Sarah J Russe

A good defense demands offense And what it looks like

In this unprecedented, critical time for so many fields, I really, REALLY appreciate this piece by YLE, Resolve AND humility. Bravo, and thank you, @kkjetelina.bsky.social. May we all remain principled, honest, reflective, and open.

Immigration Agents Detained A Schizophrenic Man — Then Dropped Him Miles From Home The arrest of the legal U.S. resident sent his family scrambling for two weeks. And they say immigration authorities refused to answer any questions about where he was. Community members on social med...

I'm having trouble imagining any further depths to this cruelty (please don't help me!). Even if they didn't recognize this man's disability when abducted, they surely would have by the time they dumped him alone, without support. I hate to believe in this kind of dehumanization, but...
#NotResigned

Mayor Brandon Johnson has banned the use of city property for immigration enforcement. blockclubchi.co/46VH64T

NOW: Starting a new thread on the Portland National Guard hearing happening now. We're in the hearing. 1/

boy, that's truth

person facing away from camera toward trees, doing warrior yoga pose, with smiling brown dog on their leg, looking at camera

Small brindled dog with ears pointing up wearing an orange harness walking through tall grass

Said goodbye to one today (left), and introduced one to his new favorite place (right). Loss & joy... What a cycle!

Don't you put that on us! 😯

#ScienceIsDangerous 🤦‍♀️

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

Did you know that private equity firms oversee the ethics of clinical research in the US?

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h...

The [cruelty/shock/disorientation/insecurity/fear] is the point.
#NotResigned

The Attack on Chicago People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America?

"last Tuesday — around 1 a.m. — masked federal agents rappelled from Black Hawk helicopters onto the roof of a five-story apartment building in South Chicago. It was a full military-style attack on an American city."
We need to keep being horrified. Read it and weep, act, shout...
#NotResigned

US “relocates” Iraqi refugee to Rwanda via new diplomatic arrangement A State Department cable indicates at least 10 more people will be subjected to the same.

We're deporting people to Rwanda?!?
For a "convenience fee"?!??
I keep thinking I can't be surprised anymore, but

Also, please do consider supporting @marisakabas.bsky.social so she can keep telling us what's really going on...

CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.

Strong power move for Team Cancer.

In Illinois??

So glad to see @loyolabioethics.bsky.social in (on?) the Sky!!

We are watching Project 2025 come to life. Thankfully, pro-democracy groups are fighting back in the courts. @democracydocket.com's 16-person team tracks these lawsuits so you don't have to.

Support their work. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

It's something.

I had not even considered this level of cruelty.
Guess I can still be shocked... 🥺
#NotResigned

This right here 👇

If you go to great lengths to characterize the harms/safety of a medicine (or policy, etc.), you should also go to great lengths to characterize its benefits. And determining whether a favourable balance exists doesn't just come down to math - it comes down to a value judgment.

Read down to the letter from the council, though...
They are not going gently

Yeah this is just creepy. He had a kickoff video; I made it about halfway through.

#ItsFunnyCauseItsTrue
#Weeping...

Feds start making immigration arrests across Chicago area: Live updates Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe the operations, according to reports.

Wait -- what now?!??
Dr. Phil??

A good soak and finally starting the last book from the late, lamented Book Table was exactly what was needed to let go of a really rough week.
Thanks so much for Elizabeth McCracken, @dorothylnaysayer.bsky.social!

Well, we can, so...
What could possibly go wrong?

Be a Strong Link for Immigrant Patients 🔗 Enhance the ethical care of all patients when immigration agents enter hospitals

For those of us who are feeling uncertain--not about what's right, but about what we can do...
Thanks, @alyssaburgart.bsky.social
#NotResigned
Be a Strong Link for Immigrant Patients 🔗

Call log showing multiple calls from the dept of justice

Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.

The Trump administration snuck fetal personhood into their anti-trans executive order

Racist Meme Shared By Judge Prompts Disciplinary Probe, Reassignment, Anti-Bias Training Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman sent a "My First Ankle Monitor" meme to a fellow judge, calling it "my husband's idea of Christmas humor."

OK. My biggest problem with this is not EVEN that a former PD thought this was funny. But judges are supposed to be wise. Deciding it was a good idea to share this with ANYONE says this woman is incapable of critical reflection, and should not be on the bench. #NotResigned patch.com/illinois/gle...