Kameko Halfmann
@kamekomae.bsky.social
Teacher-scholar at UW-Platteville; psych, neuro, decision making, conservation; inclusive pedagogy; long distance runner; dog lover; feminist; she/her; views my own
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UW-Platteville is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in psychology! Come join us in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. Link to job ad: wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Com... #psychjobs #academicjobs #teachpsych
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Position Title: Assistant Professor of Ps...
wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
UW-Platteville is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in psychology! Come join us in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. Link to job ad: wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Com... #psychjobs #academicjobs #teachpsych
UW-Platteville is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in psychology! Come join us in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. Link to job ad: wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Com... #psychjobs #academicjobs #teachpsych
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Position Title: Assistant Professor of Ps...
wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
UW-Platteville is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in psychology! Come join us in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. Link to job ad: wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Com... #psychjobs #academicjobs #teachpsych
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Opinion piece by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, Nobel laureates Victor Ambrose, Carol Greider et al.
The EO called "Restoring Gold Science" has a plan for enshittification of science; political loyalists have power over experts & punish those who don't fall in line.🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EO called "Restoring Gold Science" has a plan for enshittification of science; political loyalists have power over experts & punish those who don't fall in line.🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla
The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Opinion piece by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, Nobel laureates Victor Ambrose, Carol Greider et al.
The EO called "Restoring Gold Science" has a plan for enshittification of science; political loyalists have power over experts & punish those who don't fall in line.🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EO called "Restoring Gold Science" has a plan for enshittification of science; political loyalists have power over experts & punish those who don't fall in line.🧪
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🚨HEY DORKS! PROTEST ALERT🚨
Kill The Cuts National Day of Action is Tomorrow, Tuesday April 8th!
Find an action near you: www.killthecuts.org/action-near-...
Stand Up for lifesaving research, healthcare, and education!
@aaup.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social
#standupforscience
#killthecuts
Kill The Cuts National Day of Action is Tomorrow, Tuesday April 8th!
Find an action near you: www.killthecuts.org/action-near-...
Stand Up for lifesaving research, healthcare, and education!
@aaup.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social
#standupforscience
#killthecuts
April 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🚨HEY DORKS! PROTEST ALERT🚨
Kill The Cuts National Day of Action is Tomorrow, Tuesday April 8th!
Find an action near you: www.killthecuts.org/action-near-...
Stand Up for lifesaving research, healthcare, and education!
@aaup.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social
#standupforscience
#killthecuts
Kill The Cuts National Day of Action is Tomorrow, Tuesday April 8th!
Find an action near you: www.killthecuts.org/action-near-...
Stand Up for lifesaving research, healthcare, and education!
@aaup.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social
#standupforscience
#killthecuts
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We just secured the liberal majority on Wisconsin's Supreme Court thru 2029! Susan Crawford's big win keeps the highest court in this battleground state from falling into MAGA hands. Thank you for all you did to elect this Indivisible-endorsed candidate (and make Elon Musk waste over $20 million)!
April 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We just secured the liberal majority on Wisconsin's Supreme Court thru 2029! Susan Crawford's big win keeps the highest court in this battleground state from falling into MAGA hands. Thank you for all you did to elect this Indivisible-endorsed candidate (and make Elon Musk waste over $20 million)!
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Twenty-four hours into his time, Sen. Booker just passionately defended public science and universities-- which, at their best, are cornerstones of democracy and a powerful tool for collective liberation (which is why they've been so aggressively attacked).
Thank you, Senator.
Thank you, Senator.
April 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Twenty-four hours into his time, Sen. Booker just passionately defended public science and universities-- which, at their best, are cornerstones of democracy and a powerful tool for collective liberation (which is why they've been so aggressively attacked).
Thank you, Senator.
Thank you, Senator.
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If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
March 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
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For some hopeful news, here is a college President standing up against the current administration. "The government really has some serious restrictions under the First Amendment about telling us what our values and missions can be"
www.mtholyoke.edu/news/news-st...
www.mtholyoke.edu/news/news-st...
“We have the right to determine our own missions”
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to “Here and Now” on NPR about the growing tensions between higher education and the federal government.
www.mtholyoke.edu
March 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
For some hopeful news, here is a college President standing up against the current administration. "The government really has some serious restrictions under the First Amendment about telling us what our values and missions can be"
www.mtholyoke.edu/news/news-st...
www.mtholyoke.edu/news/news-st...
