Mikela Ritter

Cutting Medicaid & Medicare isn’t bold. It’s cruel. Fewer people living w/ dignity, fewer lives saved, & more families left to suffer.

There is nothing “beautiful” about taking care away from the sick, the elderly, the poor. There is nothing strong about leaving people behind.

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Join @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social, David Creswell, and A. Janet Tomiyama on July 23 for a new webinar!

Learn more about what distinguishes toxic stress from manageable challenges, how #stress manifests differently across cultures & life stages, and which interventions are backed by evidence.

Good morning resistance!

The charge from these committee members is "illegal retaliation". 🧨

Let's plan our day together making the necessary noise we need to make to demand #Zeldin CANCELS the #EPA139 LEAVES INVESTIGATIONS & RETALIATIONS TODAY.

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"The open science pyramid is actually a tomb"

Outstanding and thoughtful post on how to actually achieve the goals of science reform (and about what those goals actually could be).

This is an incredible resource for scholars (particularly scientists) on how to navigate our present reality. READ. DOWNLOAD. PRINT. SHARE.

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EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump The letter is rare public criticism from agency employees who could face blowback for speaking out against a weakening of funding and federal support.

These are the people ensuring your water is safe & air breathable.

Hundreds of #EPA professionals spoke out - worried about public safety, ignored science, and shrinking support for vulnerable communities.

We stand with them. Sign here to join us ➡️zurl.co/T2a5Z


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Hey #ClinicalPsych people…If you have even an ounce of bandwidth to spare and a desire to ~do something~, I’ve got an idea.

Comment/DM/yell in my general direction!

Public universities are a gift from the American people to the American people. We're dedicated to educating our citizens and making our states and thus our country a better place for all of us.

Germany Plans Global Alternative to PubMed In the wake of a brief PubMed outage, team launches project to ensure uninterrupted access

A global alternative to PubMed 🧪 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

The moral of the story: The math ain't mathin'.

Trump's cuts to science spending will damage our economy, leave hundreds of thousands of people jobless, destroy the discovery pipeline, and most importantly, cost lives.

But we are fighting back.

Join us: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...

Anyone remember the plagiarism accusations they used to take down the leaders of universities? Anyone? Is this thing on?

✅ ACTION ITEM ✅

The National Science Foundation is under attack.

Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery.

The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3):

www.savensf.com

Great thread on the importance of investing in basic and applied science.

Nice approach to talking with everyone about how science works.

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In WA state so many communities are in floodways & the process to get approval on important salmon habitat restoration can take years.
 
I'm introducing a bill to provide the flexibility needed to better protect & restore our ecosystems, & still uphold flood safety standards.

Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.

Here is a link to the full @60minutes.bsky.social segment!

👀 a nice surprise at 5:25 AND one of our very own, Kristin Weinstein makes an appearance at 9 mins.

#StandUpforScience
#scienceforall
#saveourscience

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Angie Murimirwa: From hiding in the bathroom to Time's most influential people list A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.

A kid whose parents couldn't afford school fees is now an "icon" on Time magazine's 2025 list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity that gives millions of girls a chance for an education.

GOOD EVENING, DORKS.

Did you know you can call your senators and house rep and ask for specific grants to be restored? You can ask for specific jobs to be restored. You can ask for data to be restored. You can ask for teams tracking food safety to be restored.

Do what you want with this info!

On June 16, make an impact by writing an op-ed for your hometown paper sharing your personal scientific journey, and the meaning of your work. Reaching a diverse readerhsip is how we gain support! #SciComm

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“That they should be the ones to welcome Pope Francis’s coffin in the basilica is because these people are those who represented the focus of his mission,” said Father Giulio Albanese, head of missionary cooperation and communications for the Vicariate of Rome. “They are those who live on the peripheries, geographical and existential peripheries.”

The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.

Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM

False information that is part of a broader disinformation narrative.

This is easily checked. Now the question is how widely it gets distributed without correction.

I anticipate that some in right-wing media will promote Trump’s lie. I anticipate that it’ll be widely spread on social media. WTF.

What to know about the nationwide ‘50501’ protests planned against Trump Organizers say the demonstrations are expected in cities across the U.S., focused on different issues and with ‘day of action’ community service elements included.

A national action against the Trump administration’s policies is expected to unfold across 50 states and D.C. on Saturday. The demonstrations will range from days of service and mutual aid events to rallies and protests.

Here’s what to know about why people are protesting.

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

This is fascinating. Thank you for sending this talk. This makes sense that we want to check assumptions/axioms when considering multidisciplinary connections between theories. And that these assumptions need to be met

I see, so in some cases but not all this applies. Related to one of Feynman’s points - what’s your view on taking concepts (or analytic methods) from other sciences like physics into psychology? Should we be leary of this approach/not use it? e.g., how “stress” was orig taken from physics into psych

Here's a specific reason how this weakens basic research.

NIH explicitly encouraged basic research.

But if you mention clinical intervention in your grant, it's fair game for reviewers to critique how your proposal applies to intervention, . Even if your grant really has nothing to do with it.

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Take Action NOW to defend academic freedom and higher education. Say no to politics in our research. Sign our Open Letter below in support of institutions that are speaking out, and calling for others to join.

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#scienceforgood #defendresearch

Philosophical implications of quantum mechanics - Feynman puts the uncertainty principle into perspective for me. In science generally, making an observation (e.g., self-report survey) affects the phenomenon (e.g., person’s thoughts, behavior, emotion). This is not unique to the social sciences

Trump’s freeze on $2.2 billion to Harvard provided no proof of wrongdoing The Trump administration skipped over requirements, including offering to hold a hearing, when applying financial penalties related to civil rights violations.

Harvard University stands to lose billions in federal funding, but the government’s actions against one of the world’s top research institutions were applied with vague accusations and no proof of specific legal violations, documents show.

People want institutions to stand up

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Meanwhile, universities in FL are deputizing campus police to serve as ICE proxies and DeSantis formed his own DOGE to go after funding for higher ed. 🫠