Michael Leonardo, Ph.D.
@leotheelder.bsky.social
Scientist, educator, musician, environmentalist, neurodivergent, gardener, corgi-lover, untrained chef, fantasy role-playing gamer
Anti-DEI Legislation, which had not gone into effect, still led to graduate students at the University of Iowa School of Social Work being reprimanded by the program director for presenting issues that indigenous people face without others thinking about DEI concepts at a NATIONAL conference.
March 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Anti-DEI Legislation, which had not gone into effect, still led to graduate students at the University of Iowa School of Social Work being reprimanded by the program director for presenting issues that indigenous people face without others thinking about DEI concepts at a NATIONAL conference.
An issue that my female and marginalized community friends need to be made aware of. The SAVE Act is being presented as a means to keep non-citizens from being able to vote. However, it will impact your rights too. www.facebook.com/share/p/19pW...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
An issue that my female and marginalized community friends need to be made aware of. The SAVE Act is being presented as a means to keep non-citizens from being able to vote. However, it will impact your rights too. www.facebook.com/share/p/19pW...
Here is a scholarly paper from the Brookings Institute explaining the 1994 Trilateral agreement on Ukraine's surrendering its nuclear arsenal in return for fiscal compensation and agreements for their future security. Which Russia violated many times in the last decade.
The Trilateral Process: The United States, Ukraine, Russia and Nuclear Weapons
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine had the world’s third largest nuclear arsenal on its territory. When Ukrainian-Russian negotiations on removing these weapons from Ukraine appeared to ...
www.brookings.edu
March 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Here is a scholarly paper from the Brookings Institute explaining the 1994 Trilateral agreement on Ukraine's surrendering its nuclear arsenal in return for fiscal compensation and agreements for their future security. Which Russia violated many times in the last decade.
Reposted by Michael Leonardo, Ph.D.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a bill that strikes gender identity from Iowa civil rights law, making the state the first to remove civil rights from a previously protected class.
Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections
The move marks the first time a state has removed a protected class from a state law prohibiting discrimination.
www.nbcnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a bill that strikes gender identity from Iowa civil rights law, making the state the first to remove civil rights from a previously protected class.
Another Friday under the radar move from the Trump Administration...
February 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Another Friday under the radar move from the Trump Administration...
Pay attention to what our supposedly transparent Administration did on Friday late night
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
This is a five-alarm fire.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
This is a five-alarm fire.
February 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Pay attention to what our supposedly transparent Administration did on Friday late night
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
This is a five-alarm fire.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
This is a five-alarm fire.
Reposted by Michael Leonardo, Ph.D.
Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer.
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
a man in a black shirt is looking at a screen with a red background
Alt: a man in a black shirt is looking at a screen with a red background
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer.
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
Reposted by Michael Leonardo, Ph.D.
AG Bondi tells FBI to disband Foreign Influence Task Force. (Likely because we can’t be under more influence than we already are): www.yahoo.com/news/invitat...
"An invitation to foreign actors": Bondi tells DOJ to quit worrying about foreign lobbying campaigns
The new attorney general said she would focus DOJ's efforts on transnational drug cartels instead
www.yahoo.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
AG Bondi tells FBI to disband Foreign Influence Task Force. (Likely because we can’t be under more influence than we already are): www.yahoo.com/news/invitat...
Reposted by Michael Leonardo, Ph.D.
Attorney General Pam Bondi Directives as soon as she is sworn in.
Just doing everything we knew they would do.
You may want a stiff drink while you read it.
So many people’s lives are about to be a living hell just for doing their jobs. All because America refused to jail a dangerous traitor.
Just doing everything we knew they would do.
You may want a stiff drink while you read it.
So many people’s lives are about to be a living hell just for doing their jobs. All because America refused to jail a dangerous traitor.
February 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi Directives as soon as she is sworn in.
Just doing everything we knew they would do.
You may want a stiff drink while you read it.
So many people’s lives are about to be a living hell just for doing their jobs. All because America refused to jail a dangerous traitor.
Just doing everything we knew they would do.
You may want a stiff drink while you read it.
So many people’s lives are about to be a living hell just for doing their jobs. All because America refused to jail a dangerous traitor.
Reposted by Michael Leonardo, Ph.D.
Good: CDC’s outbreak publication (MMWR) is now up and running after the first pause in over 70 years
Bad: Todays publication is about fires, and not the missing bird flu or mpox studies we knew were up for publication. Of which have safety implications for veterinarians and people with house cats
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Bad: Todays publication is about fires, and not the missing bird flu or mpox studies we knew were up for publication. Of which have safety implications for veterinarians and people with house cats
…
February 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Good: CDC’s outbreak publication (MMWR) is now up and running after the first pause in over 70 years
Bad: Todays publication is about fires, and not the missing bird flu or mpox studies we knew were up for publication. Of which have safety implications for veterinarians and people with house cats
…
Bad: Todays publication is about fires, and not the missing bird flu or mpox studies we knew were up for publication. Of which have safety implications for veterinarians and people with house cats
…
Reposted by Michael Leonardo, Ph.D.
This is your reminder to
USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET
IT'S ALSO FREE
USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET
IT'S ALSO FREE
February 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is your reminder to
USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET
IT'S ALSO FREE
USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET
IT'S ALSO FREE
There is daily evidence that the Trump Administration is removing access to important information on the CDC website used by health care professionals in their job. Having trained many of these people in my 25 yrs as an educator, I call upon them and others to save this information for our posterity
February 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
There is daily evidence that the Trump Administration is removing access to important information on the CDC website used by health care professionals in their job. Having trained many of these people in my 25 yrs as an educator, I call upon them and others to save this information for our posterity
Reposted by Michael Leonardo, Ph.D.
Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.”
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office