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Mahmoud Khalil writing from a Louisiana detention center: "I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear."
My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political Prisoner
A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana.
inthesetimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Mahmoud Khalil writing from a Louisiana detention center: "I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear."
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I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:
February 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:
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Here is UW - Madison's budget. Our <largest> funder is the federal government. 25%. It used to be the state. Either way, the university in its current form ceases to exist if these federal cuts really happen. But The. Public. Doesn't. Know. This. And our leaders are absent from the public debate.
March 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Here is UW - Madison's budget. Our <largest> funder is the federal government. 25%. It used to be the state. Either way, the university in its current form ceases to exist if these federal cuts really happen. But The. Public. Doesn't. Know. This. And our leaders are absent from the public debate.
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Want to stream our DC event & hear from amazing speakers like Bill Nye, Francis Collins, Atul Gawande, and SO MANY MORE?
Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm!
#standupforscience2025
Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm!
#standupforscience2025
March 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Want to stream our DC event & hear from amazing speakers like Bill Nye, Francis Collins, Atul Gawande, and SO MANY MORE?
Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm!
#standupforscience2025
Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm!
#standupforscience2025
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BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba MOCKS Trump by signing a “beautiful” order that officially removes ALL American liquor from Canadian stores in his province.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
March 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba MOCKS Trump by signing a “beautiful” order that officially removes ALL American liquor from Canadian stores in his province.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
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NEW: Elon Musk is trying to buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, spending millions to install bought-and-paid-for MAGA extremist Brad Schimel.
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
March 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: Elon Musk is trying to buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, spending millions to install bought-and-paid-for MAGA extremist Brad Schimel.
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
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Good. And it goes to show what happens when the local leaders show a spine.
Illinois public schools are not changing curriculum as it relates to LGBTQ+ issues, despite a warning from the federal Department of Education.
(wgntv.com/news/illinoi...)
(wgntv.com/news/illinoi...)
March 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Good. And it goes to show what happens when the local leaders show a spine.
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Please distribute widely! This is a great opportunity to receive a novel eating disorder treatment specifically tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and developed by an LGBTQ+ eating disorder research lab!
February 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Please distribute widely! This is a great opportunity to receive a novel eating disorder treatment specifically tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and developed by an LGBTQ+ eating disorder research lab!
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If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.
February 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.
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I just called my reps to Oppose Safety Net Cuts to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks - Vote Tues 2/25 — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/budget...
Oppose Safety Net Cuts to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks - Vote Tues 2/25 ⭑ 5 Calls
UPDATE (02/21/25): Early on Feb 21st, Senate Republicans passed their own slimmed down budget resolution. The Senate plan does not yet extend the 2017 …
5calls.org
February 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I just called my reps to Oppose Safety Net Cuts to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks - Vote Tues 2/25 — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/budget...
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Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
go.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
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"All I want to do is scream at the top of my lungs. But I’m trying my best to keep it together for my students—to try and be the hope for them that sometimes I struggle to have for myself."
higher-ed leaders, researchers and students on the last few weeks: www.chronicle.com/article/what...
higher-ed leaders, researchers and students on the last few weeks: www.chronicle.com/article/what...
Higher-Ed Employees Talk About How Trump’s Actions Have Changed Their Lives
Here’s what leaders, professors, researchers, and students told us about the personal impact of White House policy directives.
www.chronicle.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"All I want to do is scream at the top of my lungs. But I’m trying my best to keep it together for my students—to try and be the hope for them that sometimes I struggle to have for myself."
higher-ed leaders, researchers and students on the last few weeks: www.chronicle.com/article/what...
higher-ed leaders, researchers and students on the last few weeks: www.chronicle.com/article/what...
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The Trump Administration is maintaining the NIH grant freeze despite lawsuits challenging the order, a Nature article reported today.
Science funding in the US is already lagging, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Science funding in the US is already lagging, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Trump Administration is maintaining the NIH grant freeze despite lawsuits challenging the order, a Nature article reported today.
Science funding in the US is already lagging, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Science funding in the US is already lagging, leaving researchers in limbo.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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President Donald Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
Long lines and canceled rentals: Firings bring chaos to national parks
Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
wapo.st
February 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
President Donald Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
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The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
February 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings