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Tracy Bale

@thebalelab.bsky.social

Neuroscientist. CU Anschutz Professor studying stress and brain development. @IBRO Past President. Community advocate. Lab website: balethompsonLTP.org

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Stand Up for Science! Sat 7 Mar [EST]: Stand Up for Science National Day of Action March 7th, 2026 Washington, DC and nationwide! Save Science, Protect Health, Defend Democracy! See map for locations across the country at:...

The #StandUpForScience National Day of Action

March 7, 2026
Washington, DC and nationwide!

In #Ohio, see the Columbus location on the map at: StandUpForScience.net/march7#map

Follow @standupforscience.bsky.social for updates on locations and popup protests.

tockify.com/neohiounited...

27.02.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From research to resistance w/ Colette Delawalla Science Counterpunch - S1 Ep3

Episode 3 of #ScienceCounterpunch is now live.

We talked to @cdelawalla.bsky.social about the all-out assault on US science; the role of resistence, her founding @standupforscience.bsky.social and how to fight back.

This is a MUST WATCH episode.

www.protagonist-science.com/p/from-resea...

27.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

As a woman and an academic, why do I feel like I’ve read this story a hundred times - while the names change, the plot is the same. It feels like gut punch every time. We have a long way to go in changing this culture.

27.02.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DON BEYER ANNOUNCED AS SPEAKER AT STAND UP FOR SCIENCE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION MARCH 7TH RALLY WASHINGTON DC!

DON BEYER ANNOUNCED AS SPEAKER AT STAND UP FOR SCIENCE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION MARCH 7TH RALLY WASHINGTON DC!

Stand Up For Science announces Don Beyer, US House Representative (@beyer.house.gov) as a speaker at the Washington D.C. National Day of Action rally on Saturday, March 7th!

Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find a rally near you!

#science
#standupforscience
#rally
#March7DC
#March7

27.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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When is someone going to investigate the real fraud in our govt? The big fraud?

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Robert Garcia: Hillary Clinton did not take the Fifth Amendment a single time. Trump needs to man up and come before the Oversight Committee.

27.02.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 819    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 6
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#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

26.02.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 406    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5

πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’

27.02.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
8 DAYS TILL SUFS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION NATIONWIDE RALLY!
TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE!

8 DAYS TILL SUFS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION NATIONWIDE RALLY! TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE!

The Take Back our Science Rally just 8 days away! Happening in Washington DC and all across the country! Join a local rally, or start your own pop-up rally! Details at standupforscience.net/march7

#standupforscience
#science
#March7

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27.02.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
MARCH 7TH NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

RICHMOND

Capitol Square Bell Tower

12:00 - 2:00pm

MARCH 7TH NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION RICHMOND Capitol Square Bell Tower 12:00 - 2:00pm

RICHMOND! Join your local March 7th rally to take back our science! Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7

#March7
#rally
#standupforscience
#March7Richmond
#science

26.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Hey RVAers! I'll be in Richmond VA for this, giving a firebrand speech. I'm pissed off, I'm vocal, and I'm standing up.

27.02.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

😳😳😳😳

27.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. New grants are not getting funded, already funded grants are not getting paid, and non-competitive renewals are being held up.

Focusing on the top line budget, instead of looking at what is really happening on β€œthe ground” is deeply misguided.

27.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 354    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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Judge: IRS broke law β€˜approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data A court on Thursday issued an opinion on a data-sharing agreement between the taxpayer agency and federal immigration authorities.

A federal judge has found that the IRS violated federal law "approximately 42,695 times" when it shared confidential taxpayer addressesΒ with immigration enforcement officials last summer.

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The US is broadly a country that likes to invest in science. Even among Republicans this is true. But we are governed by an administration that is opposed to science, and is using procedural tools to limit spending and increase political control over the process.

27.02.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

As a woman and an academic, why do I feel like I’ve read this story a hundred times - while the names change, the plot is the same. It feels like gut punch every time. We have a long way to go in changing this culture.

