“Who has the right to have rights?” wrote Mahmoud Khalil in his letter from a Louisiana ICE detention center last week. That question has been top of mind as more information and footage is shared from ICE detention centers in the US and abroad. And just like that, the U.S. has concentration camps again.

Its been a hell of a week, lets get into it.

Take Action

Here are some recent entries to Action Lab, our database that compiles action items that YOU can take part in.

Hands Off April 5 National Day of Action
Kill the Cuts National Day of Action will be April 8, 2025
Survey seeking information regarding students' perceptions of funding and workforce cuts, from SciLight and The Science Classroom.
We are starting a list of women & gender minority STEM folks on Bluesky - DM or message us to be added 💜

Weekly Win

34,000 people came out to see Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s rally in Denver last week, and huge crowds were in attendance in Greeley CO, Tucson Arizona, and other stops on their “Fight the Oligarchy” tour. We are not alone!

Check It Out

The 500WS Philly Pod put together a quick guide for how to contact your local reps and schedule meetings.
And the same Philly Pod is taking it to their representative Fetterman - WTF Fetterman! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Perennial Reads

Meditations on an Emergency by Rebecca Solnit - bookmark it and read weekly!
Waging Non Violence by Daniel Hunter - concrete things we all must do to keep ourselves grounded and effective
Making Sense of it All by Liz Neeley - a weekly recap of what’s going on, with an emphasis on science and scicomm.

Book Nook

Feminism in the Wild: How Human Biases Shape Our Understanding of Animal Behavior by Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer

All Ears

As the courts and their work are heavily on our minds these days, we found revisiting this podcast with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson inspiring.
And Gretchen Goldman joined the “Important Not Important” podcast to talk about the onslaught of attacks on science in the federal government.
Royksopp - Profound Mysteries (time to dance it out)

… by the way

As #SignalGate continues to get attention, this is a good time to learn about encrypted messaging apps security.