Erin Kane
@dianamonkey.bsky.social
anthropology, ballet, birds, cats, computational biomedicine, conservation, cricket, cross stitch, ecology, guenons, lifting heavy things, orangutans, ponds, primates, science, team science, yiddish. she/her
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ICE abducted someone in Roslindale today. Just yanked from their car and disappeared because that's what the Gestapo does.
Thankfully people were there and hopefully this person will be identified and located.
Thankfully people were there and hopefully this person will be identified and located.
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
ICE abducted someone in Roslindale today. Just yanked from their car and disappeared because that's what the Gestapo does.
Thankfully people were there and hopefully this person will be identified and located.
Thankfully people were there and hopefully this person will be identified and located.
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Bhattacharya testified that he's taking this issue seriously, but I just spoke with a researcher who had completed all the screening and was disinvited from NIAID's council *today*.
NIAID's council is set to run out of voting members in October. No grants can be funded without Council.
NIAID's council is set to run out of voting members in October. No grants can be funded without Council.
Baldwin quotes directly from my article abt advisory-council vacancies.
BALDWIN: This poses a very serious threat to NIH's ability to fund research.
BHATTACHARYA: I've ordered the ICs to nominate new members... including for the advisory committee to the director [which hasn't met since Dec 2024]
BALDWIN: This poses a very serious threat to NIH's ability to fund research.
BHATTACHARYA: I've ordered the ICs to nominate new members... including for the advisory committee to the director [which hasn't met since Dec 2024]
Exclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026
Thirteen of the agency’s advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to have no voting members.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Bhattacharya testified that he's taking this issue seriously, but I just spoke with a researcher who had completed all the screening and was disinvited from NIAID's council *today*.
NIAID's council is set to run out of voting members in October. No grants can be funded without Council.
NIAID's council is set to run out of voting members in October. No grants can be funded without Council.
My newest research project has me reading articles in philosophy of science journals such as
"Deviant interdisciplinarity as philosophical practice: prolegomena to deep intellectual history."
"Deviant interdisciplinarity as philosophical practice: prolegomena to deep intellectual history."
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
My newest research project has me reading articles in philosophy of science journals such as
"Deviant interdisciplinarity as philosophical practice: prolegomena to deep intellectual history."
"Deviant interdisciplinarity as philosophical practice: prolegomena to deep intellectual history."
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Today, an Avelo Airlines plane departed Mesa Gateway Airport in AZ, stopped in Harlingen, TX, and landed in Guatemala. This is the 4th deportation flight conducted by Avelo since the airline’s contract with ICE was scheduled to end on Jan. 27.
February 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Today, an Avelo Airlines plane departed Mesa Gateway Airport in AZ, stopped in Harlingen, TX, and landed in Guatemala. This is the 4th deportation flight conducted by Avelo since the airline’s contract with ICE was scheduled to end on Jan. 27.
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WOW: State leaders say NH Governor Kelly Ayotte lied about her knowledge of ICE's plan to build a giant human warehouse in the state.
Documents obtained by @aclu-nh.bsky.social show the state government has known for weeks about the Merrimack facility bc ICE is actively pursuing legal approval.
Documents obtained by @aclu-nh.bsky.social show the state government has known for weeks about the Merrimack facility bc ICE is actively pursuing legal approval.
State Knew ICE Plans for Merrimack As Early As Jan. 12
Documents obtained by the New Hampshire ACLU show state officials have known for weeks that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn a Merrimack warehouse into a prison.
indepthnh.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
WOW: State leaders say NH Governor Kelly Ayotte lied about her knowledge of ICE's plan to build a giant human warehouse in the state.
Documents obtained by @aclu-nh.bsky.social show the state government has known for weeks about the Merrimack facility bc ICE is actively pursuing legal approval.
Documents obtained by @aclu-nh.bsky.social show the state government has known for weeks about the Merrimack facility bc ICE is actively pursuing legal approval.
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim@jpeg)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I got my other favorite Boston skyline view this morning. And hey - separated bike lanes on the Longfellow.
February 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I got my other favorite Boston skyline view this morning. And hey - separated bike lanes on the Longfellow.
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Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
February 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
I'm very relieved!
US judge halts Trump plan to end protections for 350,000 Haitians
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal protections for more than 350,000 Haitians in the U.S., preventing their potential deportation to a country that has been...
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I'm very relieved!
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
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ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
February 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
And I got excited about the eagle...
It is currently 'packs of coyotes walking across the Charles River' cold outside.
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
And I got excited about the eagle...
Debí Jugar Más Fútbol!
Mark your calendars and start planning your gameday fits accordingly 🤩
Check out our themes and giveaways for our inaugural season.
Check out our themes and giveaways for our inaugural season.
February 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Debí Jugar Más Fútbol!
