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Take action to #DefendResearch against U.S. Government censorship! https://defendresearch.org (banner image from https://pen.org/banned-words-list/)
So many have been working so hard to #resist Trump's attacks on #knowledge, #education, & #research. Collectively we have done so much, but the fight continues into year 2. Every action helps--do what you can, where you can. We have some good starting points: www.defendresearch.org/take-action
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
So many have been working so hard to #resist Trump's attacks on #knowledge, #education, & #research. Collectively we have done so much, but the fight continues into year 2. Every action helps--do what you can, where you can. We have some good starting points: www.defendresearch.org/take-action
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1 year ago, @alicemeadows.bsky.social, @camitchell.bsky.social, @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy, @rouhiroo.bsky.social, & I released the “Declaration to #DefendResearch from U.S. Gov’t #Censorship.” Much gratitude to all who have taken action to protect knowledge! www.defendresearch.org
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February 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM
1 year ago, @alicemeadows.bsky.social, @camitchell.bsky.social, @petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy, @rouhiroo.bsky.social, & I released the “Declaration to #DefendResearch from U.S. Gov’t #Censorship.” Much gratitude to all who have taken action to protect knowledge! www.defendresearch.org
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Happy Library Lovers Month to everyone who loves and supports our libraries! #Libraries #Librarians #BookLove
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Happy Library Lovers Month to everyone who loves and supports our libraries! #Libraries #Librarians #BookLove
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Keep up to date on the dangers of #censorship in research and education 🔽
The @defendresearch.bsky.social team have launched a series of webinar conversations with scholars and experts to discuss the risks. The first one will kick off February 12 with @penamerica.bsky.social.
Register below.
The @defendresearch.bsky.social team have launched a series of webinar conversations with scholars and experts to discuss the risks. The first one will kick off February 12 with @penamerica.bsky.social.
Register below.
We are proud to be launching our webinar series on the dangers of #censorship in research and education by hosting a discussion with @penamerica.bsky.social about their new report "America's Censored Campuses" Register soon and share! tinyurl.com/437aybub #DefendResearch #ScholComm #SciSky
America's Censored Campuses: DefendResearch.org and PEN America discuss US academic censorship
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Keep up to date on the dangers of #censorship in research and education 🔽
The @defendresearch.bsky.social team have launched a series of webinar conversations with scholars and experts to discuss the risks. The first one will kick off February 12 with @penamerica.bsky.social.
Register below.
The @defendresearch.bsky.social team have launched a series of webinar conversations with scholars and experts to discuss the risks. The first one will kick off February 12 with @penamerica.bsky.social.
Register below.
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as i keep saying, the things to do to secure elections are to volunteer to work the polls or to serve as an observer, & to pressure your *state representatives* to take steps to further secure voting locations and ballots. you should also learn about how election administration works in your area.
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
as i keep saying, the things to do to secure elections are to volunteer to work the polls or to serve as an observer, & to pressure your *state representatives* to take steps to further secure voting locations and ballots. you should also learn about how election administration works in your area.
Fight back against the attack on #HigherEd! Join #DefendResearch and @penamerica.bsky.social for a Feb 12 webinar where PEN staff will talk about their new report, "America's Censored Campuses." Register & learn more here: www.defendresearch.org #censorship #ScholCom #Academia #AcademicChatter
February 1, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Fight back against the attack on #HigherEd! Join #DefendResearch and @penamerica.bsky.social for a Feb 12 webinar where PEN staff will talk about their new report, "America's Censored Campuses." Register & learn more here: www.defendresearch.org #censorship #ScholCom #Academia #AcademicChatter
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A sad day at NIH...
The NIH Record was a great way for NIH folks to find out what was going on across NIH.
Many important stories published there over the years.
nihrecord.nih.gov/2026/01/30/n...
The NIH Record was a great way for NIH folks to find out what was going on across NIH.
Many important stories published there over the years.
nihrecord.nih.gov/2026/01/30/n...
NIH Record Ceases Publication
This will be the final issue of the NIH Record.
nihrecord.nih.gov
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A sad day at NIH...
The NIH Record was a great way for NIH folks to find out what was going on across NIH.
Many important stories published there over the years.
nihrecord.nih.gov/2026/01/30/n...
The NIH Record was a great way for NIH folks to find out what was going on across NIH.
Many important stories published there over the years.
nihrecord.nih.gov/2026/01/30/n...
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#censorship has no place on campuses! Register to join us on Feb 12th for a webinar with @penamerica.bsky.social to learn about their new report "America's Censored Campuses!" www.defendresearch.org @defendresearch.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:26 AM
#censorship has no place on campuses! Register to join us on Feb 12th for a webinar with @penamerica.bsky.social to learn about their new report "America's Censored Campuses!" www.defendresearch.org @defendresearch.bsky.social
Great to see folks rallying and protesting to end #censorship and #DefendResearch and #AcademicFreedom! Thank you @aaup.org and Texas scholars!
This kind of public protest to end #censorship and #DefendResearch is what it will take! Thank you @tamu-aaup.bsky.social et al!! Please share your updates, consider signing the Declaration, submitting a testimonial, etc!! defendresearch.org @defendresearch.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Great to see folks rallying and protesting to end #censorship and #DefendResearch and #AcademicFreedom! Thank you @aaup.org and Texas scholars!
