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incredible that this is so accurate. dem leadership really needs to quit eating lead paint chips and huffing the fumes coming off the reactionary centrist sharpies.

Thank you for doing this. A friend sent it to me thinking it might apply to my role in healthcare operations. (They know I want to make the jump) While it doesn’t, I’ll be referring colleagues who may benefit, especially those most vulnerable now.

I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

The extra-judicial execution of Alex Pretti. January 25, 2025

“If anyone was waiting for a moment of crisis to become active in street protests to stop the lawless conduct of this regime, now is the moment.”
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Please share. 💔

Listening to Mark Carney speak is like being handed a map while realizing how far off course we’ve drifted. Calm. Precise. And deeply uncomfortable for anyone still pretending things are fine.

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

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Small inadequate men in charge

Another one down. #Cornell. No admission of wrongdoing, yet they caved all the same. Power flexed, and it worked. When academic “independence” collides with political leverage, we see how fragile it really is once the purse strings tighten.

I feel disconnected this holiday season. The usual urge to create, to celebrate... gone. What’s left to celebrate in a nation coming undone?”

Jane Goodall reaches out and touches a small monkey.

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.

My date for the night. #badbunny
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So good. 😁

I needed a palate cleanser, so I watched The Birdcage. Its laughter and sharp wit bridged our differences and reminded me of our shared humanity. Robin Williams on screen, it struck me how much of a force he’d be today. I mourn those times when hope for community felt abundant everywhere. I’m sad.

I'm feeling numb today. COVID meds, strange dreams. Last night, I was back in Texas as a child... fire outside the window, hooded and masked men staring in. I screamed and woke up. That #supremecourt decision is sitting heavy.

Puerto Ricans express fear and solidarity as Connecticut ICE detainments ramp up The National Puerto Rican Agenda released a statement to emphasize that, although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they will not remain silent while immigrant brothers and sisters are dehumanized

Puerto Ricans express fear and solidarity as Connecticut ICE detainments ramp up
NPRA release of statement to emphasize that, although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they will not remain silent while immigrant brothers and sisters are dehumanized
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...

Mahmoud Khalil Tells His Story The Ezra Klein Show · Episode

A voice for peace, stripped of his humanity by the very place he sought for refuge. He came here under our country’s promise. We see this pattern repeat with every targeted group. It left me near tears.
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YouTube video by Jubilee 1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives (ft. Mehdi Hasan)

Hearing this is such an eye-opener... we are doomed. I need a plan B after these midterms.

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My issues with 🤡 are secondary. He’s just a symptom of his country’s decline. What truly troubles me are those who excuse his vile policies and profit off the harm. They may not like him, but they tolerate it because it hurts those they hate or makes them $. Their judgment will come.

Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.

Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

What's happened since?

A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.

I do think it's fake news. It is like arguing with your dementia ridden grandpa. He didn't mean it. He will forget in 10 mins after he eats the pudding.

The images and videos from the #NoKingsProtest feel powerful and deeply human. People standing up with joy, creativity, and unity. The message? No one is above the people. It's a call for accountability, equality, and rejecting performative power structures that serve the few over the many.

Calls for RFK Jr. to Resign Grow Louder More doctors are taking to social media to call for Kennedy's ouster

Since taking office, RFK Jr. has used his position to advance health misinformation, dismantle public health services, and undermine HHS’s mission to “to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans.”

www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

#Books
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A brilliant and compassionate worker won’t return to her job at a non-profit. Parole revocation pulled the rug out from under her work visa. Her residency claim is now uncertain. This is what it looks like when policy decisions erase people. We lose caregivers. We lose community. We lose our soul.