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Elizabeth Venable
@elziav.bsky.social
I like to foster the self development of advocacy skills for grassroots movements and people with lived experience of critical circumstances. I am working on learning more coding, such as Python. I'm amazing at statistics/quantitative research. Hi all.
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JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Worst Thing About Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is That It’s Legal newrepublic.com/article/1925... via @newrepublic.com
The Worst Thing About Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is That It’s Legal
The Columbia student’s arrest may look unjust on its face, but this is our immigration enforcement mechanisms working exactly as designed.
newrepublic.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Using a new brain mapping method, researchers found that specific memory cells in the hippocampus are highly susceptible to protein buildup linked to Alzheimer's disease, while other brain cells are more resistant.
Alzheimer’s disease study identifies brain cells at higher risk of tau protein damage
Using a new brain mapping method, researchers found that specific memory cells in the hippocampus are highly susceptible to protein buildup linked to Alzheimer's disease, while other brain cells are more resistant.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Read @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social's whole dispatch from the whole march:

The organizers call for reversing those measures—ending “censorship and political interference in science,” securing and expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science.
March 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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NEW: President Donald Trump and Elon Musk nearly destroyed USAID in three weeks. And the new administration may have broken the law almost immediately, experts told ProPublica.

By @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”
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February 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Wealth inequality in the United States has skyrocketed, with wealth concentrated in coastal cities. Rich areas are now seven times wealthier than poor ones, creating significant gaps within and between communities,… #WealthInequality #EconomicJustice #IncomeGap #SocialImpact #WealthDistribution
Wealth inequality reaches new heights: What the data says about America’s future
Wealth inequality in the United States has skyrocketed, with wealth concentrated in coastal cities. Rich areas are now seven times wealthier than poor ones, creating significant gaps within and between communities, impacting opportunities, education, and…
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January 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Donald Trump is assembling a government of the ultra-rich like the country has never seen before. All told there are about 15 reported billionaires joining the administration if Trump has his way.

So America, it's time to get to know your billionaire overlords.
Meet The American Oligarchy: Trump's Ultra-Rich Cabinet and Advisors
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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January 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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I love Teen Vogue!
This is a great piece.

"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The mass deportation are beginning... officers are instructed even to go into schools and places of worship.
How Trump's plans for mass deportations and ICE raids are playing out
Here's what we know so far about ICE enforcement operations in the wake of several immigration-related executive orders Trump signed.
nbcnews.to
January 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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The Soviet dissidents never aimed for the overthrow of the Soviet state, and even after they turned to outright opposition, they remained shaped by the norms of Soviet society and inspired by the ideals of Soviet humanism.
The Often Misunderstood History of the Soviet Dissidents
In To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause, historian Benjamin Nathans sheds light on how the protest movement reinvented itself at key junctures and eventually to great effect.
www.thenation.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Mapping the brain.
Human Connectome Project |  Mapping the human brain connectivity
www.humanconnectomeproject.org
January 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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December 20, 2024 at 9:33 PM
I'm here because I am an early adopter... though right now I can't seem to find my friends...
November 22, 2024 at 10:52 AM