Dr. Beth Rohlman
@beadskrit.bsky.social
She/Her. Historian of Philosophy and Religion. Sanskritist. Professor. Detroit Roots. Aspiring Canadian. Fluevog Love. Long Covid Life.
Proud 3rd generation union member. It all started when two of my grandfathers sat down in Flint.
Proud 3rd generation union member. It all started when two of my grandfathers sat down in Flint.
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I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
Spent at least 30 seconds thinking “why is Bodega Cats posting a picture of loaf of bread cooling on a window sill?”
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Spent at least 30 seconds thinking “why is Bodega Cats posting a picture of loaf of bread cooling on a window sill?”
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Flu C.
Flu C?!
Yep. Flu C 😬
Interesting (in that oh-crap-but-cool-science kind of way) thread.
Flu C?!
Yep. Flu C 😬
Interesting (in that oh-crap-but-cool-science kind of way) thread.
What should we expect this flu season?
Here’s a forecast from a wastewater perspective (because sh*t don’t lie)
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Here’s a forecast from a wastewater perspective (because sh*t don’t lie)
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November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Flu C.
Flu C?!
Yep. Flu C 😬
Interesting (in that oh-crap-but-cool-science kind of way) thread.
Flu C?!
Yep. Flu C 😬
Interesting (in that oh-crap-but-cool-science kind of way) thread.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
xtramagazine.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
November 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
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WELCOME SAGITTARIUS SEASON! HYPERBOLE! ENTHUSIASM! AGGRESSIVE GENEROSITY! OPTIMISTICALLY OVEREXTEND YOURSELF! KNOW IT ALL! TMI! PDA! UNHINGED AS AN ATTACHMENT STYLE! BRUTAL HONESTY AS A LOVE LANGUAGE! LIFE IS SHORT! REGRET IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAD INSIDE! F ICE! EAT THE OLIGARCHY! FREE PALESTINE!
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
WELCOME SAGITTARIUS SEASON! HYPERBOLE! ENTHUSIASM! AGGRESSIVE GENEROSITY! OPTIMISTICALLY OVEREXTEND YOURSELF! KNOW IT ALL! TMI! PDA! UNHINGED AS AN ATTACHMENT STYLE! BRUTAL HONESTY AS A LOVE LANGUAGE! LIFE IS SHORT! REGRET IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAD INSIDE! F ICE! EAT THE OLIGARCHY! FREE PALESTINE!
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I’m gonna implore everyone here to take the W if only to experience the feeling again.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I’m gonna implore everyone here to take the W if only to experience the feeling again.
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it's good to join together to go "lmaooooo" sometimes actually
moments of positive morale and communal enjoyment are worth it for their own sake
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
it's good to join together to go "lmaooooo" sometimes actually
It’s the eugenics. Always.
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It’s the eugenics. Always.
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Under U.S. law:
A service member MUST disobey an unlawful order.
Obeying an unlawful order can itself be a crime.
This is not optional.
It is a legal duty.
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A service member MUST disobey an unlawful order.
Obeying an unlawful order can itself be a crime.
This is not optional.
It is a legal duty.
🔊
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Under U.S. law:
A service member MUST disobey an unlawful order.
Obeying an unlawful order can itself be a crime.
This is not optional.
It is a legal duty.
🔊
A service member MUST disobey an unlawful order.
Obeying an unlawful order can itself be a crime.
This is not optional.
It is a legal duty.
🔊
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“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” said pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.”
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
Albertans want oil industry to pay up: poll - Red Deer Advocate
92% say industry should pay cleanup costs
reddeeradvocate.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” said pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.”
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
Read more at: reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
reddeeradvocate.com/2025/11/20/a...
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Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
Watched it live on CBC and the word “fawning” is insufficient.
It was so weird.
It was so weird.
♥️ This is the romcom we all needed. What should we call it?
Zo Actually
While Don was Sleeping
When Zohran Met Donny
Zo Actually
While Don was Sleeping
When Zohran Met Donny
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Watched it live on CBC and the word “fawning” is insufficient.
