Ian O’Hara
@ianohara.bsky.social
Associate Professor
Research & Instruction Librarian
University of Scranton
Former Full-Time Musician, Current Uncle
Critical librarianship and pedagogy; Misinformation; Social Psychology; Computational Propaganda;Algorithmic Curation; Epistemic Agency
Research & Instruction Librarian
University of Scranton
Former Full-Time Musician, Current Uncle
Critical librarianship and pedagogy; Misinformation; Social Psychology; Computational Propaganda;Algorithmic Curation; Epistemic Agency
Reposted by Ian O’Hara
"In the first month since he returned to power, he has demonstrated once again a brazen willingness to advance distortions, conspiracy theories and outright lies..."
Thing I Will Keep Saying: a society that wants to survive should probably discourage baldfaced lying
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Thing I Will Keep Saying: a society that wants to survive should probably discourage baldfaced lying
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Trump Uses Lies to Lay the Groundwork for Radical Change
Condoms for Gaza? Ukraine started the war with Russia? The president’s manipulations of the truth lay the groundwork for radical change.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"In the first month since he returned to power, he has demonstrated once again a brazen willingness to advance distortions, conspiracy theories and outright lies..."
Thing I Will Keep Saying: a society that wants to survive should probably discourage baldfaced lying
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Thing I Will Keep Saying: a society that wants to survive should probably discourage baldfaced lying
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Reposted by Ian O’Hara
To understand the impacts of Trump's disastrous NIH cuts we recommend this story from @chronicle.com. Our colleagues across @rutgersuniversity.bsky.social are making plans to fight for research here & around the country. We'll update you regularly on how to get involved. loom.ly/6NKshOo
Research Universities Are Poised to Lose Billions Under Trump’s Sudden Cut
The NIH’s decision late Friday to drastically shrink its reimbursement of indirect costs, which help pay for facilities, equipment, and staff to support grants, will have an immediate impact on higher...
www.chronicle.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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A president’s executive order cannot undo a law or a Supreme Court decision, let alone a provision of the Constitution. Forget that and you do have a dictatorship on day one.
January 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A president’s executive order cannot undo a law or a Supreme Court decision, let alone a provision of the Constitution. Forget that and you do have a dictatorship on day one.