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Angela Potochnik

@apotochnik.bsky.social
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Philosopher of science, Director of Center for Public Engagement with Science at University of Cincinnati. Books: Idealization and the Aims of Science, Recipes for Science, Science and the Public. www.angelapotochnik.com

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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm very excited to visit northwest Arkansas to give a talk at University of Arkansas. I grew up nearby in Rogers, so U of A was my hometown university. The lecture (3pm Friday 10/2) is open to the public, so feel free to attend if you are in the area and interested! #philsci #philsky 🧪
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Philosophy Department Presents the Spellman Lecture in the History of Science
Join us for the Lynne and James Spellman Lecture in the History of Science, featuring Dr. Angela Potochnik, professor of philosophy, head of the Philosophy Department and founding director of the Cent...
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Adrian Currie @adrian-currie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide, edited by the inestimable @phieveigl.bsky.social (and me!), has 27 chapters from super-cool philosophers of science explaining how they do their thing, and is now open access! Our baby is free! #philsci direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
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Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide
A guidebook to methods and methodology, encouraging deeper engagement across the philosophy of science and beyond.The last twenty years have seen multiple
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Melissa Jacquart @mjacquart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Very excited that *Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide* is now available open access! Lucas and I have a chapter in it on "Doing Public Engagement with Science as a Philosopher of Science" #philsci #scicomm. In our chapter we ...
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
OK, so AI can apparently solve the puzzles of the Navier-Stokes equation. But can it solve the puzzles of the universe, in the way that Einstein did? My latest news feature for @nature.com looks into the question of how far AI can go towards scientific discovery. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The Einstein test: what happens when AI tries to rediscover relativity?
Scientists are probing whether language models trained on historical data can reproduce creative breakthroughs.
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Recipes for Science is an introductory textbook about scientific methods and reasoning that I coauthored with Matteo Colombo and Cory Wright. For the 2nd ed (2024), my colleague Lucas Dunlap produced 17 videos on topics from the book, for use with or without the book. #philsci #philsky #scicomm 🧪
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Recipes for Science - YouTube
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D. Hicks @danhicks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I've been thinking about this for over a year, and here's the problem with comparing Lysenko to science under Trump/Vought: Lysenkoism was not about propaganda and ideological conformity. The Trumpist attack on universities is. Gleichschaltung is much better metaphor. (🧵)
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Roger Highfield @rogerhighfield.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
And very many thanks for @apotochnik.bsky.social and @mjacquart.bsky.social for their thought provoking book, Public Engagement with Science ... ...which shaped how I approached my Attenborough talk, see here www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7FW...
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The battle for reality: Why science matters in an age of misinformation | The Royal Society
YouTube video by The Royal Society
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Metascience @metasciencejournal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Science is now facing, "not the sort of healthy skepticism that leads to better answers, but rather an outright rejection of well-established scientific consensus. Organized Science Denial examines this broader trend of distrust in science." Gong & Potochnik's review: tinyurl.com/mr2kpche
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Great photos chronicling the first meeting of the Asian Philosophy of Science Association shared out with all participants! Here I am un-photogenically talking about how Causes Don't Push. #philsky #philsci
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Who counts as a scientist, who gets to decide what counts as scientific, and are academics relevant to public engagement? Check out this Metascience symposium on Public Engagement with Science: Defining the Project. 1/ @mjacquart.bsky.social @metasciencejournal.bsky.social #philsci #scicomm �
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Book symposium: Public Engagement with Science: Defining the Project (Angela Potochnik and Melissa Jacquart)
Angela Potochnik and Melissa Jacquart. 2025. Public engagement with science: defining the project. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. This book is the ...
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AAUP @aaup.org · 26/08/2026
Faculty of the South! Please take a few moments to fill out the 2026 AAUP Faculty In The South Survey:
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Recipes for Science, coauthored with Matteo Colombo and Cory Wright, will have a Japanese translation coming out in a few months! Here I am with Ryota Morimoto, the translator, at the recent meeting of the Asian Philosophy of Science Association in Singapore. #philsci #philsky #scicomm 🧪
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A few years back, I finally jumped ship from Mac Mail to Outlook in the face of continuing institutional pressure and also Mail's increasingly poor search capabilities. Outlook is mostly okay, but why on earth does clicking "reply" to one's own reply in a thread go to oneself?
