Kate Shelor

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Happy May The Fourth!

Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo...

Breaking News: The Trump administration threatened to withhold funding from public schools unless DEI programs it deemed unlawful were eliminated.

Trump suggests ‘methods’ exist for bid for unconstitutional third term President Donald Trump again raised the idea of running for a third term in office, an unconstitutional idea that would run afoul of the 22nd Amendment.

In an interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker, Trump suggested that multiple plans have begun to circulate for him to run for a third term.

He pointed to unspecified polling as an indicator of his popularity and claimed he had the “highest poll numbers of any Republican for the last 100 years.”

A sex worker called 911 in distress. Cops came to her hotel room and shot her. Linda Becerra Moran died on February 27 after nearly three weeks on life support. On Sunday, the LAPD released video of her being shot.

A Los Angeles sex worker called 911 to report being held in a motel room against her will. When the LAPD showed up, one of the officers shot her.

Linda Becerra Moran died on February 27 after nearly three weeks on life support. On Sunday, the LAPD released video of her being shot.

As Measles Spreads, Kennedy Embraces Remedies Like Cod Liver Oil (Gift Article) In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but did not mention vaccination.

As measles spreads in West Texas, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoted cod liver oil and the antibiotic clarithromycin — but did not urge vaccination, despite experts warning the measles vaccine is the best protection. #medsky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/h...

10/ Final thoughts: If research can’t acknowledge real-world issues, what are we even researching? Censorship of language doesn’t erase reality—it just keeps us from addressing it. These are scary times.

9/ Trauma & Discrimination – guess they just… don’t exist?
• discrimination
• discriminatory
• hate speech
• stereotypes
• trauma
• victim

So researchers can’t study the very things harming people? 🤯

8/ LGBTQ+ & Identity Terms – also getting erased.
• LGBTQ
• sexual preferences
• sense of belonging
• inclusion/inclusive

If belonging is banned, what exactly are we striving for?

7/ Social & Economic Issues – can’t research them if we can’t name them.
• socioeconomic
• institutional
• systemic
• privilege(s)
• inequality/inequities

Reality check: avoiding the words won’t fix the systems.

6/ Disabilities & Marginalization – don’t mention them!
• disability/disabilities
• marginalized
• minority/minorities
• underrepresented
• underserved
• underappreciated

Because if you erase the words, the problems disappear, right? 😑

5/ Gender & Identity are off-limits too. 🙃
• gender
• gender diversity
• genders
• women
• women & underrepresented

How do we study gender disparities without saying… gender?

4/ Race & Ethnicity – apparently too hot to handle.
• BIPOC
• Black & Latinx
• race & ethnicity
• racial diversity
• racial inequality
• racial justice
• racism

Ignoring racial disparities doesn’t erase them.

3/ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – all banned. Seriously.
• diverse backgrounds/groups/communities
• diversity & inclusion
• diversity equity
• equitable
• equity
• fostering inclusivity

So… we’re just pretending these concepts don’t exist now? 😵‍💫

2/ Bias & Barriers are out too. Guess acknowledging reality is inconvenient?
• barrier(s)
• biased
• biased toward
• biases
• biases towards

If we can’t talk about bias, how do we fix it?

🚨 Banned words in research?! Brace yourself.🧵

1/ Words related to activism & advocacy are on the chopping block:
• activism
• activists
• advocacy
• advocate
• advocates

Because research can’t acknowledge people fighting for change? 🤔

We are in the dumbest era

We are going backwards at a scary pace

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

Except he’s got RFK telling him to ban vaccines and antidepressants. Shit show

10/ Bottom Line:
Whether it’s authoritarian control, financial greed, or ideological warfare, Trump’s firings aren’t random. This is about reshaping America’s government & power structures before 2024.

9/ Project 2025 is the blueprint
This radical conservative plan aims to gut the “welfare state” & dismantle federal agencies. Trump’s firings align almost perfectly with its goals. (Look it up, it’s chilling.) 📖

8/ The Big Picture
This isn’t just about firings. It’s about fundamentally shifting government power—from independent agencies to loyalists, private companies & red-state leaders.

7/ Does Trump WANT disease & disaster?
Not necessarily—but he doesn’t seem to care if it happens. His past COVID response showed he downplays crises unless they benefit him politically.

6/ Theory 5: Redirecting $$$ & Influence
Less spending on FEMA, NIH, & CDC = more money for military, private contractors, & political allies. This could be about defunding public systems in favor of privatization.

5/ Theory 4: Election & Power Shift
If public health, disaster relief & foreign aid collapse, who suffers most? Cities, blue states & vulnerable populations. A weakened system could shift political power to Trump-aligned states.

4/ Theory 3: Prepping for a Crisis or Martial Law?
What if a major crisis is coming (economic collapse, new pandemic, war)? Gutting these agencies weakens the gov’s ability to respond, creating opportunities for power grabs.

3/ Theory 2: Disaster Capitalism
If FEMA & the CDC are weakened, who steps in during crises? Private companies & states. This could force people to rely on for-profit solutions & red-state governments instead of federal aid.

2/ Theory 1: Deep State Purge
Trump has always claimed the gov is full of “deep state” operatives working against him. By firing top officials, he can install loyalists who won’t push back on his agenda.

1/ Trump is gutting federal agencies that handle disaster response, public health, and global aid. Thousands have been fired. The big question: Is this just cost-cutting, or is something bigger at play? 🤔