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I made a video about this last week. Realized I did not share it here: Responsible Information Sharing Amid Times of Crisis Don't be first, be RIGHT!

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Note to media: “Trump says” is not a story. He says A LOT. He lies a lot. Do some sifting, discerning, contextualizing. Otherwise it’s just stenography. And you’re embarrassing yourselves.

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The concept of sexual harassment has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for Mayor.

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Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

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As we plunge into a senseless war, please don't forget the many thousands of civilians trapped and starving in Gaza. My friend Tasneem sent me this message. Like many, she and her family rely on direct donations to survive. Please give if you can, at the link. ❤️🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/help-tasne...

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AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

submitted 23 hours ago • 331 comments

In the coming weeks, if this explodes, there will be (even more) public discrimination against and malign treatment of Arab and Muslim Americans, especially Iranian Americans. Let's make sure we stand with and protect them as much as we can.

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My monster SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN just won the Locus Award for Best First Novel! Ahhhh thanks to all the wonderful readers who have shown love for my little creature! (Here you can see me trying to collect the scraps of my blown mind.)

submitted 23 hours ago • 127 comments

Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?

submitted 22 hours ago • 1226 comments

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

submitted 22 hours ago • 1571 comments

We live in a rogue and dangerous country. Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.

submitted 22 hours ago • 206 comments

Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified. I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war. And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump. My statement:

submitted 22 hours ago • 397 comments

My statement on the Trump administration's illegal military actions and the wars that must end.

submitted 21 hours ago • 41 comments

Following a rich white man to war because you didn’t like the sound of a black woman laughing will go down in American history as one of the stupidest things ever.

submitted 21 hours ago • 190 comments

i have no idea how to cover a war but i suspect i'm about to be forced to figure it out

submitted 20 hours ago • 89 comments

If anyone is active duty and deployed to CENTCOM and worried about what's going on or has news about what's up, please talk to me or @marisakabas.bsky.social

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one other side of this is something that I try to emphasize to my students: "what does freedom actually mean" is not a 21stC issue anachronistically read backwards into the 18thC. The US, French, and Haitian Revolutions happened at more or less the same time, with an overlapping cast of characters

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taps mic Hi, there! I’ve lived all over the country, wet, dry, hot, cold, and high humidity will not only kill your ass dead faster than anything else, it will suuuuuck the entire time you’re dying. Your low resting heart rate won’t do shit when your sweat is a marinade instead of a coolant.

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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.

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It's been a privilege to serve as an expert on NIH HIV guidelines panel alongside many dedicated colleagues. We do this work pro bono because it matters. This resource ensures a high level of care for people with HIV. Another short sighted pro disease move. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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I am glad that today the governor signed a new law repealing New York's ban on providing food and water to people waiting in line to vote. However, it should be clearly noted that this was the result of successful litigation brought by the Brooklyn NAACP -- which the state fought and lost in court.

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After 104 days of being unjustly detained for his advocacy for Palestinian rights, Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his wife and newborn son.

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My friend Saif lost his home and his livelihood in the bombings in Gaza. Please give if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/together-t...

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Concerned over the future of FEMA under President Trump, some Fort Lauderdale officials say the city needs its own disaster relief fund.

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Outstanding review of neuroinflammation and dysfunction in #LongCovid onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @virusesimmunity.bsky.social @jannamoen.bsky.social

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Each Friday, I write up what happened in science & higher ed and what to do about it. This week, I have more updates on how staff & budget cuts are shaping up at universities BUT some good news on terminated NIH grants & NSF indirects! Much more in week 22: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

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Unironically the thing I love about this point, is that it's a great basis to start talking to y'all about the fact that most of the people in jail in the US are just as innocent as Khalil. Many are Black folk that have been arrested with absolutely no basis, but wait over a year to see a judge.

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Athena and I play a fun game I call Are You Looking at Nothing or Is This How I Find Out the Apartment Has Bugs?

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👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers. That would mean literally ripping up post office parking lots to auction off assets with no private-sector value. It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Today marks 10 years since #PoldarkPBS premiered on Masterpiece! I look back on how the show changed period drama and my own life on @wgbh.org Drama! www.wgbh.org/tv-shows/dra...

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It's that time again. For the next 24 hours, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine -related questions below in response to this post, and I will of my best to answer them. Responses are for information only and are NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc June 2025 edition.

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I’m planning on offering Race, Media and international affairs again in the fall! Waitlist here: www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-wa...

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Looks like Harvard could potentially cave to the Trump administration. And of course, race and diversity would be the first casualty. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

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and as we know, "viewpoint diversity" means, "you need to recruit, hire and reward white nationalists"

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I get that maybe nobody making decisions at Harvard has studied history, but have they studied a month ago, when they took sweeping measures to appease Trump and he still did this?

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I invited Dr. Oz to keep his promise to join me in Eastern Oregon so the Trump administration could answer to Oregonians about its plans to gut Medicaid. He was a no show. Trump officials are hiding from the American people because there's no excuse for ripping away health care, and they know it.

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This isn't mentioned in the piece but there's also a worker safety angle. Many postal service trucks don't have air conditioning these do

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This is good news! 15% indirects blocked at NSF now too

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The thing about the Khalil case is that it's very very good that he's free now but you can't have it take three months between "the government kidnaps you off the street for no basis reason whatsoever" and "a judge makes them let you go." You just can't.

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Long COVID is now the number one chronic illness afflicting children, surpassing asthma. Yet we're refusing to use tools that could prevent recurrent infections in kids, like clean air or Far UVC, preferring to repeat propaganda about COVID's harmlessness www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...

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BREAKING via @schotthappens.com: A judge has ordered the immediate release of Arturo Gamboa, the SLC protester who did not fire his weapon but was booked for murder.

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NEW: Data shows that as of June 15, fully 30% of all people arrested by ICE and sent to detention had NO CRIMINAL RECORD. 11,763 people in detention as of last Sunday had no criminal record and were arrested inside the country by ICE -- an increase of 4,000 people in two weeks!

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My latest is up. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

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