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Sandy Laping @sandylaping.bsky.social · Aug 11

Check out this great resource - now with a download function!

#TAT #TrumpActionTracker

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Aug 11

**NEW FEATURE**
As our TrumpActionTracker gallops towards 1000 authoritarian actions, we've added a new feature for downloading the data!

You can choose to download filtered actions - e.g. just a specific time period, or with a specific key word or a single domain.
www.trumpactiontracker.info?

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 12h

Last 2 days in Trump's America - mainly around suppressing dissent and attacking science.

All actions available on www.trumpactiontracker.info

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGuv...

Main authoritarian things Trump has done since Wednesday - as of Fri 10th October

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

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Sandy Laping @sandylaping.bsky.social · 13h

A must read UK based friends - get your booster if you can

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17h

Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17h

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 1d

This is called policy-based evidence making (the antipode of evidence-based policymaking, a thing we should all want)

A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 1d

This perfectly encapsulates how right-wing politics works and why it is so dangerous.

Rather than observing the world as it is and proposing changes, right-wing politics start with an idealized conception of the world and go about reshaping reality to confirm to that vision.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Sandy Laping @sandylaping.bsky.social · 1d

Another must-read - and if you are in the UK, take note.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

The federal government is making war on American cities. These people are fascist traitors.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Kristi Noem: "If we have to do it the hard way in Portland and Chicago, we will."

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 1d

Someone should 1) Tell Bobby not to believe everything you see on the internets and 2) tell him that a baby is not carried in the woman's damn placenta.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

Reposting the top 10 authoritarian things Trump has done since Sunday with *proper video trimming*.

Disappointed in my video editing failure yesterday! sigh.

youtu.be/P-KK6QLWLJE

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

And here is a great article about the work by @helentbiz.ft.com

yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/str...

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Sandy Laping @sandylaping.bsky.social · 1d

This is a must read if you want to understand why context and definitions matter - it’s a supercool reader-friendly post, jump right in

Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t get fooled by apples and oranges.

When you see headlines about changes in something scary like crime or disease, make sure it’s an apples-to-apples comparison. Otherwise, you might get fooled by faulty #statistics.

Keep reading here:
thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/dont-get-f...

Don’t get fooled by apples and oranges.

When you see headlines about changes in something scary like crime or disease, make sure it’s an apples-to-apples comparison. Otherwise, you might get fooled by faulty statistics.

thosenerdygirls.substack.com

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Liz Marnik @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social · 3d

I am so honored! 💕

MDI Biological Laboratory @mdibiolab.bsky.social · 3d

We are so proud of MDI Bio Lab's Liz Marnik — named one of Maine’s “40 Under 40” by @mainebiz.bsky.social!

Inspiring, leading and making science accessible for all!

🧪 🤝 🍎 👩‍🔬 🧬 #AcademicSky #SciEd #iTeachBio #EduSky
#standwithscience #researchmatters

MDI Bio Lab’s Elisabeth Marnik Is One of Maine’s “40 Under 40” Leaders

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 2d

There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people. It is important to know the differences so you can keep you and your family safe.

Check out the full piece from @cindyleifer.bsky.social here:

There has been a lot about Tylenol in the news lately. Can you explain what the different pain and fever reducers are?

There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people.

thosenerdygirls.substack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Sickening.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 2d

Past surgeon generals alongside psychiatric bodies all calling for Kennedy to go citing his attacks on vaccines that look set to reduce access to vaccines and therapies to tackle substance abuse

Past surgeons general warn HHS Secretary Kennedy must go

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 4d

Sunday's actions were all about trying - and failing - and trying - and failing to deploy the National Guard to Portland and Oregon. It's really confusing, so I break it down in this video...

youtu.be/v4ZP_DJKkvE

Trump's authoritarian actions Sunday 5th October 2025 - all about the National Guard

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 4d

Check out this podcast episode featuring our CSO @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

"In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe talks with Elisabeth Marnik, PhD about bridging the gap between science and everyday life, especially when it comes to kids’ health."

Speaking of Kids...

Parenting Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Who speaks for kids when lawmakers, the government, and elected officials are making decisions about their education, health and safety? You do! Children need ou...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 5d

“Goering shouted, ‘This [the Reichstag fire] is the beginning of the Communist revolution! We must not wait a minute. We will show no mercy. Every Communist official must be shot, where he is found. Every Communist deputy must this very night be strung up.’”

- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, p 139

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The issue before is now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country. It is well organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat judges, prosecutors and attorneys general.
The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d

This reads far better in the original German, where of course the discussion would have been about Jews, Poles, gypsies, gays, Communists and Social Democrats. Still, Miller's model for all his rhetoric and action plans is unambiguous.

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Sandy Laping @sandylaping.bsky.social · 5d

you can read about all the actions here: www.trumpactiontracker.info?
it's chilling and it's getting worse, but we won't stop chronicling what's happening.. looking away is not an option

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 5d

A 4-minute run down of what authoritarian things Trump did on Friday 3rd October...

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Trump's authoritarian actions - Friday Oct 3rd 2025.

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 10d

2/ For additional information, check out the full post by Nerdy Girl Cindy Leifer, PhD @cindyleifer.bsky.social here:
thosenerdygirls.org/shingles-vac...

Your Shingles vaccine questions answered

There were so many questions on our recent Shingles vaccine post (February 4, 2025) that we decided to make it a post! Here we answer some nerdy

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 10d

1/ Watch this video for answers to some of your nerdy questions on the #ShinglesVaccine, but remember, you should always talk to your physician about specific recommendations for you.

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