Lashonda Slaughter-Wilson, PhD

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YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aid

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Watching Lost in Translation

I was trying to knit

DOGE-affiliated employee expected to seek access to IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information The Integrated Data Retrieval System allows IRS employees to access taxpayer information.

Not to be beating a dead horse here... but one of Musk's "experts" is some 19-year-old .... listen.... I love teaching young adults. I enjoy my job.... but I would not trust a single student I have with the nation's IRS information... nor should anyone else.

Trump and Musk Are Going to War Against Military Veterans Donald Trump’s new order gives Musk and DOGE carte blanche and sets limits on hiring veterans and transitioning active duty military personnel.

Wow. Just trash being trash.

Trump administration denies Kemp’s bid to extend Hurricane Helene aid deadline The denial follows efforts by other Georgia leaders to press the Trump administration to extend the aid application window.

And so many who need this aid voted for him. People in Valdosta and Augusta are still suffering www.ajc.com/politics/tru...

The attacks on all government agencies are bad…. but the education issues are the most personal. IEPs allow my son to go to school. These guys want to dismantle that

They won’t ever learn will they

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

This is probably the most accurate take.

Maryland National Guard out of Frederick Douglass parade after DoD order Strict guidance from the national defense department crushed plans for a parade held in honor of Frederick Douglass’ 207th birthday because it was being held during Black History Month.

“The Maryland National Guard must decline events which celebrates individuals based all or in part on immutable characteristics,” the memo said.

Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.

Trump Publicly Admits He Thinks He Can Break Any Law He Wants Trump posted on Presidents Day weekend, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law” — a startling, if not surprising admission.

Do we have anyone in government now willing to stop him?? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

From the politics community on Reddit: Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts Explore this post and more from the politics community

Not good. www.reddit.com/r/politics/s...

Spot on.

I saw Cher on the SNL50 special and I just need her access to the fountain of youth cause jesus woman

I mean i’m sure it’s a thought

Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them The individuals, who work in an agency that oversees the nation's nuclear stockpile, had been fired on Thursday and lost access to their federal government email accounts.

Like this is how dumb they are….

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
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It's good that there's a 25% tarriff on imported coffee now. This will incentivize people to purchase American coffee, grown in the New Jersey coffee forests

I love this book so much

count von count from sesame street holds his hand to his mouth ALT: count von count from sesame street holds his hand to his mouth

Nosferatu was fantastic

Not making excuses for these firms, but local stores are not that firm and the employees of those stores are passionate about books and not that firm’s politics. Worked for BN for 2 decades and they are local to their communities… it’s not the stores

I just ate too much food. I should go home and do one of the 15 things on my to do list, but I think i’m gonna put on a onesie and play Statdew Valley

so much yes

Reading James VI margin notes has got to be just as painful as thumbscrews. This man tests me

I think this is a relevant topic that does need more attention

Having some stressful health issues at the moment and she’s being so attentive

My last trip… I went in early September and got reimbursed this month… put in the request in June