Linda Marie Richards PhD
@atomiclinda.bsky.social
Linda Marie Richards is a historian of science who writes and teaches about the places where nuclear and environmental history converge with human rights. She coedited with Jacob Hamblin a special issue of Journal of the History of Biology, "Connecting...
Educators Worry Palestine Censorship Could Reshape Public Education Entirely truthout.org/articles/edu...
Educators Worry Palestine Censorship Could Reshape Public Education Entirely
New efforts to shut down honest discussion of Palestine could restrict everything from literature to science classes.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Educators Worry Palestine Censorship Could Reshape Public Education Entirely truthout.org/articles/edu...
Food & Clothes for Najla & Her Kids in Gaza chuffed.org/project/najl... Please keep helping those in dire need due to violence, conflicts and neglect, like my friend's friend, Najla and her children, suffering in the cold in Gaza this winter. Every little bit helps all of us, luvaction, Linda
Food & Clothes for Najla & Her Kids in Gaza
I manage this campaign for my friend Najla, a Gaza single mom with four kids whose home in Khan Yunis was destroyed by bombing. They are sheltering in a tent in Al-Mawasi, the undeveloped sand dunes o...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Food & Clothes for Najla & Her Kids in Gaza chuffed.org/project/najl... Please keep helping those in dire need due to violence, conflicts and neglect, like my friend's friend, Najla and her children, suffering in the cold in Gaza this winter. Every little bit helps all of us, luvaction, Linda
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Double Dutch Pro Uses Jump Rope in Icy Pond Rescue (Gift Article)
David Fisher, a professional rope jumper and performer, was honored by Westfield, Ind., on Monday after using a jump rope to rescue a teenager who had fallen through an icy pond.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Why the Right Is Wrong About Critical Race Theory truthout.org/articles/why...
Why the Right Is Wrong About Critical Race Theory
The right wing has tried to distort critical race theory. This Black History Month, let’s reflect on what it really is.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Why the Right Is Wrong About Critical Race Theory truthout.org/articles/why...
Reposted by Linda Marie Richards PhD
Simultaneously deploying a missile defense system of questionable effectiveness while suspending operative programs against nuclear or bioterrorists, cyberattackers or others is a terrible trade-off.
Trump Orders ‘Iron Dome’ for U.S., but Freezes Funds for Nuclear Protection
The United States is estimated to have spent more than $400 billion on the kinds of antimissile goals that the president now says will provide “for the common defense.”
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January 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Simultaneously deploying a missile defense system of questionable effectiveness while suspending operative programs against nuclear or bioterrorists, cyberattackers or others is a terrible trade-off.
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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV
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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV
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January 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV
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🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV
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@atomiclinda.bsky.social , I couldn't find the post we talked about so I made my own ; -)
January 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
@atomiclinda.bsky.social , I couldn't find the post we talked about so I made my own ; -)
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The #DoomsdayClock has been set at 89 seconds – the closest it's ever been to midnight.
"The existential threats we face can only be addressed through bold leadership and partnership on a global scale," said Juan Manuel Santos. "Every second counts."
"The existential threats we face can only be addressed through bold leadership and partnership on a global scale," said Juan Manuel Santos. "Every second counts."
buff.ly
January 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The #DoomsdayClock has been set at 89 seconds – the closest it's ever been to midnight.
"The existential threats we face can only be addressed through bold leadership and partnership on a global scale," said Juan Manuel Santos. "Every second counts."
"The existential threats we face can only be addressed through bold leadership and partnership on a global scale," said Juan Manuel Santos. "Every second counts."
Reposted by Linda Marie Richards PhD
🧵 STATEMENT: WHO expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for #HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.
These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.
Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz
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These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.
Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz
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January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🧵 STATEMENT: WHO expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for #HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.
These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.
Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz
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These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.
Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz
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Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field truthout.org/articles/tru...
Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field
Teachers fear Trump may use federal funding as a bludgeon to push “uncritical race theory” on K-12 schools and colleges.
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January 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field truthout.org/articles/tru...