Sparky Mitra, MS
@sparkymitra.bsky.social
engineer-scientist, union worker and progressive activist ft. in NYTimes and Nature. currently at Brown U. Columbia and UCSD alum.
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Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.
Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.
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asylum but only for racists apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
asylum but only for racists apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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Scientific institutions
— universities, societies, government — should have spoken out about medical misinformation long ago. But better now than never.
Look at the byline on the right. That's Trump's nominee for NIH director. Are we going to stand up against him? Will Stanford?
— universities, societies, government — should have spoken out about medical misinformation long ago. But better now than never.
Look at the byline on the right. That's Trump's nominee for NIH director. Are we going to stand up against him? Will Stanford?
February 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Scientific institutions
— universities, societies, government — should have spoken out about medical misinformation long ago. But better now than never.
Look at the byline on the right. That's Trump's nominee for NIH director. Are we going to stand up against him? Will Stanford?
— universities, societies, government — should have spoken out about medical misinformation long ago. But better now than never.
Look at the byline on the right. That's Trump's nominee for NIH director. Are we going to stand up against him? Will Stanford?
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I was a resident playwright fellow there 1992-95
Minneapolis theater group doubles down on DEI initiatives as federal funding is threatened
Minneapolis theater group doubles down on DEI initiatives as federal funding is threatened
The theater organization says it recently received orders from the National Endowment for the Arts to stop promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion or be denied federal funding.
bringmethenews.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I was a resident playwright fellow there 1992-95
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📌CDC EMPLOYEE RESOURCES📌
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Opening a termination email triggers lockout countdown. DO NOT OPEN until ready.
Thread organized by topic. Reply with resources/requests. Resources not fully vetted.
SAVE DOCS (eOPF, mypay, benefeds, PMAS, CV, telework agreement, contacts). Save/BCC termination email.
Opening a termination email triggers lockout countdown. DO NOT OPEN until ready.
February 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
📌CDC EMPLOYEE RESOURCES📌
Thread organized by topic. Reply with resources/requests. Resources not fully vetted.
SAVE DOCS (eOPF, mypay, benefeds, PMAS, CV, telework agreement, contacts). Save/BCC termination email.
Opening a termination email triggers lockout countdown. DO NOT OPEN until ready.
Thread organized by topic. Reply with resources/requests. Resources not fully vetted.
SAVE DOCS (eOPF, mypay, benefeds, PMAS, CV, telework agreement, contacts). Save/BCC termination email.
Opening a termination email triggers lockout countdown. DO NOT OPEN until ready.
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We at @science.org gave young scientists this prompt: Write a pair of haiku. In the first, describe academia or your field in 2025; in the second, describe your predictions for 2050. Read a selection of the responses here:
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
NextGen Voices: 2025 and 2050, in haiku
www.science.org
January 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We at @science.org gave young scientists this prompt: Write a pair of haiku. In the first, describe academia or your field in 2025; in the second, describe your predictions for 2050. Read a selection of the responses here:
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes.
The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds.
This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen
The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds.
This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen
February 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes.
The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds.
This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen
The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds.
This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Got word that several NIH employees in a group working on cancer clinical trials got terminated via email this evening.
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
February 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Got word that several NIH employees in a group working on cancer clinical trials got terminated via email this evening.
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
“The [cancer research] trials will literally not be able to function without us.”
Trump and Musk are killing cancer research. 🧪
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president