It was so weird.
It was so weird.
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For decades, scholars have argued education’s hidden curriculum is about disciplining and socializing children as future workers, and they just….tweeted it out
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor
Is Trump dismantling the Education Department? Not yet. But changes are coming.
The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so f...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For decades, scholars have argued education’s hidden curriculum is about disciplining and socializing children as future workers, and they just….tweeted it out
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Bill 9 is a trans rights issue.
Don't be fooled, because it's also a parental rights and bodily autonomy issue.
The UCP has no place in the living rooms and physicians offices of this province.
Don't be fooled, because it's also a parental rights and bodily autonomy issue.
The UCP has no place in the living rooms and physicians offices of this province.
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Bill 9 is a trans rights issue.
Don't be fooled, because it's also a parental rights and bodily autonomy issue.
The UCP has no place in the living rooms and physicians offices of this province.
Don't be fooled, because it's also a parental rights and bodily autonomy issue.
The UCP has no place in the living rooms and physicians offices of this province.
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I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?
The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a women into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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1. They are eugenicists.
2. Viruses don't care about your daily step count.
2. Viruses don't care about your daily step count.
The only way to understand this is to realize that they are eugenicists.
To Survive the Next Pandemic, Walk More, the NIH Says
The agency is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
1. They are eugenicists.
2. Viruses don't care about your daily step count.
2. Viruses don't care about your daily step count.
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The only way to understand this is to realize that they are eugenicists.
To Survive the Next Pandemic, Walk More, the NIH Says
The agency is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The only way to understand this is to realize that they are eugenicists.
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I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I am pretty sure that when Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed first created the notwithstanding clause, they didn’t mean it to be deployed to bully and oppress literal school children. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Alberta #notwithstandingclause
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What I hope is that Carney know the private sector has no intention of putting up a dime for a new pipeline, and he's bluffing to placate Dunderhead Smith.
What I fear is that Carney will one-up Trudeau and not just buy out an existing proposal, but fully fund a pipeline with taxpayer funds.
What I fear is that Carney will one-up Trudeau and not just buy out an existing proposal, but fully fund a pipeline with taxpayer funds.
I suspect there will be a lot of people lashing out at the Carney government over the MOU that's been leaked today.
I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
Alberta’s pipeline math still doesn’t add up
The biggest obstacle standing between Alberta and its premier's repeated pledge to double oil production isn't the tanker ban, the emissions cap, or any other piece of federal legislation. It's realit...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
What I hope is that Carney know the private sector has no intention of putting up a dime for a new pipeline, and he's bluffing to placate Dunderhead Smith.
What I fear is that Carney will one-up Trudeau and not just buy out an existing proposal, but fully fund a pipeline with taxpayer funds.
What I fear is that Carney will one-up Trudeau and not just buy out an existing proposal, but fully fund a pipeline with taxpayer funds.
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Today, government introduced Bill 9 legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to override a court ruling that protects youth access to gender-affirming care. This places government between a patient and their physician, undermining clinical autonomy. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Today, government introduced Bill 9 legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to override a court ruling that protects youth access to gender-affirming care. This places government between a patient and their physician, undermining clinical autonomy. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
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This applies globally 👇
"Simple actions like staying home when sick, improving ventilation, and using masks in risky settings still matter. These should be part of routine public health messaging":
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
This applies globally 👇
"Simple actions like staying home when sick, improving ventilation, and using masks in risky settings still matter. These should be part of routine public health messaging":
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again
Governments, health leaders and communities have been urged to break the silence on COVID-19, and ensure there is transparent, consistent
www.croakey.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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This applies globally 👇
"Simple actions like staying home when sick, improving ventilation, and using masks in risky settings still matter. These should be part of routine public health messaging":
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...
This applies globally 👇
"Simple actions like staying home when sick, improving ventilation, and using masks in risky settings still matter. These should be part of routine public health messaging":
www.croakey.org/break-the-si...