Tina M. Kibbe

The Losses: The History of Genomics Program The archive my colleagues and I have built and maintained since 2012 is inaccessible.

"The NHGRI Communications Office, and with it the History of Genomics Program, was completely disbanded on April 2nd. My contractual position was finally terminated on April 28th."

The first piece in our series "The Losses"

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone ). The tweet reads: "RFK Jr has cut Alzheimers research. ALZHEIMERS. One of the most devastating, urgent and increasing health problems we face today. He’s not interested. He’s a nasty piece of work."

Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did.

A National History Day display: "Alice Paul: How She Rocked the Vote," from the 2020 contest.

A National History Day display: "D-Day: How the Allies Broke Hitler's Atlantic Barrier, from March 2020, SW Michigan regional competition.

I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.

Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.

Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.

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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.

As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

Happy #nationalpuppyday to this trouble-making cutie! 💕

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

Historian of slavery here and I approve of this message!

The after-breakfast nap. ❤️

Apparently, Lucy can read now. ♥️

The Air Force is stripping Tuskegee Airmen lessons from basic training curriculum because of our White supremacist government.
Put that in a headline.

www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Lucy's first snow 🌨️

When the static electricity gets you! ❤️

Building Communities for a Fascist-Free Future The challenge for antifascists today is to build the capacity to act as a buffer for marginalized communities and the movements fighting for a new world.

don’t mourn. organize.

roarmag.org/magazine/ant...

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Lucy got her Christmas do today. ❤️

Santa photo (2024).❤️

Favorite tree ornament. ❤️

“If Adam Picked the Apple” by Danielle Coffyn
Love this. Reminds me of “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem

Just another afternoon. 😑

Lucy's visit to Santa. She's trying to convince him she should be on the nice list! 😂

🗃️The JWH has been migrating from that other site to this one. Could you please give us a boost here (and there) to move our followers to this more pleasant place? Thank you!

Two years ago, I brought this little goblin home. She and Winston are still working thigs out!