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Dr. Ayah Nuriddin
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It's me again! **This is my only public social media account**

Muslim. Yale prof. Historian of upsetting things. Librarian. Black Feminist.
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Dr. Ayah Nuriddin @ayahnerd.bsky.social · Nov 14
Hi new followers!! 👋 I'm a historian of eugenics, racism, and lots of other upsetting things that are becoming increasingly relevant for terrible reasons.
Remember to stay hydrated and cite Black women!
ayahnerd.bsky.social
*screams in history of science*
darksatanicmills.bsky.social Pervis Purves @darksatanicmills.bsky.social · 5d
Maths and physics are objective and humanities is subjective.

That's the difference.
January 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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minnmax.com
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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ziibiing.com
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.

please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
I'm in this picture
January 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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cnn.com
The US Department of Health and Human Services will recommend fewer vaccines for most American children, a move that health experts fear could lead to a resurgence of preventable diseases. https://cnn.it/44UZM4B
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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annakornbluh.bsky.social
on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term

you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:

we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
AGAINST AI -
against-a-i.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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indivisible.org
Tell your elected officials to do everything in their power to stand up to Trump and prevent war with Venezuela.

Email your Members of Congress: act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...

Call your senators: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

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January 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
Well this is fantastic! I kinda want to play along but I also don't want to lol

Happy New Year! Here's hoping there's less *gestures wildly at everything*
santiagomayer.com Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · Dec 31
2025 sucked.

In hopes of a better 2026, I am pleased to present the 5th annual batshittery bingo card.
January 1, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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marcelias.bsky.social
I won't lie, this was a tough year for democracy. But we enter 2026 with hope and optimism for the year ahead. I wish you all a happy and healthy new year.
January 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
So heinous! This would be a good time to donate to Planned Parenthood
legal.reuters.com Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · Dec 30
BREAKING: Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states reut.rs/4soSv7m
December 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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standupforscience.bsky.social
RFK Jr.'s legacy is a sea of tiny coffins in the US and internationally. Every day he remains in office, the harm he causes grows.

Call your representative — it's time Congress impeaches and removes RFK Jr. standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
maddow.bsky.social Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · Dec 21
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...

"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
*laughs in comprehensive exams*
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
This week in eugenics
December 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
Listen to us talk about why @nursingclio.bsky.social is awesome, and then get your copy of the Nursing Clio Reader!
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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jowiph.bsky.social
Worth noting that what Walsh is citing here isn't just the idea of IQ—it's the much more egregious "national IQ" data from Richard Lynn, something several colleagues and I wrote about last year for STAT News
December 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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democracydocket.com
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted a stay, allowing Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026, delivering a major win for President Donald Trump and his unprecedented national effort to rig the upcoming midterm elections.
SCOTUS Allows Texas to Use Racially Gerrymandered Map in 2026 Midterm Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
THIS
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
As a historian of eugenics, just want to confirm that eugenics is bad. Racism and ableism are the foundations of eugenics, and if those things shape what you mean by "desired" genetic characteristics, then it is eugenics and therefore bad. However, not all genetic intervention has to be eugenic.
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
This right here.
golikehellmachine.com GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · Nov 30
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
kissphoria.bsky.social gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · Nov 30
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
Sweet potato pie is the best pie. I will not be taking questions at this time.
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Nov 27
And finally, a debate: Do you agree with Bill’s pie rankings?
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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miriamposner.com
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image] After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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markabraham.bsky.social
New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
By the end of the spring semester, Gwen reached a breaking point with AI. “I felt like I didn’t deserve to be a Yale student,” she said. She thought that she was throwing away her education and the scholarship paying to support it. She decided to quit using ChatGPT altogether. She didn’t ask AI to help her sentences flow or to strike the right tone. She didn’t even use it to brainstorm. “I think that’s a skill you need to have on your own. That’s the core of being original, anyway.” Gwen recalled completing her final assignments without AI, sitting in the middle of a crowded library so that she felt watched. “I struggled. And they weren’t very good.” It was only then, she said, that she started to understand just how much learning she had missed out on. ∎
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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alondra.bsky.social
"An obsession with the gene, of course, is not a complete explanation for why racist ideas resonated with Dr. Watson ... [for these ideas] to strike such a chord, some part of him had to already be receptive to its arguments"
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
ayahnerd.bsky.social
Very interesting take on Watson from @nccomfort.bsky.social, a preview of his forthcoming definitive and possibly magisterial biography!

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM