Ricky Roo
@rickyroo.bsky.social
• antizionist • antifascist • transgender nightmare • queer & trans health researcher • defunded by trump • very unprofessional account • jewish + staying חַי • OK + NM + CHI • 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ✡️ •
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• get me outta here 🛸🛸🛸 •
Chicago sports doing Chicago sports things
Fun fact: In 30 years of the WNBA, the Chicago Sky are the only established team that’s never held a No. 1 pick. And that won’t change in 2027 since that pick was traded to Washington for Ariel Atkins.
#WNBA #WNBASky #WBB #WNBADraft
#WNBA #WNBASky #WBB #WNBADraft
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Chicago sports doing Chicago sports things
whew
Who invests in critical thinking and who invests in an AI chatbot to help you think will be really telling.
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
whew
where do you think all that qanon merch went
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
where do you think all that qanon merch went
L I T E R A L L Y
really looking forward to the meltdowns from everyone who thought Daddy Trump would dress down the big bad socialist instead of hyping up his new best friend the Cool Mayor
how do you not know how this guy works by now
how do you not know how this guy works by now
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
L I T E R A L L Y
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New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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on top of being the slimiest bigots ever, these people are also just fundamentally horrendous at empiricism so it's admittedly funny to see the APA call their asses out on being terrible at science, with citations.
if you have never called someone dumb with citations, it's a great pasttime.
if you have never called someone dumb with citations, it's a great pasttime.
BREAKING: The HHS has re-released a May document purporting to review the evidence in youth gender medicine. The re-release includes authors from SEGM and the Manhattan Institute.
Read our story here:
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Read our story here:
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
HHS Re-releases Document Claiming to Review Youth Gender Medicine — Assigned
The original release did not include the names of the authors, who include conservative and anti-trans activists.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
on top of being the slimiest bigots ever, these people are also just fundamentally horrendous at empiricism so it's admittedly funny to see the APA call their asses out on being terrible at science, with citations.
if you have never called someone dumb with citations, it's a great pasttime.
if you have never called someone dumb with citations, it's a great pasttime.
CONSISTENTLY CLEAN YOUR CONTACTS. I have received Otter generated transcripts for meetings on projects that I was never officially on and/or added to the IRB. Thankfully I’m a compliance nerd and requested to be removed from the meetings but I’m certain that’s not true for the majority of people.
Physician who was no longer at the hospital but was on the email list had Otter ai installed and his bot “attended” the meeting, generated a transcript, and sent it to all 65 people on the email list, 12 of whom also no longer worked at the hospital.
AI bot recorded doctors’ meeting, sent patient info to current and former hospital staff, watchdog says
The transcription tool recorded the meeting on behalf of a physician who no longer worked at the hospital
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
CONSISTENTLY CLEAN YOUR CONTACTS. I have received Otter generated transcripts for meetings on projects that I was never officially on and/or added to the IRB. Thankfully I’m a compliance nerd and requested to be removed from the meetings but I’m certain that’s not true for the majority of people.
one thing about me is I don’t forgive and I don’t forget
At the VERY LEAST what Marjorie Taylor Green has said about Jewish and Black people can never ever be forgiven. Ever.
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
one thing about me is I don’t forgive and I don’t forget
I had this lunchbox 🥹🥹
VINTAGE LUNCHBOX MEGATHREAD!
There is something deeply, nostalgic about the artwork on old lunchboxes. They meet at the crossroads of childhood, food, pop culture, & school/friends. Every day, for as long as I feel like, I'll be adding a new lunchbox to this thread!
TMNT-1989 (My first lunchbox!)
There is something deeply, nostalgic about the artwork on old lunchboxes. They meet at the crossroads of childhood, food, pop culture, & school/friends. Every day, for as long as I feel like, I'll be adding a new lunchbox to this thread!
TMNT-1989 (My first lunchbox!)
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I had this lunchbox 🥹🥹
I am so upset by this very good journalism
2/ The U.S. Department of Agriculture typically attributes bird flu outbreaks to cases where farmers have not done enough to protect flocks from contamination by wild birds.
But that's not what happened here.
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
But that's not what happened here.
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I am so upset by this very good journalism
yeah @govpritzker.illinois.gov you need to stop talking a tough game if you can’t even reign in your own. make them stop collaborating. come on.
Critical to note that this is the Illinois State Police, not ICE or CBP.
The lesson we take away from the past 10 months cannot be “wow, ICE and CBP are uniquely bad.”
To the extent they are worse than regular police, it’s a matter of (slight) degree, nothing fundamental.
The lesson we take away from the past 10 months cannot be “wow, ICE and CBP are uniquely bad.”
To the extent they are worse than regular police, it’s a matter of (slight) degree, nothing fundamental.
