Rens
Rens
@renais.bsky.social
Reposted by Rens
Over one in four (27%) physicians and surgeons at U.S. hospitals, rising to one in three in FL (37%), CA (33%), NY (33%), and TX (31%), are immigrants. Policies aimed at restricting immigration could negatively impact the health and well-being of Americans.
@kff.org
www.kff.org/racial-equit...
June 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Reposted by Rens
After 450 million years of evolutionary history, shark populations are collapsing, and more than a third of shark species and their relatives face extinction.

Now scientists are trying to use the lure of “Jaws” to advance shark conservation efforts.
‘Jaws’ made people fear sharks. 50 years later, can it help save them?
Scientists are using the lure of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster to aid shark conservation efforts.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Reposted by Rens
A longer version of the Tufts announcement about the abduction of an international graduate student by federal authorities, circulating on Twitter and Reddit.
March 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Reposted by Rens
Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.

wapo.st/3EF3aWN
U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
wapo.st
February 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Reposted by Rens
Oh, per @nbcnews.com: Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship.

Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship
The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM