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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Who here remembers the Facebook Beacon fiasco? Facebook cannot be trusted, period.

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Stephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Proud to work at the @inquirer.com, where today our entire five-page Opinion section is about the many ways Trump’s White House has become a house of corruption. The Inquirer is keeping Freedom of the Press alive in the city where it was founded. But that’s not all! 🧵

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This took me down a rabbit hole that ended up me being grateful I am very far from being mistaken for the “most beautiful woman in the country [Turkey].” Too many nut-jobs have money and power.

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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My feminist take is: I don’t feel sympathy for women who have knowingly and willingly internalized patriarchy to a level that they have become patriarchy’s mouthpieces. Feminist sympathy better be directed at women who were oppressed into internalizing patriarchy. Sisterhood has its limits.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Today I found out that my Ek$i Sözlük nick was cited in a book. They translated and block-quoted one of my entries. Made me chuckle.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It is a Black nation, these racists probably levied high tariff rates to Wakandan goods too.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

“Honestly if I were in her shoes I don’t know what I’d do… at some point we need a different kind of politics.” Ta-Nehisi Coates to @timmiller.bsky.social on Dems who won’t break with 🇮🇱 (like all Republicans) asking for the votes of folks who lost family in 🇵🇸 Full: youtu.be/z11IP4ze7bM?is

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My teenager is finally in her Hamilton era. I’ve been waiting for this since the days with endless wheels on the bus repeats.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I’m going with a Turkish meme in response to the Senator’s death: Allahım sen meseleyi biliyorsun, amin!

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Ayla Albayrak @aylushka.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Suçu, kasten güldürmek. Görsel: Hıdır Murat Doğan #DenizGöktaşSerbestBırakılsın

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Comedian Deniz Göktaş is pretty much daring the Turkish establishment to arrest him with his new show. Turkey lost so many things under Erdogan; political humor is one I miss from my childhood/youth. I hope Deniz does not get targeted for revisiting it so courageously. youtu.be/ksaVzHyClto

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Deniz Göktaş - Ölü Deniz (2026)

YouTube video by Deniz Göktaş

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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Twitter was a strong tool for pro-democracy protests, X has become a tool for organizing pogroms/race riots targeting minorities. This weird manosphere-white supremacist-Musk fanboi nexus isn’t going anywhere. Hopefully remaining sane people in power see the danger in that.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This person would be so surprised in Istanbul where community cats and dogs are everywhere. Why would Muslims hate dogs?

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elizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My summary of OMB's proposed Federal Financial Assistance rule was based on 22 years as an NIH Program Official and the damage I saw to science funding would be. I want to widen the lens now: scientists are not the only ones who should be alarmed. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-o...

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This new OMB Rule Is Bigger Than Science. Much Bigger.

This image was generated by Google AI (Gemini)

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Scholars at Risk is offering two new tracks of fellowships for early-career researchers on academic freedom! We have one track for scholars working on the US and one for scholars on global/comparative/other countries: www.scholarsatrisk.org/the-network-...

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Call for Applications: 2026-27 Scholars at Risk (SAR) Academic Freedom Fellowships | Scholars at Risk

Scholars at Risk (SAR) is pleased to invite early-career researchers to apply for remote research fellowships focusing on academic freedom and related higher education values.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This is an interesting development to watch. Once authoritarians get in power, elections are either fragile or meaningless. Orban and Russia at it. Thinking about midterms in the US and wrongfully imprisoned political party leaders in Turkey.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

And how many of them pronounced Iran as “I ran”?

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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Person of Interest is such a great show. I won’t count the reasons why except noting that it is consistently good through the end. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. It is even more relevant now in the age of AI and federal government scaring school kids at school bus stops.

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a man in a suit and tie is talking to a woman and says i wanna hold out hope but hope is painful .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to a woman and says i wanna hold out hope but hope is painful .

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Local elections matter. It’s not all about who the president is.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

She was an Istanbul street cat in a previous life #2. (No, she did not get any.)

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This is a great list. I taught a course on identity politics with a film component once; my list has some overlaps with this. My favorite genre sci-fi has many movies/series that tackle authoritarianism in imagined worlds/futures, that’d be a separate list.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

2025 brought many new things into my life and these babies were the best of them. Hoping for a 2026 where we can at least maintain our sanity. May the new year be as sweet as these kittens for all of you!

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Because I work in education, I had to participate in an in-person active shooter training. I’m a generally calm person but the training was difficult emotionally. Our children do these trainings regularly again and again. They carry emotional burden of shootings even when they are not targeted.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

In our district former English Learners (those who gain proficiency in English and exit language support) outperform other students. Maybe low scores for immigrants are due to language barriers. 🤷‍♀️

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Bir önceki hayatında İstanbul sokak kedisiymiş. #caturday

Tabby cat looking at a plate that has simit and cheese

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Mamdani and his campaign give me Imamoglu vibes, her şey çok güzel olacak! I would have loved to see these two mayors of two mega cities get together and shake hands but you know… Mamdani better be ready for a lot of scrutiny over his every move.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Thanks to Netflix Physical Asia, a whole new demographic now knows about oil wrestling. I knew something was up when my colleague asked me about it. I took a glimpse at the show and felt like this is what the Olympics were like back in the day -minus too much nationalism.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Forgot to update: Tried it, it is great. 5 minutes in the air fryer and çıtır çıtır simit. It is not some Americanized bagel wannabe. It is the real deal. So good. I hope it is a permanent product, not seasonal. Definitely give it a try.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Where is the Pokémon? Another episode of the US becoming more like Turkey, I.e. authoritarian.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Yep, I had that well before Trump. Very disruptive but I was able to shut it down. Their evaluation comment said I was recruiting for terrorist organizations. I talked to various admins to have this removed from my records and they said “Don’t worry about it!” but then brought it up in my reviews.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Trader Joe’s, here I come!!! Hem de Ankara simidi! (Although, I have to say, we need a Trader Osman or Trader Can label on this).

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

The opening of this piece made me realize Charlie Kirk’s death is the 15 Temmuz for MAGA, the pretext to silence and bulldoze the opposition.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

What? Trump is having Erdogan hold his ayran; will he start imprisoning journalists who don’t comply?

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I don’t know, when extreme restrictions like closing the main arteries and bridges happen, we immediately think a coup attempt is taking place. I’d say this is also a variety of coup. Reverse coup? Last exit before the bridge coup?

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Feel like I have to repost this. The move on the Istanbul HQ of the main opposition party is both a sign of desperation by the Erdogan regime and of the entrenchment of one man-one party rule. Paradoxical isn’t it? Americans, take note. When the NG shutters I95 or 495, don’t be surprised.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I wish they did a before and after the 22nd st bike lane to see the impact of bike friendly road design. If the Washington st. Bike friendly revamp happened, this could be even higher.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

It shouldn’t have come to this. Nobody say a word to me about the banality of evil.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Upping this for those who might have missed before.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

When I see someone refer to a democratic process or democracy in Turkey, I cringe hard. They don’t exist. Elections do not mean democracy. Existence of a legislature or a Supreme Court do not mean democracy. One needs to talk about authoritarianism or paths out of authoritarianism for Turkey.

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Ebru Erdem 🧿 @eerdem.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

This reminds me of the time I was supposed to choose a bicycle where there was a tricycle and a motorcycle but no bicycle in the photo.

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