Heavy-handed censorship by the regime, banning particular talks at scientific conferences based on their topic. They are just getting started. Proposed OMB rules would push this kind of fine-grained political control into all aspects of US funded research. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Ths is flying under the radar, but Russ Vought is advancing a new scheme to give Trump's cronies total control of nearly $179B in federal grant funds. Billions for lifesaving disaster relief and medical research would be subject to Trumpian loyalty oaths. Make no mistake: this is fascism.

I am now switching to entirely LMM-based generative computing. That is, instead of AI, I will simply request that Lin-Manuel Miranda complete my tasks. This is a perfect, ethical approach because: 1. He can produce unlimited, high-quality text 2. It does not appear that he can turn down a request

"Mamá, you shouldn't supposed to work, you should sleep." -Kindergartener wisdom

Bhattacharya: "I don't see a bottleneck now.... My job is to make sure every single dollar goes out, and it will go out by the end of the year on excellent science. A lot of the concerns, it just seems like political noise to me. It's not reality." Reality... 🧵1/6 www.27unihted.org/jay-fact-che...

I just repeated the analysis for grants in fiscal year 2026. I found 98 grants with title changes upon administrative (non-competitive) renewal. Here is the removed word cloud for fiscal year 2026. 4/5

For some reason I'm thinking about when we were 10 and we'd IM SmarterChild on AIM and do all sorts of stuff like see what it would say if we swore at it, told it we loved them, etc etc

For more info: www.science.org/content/arti...

We’re in the second to last week of class and the “Hello Dr. Neville, my grades are lower than expected…” emails have begun. Their grades are weekly quizzes that have been visible on Canvas all semester. Smh

Thank you, Trump Administration and associated brownshirt ghouls. We are now safe from the danger posed by a Ph.D focusing on how positive media use among children and young people can nurture more kindness and compassion in the world. Fortunately our American children will be spared compassion.

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

Every comment on LinkedIn has the energy of a college course discussion board

It was truly humbling to receive the Black History Month Trailblazer honor from my friends at the Chelsea Black Community (CBC). The CBC serves as a model for lifting up our neighbors with inclusive programming and meaningful partnerships. #BlackHistoryMonth #ChesleaMA

“Don’t turn your back on our kids.” — Chelsea parent Ana Vanegas, whose husband has been unable to return from Guatemala and whose son’s school is facing brutal cuts and layoffs #mapoli

“Our families are struggling, and school funding should not be one more thing they have to worry about.” — @sarahneville.bsky.social at the @massedjustice.bsky.social press conference on the need for additional school funding to address enrollment declines amidst ICE terrorism #mapoli

As a snowstorm engulfed campus, Harvard custodians working around-the-clock snow removal shifts were left scrambling for places to sleep, even as the University provided overnight accommodations. Taylor M. Bierwerth and Noah A. Ferris report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Over 17 THOUSAND people of the Korean #adoptee diaspora in the US, spanning the entire period up to its inception 70 years ago, lack US citizenship because of their adopters’ inaction. americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...

BREAKING: Trump-Noem DHS admits to wrongfully arresting 261 DACA recipients, 86 of whom were deported, since Trump’s second term started, per disclosure to Congress.

"How could this happen?" she said. "I'm American. I've never had any other identity besides that."

Never be off message

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance. And you know why? Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

I spent 5 years at OPRE. Its work is highly rigorous, and staff draw conclusions carefully. And its work illuminates. One project showed that common assumptions about the relationship between TANF and SSI were simply not borne out in data. And now OPRE is being gutted. An attack on knowledge.

I don’t like this

Governor Healey is the only New England governor with a statewide 287(g) collaboration agreement with ICE. Healey is using our tax dollars to do ICE's work. Health care cuts when we are subsidizing ICE every day? We say no way. Call her at 617-725-4005. #mapoli

A reminder that Maura Healey is the ONLY Democratic governor in New England governor to have a collaboration agreement with ICE. Healey, despite her words, continues to use OUR tax dollars to provide free labor to ICE. Let her know it's time to de-ICE MA. www.mass.gov/info-details...

The Chelsea salt pile is my favorite Massachusetts seasonal attraction

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Republicans like to talk about "masculinity crisis," but if you think that "masculinity" is better captured by a masked man shooting a woman in the face rather than a dad doing ICE watch outside of a preschool, the crisis is you.

"I know that speaking up is essential to prevent people from ending up in a state of screaming fear." In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.

Last night I learned something from my activist mom. She's been working town halls for her senator, and he told her that all our calls & emails, positive and negative, are the ammo he needs to help persuade his colleagues to take action.

Teaching two sections of the same course back to back... each section has 48 students. pero why? why not just combine into one 96-student section? what do students get from a class with as many as 48 students that they don't in 96 lol

We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.

ICE cannot be reformed. It must be abolished.

You thought your NYE was bad... Stephen Miller's wife posted video of her husband and Kristi Noem dancing to Vanilla Ice and singing: "ICE, ICE, baby" as if their master plan to harm other human beings is somehow a punchline.

They did not just fuckin put my kid’s daycare on a vigilante map

Other states have taken action to protect court houses, and MA should too. #mapoli www.wbur.org/news/2025/12...

This is really important reporting from @wbur.org about the scale of the kidnapping and deportation infrastructure across New England as well as the local and regional partnerships that have made it possible.

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It’s an unprecedented time on the immigration beat. We want to answer your questions about President Trump’s mass deportation policy and how it is playing out in New England.

This is a wildly unethical study that would be illegal to conduct in the United States. Have you heard of the Tuskegee experiments (crimes against humanity)? This sounds like that.

You can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

Lmao sign me up

I am so excited to share the official website launch of the Asian American Critical Consciousness Project wp.nyu.edu/aaccproject/. This project is an introductory resource that presents key critical theories, concepts, and historical and contemporary examples from Asian American Studies.

Stand Up & Speak Out for Immigrants in Massachusetts! Join us and allies this Thursday at 12:30 pm in Boston City Hall Plaza! #mapoli #bospoli

Sadly, the @nytimes.com keeps writing deeply irresponsible, dangerous headlines like this one. It’s incredibly damaging.

ICE has gone too far - It's time for lawmakers to take action. We are calling on elected officials to pass reforms to address ICE's unaccountable actions: ❌DON'T assist ICE. ❌DON'T turn police into ICE agents . ✅DO fund legal help to fight deportations. action.aclu.org/send-message...

A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions. A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