Cory Ellen
@coryellen.bsky.social
Postdoc, L&D/abortion & Public Health RN. #HistNursing, #HistMed, #STS. PhD, MFA. Caregiver. Queer, Jewish; she/her. Too curious for my own good. Funding abortion and supporting doulas. Opinions: many, my own.
http://coryellen.com
http://coryellen.com
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A true hero. Rest in power.
Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
A true hero. Rest in power.
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Abolishing ICE is the moderate position, or it’s our job to make it the moderate position.
Abolition was impossible before it was common sense.
Civil rights were impossible before they it became common sense.
Abolishing ICE is possible and that's what we should push for.
Abolition was impossible before it was common sense.
Civil rights were impossible before they it became common sense.
Abolishing ICE is possible and that's what we should push for.
Moderate Dems are just never going to get on board with abolish ICE, especially after abolish-coded rhetoric in 2020 mostly failed, and given their consistent conservatism on immigration enforcement. So might as well as at least try to figure out what other pathways are out there.
January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Abolishing ICE is the moderate position, or it’s our job to make it the moderate position.
Abolition was impossible before it was common sense.
Civil rights were impossible before they it became common sense.
Abolishing ICE is possible and that's what we should push for.
Abolition was impossible before it was common sense.
Civil rights were impossible before they it became common sense.
Abolishing ICE is possible and that's what we should push for.
I know the world has bigger problems but I might die of revising citations and I need someone to know
January 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I know the world has bigger problems but I might die of revising citations and I need someone to know
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I cheerfully chirped “influenza is at a 25 year high! ERs are overwhelmed!” at my 91 year old mom’s unmasked geriatrician yesterday. To her credit, she sighed and masked up.
Love to be asked at my doctor appointment several times if I have an upper respiratory illness because I was wearing an N95 mask. No, I don’t, and I want to keep it that way!
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I cheerfully chirped “influenza is at a 25 year high! ERs are overwhelmed!” at my 91 year old mom’s unmasked geriatrician yesterday. To her credit, she sighed and masked up.
I have … complaints.
January 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I have … complaints.
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If you don’t live in California, you might be unaware of all the ICE mayhem. Here’s just part of the @latimes.com front page right now
July 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If you don’t live in California, you might be unaware of all the ICE mayhem. Here’s just part of the @latimes.com front page right now
Have you ever had to leave a coffee shop because the date happening next table over was too awkward to witness anyway if you’ll excuse me
July 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Have you ever had to leave a coffee shop because the date happening next table over was too awkward to witness anyway if you’ll excuse me
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DON'T BRING YOUR PHONE TO A PROTEST
"SAN analyzed LTE cellular traffic at an anti-ICE protest in Tukwila...
the analysis uncovered unusual bursts of data, known as 'IMSI-exposing messages'...
the timing, location and nature of the anomalies are indicative of deliberate surveillance."
san.com/cc/exclusive...
the analysis uncovered unusual bursts of data, known as 'IMSI-exposing messages'...
the timing, location and nature of the anomalies are indicative of deliberate surveillance."
san.com/cc/exclusive...
Exclusive: Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest
Mobile network anomalies consistent with cell phone surveillance were detected at a July 4 protest at an ICE field office in Washington state.
san.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
DON'T BRING YOUR PHONE TO A PROTEST
I cast my eyes unto the mutual aid networks whence cometh my help.
July 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I cast my eyes unto the mutual aid networks whence cometh my help.
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I JUST CALLED MY HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE TO LET EM KNOW I OPPOSE THE "One Big Beautiful Bill Act".
Steps:
1. Went to 5calls.org
2. Picked a topic I cared about
3. Entered where I live and BOOM I get a script and phone number to call.
DASSIT! YOUR TURN!!!!
Steps:
1. Went to 5calls.org
2. Picked a topic I cared about
3. Entered where I live and BOOM I get a script and phone number to call.
DASSIT! YOUR TURN!!!!
July 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I JUST CALLED MY HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE TO LET EM KNOW I OPPOSE THE "One Big Beautiful Bill Act".
Steps:
1. Went to 5calls.org
2. Picked a topic I cared about
3. Entered where I live and BOOM I get a script and phone number to call.
DASSIT! YOUR TURN!!!!
Steps:
1. Went to 5calls.org
2. Picked a topic I cared about
3. Entered where I live and BOOM I get a script and phone number to call.
DASSIT! YOUR TURN!!!!
