Erika Hedden, PhD, MA
@erikahedden.bsky.social
Health research, policy, and communication professional; science (and sci-fi) nerd; adventurer. Opinions mine.
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“When they finished with the search there was a male officer standing outside who looked confused. He asked me why I was here to which I told him what had happened,” she said.
“He told me, ‘Wow. You should not be here right now, you have Trump to thank for that though.’”
“He told me, ‘Wow. You should not be here right now, you have Trump to thank for that though.’”
May 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
“When they finished with the search there was a male officer standing outside who looked confused. He asked me why I was here to which I told him what had happened,” she said.
“He told me, ‘Wow. You should not be here right now, you have Trump to thank for that though.’”
“He told me, ‘Wow. You should not be here right now, you have Trump to thank for that though.’”
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Get in, skeeters. We're going to save democracy. Seriiously. Join the extraordinary resistance researcher Erica Chenoweth, former Kamala Harris policy advisor Ami Fields-Meyer, and me. June 11 at noon. Registration is free. We're going to let you know what's happening and what you can do.
Concentration Camps and the Machinery of Repression: Lessons for Saving Democracy – Ash Center
Governments throughout history have used detention as a tool to silence dissent, isolate marginalized groups, and punish with impunity – often targeting people based on race, status, or supposed affil...
ash.harvard.edu
May 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Get in, skeeters. We're going to save democracy. Seriiously. Join the extraordinary resistance researcher Erica Chenoweth, former Kamala Harris policy advisor Ami Fields-Meyer, and me. June 11 at noon. Registration is free. We're going to let you know what's happening and what you can do.
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PET imaging reveals long-term heart and lung damage from COVID-19.
healthimaging.com/topics/medic...
healthimaging.com/topics/medic...
PET imaging reveals long-term heart and lung damage from COVID-19
New data highlight the long-lasting effects of the coronavirus, revealing changes that are not detectable by standard medical assessments.
healthimaging.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
PET imaging reveals long-term heart and lung damage from COVID-19.
healthimaging.com/topics/medic...
healthimaging.com/topics/medic...
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REMEMBER: Do everything that is in your power to do✊️
*Attend your district office and DEMAND answers from your representative!✊️
*Boycott: Tesla, META, Amazon, Target , Walmart
*March for democracy or you will be next!
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION - JUNE 14th
#50501movement
bsky.app/profile/5050...
*Attend your district office and DEMAND answers from your representative!✊️
*Boycott: Tesla, META, Amazon, Target , Walmart
*March for democracy or you will be next!
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION - JUNE 14th
#50501movement
bsky.app/profile/5050...
Here’s how to stay in the fight:
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
May 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
REMEMBER: Do everything that is in your power to do✊️
*Attend your district office and DEMAND answers from your representative!✊️
*Boycott: Tesla, META, Amazon, Target , Walmart
*March for democracy or you will be next!
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION - JUNE 14th
#50501movement
bsky.app/profile/5050...
*Attend your district office and DEMAND answers from your representative!✊️
*Boycott: Tesla, META, Amazon, Target , Walmart
*March for democracy or you will be next!
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION - JUNE 14th
#50501movement
bsky.app/profile/5050...
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“However bad everyone on the outside thinks it is, it is a million times worse. They’re dismantling and destroying everything.”
Read, share, respond. Call your representatives.
The health and well-being of Americans & America's innovation economy are at stake.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Read, share, respond. Call your representatives.
The health and well-being of Americans & America's innovation economy are at stake.
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’
After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding
www.science.org
May 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“However bad everyone on the outside thinks it is, it is a million times worse. They’re dismantling and destroying everything.”
Read, share, respond. Call your representatives.
The health and well-being of Americans & America's innovation economy are at stake.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Read, share, respond. Call your representatives.
The health and well-being of Americans & America's innovation economy are at stake.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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MAJOR BREAKING: Senator Elizabeth Warren just told Call to Activism exclusively that she’s calling for a formal investigation into “insider trading” among Trump’s friends:
"Did Trump or those with inside knowledge help wealthy investors cash in on his tariff flip-flopping?"
"Did Trump or those with inside knowledge help wealthy investors cash in on his tariff flip-flopping?"
April 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
MAJOR BREAKING: Senator Elizabeth Warren just told Call to Activism exclusively that she’s calling for a formal investigation into “insider trading” among Trump’s friends:
"Did Trump or those with inside knowledge help wealthy investors cash in on his tariff flip-flopping?"
"Did Trump or those with inside knowledge help wealthy investors cash in on his tariff flip-flopping?"
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Reposted by Erika Hedden, PhD, MA
Plumpy'Nut, a lifesaving food for malnourished kids, is caught up in U.S. cuts : Goats and Soda : NPR www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Where's Plumpy'Nut? A lifesaving food for malnourished kids is caught up in U.S. cuts
It's a "ready-to-use therapeutic food" that's had remarkable success in treating malnourished kids. The State Department says it's still available. Factories and field workers have a different view.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Plumpy'Nut, a lifesaving food for malnourished kids, is caught up in U.S. cuts : Goats and Soda : NPR www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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If Washington state doesn’t protect me and all other women from this fascist regime, we will save ourselves. And you won’t like how we do it. #waleg
We are not going back
We have fought long and hard for our financial independence
Trump can shuve his executive orders up his fat orange ass
www.newsweek.com/trump-execut...
We have fought long and hard for our financial independence
Trump can shuve his executive orders up his fat orange ass
www.newsweek.com/trump-execut...
