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Kristen Parisi
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Senior Workplace DEI Reporter at Morning Brew. Gracie award winner.

Advocate for disability representation in media. Wheelchair user/spinal cord injury survivor.

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Kristen Parisi @kris10p.bsky.social · 17d
New: An HR Brew analysis found that more than half of Fortune 100 companies changed or removed DEI language since the 2024 presidential election. The Trump administration has railed against DEI initiatives, threatening companies with investigations & legal actions

www.hr-brew.com/stories/2026...
More than half of the Fortune 100 has changed public-facing DEI language since the 2024 election
Many companies either rebranded their DEI programs or deleted previously public information, an HR Brew analysis finds.
www.hr-brew.com
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zingherpolisci.bsky.social
My dad had polio as a four year old and is currently suffering from post polio syndrome in his old age. This is madness, literal Mengele stuff. At their core, MAHA is about eugenics and who they view as deserving to live and who they view as unworthy.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19h
Breaking News: Rejecting decades of science, the chair of the federal panel that recommends vaccines for Americans said that shots against polio and measles — and perhaps all diseases — should be optional. The vaccines are credited with preventing disability and millions of deaths worldwide.
Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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crof.bsky.social
Time to post my own polio experience yet again: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018...
January 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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andylevy.net
nine years old
“I am Puerto Rican,” she says. “I send my kids with their passports to school. I’m having conversations with them about safety: Am I safe at school? A week ago we had an incident where there was a school bus with the STOP sign open and kids were getting on the bus and it was surrounded by ICE agents. And this is 7:20 in the morning and — just — you get that fight-or-flight response.” At first her 9-year-old was carrying her passport in her backpack; now it’s in her back pocket. “I have to prepare them for it if they get stopped,” she says. “I said, Do not engage. This is not the time to be cussing at anyone. But she said, Mom, if I create enough noise, my friends can get away.”
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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nathankhensley.bsky.social
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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drandrewthaler.bsky.social
The interesting applications of AI are all, like, "we built an open framework that uses processors on recycled cell phones to identify and triangulate the location of rare bugs in tropical rainforests" while big tech is going "what if we burned down that rainforest to summarize your emails?"
disabilitystor1.bsky.social Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2d
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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capitalweather.bsky.social
NEW: The National Weather Service has raised the winter storm threat to its highest level for Sunday for the entire DC region.

This means a high threat of a high impact winter storm that causes significant travel delays, closures and threats to life and property.
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
In the space of two minutes he confused Greenland and Iceland four times by my count.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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leahfeiger.bsky.social
WIRED spoke to 10 residents in Minneapolis about what life has been like for them since ICE seized the city. I know there's a lot of coverage out there, but spend time with this heart wrenching piece:
‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis
WIRED talks to a postal worker, a teacher, two US citizens detained by federal agents, and six more Minnesota residents about life in an occupied American city.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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capitalweather.bsky.social
Our winter storm briefing is up. Read it here: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

We'll post some summary points shortly... but for folks who can't wait and have access, check it out!
A major winter storm could affect the D.C. area this weekend: What to know
Considerable amounts of snow could fall if the storm comes together, along with bitterly cold weather.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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j-stclair.bsky.social
My place in Kasilof 2 minutes ago!!
8am surprise

#auroras
#stunning
#alaska
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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northumb-astro.bsky.social
After last night's cloudfest here, we may get another chance this evening, this still looks pretty tasty ! Just need some gaps in the cloud now 🤞

You can watch the LIVE Aurora Cams here...

www.youtube.com/@Northumberl...

#NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
kris10p.bsky.social
We may have another opportunity for northern lights tonight as the storm continues to hit earth. Fingers cross for people in MD, VA and WVa (ie: me)

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Northern lights may be visible in several states tonight. See forecast
The northern lights could be visible in two dozen states thanks to strong solar activity.
www.usatoday.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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julieroginsky.bsky.social
I’m probably about to be banned from CNN — but someone has to say this about Scott Jennings. open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
I’m Probably About to Be Banned From CNN — But Someone Has to Say This About Scott Jennings
There are times when you need to tell your friends that they are committing a grave mistake, even if they resent you for telling the truth.
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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karl-jacoby.bsky.social
"You see the juxtaposition of faculty standing in silence and these dark portraits and you think to yourself, ‘What is going on in my country right now?'": Our weekly faculty vigil at Columbia University

www.interfaithamerica.org/article/with...
With Limits on Campus Protests, Quieter Vigils are the Growing Voice of Protest
While religious language or symbols are not necessarily present, the rituals are unmistakably spiritual in tone.
www.interfaithamerica.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
A naturalized U.S. citizen of Somali descent said ICE agents ignored documents showing he was a U.S. citizen during an arrest in the Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. www.fox9.com/video/fmc-8o...
US citizen says ICE agents refused to look at his ID during arrest
A naturalized U.S. citizen of Somali descent said ICE agents ignored documents showing he was a U.S. citizen during an arrest in the Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
www.fox9.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Fuck AI overviews. It’s thievery from journalists pure and simple
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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mehlerpaperny.bsky.social
Send this story to anyone complaining about visible homelessness (and then send them @brian-goldstone.bsky.social's book about the invisible kind). www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...
City expects to help two-thirds fewer homeless households with private-market rent subsidies this year
While province assures no one enrolled will lose subsidy over funding, the city expects less money to refer new homeless households, budget docs show.
www.thestar.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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digby56.bsky.social
They're going to start using the Kirk witch hunt strategy.
Homan: We're going to create a database. Those people that are interfering, we're going to make them famous and put their face on TV. We're going to let their employers and their neighborhoods and their schools know who these people are. I bet you a lot of their employers don’t know what they are doing.
January 16, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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wrigleyfield.bsky.social
Finally, a note to the many professors in my networks: One other specific, small thing you can do from outside of Minneapolis is reach out to colleagues who are heavily affected (because of their own or their family's risk, or because they're very busy protecting neighbors) and offer a guest lecture
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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burness.bsky.social
Eleven American Samoans in Alaska face serious prison time for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. Theirs is a wild story of colonialism, cops, “voter fraud” panic, small-town beef, and family. I spent months on this + am so glad to now be able to share it: boltsmag.org/prosecuted-f...
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public official...
boltsmag.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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alxnow.bsky.social
Search of Washington Post reporter's home took place in Alexandria, FBI confirms
Search of Washington Post reporter’s home took place in Alexandria, FBI confirms | ALXnow
FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s Alexandria home yesterday (Wednesday) as part of a leak investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information, the Justice...
www.alxnow.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
kris10p.bsky.social
This verizon outage is wild. I haven't had cell service since 4pm. Haven't been able to call my parents (multiple times) today. They're fine; I just talk to them every day.

There are much bigger stories happening obviously, but the situation and Verizon's response has been less-than-awesome.
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 AM
kris10p.bsky.social
uh...what's going on with Verizon in NYC? Is cell service disrupted or something?
January 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM