Rebecca Fischer

Neighbors Warn Neighbors as Fear of ICE Ripples Across Chicago

Absolutely chilling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

This blatant allegiance-seeking, ego-maniacal move against education, learning, and freedom is disgusting.
"The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education." @nytimes.com @utaustin.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4

"[The new RFK-appointed committee members]... needed explanations of the usual protocol for these meetings, the design of scientific studies, and critical flaws in the data they suggested including." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/h...

How the Trump Administration Banished Eight Men to Legal Limbo in Africa

“What [Trump] is trying now with the least sympathetic people ... is a test of how much deplorable treatment and erosion of due process voters will stomach.” -Sherman-Stokes

@nytimes.com Trump Administration Banished Eight Men to Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

Thank you, @harvard.edu!! Says It Will Not Comply With Trump’s anti-Academia Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

Relevant again!!

Opinion | A Playbook for Standing Up to President Trump Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.

"American autocracy depends on not only a power-hungry president but also the voluntary capitulation of a cowed civil society...on the mistaken belief that a president is invincible."

We must STAND UP against this schoolyard bully.

- A Playbook for Standing Up www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...

RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.

In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

Maintenenace as likely cause of current Server Error on MedRxiv...? @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social

Love My Ladies Day! So many amazing women, leaders, sisters, moms, aunties, teachers, activists, poets, artists, athletes, scientists, .... all the everythings... changing the world. youtu.be/tm8t_Hr0Tvo?...

We could use another 'We are the World' moment.....

STAND UP Y'ALL! @standupforscience.bsky.social at the Texas Medical Center in Houston today... and EVERY FRIDAY at noon this Spring! @bcmhouston.bsky.social @uthealthhouston.bsky.social @uh.edu @tamu.bsky.social

Associate Senior Lecturer (DDLS fellow) in data driven epidemiology and biology of infection Lund is strategically positioned close to the continent, hosting major national and European research infrastructures, such as MAX.IV Laboratory and the European Spallation Source (ESS). In the field

Bioinformatics junior group leader position in Lund, specialising in infection and/or epidemiology. These are really nice positions with generous support. Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested in becoming our colleague! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

It seems that people are organizing in Houston to Support & Promote Science at the TMC Commons today Mar 7! Stand Up, Y'all!! @houstonchronicle.com @kbtx.com @algreen.house.gov @repfletcher.bsky.social @sylviagarcia.house.gov

I remember emailing with Dickson when I was in grad school and later again when I was a new faculty. He was so much fun to chat with, so engaging with fellow TWIV/TWIP nerds and nerds-in-the-making.💙 Will miss his voice!

Libraries need your support!

Take action to support libraries at https://buff.ly/41eAGMI!

PETITION: Support Government Transparency, Don't Fire FOIA Staff! Help support libraries across the country by taking action today!

Elon Musk and his DOGE team have fired the staff responsible for fulfilling Freedom of Information Act Requests at the Office of Personnel Management.

action.everylibrary.org/foia2025

Correction: ...antivax lawsuits through firm Wisner Baum, which apparently he is advertising for and promoting, fishing publicly for such lawsuits. Even grosser and heavily exacerbated conflict of interest!

Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also disclosed that he had reached at least one settlement agreement with a company or individual that has accused him of “misconduct or inappropriate behavior.”

Gross, calculating, and a massive conflict of interest. Nations health boss personally recoups ($$) 10% off each antivax Lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/h...

Useful!

Chief Justice Allows U.S. to Continue Freeze on Foreign Aid Payments Lawyers for the government had said it would miss a deadline to release more than $1.5 billion in payments for past aid work and sought a late intervention from the Supreme Court.

Absolutely sickening.
Chief Justice Allows U.S. to Continue Freeze on Foreign Aid Payments www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

Whelp. Here we go....

Oh. My. God. Becky, look at her but don't judge her based on her appearance. Women should support each other, not tear each other down.

Makes it more important than ever to get loud with love and peace. Drown out voices of hate, violence, hurt, grotesque, racism, ....

‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies

www.science.org/content/arti...

Please consider supporting with your attendance attached for Science @standupforscience.bsky.social on Mar 7! These are your issues to defend! @repfletcher.bsky.social @algreen.house.gov @sylviagarcia.house.gov

The US has greater cultural and intellectual depth bc of rich diversity in Houston. So it makes me sad,sick,angry to see a proud boys march downtown. Still, I love that all groups have the right to peacefully express their views. @repfletcher.bsky.social @algreen.house.gov @sylviagarcia.house.gov

Houston resistance: why were none of our Dem representatives at the rally in front of City Hall Monday? If you are a constituent, call your rep and tell them they need to be at the next one.

Lizzie Fletcher
Al Green
Sylvia Garcia
Sylvester Turner

Having the measles interrupts and disrupts immunity to other infectious diseases, imposing unnecessary susceptibility to various illnesses and their lifelong sequelae.

The judge’s ruling temporarily halts any stoppage on federal diversity initiatives. Judge Adam B. Abelson wrote that orders by President Trump targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs violated freedom of speech protections.

Wins. Federal judge halts attack on DEI.
"Among the most aggressive orders ... were ones that mandated the immediate purge of hiring practices that sought to reverse the effects of systemic discrimination against women, minorities and people with disabilities." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...