Liz Szanton
@lizyszanton.bsky.social
she/her 🏳️🌈 · counseling psychology PhD student @ U Minnesota · intersectional health disparities, internalized stigma, Queer & trans mental health
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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
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BREAKING: A federal court ruled that our client Rümeysa Öztürk must be released on bail immediately. She will return home to New England as her case proceeds.
May 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
BREAKING: A federal court ruled that our client Rümeysa Öztürk must be released on bail immediately. She will return home to New England as her case proceeds.
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This is how you do it.
April 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is how you do it.
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Mahmoud should be home in NYC with his wife and newborn son.
Instead he’s in a prison cell a thousand miles away.
Not because he has been accused of any crime—but only because he expressed political views that the Trump administration disfavors.
Instead he’s in a prison cell a thousand miles away.
Not because he has been accused of any crime—but only because he expressed political views that the Trump administration disfavors.
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, gave birth to their first child today, a baby boy.
In a statement, she said, “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud. ICE and the Trump administration have stolen these precious moments from our family…”
In a statement, she said, “My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud. ICE and the Trump administration have stolen these precious moments from our family…”
April 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mahmoud should be home in NYC with his wife and newborn son.
Instead he’s in a prison cell a thousand miles away.
Not because he has been accused of any crime—but only because he expressed political views that the Trump administration disfavors.
Instead he’s in a prison cell a thousand miles away.
Not because he has been accused of any crime—but only because he expressed political views that the Trump administration disfavors.
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The Trump admin has just detained Mohsen Mahdawi, who:
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
April 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Trump admin has just detained Mohsen Mahdawi, who:
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
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Statement from detained student Rümeysa Öztürk dictated to her attorneys while jailed at the South Louisiana ICE facility:
“Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me”
@theintercept.com
“Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me”
@theintercept.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Statement from detained student Rümeysa Öztürk dictated to her attorneys while jailed at the South Louisiana ICE facility:
“Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me”
@theintercept.com
“Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me”
@theintercept.com
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Hey APA, why don’t you restart your CIA torture training while you’re at it? Pathetic. 😒🤬🤮
Extremely disappointing & cowardly. The American Psychological Association is rescinding diversity requirements. Not due to any actual mandate from the federal government, but only because it may *someday* face pressure from the government www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
Under Pressure, Psychology Accreditation Board Suspends Diversity Standards
As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Hey APA, why don’t you restart your CIA torture training while you’re at it? Pathetic. 😒🤬🤮
Everyone should have due process, period. Suffering and injustice faced by any person is our shared concern.
And this is an incredibly important point. The idea that our safety is intertwined is not a metaphor, it is a material reality.
And this is an incredibly important point. The idea that our safety is intertwined is not a metaphor, it is a material reality.
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Everyone should have due process, period. Suffering and injustice faced by any person is our shared concern.
And this is an incredibly important point. The idea that our safety is intertwined is not a metaphor, it is a material reality.
And this is an incredibly important point. The idea that our safety is intertwined is not a metaphor, it is a material reality.
Secret police (no badge numbers, covered faces) are disappearing student activists. We can't stay silent or let the onslaught dull our outrage.
"A man with a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks 'Can I call the police?' before being told 'We’re the police.'"
"A man with a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks 'Can I call the police?' before being told 'We’re the police.'"
Tufts international graduate student taken into ICE custody
A Tufts University international graduate student was reportedly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and remains in federal custody, according to an email sent by the university ...
www.wgbh.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Secret police (no badge numbers, covered faces) are disappearing student activists. We can't stay silent or let the onslaught dull our outrage.
"A man with a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks 'Can I call the police?' before being told 'We’re the police.'"
"A man with a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks 'Can I call the police?' before being told 'We’re the police.'"
A horrifying escalation. Academics must speak out!
Fighting for science is important, but we can't expect others to have our back as scientists without exercising solidarity - especially when it feels risky! Silence and single-issue thinking will not protect us - or anyone.
Fighting for science is important, but we can't expect others to have our back as scientists without exercising solidarity - especially when it feels risky! Silence and single-issue thinking will not protect us - or anyone.
Utterly outrageous. This is un-American.
The forced disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil for nothing more than constitutionally protected speech is a clear assault on first amendment rights and a blatant act of authoritarianism.
Khalil must be released.
apnews.com/article/colu...
The forced disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil for nothing more than constitutionally protected speech is a clear assault on first amendment rights and a blatant act of authoritarianism.
Khalil must be released.
apnews.com/article/colu...
Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
apnews.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A horrifying escalation. Academics must speak out!
Fighting for science is important, but we can't expect others to have our back as scientists without exercising solidarity - especially when it feels risky! Silence and single-issue thinking will not protect us - or anyone.
Fighting for science is important, but we can't expect others to have our back as scientists without exercising solidarity - especially when it feels risky! Silence and single-issue thinking will not protect us - or anyone.
Amazing points about the role of benevolent sexism in anti-trans legislation. By emphasizing (cis) women's victimhood, we obscure patriarchal violence, wrongly assigning it to trans people. (Cis) men then become saviors rather than perpetrators.
New paper led by the magical @statwood.bsky.social ! We discuss how anti-trans rhetoric often draws on essentialism & benevolent sexism, which are associated with worse outcomes for cisgender women - the group anti-trans folks allegedly try to protect. spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Amazing points about the role of benevolent sexism in anti-trans legislation. By emphasizing (cis) women's victimhood, we obscure patriarchal violence, wrongly assigning it to trans people. (Cis) men then become saviors rather than perpetrators.
A gorgeous article that expresses the core of our essentialism project (excited to share more soon)!
"The notion that people who diverge from social norms under existing hierarchies deserve basic human dignity only if they have no choice about that divergence is fundamentally degrading."
"The notion that people who diverge from social norms under existing hierarchies deserve basic human dignity only if they have no choice about that divergence is fundamentally degrading."
Opinion | There Is No Way to Live a Life Without Regret
The panic over transgender children is driven by the fear that they’ll regret transitioning. But freedom to make mistakes is core to being human.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
A gorgeous article that expresses the core of our essentialism project (excited to share more soon)!
"The notion that people who diverge from social norms under existing hierarchies deserve basic human dignity only if they have no choice about that divergence is fundamentally degrading."
"The notion that people who diverge from social norms under existing hierarchies deserve basic human dignity only if they have no choice about that divergence is fundamentally degrading."