Cindy Sousa
@cindysousa.bsky.social
🇵🇸🦋🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Social work/public health scholar & justice activist, informed by anti-racism/oppression/colonialism & feminism
❤️ = Palestine, Oregon beer, justice, old growth forests, and coffee. Views=my own; Likes/reposts/follows ≠endorsements
❤️ = Palestine, Oregon beer, justice, old growth forests, and coffee. Views=my own; Likes/reposts/follows ≠endorsements
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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🔔🔔 Tomorrow, April 1st at 8pm on Zoom!
Not sure how cuts to the U.S. Dept of Education will impact higher ed? Join @higheredlabor.bsky.social for a virtual discussion of what higher ed loses when the DoEd is destroyed and how we can respond collectively. 4/1 at 8pm on Zoom.
tinyurl.com/Apr1HELU
tinyurl.com/Apr1HELU
April 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
🔔🔔 Tomorrow, April 1st at 8pm on Zoom!
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What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
March 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
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Circulate this widely! We need to know which NIH grants have been terminated. It goes beyond the list that HHS has released. Send to every scientist you know. @scott-delaney.bsky.social @noamross.net
The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
Cancelled NIH grant information submission form
Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.
Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...
forms.gle
March 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Circulate this widely! We need to know which NIH grants have been terminated. It goes beyond the list that HHS has released. Send to every scientist you know. @scott-delaney.bsky.social @noamross.net
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Jawdropping.
You would expect this in a dictatorship, not the United States.
This country is unrecognizable.
You would expect this in a dictatorship, not the United States.
This country is unrecognizable.
March 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Jawdropping.
You would expect this in a dictatorship, not the United States.
This country is unrecognizable.
You would expect this in a dictatorship, not the United States.
This country is unrecognizable.
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Harrowing to learn that Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri, who is here on a valid student visa to conduct research on peacebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been arrested by ICE and is being threatened with deportation www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says
Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.
www.politico.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Harrowing to learn that Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri, who is here on a valid student visa to conduct research on peacebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been arrested by ICE and is being threatened with deportation www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Mahmoud Khalil writes from an ICE detention facility: "The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent."
mondoweiss.net/2025/03/lett...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/03/lett...
#Palestine #Israel
Letter from Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian political prisoner in Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian student activist being faced with deportation, writes from an ICE detention facility: “The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress...
mondoweiss.net
March 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Mahmoud Khalil writes from an ICE detention facility: "The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent."
mondoweiss.net/2025/03/lett...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/03/lett...
#Palestine #Israel
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The Democratic Party's favorability rating among Americans stands at a record low, fueled in part by dimming views from its own frustrated supporters, a new CNN Poll finds: cnn.it/4bRAzKs
CNN Poll: Democratic Party’s favorability drops to a record low | CNN Politics
The Democratic Party’s favorability rating among Americans stands at a record low, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, fueled in part by dimming views from its own frustrated supporters.
cnn.it
March 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Democratic Party's favorability rating among Americans stands at a record low, fueled in part by dimming views from its own frustrated supporters, a new CNN Poll finds: cnn.it/4bRAzKs
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💾 Huge thank you to the Data Rescue Project and every archivist and librarian out there saving this country one megabyte at a time
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
CDC datasets prior to 1/28/25 here: archive.org/details/2025... & contraception guidelines here: jessica.substack.com/p/cdc-birth-...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
CDC datasets prior to 1/28/25 here: archive.org/details/2025... & contraception guidelines here: jessica.substack.com/p/cdc-birth-...
March 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
💾 Huge thank you to the Data Rescue Project and every archivist and librarian out there saving this country one megabyte at a time
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
CDC datasets prior to 1/28/25 here: archive.org/details/2025... & contraception guidelines here: jessica.substack.com/p/cdc-birth-...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
CDC datasets prior to 1/28/25 here: archive.org/details/2025... & contraception guidelines here: jessica.substack.com/p/cdc-birth-...
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“It’s an escalation of a kind that is unheard of,” said Joan Scott, a historian & member of the academic freedom committee of the AAUP. “Even during the McCarthy period in the United States, this was not done.”
