Jacob Schimelman, PhD
@schimelman.bsky.social
Neuroregeneration, Polymeric Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Bioprinting with Light • Pessoptimist for reforming academia • UG @CWRUMacro • CT, NC Raised
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An L.A. man walking his dog was suddenly surrounded by ICE agents and detained — even though his family is legally seeking asylum from Russia’s war crackdown. Their story is sending fear through immigrant communities.
A Russian couple were living their L.A. dream. Then immigration grabbed them off the street
For years, Russian nationals and others seeking asylum in the United States were allowed to live and work here while their cases were being decided. But that policy has changed with unknown repercussi...
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
An L.A. man walking his dog was suddenly surrounded by ICE agents and detained — even though his family is legally seeking asylum from Russia’s war crackdown. Their story is sending fear through immigrant communities.
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It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
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Remove the regime.
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Remove the regime.
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The ruling class is powerful but they have to act within the constraints of what regular people tolerate. So if people are raging at town halls, protesting, and overall not giving "rulers" a moment's peace, that dramatically changes the options they have available to them.
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The ruling class is powerful but they have to act within the constraints of what regular people tolerate. So if people are raging at town halls, protesting, and overall not giving "rulers" a moment's peace, that dramatically changes the options they have available to them.
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One thing I will say about political predictions is they are not self-executing.
The only reason we are where we are is because of how many people have been showing up and demanding the ruling class act better this year. If people don't rise up, then the status quo remains.
The only reason we are where we are is because of how many people have been showing up and demanding the ruling class act better this year. If people don't rise up, then the status quo remains.
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
One thing I will say about political predictions is they are not self-executing.
The only reason we are where we are is because of how many people have been showing up and demanding the ruling class act better this year. If people don't rise up, then the status quo remains.
The only reason we are where we are is because of how many people have been showing up and demanding the ruling class act better this year. If people don't rise up, then the status quo remains.
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What's going on with Epstein right now is classic Washington.
Everyone is implicated in this and they are all fighting to see who is going to have to drop on their sword and take the fall.
I suspect it is going to be Donald Trump.
Everyone is implicated in this and they are all fighting to see who is going to have to drop on their sword and take the fall.
I suspect it is going to be Donald Trump.
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What's going on with Epstein right now is classic Washington.
Everyone is implicated in this and they are all fighting to see who is going to have to drop on their sword and take the fall.
I suspect it is going to be Donald Trump.
Everyone is implicated in this and they are all fighting to see who is going to have to drop on their sword and take the fall.
I suspect it is going to be Donald Trump.
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There is this strange implied assumption that of course all Democrats vigorously support impeachment and of course all Republicans are vigorously against it.
And it is simply not true!
And it is simply not true!
Aguilar rejects Trump impeachment efforts as method of resistance
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), one of the most powerful Democrats in the House, rejected his colleagues' efforts to impeach President Donald Trump for the
www.washingtonexaminer.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
There is this strange implied assumption that of course all Democrats vigorously support impeachment and of course all Republicans are vigorously against it.
And it is simply not true!
And it is simply not true!
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Interestingly, I feel as though I have a far more pragmatic and restrained view of the situation.
We aren't short four votes, that implies that four GOP members are all that is needed. The last roll call vote on this showed we are short over 100.
We aren't short four votes, that implies that four GOP members are all that is needed. The last roll call vote on this showed we are short over 100.
Roll Call 175 Roll Call 175, Bill Number: H. Res. 537, 119th Congress, 1st Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Table, DESCRIPTION: Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
clerk.house.gov
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Interestingly, I feel as though I have a far more pragmatic and restrained view of the situation.
We aren't short four votes, that implies that four GOP members are all that is needed. The last roll call vote on this showed we are short over 100.
We aren't short four votes, that implies that four GOP members are all that is needed. The last roll call vote on this showed we are short over 100.
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This is what is so funny to me about people insisting that impeachment is a completely insurmountable task that can never be done.
We are talking about four GOP votes. Two of which I might add, already voted to impeach the guy!
We are talking about four GOP votes. Two of which I might add, already voted to impeach the guy!
4 Republicans were just willing to break ranks on the discharge petition, I don't think an impeachment vote is much more to ask, under the circumstances.
