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Scientific American article about Stand Up for Science events.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...
Find you local March 7th event here:
www.standupforscience.net
Ossoff: "There are some folks who are doomscrolling in the fetal position. Every day there is a new outrage. It's easy I know to fear that maybe we could lose our republic. I think what John Lewis would tell us is it's up to us. We have the power to right the ship. Nobody is gonna do it for us."
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Genuinely chilling story today from @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
‘The ultimate goal here is to get citizens & communities to buy into this propaganda and turn on their neighbors—this kind of complicity is really the only way that the dystopian vision that Miller has in mind can become a reality. We have seen this movie before, & yes, it is being attempted here.’
A Minneapolis couple said that ICE agents deployed tear gas and stun grenades around them and their six children — the youngest only 6 months old — as they tried to maneuver their car out of a tense protest on Wednesday night. Shawn Jackson and his wife, Destiny, both 26, said they were driving home from a son’s basketball game when the family found themselves caught in a clash between protesters and federal agents in North Minneapolis. The couple sensed the encounter could quickly spiral out of control, they said, but when they tried to turn their car around to exit the blocked-off street, they were surrounded by federal agents. “From the side, the front and from behind me, it was nothing but ICE,” Mr. Jackson said in an interview on Thursday. One agent told the couple that they needed to get out of the area. Ms. Jackson said she and her husband responded that they were trying to do exactly that, but their path was blocked by agents coming up the street. Then, agents let loose on the crowd, the couple said. The crowd-control grenades went off around them and one tear gas canister rolled beneath the car, Ms. Jackson said. A concussive blast — from the tear gas canister or another device, she wasn’t sure — rocked the vehicle, she said, setting off the airbags and trapping the family as acrid smoke billowed around.
"A Minneapolis couple said that ICE agents deployed tear gas... around them and their six children — the youngest only 6 months old — as they tried to maneuver their car out of a tense protest on Wednesday night."
They were driving home from a son’s basketball game.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
We're now taking applications for the summer 2026 Brookline.News internship.
This is a great opportunity for a journalism student or recent graduate to do general assignment reporting in a newsy town just outside Boston, and work with/learn from our small team.
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Horrible. Arson attack today at Mississippi’s largest synagogue, on Shabbat, destroyed multiple Torahs and left parts of the building in ruins
The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, 2 large reviews find
I report for @nbcnews.com: Hundreds of studies, including gold-standard clinical trials, challenge Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that the cancer vaccine is harmful.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Lots going on but don’t lose track of the Trump attacks on biomedical research and cancer cures.
@jeremymberg.bsky.social posted a leaked #NIH memo today. I want to highlight a few scary parts.
They’re about taking power from scientists and experts and giving it to the president’s hacks. 1/ 🧪
Over 20 years after Julius’s lab and mine cloned TRPM8, it is rewarding to see this science helping patients. The TRPM8 agonist Tryptyr treats dry eye by increasing tear production. A reminder that NIH-funded curiosity-driven research translates to medicines.
tryptyr.myalcon.com?gad_source=1...
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
The U.S. has long led the world in research. But under Trump’s policies, that leadership is slipping.
As federal support collapses, scientists are forced to choose b/t staying & fighting for the work they love - or leaving the country to keep their careers alive.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
@bikeboston.bsky.social launched their stress map for bike routes through the city! This is an excellent tool not just for folks trying to find a safe route, but also for city staff to identify missing connectivity in their bike networks! bostoncyclistsunion.org/bcu-labs-lau...
One week after Election Day, we thought that it would be a good idea to look back at what we accomplished. We can’t say thank you enough to everyone who ran for office, volunteered, donated, or voted for pro-housing candidates. Your efforts made these victories possible!
"I did not complete a customs declaration for frog embryos (for my research) in my luggage. I’m told this would normally result in a warning or a fine. Instead, my visa was revoked and I was sent to a detention center in Louisiana, where I've spent 3 months"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Michael Rubenstein, pro-housing candidate endorsed by @brooklineforeveryone.com, wins seat on Brookline Select Board.
In election night interview, Rubenstein says he will look to ID barriers to development and "push parameters of what is possible."
brookline.news/election-res...
Hey Boston folks, does anyone have any leads for temporary housing for asylum seekers? All my networks are pretty tapped out but I'm looking urgently.
Election Day is coming up in #Brookline Tues 5/6, and I have some thoughts. There is only one choice for SB, and that's Michael Rubenstein. He has the vision and the leadership skills necessary to help Brookline tackle our structural deficit and address our housing needs. www.michaelforbrookline.com
For all the candidates, you deserve thanks for running, not vitriol from certain #BrooklineTrolls. Especially in Town Meeting, new voices really are important. For everyone eligible, please vote Tuesday 5/6!
I also want to highlight Val Frias who is running for re-election for school committee, who's an awesome and incredibly thoughtful person to be in the SC through these difficult administrative and budgetary times. www.valfrias.com
I could go on, but check out B4E's full endorsement list here for great candidates that deserve your vote across town. brooklineforeveryone.com/vote/b4e-end...
If you live in precinct 12, these 4 awesome people are running a pro-school, pro-housing, pro-expanding the tax base, pro-climate platform and deserve your vote. www.p12partners.com/about-us. Brookline for Everyone proudly endorsed them, for good reason.
This year, many precincts have non-incumbents running for town meeting. I am so proud that so many newcomers were willing to throw their hat in the rink, offering unique perspectives sorely needed in town. If you live in P2, you can vote for these 5 amazing women: p2brookline.vote
His other opponent (Carlos) voted against funding the Pierce reno project, even after voters approved it, using parliamentary shenanigans to try to block its funding. While they all claim to support similar things, actions speak louder. brooklineforeveryone.com/facts/