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups
The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studi...
apnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“It’s an escalation of a kind that is unheard of,” said Joan Scott, a historian & member of the academic freedom committee of the AAUP. “Even during the McCarthy period in the United States, this was not done.”
apnews.com/article/colu...
apnews.com/article/colu...
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VSIP, RIF, illegal firings, possible shut down. Our lives are so uncertain right now. Many will need to leave for good reason. But for those who can, please stay. CDC needs us. Public health need us. This country needs us. Stay and fight. Staying is resisting.
#resist #holdtheline
#resist #holdtheline
March 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
VSIP, RIF, illegal firings, possible shut down. Our lives are so uncertain right now. Many will need to leave for good reason. But for those who can, please stay. CDC needs us. Public health need us. This country needs us. Stay and fight. Staying is resisting.
#resist #holdtheline
#resist #holdtheline
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So let's stop sugarcoating what is going on and fight back!
The billionaire class wants us dumb, sick & poor.
That's why they're shuttering the Department of Education.
That's why they're gutting CFPB.
That's why they're slashing Medicaid.
Working people need to band together and stand up for our freedoms.
That's why they're shuttering the Department of Education.
That's why they're gutting CFPB.
That's why they're slashing Medicaid.
Working people need to band together and stand up for our freedoms.
March 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
So let's stop sugarcoating what is going on and fight back!
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Scientists at NCI now have to get their papers approved by RFK Jr.’s henchmen before publishing if they are focused on vaccines, autism, etc. This is another egregious attack on science with severe ripple effects. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
NCI employees can’t publish information on these topics without special approval
Communications involving “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny.
arstechnica.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Scientists at NCI now have to get their papers approved by RFK Jr.’s henchmen before publishing if they are focused on vaccines, autism, etc. This is another egregious attack on science with severe ripple effects. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Vaccines do not cause autism. If you need a quick reference to studies that disprove this relationship:
Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Vaccination as a cause of autism—myths and controversies
Despite significant progress in the study of the epidemiology and genetics of autism, the etiology and patho-physiology of this condition is far from being elucidated and no curative treatment current...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Vaccines do not cause autism. If you need a quick reference to studies that disprove this relationship:
Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba MOCKS Trump by signing a “beautiful” order that officially removes ALL American liquor from Canadian stores in his province.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
March 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire
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Me seeing every #standupforscience post in my timeline
March 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Me seeing every #standupforscience post in my timeline
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JUST IN: The head of the US African Development Foundation is suing Peter Marocco and DOGE — and he is describing in detail the standoff in which he blocked DOGE from entering the agency's offices.
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March 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
JUST IN: The head of the US African Development Foundation is suing Peter Marocco and DOGE — and he is describing in detail the standoff in which he blocked DOGE from entering the agency's offices.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I smell some good trouble
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I smell some good trouble
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We skipped the non-SOTU last night but heard that once again the Putin Administration went after one of #USAID 's best, most impactful and beautiful programs educating refugee children. Read the results for yourself and ask why they hate this so much.
sesameworkshop.org/our-work/wha...
sesameworkshop.org/our-work/wha...
Ahlan Simsim Impact Report - Sesame Workshop
A critical need, historic response, profound impact
sesameworkshop.org
March 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We skipped the non-SOTU last night but heard that once again the Putin Administration went after one of #USAID 's best, most impactful and beautiful programs educating refugee children. Read the results for yourself and ask why they hate this so much.
sesameworkshop.org/our-work/wha...
sesameworkshop.org/our-work/wha...
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I want the t-shirts, the posters, the sepia prints, the velvet portrait, the trapper keepers, the lunch boxes, the I-phone covers.
Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
March 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I want the t-shirts, the posters, the sepia prints, the velvet portrait, the trapper keepers, the lunch boxes, the I-phone covers.
Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
"Elon Musk's empire has benefited from $38 billion in contracts and government aid" www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a....
Elon Musk's empire has benefited from $38 billion in contracts and government aid
According to an investigation by 'The Washington Post,' his Tesla and SpaceX companies have been benefiting from large orders and tax credits from local states and the federal government for the past ...
www.lemonde.fr
March 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"Elon Musk's empire has benefited from $38 billion in contracts and government aid" www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a....