@alysounm.bsky.social
I work to end animal abuse in many forms, promoting vegan living and systemic change that also benefits people. I'm also a lifelong learner of world languages and cultures, and a proud retired US civil servant. gregoryreiterfund.org
Standing with our immigrant neighbors event Aug 23, 2025 in Mechanicsburg PA
I just registered for this local community event Saturday August 23 in Mechanicsburg PA, sponsored by Cumberland Valley Rising and Capital Region Stands Up.
Details and registration:
tinyurl.com/yhx4dvs4
It used to be a conspiracy theory: Trump will cancel the 2026 midterms. But the Texas remapping outrage is a plan to do exactly that, as extreme gerrymandering spreads to multiple states
The next election will be decided by a computer, not a campaign. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/texa...
How animal activism, Covid-19, economic downturns, and better faux fur took down one of the cruelest industries. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
04.08.2025 14:45 — 👍 53 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 3Inspiring town hall in York PA this afternoon—my former US Congressman @raskin.house.gov of MD-8 joining forces with my future US Congresswoman Janelle Stelson for PA-10!
03.08.2025 21:03 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A Conversation about the budget bill with Congressman Jamie Raskin moderated by PA-10 candidate Janelle Stelson, Sunday August 3, 2:30 pm, York, PA
I've signed up and am looking forward to hearing my previous US congressman @raskin.house.gov and future US congresswoman Janelle Stelson together!
28.07.2025 17:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
With Daphna Nachminovitch at PETA 45th anniversary event in Norfolk VA
With Kathy Guillermo at PETA 45th anniversary event in Norfolk VA
Happy 45th anniversary to @peta.org! Photos from today at its Norfolk VA center for my 1st time in almost three years. I’ve been proud to support Daphna Nachminovitch & Kathy Guillermo in their impactful work to end cruelty toward animals in experimentation, agriculture, entertainment and more.
20.07.2025 21:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good Trouble Lives On rally in Harrisburg PA - 1
Good Trouble Lives On rally in Harrisburg PA - 2
Good Trouble Lives On rally in Harrisburg PA - 3
This afternoon’s “Good Trouble Lives On” rally in Harrisburg PA. I understand this was one of 1,500 events held nationwide today, organized by @50501movement.bsky.social, @indivisible.org and many other groups.
18.07.2025 00:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’ve not before spent birthdays at political events—but my US House district, the PA 10th, is one of 18 expected to determine party control of that body in 2026. So the best thing I could do tonight was attend Janelle Stelson’s new campaign launch, where @governor.pa.gov announced his endorsement.
16.07.2025 23:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I was recruited by the State Dept as part of a major hiring wave in the weeks after 9/11/2001. Decision-makers came to realize the value of diplomats that day, after State's ranks had been cut in the 1990s.
Just sayin'.
I retired some time ago, and am thinking of my former colleagues today.
NIH leaders are spotlighting a shift in science.
In this new podcast episode, Dr. Bhattacharya and Dr. Kleinstreuer discuss the future of biomedical research and how we move beyond animal testing.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvk...
#NIH #NonanimalScience #BiomedicalResearch
All three of you are my greatest inspirations right now!
08.07.2025 22:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
BREAKING: Millions of animals will be spared!
NIH’s Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer just shared an announcement that shakes the very foundation of the animal exploitation paradigm that has held biomedical science hostage.
The future is human-relevant research, which we've been working toward for decades.
With Rep Jamie Raskin
Jamie Raskin and Democracy Summer fellows
At today’s Takoma Park MD parade with @raskin.house.gov’s Democracy Summer fellows, where he passed out copies of the US Constitution to the crowd, I also got to chat briefly about politics in my current PA district, his longtime work for animals, & the legacy of his late son Tommy. Energizing day!
04.07.2025 16:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jamie Raskin and Democracy Fellows at Takoma Park MD Independence Day parade.
Getting ready to march in the Takoma Park MD Independence Day parade with @raskin.house.gov Rep. Jamie Raskin and his Democracy Fellows (young people) and Democracy Dreamers (old people like me).
04.07.2025 13:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just posted my Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund Q2 2025 report. Grants this quarter went to @peta.org & @pcrm.org for influencing initiatives to phase out animal experiments at NIH & FDA -- what Vox calls "the one thing the Trump administration got very right."
gregoryreiterfund.org/2025/07/03/q...
Well here's one piece of good news: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
02.07.2025 09:39 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Provisions of trump's big ugly bill from Indivisible
If the House passes Trump's Big Ugly Bill, every community will feel cuts to basic needs—all so billionaires can get another giant tax cut.
Call your Republican representative today, or ask friends and family to call theirs.
All hands on deck. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Obama y Bush tildan de “farsa” el cierre de USAID por parte de Trump
01.07.2025 15:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I'm a PA resident, and I feel Shapiro has been a strong voice against Trump & co for quite some time. I guess what you're seeing is that he's gradually increasing the volume as the madness from this regime gets worse.
30.06.2025 23:40 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0This was one of the issues I raised during a local Indivisible delegation visit this morning to the Harrisburg PA office of @fetterman.senate.gov.
25.06.2025 18:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I just spent my morning at the Harrisburg PA offices of both @fetterman.senate.gov and Senator McCormick, joining a delegation of local Indivisible chapter members in raising our objections to the Big Bad Bill and more!
25.06.2025 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I just spent my morning at the Harrisburg PA offices of both @fetterman.senate.gov and Senator McCormick, joining a delegation of local Indivisible chapter members in raising our objections to the Big Bad Bill and more!
25.06.2025 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Excellent town hall today by Capital Region Stands Up — 15+ PA state & local govt reps, + org leaders working for veterans, immigrants, & health care.
Our current US MOCs were invited & did not attend — but we had former US Rep @conorlambpa.bsky.social, for whom I voted in 2022 US Senate race…
… and since 2016, Charlie.
21.06.2025 00:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ever playful and mischievous, Caroline has been a devoted if sometimes manipulative companion to two off-track Thoroughbred geldings I also adopted from PETA rescues — first Henry (who came with her in 2014 and passed in 2022) …
21.06.2025 00:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
With Caroline, June 2025
Caroline and Henry, June 2014
Celebrating 11 years with sweet Caroline!
My late husband Greg and I adopted her June 21, 2014, when she was about 7, after PETA rescued her from an abandonment case.
Thanks to a Physicians Committee Convert to Crops grant, a former chicken farmer in Alabama now grows hydroponic lettuce for local markets—and plans to expand. 🥬
Read more: www.farms.com/ag-industry-...
#ConvertToCrops
I'd be curious to hear your perspective on the separate FDA initiative to phase out animal experiments -- smaller in scale, but seemingly involving a more thoughtful process.
18.06.2025 22:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A very smart piece on how to think about the Trump administration's move away from cruel animal experimentation in light of its broader war on science. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
18.06.2025 16:08 — 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Re No Kings: Estimates range from 5 million to 13 million total participants -- a wide span, and the difference matters! The higher number means we are at the magic 3.5% where, historically, serious political change always happens. What do your sources tell you is the best actual number?
17.06.2025 10:32 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
