Northern Ireland man from Lisburn kidnapped by Trump’s Ice raids because he “looked like a Mexican”. He had the correct visa, all his documents. He’s never been in trouble with police. Held in terrible conditions. A fellow captive couldn’t get his medication and dropped dead of a heart attack

Please consider signing a nomination for Francesca Abanese and the doctors of Gaza for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Is free and open inquiry important? Yes. Is noting its importance a good response to criticisms of an academic working with Trump on his agenda to trample vulnerable people? No.

A study confirms what we have long argued: the spectacular Atlantic 'cold blob' is the result of a slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC, which transports warm waters into that region. That's the only part of Earth that resisted #globalwarming. 🌊 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

How to represent and communicate uncertainty in climate science and other policy-relevant research? Workshop Making Sense of Uncertainty in Science and Policy is starting at the SOCRATES research group at @iphilluh.bsky.social Organized by Margherita Harris, Joe Roussos, Leonie Wiemeyer #philsci

If we choose not to act, Or fail to adapt, Then suffer we will. #ShowYourStripes

US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱 Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated". #climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience

@sarahwieten.bsky.social Hi Sarah, I would love to attend online Nancy's talk tomorrow. could you please send me the link? Thanks! Mathias

This is a really excellent overview of the GOP's recent budget proposal bill with compelling visuals that show us the current administration's economic vision for the US: "You pay more for less." Thank you, @gelliottmorris.com www.gelliottmorris.com/p/republican...

This statement from the NSF is insane. Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false. Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.

Here’s the clip.

Florida Sheriff hits child with his car in order to arrest him for riding his bike in the street www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/01/v...

In den USA kann man gerade exemplarisch beobachten, wie #Wissenschaftsfreiheit mit Nachdruck von repräsentativ-demokratischen Hochschulgremien verteidigt wird - während aufsichtsratähnliche Hochschulräte dabei versagen (siehe Columbia). #LauteWissenschaft

And here it is! www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

This slope is getting slipperier by the day. If I were one of the 13 million permanent residents in the US I’d probably be self-censoring any unpopular opinions, and that’s a much deeper affront to American values than any opinion I could express.

Meet the #SOCRATESgroup fellows! @philosofir.bsky.social Prof. Joyce Havstad's research on #scientificnorms explores how traditional views on intent, integrity, and temperament fall short, with a view to developing new approaches to improving science: t1p.de/w9tm7

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Hat ein bisschen gedauert mit unserer Stellungnahme zur Wissenschaftsfreiheit, aber es gab auch viel zu sagen!

The US government has been turned over to a group of extraordinarily ignorant people, and they are working to destroy science in this country. Cutting over half the NSF budget would save < 0.1% of the federal budget, but do incalculable harm. Simply heartbreaking. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Die Scham, die ich als Bürger und als Jude empfinde, bei der Vorstellung, dass Margot Friedländer, Roman Schwarzman und die wenigen noch verbliebenen Überlebenden der Shoah, gestern im TV oder anderswo, diese lachenden, Selfies schießenden Triumphgesichter der Nazis mit ansehen mussten, ist brutal.

Friedrich Merz im November 2024: "Wir sollten mit Ihnen, den Sozialdemokraten, und Ihnen, den Grünen, vereinbaren, dass wir nur die Entscheidungen auf die Tagesordnung des Plenums setzen, über die wir uns zuvor mit Ihnen von der SPD und den Grünen in der Sache geeinigt haben."

Die Brandmauer muss bleiben! Demo Do 30.1. 18.00. Opernplatz Hannover

This arrived in the mail today! 😊

An outstanding achievement: Our colleagues Torsten Wilholt and Mathias Frisch have been awarded the Science Award of Lower Saxony 2023 (Wissenschaftspreis Niedersachsen)! www.uni-hannover.de/de/universit...