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Big new survey from Pew on Latino Americans' views of Trump's second term

www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...

Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats

Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."

They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.

National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.

Appreciate @nationalacademies.org speaking up about the RFK jr directed changes to CDC website and pointing out that the science cited did not include the greater context or full body of research. Where is the “radical transparency”?

OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.

My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...

Join arXiv! Want to make an impact on open science? Come help lead the team working on arxiv.org, one of the most integral websites for open scholarly communications and scientific discovery.

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#arXiv

a man in a white shirt is flying through the air with a flag ALT: a man in a white shirt is flying through the air with a flag

"How do men make friends in their 30's?"

I am procrastinating on writing by reading this interview of one of the true pioneers in evolutionary biology (and one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life)

Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on.

www.edge.org/conversation...

'The Perfect Neighbor' Is an American Nightmare Podcast Episode · Cannonball with Wesley Morris · 11/20/2025 · 45m

Wesley Morris's conversation with Parul Sehgal REALLY makes me want to watch this movie, which I think would be VERY hard for me to watch 😩

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

WE'VE BEEN PAUSED FOR 16 YEARS ALREADY

Carl created a seat for this loudmouth HIV activist at Strategic Working Group of the Division of AIDS when it didn’t have community rep focused on prevention. Meant groups I repped helped set policies & funding for 5 global research networks. A true mensch. Huge loss, along with Jeanne Marrazzo.

3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."

We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.

All the independent journalists out there need to save this opinion. It gives you a road map on how to handle denied or ignored FOIA requests if you don’t have access to a legal department to do it for you.

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

This is one of the most positive and hope-inspiring signs that incoming Mamdani administration will be even more impactful and meaningful than the campaign was.

NIH extends the Oct-Nov deadlines to Dec 8, 2025 The NIH has issued a Notice (NOT-OD-26-012) which expands upon the prior warning (NOT-OD-26-005) about extending the current submission deadlines. It seems to be quite comprehensive. All grant appl…

NIH extends the Oct-Nov deadlines to Dec 8, 2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/n...

Attn all human MRI/fMRI folks! The Dept of Psychology at Northeastern University is hiring a new Director of the NU Biomedical Imaging Center at the level of Associate or Full Professor. Bonus: you'll have the best Chair EVER 😉 Full ad here: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

NIH announces 16% more proposals will be considered for funding! Dudes! It’s good news. LOL. A recent NIH Notice (NOT-OD-26-012) includes the first formal announcement of an expanded triage rate that will be used for the next two rounds (at least) of study…

NIH announces 16% more proposals will be considered for funding! drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/n...

Really great journalism here about the systematic health disparities faced by Black Americans

People are always like real job stability is in medicine or the law, but the most secure job is actually white guy writes op-eds about how he’s sick of the minorities.

OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.

This is horrible news.

www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...

Opinion | Yes, We Must Talk About Epstein

LMFAO all the people writing into the NYT to complain about the recent David Brooks column: "Case in point: There is not one word of sympathy for or concern about [the teenage victims] in Mr. Brooks’s 1,200-word piece."

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...

Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/

Are more Americans working multiple jobs? Signs point to yes. Plus: We check in with small business owners about the holiday shopping season, and homeownership as a single person is tricky in this economy.

Are more Americans working multiple jobs? Signs point to yes. Plus: We check in with small business owners about the holiday shopping season, and homeownership as a single person is tricky in this economy.

Today on Marketplace.

Iranian Studies Professor Taken In ICE Custody While Traveling To Academic Conference Vahid Abedini was on his way to a Middle Eastern Studies Association meeting when he was detained. He’s now in ICE custody, one law enforcement official said.

New: Professor Detained En Route To Middle East Studies Conference

Vahid Abedini was on his way to a Middle East Studies Association meeting when he was detained. He’s now in ICE custody.

www.huffpost.com/entry/vahid-...

There's a piece to be written about the gendering of cooking inside the home (women's work) and outside the home (manly chefs ruling the kitchen with an iron fist), and also what it took to re-gender home cooking to the extent this has happened (the art of cooking becomes the chemistry of cooking).

LAS Leaders Join Mamdani Transition Team Twyla Carter, Adriene Holder, Meghna Philip, and Alice Fontier join a dedicated group of New Yorkers who will provide critical insight to the new administration.

Four Legal Aid Society leaders — Twyla Carter, Adriene Holder, Meghna Philip & Alice Fontier — have been appointed to Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s transition team, bringing vital insight on housing & the criminal legal system for New Yorkers.
https://legalaidnyc.org/news/mamdani-transition-team/

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani​ announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.

Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

The names on the Mamdani transition teams in housing and transportation are...impressive?

It's out now: @egoldwyn.bsky.social is on the Mamdani transition team committee on transportation, climate, and infrastructure. mailchi.mp/zohranfornyc...

Some good popular sociology here on another important revelation of the Epstein files: elite networks and their mechanics of exchange. The article describes "capital conversion" and laundering across forms-money, prestige, research, access and intel. Echoes of C. Wright Mills, Bourdieu, Shamus Khan.