Assistant Prof @UMF_CIT. Tech, media, education, sustainability, people, justice, nature, online schools. Past: @MediaInfoMSU & @BerkeleyISchool - she/her
Detroit, MI
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For those preparing syllabi or research on digitally-mediated / remote work and/or online learning, I want to re-share my article, "'Not Just a Computer Screen:' Distributed Attunement in Virtual School Environments," in case it may be useful: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/36410…
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Last year we sued the 3 largest pharmacy benefit managers for illegal tactics that inflate the cost of insulin & other drugs.
@FTC has now indefinitely paused the case. This follows the White House's unlawful attempt to fire Commissioners Bedoya & Slaughter.
A gift to the PBMs.
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In the wake of 'we will deport random people with tattoos', actual Venezuelan journalists who study Tren de Aragua say that the gang doesn't have identifying tattoos at all. It's literally just something Americans made up.
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just days after Trump declared himself the "fertilization president" the entire team focused on Assisted Reproductive Technology (which includes treatments like IVF) was laid off at the CDC
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Last night my brilliant friend with 20 years of expertise in Neuroscience including a decade at NIDA was fired because she was recently promoted for her outstanding performance and it triggered the probation period.
This is not making NIH more efficient, this is not making us healthier, this is not punishing the people who misled the public, this is destroying America’s talent.
Her work is instrumental for testing whether new medications to fight addiction are safe and efficacious before they are tested in humans. now that research is at risk.
She was the backbone of the lab the most senior person. So much knowledge, talent, know how, wasted, so much science destroyed for the wrong reason.
Sigh…
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Update to this story: #FAA employees fired included one who spoke to me on the record who was partnered with the @DeptofDefense on a classified, urgent need for an upgraded radar system for Hawaii to detect cruise missile threats. Their phone was wiped, institutional knowledge and records erased. Update is in story link now: apnews.com/article/doge-faa-…
.@FAANews: FAA staff fired over the weekend included personnel that worked radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, among others. Hundreds were fired, just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in DC killed 67. One employee said they were harassed on Facebook by @DOGE prior to being fired. apnews.com/article/doge-faa-…
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Let’s be extremely clear about what is happening at USAID:
The President is letting the wealthiest individual on the planet tear apart an organization that provides MEDICINE and FOOD to the poorest children on Earth.
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(1/4) Recent layoffs of federal workers has a disproportionate impact on Native Americans, but is receiving almost no media attention. In Indian Health Services, which provides healthcare to 2.8 mil NAs, 2,200 people were laid off, including 1,400 who provide direct patient care.
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SCOOP: I got the full list of 89 programs that DOGE has canceled at the Education Department -- and the talking points DOGE gave staffers on how to argue the changes are really a good thing.
Thread 🧵
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DOGE has cut nearly $1 billion from the Education Department, decimating its research arm, the Institute for Educational Sciences. Confirmed cuts include PISA/TIMMS data collection/analysis; studies of disability supports; and a data report on school safety. 👇
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Abortion providers say that Instagram and Facebook have been taking down accounts and censoring posts, particularly in the days following Donald Trump’s inauguration. “Once again, ‘freedom of speech’ doesn’t actually mean free speech.”
truthout.org/articles/instag…
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Fun fact
Despite new FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson shutting down public comments on surveillance pricing (companies exploiting your web browsing, or which phone you use, or your search history to overcharge you) a few initial comments got preserved online
So, who is he ignoring?
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In 1953, Columbia University wanted to take over 116th St.
NYC agreed—so long as Columbia gave access to the public.
But for the past 9 months after the NYPD's raids on pro-Palestine protesters, Columbia has shut the public out.
@erinmdurkin reports:
hellgatenyc.com/columbia-cam…
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Just received notice that my NIH study section next week has been cancelled. It has nothing to do with DEI and will have a negative impact on critical cancer research.
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Trump has issued an Executive Order that revives his Muslim Ban but is also much much worse. Here’s a thread on key aspects of the new ban /1 whitehouse.gov/presidential-…
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This seems quite clearly targeted to foreign nationals involved in pro-Palestine protests, in particular, foreign students on visas. Pro-Israel folks have been demanding the deportation of these protestors since Oct 7 newarab.com/news/will-donald… /7
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This is what it looks like when FTC staff has full freedom to stop fraudsters and monopolists. When there are no free passes for the powerful. When the word of a consumer or a worker or a small business owner is just as important as that of any billionaire. Remember this.
While at @FTC, I've focused on enforcing the law without fear or favor & using all our tools to promote fair, honest, competitive markets.
Grateful to my senior team & the staff who delivered so many wins for Americans.
A summary of what we accomplished:
ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov…
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Immediately after withdrawing from the WHO, Trump stops CDC, FDA & NIH from giving public health updates.
“The CDC was scheduled to publish several MMWR reports this week, including 3 about H5N1 outbreak, according to federal health official who spoke on condition of anonymity”
ALT Screenshot of news article from the Washington post. There’s a photo of the FDA sign and text reads Trump officials pause health agencies' communications, citing review The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers. Updated January 21, 2025 at 9:05 p.m. EST
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This is the most concise "Know Your Rights" resource I've seen so far for dealing with ICE.
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SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You do NOT have to speak to ICE without a JUDICIAL warrant. (1/3)
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Hate it for Indiana students but w/ legislature squeezing Indianapolis Public Schools from every side & now threatening to dissolve the district, it may soon be first state to violate its constitutional duty to operate “a uniform system of common schools.” chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025/0…