Christine Downs, Ph.D.

a couple of weeks away!

Greatest halftime show ever.

'Tampa has so much talent': Blake High School grad Doechii wins Grammy for 'Best Rap Album' "I call myself the Swamp Princess because I'm from Tampa, Florida!"

Literally put 2910 East Genesee St. on the map.
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The administration's aggressive entrance (shock & awe) is really knocking the steam out of some of us. I get it but we cannot afford to sit back feeling helpless! Here: start locally. The orgs are already there ready for your help.

Project 2025 Is Here — How to Fight Back Starting Local A recap of Project 2025, how to counter its fascist policies, and a message of hope in these difficult times

Here is how Trump is enforcing Project 2025—and more importantly—how we can fight back.

The first 10 days of Trump’s term demonstrate Project 2025 fascism. It will get worse. We cannot sit idle. Here's how to act: www.qasimrashid.com/p/project-20...

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.

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PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.

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Cheers! To Professor Lothar.

Masked white supremacist terrorists marched through DC today. Tomorrow they’ll go to work—alongside BIPOC people—who have no way of knowing they work with genocidal maniacs.

This is why it isn’t enough to be not racist. We need you to be anti-racist. Show by example your work to end white supremacy

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Andy Ogles right now.

Feeling some kind of way watching colleagues comply in advance after years of talking about how important DEI is to them

Very nice!

Ground News - Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary in Tie-Breaking Vote Amid Controversy The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to le

Perhaps it's Senate Republicans who could stand to be a bit more warrior-like. I mean, FFS, Mitch said no!

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I've never been prouder of my 5-lb o' cheese source.

A week of chaos in public health The truth is, there’s a lot we don’t know yet.

"this is a marathon, not a sprint"
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There's no better way to feel unsuccessful than staring at your index finger signature on the register's screen before hitting "accept".

“No Other Land” has been nominated for Best Documentary at the #Oscars!

The film shines a light on Israel’s destruction of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank.

Congratulations to Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and the entire production team.

It's really important that your news doesn't have a spin even if it is one that appeals to you. That's not news!
Also: blind spots are where a story is "disproportionately covered by media sources on one side of the political spectrum".

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Getting your news from reputable sources or people who cite reputable sources is a must. GroundNews.com is media literacy tool that provides bias rating of news sources and blind spots. Highly recommend.
#unbiased #news #groundnews #stayinformes

I’m just gonna say this and be over with it, but when ACTUAL GERMANS are telling you “it is EXACTLY what you think it is”, believe that shit.

Idc what MSM says or how they try to spin it. It is exactly what it is.

A N**i salute.

Fair. No, I just haven't figured out why my uploaded photo doesn't show.

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Ugh! I just entered a new life phase. Why why the photo I upload to my profile show up?

Requesting that we tell on each other gives me chills and should give you chills too. This is sharp and strategic. And just as familiar as that salute.

If you haven't heard, Serbia citizens are out here showing us how it's done.

First it's "was it really the salut?", then "are they really Nazis?" then "is this really a camp?" And no I do not think that's an overreaction.

Stewart Rhodes’s ex-wife, son say they fear for their safety if Trump pardons Oath Keepers founder The ex-wife and son of the founder of the Oath Keepers are expressing concern that their safety could be compromised if former President Trump pardons Stewart Rhodes in a potential second term. Rho…

“He is somebody that had a kill list — always,” she said. “And obviously, now I’m on this list, and so are some of my kids, I’m sure.”

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When I first came to Bluesky I think I checked off the mushroom box from the "interests" list. Good thing cuz this will be a welcome reprieve from fascism now and again.
Isn't it beautiful!

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No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.

Science communication still not political?

Remember that thing Dr. King said about the white moderate being the worst? Don't ever be too scared to speak up or have those uncomfortable conversations. You (we!) owe it to everyone.