27.02.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unmasking Academe’s Gilded Boys’ Club The Epstein files reveal an elite, chummy, and venal scholarly network.

Sickening and yet somehow not surprising www.chronicle.com/article/unma...

27.02.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Top Democrats, voting rights experts slam Trump's draft illegal order to seize control of voting "This is unconstitutional and insane," said Norm Eisen, the executive chair of State Democracy Defenders Fund and a former Obama administration official.

NEW: Top Democrats slammed a draft anti-voting executive order reportedly circulating in the White House as an unlawful attempt to hold onto power.

The proposal would allow Trump to unilaterally ban mail-in ballots and voting machines β€” a move lawmakers called an attempt to steal the elections.

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Trump lies: "I don't know anything about the Epstein files. I've been fully exonerated."

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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow

It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker

This was never about woman's sports

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NYT: Documents Related to Trump Accuser are Missing from DOJ’s Release of Epstein Files A New York Times review finds key documents related to a woman who accused Donald Trump of assaulting her when she was a minor are missing from the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files. T...

She spoke to the FBI after Jeffrey Epstein was arrested and claimed that she had been sexually assaulted by both Trump and Epstein in the 1980s when she was just 13 years old.

www.democracynow.org/2026/2/26/he...

26.02.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 575    πŸ” 320    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 10
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This is what they’re up to..We must stop them!

26.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7077    πŸ” 3007    πŸ’¬ 645    πŸ“Œ 254

You cannot understate the extent to which the Trump admin is enriching shady companies run by well-connected insiders, to the point that even the big corporations are being cut out.

27.02.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 509    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 9
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Dr. Tracy Bale explains the biological reality of sensory sensitivities. it’s a fundamental difference in how the brain filters the world. πŸ§ πŸ’‘

#AutismAwareness #SensoryProcessing #Neurodiversity

18.02.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@thebalelab.bsky.social Is a mother’s struggle passed down to her child forever? The science is in, and it’s full of hope. 🧬 Dr. Tracy Bale discusses how therapy and healthy coping can actually "rewrite" biological tags. πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™

#HealingTrauma #AndNowLove #Epigenetics #Hope #MentalWellness

18.02.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@thebalelab.bsky.social Did you know the placenta is a sensory organ that knows the baby’s sex? Dr. Tracy Bale explains the "Mother’s Imprint"β€”the beautiful, complex way a mother’s body protects and prepares her child. πŸ‘ΆπŸ’“
#Motherhood #BiologyOfLove #AndNowLove #PregnancyHealth #ScienceOfLife

18.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@thebalelab.bsky.social Can a simple blood test detect Schizophrenia? 🧠 Dr. Tracy Bale reveals the "mind-blowing" world of extracellular vesiclesβ€”tiny messengers in our blood that speak for the brain.

#BrainScience #MedicalMiracles #AndNowLove #MentalHealthAwareness #FutureOfMedicine

18.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@thebalelab.bsky.social Our Kids Are Hurting. Here Is The Truth. πŸ“ˆ

Mental health struggles among young people have doubled in a decade. This isn't just a "trend"β€”it’s a crisis of disconnection. πŸ’”

#YouthMentalHealth #AndNowLove #GenerationAlpha #MentalHealthCrisis #SupportOurKids

18.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@thebalelab.bsky.social We tell people to "man up" or "just be tougher," but you can’t willpower your way out of biology. 🧠 Dr. Tracy Bale breaks down why mental health is a biological realityβ€”just like diabetes or cancer. πŸ•ŠοΈ

#AndNowLove #MentalHealthMatters #BrainHealth #EndTheStigma #EmpathyFirst

18.02.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@thebalelab.bsky.social πŸ›‘ Dr. Tracy Bale delivers a powerful wake-up call: If we truly love our communities, we must invest in the science of trauma.

#MentalHealthAdvocacy #AndNowLove #TraumaResearch

18.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0