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Some U.S. media (such as the Washington Post here) trace U.S.-Iranian animosity back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, conveniently forgetting that the CIA helped overthrow a democratically elected Iranian government in 1953, forcing Iranians to endure decades of the Shah’s brutal rule.
June 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Some U.S. media (such as the Washington Post here) trace U.S.-Iranian animosity back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, conveniently forgetting that the CIA helped overthrow a democratically elected Iranian government in 1953, forcing Iranians to endure decades of the Shah’s brutal rule.
I’ll see you and raise you Watership Down, BBC.
June 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I’ll see you and raise you Watership Down, BBC.
I’m sure this is fine.
June 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I’m sure this is fine.
There are bad things and good things about elder care but today my mom got a placental skin graft and THAT was kind of cool.
May 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
There are bad things and good things about elder care but today my mom got a placental skin graft and THAT was kind of cool.
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Cannot emphasize this too strongly.
So: In 2017, Congress made this happen:
NIH: Proposed 22% cut --> 9% increase
NSF: Proposed 11% cut --> 4% increase
NOAA: Proposed 16% cut --> 4% increase
Obviously, 2025 is not 2017. A lot is diff now. But still:
💰 Congress, not WH, sets budgets.
📞 Public support & calls to Congress matter.
NIH: Proposed 22% cut --> 9% increase
NSF: Proposed 11% cut --> 4% increase
NOAA: Proposed 16% cut --> 4% increase
Obviously, 2025 is not 2017. A lot is diff now. But still:
💰 Congress, not WH, sets budgets.
📞 Public support & calls to Congress matter.
May 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Cannot emphasize this too strongly.
Yesterday an Official-Type Person challenged my relationship with my (adopted) mom, for whom I provide care. The purpose was to safeguard her, which I understand and respect, but it was nonetheless terrifying and gave me nightmares. There’s gotta be a better way.
May 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Yesterday an Official-Type Person challenged my relationship with my (adopted) mom, for whom I provide care. The purpose was to safeguard her, which I understand and respect, but it was nonetheless terrifying and gave me nightmares. There’s gotta be a better way.
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Our Annual Review of Sociology article on conceptualizing and measuring structural racism is now available.
Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social
(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social
(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Advancing the Scientific Study of Structural Racism: Concepts, Measures, and Methods | Annual Reviews
This review provides 10 actionable recommendations for advancing the scientific study of structural racism through theoretically grounded and empirically robust measures and methods. By offering conce...
www.annualreviews.org
May 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Our Annual Review of Sociology article on conceptualizing and measuring structural racism is now available.
Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social
(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social
(also, lots of great articles are in this volume).
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
I will return to being a brave badass tomorrow. I am taking tonight off to be a miserable muffin.
April 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I will return to being a brave badass tomorrow. I am taking tonight off to be a miserable muffin.
Whoever arranged for my elderly mom to move, my kid to have surgery, and for me to have a major research deliverable all in the same month should 100% be fired from all decisionmaking.
*glares at mirror while hyperventilating*
*glares at mirror while hyperventilating*
April 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Whoever arranged for my elderly mom to move, my kid to have surgery, and for me to have a major research deliverable all in the same month should 100% be fired from all decisionmaking.
*glares at mirror while hyperventilating*
*glares at mirror while hyperventilating*
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Seeing a lot of coverage about the closure of Boulder Abortion Clinic. I’m grateful for the abortion I received there 9 yrs ago. But I wish the stories included that there are great all tri clinics with competent providers (who are younger and most of them women) where people receive excellent care.
April 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Seeing a lot of coverage about the closure of Boulder Abortion Clinic. I’m grateful for the abortion I received there 9 yrs ago. But I wish the stories included that there are great all tri clinics with competent providers (who are younger and most of them women) where people receive excellent care.
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Is your food budget stretched thin? Consider making a quick sauce with garlic, anchovies, and crushed tomatoes, simmered down for 15 minutes, and then adding a pound of oligarch.
Food is expensive right now. These expert hacks can help you lower your grocery bill. nyti.ms/3YKjPzw
April 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Is your food budget stretched thin? Consider making a quick sauce with garlic, anchovies, and crushed tomatoes, simmered down for 15 minutes, and then adding a pound of oligarch.
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One of my favorite things about being a nurse is how the shift you worked the longest becomes your whole personality.
April 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
One of my favorite things about being a nurse is how the shift you worked the longest becomes your whole personality.
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The program currently receives over two thousand calls per day
Fuck these people. Just that simple.
May their names live in infamy for decades tocome.
May their names live in infamy for decades tocome.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The program currently receives over two thousand calls per day