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Claire Lenker

@cvlenker.bsky.social

Consultant/Semi Retired

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We will hold our annual Partners In Care Summit in Prattville, AL - April 29th and 30th. There is still time to register as an exhibitor or sponsor. Thanks for your support, we look forward to seeing you in April!
Please register here: web.cvent.com/.../websiteP....
#FVALPIC #PartnersInCare

04.04.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gold-standard maternal mortality database in limbo as CDC staff placed on leave As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked HHS, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant and maternal health was placed on administrative leave.

Gold-standard maternal mortality database in limbo as CDC staff placed on leave www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p... via @statnews.com

03.04.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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

01.04.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jeanne Marrazzo, Alabama doctor who replaced Fauci, put on leave by Trump administration She became the first openly gay director at NIAID when she left UAB to replace Fauci.

www.al.com/politics/202...

01.04.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FTC asks to delay Amazon trial over staff shortages following Musk-led cuts | CNN Business The US Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court in Seattle on Wednesday to delay a September trial in its case alleging Amazon misled consumers over its Prime subscription service, citing β€œsever...

www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/t...

Great example of how the administration is weakening consumer protection under the guise of efficiency.

13.03.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Department of Education offices to temporarily close for β€˜security reasons’ with Trump’s plan to dismantle agency looming | CNN Politics All Department of Education offices will be closed Tuesday evening and Wednesday for β€œsecurity reasons,” according to a memo sent to all employees and obtained by CNN.

www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/p...

Why does this remind me of the Reichstag fire?

11.03.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...
Oh yeah, like we needed this.

10.03.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Dad served in Congress for 30 years and he’d be appalled: op-ed "There was a time when elected officials understood who they served. It wasn’t their political party; it wasn’t the occupant of the White House."

www.al.com/news/2025/03...

So well written!

04.03.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Medicaid covers...

-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total

Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.Β 

"Party of family values."

03.03.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7691    πŸ” 2355    πŸ’¬ 178    πŸ“Œ 77

πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

28.02.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In psychological terms, it’s projection. Seeing your own traits in others. Since HE would steal the gold, others must be doing the same.

24.02.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alabama schools, maps, and agencies may soon be required by law to use β€˜Gulf of America’ Under HB247, all state and local entities are required to recognize the name change by July 1.

www.al.com/news/2025/02...

THIS is what our elected representatives are spending time on?!?

13.02.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Birthright Citizenship Podcast Episode Β· Throughline Β· 02/06/2025 Β· 58m

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Good refresher on the past legal decisions regarding birth right citizenship.

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President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trump’s Watch President Trump’s remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

I have no words for this behavior.

30.01.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read the Memo Pausing Federal Grants and Loans The White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo ordering a temporary halt to β€œall federal financial assistance,” potentially paralyzing a vast swath of federal programs.

Read the Memo Pausing Federal Grants and Loans www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

And just like that, federally funded programs screech to a halt until a β€œcomprehensive review” is conducted by 2/10/25.

28.01.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs β€” female World War ...

apnews.com/article/air-...
A literal white wash of history.

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R.F.K. Jr. Would Keep Stake in HPV Vaccine Suit if Confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be health secretary, would have oversight power over the vaccine’s maker, Merck, if confirmed.

Kennedy Would Keep Stake in HPV Vaccine Suit if Confirmed www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...

His ethics seem murky. Or should I say Merck-y?

23.01.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are excited about the 2025 Partners in Care Summit Sponsored by Family Voices of Alabama and the Family-To-Family Health Information Center.

Please keep a close eye on our social media accounts for more information as the date(s) approaches!

#FVALPIC #PartnersInCare #FVALPIC2025

22.01.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions | CNN Politics President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the ...

www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/p...

I can’t wait to hear more about this from #sistersinlaw, especially Jill Wine Banks

17.01.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Outside Nashville, She Rebuilt Her Life With $200,000 and a Dream After leaving prison and regaining custody of her children, a single mother looked for a house where she could chart a brighter future.

Outside Nashville, She Rebuilt Her Life With $200,000 and a Dream www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Glad the NYT house hunting feature finally did a piece on a woman in recovery facing really significant challenges but thriving. And someone with a modest budget!

16.01.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know you spent too many years working in the pulmonary division when you are surprised the NYT Spelling Bee doesn’t accept β€œlaba” as a word.

16.01.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First post here! Enjoying this podcast.

09.01.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation β€” even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on...

features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/

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