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Wonderful conference, congrats @eugenechua.bsky.social and everyone else who brought this together. #philsky #philsci
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
U.S. science is once again subject to a basic confusion between the *observation* of how values shape science versus the *improper influence* of values on science. Federal grant agencies have banned research mentioning gender, equity, and many other politicized topics... 1/ #philsci #scicomm 🧪
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Awareness of Our Biases Is Essential to Good Science
Ideological, social and political values have always influenced research
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants
Hundreds of thousands of scientists, including Nobel laureates, warn that changes to the way federal grants are approved would greatly damage American science
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Check out Qianrong Gong's and my Metascience review of Bruni and Lefsrud's collection, Organized Science Denial. This link offers free access to the review: rdcu.be/fs0Uq #scicomm #philsci 🧪
Purely decorative image, of a succulent plant
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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
And it’s out - our homage to the inimitable John Dupré, a giant of contemporary philosophy, from his loving colleagues and a stellar cast of contributors link.springer.com/book/10.1007... : #philsci
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Life Beyond Human Boundaries: John Dupré’s Philosophy and the Interdisciplinary Study of the Life Sciences
This open access book is self-standing as the only substantive anthology of writings centered on John Dupre’s work.
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Put the public at the heart of science! This is well done: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #scicomm 🧪
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Six ways to put the public at the heart of science and policy
Trust in elite institutions is on the wane globally. Building public participation into research and government advice can turn the tide.
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This is super interesting. I’ll also mention that most (not all!) discussion here focuses on one-directional sci comm by individual scientists at a distance (via internet or text). I’m not convinced that’s the best approach to public engagement with science.
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We're hiring a postdoc with research interests in AI explainability, ethics, and trustworthiness who is also interested in public engagement with AI and AI ethics. The postdoc will work with the UC Center for Humanities and Technology (CHaT)... #philsky #philsci
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Postdoctoral Fellow in AI Ethics, College of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow in AI Ethics, College of Arts and Sciences
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We're hiring a postdoc with research interests in AI explainability, ethics, and trustworthiness who is also interested in public engagement with AI and AI ethics. The postdoc will work with the UC Center for Humanities and Technology (CHaT)...
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Postdoctoral Fellow in AI Ethics, College of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellow in AI Ethics, College of Arts and Sciences
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Review of postdoc applications begins 4/30, please share the opportunity with anyone who might be interested. #SciComm #philsci 🧪
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social is hiring a postdoc! Anyone who will earn a PhD in a related discipline with interest in public engagement is encouraged to apply. Please share widely! More details and apply here: jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoct... #SciComm #philsci 🧪
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Public Engagement with Science
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Public Engagement with Science
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Erol Akcay @akcay.theoretical.bio · 07/04/2026
I am glad Trump is backing down but a line was crossed when he explicitly called for a genocide. This is not tolerable, and there is a constitutional remedy. Impeach and remove now.
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Check out this nice review of the Element (short book) @mjacquart.bsky.social and I coauthored. A PDF of the Element is freely available from @universitypress.cambridge.org, here: doi.org/10.1017/9781... #philsci #SciComm 🧪 jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...
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Public engagement with science: a practical guide
Public engagement with science has gained institutional prominence while remaining conceptually fragmented and difficult to operationalise. This review evaluates Public Engagement with Science by Ange...
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Catarina Dutilh Novaes 🟥 @cdutilhnovaes.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Great guest post at @dailynous.com (Full disclosure: one of the authors is a former student whom I admire greatly.) One of the many ways in which academia systematically excludes people from the Global South is by hosting prestigious events only in rich countries-> dailynous.com/2026/03/10/h...
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How (and Why) to Organize a Conference in the Global South (guest post) - Daily Nous
Conferences provide valuable opportunities to academics and can influence disciplinary agendas. But scholars have unequal access to conferences, often owing to where such conferences are held and the ...
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Check out the newest Element in Public Engagement with Science: Mothers as Science Storytellers, by Emma Frances Bloomfield. Full text free to download until March 12. doi.org/10.1017/9781... #philsci #scicomm 🧪
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Mothers as Science Storytellers
Cambridge Core - Environmental Policy, Economics and Law - Mothers as Science Storytellers
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Read "Mothers as Science Storytellers" FREE online until Mar 12! 📖 New in the @universitypress.cambridge.org series edited by @apotochnik.bsky.social & @mjacquart.bsky.social. 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/element... #SciComm #ScienceCommunication #PublicEngagement #STEM #ScienceStorytelling
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Postdoc opportunity at the Taft Research Center here at the University of Cincinnati for which philosophers are eligible to apply. See here for details and to apply: jobs.uc.edu/job/Taft-Pos...
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Taft Postdoctoral Fellowship, College of Arts & Sciences
Taft Postdoctoral Fellowship, College of Arts & Sciences
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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Excited to have this new paper out, a qualitative study with Sachika Singh and Dani Clark on Patient and Family Perspectives for Trauma-Informed Ethics Consultation. We piloted a case-based focus group methodology, inviting participants to reflect on two clinical ethics consultation situations. 🧵
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Patient and Family Perspectives for Trauma-Informed Ethics Consultation: A Pilot Study | The Journal of Clinical Ethics: Vol 37, No 1
Abstract This article reports on a pilot study soliciting patient and caregiver views on trauma-informed principles to influence the provision of trtauma-informed ethics consultation (TIEC). The study...
