John Chodera
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- Reposted by John ChoderaThe Department of Homeland Security is using administrative subpoenas, a secretive tool issued without a judge's signature, to go after people lawfully reporting ICE activity or criticizing DHS policies. This is a direct attack on our First Amendment rights and we're fighting back.
- Reposted by John ChoderaGovernor JB Pritzker pledges to put ‘science, preparedness and people’ first by participating in global response network
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- Reposted by John ChoderaIn the not-too-distant future, RiffTrax is making four new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000! Support us on Kickstarter: rifftraxmakesmst3k.com #RiffTraxMakesMST3K @mst3kofficial.bsky.social
- Reposted by John ChoderaNew — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets. These are their stories:
- Reposted by John ChoderaFederal paramilitaries running up on the rooftops to fire irritants and flash bangs down into a peaceable assembly full of little kids
- Reposted by John ChoderaMeasles cases this year have reached nearly 26% of last year's total cases, which totaled 2,255.
- Reposted by John ChoderaThe nazis redistributed the stolen property of deported Jews to the German population. It was called Aryanization. This is no different. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
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- Reposted by John ChoderaIt is wild to me that a military incursion to steal another country’s resources so the president can have a personal slush fund in Qatar is like the 5th most scandalous thing currently happening.
- Reposted by John ChoderaThere's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity. They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability. My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
- Reposted by John ChoderaU.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by John ChoderaCongressional Republicans gave Trump a slush fund for ICE and CBP in the "Big Beautiful Bill." Tens of billions of dollars that is still usable even during a shutdown. Democrats must make rescinding that money the price of any future govt funding, as Republicans did with IRS money from the IRA.
- Reposted by John ChoderaVoting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
- Reposted by John ChoderaDr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. to.pbs.org/49WGkpV
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- Reposted by John ChoderaOne of the hardest things to do is bring campaign-level communications to the work of governance, and snowstorms are notoriously one of the biggest litmus tests that less-engaged voters use to judge mayoral administrations. This is an excellent way to communicate.
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- Reposted by John ChoderaIt is insane and just impossible to fire 20% of NASAs senior engineering and management staff and axe its budget and at the same time, this year, drastically accelerate its Moon program.
- Reposted by John ChoderaThey are kidnapping young children and murdering citizens in the street in broad daylight and lying to us when we can see what they are doing. This will be in textbooks and generations from now will ask us what we stood for. 🖕🧊
- Reposted by John ChoderaYouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents** substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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- Reposted by John ChoderaReminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
- Reposted by John ChoderaSome 2,255 measles cases were recorded last year, marking the highest point in over 30 years.
- Reposted by John ChoderaA doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN: "I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind." and "The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back." Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by John ChoderaI don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
- Reposted by John ChoderaAfter hearing today’s news & knowing Alex Pretti - dry January is over. In my ICU rotations at Minneapolis VA, nights in residency, & days as a fellow in infectious diseases, I worked alongside Alex. Surely our nurses unions can help make some good trouble for a fallen hero? #Neat #NoICE #MedSky
- Reposted by John ChoderaImagine what’s happening in the camps.
- Reposted by John ChoderaThis looks like an execution. There must be an investigation. There must be accountability. Joining ICE does not give you license to murder. The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.
- Reposted by John ChoderaThis is essentially what governments did in the late 1900s and early 2000s with respect to Nazis. Whether you were a lowly concentration camp guard or in Hitler's inner circle, if there was evidence you were a Nazi, it was straight to jail with your walker. It worked.
- Reposted by John ChoderaAlex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
- Reposted by John ChoderaIt's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
- Reposted by John ChoderaReporters, if you wrote about learning loss due to covid school closures, you can write about learning loss due to state terror.
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- Reposted by John Chodera📣 Please spread: we’re hiring a Lab Manager! It is a critical position in our new lab. As our lab moves to Barcelona and joins the @crg.eu, we’re looking for a Lab Manager to help build the lab and set the lab atmosphere. 🔗 Apply here 👉 recruitment.crg.eu/content/jobs...
- Reposted by John ChoderaTrump 2.0 has been devastating for science: 🧪 ⬇️ Federal science agencies lost ~20% of their staff in 2025. ❌ More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. 📉 Trump’s proposed 2026 budget would reduce non-military research spending to 1991 levels. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
- Reposted by John ChoderaCatastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
- Reposted by John ChoderaLast year a whistleblower said DOGE had illegally accessed a Social Security database. SSA now acknowledges it's true—& that DOGE employees had secret agreement w/ unidentified political advocacy group to use SocSec data to help overturn election results. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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- Reposted by John Choderaa good day to throw your Ring into a volcano.
- Reposted by John ChoderaDanish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
- This is literally insane.
- Reposted by John ChoderaMore public restrooms across our city? Relief for all New Yorkers.
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- Reposted by John ChoderaTwo days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
- Reposted by John ChoderaLast week, we announced a plan to make child care universal. Today, applications are open for pre-K & 3-K. If your child is turning 3 or 4, apply now for the fall at: myschools.nyc
- Reposted by John ChoderaUnder Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
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- Reposted by John ChoderaDo you care about the future of the US NSF and science in general? The agency is seeking feedback on the draft Strategic Plan. www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...
