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@peggyoroses

Cat lady. Recovering academic. Transparent, reproducible, peer-reviewed science matters. Equity and justice matter. Kindness matters. Humanity matters. Life matters. Utah Blue. #SundanceFilmFestival πŸ“½οΈ. I still miss Jerry. 🚫 OF ads; 🚫 DMs; 🚫 Porn

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Grad Resources Encouraging and equipping graduate students for impact.

I just learned that there's a national graduate student crisis line - gradresources.org. Might be worth spreading the word as I'm pretty sure exactly *checks notes* zero grad students are doing well emotionally right now.

03.04.2025 04:19 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Research on Fluoride and IQ Robert F.

Excellent illustration of how meta-analysis in the absence of high-quality systematic review can be dangerous for public health policy. open.substack.com/pub/goodscie...

01.05.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
826 Boston

826boston.org

22.04.2025 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We couldn’t live in that uncertainty’: A Boston nonprofit rejects a $250,000 federal grant so it can protect DEI - The Boston Globe 826 Boston, which provides free tutoring to students, decided to forgo a sizable grant rather than comply with Trump administration’s new rules that clashed with the organization’s mission.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/b...

22.04.2025 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'

#AcademicSky πŸ§ͺ
Well this is …. Something…
Heads up journal editors …
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

19.04.2025 01:55 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
The Film β€” TWICE COLONIZED

For those who want more background on the issue of independence for Greenland, please consider seeing Twice Colonized, a wonderful documentary screened a few years ago at Sundance. www.twicecolonized.com/thefilm. Available on Amazon and other usual venues.

30.03.2025 03:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been following the issue of independence for Greenland for many years, and Qupanuk Olsen's page for about a year. I'm sorry that she does not have a presence here on BlueSky, but I hope others will find ways to support her and the people of Greenland.

30.03.2025 03:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is anyone commenting on the proposed changes to ACA? I'd not see this until now:

25.03.2025 07:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As do I, but academe in the States, particularly in social welfare, is just a little chaotic right now. I still do research.

18.03.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just keep drinking water and getting lots of rest!! ☺️

18.03.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What's good for the goose...

11.03.2025 12:08 πŸ‘ 13372 πŸ” 2911 πŸ’¬ 174 πŸ“Œ 123
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Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come

Accurate and terrifying from @chrischirp.bsky.social

christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...

10.03.2025 15:38 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

03.03.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 27749 πŸ” 9562 πŸ’¬ 838 πŸ“Œ 651

Incroyable!!

04.03.2025 06:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two market meltdowns.
One common denominator.

04.03.2025 02:17 πŸ‘ 26165 πŸ” 7878 πŸ’¬ 822 πŸ“Œ 299

With the receipts! Definitely worth the read (and follow).

03.03.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Nancy Kerrigan must mend the breach with Tonya Harding--or resign"

03.03.2025 02:14 πŸ‘ 18070 πŸ” 2460 πŸ’¬ 1187 πŸ“Œ 279

Brilliant analogy. Thank you.

03.03.2025 06:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear World,

Please have faith is us

Not all Americans voted to hurt our people

Not all Americans voted to hurt other people in the world

We will be back -Jen
#SheShed πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

03.03.2025 01:03 πŸ‘ 11692 πŸ” 2820 πŸ’¬ 438 πŸ“Œ 112
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Video Rubio hopes talks with Ukraine can be β€˜reset,’ but it won't be β€˜an easy peace deal’ George Stephanopoulos interviews Secretary of State Marco Rubio on β€œThis Week.”

Rubio thinks we haven't seen the video. Did Zelenskyy not have the *obligation* to inquire about what kind of diplomacy? Was he just supposed to trust the very people who, the day before, said that it was Ukraine who had invaded Russia? abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/vid...

03.03.2025 01:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmmm.... some do seem to have forgotten.

02.03.2025 03:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Utah Rep. Mia Love’s brain cancer β€˜no longer responding to treatment,’ family says Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love’s brain cancer is β€œno longer responding to treatment,” her family said Saturday on social media.

I disagreed with her on virtually everything, but I certainly admired her gumption, and I am sorry to hear that she is ill. My sincere best wishes to Mia Love, former Congressional Representative of Utah. www.sltrib.com/news/2025/03...

02.03.2025 02:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ewwwwwwwwwwwww

01.03.2025 22:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.

therecord.media/hegseth-orde...

01.03.2025 22:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1 de Marzo.
AΓΊn no hermos terminado.
Organizado por nuestro comitΓ© de inmigraciΓ³n.

March 1st.
We aren't done yet.
Ran by our immigration committee.

#UtahProtest #ImmigrationProtest
#ImmigrationRights

09.02.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Utah’s only openly LGBTQ lawmaker choked back tears ~ "The LGBTQ community is so tired. We are so tired of being scared every year when this body meets, because we don’t know how we’re going to be targeted.”

HB269 was supported by all Republicans in the House on a 59-13 vote and Cox signed it.

01.03.2025 06:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s in Utah’s $30 billion budget? Here’s what lawmakers are prioritizing for 2025 β€’ Utah News Dispatch What's in Utah's 2025 state budget? Lawmakers released their list of priorities showing the winners and losers of the budgeting process.

What's in Utah's 2025 state budget? Lawmakers have released their list of priorities, showing the winners and losers of this year's legislative session. #utpol #utleg

buff.ly/DKTvR7s

01.03.2025 04:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Utah Republicans Move to Overhaul Universal Mail-In Voting Utah’s universalΒ mail-in voting could be the first casualty of a Republican overhaul of the state’s election operations.

Utahns please pay attention to this; your mail-in-ballots will soon become opt-in only.

Our state has had one of the most secure mail-in voting operations in the nation, but many non-conservative voters would vote by mail. That is the real reason behind this.

time.com/7261881/utah...

#utah #vote

26.02.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities' ability to decide Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mine...

Utah: Where we attack settled science to cozy up politically to brain-wormed idiots.

apnews.com/article/fluo...

24.02.2025 23:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0