Linda Marie Richards PhD

Double Dutch Pro Uses Jump Rope in Icy Pond Rescue (Gift Article) David Fisher, a professional rope jumper and performer, was honored by Westfield, Ind., on Monday after using a jump rope to rescue a teenager who had fallen through an icy pond.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

03.02.2025 06:12 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Why the Right Is Wrong About Critical Race Theory The right wing has tried to distort critical race theory. This Black History Month, let’s reflect on what it really is.

Why the Right Is Wrong About Critical Race Theory truthout.org/articles/why...

03.02.2025 06:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trump Orders ‘Iron Dome’ for U.S., but Freezes Funds for Nuclear Protection The United States is estimated to have spent more than $400 billion on the kinds of antimissile goals that the president now says will provide “for the common defense.”

Simultaneously deploying a missile defense system of questionable effectiveness while suspending operative programs against nuclear or bioterrorists, cyberattackers or others is a terrible trade-off.

29.01.2025 19:48 — 👍 14    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 1

A young African girl in a red dress holding a fish by a river. Her feet is in the water.

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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV

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30.01.2025 11:35 — 👍 1933    🔁 200    💬 17    📌 21

@atomiclinda.bsky.social , I couldn't find the post we talked about so I made my own ; -)

25.01.2025 22:36 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The #DoomsdayClock has been set at 89 seconds – the closest it's ever been to midnight.

"The existential threats we face can only be addressed through bold leadership and partnership on a global scale," said Juan Manuel Santos. "Every second counts."

28.01.2025 21:57 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

WHO statement on potential global threat to people living with HIV

🧵 STATEMENT: WHO expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for #HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.

These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.

Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz

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Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field Teachers fear Trump may use federal funding as a bludgeon to push “uncritical race theory” on K-12 schools and colleges.

Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field truthout.org/articles/tru...

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