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Gabriela Arguedas
@gabyarguedas.bsky.social
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Professor. University of Costa Rica. #Bioethics #STS #Feminism #Decolonial
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 13h
For some reason this webpage automatically chage languages. How can I disable that function?
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 8d
Thank you, Daniel!
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Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social · 8d
Very agreeing that bioethics needs to engage with politics and take a clear stand against authoritarian, oppressive and genocidal forces and their socio-political and material impact: how else it would want to continue presenting itself as a field concerned with the protection of life and wellbeing?
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 8d
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 8d
Tribal colleges have expanded access to higher education for Native students.

With median tuition of just $3,572, these affordable institutions focus on serving Native American students while teaching #Indigenous history, culture and language.
Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students
While more Native Americans living on reservations attend college than in decades prior, just 10.3% earned college degrees in 2020.
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 8d
My brief essay on bioethics and global health in this anti-democratic global context. Thanks to the editors of the JME blog.
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Global Bioethics and Global Health in the Context of a New Antidemocratic Era - Journal of Medical Ethics blog
by Gabriela Arguedas-Ramírez Five years ago, I wrote an editorial arguing that authoritarian and right-wing populism were a threat to global health and bioethics. Early this year, with colleagues from...
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🌊🌊TsalagiWarrior🌊🌊 @cherokeewarrior.bsky.social · 8d
Founder of Palantir Surveillance is Peter Thiel. JD Vance bankrolled by Thiel. Thiel also bankrolled Curtis Yarvin of Dark Enlightenment theory advocating Tech-CEO Autocracy replacing Democracy. Thiel, Musk & Tech Billionaires of Trump's coup all influenced by Yarvin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_...
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 15d
Dr. Balfour Mount, who coined the term "palliative care" and whose profound empathy helped revolutionize health-care in North America, died peacefully at the palliative care unit that bears his name. He was 86. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour | CBC News
Mount devoted his life to caring for others and alleviating suffering. In interviews, his family and colleagues remembered him as both deeply compassionate and as a fierce advocate for the humanity of...
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 23d
Zelenskyy spoke at the Fifth Summit of the International Crimea Platform, emphasizing that the world cannot continue turning a blind eye to russian murder and occupation: “There must be no normalization of Russia’s war.”
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 23d
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 24d
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atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24d
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 24d
"U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called the court "a national security threat that has been an instrument for lawfare" against the United States and its ally Israel."
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 24d
"But all indications are that Washington will scale up its attack on the ICC, four diplomatic sources in The Hague and New York said.
"The road of individual sanctions has been exhausted. It is now more about when, rather than if, they will take the next step," a senior diplomat said."
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Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 25d
✍️ Tracking Trump’s actions

Democracy under siege: how Trump’s authoritarian playbook threatens both US and European institutions

By Helen Johnston

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Tracking Trump’s actions
Democracy under siege: how Trump’s authoritarian playbook threatens both US and European institutions
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25d
Breaking News: ABC said that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return on Tuesday, ending an impasse that began last week. nyti.ms/3KAl4Np
Jimmy Kimmel sits behind a desk. He’s wearing a tie and a jacket. A headline reads: “Jimmy Kimmel's Show To Return to ABC on Tuesday Night.” Photo credit: Randy Holmes/Disney.
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 24d
Oh, but his popular base keeps saying he's a brilliant economist ...
financialtimes.com Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 24d
With political and economic mis-steps sparking panic in Argentina’s markets, the South American nation is once again on the brink, and the Trump administration is preparing to bail out its ideological ally. on.ft.com/4nfaOZo
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Sep 4
“Are patients allowed to leave you guys gifts?” followed by slides showing staff laughing, pointing, and even posing playfully around the stains with the caption: “guess the substance!.”

But they say medical humanities and basic bioethics training are useless.

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California urgent care staffers fired for TikTok mocking patients
Several urgent care workers in Santa Barbara have been fired after a TikTok taken inside medical exam rooms went viral over Labor Day weekend, officials confirmed to KTLA. The post shows a compilat…
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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · Aug 26
Each month we partner w/ #Bookfunnel to bring you 500+ free eBooks. We swap out our list each month, so time is running out to tap into the August list on our website! buff.ly/Dt0ZjMk
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Corentin Sellin @corentinsellin.bsky.social · Aug 24
Quand on apprend du @wsj.com que la présidence #Trump a bloqué en douce depuis la fin du printemps l'autorisation donnée à l'#Ukraine d'utiliser ses ATACMS pour frapper en profondeur en #Russie, comment mieux appréhender le changement d'alliance opéré? 1/
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Exclusive | Pentagon Has Quietly Blocked Ukraine’s Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia
The Defense Department has withheld approval for attacks as the White House has sought to entice Moscow to open peace talks.
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · Aug 24
Dentro del mayor campo de refugiados del mundo: un millón de rohinyás, al límite social.elpais.com/wf94o6
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · Aug 21
Ethics and Life Sciences Weekly Roundup - Brain Editing? Mind Reading Implant, Locked-In Syndrome & Legal Personhood, ChatGPT & Reporting, Medicine's AI Era, Stem Cell Hyperbole, Stem Cell-Based Embryo Model Regulation Problems, + More mailchi.mp/jhu/sciencee...
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 20
Gracias Fran 🫶
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 20
I just can't believe you're going to Costa Rica and I won't be there during your visit! But it would be great to chat on your international office hours! Not the same as an in-person conversation, but well... I hope you'll enjoy your stay. I'm sure @franroblesr.bsky.social will be a wonderful host
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · Aug 19
This is sickening
drewharwell.com Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Aug 19
Showing the endangered leader of an invaded country my hats
President @realDonaldTrump showing President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hat 🤣🇺🇸
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · Aug 18
For science to thrive we must protect scientists from harassment - by Peter Singer | Nature Medicine www.nature.com/articles/s41...
For science to thrive we must protect scientists from harassment - Nature Medicine
Throughout my academic career, I have been a supporter of freedom of thought and expression.
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