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Barbara J. D.

@drbjd.bsky.social

Retired faculty but always a sociologist

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Identity Characteristic Study Identity Characteristic Study

Last chance! Take this 5-minute survey before it closes on March 31.

Women: You are invited to participate in a study of how identity characteristics influence women’s experiences of bias at work. Fill out the brief survey here: amy-diehl.com/study
(And please repost and share this link).

21.03.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 12

Thank you Canada

06.03.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.

02.03.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 37097    πŸ” 6521    πŸ’¬ 489    πŸ“Œ 230
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an β€œeconomic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

28.02.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 46768    πŸ” 14972    πŸ’¬ 1437    πŸ“Œ 893
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AOC Perfectly Shames Trump Aide After He Insults Her During His Cringey Interview Preach, AOC!

Tell 'em AOC!!!

18.02.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6857    πŸ” 700    πŸ’¬ 167    πŸ“Œ 28

DOGE having access to Americans' Social Security data isn't just a major security breach.

It's part of a deliberate ploy to cut benefits β€” using the false pretext of "waste and fraud" β€” and have Congress use the savings to give billionaires another giant tax cut.

Be warned.

19.02.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6163    πŸ” 1670    πŸ’¬ 212    πŸ“Œ 63

We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it isβ€”this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

19.02.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 25228    πŸ” 7318    πŸ’¬ 756    πŸ“Œ 602
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Critics warn Trump’s latest order 'should concern you more than any so far' President Donald Trump’s latest eyebrow-raising executive order triggered alarms throughout social media over the startling tone for American jurisprudence the action is ushering in.Users across socia...

"ONLY THE PRESIDENT OR ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN SPEAK TO WHAT THE LAW IS IN THE UNITED STATES."

Jesus fucking christ we are headed for martial law

Critics warn Trump’s latest order 'should concern you more than any so far'

flip.it/RXhvzg

19.02.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is temporarily closed after Elon Musk fired members of its staff.

19.02.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5322    πŸ” 1025    πŸ’¬ 188    πŸ“Œ 69
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Trump Admin. Spends Big Taxpayer Money on Ads Thanking Trump Trump officials are burning your money on anti-immigrant ads that repeatedly praise the president, amid mass firings and a supposed hunt for waste.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Actual waste and abuse of taxpayer money!

#resist
#doge
#trump

19.02.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal employee who has been fired? Tell your story to The Washington Post.

#resist #doge #trump

18.02.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ship researches warehouse development and air quality in Cumberland Valley Professor Hawkins and student Grace Coffman research the impact of rapid warehouse development and on air quality in Cumberland Valley.

β€œThe Cumberland Valley already has relatively poor air quality, so additional warehouses could be problematic,” Shippensburg University professor says: news.ship.edu/2025/02/14/s...

17.02.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Done

13.02.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People in other functioning democratic countries think our country is crazy and don’t want to visit or bother with us

27.01.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Attended my dear friend Ingrid’s interment at our local national cemetery this morning in the cold and snow, but the sun was glistening across all those rows of honored veterans

20.01.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Forever cork fame for sure!

06.12.2024 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What's behind the widening gender wage gap in the US? Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who lost or left their jobs at the height of the crisis have largely returned to the workforce, a recent .....

The gender pay gap is structural as the US economy relies on unpaid and underpaid care work for children and older adults by disproportionately female workers.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

01.12.2024 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Libraries are absolutely the best places on earth.

01.12.2024 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 31207    πŸ” 2753    πŸ’¬ 508    πŸ“Œ 199

With co-authors Drs. Leanne Dzubinski & Amber Stephenson

19.11.2024 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who do I know on here?

15.11.2024 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0