nickyharrison.bsky.social
@nickyharrison.bsky.social
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Vaccinations have been so successful that “there's been a collective forgetting that measles, and mumps, and rubella—these used to be diseases that would kill people in fairly large numbers,” the Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna tells Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic Festival. bit.ly/46a5DUE
September 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Vaccinations have been so successful that “there's been a collective forgetting that measles, and mumps, and rubella—these used to be diseases that would kill people in fairly large numbers,” the Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna tells Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic Festival. bit.ly/46a5DUE
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Important thread.
September 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Important thread.
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Employees of a major South Korean battery maker were among those swept up in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia on Thursday, the manufacturer, LG Energy Solution, said. Hundreds of people have been apprehended.
South Koreans Are Among Hundreds Detained in Immigration Raid at Hyundai E.V. Plant
Executives of a South Korean battery maker were apprehended at a construction site in Georgia, the company said. The episode prompted diplomatic concern in Seoul.
nyti.ms
September 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Employees of a major South Korean battery maker were among those swept up in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia on Thursday, the manufacturer, LG Energy Solution, said. Hundreds of people have been apprehended.
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Rewording my earlier post.
RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress.
I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good.
If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?
RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress.
I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good.
If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?
June 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Rewording my earlier post.
RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress.
I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good.
If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?
RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress.
I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good.
If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Deported migrants have been stuck at a military base in Djibouti for over two weeks — and ICE officers are also there, guarding them 24 hours a day. By @ximenabustillo.bsky.social and @likeapple.bsky.social
Deportees are being held in a converted shipping container in Djibouti, ICE says
Deported migrants have been stuck at a military base in Djibouti for over two weeks — and ICE officers are also there, guarding them 24 hours a day.
n.pr
June 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Deported migrants have been stuck at a military base in Djibouti for over two weeks — and ICE officers are also there, guarding them 24 hours a day. By @ximenabustillo.bsky.social and @likeapple.bsky.social
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching it anyway.
All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!
Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!
All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!
Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!
June 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching it anyway.
All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!
Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!
All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!
Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
We said “Happy Pride” and Ms. Biles took that seriously.
June 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We said “Happy Pride” and Ms. Biles took that seriously.
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
Abrego Garcia indictment led top federal prosecutor in Tennessee to resign: Sources
abcnews.go.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Some shoppers are getting surprised with new fees from online purchases, sometimes days or weeks after ordering, as tariffs on Chinese goods hit U.S. consumers.
Consumers are getting hit by surprise tariff bills
As new tariffs take effect, some consumers are getting unexpected bills for purchases already in transit.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Some shoppers are getting surprised with new fees from online purchases, sometimes days or weeks after ordering, as tariffs on Chinese goods hit U.S. consumers.
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Looks like UPS and DHL have started collecting the Trump Tax.
Walmart said it will do so later this month.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Walmart said it will do so later this month.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Consumers are getting hit by surprise tariff bills
As new tariffs take effect, some consumers are getting unexpected bills for purchases already in transit.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Looks like UPS and DHL have started collecting the Trump Tax.
Walmart said it will do so later this month.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Walmart said it will do so later this month.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
i have argued before that MAGA is recapitulating antebellum pro-slavery ideas about citizenship and bodily autonomy. one thing i am also thinking about, when it comes to the rendition of people to a foreign gulag, is the way it is reminiscent of the kidnapping of free blacks for sale into slavery
Team Trump Is Gaming Out How to Ship U.S. Citizens to El Salvador
Donald Trump’s administration is talking internally about denaturalizing American citizens — and potentially sending some to El Salvador.
www.rollingstone.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
i have argued before that MAGA is recapitulating antebellum pro-slavery ideas about citizenship and bodily autonomy. one thing i am also thinking about, when it comes to the rendition of people to a foreign gulag, is the way it is reminiscent of the kidnapping of free blacks for sale into slavery
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...
thegriffinlist.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
Amtrak suspended service for several hours between Penn Station in New York and the main rail station in Philadelphia after one of its trains struck and killed a father and two of his adult sons in Bristol, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.
Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills 3 People in Pennsylvania
A father and two of his adult sons were hit by the train, officials said. Service between New York and Philadelphia was temporarily suspended.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Amtrak suspended service for several hours between Penn Station in New York and the main rail station in Philadelphia after one of its trains struck and killed a father and two of his adult sons in Bristol, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.
“Australia is going to be the first continent to eliminate cervical cancer,” Eckert says. “Sweden is also on their way toward elimination. Ireland wants to eliminate it by 2040.” www.today.com/health/disea...
The HPV vaccine could eliminate 6 types of cancer. Why don’t more people get it?
The HPV vaccine is so effective that many experts say it's essentially a cancer vaccine.
www.today.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
“Australia is going to be the first continent to eliminate cervical cancer,” Eckert says. “Sweden is also on their way toward elimination. Ireland wants to eliminate it by 2040.” www.today.com/health/disea...
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
If you were outraged by the crimes against civilians on Oct 7th but not by the many more crimes against civilians *since* Oct 7th - just this week: kids being burned from head to toe; having their limbs amputated without anesthetic - then you don’t actually care about crimes against civilians.
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If you were outraged by the crimes against civilians on Oct 7th but not by the many more crimes against civilians *since* Oct 7th - just this week: kids being burned from head to toe; having their limbs amputated without anesthetic - then you don’t actually care about crimes against civilians.
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
The Agriculture Department is having to rehire more than 5,000 fired employees through at least mid-April: www.huffpost.com/entry/usda-e...
More Than 5,000 Fired USDA Employees Just Got Their Jobs Back
The Merit Systems Protection Board significantly broadened a previous decision to restore six federal workers' jobs after Trump illegally terminated them.
www.huffpost.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Agriculture Department is having to rehire more than 5,000 fired employees through at least mid-April: www.huffpost.com/entry/usda-e...
Reposted by nickyharrison.bsky.social
A brilliant Banksy.
March 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A brilliant Banksy.