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Threats to funding and cuts to diversity efforts are putting pressure on the pipeline of new scientists. https://scim.ag/3LIs63S
How Trump's moves could dramatically reshape the scientific workforce
Threats to funding and cuts to diversity efforts are putting pressure on the pipeline of new scientists
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January 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Threats to funding and cuts to diversity efforts are putting pressure on the pipeline of new scientists. https://scim.ag/3LIs63S
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Amidst the madness (✊to our MN friends), it's easy to lose track of the impact of #censorship on #science #STM #R&D. @defendresearch.bsky.social kicks off 2026 convo series w/ experts @penamerica.bsky.social @ninajankowicz.com @jeremymberg.bsky.social. Sign up for Feb 12 - SHARE!
Webinar Series
Since releasing the "Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship" in mid-February, the #DefendResearch team has engaged with scholars and experts around the world who view the cu...
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January 23, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Amidst the madness (✊to our MN friends), it's easy to lose track of the impact of #censorship on #science #STM #R&D. @defendresearch.bsky.social kicks off 2026 convo series w/ experts @penamerica.bsky.social @ninajankowicz.com @jeremymberg.bsky.social. Sign up for Feb 12 - SHARE!
The Trump administration continues its despicable, harmful acts of #censorship.
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The Trump administration continues its despicable, harmful acts of #censorship.
We are proud to be launching our webinar series on the dangers of #censorship in research and education by hosting a discussion with @penamerica.bsky.social about their new report "America's Censored Campuses" Register soon and share! tinyurl.com/437aybub #DefendResearch #ScholComm #SciSky
America's Censored Campuses: DefendResearch.org and PEN America discuss US academic censorship
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
We are proud to be launching our webinar series on the dangers of #censorship in research and education by hosting a discussion with @penamerica.bsky.social about their new report "America's Censored Campuses" Register soon and share! tinyurl.com/437aybub #DefendResearch #ScholComm #SciSky
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Fighting attacks on knowledge requires understanding the terrain! Register for this first #DefendResearch webinar to hear from @penamerica.bsky.social about their new report “America’s Censored Campuses” analyzing #censorship within research and education. tinyurl.com/437aybub #Academia
America's Censored Campuses: DefendResearch.org and PEN America discuss US academic censorship
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Fighting attacks on knowledge requires understanding the terrain! Register for this first #DefendResearch webinar to hear from @penamerica.bsky.social about their new report “America’s Censored Campuses” analyzing #censorship within research and education. tinyurl.com/437aybub #Academia
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Imagine how inhumanely you must view these people in order to be part of a team that separates this five-year-old and then ships him parentless to Texas within hours.
This is not about law enforcement.
This is not about law enforcement.
A 5-year-old preschool student was taken with his father by federal immigration agents shortly after arriving home from school, Columbia Heights school leaders said Jan. 21.
Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says
The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Imagine how inhumanely you must view these people in order to be part of a team that separates this five-year-old and then ships him parentless to Texas within hours.
This is not about law enforcement.
This is not about law enforcement.
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The fundamental problem here is not one of bad apples. This is what the agency is designed to do. The barrel is bad to start with.
This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 AM
The fundamental problem here is not one of bad apples. This is what the agency is designed to do. The barrel is bad to start with.
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This photo will be everywhere for the next week. Pls credit prominently.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minnesota Star Tribune
Every journalist covering ICE risks their lives.
Tsong-Taatarii has been an NPPA Photographer of the Year, rec'd a World Press Photo award, and was on a team that won a Pulitzer.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minnesota Star Tribune
Every journalist covering ICE risks their lives.
Tsong-Taatarii has been an NPPA Photographer of the Year, rec'd a World Press Photo award, and was on a team that won a Pulitzer.
Minneapolis, today.
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
This photo will be everywhere for the next week. Pls credit prominently.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minnesota Star Tribune
Every journalist covering ICE risks their lives.
Tsong-Taatarii has been an NPPA Photographer of the Year, rec'd a World Press Photo award, and was on a team that won a Pulitzer.
Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minnesota Star Tribune
Every journalist covering ICE risks their lives.
Tsong-Taatarii has been an NPPA Photographer of the Year, rec'd a World Press Photo award, and was on a team that won a Pulitzer.
The #DefendResearch team will be hosting a conversation with @penamerica.bsky.social about their newly released report on #censorship in higher education and research. Please join us to discuss PEN's analysis with them! #AcademicChatter #Academica #research #SciSky #HigherEducation
#academicsky #sciencesky @defendresearch.bsky.social is kicking of this terrible year with new webinar series on the dangers of #censorship in #science. We start Feb 12 with @penamerica.bsky.social and their report "America's Censored Campuses" REGISTER and SHARE: tinyurl.com/437aybub
America's Censored Campuses: DefendResearch.org and PEN America discuss US academic censorship
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conv...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The #DefendResearch team will be hosting a conversation with @penamerica.bsky.social about their newly released report on #censorship in higher education and research. Please join us to discuss PEN's analysis with them! #AcademicChatter #Academica #research #SciSky #HigherEducation
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We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
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Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.