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Folks - it's an honor to host @vkempe.bsky.social and @lewan.uk for Part 2 of our convo re: #censorship and #scholarship admist #DemocraticBackSliding. Join us Aug 12, 11 am ET and share widely! #AcademicSky #Academia #higherEd #DefendResearch More @ DefendResearch.org @defendresearch.bsky.social

Aw thanks Alice!!

Such a detailed, powerful accounting by @27unihted.bsky.social of how this administration is destroying the U.S. research enterprise: 27unihted.substack.com/p/the-quiet-... #science #resist #censorship #PeerReview #NIH #Action

Neruda is great. Spanish translations of books you’re interested in. Podcasts are great too. I find Cervantes, unamuno etc tough bc it’s like reading Shakespeare or Chaucer - Middle Ages Spanish is not what we’re learning.

Fantastic discussion - thank you @vkempe.bsky.social @lewan.uk and @defendresearch.bsky.social friends! Visit defendresearch.org to register for Aug 12 with Vera for part 2!

It’s a bold choice to attack TWO women with ELEVEN dogs.

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For those that want to keep their heads down bc they'r not affected are sliding into acceptance/political support. @vkempe.bsky.social Anti-autocracy handbook visual #DefendResearch #academicsky

Individual vs. Collectives - focus on individuals must shift to organizing/mobilizing. #NoKings marches are getting there, but not quite there yet. Key books and resources @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

However, if you're feeling threatened, you're going to function best. #selfcare #mentalWellBeing is critical. If you want to help ppl who are struggling, TELL ppl what you're doing (don't ask). Asking reducing cognitive load. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

Cognitive traps are well designed and infest main stream discourse - #MSM are terrible at detecting this. As academics we have to avoid these traps. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

Commit to identify/flipping the #doublespeak - COMMIT to the existence of facts. NOTE the cognitive traps - calling misinformation research(like @ninajankowicz.com @lewan.uk and others), invoking free speech to escape accountability #AcademicSky #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #HigherEd

#GoldStandardScience is trojan horse that undermines science (SR: see my commentary of horseshoe effect re: weaponizing #openscience) - it's effectively "commissars" enforcing the party's view of science. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

1. Precision in language. (El*n didn't make an awkward gesture He made a n*zi salute). Choose accuracy over being reasonable or inflammatory. Identify double-speak! @lewan.uk (See #GoldStandardScience #GSS EO ex) #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

Remember that there are situations where NOT acting IS a political act. To not speak out is complicity/support. The obstacles to speaking out are psych barriers and we can overcome with tools. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

Academics are reluctant to be seen as "political" and autocracies take advantage of this. However scientists that advocate for positions do NOT lose trust as long as their activism is w/I their expertise. @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

Avoid #SelfCensorship Don't fall into the trap of hedging. It's easy to fall into - @lewan.uk did himself. Verify/engage with colleagues: am I still speaking the truth? Or am I bending? Do I want to? Be AWARE (don't slide unintentionally) #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

If you have to comply - WAIT FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTION (delay, ask for it in writing, slow implementation down). If you put sand in the gears, you can make an impact: @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky

Important to remember that #StrongMen claim universal approval/support but it's never true. YOU are NOT alone. Bots and dominance of media create that impression, but don't believe it. You are NOT alone. @lewan.uk "do not obey in advance" #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

Anti-Authoritarian Handbook focuses on a risk based approach - levels of risk depend on the state of the risk. Today's convo w/ @lewan.uk focuses on actions that transcend personal risk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky