Rebecca Lass
@rebeccalass.bsky.social
On germ theory, perhaps this is so but still, www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices...
Britain wages biological warfare with smallpox - Timeline - Native Voices
www.nlm.nih.gov
July 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
On germ theory, perhaps this is so but still, www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices...
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March 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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10 years ago, when I introduced a bill to make public colleges & universities tuition free, it was called "radical." Not today. Over 100 colleges & universities now offer free tuition to working class students.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
March 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
10 years ago, when I introduced a bill to make public colleges & universities tuition free, it was called "radical." Not today. Over 100 colleges & universities now offer free tuition to working class students.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Heโs still sore about Melaniaโs big feelings.
March 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Heโs still sore about Melaniaโs big feelings.
Expert knowledge is under attack and the suppression & destruction of it will have deep and longterm impacts.
Some of the questionnaires being sent to researchers include connotative, charged languageโhuge red flags, but also gives insights into the whys of current adminโs long game.
Some of the questionnaires being sent to researchers include connotative, charged languageโhuge red flags, but also gives insights into the whys of current adminโs long game.
Are government employees protecting documents, records, and expert knowledge from being purged in their departments?
March 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Expert knowledge is under attack and the suppression & destruction of it will have deep and longterm impacts.
Some of the questionnaires being sent to researchers include connotative, charged languageโhuge red flags, but also gives insights into the whys of current adminโs long game.
Some of the questionnaires being sent to researchers include connotative, charged languageโhuge red flags, but also gives insights into the whys of current adminโs long game.
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This is the first page of this morningโs edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I donโt remember seeing anything like this before
I donโt remember seeing anything like this before
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the first page of this morningโs edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I donโt remember seeing anything like this before
I donโt remember seeing anything like this before
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Thank you @mayorwu.boston.gov ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
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"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
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March 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Thank you @mayorwu.boston.gov ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
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Musk convinced Trump to cancel the broadband plans from the Inflation Reduction Act and replace it with a lucrative contract for his own Starlink, via the FAA.
He's cancelling what Biden did to ENRICH himself.
And he's firing people at FAA at the same time!
#corruption
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
He's cancelling what Biden did to ENRICH himself.
And he's firing people at FAA at the same time!
#corruption
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
Muskโs Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns | CNN Business
The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceXโs Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflic...
www.cnn.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Musk convinced Trump to cancel the broadband plans from the Inflation Reduction Act and replace it with a lucrative contract for his own Starlink, via the FAA.
He's cancelling what Biden did to ENRICH himself.
And he's firing people at FAA at the same time!
#corruption
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
He's cancelling what Biden did to ENRICH himself.
And he's firing people at FAA at the same time!
#corruption
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...
It was pretty cool 10+ years ago. A lot has changed in recent years, seemingly on a backward-facing train now.
February 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It was pretty cool 10+ years ago. A lot has changed in recent years, seemingly on a backward-facing train now.
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Where is Congress? Where are Democrats? DO YOUR JOBS.
Impeach and remove Trump and remove Elon Musk from all government buildings. Arrest him. Shut down DOGE! Everything they're doing is illegal!
#Presidentsday
Impeach and remove Trump and remove Elon Musk from all government buildings. Arrest him. Shut down DOGE! Everything they're doing is illegal!
#Presidentsday
February 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Where is Congress? Where are Democrats? DO YOUR JOBS.
Impeach and remove Trump and remove Elon Musk from all government buildings. Arrest him. Shut down DOGE! Everything they're doing is illegal!
#Presidentsday
Impeach and remove Trump and remove Elon Musk from all government buildings. Arrest him. Shut down DOGE! Everything they're doing is illegal!
#Presidentsday
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With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
February 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
They are not draining the swamp. Prez Musk and Handler Trump are feeding the swamp monsters.
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Teslaโs average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
They are not draining the swamp. Prez Musk and Handler Trump are feeding the swamp monsters.
Itโs accurate and speaks to the twofold charlatan strategy of simultaneously appeasing fragile egos that want to see the MAGA stamp all over the world and passing no end of dangerous policy while people are outraged at the cavalier threats to neighboursโ sovereignty.
Golfo del Gringo Loco is acceptable.
February 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Itโs accurate and speaks to the twofold charlatan strategy of simultaneously appeasing fragile egos that want to see the MAGA stamp all over the world and passing no end of dangerous policy while people are outraged at the cavalier threats to neighboursโ sovereignty.
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As many as 69 Million American women may suddenly be unable to register to #vote or renew their voterโs registration under the SAVE Act because they changed their name when they got married. @katiephang.bsky.social is going live Friday at 1:15 pm art with @brennancenter.bsky.social to discuss
February 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As many as 69 Million American women may suddenly be unable to register to #vote or renew their voterโs registration under the SAVE Act because they changed their name when they got married. @katiephang.bsky.social is going live Friday at 1:15 pm art with @brennancenter.bsky.social to discuss
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Love Rick Mercer - especially when he was skewering Pierre Polievre.
