Dr. Ayah Nuriddin
@ayahnerd.bsky.social
It's me again! **This is my only public social media account**
Muslim. Yale prof. Historian of upsetting things. Librarian. Black Feminist.
Muslim. Yale prof. Historian of upsetting things. Librarian. Black Feminist.
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Dr. Ayah Nuriddin
@ayahnerd.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hi new followers!! 👋 I'm a historian of eugenics, racism, and lots of other upsetting things that are becoming increasingly relevant for terrible reasons.
Remember to stay hydrated and cite Black women!
Remember to stay hydrated and cite Black women!
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WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
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New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
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"An obsession with the gene, of course, is not a complete explanation for why racist ideas resonated with Dr. Watson ... [for these ideas] to strike such a chord, some part of him had to already be receptive to its arguments"
gift link: James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.
Opinion | James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"An obsession with the gene, of course, is not a complete explanation for why racist ideas resonated with Dr. Watson ... [for these ideas] to strike such a chord, some part of him had to already be receptive to its arguments"
Very interesting take on Watson from @nccomfort.bsky.social, a preview of his forthcoming definitive and possibly magisterial biography!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Very interesting take on Watson from @nccomfort.bsky.social, a preview of his forthcoming definitive and possibly magisterial biography!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
It's always eugenics....
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It's always eugenics....
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If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
Reposted by Dr. Ayah Nuriddin
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
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🚨🚨 Texas A&M Board of Regents is meeting next week and set to approve a new policy requiring pre-approval of courses on race and gender. This is a blatant violation of academic freedom.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🚨🚨 Texas A&M Board of Regents is meeting next week and set to approve a new policy requiring pre-approval of courses on race and gender. This is a blatant violation of academic freedom.
Preview of the definitive and possibly magisterial biography of Watson!
Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Preview of the definitive and possibly magisterial biography of Watson!
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“We... wanted to address a frustrating narrative we’ve been hearing more frequently—that Yale has somehow been exempted from the funding freezes and disruptions affecting other institutions,” HoSang wrote... “The idea that Yale has been untouched is simply wrong."
Professors lament federal research funding cuts at faculty panel
The Yale chapter of the American Association of University Professors held a virtual panel Thursday featuring six faculty members who have been affected by President Donald Trump’s cuts.
yaledailynews.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“We... wanted to address a frustrating narrative we’ve been hearing more frequently—that Yale has somehow been exempted from the funding freezes and disruptions affecting other institutions,” HoSang wrote... “The idea that Yale has been untouched is simply wrong."
Stay tuned for the definitive and possibly magisterial Watson biography!
James D. Watson is dead. Stay tuned for some thoughts, based on my research on his biography, to be published soon.
While I write that up, y'all can throw tomatoes at this if you like. But I will offer a more nuanced take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
While I write that up, y'all can throw tomatoes at this if you like. But I will offer a more nuanced take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Stay tuned for the definitive and possibly magisterial Watson biography!
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Never underestimate power’s ability to find aligned interests with other forms of power.
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Never underestimate power’s ability to find aligned interests with other forms of power.
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if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
Exercise your right to vote!!
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Exercise your right to vote!!
Go team!!
Our book is out!! Happy publication day to our fantastic team of editors and authors.
September 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Go team!!
Just got my author copy of the NursingClio reader! Please everyone get like 12 copies and support the incredible work of @nursingclio.bsky.social!!
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Just got my author copy of the NursingClio reader! Please everyone get like 12 copies and support the incredible work of @nursingclio.bsky.social!!
Do Less Harm is FINALLY here! Y'all should buy like 12 copies each k thanks
August 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Do Less Harm is FINALLY here! Y'all should buy like 12 copies each k thanks
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🚨I just posted EVERY U.S. Senator phone number in DC. We ALL must call our Senators and tell them NO on this bill! 17 MILLION AMERICANS WILL LOSE HEALTHCARE ACCESS TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS. 🤬
List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
June 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
🚨I just posted EVERY U.S. Senator phone number in DC. We ALL must call our Senators and tell them NO on this bill! 17 MILLION AMERICANS WILL LOSE HEALTHCARE ACCESS TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS. 🤬
CALL YOUR REPS
Late last night, Senate Republicans voted to advance Trump’s Tax Scam.
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote
Senate Republicans cleared a key procedural step as they race to pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.
apnews.com
June 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
CALL YOUR REPS
Reposted by Dr. Ayah Nuriddin
Late last night, Senate Republicans voted to advance Trump’s Tax Scam.
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote
Senate Republicans cleared a key procedural step as they race to pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.
apnews.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Late last night, Senate Republicans voted to advance Trump’s Tax Scam.
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
I don't have enough words for how horrible this is
Make sure to donate to your local Planned Parenthood!
Make sure to donate to your local Planned Parenthood!
🚨By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court ALLOWS states to defund Planned Parenthood, holding that Medicaid does not give patients a right to obtain care from its providers. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I don't have enough words for how horrible this is
Make sure to donate to your local Planned Parenthood!
Make sure to donate to your local Planned Parenthood!
Contact your reps!!
Trump’s Tax Scam to slash Medicaid and SNAP would also dramatically increase ICE’s budget.
We need to keep up the pressure on GOP senators: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
Or you can help us connect voters in key states with their Republican senators: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
We need to keep up the pressure on GOP senators: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
Or you can help us connect voters in key states with their Republican senators: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
June 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Contact your reps!!
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Two VA pulmonologists rebuked by Trump administration for warning, in a @nejm.org article, that cancelled contracts, layoffs, and planned staff reductions jeopardize the health of a million veterans seeking help for conditions linked to toxic exposure.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Exclusive: US veterans agency orders scientists not to publish in journals without clearance
Move that seeks political control of doctors’ and scientists’ published research fits a pattern of censorship by the Trump administration, veterans advocates say
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Two VA pulmonologists rebuked by Trump administration for warning, in a @nejm.org article, that cancelled contracts, layoffs, and planned staff reductions jeopardize the health of a million veterans seeking help for conditions linked to toxic exposure.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...