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Silvia Secchi

@profsecchi.bsky.social

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Natural resource economist, geographer, meanderer, informed agitator, immigrant. Trans rights are human rights. 💧Dall’acqua salata a quella dolce e zozza💧 My views are my own and do not represent my employer. I do not enjoy having to state the obvious. .. more

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · Nov 7

Seems like a good time to remind ourselves that in 1931, when Mussolini forced academics to sign an oath of allegiance to the fascist regime, only twelve refused.

Academic freedom and fascism: A new book on the Italian professors who said NO in 1931

Inclusive searches & sources @UvA Romance languages (32) Earlier addressed in the Library333 series Inclusive searches & sources @FMG Library – with posts on the Academic Freedom Inde…

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 13h

Maybe I am naive but I am extremely disappointed by the level of servility towards the administration that I have been seeing by big environmental NGOs and their scientists. Yikes.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 14h

I think bar associations really have a role to play in this revolting state of affairs. The arguments are in such blatant bad faith, the people making them should be shunned by their peers.

Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 15h

The case against Comey is beyond weak. The case against James is worse. It is based on a lie, and they know they're lying because exculpatory evidence that contradicts the indictment had already been presented to a grand jury in another jurisdiction. Everyone involved with this needs to be disbarred

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 15h

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 16h

I saw it - it does not look like they are rehiring most of them unfortunately. It shows that they are so incompetent they do not even know who they are firing.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 16h

A feature, not a bug

Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 17h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 19h

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 17h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 19h

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 18h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19h

Philip Morris to provide free cases of cigarettes to area schools amid debates over effects of tobacco on health.

Microsoft to provide free Copilot tools for Washington state schools amid debate over AI’s role in learning

Microsoft Elevate Washington is a sweeping new initiative that will provide free access to AI-powered software and training for all 295 public school districts and 34 community and technical colleges ...

www.geekwire.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Peter Thorne, Tom Clark , and 11 more Anna O. Law, Peter Thorne, Tom Clark, Steve Peers, American Library Association, Gernot Wagner, Melanie C. Green, Silvia Secchi, Michael Zimmer, Scott A. Imberman, Anthony Burke, Blair Fix, Farah Mendlesohn, Jeannette Sutton

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Fred Willard talking about a dog show in Best of Show (2000) is Donald Trump or any of his surrogates talking about any subject of public importance in 2025. (Autism and Tylenol, war ravaged Portland, tariffs, Trump’s Nobel Prize, etc etc)
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Best in Show (7/11) Movie CLIP - Judging the Hounds (2000) HD

YouTube video by Movieclips

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 1d

It's 57% for Iowa, 40% is the national average. Sigh.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 1d

Incredible NYT headline and subhead where the writer has to remind you that this is a bad thing lol

Media literacy is being able to understand why that last part is included here, but not for any story about the US abandoning its clean energy initiatives.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

They continue to eviscerate the public health machinery that has quietly kept Americans, and others around the world, safe and healthy for decades.

The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off. The publication’s storied history includes a June 1981 report that five previously healthy gay men were treated for an unusual pneumonia — the first hint of the AIDS epidemic.

Roughly 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — the so-called “disease detectives” who respond to outbreaks around the globe — received layoff notices, according to a person familiar with them. The service was spared during an earlier round of layoffs in February.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 1d

Illegally firing the CDC experts while he gets the latest COVID vaccine is really beyond the pale.
Marie Antoinette level of vibes.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

RIFed:
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center

Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.

They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.

Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠

2024 Accomplishments

Strengthening the public health infrastructure and workforce of the United States

www.cdc.gov

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 1d

The Colorado River Indian Tribes may soon become the third Indigenous government in North America to grant personhood rights to a river.

“The river is my grandfather.” @debkrol.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Colorado River Indian Tribes may grant personhood rights to 'living' river

The Colorado River Indian Tribes may soon give their eponymous river personhood status, following moves by other tribes and Indigenous peoples.

www.azcentral.com

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 1d

It's a blue state, Pritzker is governor jfc. There is no better place than Chicago to send the message that congress is a co-equal branch of government. They need to coordinate and have a strategy, durbin really is useless and Duckworth has consistently underperformed, she doesn't have range.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 1d

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 1d

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 1d

I just spent five minutes reading about "sustainable" big ag activities on Linkedin and I am feeling slightly nauseous. Some of the really large ENGO have really gone full corporate and their people sure can spew some industry partner lingo.

a man in a suit and tie is holding his hand to his chest .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding his hand to his chest .

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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 1d

This week I went on CNN to dispel myths about Portland. We don’t need outside agitators telling us what we need, and we do not need military invasion.

www.oregonlive.com/trending/202...

Portland council member makes CNN anchor laugh with snarky response to Kristi Noem claims

“There is no terrorism happening here,” the council member told CNN.

www.oregonlive.com

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly Portland can Streisand-effect autarky frog costumes and even improve their design, the drone strikes tho 😬

Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 2d

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