This skit on PPโs full government pension since he was 31 years old is worth rewatching. Funny, not funny.
This skit on PPโs full government pension since he was 31 years old is worth rewatching. Funny, not funny.
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Love Rick Mercer - especially when he was skewering Pierre Polievre.
This skit on PPโs full government pension since he was 31 years old is worth rewatching. Funny, not funny.
This skit on PPโs full government pension since he was 31 years old is worth rewatching. Funny, not funny.
Not with you. With him and with MAGA. Attacking a loyal allyโs sovereignty is a betrayal of trust, not to mention free trade agreements like USMCA.
February 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Not with you. With him and with MAGA. Attacking a loyal allyโs sovereignty is a betrayal of trust, not to mention free trade agreements like USMCA.
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Less than 1% of fentanyl comes from Canada.
Less than 1% illegal migrants come from Canada.
We risk our lives to fight your fires, and we came en masse to help with the 9/11 tragedy and felt your pain and grieved with you. We will always be there for the US. Why are we being punished, America?
Less than 1% illegal migrants come from Canada.
We risk our lives to fight your fires, and we came en masse to help with the 9/11 tragedy and felt your pain and grieved with you. We will always be there for the US. Why are we being punished, America?
February 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Less than 1% of fentanyl comes from Canada.
Less than 1% illegal migrants come from Canada.
We risk our lives to fight your fires, and we came en masse to help with the 9/11 tragedy and felt your pain and grieved with you. We will always be there for the US. Why are we being punished, America?
Less than 1% illegal migrants come from Canada.
We risk our lives to fight your fires, and we came en masse to help with the 9/11 tragedy and felt your pain and grieved with you. We will always be there for the US. Why are we being punished, America?
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The US healthcare system is collapsing.
โAmericans spend the most on healthcare in the industrialized world โ an estimated $4.9tn in 2023 โ but have the worst health outcomes, according to analysis by the Commonwealth Fund.โ
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
โAmericans spend the most on healthcare in the industrialized world โ an estimated $4.9tn in 2023 โ but have the worst health outcomes, according to analysis by the Commonwealth Fund.โ
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
โItโs a death sentenceโ: US health insurance system is failing, say doctors
Firms including United Healthcare have denied basic scans and taken months to reconsider, physicians say
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The US healthcare system is collapsing.
โAmericans spend the most on healthcare in the industrialized world โ an estimated $4.9tn in 2023 โ but have the worst health outcomes, according to analysis by the Commonwealth Fund.โ
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
โAmericans spend the most on healthcare in the industrialized world โ an estimated $4.9tn in 2023 โ but have the worst health outcomes, according to analysis by the Commonwealth Fund.โ
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Truth. Most teachers are self-motivated and can find and optimize their talents best when not micromanaged.
Counterintuitive: the less we demand from teachers, the more we achieve.
#EduSky
#EduSky
January 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Truth. Most teachers are self-motivated and can find and optimize their talents best when not micromanaged.
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
Iโm not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or โpauseโ in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
Iโm not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or โpauseโ in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sectionsโthe independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
Iโm not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or โpauseโ in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
Iโm not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or โpauseโ in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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The hypocrisy here is unbelievable. Trump just said he was ending government censorship yesterday. Now he tells the CDC and other health organizations that they can't communicate with the public. What?!
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump officials pause health agenciesโ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The hypocrisy here is unbelievable. Trump just said he was ending government censorship yesterday. Now he tells the CDC and other health organizations that they can't communicate with the public. What?!
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Donald Trump is back in the White House, but who is really pulling the strings? www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QI6...
What Does Elon Musk Really Want?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Donald Trump is back in the White House, but who is really pulling the strings? www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QI6...
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We have to fight this with everything we have.
This would literally condemn people to death and increase homelessness all across the country.
This would literally condemn people to death and increase homelessness all across the country.
According to the list, published by Politico Friday, there are three big cuts to Medicare.
Leaked GOP list outlines plan to cut $479B from Medicare: Politico
Politico has acquired an early list from Republican lawmakers that shows the programs they're considering slashing from the federal government.
It includes things like welfare, funds for climate progr...
www.rawstory.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We have to fight this with everything we have.
This would literally condemn people to death and increase homelessness all across the country.
This would literally condemn people to death and increase homelessness all across the country.
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If it wasn't clear before, it's crystal clear now: Elon Musk is the 47th President of the United States. And his presidency is going to be a government of, by, and for the wealthy and big corporations.
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
A Preview Of President Musk? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
If it wasn't clear before, it's crystal clear now: Elon Musk is the 47th President of the United States. And his presidency is going to be a government of, by, and for the wealthy and big corporations.
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...