Heidi M. Levitt

Like all girls, transgirls just want to have fun, Chad.

Why gerrymandering is impossible in some countries Video script

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First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow

Attacks on Higher Education Are Attacks on All Americans If Americans don’t fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research, innovation that spurs our economy and the ability to freely study science and society

“If Americans don’t fight back … the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research, innovation that spurs our economy and the ability to freely study science and society.”


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The president of the United States is threatening to strip the citizenship away from an American who says things he does not like.

And our media will invariably present this not as a major crisis, an impeachable offense that must lead to his immediate removal, but as “a spat” between Don & Rosie

After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument The "History and Culture" page no longer includes bisexual rights.

1. Earlier this year, Trump erased transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument webpage, digitally burning the history we helped create.

Now, he's doing the same to bisexual people.

No marginalized group will be safe from the admin's moving targets.

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I am excited to share with you Qualitative Psychology 12(2), including a special issue on "Methodologies to advance anti-racist scholarship." Guest editors: Tiffany Williams & Roberto Abreu; a fantastic job, highlighting the need for anti-racist qualitative methods. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

Graphic showing breakdown of economic output and jobs supported by BLM-Managed lands. $252.1 Billion in economic output. 949,000 Kobe supported.

Thank you to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for pointing out that we make money on our public lands every single year. Why would we sell them when they are a reliable form of income?

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“These Experiences also Relate to my Neurodiverse Identity”: An Intersectional Understanding of Heterosexist Events Among Autistic-LGBTQ+ Individuals | Autism in Adulthood Background: Given the high likelihood of Autistic individuals also being sexual and gender minorities, it is important to understand how Autistic-LGBTQ+ people understand prejudice events in the conte...

Free access for Pride month! #LGBTQ #neurodiversity #autism

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Judge deems Trump's cuts to National Institutes of Health illegal U.S. District Judge William Young said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

BREAKING: A federal judge says the termination of NIH grants for research on diversity-related topics by President Trump's administration was “void and illegal,” and accused the government of discriminating against racial minorities and LGBT people.

A million protest in No King but Yaass Queen in Boston! Some of our favorite signs...

The rule of law is under attack. Every day it withers.

‘Unrecognizable and highly toxic’: NIH staffers speak out ahead of Senate hearing on budget cuts - The Boston Globe More than 300 staffers signed a letter to the NIH director urging him to stop politically motivated cuts to research grants.

"More than 300 staffers signed a letter to the NIH director urging him to stop politically motivated cuts and delays to research grants."

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Trump orders government to stop tracking cancers in U.S. firefighters.

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Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.

“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...”

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"Relationality, contextual embeddedness, and the inextricable self of the researcher in ethnographic interviewing" by Talia Weiner at @uwestga.bsky.social - The value and applicability of ethnographic interview methods to psychological research psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

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17 Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's anti-labor Labor Secretary.

If we have a constitutional crisis (we do), they should start acting like it.

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In #Qualitative Psychology, "Fostering Cultural Engagement Through Ethnographic Psychological Research: An Introduction to the Special Section" by Jonathan Yahalom and Elizabeth Fein This issue highlights how ethnography can advance psychological knowledge psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

In Qualitative Psychology, "Attending to Investigator Reflexivity and Epistemic Privilege: A Worksheet for Facilitating Individual and Research Team Self-Reflection" by @heidilevitt.bsky.social A downloadable resource to stimulate researchers' reflexivity psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

“It won’t affect me, because my wife does all our grocery shopping.” Dustin Schroat, Pronoun Expert

Trump’s 25% Tariffs On Canada, Mexico Take Effect
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Why I Stand Up for Science Science shapes our world, drives innovation, and protects our future—but it needs voices like yours to defend and champion it. We want to hear your story. Why do you stand up for science?Is it beca…

We want to know—why are YOU standing up for science?

Whether it's a commitment to evidence-based policy, a drive to protect our planet, or the personal impact of recent events on your career, we want to feature your story.

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Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."

February 28, 2025 Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in an attack that seemed designed to give the White House an excuse for siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine.

February 28, 2025

FBI returns records from Mar-a-Lago search to Trump, White House says White House staffers were seen Friday loading roughly 15 boxes, the contents of which are unknown, onto the rear of Air Force One.

DISTRACTION!

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Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

Desperately trying to get someone to notice this story from today’s Guardian.We have opened our doors to Russian hackers and US media not reporting it. I can hardly breathe. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump adviser pushes unprecedented new punishment against Canada: report Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro is reportedly pushing for an unprecedented maneuver that would upend decades' worth of American national security policy.The Financial Times reports that Navarro has ...

The US Trade advisor wants to throw Canada out of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing program, which shares information about the joint protection of North America and global security threats.
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