Sarah Walsh, PhD, MPH

Trump's Racism Carries No Consequences—And That's Scary Opinion: Trump’s attacks on the Obamas reveal what happens when open bigotry no longer disqualifies a president—and how that shift could endanger civil-rights protections.

🧵 Trump posted a video depicting the Obamas as apes. He deleted it. A handful of Republicans objected. Most said nothing. Nothing changed.

My most recent column isn’t about shock. It’s about consequences.

Romulus leaders pass resolution opposing ICE detention facility plan after protest Romulus leaders unanimously passed a resolution opposing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Monday night after demonstrators clashed outside before a city council meeting.

Thank you, Romulus.
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Watched the Top Model documentary this weekend. Thought it would speak for itself and that we could all just reflect on some garbage cultural norms from the early 2000s.

This morning IG served me 3 different reels of people dragging Tyra Banks' hot ice cream shop. Excellent post credits scene.

Screenshot of Bluesky timeline that looks like a conversation when it's not

I love it when my timeline works like this.

Too much alt text, but image is a post from @altcdc.altgov.info lamenting withdrawing from the WHO to save money only to spend 3x as much recreating it... immediately followed by a post from @effinbirds.com that says "what the fuck is wrong with people?"

“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”

High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

Lol. I reported my mandatory assigned IT training as phishing because IT didn't follow their own advice.

For today's great holiday convergence, paczki count as dumplings, right?

Reading through appliance reviews on Reddit is infuriating. It's great that you've had your washing machine without an issue since 1986. But that company has been sold twice, shipped their manufacturing overseas and redesigned three times. Give me a rec from the era of planned obsolescence or stfu.

A little green man from a show I've never heard of that was maybe a little bit eaten by the dog

After 5 days of watching my niblings, the kids are alive, the dog is alive, the house is still standing.

We're calling it a success even if there were a few, uh, casualties

Yet another measles outbreak. There are outbreaks across the country.

If you were born after 1957 and do not have documentation of two measles vaccine doses, talk to your healthcare provider about a lab test to check for measles immunity.

More detailed guidance here👉 www.cdc.gov/measles/down...

It’s odd that the religious right is so upset about a halftime show that celebrated marriage, love, community, small business, hard work, and family. 🤔

This is terrifying.

I'm the target market for this ad. I'm a middle aged white lady in the suburbs with a very beloved, very spoiled, very fast dog and a modest amount of disposible income. It's me. I'm the target.

And this is absolutely fucking terrifying technology that will get people killed.

Bad Bunny's halftime show was a delight. Many great artists have been underwhelming on that stage, but the whole performance was really good.

Literally, my only criticism is that the costumer forgot to cut the vents on his suit jacket. Which should haunt them forever (the costumer, not Bad Bunny).

Eyes on the streets, y'all. ICE has reportedly detained parents at Ypsi Community Schools bus stops. Make sure our kids and neighbors are able to get to and from school safely.

I bet her lips looked really plump with that whole ass foot in her mouth.

Psyching myself up to take the dog for a walk before my next class because apparently 15 degrees is as good as it is gonna get for a while.

i can think of maybe a handful—like, five—people who have saved more human lives than bill foege. he deserves a couple minutes of your time to read about and remember.

I appreciate the more inclusive image with this incredibly powerful message.

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

I remember every single person who said “sure, WHO needs to be reformed, but” a year ago, and every single one of them should shut the fuck up today

"'Our operations are lawful, targeted and focused on individuals who pose a serious threat to this community,' Bovino said..."

Again, Liam is **five**. Five years old.

Bluesky Twitter account: NEW FEATURE: This button allows you to opt out of having images you post on X turned into porn Plus image of the create new account button on bluesky

Bluesky going to work over on Twitter

A photo of Claudette Colvin in a red sweater

WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.

In this thread, I'll be officially speaking for MASU as we unveil our economic impact study

(got the ex cathedra chair out 🪑)

I was just going to watch one episode of Heated Rivalry this evening... but that was 3 episodes ago

Today is the first day of the new semester. I'm grateful for the long break, but why does everyone think we're going to hit the ground running on day one? Who scheduled all of these meetings? I need a minute. My plants haven't been watered since 2025.

This stance suggests that you already know all that your need to about her.

Crisis on Cross St. (feat. interview with Pastor Anna Taylor-McCants) — What's Left Ypsi UPDATE (1/10/26): Since the original publication of this article in Groundcover News, the man who was removed from his home has been charged with 8 felonies; four each of assault and resisting and obs...

"Do our helping agencies view people in crisis in Ypsilanti as more dangerous than Ann Arbor? We need to take a hard look at patterns in our community mental health services and learn where we are failing and need to do things differently."

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