Tracy-Ann Read
@tracyannread.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cancer Biology, British/Norwegian explant trapped in the USA. Passionate about science, human and animal rights and in fierce opposition to the current regime!
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New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
unraveledpress.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division.
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division.
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division.
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division.
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The week beginning Aug 4 was the most dangerous, tragic week of RFK Jr’s tenure yet.
A Lancet Editorial outlines why—unpacking a movement that seeks to discredit mainstream medicine and portray institutions and experts as enemies, not partners. tinyurl.com/4zppw6ay
A Lancet Editorial outlines why—unpacking a movement that seeks to discredit mainstream medicine and portray institutions and experts as enemies, not partners. tinyurl.com/4zppw6ay
August 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The week beginning Aug 4 was the most dangerous, tragic week of RFK Jr’s tenure yet.
A Lancet Editorial outlines why—unpacking a movement that seeks to discredit mainstream medicine and portray institutions and experts as enemies, not partners. tinyurl.com/4zppw6ay
A Lancet Editorial outlines why—unpacking a movement that seeks to discredit mainstream medicine and portray institutions and experts as enemies, not partners. tinyurl.com/4zppw6ay
Best powerballards from the 80’s? This will always be my favorite 😍 youtu.be/CjRas1yOWvo
Scorpions - Still Loving You (original video)
YouTube video by chotovice
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August 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Best powerballards from the 80’s? This will always be my favorite 😍 youtu.be/CjRas1yOWvo
July 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Hauntingly beautiful ….Jackson C Frank was an incredible musician who never gained the success he deserved due to depression and addiction 💔 m.youtube.com/watch?v=gs4r...
Jackson C. Frank - I Want To Be Alone (1965)
YouTube video by αλώβητος κανένας
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July 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Hauntingly beautiful ….Jackson C Frank was an incredible musician who never gained the success he deserved due to depression and addiction 💔 m.youtube.com/watch?v=gs4r...
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Mamdani: Tonight, we made history. In the words of Nelson Mandela, it almost seems impossible until it is done. My friends, we have done it. I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Mamdani: Tonight, we made history. In the words of Nelson Mandela, it almost seems impossible until it is done. My friends, we have done it. I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City.
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As the Juneteenth holiday approaches, you’ll start to see various symbols of Blackness across the country. Front lawns, apartment balconies, and clothing with the pan-African flag other celebratory symbols. But did you know there’s a specific flag for Juneteenth?
capitalbnews.org/juneteenth-f...
capitalbnews.org/juneteenth-f...
The Juneteenth flag, explained
The flag’s designer shares the story and inspiration for his design.
capitalbnews.org
June 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
As the Juneteenth holiday approaches, you’ll start to see various symbols of Blackness across the country. Front lawns, apartment balconies, and clothing with the pan-African flag other celebratory symbols. But did you know there’s a specific flag for Juneteenth?
capitalbnews.org/juneteenth-f...
capitalbnews.org/juneteenth-f...
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NEW: The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned en masse to protest what it called unprecedented interference by the Trump administration
Fulbright Board Quits, Saying Trump Aides Blocked Scholarships
The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned en masse to protest what it called unprecedented interference after the Trump administration denied a significant number of US academics from receiving the prestigious awards.
bloom.bg
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
NEW: The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned en masse to protest what it called unprecedented interference by the Trump administration
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Adolescent health is at a tipping point ⚖️
Without targeted action by 2030, at least half of the world’s adolescents will live in countries where they are at risk of poor health in areas such as mental health & overweight.
Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/5rrbzmhs
Without targeted action by 2030, at least half of the world’s adolescents will live in countries where they are at risk of poor health in areas such as mental health & overweight.
Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/5rrbzmhs
May 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Adolescent health is at a tipping point ⚖️
Without targeted action by 2030, at least half of the world’s adolescents will live in countries where they are at risk of poor health in areas such as mental health & overweight.
Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/5rrbzmhs
Without targeted action by 2030, at least half of the world’s adolescents will live in countries where they are at risk of poor health in areas such as mental health & overweight.
Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/5rrbzmhs
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The sheer scale of disinformation and harms RFKJr is doing and proposing is staggering here. I will try and unpick some claims
RFK Jr and health agency falsely claim MMR vaccine includes ‘aborted fetus debris’
Experts are alarmed as department says it will alter vaccine testing methods and build new ‘surveillance systems’
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The sheer scale of disinformation and harms RFKJr is doing and proposing is staggering here. I will try and unpick some claims
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Vaccine scientists and medical leaders have announced they are launching an unprecedented initiative to react to vaccine misinformation and scientifically unfounded vaccine decisions by the U.S. government. scim.ag/3ES9r1Q
Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation
Vaccine Integrity Project intends to provide scientific responses to ill-founded vaccine moves
scim.ag
April 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Vaccine scientists and medical leaders have announced they are launching an unprecedented initiative to react to vaccine misinformation and scientifically unfounded vaccine decisions by the U.S. government. scim.ag/3ES9r1Q
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🆕 “Science and medicine in the USA are being violently dismembered while the world watches [...] bullies are only emboldened by acquiescence or indifference.”
The Lancet’s latest Editorial: Supporting medical science in the USA www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Lancet’s latest Editorial: Supporting medical science in the USA www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
April 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🆕 “Science and medicine in the USA are being violently dismembered while the world watches [...] bullies are only emboldened by acquiescence or indifference.”
The Lancet’s latest Editorial: Supporting medical science in the USA www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Lancet’s latest Editorial: Supporting medical science in the USA www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🆕 'Supporting medical science in the USA'
Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8
📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8
📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
April 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🆕 'Supporting medical science in the USA'
Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8
📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8
📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
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“Even though individuals might feel powerless, we all have our own spheres of influence” 🌐
A Comment in The Lancet on why and *how* academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility 👉 bit.ly/4cwIBZL
A Comment in The Lancet on why and *how* academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility 👉 bit.ly/4cwIBZL
Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
US President Donald Trump has launched a series of Executive Actions1 to dismantle
diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts; defund scientific research;
and freeze federal funds and pro...
bit.ly
April 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Even though individuals might feel powerless, we all have our own spheres of influence” 🌐
A Comment in The Lancet on why and *how* academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility 👉 bit.ly/4cwIBZL
A Comment in The Lancet on why and *how* academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility 👉 bit.ly/4cwIBZL
Just saying…,,
April 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Just saying…,,
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This is a very sad day. Shock, despair, disappointment, disbelief... These only scratch the surface in describing this decision and how I feel. I began my career in Parkinson's research in Richard's lab. What happens now to all the trainees still there?
NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is a very sad day. Shock, despair, disappointment, disbelief... These only scratch the surface in describing this decision and how I feel. I began my career in Parkinson's research in Richard's lab. What happens now to all the trainees still there?
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Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid
March 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid
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If your day has been difficult, or if you’re feeling anxious, here’s some Cornish medicine to ease your heart. It might not change things much but hopefully a moment of calm will help in a small way. May your evening be peaceful, my friends. 😊
#Cornwall #sunset #sky #ocean #calm #peace #photography
#Cornwall #sunset #sky #ocean #calm #peace #photography
February 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Cisterna et al. show that prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-#actin causes an adaptive response in #microtubules. https://buff.ly/4jpCgSQ
In #Mechanobiology 2025: https://buff.ly/3EK0uaq
In #Mechanobiology 2025: https://buff.ly/3EK0uaq
February 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Cisterna et al. show that prolonged depletion of profilin 1 or F-#actin causes an adaptive response in #microtubules. https://buff.ly/4jpCgSQ
In #Mechanobiology 2025: https://buff.ly/3EK0uaq
In #Mechanobiology 2025: https://buff.ly/3EK0uaq