Erika L. Steele

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Look up look around!

Planning to do all of the things to honor these humans.

NO KINGS WESTERLY, RI · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

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Today they have crossed a deep red line.

We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

NIH scientists speak out over estimated $12 billion in Trump funding cuts Dozens of scientists, researchers and other employees at the U.S. National Institutes of Health issued a rare public rebuke Monday criticizing the Trump administration for major spending cuts that “harm the health of Americans and people across the globe,” politicize research and “waste public resources.”

More than 60 employees at the US National Institute of Health issued a rare public rebuke Monday of the Trump administration for major spending cuts that “harm the health of Americans and people across the globe,” politicize research and “waste public resources.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Photo by Christopher Wurst. Taken in Dublin, Ireland the spiritual home of moss.

For fans of science and, of course, moss, check out this moss-t excellent newsletter penned by Scripps Oceanography alumna Kate Furby. In HOT MOSS, she explores the wonderful world of these peculiar plants and the benefits they bring to our planet. mossgoss.substack.com/p/are-you-af...

Wwwhhhaaaaaaaat?

Public Health matters

Politics Chat, April 1, 2025 YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

Heather Cox Richardson - clear explanations with the historical references.

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Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed.

He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.

Signed up - just a few days before Goldberg was invited to the chat. What timing!

This is next level insane.

A vintage black and white photo taken during an American Library Association World War One book drive. A librarian in an suit with an ankle-length skirt speaks into a megaphone while standing atop an immense stack of books.

HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.

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Crowds are massive in Silver Spring, Maryland…the home of NOAA. People chanting, “Save NOAA Now!” and “We will not weather the storm.” Make your voices heard and keep it up. #NOAA #NWS Severe Weather is on its Way. And so is hurricane season. 🌀 🧪

I will *not* be watching the State of the Union tomorrow evening. Nothing enrages Trump more than us tuning him out. Instead, I will be viewing and contributing to the State of the People, a 24-hour livestream of counter-programming beginning this evening. Register at stateofthepeople.media.

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Currently working on stories about cuts to NOAA, NSF, NASA related to #climate science and hoping to talk to people within those agencies.
You can contact me securely at:
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In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox

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🚨 The Trump administration is attempting to seize power beyond what the Constitution allows—giving Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire, unchecked influence.

As a federal scientist, expert, or civil servant, you have rights. Don’t let them bully you.

These resources can help: act.ucsusa.org/4hqSJoz

Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.

Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.

Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.

Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.

I'd like to note the outrage of overediting a Nobel laureate in his area of expertise, and that a lot of writers (including me) have had horrible experiences of overediting in the legacy media: not just changing language but meaning and often values. Making your voice and views into theirs.

A Poem:

Walking in today’s chill and light
I am struck by the fragile nature of home
Place, abode, residence, whatever you call it
Where we grow, nourish and laugh

To lack security and safety
Chilling numbness surrounds me

Book Women RI A place to share reviews, sources and news of our BookWomen group. The Archive of Books Read Page contains a running list of all of our past titles.

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Excited about RI’s Read Across book choice. There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib. #read #readacrossri #ri

As ugly and dismal as it is unsurprising.

You can say, “gravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.

And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.