Mary Beth Oliver

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Come work with us at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social!

We are doing a search for an assistant professor in health or science communication. Please help me spread the word, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. I'm excited about this hire!

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I asked AI to compare strategies that Hilter used to gain public support with those used by Trump. The results are chilling.

I put these two videos side by side about Trump's threat toward protests to his birthday parade: First Trump, and then Leavitt. The gaslighting is absurd.

This a wonderful take-down of the fascism taking hold. I love @legalafmtn.bsky.social and the whole @meidastouch.com crew. Thank you for doing what you do!
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Judges have a warning about Trump’s rapid deportations: Americans could be next Judges across the country continue to note that if courts don’t protect the rights of the least popular and most vulnerable, everyone is at risk.

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Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1.  Purpose and

Trump's executive order is going to turn the country into a police state. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

They never thought the leopards would eat their faces when they handed Trump his golden immunity.

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show The Emergency Is Here | The Ezra Klein Show

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YouTube video by Associated Press LIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor

Senator Corey Booker, @booker.senate.gov, is PREACHING it right now. He totally has my respect. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUK...

I'm so proud of my former advisee, @jenniferhoewe.bsky.social for being this year's recipient of PSU's Alumni Early Career Award. She is an amazing scholar and a generous and kind soul. Jen, you are the BEST! Congratulations! WE ARE!!! 🐾@pennstateuniv.bsky.social @bellisariograded.bsky.social

Mr. Trump may not complain about Mr. Miller, but he does occasionally poke at his obsession with immigrants — a hostility that goes far beyond Mr. Trump's. In one meeting during the 2024 campaign, Mr. Trump said that if it was up to Mr. Miller there would be only 100 million people in this country, and they would all look like Mr. Miller, according to a person with knowledge of the comment. Karoline Leavitt, Mr. Trump's spokeswoman, denied the account.

I've been trying to understand what's happening in the US and the endgame. If the goal is to deport or kill 242 million people to create a country with only 100 million people, the things the Trump administration is doing make perfect sense.

h/t @eroston.bsky.social

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Here's a call for a PostDoc in the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich for those who are interested!

I am so proud of the amazing @jenniferhoewe.bsky.social on being the recipient of this year's university-wide Fox Graduate School Early Career Award at Penn State. You are fantastic, Jen!!!

Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories (Gift Article) In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

The dude has never heard of a spurious correlation.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...

Awwww, thank you, Jen!!

There is something about the resilience of the human spirit illustrated here that really pulls at my heart strings. TY researchers!!

F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.

The question is not if Americans of all ages will die. The question is how many will die at the hands of this heroin-addicted anti-vaxxer #RFK.
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Trump signals full support for Musk in first Cabinet meeting Amid questions about whether Musk is empowered to fire those who do not comply with his email directive, Trump said he supports Musk’s mass firings and claimed that the Cabinet does too. “If they aren...

While Musk ran the meeting, it showed trump's sold out for cash

Trump signals full support for Musk in first Cabinet meeting

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Opinion | The House Republican budget leaves states holding the bag on Medicaid States would face ugly choices: dropping people, slashing benefits or cutting other spending.

Medicaid, which provides health coverage for the poor & disabled, pays for 41% of all births in this country & the bills for more than 1/2 of Americans in nursing homes.

If you have an aging parent in a nursing home - prepare to be savagely screwed by the GOP.
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AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.

clearly the right move apnews.com/article/ap-l...

We are very excited to disseminate this CfP for a Special Issue titled, "Hidden, Yet Pervasive: Social Inequality in Journalism (Research)." Guest editors are Andreas Riedl, Thomas Hanitzsch, Thomas R. Schmidt & Nik Usher. Pls share! @aejmc.bsky.social #commsky
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This is excellent. 😅

Where law ends, tyranny begins.

The White House bans the AP indefinitely over the use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’ | CNN Business The Trump White House said Friday that The Associated Press is banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely.

This is ballgame on the First Amendment unless there is immediate action by news media, Congress, the courts & the public to condemn & prohibt this www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/m...

Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for its model in latest move to roll back diversity efforts

"Google’s online and mobile calendars are no longer including references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ holidays, among other events."

Judge orders restoration of federal health websites The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.

A federal judge has ordered the restoration of federal health websites. This is good news. This is why we have to keep fighting.

The ‘American First’ crowd is awfully quiet about Trump’s pledge to build free housing for 2 million Palestinians in some random country they don’t want to go to that also doesn’t want them. I’m sure this will all work out fine and that’s what people thought they were voting for.

Happy Mardi Gras y'all! And yes, I'm teaching in this today.💙

Justice officials tell prosecutors to drop charges against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams A top Justice official said New York Mayor Eric Adams should not have to face trial given his reelection campaign and the fight against crime and illegal immigration.

Corrupt politicians should not face trial for their crimes because it could interfere with their election campaigns according to top DOJ official Emile Bove.
The fact that this absurd contention is being made with a straight face tells you how debased our government has become in a matter of weeks.

FBI must disclose more info about Trump classified docs case, judge rules The judge noted that while the dropped charges against Trump reduced his criminal exposure, they “ironically” made him more susceptible to public scrutiny.

The most important Freedom of Information Act ruling by a judge in ages. And the best shot at learning the damage to national security Trump inflicted by stealing secret documents. Hats off to @jasonleopold.bsky.social. Let's hope the FBI complies with the court.
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