Kathy Becker-Blease
@kbeckerblease.bsky.social
Professor | Developmental psychologist | SoTL | Trauma Psych | Accessibility & Inclusion | UO PhD 🦆 | Director, School of Psych Science @ Oregon State U 🦫 Opinions are mine own; not those of any employer or funder
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Breaking News: The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,000 visas held by international students.
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations
The sudden shift came as a reprieve for the more than 1,500 international students who have had their visas canceled in recent weeks.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,000 visas held by international students.
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Keep up The pushback. It’s working.
As we leave you tonight, we are energized to see pushback working. We will remain vigilant.
The power of the people is stronger than the people in power.
The power of the people is stronger than the people in power.
No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director's claim
The federal health department is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, an HHS official said Thursday.
www.statnews.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Keep up The pushback. It’s working.
No one knows more than the #Disability & #ChronicIllness communities about the courage & wisdom needed to take care of ourselves and others through strategic/creative/intelligent non-compliance in times like these.
We publish our newsletter, Courage Brief 2 x a year. This morning we sent out the spring issue. It has timely information including a fascinating article by @kbeckerblease.bsky.social about "intelligent compliance" and "intelligent non-compliance."
www.institutionalcourage.org/the-courage-...
www.institutionalcourage.org/the-courage-...
The Courage Brief - April 2025 | Center for Institutional Courage
www.institutionalcourage.org
April 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
No one knows more than the #Disability & #ChronicIllness communities about the courage & wisdom needed to take care of ourselves and others through strategic/creative/intelligent non-compliance in times like these.
This is kind of like the 245% tariffs… same thing as before but more ridiculous.
Here are their “definitions”:
(a) DEI means “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
(b) DEIA means “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.”
Here are their “definitions”:
(a) DEI means “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
(b) DEIA means “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.”
NIH bans funding to all institutions with DEIA programs or that boycott Israel. Applies prospectively to new, renewal, supplement, or continuation awards issued on or after the date of this Notice.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH
grants.nih.gov
April 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This is kind of like the 245% tariffs… same thing as before but more ridiculous.
Here are their “definitions”:
(a) DEI means “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
(b) DEIA means “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.”
Here are their “definitions”:
(a) DEI means “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
(b) DEIA means “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.”
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I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
April 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I cannot emphasize enough how badly you have to have fucked up to get ASAN and Autism Speak to unite against you.
ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...
Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of Autistic individuals, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, Autism…
autisticadvocacy.org
April 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how badly you have to have fucked up to get ASAN and Autism Speak to unite against you.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Here's the Rick Steves speech from Edmonds WA today:
April 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Here's the Rick Steves speech from Edmonds WA today:
Prineville, Oregon, 'Hands Off' rally
YouTube video by Central Oregon Daily News
www.youtube.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
More than 100 turn out in ‘ruby red’ Madras to protest Trump as part of national Hands Off protests oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/05/m... #handsoff
More than 100 turn out in 'ruby red' Madras to protest Trump as part of national Hands Off protests • Oregon Capital Chronicle
At least 125 people flocked to the busy intersection of U.S. routes 26 and 97 in Madras on Saturday afternoon.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
More than 100 turn out in ‘ruby red’ Madras to protest Trump as part of national Hands Off protests oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/04/05/m... #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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April 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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I'm no expert in crowd sizes, but holy cow, the #HandsOff Protest and march today in Portland (Oregon) might be even bigger than the Women's March. I'm hearing ~50K at LEAST, which is only downtown and not counting the thousands gathered around the suburbs at smaller protests.
April 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'm no expert in crowd sizes, but holy cow, the #HandsOff Protest and march today in Portland (Oregon) might be even bigger than the Women's March. I'm hearing ~50K at LEAST, which is only downtown and not counting the thousands gathered around the suburbs at smaller protests.
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Lots of dogs at the #HandsOff protest march in #Tigard, Oregon. But as far as I know, our pups were the only German Shepherds. They kept an eye out for evildoers but found none in Tigard -- just a lot of nice people trying to save democracy. #dogsagainstdoge
April 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Lots of dogs at the #HandsOff protest march in #Tigard, Oregon. But as far as I know, our pups were the only German Shepherds. They kept an eye out for evildoers but found none in Tigard -- just a lot of nice people trying to save democracy. #dogsagainstdoge
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We see you Hood River, Oregon! GOOOO!
#handsoff
#notrump
#nofascistUSA
#humanrights
#wewontgoback
#50States
#unitedwestand
#pridepurposepower
#Indivisible
#resistance
#CountryFirst
#APRIL5TH
#removereversereclaim
#CountryFirst
#RiseUp
#handsoff
#notrump
#nofascistUSA
#humanrights
#wewontgoback
#50States
#unitedwestand
#pridepurposepower
#Indivisible
#resistance
#CountryFirst
#APRIL5TH
#removereversereclaim
#CountryFirst
#RiseUp
April 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Yet another example of the lesser-ranked schools taking the stand that the bigger schools are too scared to.
Here: even as Ann Arbor caves on DEI, Eastern Michigan does not.
The courage of the smaller schools is laudable. The refusal of the bigger schools is frustrating.
Here: even as Ann Arbor caves on DEI, Eastern Michigan does not.
The courage of the smaller schools is laudable. The refusal of the bigger schools is frustrating.
EMU has no plans to close its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
While sadness and anger are being expressed down the road in Ann Arbor, Eastern Michigan University says its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will continue. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this...
www.wemu.org
March 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Yet another example of the lesser-ranked schools taking the stand that the bigger schools are too scared to.
Here: even as Ann Arbor caves on DEI, Eastern Michigan does not.
The courage of the smaller schools is laudable. The refusal of the bigger schools is frustrating.
Here: even as Ann Arbor caves on DEI, Eastern Michigan does not.
The courage of the smaller schools is laudable. The refusal of the bigger schools is frustrating.