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is what is so funny to me about people insisting that impeachment is a completely insurmountable task that can never be done.
We are talking about four GOP votes. Two of which I might add, already voted to impeach the guy!
We are talking about four GOP votes. Two of which I might add, already voted to impeach the guy!
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"One day the time will be right to remove Trump! It will finally be practical!
He just needs to kidnap, rape, or murder one more person! Then I will have the courage"
He just needs to kidnap, rape, or murder one more person! Then I will have the courage"
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"One day the time will be right to remove Trump! It will finally be practical!
He just needs to kidnap, rape, or murder one more person! Then I will have the courage"
He just needs to kidnap, rape, or murder one more person! Then I will have the courage"
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Defunding scientists for the nationality of who they co-author with or who they train.
One of the most radical attack on freedom of speech in US history. A far right nationalist destruction of US science. Such a shameful time to be an American that this racist stupidity has become mainstream.
One of the most radical attack on freedom of speech in US history. A far right nationalist destruction of US science. Such a shameful time to be an American that this racist stupidity has become mainstream.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Defunding scientists for the nationality of who they co-author with or who they train.
One of the most radical attack on freedom of speech in US history. A far right nationalist destruction of US science. Such a shameful time to be an American that this racist stupidity has become mainstream.
One of the most radical attack on freedom of speech in US history. A far right nationalist destruction of US science. Such a shameful time to be an American that this racist stupidity has become mainstream.
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I'd just like to point out that we spent an entire shipment of air defense interceptors' worth of money on new signs for a name change that isn't even legally the name of the DoD.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Letterheads and signage alone would quickly run the bill upward of $1 billion, with a full overhaul likely rising to double that amount.
Trump’s Insane Pentagon Name-Change Likely to Cost Taxpayers $2 Billion
Changing signage and stationary alone for the Department of Defense would cost at least a billion dollars.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I'd just like to point out that we spent an entire shipment of air defense interceptors' worth of money on new signs for a name change that isn't even legally the name of the DoD.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
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Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
what in the dystopian hell is this
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
what in the dystopian hell is this
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The US government is considering punishing American scientists who worked with Chinese researchers *years ago, retroactively*.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The US government is considering punishing American scientists who worked with Chinese researchers *years ago, retroactively*.
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the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
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Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.
TikTok video by Jenna
www.tiktok.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Dteoop/
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November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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The disappearances in Los Angeles continue. Boyle Heights is a neighborhood in East L.A., not far from the part I grew up in. It is a majority Mexican/Central American heritage community.
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Worker at Boyle Heights auto shop taken by immigration agents
A manager at an auto mechanic shop was taken by federal immigration agents Thursday morning in Boyle Heights, according to rapid response teams.
boyleheightsbeat.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The disappearances in Los Angeles continue. Boyle Heights is a neighborhood in East L.A., not far from the part I grew up in. It is a majority Mexican/Central American heritage community.
boyleheightsbeat.com/boyle-height...
boyleheightsbeat.com/boyle-height...
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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“Texas A&M University System regents voted Thursday to limit how instructors may discuss matters like gender identity and race ideology in classrooms, tightening the rules in a conservative state where debates over academic freedom have flared for months.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“Texas A&M University System regents voted Thursday to limit how instructors may discuss matters like gender identity and race ideology in classrooms, tightening the rules in a conservative state where debates over academic freedom have flared for months.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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The BBC bends the knee.
This just in: BBC chair Samir Shah has responded to Trump's legal threat by sending a "personal letter" making clear "that he and the Corporation are sorry for the edit of the President's speech." And/but the BBC also says Trump has no basis for a defamation lawsuit.
BBC statement in relation to Panorama - Trump: A Second Chance
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The BBC bends the knee.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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So academic. Much freedom. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So academic. Much freedom. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Great news: Johns Hopkins makes tuition free for most undergraduate students. ($200k/year or less is about 85% of American households.)
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Johns Hopkins becomes tuition-free for undergraduate students from families earning up to $200,000
New tuition promise program will offer free tuition for students from more than 85% of American households and tuition plus living expenses for families earning up to $100,000
hub.jhu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Great news: Johns Hopkins makes tuition free for most undergraduate students. ($200k/year or less is about 85% of American households.)
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/13/j...
hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/13/j...