i think a lot of feminists would benefit from reading about second wave feminism bc yโall keep fighting against rights you donโt remember being won for you. pregnancy being de stigmatised and seen as appropriate for the public is a very recent thing and frankly not even complete.
This yearโs chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1965 to parents who were refugees from Palestine. When we spoke to him he shared his story:
โI grew up in a very humble home, we were a dozen of us in one room, sharing it with the cattle that we used to raise. I was born in a family of refugees, and my parents could barely read or write. My father finished sixth grade and my mother couldnโt read or write. Itโs quite a journey. Science allows you to do it. Science is the greatest equalising force in the world.
Smart people, talented people, skilled people exist everywhere. Thatโs why we really should focus on unleashing their potential through providing them with opportunity.โ
Today Yaghi shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson for their work developing metalโorganic frameworks.
Learn more about the prize: https://t.co/4nmszg1ZIR
used to be as an organizer u had to copy paste messages and individually send them to every person u were trying to reach. but now u don't. bc of spoke
i hope my midwest friends know that living in berkeley is exactly what you'd imagine it's like. for example, every time i go to the independent grocery store across the street i have to walk past people asking me to sign petitions for natural gas or to recall the mayor or smth