The NSF 2027 budget has noted that they will close out the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Program (SBE). This is not a good thing. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...

This thread has me WHEEZING 🤣🤣

In October, I wrote about why spectacles of mass defiance are important, even as they are only the first step towards more concerted & militant efforts. Today is no different. #NoKings

1 Just passed through security at La Guardia. ICE entirely doing security! 100% of ID and identity checks done by ICE…Truly icky and dystopian. Some thoughts.

Want to hear me talk/rant about eugenics? Come through!

I would fight someone for fries from Sweet 27 in Baltimore! @jowiph.bsky.social knows what I'm talking about

Strong recommendation to teaching faculty to just say no to this stuff, even if you are AI curious/enthusiastic. This is meant to reduce faculty autonomy and capture human labor with automation. You're selling out your future self and the profession as a whole. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

Scoop: 13 US airports will see ICE agents at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints on Monday, a source with knowledge of the plans told CNN. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

I'm a historian of eugenics and this is 100% correct

Today in eugenics

FELLOWSHIP ALERT: If you are faculty at an HBCU working on race, indigeneity, and/or transnational migration and you want to spend a semester at Yale next year (in a research center with me!) please apply! I cannot recommend RITM highly enough.

Trump’s bombing of Iran is reckless and a direct threat to American and Iranian lives. Launching military strikes without congressional authorization or evidence of an imminent threat is not strength. It is an abuse of power. Tell your Members of Congress to put an immediate stop to this war.

We're up over 3,000 letters sent. Can we get more than 5,000 letters sent to Senators opposing Casey Means' nomination for Surgeon General? Please sign and send a letter to your Senators now by clicking below! actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo... @defendpublichealth.bsky.social

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports

McSweeneys is undefeated

The 3 million-plus people applying for immigration status changes will now be required to provide the government with their social media handles. This expansive new requirement poses a serious threat to constitutional rights. bit.ly/4aE5uKa

I didn't know I needed this

As a Hopkins alum, this is aggressively accurate

Devastated to learn that Univ of Texas at Austin is closing the American Studies dept. The years I spent there earning my PhD were formative, making me the teacher, thinker, and writer I am today. I've passed on what I learned at UT to thousands of students over the past 20 years. Just awful.

This is so awful! I did a lot of Model UN in high school and was an IR major in undergrad, and I used the CIA World Factbook a LOT for research. I hope it's backed up somewhere!

*screams in history of science*

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours. please keep sharing with your networks.

I'm in this picture

The US Department of Health and Human Services will recommend fewer vaccines for most American children, a move that health experts fear could lead to a resurgence of preventable diseases. https://cnn.it/44UZM4B

on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias: we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com

Tell your elected officials to do everything in their power to stand up to Trump and prevent war with Venezuela. Email your Members of Congress: act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr... Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal... And call your representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Well this is fantastic! I kinda want to play along but I also don't want to lol Happy New Year! Here's hoping there's less *gestures wildly at everything*

I won't lie, this was a tough year for democracy. But we enter 2026 with hope and optimism for the year ahead. I wish you all a happy and healthy new year.

So heinous! This would be a good time to donate to Planned Parenthood

RFK Jr.'s legacy is a sea of tiny coffins in the US and internationally. Every day he remains in office, the harm he causes grows. Call your representative — it's time Congress impeaches and removes RFK Jr. standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

*laughs in comprehensive exams*

This week in eugenics

Listen to us talk about why @nursingclio.bsky.social is awesome, and then get your copy of the Nursing Clio Reader!

Worth noting that what Walsh is citing here isn't just the idea of IQ—it's the much more egregious "national IQ" data from Richard Lynn, something several colleagues and I wrote about last year for STAT News

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted a stay, allowing Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026, delivering a major win for President Donald Trump and his unprecedented national effort to rig the upcoming midterm elections.

THIS

As a historian of eugenics, just want to confirm that eugenics is bad. Racism and ableism are the foundations of eugenics, and if those things shape what you mean by "desired" genetic characteristics, then it is eugenics and therefore bad. However, not all genetic intervention has to be eugenic.

This right here.

Sweet potato pie is the best pie. I will not be taking questions at this time.

WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)

New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...

"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...

It's always eugenics....

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.

🚨 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...

🚨🚨 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.