Merrill
@merrill2n.bsky.social
Retired educator in New England
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Happy birthday to Katalin Karikó! She won the 2021 #LaskerAward for modified mRNA technology, enabling rapid development of highly effective #COVID19 vaccines. 🧪
#RNAbiology #WomenInSTEM
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#RNAbiology #WomenInSTEM
Read: https://ow.ly/IVHY50XYOfG
Watch: https://ow.ly/6TVG50XYOfI
January 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Happy birthday to Katalin Karikó! She won the 2021 #LaskerAward for modified mRNA technology, enabling rapid development of highly effective #COVID19 vaccines. 🧪
#RNAbiology #WomenInSTEM
Read: https://ow.ly/IVHY50XYOfG
Watch: https://ow.ly/6TVG50XYOfI
#RNAbiology #WomenInSTEM
Read: https://ow.ly/IVHY50XYOfG
Watch: https://ow.ly/6TVG50XYOfI
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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NEW: Mass resignations at the DoJ Civil Rights Division - including the Chief of the Criminal Section - over the administration’s refusal to investigate the murder of Renee Good. www.cbsnews.com/news/minneap...
Mass resignations hit Justice Department's Civil Rights Division amid lack of action in Minneapolis, sources say
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
NEW: Mass resignations at the DoJ Civil Rights Division - including the Chief of the Criminal Section - over the administration’s refusal to investigate the murder of Renee Good. www.cbsnews.com/news/minneap...
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What if they did this to you or your loved one?
Tell everyone you know about this!
We are all in peril from #ICELawlessness
& it's rampant.
Call your lawmakers!
Congress-202-224-3121
Google local & state officials.
Anyone could be next.
In this🧵 you'll see they even target ambulance drivers.
Tell everyone you know about this!
We are all in peril from #ICELawlessness
& it's rampant.
Call your lawmakers!
Congress-202-224-3121
Google local & state officials.
Anyone could be next.
In this🧵 you'll see they even target ambulance drivers.
January 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
What if they did this to you or your loved one?
Tell everyone you know about this!
We are all in peril from #ICELawlessness
& it's rampant.
Call your lawmakers!
Congress-202-224-3121
Google local & state officials.
Anyone could be next.
In this🧵 you'll see they even target ambulance drivers.
Tell everyone you know about this!
We are all in peril from #ICELawlessness
& it's rampant.
Call your lawmakers!
Congress-202-224-3121
Google local & state officials.
Anyone could be next.
In this🧵 you'll see they even target ambulance drivers.
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Illinois families are struggling with the highest cost of living in decades, and Trump has the bright idea to cut $1 BILLION in childcare funding for 100,000 working families in our state.
This is unacceptable. I’m joining @morelle.house.gov in calling for this funding to be restored immediately.
This is unacceptable. I’m joining @morelle.house.gov in calling for this funding to be restored immediately.
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Illinois families are struggling with the highest cost of living in decades, and Trump has the bright idea to cut $1 BILLION in childcare funding for 100,000 working families in our state.
This is unacceptable. I’m joining @morelle.house.gov in calling for this funding to be restored immediately.
This is unacceptable. I’m joining @morelle.house.gov in calling for this funding to be restored immediately.
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Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.
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Thank you Christopher!! Now let's pass this around several times so our fellow countrymen & women know their rights. I'm going to keep this in a desk near my front door.
An administrative warrant is signed by ICE, not a judge. Without a signed judicial warrant, agents do not have the right to enter your home.
You have the right to ask to see the warrant.
You have the right to refuse entry without one.
You have the right to ask to see the warrant.
You have the right to refuse entry without one.
January 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Thank you Christopher!! Now let's pass this around several times so our fellow countrymen & women know their rights. I'm going to keep this in a desk near my front door.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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#StPaul #Minnesota. Heads up!!!
WARNING to ST. Paul: ICE is going door to door with weapons drawn.
January 12, 2026 at 12:42 AM
#StPaul #Minnesota. Heads up!!!
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*Joe Strummer voice*
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (WITH GUITAR)
You have the right not to be killed
MURDER IS A CRIME
#ICEOutForGood #AbolishICE #ReneeGood
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (WITH GUITAR)
You have the right not to be killed
MURDER IS A CRIME
#ICEOutForGood #AbolishICE #ReneeGood
January 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
*Joe Strummer voice*
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (WITH GUITAR)
You have the right not to be killed
MURDER IS A CRIME
#ICEOutForGood #AbolishICE #ReneeGood
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (WITH GUITAR)
You have the right not to be killed
MURDER IS A CRIME
#ICEOutForGood #AbolishICE #ReneeGood
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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F meta. F Elon. F TikTok.
Thank you for this advice. You guys please be patient with me as I learn about how to engage with you guys on this app in the way that I was on threads. 🙏
Thank you for this advice. You guys please be patient with me as I learn about how to engage with you guys on this app in the way that I was on threads. 🙏
Keep posting, it will get more traction than a chained snow tire on a sanded road, (sorry, Vermonter here). You keep posting, I will keep sharing. Hope to see you in Burlington, at the Flynn on the 31st! ICE is a para military group run by a cos playing whore, who gets off on shooting dogs.
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
F meta. F Elon. F TikTok.
Thank you for this advice. You guys please be patient with me as I learn about how to engage with you guys on this app in the way that I was on threads. 🙏
Thank you for this advice. You guys please be patient with me as I learn about how to engage with you guys on this app in the way that I was on threads. 🙏
I’m
I heard a good point. If that officer felt “threatened” by that lady such that he had to kill her, he is too fragile to be a cop.
January 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I’m
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FYI in MAGA influencer circles it is increasingly believed that a number of transgender Discord users (20 in the latest iteration) knew of the Kirk shooting plan in advance. Again, just passing along as warning of what’s building.
September 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
FYI in MAGA influencer circles it is increasingly believed that a number of transgender Discord users (20 in the latest iteration) knew of the Kirk shooting plan in advance. Again, just passing along as warning of what’s building.
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RFK Jr. will kill Americans, sure as death. You have the GOP to thank you for that.
They Don't Care
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
RFK Jr. will kill Americans, sure as death. You have the GOP to thank you for that.
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something very familiar about yet another person trump is trying to purge
cant qwhite put my finger on it
cant qwhite put my finger on it
August 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
something very familiar about yet another person trump is trying to purge
cant qwhite put my finger on it
cant qwhite put my finger on it
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The COVID vaccines should be available for everyone. Let’s hope the deadly duo of RFK Jr. and Trump don’t pull them from the market! 🙏
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
MSN
www.msn.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The COVID vaccines should be available for everyone. Let’s hope the deadly duo of RFK Jr. and Trump don’t pull them from the market! 🙏
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
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NEW: Yesterday, I posted that I was unable to get the COVID vaccine at my VA clinic, and many of you assured me that the new one would be available soon and that I was overreacting. I was not overreacting. I am no longer eligible for the vaccine. apnews.com/article/vacc...
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots but limits access for some kids and adults
The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season.
apnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
NEW: Yesterday, I posted that I was unable to get the COVID vaccine at my VA clinic, and many of you assured me that the new one would be available soon and that I was overreacting. I was not overreacting. I am no longer eligible for the vaccine. apnews.com/article/vacc...
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'Worst case': Conservative fears Trump will never 'vacate the White House'
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'Worst case': Conservative fears Trump will never 'vacate the White House'
twp.ai
August 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
'Worst case': Conservative fears Trump will never 'vacate the White House'
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We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.
August 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.