Robin Stephens, PhD

#Malaria #Immunologist #Neuroinflammation Human, Professor, Mentor, Advocate, Amplifier, views = own

[Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @KrutikaKuppalli]

Listen to people on the frontlines of this #Ebola outbreak and hear their stories - this is really important.

They are working in extremely challenging circumstances and putting their lives on the line to help contain this outbreak

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

We’ve helped 223,000 New Yorkers maintain access to their food assistance benefits. But the work is far from over.

We’re expanding a citywide campaign to reach the remaining 40,000 New Yorkers who are still at risk of losing their food assistance.

No one in the wealthiest city in the richest country on Earth should go hungry. Call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669) to protect your benefits.

[Mark Kelly @JoinMarkKelly]

Thinking of Sally Ride on her birthday today. Sally’s passion for science and exploration led her to become the first American woman in space. Sally was a talented astronaut and an inspiration for so many young women across the world.

[Cxspxxr✘🧸 @_6signxxx]

We’re not after one-hour shipping, we want workers to actually get one hour for lunch instead.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

The main claim — that the US recommends that all kids are vaccinated against many more pathogens than children in peer nations is not true. I did an analysis of 37 other countries. The US is not an outlier. https://t.co/xIxtTJCJAR

[Adriano Espaillat @RepEspaillat]

Join us on Saturday, June 13th
from 8:00-10:00 AM for my annual Puerto Rican Day breakfast in recognition of this year's Puerto Rican heritage celebration.

📍Location: El Museo del Barrio, located at 1230 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029. 

RSVP:
https://t.co/LPKhvfgMCB

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Elon Musk, the wealthiest man alive, gutted USAID, which supports some of the poorest people in the world.

Now there's an Ebola outbreak in the Congo, which USAID could have helped prevent or slow.

When you dismantle the systems that stop deadly diseases, people needlessly die.

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

Delaney Hall must close. This nightmare needs to end now.

I’ve seen it with my own eyes — a prison profiting off human pain while ripping mothers from their American newborn babies and denying them basic medical care.

This is a moral stain on our community and our nation.

[Keith Ellison @keithellison]

Operation Metro Surge hurt our small businesses and workers.

That wasn’t public safety. It was reckless federal overreach that made it even harder for people to afford their lives. https://t.co/oPYkR0H1xh

[Senator Andy Kim @SenatorAndyKim]

These letters reflect what I saw when I visited Delaney Hall – inhumane conditions with inedible food and a lack of medical treatment for those who need it.

We must focus on what detainees and their families need in this moment and continue to shine a light.

[Kareem Crayton @KareemCrayton]

Now we know: Today is the day the SCOTUS took the remaining life out of the VRA. Despite the clearest evidence of intentional race discrimination by AL — that two conservative justices credited, the Court now rewards a state that openly defied a court order. Cold work.

[ASTMH @ASTMH]

ASTMH strongly opposes proposed OMB rule on federal financial assistance. It will significantly weaken the foundations of the U.S. research enterprise by introducing political considerations into scientific funding decisions. Read our statement. https://t.co/iuhkjfFRwo

[Chris “Law Dork” Geidner @chrisgeidner]

Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson, issues a 17-page dissent to the 4-page order:

"[J]ust as Alabama doubled down on racial discrimination, the Court today doubles down on chaos."

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

“The time to act is now. The scientific community needs to flood OMB with responses during the public comment period, open until 13 July. Universities and associations must speak out as a united front to mobilize Congress and be ready to file lawsuits once the regulations are finalized.”

https://t.co/gfV91xtzqr

[Robin Stephens, PhD @stephrstephr]

@DrCatharineY It’s already happening. Since April these goons are commenting on the science randomly delaying whatever they touch

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

🚨 THE LIE IS EXPOSED. Republicans are pushing laws across the country to require proof of citizenship to vote, claiming it's to stop "massive noncitizen voting." But US District Judge Samantha Elliott just looked at 26 years of actual data and slaughtered that narrative in a major 98-page ruling.

The actual facts? Noncitizen voting is "essentially nonexistent." Out of 8.3 million ballots, they found exactly eight cases by noncitizens in 26 years. The law wasn't about integrity; it was a voter suppression scheme designed to purge legitimate voters right before the midterms. This ruling changes everything.

Hit the ❤️ LIKE and SHARE buttons to stop the voter suppression machine! Click the link to see how a courageous judge just saved your right to vote: 👇 https://t.co/vUykYSx15u

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

At just 13 years old, Alena Analeigh McQuarter made history as the youngest Black student ever accepted into a U.S. medical school.
Now 17, this brilliant young queen has already graduated high school at 12, earned a Master’s degree, interned at NASA, founded The Brown STEM Girl to inspire other girls of color, and continues blazing trails in medicine and science.
Her journey is living proof that when purpose, discipline, and brilliance collide, nothing can hold you back not even age.
The future is in incredible hands! 👏🏽

[Joe @electionsjoe]

Insider trading is just allowed now I guess

[Robin Stephens, PhD @stephrstephr]

A bond fund has been set up for protestors at Delaney Hall.

Please donate what you can.

https://t.co/IvYoa6UVbb

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents were filmed trespassing in a fenced-in yard, with their gun drawn, without a warrant, in Joliet, Illinois.

In the video, a person inside the house starts recording after noticing ICE agents were walking around their property.

One agent can be seen with their hand on their gun.

Then, a second agent walks into view with their gun fully drawn… and briefly points it toward the person filming inside the house, before moving out of frame as the person filming yells, “what are you doing?”

A fenced-in yard is not public property.

Under the 4th Amendment, the area immediately surrounding a home, including fenced yards, is considered part of the home itself for constitutional protections. Courts call this the “curtilage” of the home.

Which means federal agents are not supposed to just roam around inside it without a warrant, consent, or an actual emergency circumstance that legally justifies it.

Then there’s the gun…

Because this wasn’t someone charging at officers.

This was a person INSIDE their own home… holding a phone… recording what armed federal agents were doing on their property.

So, what exactly justified drawing a firearm and briefly aiming it toward the person filming?

What immediate threat existed?

This is the kind of behavior that should terrify people regardless of politics… because once armed federal agents start treating constitutional protections like suggestions, no one is safe.

Rights either apply to everyone… or eventually they stop meaning anything at all.