I am a PhD student at Brown University. As our community is still in the middle of this crisis, there are ways to help that go beyond thoughts and prayers. A friend who works at RIBC said there is an urgent need for blood donations. In RI? Sign up to donate blood to RIBC: www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

I finished a final early this afternoon, met my partner and daughter for a burger near campus, and then dropped my daughter off at a friend’s house. Then I got a text that there was an active shooter on campus. My classmates began to check in to see if everyone was safe.

If you want to help the Brown University community, donate blood. Donations in NYC, KC, MN, Nebraska, or Delaware will supply Rhode Island and the Brown Community. www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

Update from Brown University at 6:05 pm. The shooter is not in custody and the campus is an active crime scene. Keep sheltering in place and pray for victims.

Brown University is asking the campus to continue to shelter in place as of 6:10pm. #brownshooting

As of 6pm students were still sheltering in place and the situation is ongoing. Stay safe, shelter in place and and let law enforcement do their job.

As of 5:50 pm, if you are in the vicinity of Brown University, SHELTER IN PLACE. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I am a student at Brown University. There is an active shooting situation on campus. While some news sites have reported the suspect in custody this is not true. At 5:51 EST the school said the situation is ongoing and to keep sheltering in place. We’ve heard lots of emergency responders.

Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...

Grateful to be at Brown’s Equitable Climate Futures Initiative conference today. Exploring how researchers can make a difference despite the challenges to funding we are all facing.

Thanksgiving was delicious this year. Wonderful to have kids home from college and ballet training!

One man’s violence does not justify deporting all Afghan refugees.

First they came for AWS And I did not speak out Because Canvas was down and that was fine by me. Then they came for Cloudflare And I did not speak out Because I didn't need the textbook website. Then they came for GitHub And there were no more internet services For me to use to get work done.

Taking away food, healthcare and housing from the poor and working class to give tax breaks to the wealthy and powerful. How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

A new edition of the UNEP's Emissions Gap Report is out. It shows countries making little progress in ramping up ambition, and the very low likelihood of current commitments limiting warming to 1.5 degrees. We're probably avoiding 3 degrees, but there's much more to do. www.unep.org/resources/em...

Decision Desk HQ is the first to call a race, saying Abigail Spanberger wins. The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia. Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.

It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today) www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...

I want to see more faith leaders publicly speaking out like this.

This is awful. Republicans hurting Americans including their constituents. Healthcare shouldn’t be a luxury accessible only to the wealthy.

SNAP benefits expire in one week.

What the actual f*ck?

This is an emergency. In a month, health premiums are going to go up by 75%, ruining families' lives. What's happening in Chicago, where people's rights are being obliterated, is an emergency. What the FCC is doing - censoring our political speech - is an emergency.

Does anyone know an old guy called Harry? Apparently he rocks.

This is unacceptable!

This will have very negative consequences for tech companies that hire H1Bs. Did Trump pass this Project 2025 policy by his tech bros oligarchs? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

Watch this video. Mimi is a constituent of mine. She testified at a shadow hearing today about caring for four U.S. citizen children who were detained and torn from their parents.

The contrast is so striking.

The Supreme Court more or less gave the thumbs up to racial profiling via the shadow docket. I am wondering if they expect Trump to declare a national emergency and suspend democracy before they rule on any of the similar cases... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...

Going into week two of graduate school as a middle age mom. Meal prep made week one 1000% better, so now Sunday evening looks like opening a bottle of wine and cooking a few options for breakfast and dinner with my partner. Bonus points: they used AI to make my notes into a fancy menu. 😍 😂

The President of the United States just essentially declared a war on Chicago because — wait for it! — Black and Brown people live here. This is not normal. This is not okay. And we are going to fucking fight back.

What do you do when CDC no longer gives vaccine advice based on science? YOU BYPASS THEM! West Coast Health Alliance (CA, OR, WA, HI) recs based on facts buff.ly/I4oWZfX New Mexico COVID vax for all buff.ly/84mZXoN Massachusetts insurance must cover COVID vax buff.ly/zAfAZsd #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪

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Any Senators here? I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise. RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably. He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably. He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably. 1/

1/ Fall is around the corner, which means Covid, flu & RSV are gearing up. The good news: we’ve got #vaccines for all 3. But in NY, Covid vaccines are a bit of a confusing mess this year. Here’s what’s going on 👇

First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.

We are watching the destruction of institutions that made us all safer.

Pretty stoked to be in a union for this time on Labor Day! As a PhD student at Brown University, I am grateful for the Graduate Labor Organization that has fought for livable PhD student stipends and benefits.

It’s back to school for me and my daughter this week, which means I’m back in the kitchen doing meal prep. This week I made harvest muffins, vegetable chili, Moroccan meatballs, tofu with a creamy coconut and peanut sauce, and spicy roast chicken and seasonal vegetables.

"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:

Clean energy isn’t “woke.” It’s an essential part of our energy future and saves us all on power bills. This administration’s war on offshore wind and solar is just going to raise Americans’ utilities.

Between Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the DOJ official who tried to extort a plea out of him with threats of trafficking him to Uganda, there is someone who committed a crime. But that someone isn't Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

We all need the courage to tell it like it is.

Confederate statues are “history” but a rainbow crosswalk dedicated to victims of a mass shooting is “political.”

85% of land burned in wildfires over the last two decades was in Africa. Climate change is disproportionately harming the people who are not to blame for it.

It’s time to wake up - we are literally on the verge of losing our democracy if Donald Trump cheats his way to those seats in Texas.

Unpacking my clothes after moving from two closets to one is revealing. I love pattern, but my obsession with beautiful floral, animal and geometric prints means I often struggle to put a basic outfit together.

Donald Trump talked a big game on the economy, promising a new “Golden Era.” But unemployment is up. Economic growth has slowed. Inflation is increasing. This is the ugly reality of Trump’s economy.

Hot day in Texas and more than half of power is coming from solar and wind. More solar than natural gas. This is amazing.