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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 29 Jan 2017

    Meet the scientists affected by Trump’s immigration banhttp://www.nature.com/news/meet-the-scientists-affected-by-trump-s-immigration-ban-1.21389 …

    7:38 PM - 29 Jan 2017
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    • Gregg Caruso daniel aspidistra Neonomide Sachin Deshpande Frank Harwald Kirsten Ware wxie ✩Jai Guru Cilento✩ (BCM/ASQ) James Kapociunas
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      2. Bruce Nye‏ @ThaumaturgeRN 29 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @Amelia_RH

        I have a teaching hospital full of examples. All MD's, all H1B's, and all brilliant and compassionate in their fields.

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      2. Jesse Hoff‏ @hoffsbeefs 29 Jan 2017
        Replying to @j05huah1ll @sapinker

        clearly this is a change in policy

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      4. Jesse Hoff‏ @hoffsbeefs 29 Jan 2017
        Replying to @j05huah1ll @sapinker

        the 90 day travel ban? The clear and ongoing impact on green card holders

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      1. karen phillips‏ @cedskaren 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        please write a blog post on the first week of this presidency, I would like to hear your thoughts

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      1. Thewaywardarena‏ @Thewaywardarena 29 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Good stuff, it add scope and depth to the debate... Thanks for making me aware

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      2. ~ ρяιуα  👻 ѕρ0σ0σ0σ0σкℓα ~‏ @priyology 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        .@sapinker is this not MORE reason to form a diverse, united front during the #MarchforScience?! Diversity & equality are not distractions

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      1. Tango Foxtrot‏ @TFinn82 31 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        It's 90 days. And they can ask for exceptions. @sapinker

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      1. DarWINNING‏ @AwesomeKermit 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        I doubt we'll ever know if families will stay alive because of Trump's immigration ban, but if they do, I hope we meet them, too.

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      1. Wagner's music‏ @Wagnersmusic1 31 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        The men who killed 4,000 people on 9/11 were not effected by a ban on immigration.

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      1. Wagner's music‏ @Wagnersmusic1 30 Jan 2017
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        Meet the scientists effected by the ban from the entire academic left: Arthur Jensen and J Phillip Rushton.

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      2. michelle nolan‏ @drmnolan 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        >science march is compromised by discussing diversity >these international scientists were barred by the ban Just hypocrisy.

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      3. michelle nolan‏ @drmnolan 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @drmnolan @sapinker

        Either you stand for social justice in STEM fields or you don't.

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      1. TSimmons‏ @Timmons110 30 Jan 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Does Stephen Pinker and his kind have the slightest loyalty to America? #DonaldTrump #trump #Science #ScienceMarch #tcot #ccot

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