I’m in DC scheduled to give this talk today. But the organizers flagged slides in my deck that mention racism, structural gaslighting, New Jim Code and other themes that are off limits in the Land of the Free.
Dr. Ayah Nuriddin
@ayahnerd.bsky.social
It's me again! **This is my only public social media account** Muslim. Yale prof. Historian of upsetting things. Librarian. Black Feminist.
A lot of excitement on here about the article in Science summarising the discoveries of @alistairsponsel.bsky.social and Brian Sutton, just published in the Journal of the History of Biology. Some people have asked, so here is what I think they show, and what are the implications:
Photograph 49 is the Key to Understanding the History of Rosalind Franklin’s DNA Photograph 51 - Journal of the History of Biology
This essay, co-authored by a historian of science and an X-ray crystallographer, sheds new light on Rosalind Franklin’s Photograph 51. We refute the infamous claim that, unlike James Watson, Franklin ...
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Exciting new historical work on Rosalind Franklin continues to appear. This is a neat bit of sleuthing by historian @alistairsponsel.bsky.social and crystallographer Brian Sutton. Here's the DOI to the actual article (it's OA): 10.1007/s10739-026-09866-7 The main finding is an x-ray image of exactly
Science Magazine@science.org · 6d agoExclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. https://scim.ag/4rTKck8
I saw @chrismurphyct.bsky.social at the train station this morning and I was probably a little too excited lol
Your life saving clinical trail could be TERMINATED by the Trump administration. We scraped through the data and found that 50% of all clinical trials are at risk of being cancelled. It's time to talk about it and what you can do to stop this. 🧵 🧪
***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 4w agoUCU members at Brighton University face the threat of derecognition. We have called an emergency rally tomorrow at 1:15pm. It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance. 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
There's A LOT of ways the Trump admin is currently attacking & decimating American science. Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵
New independent, evidence-based vaccine guidance is here for flu, COVID-19 and RSV. These are the recommendations I would follow for my family and myself. Protecting ourselves helps protect one another. Check here: www.ama-assn.org/amaone/vacci...
Democratize Yale! Join students, faculty, alumni, and community members for a teach-in on academic freedom, shared governance, free expression, and Yale’s autonomy from unlawful federal coercion. 📍 Yale Cross Campus 🗓 TOMORROW: Sept. 1 🕜 1:30 PM #AcademicFreedom #DemocracyAtYale #YaleIsNotForSale
Please read the replies and understand that these are the opening stages of genocide
Sandy Ernest Allen@sandyernestallen.bsky.social · last mo.Trans folks: Tell me the ways you've changed your own habits (since Trump's reelection or whatever) ... Maybe I'll make a WHT. Please write me via my site (linked in bio) or if you want, reply here. I'll be logged out tho.
Yale President McInnis has been telling people that Yale has no choice but to negotiate a settlement with the Trump administration. This is a willful misreading of the law and as such, a lie. A resolution process is voluntary and legal scholars have been pushing back. 1/ abcnews.com/US/yale-face...
Yale faces backlash for talks with the Justice Department regarding its admissions
Legal experts weigh in on Yale's decision to negotiate with the DOJ for a potential resolution over alleged race discrimination in their admissions processes.
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Leave it to Ronny to have the worst takes. This is the same guy who had the nerve to write a book about universities and democracy after using the Baltimore PD to violently end student protests....
Asheesh Kapur Siddique@asheeshks.org · 2mo agoThe Chronicle of We Want to Destroy Higher Education:
Well I don't enjoy this
Isaac Bogoch@isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 2mo agoThere was just a locally acquired case of dengue fever reported in Virginia, USA. The climate is becoming more suitable, the compatible mosquito species (Aedes) is already there, and we’ll likely see more cases across a wider area. Link: tinyurl.com/2pu4xrc5
Millions of Sudanese families have been torn apart by war, hunger, and displacement. Across Sudan and in host countries like Egypt, our people are living in extreme crisis—yet the world remains largely silent. But we refuse to let fear win. 🧵👇 #Sudan #MutualAid
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Well this is terrible and I hate it youtube.com/shorts/aHTSv...
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So thrilled to announce that the Community Histories Lab (co-directed by Marco Ramos and I) has been awarded a Digital Justice Seed Grant to build the People’s Health Archive of New Haven!
American Council of Learned Societies@acls1919.bsky.social · 3mo agoACLS announces the recipients of the 2026 ACLS Digital Justice Grants. $800,000 in grants will fund community-led and publicly engaged digital projects across the US.
The letter comes after the U.S. Department of Justice accused the Yale School of Medicine of illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants.
Some Yale professors threaten legal action if university settles admissions complaint with DOJ
The letter comes after the U.S. Department of Justice accused the Yale School of Medicine of illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants.
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The AAUP, AFT Connecticut, and the national AFT call on Yale University to reject any negotiated settlement with the Trump administration that would compromise academic freedom, shared governance, due process, or institutional independence. www.aaup.org/news/aaup-af...
AAUP, AFT, Yale Leaders Urge University to Resist Trump Administration Demands
The AAUP, AFT Connecticut, and the national AFT call on Yale University to reject any negotiated settlement that would compromise academic freedom, shared governance, due process, or institutional ind...
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Fellow Yalies, the Yale College Council has put up a petition for us to sign to tell the university not to cave to Trump! Get on it!!! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Tell Yale: Don’t cave to Trump Administration demands
On Friday, the New York Times broke the news that Yale is in the midst of settlement negotiations with the Trump administration over an investigation into its admissions policies at the college, law s...
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Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 4mo agoI won't give to Yale any longer. I called the alumni office and told them why. If you're a Yale grad, you can, too! alumni.yale.edu/contact-us
🚨🚨URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Calling ALL Yale Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff!!🚨🚨 According to The New York Times, Yale has reportedly entered settlement discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations involving admissions at the Yale School of Medicine.
Consider joining one (or several!) of the big, national membership groups consistently pushing back against fascism in the US. A few for your consideration: @indivisible.org @demsocialists.bsky.social @workingfamilies.org
SCOTUS had me in a chokehold this morning and I kinda hate it