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Chandra Ford

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..in the belly of the beast..

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I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.

06.02.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2320    πŸ” 917    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 99
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Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked Alberto CastaΓ±eda MondragΓ³n was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.

Alberto CastaΓ±eda MondragΓ³n was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account. n.pr/4bHoZDU

08.02.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1169    πŸ” 615    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 45
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Why US-funded vaccine trial plan for babies in Guinea-Bissau caused outrage The health trial by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has been suspended by Bissau-Guinean authorities.

aje.news/m5x59k

08.02.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Culturist (@culturist) Fewer than half of US adults read a book last year. Even fewer read an actual novel, and the trend is even worse for teenagers. A very serious literacy crisis is coming. We are losing our ability to ...

substack.com/@culturist/n...

07.01.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Constitution gives states the power to determine the time, place and manner of elections. Only Congress can change the rules for federal elections. The White House has no role to play in any of this.

02.01.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2303    πŸ” 780    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 19

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social

03.01.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 25803    πŸ” 7900    πŸ’¬ 721    πŸ“Œ 923
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Health departments & community organizations: Want to strengthen your partnerships? Apply now to become part of the Building Bridges Learning Community, which includes $10,000 and seven months of support. Don't delay! Deadline is Dec. 16: smr.to/p106667

08.12.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Quiz time! πŸ“ See how much you really know about this week in public health with the #newsquiz from The Nation’s Health: www.thenationshealth.org/page/quiz

11.12.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations on this important film being screened at #APHA2025. What a privilege it will be to be in conversation with my distinguished co panelists tomorrow.

04.11.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Announcing Emory’s Next Provost | Emory University | Atlanta GA

president.emory.edu/communicatio...

15.10.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Blueprint to Crush the Left Draws from Decades of Counterterrorism Policy Trump's NSPM-7 is a pivotal policy endangering free expression in the United States.

Trump’s Blueprint to Crush the Left Draws from Decades of Counterterrorism Policy
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...

03.10.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Emory will be tuition-free for students whose families earn $200,000 or less Launching in fall 2026, Emory Advantage Plus is a major expansion of the university’s longstanding commitment to making a preeminent education more attainable for talented students.

news.emory.edu/features/202...

17.09.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Public Screening of Film BBC Refused to Air: β€œGaza: Doctors Under Attack” The Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, in partnership with Zeteo, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, the African Studies Pr...

I'll be at Georgetown University in DC this evening, screening our acclaimed documentary 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' and doing a panel discussion afterwards with Nader Hashemi and Dr Feroze Sidhwa.

Come join the audience for free. Register at:
events.georgetown.edu/acmcu/event/...

09.09.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 558    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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Black man targeted in racist attack says South Carolina needs hate crime law Jarvis McKenzie says he was shot at while waiting to go to work by a white man in a car with a rifle

Jarvis McKenzie said that on 17 July, while waiting to go to work, a white man in a car picked up a rifle, fired over his head and shouted β€œyou better get running, boy!”

#Pinks
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

07.09.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CPJ MENA on X: "The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing of @AlJazeera journalist @AnasAlSharif0, alongside Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, by Israeli forces in #Gaza. The journalists were killed in https://t.co/XQyKoaS8Dx" / X The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing of @AlJazeera journalist @AnasAlSharif0, alongside Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, by Israeli forces in #Gaza. The journalists were killed in https://t.co/XQyKoaS8Dx

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11.08.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Al Jazeera condemns killing of its journalists by Israeli forces in Gaza Media network condemns β€˜assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.

aje.io/k4suzd

11.08.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli settlers block Gaza-bound aid trucks Israeli settlers attacked an aid convoy for the second time in days, delaying 30 trucks from Jordan on their way to Gaza

aje.io/b5s54x

07.08.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UFW Statement on July 10 Federal Raid in Ventura County The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, California. Others, including US citizens remain totally unaccounted for.

Full statement ufw.org/ufw-statemen...
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11.07.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2206    πŸ” 574    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 21
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US BOMBS IRAN NUCLEAR SITES, INCLUDING FORDOW US attacks three Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israeli air campaign as Tehran promises to retaliate.

outraged and saddened by this unconstitutional action. unilateral bombing of a sovereign country despite prior expert assessments. Don’t know that i can watch any update from the whitehouse. Wouldn’t want to support a narcissistic stunt for tv ratings. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

22.06.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists rush to stop mirror microbes that could threaten life on earth Paris conference urges international action against synthetic organisms that could disrupt critical ecosystems

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www.ft.com/content/3f94...

13.06.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists rush to stop mirror microbes that could threaten life on earth Paris conference urges international action against synthetic organisms that could disrupt critical ecosystems

www.ft.com/content/3f94...

13.06.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders. Kim Terrell, a researcher with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, resigned Wednesday, saying in a letter the u...

apnews.com/article/canc... That so many researchers & professors feel threatened by #censorship and loss of #academicfreedom should concern everyone in a #democracy and everyone subjected to it.

12.06.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Customs detains Palestinians with valid visas at SFO, prepares to deport them The men were not allowed to enter the country despite having visas and a sponsor β€” a local Jewish synagogue leader.

missionlocal.org/2025/06/sf-a... wake up people

12.06.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday, June 22nd! In the tradition of the #BlackPanthers and others. Naming serial murders and remembering the humanity of sisters we’ve lost. #BlackLivesMatter #grimsleeper #metoo

12.06.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/ It is even more concerning for handpicked, high-level political appointees to be targeting specific research topics, projects & people (often minoritized) & banning use of the terms needed to do the work. #Censorship Give the context, alarm bells about our #democracy should be ringing loudly.

23.05.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NIH killed grants on orders from Elon Musk’s DOGE Court documents and internal correspondence show the cost-cutting force has broad control over the world’s largest public biomedical funder.

1/ Why is DOGE’s interference w/NIH so concerning? Research is painstakingly slow & detailed bc it takes years to develop nuanced expertise & layers of checks & balances r built into the enterprise. Trampling on this high standard leads to unethical & inaccurate work. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

23.05.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nonprofit Killer Provision Quietly Disappears From Trump’s β€œBig, Beautiful Bill” The infamous β€œnonprofit killer” provision quietly disappeared from Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" as it winds its way through Congress.

Massively good news: The provision that would have let the trump administration strip the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit organization they wanted simply by declaring them to be a "terrorist supporting organization" has been removed from the budget bill. Pushing back against these people works.

20.05.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3099    πŸ” 840    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 47
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Remarks by Director Kratsios at the National Academy of Sciences Remarks by Director Kratsios at the National Academy of Sciences REINVIGORATING AMERICA’S SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY Washington, D.C.

I encourage you to read this. Not because it’s goodβ€”to be clear it’s piping hot horse shitβ€”but because it spells out *exactly* how MAGA is twisting reality to obliterate our institutions.

Several themes stand out to meβ€¦πŸ§΅πŸͺ‘

www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

20.05.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 7
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My statement on the charges filed against me:

20.05.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 32854    πŸ” 8857    πŸ’¬ 1132    πŸ“Œ 565

This adaptation by Alyssa Cocchiara, a dedicated member of Doctors Against Genocide, reminds us:

Will you speak out? Or will you wait until no one is left to speak for you?

16.03.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0