Hope to see a crowd size that trumps Trump's @standupforscience.bsky.social