Sue Krause
@sueannkrause.bsky.social
Cell biologist trying my best to support social justice
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December 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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This is state-sponsored terrorism. The IDF are extremists.
“The Israeli soldiers had rigged [a] can of food with an explosive.”
American surgeon Irfan Galaria tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the Israeli military’s brutalization of children, and what he witnessed while working at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital.
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American surgeon Irfan Galaria tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the Israeli military’s brutalization of children, and what he witnessed while working at Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/i-did-not-...
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is state-sponsored terrorism. The IDF are extremists.
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This project stemmed from our curiosity about how evolution generates diversity in cell sizes without harming fitness. We evolved S. cerevisiae under size-based selection for 1500 generations and observed a remarkable ~6-fold volume reduction with limited impact on fitness or size homeostasis
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This project stemmed from our curiosity about how evolution generates diversity in cell sizes without harming fitness. We evolved S. cerevisiae under size-based selection for 1500 generations and observed a remarkable ~6-fold volume reduction with limited impact on fitness or size homeostasis
This!👇🏼
“Let me state the obvious:
Antisemitism is always wrong.
Islamophobia is always wrong.
Intentionally killing civilians is always wrong, whether on a beach in Sydney or a beach in Gaza.
Can we not all agree on all of the above? Is that really so hard” - my take for Zeteo’s First Draft newsletter:
Antisemitism is always wrong.
Islamophobia is always wrong.
Intentionally killing civilians is always wrong, whether on a beach in Sydney or a beach in Gaza.
Can we not all agree on all of the above? Is that really so hard” - my take for Zeteo’s First Draft newsletter:
The (Muslim) Hero of Bondi
Mehdi on the Islamophobes' response to the brutal killing of Jews in Australia; how the DOGE folks are headed for Gaza; and the fallout from the Bari Weiss/Erika Kirk CBS town hall.
zeteo.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This!👇🏼
Great 🧵 on what is Yuletide.
Yule ≠ Christmas
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.
Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Great 🧵 on what is Yuletide.
Unbelievable. Who is Starmer working for?
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Unbelievable. Who is Starmer working for?
Instead of worrying about multimillionaires and billionaires fleeing because they may be asked to pay a wee bit more in tax, how about worrying about the ordinary migrants that aren't coming here to help with paying taxes?
Today we’ll get latest net immigration figures - They’ll show immigration for work is plummeting.
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Instead of worrying about multimillionaires and billionaires fleeing because they may be asked to pay a wee bit more in tax, how about worrying about the ordinary migrants that aren't coming here to help with paying taxes?
Maybe this is subject related? 🤷🏼♀️ Because I've never heard of it. Interviews were done on campus where you would have time to meet others in the lab/department.
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Maybe this is subject related? 🤷🏼♀️ Because I've never heard of it. Interviews were done on campus where you would have time to meet others in the lab/department.
This is not just a US thing - although I would say it is an export from the US. It is time to pause and think why is this an issue. What is it distracting us from?
Anti-migrant rhetoric is hurting the health and wellbeing of the population and is therefore a major public health issue.
The prejudice & division propaganda has consequences in terms of mental health, workforce morale & capacity, stigma & barriers to access support, feelings of safety & security.
The prejudice & division propaganda has consequences in terms of mental health, workforce morale & capacity, stigma & barriers to access support, feelings of safety & security.
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This is not just a US thing - although I would say it is an export from the US. It is time to pause and think why is this an issue. What is it distracting us from?
My work friends have sent me off with flowers and well-wishes as I am about to start my second forced redundancy from the University of Glasgow. The career life of a researcher is not a secure one.
October 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My work friends have sent me off with flowers and well-wishes as I am about to start my second forced redundancy from the University of Glasgow. The career life of a researcher is not a secure one.
This 🧵. What is happening now is NOT just about Trump. Conditions lead us to this situation. Think Tea Party removing more moderate Republicans from the GOP. The PATRIOT act. The DHS. The love of donor money versus doing good for the people.
I don’t really understand the people who think we shouldn’t situate the current moment in context of the last 25 years in American politics, including the actions of the three Democrats who were president during that time
October 6, 2025 at 6:10 AM
This 🧵. What is happening now is NOT just about Trump. Conditions lead us to this situation. Think Tea Party removing more moderate Republicans from the GOP. The PATRIOT act. The DHS. The love of donor money versus doing good for the people.
Reposted by Sue Krause
All the argument "Reform will be worse" sounds like to a lot of migrants, trans and non-binary individuals, disabled people etc, not all but many, is "my life will be worse and you are just collateral damage to ensure I don't have to face what you face now". That's not a vote winning message. 23/
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
All the argument "Reform will be worse" sounds like to a lot of migrants, trans and non-binary individuals, disabled people etc, not all but many, is "my life will be worse and you are just collateral damage to ensure I don't have to face what you face now". That's not a vote winning message. 23/
Wow. 👏🏼
Wow. Now that’s what you call bold action
Cosmetic retail giant Lush has closed all of its UK stores, factories & website for the day in protest at Israel’s actions in Palestine
It hopes to push the UK Govt into greater action by depriving it of a day's worth of tax revenue from its business
Cosmetic retail giant Lush has closed all of its UK stores, factories & website for the day in protest at Israel’s actions in Palestine
It hopes to push the UK Govt into greater action by depriving it of a day's worth of tax revenue from its business
Retail giant closes all UK stores in tax protest over Gaza
Cosmetics retail giant Lush has closed all of its UK stores in protest at Israel’s actions in Palestine ...
www.thenational.scot
September 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Wow. 👏🏼
Compassionate, humane ways to treat people who we don't know what they are fleeing.