I am morally opposed to companies sticking a robot where it doesn't belong and inserting an extra 2 to 17 steps in a very simple process that could be easily accomplished without adding an AI agent!!
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I am morally opposed to companies sticking a robot where it doesn't belong and inserting an extra 2 to 17 steps in a very simple process that could be easily accomplished without adding an AI agent!!
It's hard to overstate for devastating this is going to be for communities around the US.
‘I’m dead.’ As Haitian temporary protected status ends tomorrow, it’s unknown how people will survive. - The Boston Globe
TPS, a legal status reserved for those fleeing countries in upheaval, is slated to end for Haitians on Tuesday.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It's hard to overstate for devastating this is going to be for communities around the US.
It is indeed cold out there.
I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher Top of the Pops 1965
YouTube video by James Spisak
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It is indeed cold out there.
That's Robert Trivers of parental investment theory (1972), for folks who were unaware. 🧪🌎
February 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
That's Robert Trivers of parental investment theory (1972), for folks who were unaware. 🧪🌎
I believe the young bald eagle who's been hanging around MIT is on the ice on the Charles this morning.
February 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I believe the young bald eagle who's been hanging around MIT is on the ice on the Charles this morning.
"Indifference, which is at its core about apathy and detachment, is both a taught bureaucratic strategy that agents use to look away from the most conflicting aspects of their work, as well as a major product of their efforts to cultivate a moral sense of self."
Irene Vega on Bordering on Indifference
In her new book, Bordering on Indifference, Irene Vega tells the story of how U.S. Border Patrol Agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officers come into the work, how they are trained ...
press.princeton.edu
February 2, 2026 at 2:07 AM
"Indifference, which is at its core about apathy and detachment, is both a taught bureaucratic strategy that agents use to look away from the most conflicting aspects of their work, as well as a major product of their efforts to cultivate a moral sense of self."
I'd sure hate to be a museum ostensibly dedicated to ensuring that the Holocaust never happens again which spent the last few days arguing that comparisons to the Holocaust are inappropriate at this particular moment.
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I'd sure hate to be a museum ostensibly dedicated to ensuring that the Holocaust never happens again which spent the last few days arguing that comparisons to the Holocaust are inappropriate at this particular moment.
When E. woke up that morning and noticed she had her period, like many girls, she freaked out a little.
But unlike many girls, E. has been hiding in her house for the last few weeks.
She hasn't even been going to school.
E.'s family is undocumented, and her neighborhood has been heavily targeted.
But unlike many girls, E. has been hiding in her house for the last few weeks.
She hasn't even been going to school.
E.'s family is undocumented, and her neighborhood has been heavily targeted.
How an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation
Some immigrants in Minneapolis have said they're scared to go out because of ICE agents across the city. When one 12-year-old needed to run an errand, it triggered a network of underground volunteers.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
When E. woke up that morning and noticed she had her period, like many girls, she freaked out a little.
But unlike many girls, E. has been hiding in her house for the last few weeks.
She hasn't even been going to school.
E.'s family is undocumented, and her neighborhood has been heavily targeted.
But unlike many girls, E. has been hiding in her house for the last few weeks.
She hasn't even been going to school.
E.'s family is undocumented, and her neighborhood has been heavily targeted.
It does seem like this is one of the only times when it's not inappropriate to share the Anne Frank quote, “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
“About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.” www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.
www.jta.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
It does seem like this is one of the only times when it's not inappropriate to share the Anne Frank quote, “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
This is terrible news and I will not stand for it.
Why the Pumpernickel Bagel Is Disappearing
At shops around town, a once-standard flavor has become an endangered species.
www.grubstreet.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This is terrible news and I will not stand for it.
Some ... suspect ... layoffs at the MFA, including curators of Native American Art, Islamic Art, Chinese Art, and Judaica, as well as the Chief of Learning & Community Engagement, theSenior Manager of Equity Programs & Audience Development, and the Senior Director of Belonging & Inclusion.
MFA Boston Layoffs Thrust the Museum into a Credibility Crisis
As names and positions of eliminated staff at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston begin to roll in, here’s what we know so far.
www.bostonartreview.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Some ... suspect ... layoffs at the MFA, including curators of Native American Art, Islamic Art, Chinese Art, and Judaica, as well as the Chief of Learning & Community Engagement, theSenior Manager of Equity Programs & Audience Development, and the Senior Director of Belonging & Inclusion.
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200 people died in a landslide in Rubaya, Eastern DRC on 28th January. The mine represents 15 - 30% of the global production of tantalum and coltan - rare earth minerals used in the production of semi conductors and other electronics. Several people remain underground. (source @lemonde.fr).
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
200 people died in a landslide in Rubaya, Eastern DRC on 28th January. The mine represents 15 - 30% of the global production of tantalum and coltan - rare earth minerals used in the production of semi conductors and other electronics. Several people remain underground. (source @lemonde.fr).