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Steve Engel

@sengelweb.bsky.social

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Professor of psychology and visual neuroscience, (very) local, (very) blue political activist, dorky dad, cat owner

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 7h

Great advice on universities at risk of accepting the Compact: "Really all you need to do is get your campus to hand this issue over to a very, very slow committee!"

Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 17h

We now enter the most dangerous phase, but also the one with the greatest opportunity. The U.S. has thousands of colleges, some run by red state governments, so it's too much to hope that NONE sign up for this federal takeover.

But it matters WHO signs up. The administration is taking a risk.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 1d

After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all colleges. Expect some red-state publics to say yes.

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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 1d

Really happy to write about some good news for once: Results from a small trial of Regeneron's gene therapy for a rare form of congenital deafness, published yesterday in NEJM, look very promising. My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁link):

A New Gene Therapy for Deafness Looks Promising

On her mother’s instruction, a toddler gives her pink stuffed horse, Snap Snap, a big cuddle. Then, as told, she plants a kiss on his soft fur and, because he’s hungry, feeds him a pretend bowl of foo...

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 1d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 1d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards @standupforscience.bsky.social

Are you
sick + tired
of the
senseless attacks
on public health?
(Goodbye Medicaid
- hello measles!)
Peaceful
Rallies in
Twin Cities +
Nationwide
Sat. Oct. 18
NoKings.org

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 1d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 1d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards @standupforscience.bsky.social

Are you
sick + tired
of the
senseless attacks
on public health?
(Goodbye Medicaid
- hello measles!)
Peaceful
Rallies in
Twin Cities +
Nationwide
Sat. Oct. 18
NoKings.org

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 1d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards @standupforscience.bsky.social

Are you
sick + tired
of the
senseless attacks
on public health?
(Goodbye Medicaid
- hello measles!)
Peaceful
Rallies in
Twin Cities +
Nationwide
Sat. Oct. 18
NoKings.org

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 2d

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Please join me in a new campaign to help protect Ukrainians in a very special way. My Ukrainian friends chose to call this campaign Freedom is Action. They are making an important point. One way to find our own courage is to act in support those who are showing it
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...

Freedom is Action: A Campaign for Ukraine

A fundraiser for life-saving drone-jamming cars and trucks

snyder.substack.com

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 2d

On our lawn today. Looking forward to Saturday! @indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social

Are you Sick + tired of the blatant lawlessness? (Border tsar take $50K bag o’ cash!) Peaceful rallies in Twin cities + nationwide Sat. Oct. 18 NoKings.org

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 3d

Exceptionally terrible even in the current madness. As both a hypochondriac and fascismophobe this is extra hard to take.

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3d

For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health.

Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble.

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 4d

Hey Minnesotans- this is our guy talking about our peaceful rally about democracy! In Minnesota we are expected to respect, or are at least be Minnesota nice to the opposition.... @indivisiblemnleg.bsky.social @indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 4d

It was those mail-in Nobel ballots! www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-rall...

Trump Rallies Angry Supporters Outside Nobel HQ in Oslo

“If you want to win the Nobel Peace Prize, you’ve got to fight like hell.”

www.borowitzreport.com

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you @nytopinion.nytimes.com for publishing this rot. Marc Rowan has run hundreds of companies into the dust to extract profits from their failure and bankruptcies. Now he wants to do the same to American higher education. Do not believe a word this man says. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 4d

On our lawn today! #blueboards #bluelawnsigns @indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social

Are you Sick + tired of the needless cruelty? (ICE zipties legal residents) Peaceful rallies in Twin cities + nationwide Sat. Oct. 18 Nokings.org

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 4d

Fixed!!

skipfour.bsky.social @skipfour.bsky.social · 4d

Not to nitpick but isn’t it Oct 18th?

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 6d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 6d

On our lawn today #bluelawnsigns #blueboards @indivisible.org @indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social

Are you
Sick + tired
of all the
lies? (Portland
is a "war zone"?
Not )
Come join a
peaceful rally
Sat. Oct. 18
Find yours at
Nokings.org

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 6d

On our lawn today #bluelawnsigns #blueboards @indivisible.org @indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social

Are you
Sick + tired
of all the
lies? (Portland
is a "war zone"?
Not )
Come join a
peaceful rally
Sat. Oct. 18
Find yours at
Nokings.org

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 7d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards

US House of Reps is on vaca now - not working to reopen govt - to avoid vote on Epstein files! Dems are fighting to keep healthcare costs low. Repubs are fighting to protect predators in the Epstein files!

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 7d

Rare one that is funny, but not true?
www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-expl...

Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The committee recognized Trump with a "certificate of participation."

www.borowitzreport.com

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 7d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards

US House of Reps is on vaca now - not working to reopen govt - to avoid vote on Epstein files! Dems are fighting to keep healthcare costs low. Repubs are fighting to protect predators in the Epstein files!

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 7d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards

US House of Reps is on vaca now - not working to reopen govt - to avoid vote on Epstein files! Dems are fighting to keep healthcare costs low. Repubs are fighting to protect predators in the Epstein files!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 8d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards

US House of Reps is on vaca now - not working to reopen govt - to avoid vote on Epstein files! Dems are fighting to keep healthcare costs low. Repubs are fighting to protect predators in the Epstein files!

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards

US House of Reps is on vaca now - not working to reopen govt - to avoid vote on Epstein files! Dems are fighting to keep healthcare costs low. Repubs are fighting to protect predators in the Epstein files!

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StopLossMaxWin @stoplossmaxwin.bsky.social · 8d

Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

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Steve Engel @sengelweb.bsky.social · 8d

On our lawn today! #bluelawnsigns #blueboards

US House of Reps is on vaca now - not working to reopen govt - to avoid vote on Epstein files! Dems are fighting to keep healthcare costs low. Repubs are fighting to protect predators in the Epstein files!