Cara Tenenbaum

Cara Tenenbaum

@caraet.bsky.social

Aspiring #healthpolicy wonk

231 Followers 231 Following 62 Posts Joined Oct 2023
8 months ago

Love the people concerned about grok’s antisemitism who also (checks notes) hate Jews and believe Israel shouldn’t exist. #GTFOH

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9 months ago
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My dog wants to make sure you support feds (& their unions)

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9 months ago
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Jews support reproductive rights, not activists who demonize us Hannah Einbinder is a sparkling young Hollywood performer currently starring on one of television’s top comedies, “Hacks.” On the show, she portrays a young comedy writer — a role for which she has de...

Jew hate in repro: ejewishphilanthropy.com/jews-support...

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11 months ago

@andrewgo.bsky.social is any of what he said true?

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11 months ago

Insightful thread

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11 months ago
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Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...

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11 months ago
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Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women The United States was a key supplier of contraceptives in many developing countries. The Trump administration has ended that support.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...

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11 months ago

Will the Post be publishing Marks’s resignation letter?

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11 months ago

After all that, the guy who is nominated to be Asst Sec for HHS is a specialist in #genderaffirmingcare. For men. Obvs.

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11 months ago

Everything is terrible but at least there are great memes

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11 months ago

BREAKING — The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is being eliminated entirely via Reduction in Force (RIF), an agency source tells me. Staff have not been given reassignment options. Functions of the office will supposedly be assigned to other offices.

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11 months ago
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Email sent to FDA staff informs that agency leadership canceled the agency's LexisNexis subscription, even though staff need this tool to research legal and regulatory information as part of their jobs.

I'm reproducing the text of the email here:

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11 months ago

Can someone please write a think piece on how (most) Members of Congress are the new "welfare queens"/what we think of as "lazy government workers"?

Because they're the ones doing as little as possible, showing no leadership while getting government salaries, pensions and health insurance.

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11 months ago
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Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck Over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off | Carscoops 151 Cybertruck owners filed warranty claims after noticing the roof trim panel above the windows was coming loose

Tesla has recalled... every single Cybertruck. Every one they've ever sold. For a hardware issue

www.carscoops.com/2025/03/tesl...

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11 months ago
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Recalls small number of acne products for benzene contamination Voluntary recalls of acne products after FDA testing finds small number of proudcts with elevated levels of benzene

Anyone with these acne products from La Roche-Posay, Walgreens Acne Control Cleanser, Proactiv or SLMD should check this recall notice: www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-s...

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Former Social Security commissioner Martin O'Malley tells Jonathan Capehart that sometime between 30 & 90 days from now, the Security Administration will suffer a total system collapse.

Over 72 million Americans are dependent on Social Security benefits!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rWJAobgJtbE

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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.

ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.

No one knows why he was detained.

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11 months ago

I saw you guys - you took up more than a city block on both sides of the street. It was an amazing turnout!

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11 months ago
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guys they're going to stop feeding TSA's bomb-sniffing dogs, per Fox News nat security correspondent:

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1 year ago
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GOP lawmakers pass bill allowing child genital exams without parental consent - LGBTQ Nation And that was actually an improvement over a previous version of the bill.

Republicans in West Virginia passed a bill that would allow health care providers to “visually or physically examine a minor child” for the purpose of identifying their “biological sex” without the “consent of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian.”

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/gop-...

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1 year ago

I recently subscribed to @wired.com for its coverage of DOGE

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1 year ago

Why does DOGE want our children’s information?

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1 year ago
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

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1 year ago

So much for originalism 🙄

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1 year ago
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Trump admin moves to drop fight over emergency abortions, reversing Biden admin stance An Idaho hospital is stepping in to argue that the state’s near-total abortion ban violates patients’ rights.

From @politico.com - Administration drops case against Idaho hospital for violating EMTALA when stabilization would require an abortion. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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1 year ago
From: Linda McMahon
Subject: Our Department's Final Mission
When I took the oath of office as Secretary of Education, I accepted responsibility for overseeing the U.S. Department of Education and those who work here. But more importantly, I took responsibility for supporting over 100 million American children and college students who are counting on their education to create opportunity and prepare them for a rewarding career.
I want to do right by both.
As you are all aware, President Trump nominated me to take the lead on one of his most momentous campaign promises to families. My vision is aligned with the President's: to send education back to the states and empower all parents to choose an excellent education for their children. As a mother and grandmother, I know there is nobody more qualified than a parent to make educational decisions for their children. I also started my career studying to be a teacher, and as a Connecticut Board of Education member and college
trustee, I have long held that teaching is the most noble of professions. As a businesswoman, I know the power of education to prepare workers for fulfilling careers.
American education can be the greatest in the world. It ought not to be corrupted by political ideologies, special interests, and unjust discrimination. Parents, teachers, and students alike deserve better.
After President Trump's inauguration last month, he steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep his promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology, discrimination in admissions, promoting school choice for every child, and restoring patriotic education and civics. He has also been focused on eliminating waste, red tape, and harmful programs in the federal government.
The Department of Education's role in this new era of accountability is to restore the rightful role of state oversight in education and to end the overreach from Washington.
This restoration will profoundly impact staff, budgets, and agency As l've learned many times throughout my career, disruption leads to innovation and gets results. We must start thinking about our final mission at the department as an overhaul-a last chance to restore the culture of liberty and excellence that made American education great. Changing the status quo can be daunting. But every staff member of this Department should be enthusiastic about any change that will benefit students.
True change does not happen overnight—especially the historic overhaul of a federal agency. Over the coming months, as we work hard to carry out the President's directives, we will focus on a positive vision for what American education can be.
These are our convictions:
1. Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
2. Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning in math, reading, science, and history—not divisive DEl programs and gender ideology.
3. Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make the best educational choices for their children. An effective transfer of educational oversight to the states will mean more autonomy for local communities.
Teachers, too, will benefit from less micromanagement in the classroom-enabling them to get back to basics.
I hope each of you will embrace this vision going forward and use these convictions as a guide for conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals. I want to invite all employees to join us in this historic final mission on behalf of all students, with the same dedication and excellence that you have brought to your careers as public servants.
This is our opportunity to perform one final, unforgettable public service to future generations of students. I hope you will join me in ensuring that when our final mission is complete, we will all be able to say

NEW—Dept of Ed staff received an email from Sec. McMahon tonight with the subject, “Our Department’s Final Mission.”

McMahon writes that plan is, “to send education back to the states.” Notably doesn’t mention executive order like earlier draft, but some think it’s still coming.

Full text:

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1 year ago

We don’t use the word kakistocracy often enough

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Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."

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WSJ reporter Olivia Beavers is reporting that the NRCC chair is advising Republican members of Congress to avoid in-person town halls with their constituents.

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1 year ago

O’Malley, the former commissioner of the Social Security Admin (SSA), said Monday the recent cuts made by Elon Musk’s Dept of Govt Efficiency (DOGE) could result in the “collapse” of the Social Security system “within the next 30 to 90 days.”

Save up, & get loud.
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