Sarah

Memos have been distributed to instill fear, warning federal employees that layoffs will begin if not enough people accept Elon’s buyout. This no longer feels voluntary.

Breaking: Trump is Scrubbing HIPAA Info off HHS Website The White House is deleting information on reproductive health privacy and discrimination at pharmacies

At the newsletter right now:

The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.

We can’t just get caught in the headlines, we have to call out every illegal, unconstitutional and dangerous act this administration takes.

Don’t just focus on the spotlight, keep your eyes on what they’re trying to do in the shadows.

Peter Thiel's strategy of bribing white male teenagers to skip college and join his Hitler Youth program makes so much sense.

Mary Oliver, Wild Geese

You only have to let the soft animal of your body/ love what it loves.

Yes, and I need to request the archive of my profile so I can get all the posts and images of the kids. It's so ingrained in life.

#Booksky: If you haven’t already, export your data from Goodreads (an Amazon company) and import it into StoryGraph, a book-tracking app founded and led by a Black woman.

Deprogramming your brain from Meta, Amazon, etc. is hard. What are you getting rid of,.and how are you doing it?

-One month of no Amazon and going strong
-Weening myself off of Meta

NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

If you would like to see how much economic activity and grants and how many people are employed through NIH in your state, just use this handy website.

And then contact your Congressional Rep and tell them to prioritize NIH. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Microwave popcorn, cold pills, and a strong sense of distrust and anger.

Congratulations 🎉

I study educational leaders' empathy toward teachers. All of the participants I spoke with saw the overall benefit of empathy and/or compassion. Being empathetic can be difficult, but it is also full of hope.