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Audiobook now available for this introductory philosophy collection. I coauthored a chapter with Dana Tulodziecki @193.bsky.social. Overall it seems like a really interesting approach to introducing philosophical topics.#philsky
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PSA DEI Caucus @psadeicaucus.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Hello all! The PSA DEI Caucus is coming to BlueSky! Hoping to share news about our wonderful membership and our @philsci.bsky.social community at large! Doggo Pic for attention. #philosophy #hps #dei
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Listening to the first panel on history of #philsci in CEE. Inspiring that so many colleagues around the world tuned in. A wonderful first talk by Marta Sznajder on Janina Hosiasson (her heartbreaking story below). Now Angela Potochnik on the role of Marie Neurath (Reidemeister) in the Vienna Circle
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Janina Hosiasson-Lindenbaum - Wikipedia
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Check out this video about the chapter Dana Tulodziecki @193.bsky.social and I wrote for the philosophy book, Too Weird to Believe, Too Plausible to Deny. It's a neat collection, congrats to the editor, Cliff Sosis! #philsky #philsci #scicomm 🧪
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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Thanks very much to The Royal Institute of Philosophy for awarding me the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2025. Thanks as well to the ERC who funded it, Peter Momtchiloff who commissioned it for OUP, all my LSE team members past and present, and everyone who made the book possible!
Nayef Al-Rodhan book prize trophy.
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
I just learned Recipes for Science is coming out in Italian this month! That's fun. (See info about the original English-language version here: www.angelapotochnik.com/recipes.html) #philsci #philsky #scicomm 🧪 www.raffaellocortina.it/scheda-libro...
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Check out the schedule of the online conference PSA Around the World Eastern Europe (pm of Nov 6,14,22). A collaboration between @philsci.bsky.social and @eenphilsci.bsky.social it showcases #philsci from, about, and otherwise connected to the region. Wonderful names and titles, looking forward!
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
This review in Public Understanding of Science puts Melissa Jacquart's and my recent short book, Public Engagement with Science: Defining the Project, in conversation with a recent introduction to science communication. You can get a PDF of our open access Element here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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Science Communication: The Basics & Public Engagement with Science: Defining the Project
Review by Felicity Mellor
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Thomas Spiteri @tespiteri.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
This week, we’re joined by Professor Miriam Solomon to discuss stigma and its impact on psychiatry — how it has shaped diagnoses, DSM revisions, and ideas of what counts as disorder linktr.ee/thehpspodcast #hps #philsci #psych
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S5 E9 – Miriam Solomon on How Stigma Shapes Psychiatry
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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/09/2025
Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
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Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"Thus, the scientific world-conception is close to the present. Certainly it is threatened with hard struggles and hostility. Nevertheless there are many who do not despair but, in view of the present sociological situation, look forward with hope to the course of events to come..."
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Yay more PSA for me!
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Just registered for PSA Around the World Eastern Europe. Hope you do too! Organised by @philsci.bsky.social with @eenphilsci.bsky.social this online conference over three afternoons in November covers the past and the present of #philsci in Eastern n Central Europe (where it arguably started!)
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PSA Around the World 2025 - Philosophy of Science Association
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Lynn Chiu @drlynnchiu.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Read all Elements in The Philosophy of Biology series for FREE during the ISHPSSB conference 20 - 25 July. You can find all of these Elements free to download and read here: cup.org/4kEgivL
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Philosophy of Biology
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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Celso Neto @celsoneto.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Tomorrow #ISHPSSB2025
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Markus Ilkka Eronen @mieronen.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
What is more useful for explaining human behavior, neuroscience or folk psychology? In this new book chapter, co-authored with Laura Bringmann, we argue for the latter. Featuring mirror neurons, tiny worms, and Steve buying a banana! www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) On worms, mirror neurons and explaining human behavior
PDF | A key challenge for psychological theorizing is: At what level(s) should we look for the best explanations and predictions of human behavior? The... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net · 20/06/2025
Dear all, Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers. pt. 1/2
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Angela Potochnik @apotochnik.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Thanks to Ricardo Lopes for interviewing me about Recipes for Science, coauthored with Matteo Colombo and Cory Wright (2nd edition released 2024). You can find links to the YouTube video and podcast at www.thedissenter.net. #philsky #philsci #science
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 13/06/2025
Mass protests matter. Tomorrow's No Kings National Day of Action will send a clear message that millions of people from all walks of life oppose the Trump administration’s illegal power grab. Find your local event here: nokings.org
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No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
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