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
yeah @govpritzker.illinois.gov you need to stop talking a tough game if you can’t even reign in your own. make them stop collaborating. come on.
boooooooooooo
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
boooooooooooo
these people are literal nazis
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
these people are literal nazis
putting in the order request RIGHT. NOW.
Happy Book Day to me & @kevinlferguson.bsky.social & please have your school's library grab a copy of GENERATION X from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
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November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
putting in the order request RIGHT. NOW.
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Matt Gaetz raped a 17 year old child after exploiting her healthcare needs for money and this is how the NY Times is framing it.
"ended up having sex with powerful men"
Literally whitewashing child rape.
Corporate media is dead. Stop subscribing to it. This is beyond saving.
"ended up having sex with powerful men"
Literally whitewashing child rape.
Corporate media is dead. Stop subscribing to it. This is beyond saving.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Matt Gaetz raped a 17 year old child after exploiting her healthcare needs for money and this is how the NY Times is framing it.
"ended up having sex with powerful men"
Literally whitewashing child rape.
Corporate media is dead. Stop subscribing to it. This is beyond saving.
"ended up having sex with powerful men"
Literally whitewashing child rape.
Corporate media is dead. Stop subscribing to it. This is beyond saving.
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at this point we need to call out the collaborators and enablers
the Vichy leaders who would rather hold onto power than defend the great achievements and future hope unto humanity that their own institutions, faculty, and students are famous for many times over
the Vichy leaders who would rather hold onto power than defend the great achievements and future hope unto humanity that their own institutions, faculty, and students are famous for many times over
teams that could have made revisions to build fundable applications will never get the chance to be mentored and grow because this administration hates knowledge
this is how we never end cancer
this is how we never end HIV
this is how we never end any fucking thing except ourselves
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this is how we never end cancer
this is how we never end HIV
this is how we never end any fucking thing except ourselves
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Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
at this point we need to call out the collaborators and enablers
the Vichy leaders who would rather hold onto power than defend the great achievements and future hope unto humanity that their own institutions, faculty, and students are famous for many times over
the Vichy leaders who would rather hold onto power than defend the great achievements and future hope unto humanity that their own institutions, faculty, and students are famous for many times over
teams that could have made revisions to build fundable applications will never get the chance to be mentored and grow because this administration hates knowledge
this is how we never end cancer
this is how we never end HIV
this is how we never end any fucking thing except ourselves
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
this is how we never end cancer
this is how we never end HIV
this is how we never end any fucking thing except ourselves
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
teams that could have made revisions to build fundable applications will never get the chance to be mentored and grow because this administration hates knowledge
this is how we never end cancer
this is how we never end HIV
this is how we never end any fucking thing except ourselves
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
this is how we never end cancer
this is how we never end HIV
this is how we never end any fucking thing except ourselves
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it’s so wild that program officers, some of the most experienced and knowledgeable civil servants, have been thrown into the fucking fire.
strip me of my funding, sure.
placing POs on administrative leave with no explanation?
things are somehow still getting worse.
strip me of my funding, sure.
placing POs on administrative leave with no explanation?
things are somehow still getting worse.
Who is Jenna Norton? Jenna is a friend + program officer who chose to speak, in her personal capacity, about the destruction going on at NIH. She was just placed on administrative leave; no reason was provided. Free speech? Not in this country anymore www.instagram.com/reel/DRA3e8-...
undefined on Instagram: "jmnortonI guess I hit a nerve because they just put me on “non disciplinary” admin leave. But let me be clear: this is retaliation …"
jmnortonI guess I hit a nerve because they just put me on “non disciplinary” admin leave. But let me be clear: this is retaliation for asserting my right to free speech guaranteed nder Pickering vs Board of Education.
www.instagram.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
it’s so wild that program officers, some of the most experienced and knowledgeable civil servants, have been thrown into the fucking fire.
strip me of my funding, sure.
placing POs on administrative leave with no explanation?
things are somehow still getting worse.
strip me of my funding, sure.
placing POs on administrative leave with no explanation?
things are somehow still getting worse.
enjoy destroying the biomedical research enterprise
god the stupidest, most racist people really do have the keys right now
god the stupidest, most racist people really do have the keys right now
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
enjoy destroying the biomedical research enterprise
god the stupidest, most racist people really do have the keys right now
god the stupidest, most racist people really do have the keys right now
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James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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G E N E R A L
S T R I K E
S T R I K E
What are voters supposed to do when neither of the parties are listening to them?
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
G E N E R A L
S T R I K E
S T R I K E
and for what? honestly. just bad decisions everywhere.
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
and for what? honestly. just bad decisions everywhere.
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We have taken products off the market for being far less dangerous. We also have a clear signal that all the money we’re dumping into AI could be better spent addressing a serious mental health crisis.
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We have taken products off the market for being far less dangerous. We also have a clear signal that all the money we’re dumping into AI could be better spent addressing a serious mental health crisis.