Trump executive order raises alarm over women's financial independence
A new executive order from the White House targets the Equal Credit Opportunity Act which was written to prevent sex-based credit discrimination.
www.newsweek.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If Washington state doesn’t protect me and all other women from this fascist regime, we will save ourselves. And you won’t like how we do it. #waleg
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SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
www.theatlantic.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
SCOOP: three days after Kilmar Abrego García’s family sued the govt for his wrongful deportation, US officials began working on plan to fix the mistake and ensure his safety in El Salvador until they could bring him back. Then the Trump administration dug in www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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“He is losing in the courts at literally a historic rate,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. So now the Trump admin is "escalating their war against the judiciary by physically arresting a judge and going on air to tell everyone watching, 'We are coming for you next.'"
April 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“He is losing in the courts at literally a historic rate,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. So now the Trump admin is "escalating their war against the judiciary by physically arresting a judge and going on air to tell everyone watching, 'We are coming for you next.'"
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NEW — I wrote about Beker Rengifo, a Montana resident from Venezuela who was taken by ICE on Thursday after a routine traffic stop, and how local law enforcement is working with the feds to ensnare people with legal status.
ICE abducts Montana resident with legal humanitarian status
Beker Rengifo is the latest victim of Trump's reckless and illegal war on migrants.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
NEW — I wrote about Beker Rengifo, a Montana resident from Venezuela who was taken by ICE on Thursday after a routine traffic stop, and how local law enforcement is working with the feds to ensnare people with legal status.
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Well, this is horrifying.
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Well, this is horrifying.
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A reminder that NSF is explicitly breaking the law if/when they attempt to cancel grants that focus on promoting participation in science by underrepresented groups on that basis, incl women in science programs like NSF ADVANCE. Congress expressly directs the NSF to grant funds for this purpose. 🧪
LAWLESS NSF:
Every NSF employee who is following the director on this funding freeze and fishing expedition is in violation of US code.
per the post below, this language has been reauthorized twice, most recently by Biden in 2022 as the CHIPS Act.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
🧪
Every NSF employee who is following the director on this funding freeze and fishing expedition is in violation of US code.
per the post below, this language has been reauthorized twice, most recently by Biden in 2022 as the CHIPS Act.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
🧪
April 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A reminder that NSF is explicitly breaking the law if/when they attempt to cancel grants that focus on promoting participation in science by underrepresented groups on that basis, incl women in science programs like NSF ADVANCE. Congress expressly directs the NSF to grant funds for this purpose. 🧪
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2024
‘Clinical evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may lead to hypocalcemia, altered bone turnover markers, and a high prevalence of vertebral fractures.’
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
‘Clinical evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may lead to hypocalcemia, altered bone turnover markers, and a high prevalence of vertebral fractures.’
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
SARS-CoV-2 and its Multifaceted Impact on Bone Health: Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence
SARS-CoV-2 infection, the culprit of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been associated with significant long-term effects on various organ systems, including bone health. This review explores the current und...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
April 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
2024
‘Clinical evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may lead to hypocalcemia, altered bone turnover markers, and a high prevalence of vertebral fractures.’
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
‘Clinical evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may lead to hypocalcemia, altered bone turnover markers, and a high prevalence of vertebral fractures.’
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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My latest about how Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina and how it could usher in a new era of unprecedented election subversion. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
Republicans Are Trying to Steal an Election
From Marc | For the sake of our democracy, let us hope the courts once again prevent that from happening.
www.democracydocket.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
My latest about how Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina and how it could usher in a new era of unprecedented election subversion. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
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This is so fucked up. ICE agents in Massachusetts smashed the window of a car to grab a Guatemalan guy who was with his wife. They were waiting for their lawyer to arrive because he has a pending asylum case.
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
April 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is so fucked up. ICE agents in Massachusetts smashed the window of a car to grab a Guatemalan guy who was with his wife. They were waiting for their lawyer to arrive because he has a pending asylum case.
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
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This guy's a creepy weirdo and more people should say it out loud.
“During St. Clair's pregnancy, Musk suggested that they bring in other women to have even more of their children faster.”
April 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This guy's a creepy weirdo and more people should say it out loud.
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The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks
The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.
www.cbsnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The CDC's cruise ship inspectors have been laid off, as well as agency's head epidemiologist for investigating cruise ship outbreaks
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
That baffled health officials since this program is paid for by cruise ship fees, not taxpayer dollars
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
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When the head of ICE starts talking about how great it would be to have Amazon Prime for shipping human beings to a concentration camp in El Salvador that no one ever leaves, you’ve gone way past “it could never happen here.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
When the head of ICE starts talking about how great it would be to have Amazon Prime for shipping human beings to a concentration camp in El Salvador that no one ever leaves, you’ve gone way past “it could never happen here.”
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I guess if you don't view immigrants as people, it might make sense to store them in shipping containers. Like freight.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
Trump team considers housing detained migrants in container offices
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is in discussions with Phoenix-based Willscot about a lease, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.semafor.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I guess if you don't view immigrants as people, it might make sense to store them in shipping containers. Like freight.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
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Upon learning that your own mistake sent an innocent father to a brutal prison where he’s likely to be tortured, anyone with a shred of decency would be overcome with shame and fight like hell to get him back.
They think it’s funny.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They think it’s funny.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Upon learning that your own mistake sent an innocent father to a brutal prison where he’s likely to be tortured, anyone with a shred of decency would be overcome with shame and fight like hell to get him back.
They think it’s funny.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They think it’s funny.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Reposted by Erika Hedden, PhD, MA
"The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that it will end a mortgage-rescue program designed to help veterans who have fallen behind on their mortgages keep their homes."
Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that it will end a mortgage-rescue program designed to help veterans who have fallen behind on their mortgages keep their homes."
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I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist (Gift Article)
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.