The main issue facing any UK government isn't actually the number of people seeking asylum, in the grand scheme, proportionally, we aren't talking about huge figures, especially when compared per capita to countries such as France, but the constant images we see in the media. 1/
September 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Compassionate, humane ways to treat people who we don't know what they are fleeing.
Reposted by Sue Krause
NEW: The public hugely overestimate how many graduates regret going to university and significantly underestimate the importance of higher education to the UK economy.
Our new study with @hepi-news.bsky.social also reveals widespread misunderstandings about tuition fees, student loans and more ⬇️ 🧵
Our new study with @hepi-news.bsky.social also reveals widespread misunderstandings about tuition fees, student loans and more ⬇️ 🧵
August 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
NEW: The public hugely overestimate how many graduates regret going to university and significantly underestimate the importance of higher education to the UK economy.
Our new study with @hepi-news.bsky.social also reveals widespread misunderstandings about tuition fees, student loans and more ⬇️ 🧵
Our new study with @hepi-news.bsky.social also reveals widespread misunderstandings about tuition fees, student loans and more ⬇️ 🧵
amazing 😮
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
August 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
amazing 😮
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🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
July 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.
I do like a Bumble 🐝
July 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I do like a Bumble 🐝
This kitty is now three years old. She is our adorable little fluffy ball...well, maybe not at 3:30am! 😂
July 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This kitty is now three years old. She is our adorable little fluffy ball...well, maybe not at 3:30am! 😂
Policy without values.
It is why when the Starmer's Labour party speak of their policies, you don't see any sort of values in them. He has been so ready to change his policies to get elected either as leader of the party or to be PM.
It is why when the Starmer's Labour party speak of their policies, you don't see any sort of values in them. He has been so ready to change his policies to get elected either as leader of the party or to be PM.
"Because reactionary centrists do not really have values, they struggle to understand the motivations of those who do."
www.thebulwark.com/p/when-moder...
www.thebulwark.com/p/when-moder...
When Moderation Becomes Appeasement
If your chief goal is to find a middle ground with the far right on social issues, you’ll end up condoning its values—just ask Keir Starmer.
www.thebulwark.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Policy without values.
It is why when the Starmer's Labour party speak of their policies, you don't see any sort of values in them. He has been so ready to change his policies to get elected either as leader of the party or to be PM.
It is why when the Starmer's Labour party speak of their policies, you don't see any sort of values in them. He has been so ready to change his policies to get elected either as leader of the party or to be PM.
This 🧵.
🧵 Steve Coogan has dropped a political truth bomb.
He says Starmer’s Labour has abandoned its principles and is paving the way for the “racist clowns” of Reform UK.
But there’s a deeper story here — about Maurice Glasman, Blue Labour, and a dangerous ideological drift. 👇
He says Starmer’s Labour has abandoned its principles and is paving the way for the “racist clowns” of Reform UK.
But there’s a deeper story here — about Maurice Glasman, Blue Labour, and a dangerous ideological drift. 👇
July 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This 🧵.
This 👇🏼 is why I, as white person, admit I am still learning to undo my bigotry. And why I think it is important to "hear" other people's voices, experiences to learn from those voices.
The thing is living in a white supremacist society means that racism is very embedded in how people are and it takes work, including owning mistakes, to minimize that
Which means mistakes happen! The real catastrophe is a bad response to hearing you made one
Which means mistakes happen! The real catastrophe is a bad response to hearing you made one
June 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This 👇🏼 is why I, as white person, admit I am still learning to undo my bigotry. And why I think it is important to "hear" other people's voices, experiences to learn from those voices.
Islamophobia (a word I don't like using as it does not adequately express the bigotry) is accepted by so many that they don't see it.
The fact that none of the Dem leadership, not even Biden, spoke out against the censure vote for Rep Rashida Tlaib was a very telling point for me.
The fact that none of the Dem leadership, not even Biden, spoke out against the censure vote for Rep Rashida Tlaib was a very telling point for me.
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I was 19 when 9/11 happened. I lived through post-9/11 hate, the "anti-Shariah" movement, & hype around the Muslim ban.
But with Zohran's primary win, I don't think I've ever seen THIS level of Islamophobia & anti-Muslim hate from BOTH GOP and Democrats.
And the sad truth is this—
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I was 19 when 9/11 happened. I lived through post-9/11 hate, the "anti-Shariah" movement, & hype around the Muslim ban.
But with Zohran's primary win, I don't think I've ever seen THIS level of Islamophobia & anti-Muslim hate from BOTH GOP and Democrats.
And the sad truth is this—
1/4
June 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Islamophobia (a word I don't like using as it does not adequately express the bigotry) is accepted by so many that they don't see it.
The fact that none of the Dem leadership, not even Biden, spoke out against the censure vote for Rep Rashida Tlaib was a very telling point for me.
The fact that none of the Dem leadership, not even Biden, spoke out against the censure vote for Rep Rashida Tlaib was a very telling point for me.
Reposted by Sue Krause