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Allison
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3rd gen DC, GenX.
I’m a fan of books, art, and music. Pretty passionate about free speech, science, and the Oxford comma. I was DOGE’d out of my job in public health —all opinions are my own.
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📖We are often asked where you can find reliable vaccine information. It breaks our hearts to say it, but it’s no longer at CDC

The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:

www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Vaccine Integrity Project - 2025-26 Fall Immunization Information
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I heard the vile content that the cyber attackers managed to stream out today. Hateful, racist, and demeaning.

Public radio is for the people, and a place where many otherwise unheard voices can join the public discourse.

➡️ Support #WPFW or your own local #PublicRadio station(s) TODAY
❗WPFW was hit with another cyber attack. "This is not the first time a Pacifica station has been under attack...We know there are many more of you out there of conscience that believe in the mission of Jazz and Justice, then there are those that would work to silence us."
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December 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
❗WPFW was hit with another cyber attack. "This is not the first time a Pacifica station has been under attack...We know there are many more of you out there of conscience that believe in the mission of Jazz and Justice, then there are those that would work to silence us."
wpfwfm.org/radio/
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Washington DC, listener supported community radio station dedicated to Jazz and Justice streaming live.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Those Nuremberg Trials are gonna be something
1. This is not what fog of war means.
2. There is no war
3. He's trying to distance himself from murders he had direct responsibility over
4. All I can think of when I hear this phrase now is Elon Musk complaining that he hates chess because it has no fog of war.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?

HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
No notes.
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Must’ve been caulk Sunday!

I too, like a real single mom, recaulked my sink sink, and part of my clawfoot tub
Not too bad, but definitely calling a plumber to fix the ancient leaking washing machine
I like doing things myself. Learned it from my dad.
I have an announcement.
I have, like a real man, recaulked and resealed my shower.
I will never, ever do this again, and the next time I will pay a plumber or handyman, even if it has to be in gold bullion, to do it.
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Perfect birthday 🌞💗

* Dinner at home with my two older kids
* Facetimed the youngest (away at school)
* Promptly devoured Apple Birthday Pie (homemade by kids)

It’s been a year for all of us - but I hope I will never be too jaded to appreciate the beauty and love I have
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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"Things happen" sometimes, like when you walk into an embassy to apply for your marriage license while your bride-to-be waits outside, but then you get bonesawed to pieces for having exercised freedom of speech as an US-based journalist and have to be carried out in a series of suitcases.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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A real president does this.

Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Seeing these signs pop up around NE DC, Takoma Park, MD

we need more of these please
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Wow. Just wow.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
They know that comms and policy are critical. That’s why they muzzled us starting Jan 20, and many of us were DOGE’d by March. For three+ months, my team and I were belittled, forced to dismantle years of good work, and prevented from putting out any comms to the public. My heart still hurts.
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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"Hope is alive!"

~Mayor Zohran Mamdani

I ♥️ NYC
I 🤍 CALI
I 💙 NJ, VA. etc.

#TeamDemocracy
the statue of liberty stands in front of the empire state building at night
ALT: the statue of liberty stands in front of the empire state building at night
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I’m not crying. I AM NOT CRYING!

I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve been on a crying jag more or less since November ’24. Then January hit. Then DOGE hit, and hit, and hit again. Now the shut down.

But tonight - I see hope and bravery and strength rising up again. STAY VOCAL and STAY VISIBLE! 💙
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Wow
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Mamdani gets next week’s New Yorker cover:
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
BYEEEEEE
A COMPLETE AND TOTAL REPUDIATION OF TRUMP AND MAGA
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM