Eric Meyerowitz

I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

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Amazing video showing some brave people fighting back to help a neighbor against these lawless thugs

There are so many good people in this country fighting back every day in Portland, Chicago, New York and elsewhere

No act of resistance is too small - it all matters

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Office of the President Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves. Best, Sian Leah Beilock President

It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.

New Banner on PubMed Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

A new banner on PubMed about the (potential lack of) updating.

Some recent papers have been posted but it is not clear if some are missing.

I will be tracking this going forward.

Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.

This isn't "signing on to Trump's plan"--it is straight up extortion--and "the benefits" are akin to Mafia protection. Nice university ya got there, shame if something should happen to it. Just. Say. No. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

“Dr. Marrazzo said in her complaint last month that the N.I.H. had placed her on administrative leave after she objected to Trump administration actions that she said had endangered research subjects, defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.”

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Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...

The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.

This is corruption.

Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.

John Oliver saying "Fuck You! Make Me!"

The correct response as described last week by John Oliver.

Essential context about what is happening re shutdown

Why would you speak this way if you were actually so powerful

WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.

"Pregnant women should receive a single dose of Tdap during each pregnancy in the 27th–36th week of pregnancy to help protect their newborns from #pertussis during their first few months of life."

Mississippi has announced a pediatric death due to pertussis.

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“To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police.”

- Judge William Young, September 30, 2025

Really clear from the judge: "This Court rules that the Plaintiffs have shown...that Secretaries Noem and Rubio have intentionally and in concert implemented Executive Orders in 14161 and 14188 a viewpoint-discriminatory way to chill protected speech. This conduct violated the First Amendment."

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Judging by their speeches, neither Trump nor Hegseth has paid the slightest attention to how actual wars are being fought in the actual world. The “war fighting” and “lethality” they plan is inside their own country and comes from conflicts inside their own minds.

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

GOV. PRITZKER: “.. Our small businesses suffer when our residents .. are made to feel unsafe by the jackbooted thugs roaming around a peaceful downtown. Parents are now scared to send their kids to school .. This is no way to live,”

@politico.com
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Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 #measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.” #CDC

UPDATE: The man ICE violently arrested has been identified as Job Arias-Mendoza. Two weeks ago he published a video to his social media accounts of ICE handcuffing a man in front of a liquor store—it has more than 200,000 views on TikTok. streetcarsuburbs.news/arias-mendoz...

Screenshot of Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) dated 9/26/25, 9:45 AM. The post reads: ‘Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITIS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT’

We have a vaccine schedule built on decades of rigorous research by actual medical experts. Trump’s counter-proposal? Trust his gut. What could possibly go wrong when the president cosplays as a pediatrician?

He’s putting real children at risk from diseases we know how to prevent for no reason.

Do they serve “chicken p”?

I mean this is actually insane and so dangerous

Kimmel blackout is what happens when your TV isn’t locally sourced When most Americans weren't looking, a handful of companies seized control over what you see on your local TV channels.

Folks had no idea who owns their local TV stations - until large, faceless corporations, Sinclair and Nexstar, said they can't watch Jimmy Kimmel because of politics

This is why they've been warning us: media consolidation is a threat to democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jimm...

Tylenol use is safe in pregnancy, lowest effective dose.

Don’t listen to the utter nonsense emanating from the highest office in the land today.

Speak to your medical provider.

The government knowingly putting false information in the label of a drug is crossing a Rubicon that should not be taken lightly