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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
This reign of idiocy and hate has to stop.
🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies
March 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Dear friends here and around the world, I am so deeply sorry about the behavior of the Trump administration.

I want you to know that so many Americans are resisting this destructive cruelty with courage and action.

Courage can overcome tyranny.

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resi...
Resistance is alive and well in the United States
Protests of Trump may not look like the mass marches in 2017, but they're far more numerous and frequent — and also becoming more strategic.
wagingnonviolence.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Tyranny depends on learned helplessness; apathy thus becomes collusion.

And public resistance is the most important factor in protecting democracy from autocratic takeover.

This engaging discussion is full of hope and practical information about how to push back:

youtu.be/Pff1LCbmRxY?...
A Conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury & Rob Shriver
YouTube video by Women Forward
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March 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Posting this article by Annelies K Ondersma, MS, and colleagues in honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. “Meet us at phase zero.” www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science...

#WomenInScience. #WomenInstem #prouddad
Organoids, Beyond the Hype
The HUMANOID Center at UC San Diego is pioneering organoid research aimed at improving the reliability and reproducibility of these models, ultimately increasing drug testing accuracy and revolutioniz...
www.technologynetworks.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM