Rita Balice-Gordon @ritabg.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Terry Moran was right and wrong. Right on the sentiment - absolutely a truth teller - but wrong to break the 4th wall between journalists and their subjects. 020
Rita Balice-Gordon @ritabg.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Finally, a university says “enough.” I hope others, chickenshits that many of them are, follow suit. In the immortal words of the Govenor of Maine, “see you in court.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...nytimes.comHarvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration DemandsFederal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful. 050
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us. 20346918012005
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Look, folks, this is it. The entire ballgame. Either we're a Republic of laws & the Constitution, or we have a dictator. This is fascism, & the impeachment vote should be happening today. Every single university president in the country should be out, in front of microphones, condemning this. 30120994383
Rita Balice-Gordon @ritabg.bsky.social · 02/03/2025This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...sign.moveon.orgTo President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed AmericansPlease help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world. 020
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonDawn Westlake @dawnwestlake.bsky.social · 01/03/2025This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...sign.moveon.orgTo President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed AmericansPlease help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world. 001
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonStephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 01/03/2025As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio. 30586736414395
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 01/03/2025Democracies stand with Ukraine. 638178663965
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonEU-LIFE @eu-life.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Today we feature @ritabg.bsky.social, CEO #MunaTherapeutics (Denmark, Belgium & US), a company that develops #therapies that slow or stop devastating neurodegenerative diseases incl. #Alzheimer’s & #Parkinson’s #FundamentalResearch for #EUcompetitiveness EU-LIFE #innovation ➡️ eu-life.eu/innovation 132
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Bravo @plos.org! US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies" "PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science" theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...theplosblog.plos.orgPLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS BlogSince its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to… 2353115
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonNew York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 22/02/2025President Trump's approach to the war in Ukraine is a reversal of the last three years, the editorial board writes, "but also a repudiation of a nearly eight-decade core belief that the United States was safer in a world where it stood against aggression and authoritarianism and for freedom."nytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s Misguided Strategies for Peace in UkraineIn their silence, Republicans are betraying the Ukrainians, national security and their own party’s values. 4530974
Rita Balice-Gordon @ritabg.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Good info in this article about how to be proactive: open.substack.com/pub/donovanw...open.substack.comSaving Democracy: 3 Urgent Steps We Must Take NowTrump and Musk are following a dangerous blueprint. If we don’t act, history will repeat itself. 020
Reposted by Rita Balice-GordonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Many are asking: “What can I do now?” Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-… 430117855428