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Bisexual nonbinary person, not a lesbian, let the record show

Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rul...

A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.

HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.

SCOOP: Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.

The Promise of American Higher Education No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue

This is a very important statement at an important moment in history. I hope that more institutions find the moral courage to do same and stand for what is right.
www.harvard.edu/president/ne...

HAPPENING NOW: Rümeysa Öztürk (repped by ACLU) has a hearing before Vermont federal judge William K. Sessions III.

Öztürk is the Tufts PhD student snatched off the street by ICE and now facing deportation for cowriting a pro-Palestine op-ed in the student newspaper. 🧵

Vote NO on the SAVE Act! The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.

Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...

Spotify Hosts Trump Inauguration Brunch and Makes $150,000 Donation to Ceremony The company, which hosted Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and others, called the event “business as usual”

just canceled my student subscription. #boycottspotify

pitchfork.com/news/spotify...

X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

For any REI members who may not realize there is a Board election, or that it is contentious, see this. I ended up supporting one and not supporting the other two. do your research, make your call and VOTE.

Vitamin A Is Not a Substitute for Vaccination When Scrolling Becomes Deadly: Confronting Viral Misinformation About Measles, MMR, and Vitamin A

Vitamin A is NOT a valid treatment or prevention for measles.

Dear universities, scientists, lawyers, farmers, workers, artists, doctors...

Being silent won't protect you.

John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy

How am I feeling? It's summed up in this conversation with @madhupai.bsky.social: "I think hope is the correct response to the miracle of human consciousness. I am concerned (and discouraged) in the face of our historical moment. But I refuse to respond with despair."
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten 'interruption of benefits,' ex-agency head says New changes at the U.S. Social Security Administration may put its ability to deliver monthly benefit checks at risk, former agency head says.

The former head of the Social Security Administration says he expects the agency to miss on some payments over the next three months, interrupting some people's benefits, for the first time in Social Security's history of eight decades: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...

Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.

I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...

RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.

Does “radical transparency” mean not allowing open forums, discussion, modification and or dissent?

Transparency isn’t developing policies in the dark

When he actively prevents public debate, we can expect policies that will be radical and unpopular.

www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...

The update from the #Texas #Measles #outbreak:

Nearly 150 cases
20 hospitalized
1 mortality
Multiple counties

#NotNormal

THE PEOPLE ARE THE POWER 💪 REMEMBER THAT

Interested in what Measles can look like in your community?

Check out UPitt School of Public Health ‘s FRED measles simulator.

Choose your location and watch as it spreads when vaccine rates are 80% and 95%. Imagine if 70% or 50%

Great teaching tool

fred.publichealth.pitt.edu/proj/measles...

Many Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:

"A friend once shared what she called the Parable of the Choir: A choir can sing a beautiful note impossibly long because singers can individually drop out to breathe as necessary and the note goes on.
Social justice activism should be like that, she said.
That's stuck with me."
-@hungover_the on Tw

People keep asking us: “Why are early-career scientists organizing Stand Up for Science?”

Because early-career scientists—especially those from underrepresented backgrounds—are getting hit the hardest.

Our futures—and the future of science itself—are on the line.

🧵 ⬇️

Will be there! Hope to see a crowd size that trumps Trump's @standupforscience.bsky.social

Labor for Higher Education

ATTN #MedSky & #AcedemicSky team, time to stop doom-scrolling and get in action!
February 19th, higher education teams will rally saying: Hands off healthcare research jobs!
There are events everywhere, check your location
www.labor4highered.org and take action!!

A crowd of hundreds to thousands gathered in the icy Boston Common on 2/17/25 to protest the 47th presidential administration.

A picture of the trans flag waved in protest in front of the Massachusetts State building.

this is America, we will show up for our country. #50501 #nokingsonpresidentsday

There are currently protests breaking out in every state.

You probably won't see much about it in the media, though.

YRBFSS and BRFSS are back but the analysis tool is still offline, maybe it needs time to initialize?