Nora Becker

A house in Ann Arbor with homemade Halloween gravestone decorations that read: - Here lies female bodily autonomy, 1972-2022 - Forever in our hearts, Non-Partisan military, 1776-2025 - Gone but not forgotten, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion [blocked by skeleton head] 2025 - In memorial, Science and Evidence-based Medicine, 1543-2025

Ann Arbor killing it with the Halloween decorations, 10/10, no notes

I am conscious? Again???

Last night I dreamed I was performing a song with 3 part harmony at a wedding. I was the soprano, but then to my dismay I showed up at the event and the other female singer also thought she was singing soprano, so I had 30 minutes to learn the alto part before the ceremony. Woke up in a panic 😱

A house in Ann Arbor with homemade Halloween gravestone decorations that read: - Here lies female bodily autonomy, 1972-2022 - Forever in our hearts, Non-Partisan military, 1776-2025 - Gone but not forgotten, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion [blocked by skeleton head] 2025 - In memorial, Science and Evidence-based Medicine, 1543-2025

Ann Arbor killing it with the Halloween decorations, 10/10, no notes

News anchor: And now, let’s check in with American scientists

I am compelled also to acknowledge the circumstances of my graduate years, and the years ahead. When the pandemic began, I was lucky to have the job security of a funded PhD. I have had the privilege to criticize my university and be heard, and I felt the momentum of the campus labor movement as my comrades and I organized for better conditions for graduate workers. The geoscience community has been actively addressing systemic inequities in our field, and over the past six years, I have seen meaningful positive change. I have, at times, felt optimism for the future of the planet and academia and my own life. I fear I am among the last people who will have these experiences in the United States. I can no longer earnestly discuss possibilities for work that might build upon what I have accomplished as a graduate student because I do not expect anyone to have the opportunity to continue these lines of research, although the following chapters briefly describe what could be. I acknowledge the collective grief of the scientific community as our progress is derailed and our lives are worsened. I acknowledge the target on my back that I earn by being a climate scientist and a labor organizer and a leftist. This future scares me, but it is too late to retreat or to try to appear compliant. As scientists we must continue to do the real work of seeking truth and knowledge despite our fears of the threats against us. What faith I have is in the Earth, in the awareness of time that we share as geologists. Whatever becomes of us and our institutions, we can dig in the dirt, we can read history in landscapes, we can hold onto rocks that knew a distant past and will know a future we will not see.

feels like as good a day as any to share an excerpt from my dissertation acknowledgements 🧪⚒️

a man is walking down a hallway carrying a backpack . Alt: The Arrested Development gif where George Michael drops his backpack and collapses to the floor

Me hitting the post-grant cycle submission dysphoria wall

Wonderful news and so well-deserved, congratulations!!! 🎉🎊

Two bracelets made out of beads in a rainbow pattern with words on them: “No Kings” and “Abolish ICE”

Birthday party crafts

I’m even more impressed now!

What’s an SCA suit?!

Someone in a full suit of armor with a sign saying “No Kings (knights are still cool tho)”

#NoKings
#AnnArbor

People protesting.

Greetings from the Ypsilanti No Kings March!

Someone in a full suit of armor with a sign saying “No Kings (knights are still cool tho)”

#NoKings
#AnnArbor

If you are faculty, alumni, staff, student, or a student's parent at any of these places, you have an unusual chance to influence the future right now by communicating with your administration clearly about what's at stake.

Or if you’re a hospitalist! They want hospitalists too!!!!

(Sorry guys, you are amazing, thank you for fixing all those heart failure exacerbations that I failed to prevent)

Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) - The Online Home for General Internists The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) is a global association of over 3,300 leading academic general internists dedicated to enhancing medical education, improving healthcare access, elimina...

If you’re a primary care doctor looking to donate to a good cause, join the Society for General Internal Medicine:

www.SGIM.org

They have SUED the Trump administration to try to preserve funding for primary care research, and they need your support.

Or if you’re a hospitalist! They want hospitalists too!!!!

(Sorry guys, you are amazing, thank you for fixing all those heart failure exacerbations that I failed to prevent)

Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) - The Online Home for General Internists The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) is a global association of over 3,300 leading academic general internists dedicated to enhancing medical education, improving healthcare access, elimina...

If you’re a primary care doctor looking to donate to a good cause, join the Society for General Internal Medicine:

www.SGIM.org

They have SUED the Trump administration to try to preserve funding for primary care research, and they need your support.

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

So exhausting..

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

You've heard me talk about it.
You've seen me write about it.
And now it's your chance to pre-order my forthcoming book Coverage Denied!

Combining survey & administrative data with extensive interviews, my book highlights the harms caused by coverage barriers. Hope you'll read it!
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EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of Jewish Health Professionals Say 'End the Genocide' in Gaza "To be silent is to be complicit," the healthcare workers write in an open letter.

Shanah Tovah.

If you are a Jewish health professional, please consider signing this letter calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza.

As we begin the days of awe, as we welcome in a new year, now is the time. We must do better. We cannot remain silent.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of Jewish Health Professionals Say 'End the Genocide' in Gaza "To be silent is to be complicit," the healthcare workers write in an open letter.

Shanah Tovah.

If you are a Jewish health professional, please consider signing this letter calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza.

As we begin the days of awe, as we welcome in a new year, now is the time. We must do better. We cannot remain silent.

zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

lol thank you for reminding me this exists

Totally hear that, we also now need to buy the entire Pixar and Disney oeuvre on DVD 🤦🏼‍♀️

But looks like full series Bluey DVD sets are on eBay for less than $20: www.ebay.com/itm/22688784...

Screenshot of the Disney+ cancellation website where I’ve chosen “Other” as the reason for cancellation and written: “Because you cancelled Jimmy Kimmel and caved to fascists, you pathetic cowards.”

This makes me sad because my kids love Disney movies, but it had to be done. I’ll guess I’ll be buying a lot of used DVDs in the next month few months.