Susan Barrett
@susbarrett.bsky.social
Public Health Geek, Building Community-Driven Health Solutions
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Breaking News from @theathletic.bsky.social: The Capitals star Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for NHL career goals, scoring No. 895 against the Islanders. www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...
April 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Breaking News from @theathletic.bsky.social: The Capitals star Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for NHL career goals, scoring No. 895 against the Islanders. www.nytimes.com/athletic/625...
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The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order
New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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And in case you need healthcare, here is a directory of LGBTQ+ friendly healthcare providers: lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org
Doctors, sign up for the directory so you can be found as a safe space!
#MedSky #QueerSky #LGBTQ
Doctors, sign up for the directory so you can be found as a safe space!
#MedSky #QueerSky #LGBTQ
February 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
And in case you need healthcare, here is a directory of LGBTQ+ friendly healthcare providers: lgbtqhealthcaredirectory.org
Doctors, sign up for the directory so you can be found as a safe space!
#MedSky #QueerSky #LGBTQ
Doctors, sign up for the directory so you can be found as a safe space!
#MedSky #QueerSky #LGBTQ
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Trump’s Public Health Appointees Don’t Believe in a Public www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...
Opinion | The Entire Future of American Public Health Is at Risk
Trump’s appointees don’t believe in the concept of a public in the first place.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump’s Public Health Appointees Don’t Believe in a Public www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...
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WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social shares the story of Sarah Inama, a 6th grade teacher in Idaho who is standing up to injustice in her school and state.
Idaho teacher fights back after order to remove ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ poster
YouTube video by MSNBC
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March 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social shares the story of Sarah Inama, a 6th grade teacher in Idaho who is standing up to injustice in her school and state.
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As with the Head Start freeze earlier this year, the cuts to Medicaid that aren’t written as “cuts to Medicaid,” etc:
It’s crucial to focus on what gutting the Dept of Ed has already done and will do—not on the empty promise that technically no funds or services are cut.
It’s crucial to focus on what gutting the Dept of Ed has already done and will do—not on the empty promise that technically no funds or services are cut.
As I explained last week in @us.theconversation.com based on earlier reported drafts, this “order” is mostly a press release with Trump’s signature on it
The immediate threat to kids and families are the layoffs and potential holdups in crucial funding/services
theconversation.com/mass-layoffs...
The immediate threat to kids and families are the layoffs and potential holdups in crucial funding/services
theconversation.com/mass-layoffs...
March 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
As with the Head Start freeze earlier this year, the cuts to Medicaid that aren’t written as “cuts to Medicaid,” etc:
It’s crucial to focus on what gutting the Dept of Ed has already done and will do—not on the empty promise that technically no funds or services are cut.
It’s crucial to focus on what gutting the Dept of Ed has already done and will do—not on the empty promise that technically no funds or services are cut.
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Every college and university in the United States should take notice of the real lesson here. It's not to give in.
The lesson is that with this crew, if you cave, they take it as a sign of weakness. When a sheep is cornered by the wolf, it's not a great move to lie down and show the belly.
The lesson is that with this crew, if you cave, they take it as a sign of weakness. When a sheep is cornered by the wolf, it's not a great move to lie down and show the belly.
I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”
March 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Every college and university in the United States should take notice of the real lesson here. It's not to give in.
The lesson is that with this crew, if you cave, they take it as a sign of weakness. When a sheep is cornered by the wolf, it's not a great move to lie down and show the belly.
The lesson is that with this crew, if you cave, they take it as a sign of weakness. When a sheep is cornered by the wolf, it's not a great move to lie down and show the belly.
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Anyone who is using IES-facilitated data to criticize the Education Department today really needs to acknowledge that the entire research arm that has helped form the basis of their opinions about the federal role in schools has just been decimated, raising serious questions about progress tracking.
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Anyone who is using IES-facilitated data to criticize the Education Department today really needs to acknowledge that the entire research arm that has helped form the basis of their opinions about the federal role in schools has just been decimated, raising serious questions about progress tracking.
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In the town of Oxford, MD, NOAA is the largest employer. Without the Cooperative Oxford Lab, the town ceases to exist.
NOAA installed a tide gauge for the town so they can better respond to nuisance flooding.
NOAA installed a tide gauge for the town so they can better respond to nuisance flooding.
March 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In the town of Oxford, MD, NOAA is the largest employer. Without the Cooperative Oxford Lab, the town ceases to exist.
NOAA installed a tide gauge for the town so they can better respond to nuisance flooding.
NOAA installed a tide gauge for the town so they can better respond to nuisance flooding.
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MEDICAID Basics
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
February 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
MEDICAID Basics
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
Over 50% of the spending for Medicaid goes to cover those with DISABILITIES and the AGED
38% of those on Medicaid are CHILDREN. /1
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
Opinion | The Department of Education’s D.E.I. Letter Just Threatened the Existence of Many Colleges
The government offers an implausible interpretation of the law.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
A recent Department of Education letter regarding DEI policy is "a brazen attempt to bully schools into making policy changes that the law does not require," the law professor Sonja B. Starr writes.
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Medicaid provides 40% of the funding for community health centers.
Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes.
Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children.
Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program.
We won't let them.
Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes.
Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children.
Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program.
We won't let them.
February 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Medicaid provides 40% of the funding for community health centers.
Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes.
Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children.
Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program.
We won't let them.
Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes.
Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children.
Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program.
We won't let them.
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‼️$880 Billion. ‼️
That's how much Republicans want to cut from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. Economically vulnerable families will feel the brunt of these cuts while the highest earners benefit significantly.
www.epi.org/blog/the-hou...
That's how much Republicans want to cut from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. Economically vulnerable families will feel the brunt of these cuts while the highest earners benefit significantly.
www.epi.org/blog/the-hou...
The House Republicans’ plan to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the rich would slash incomes for the bottom 40%: See impact by state
The clearest legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress is to keep taxes low for the richest households and corporations. Last week, House Republicans submitted a...
www.epi.org
February 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
‼️$880 Billion. ‼️
That's how much Republicans want to cut from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. Economically vulnerable families will feel the brunt of these cuts while the highest earners benefit significantly.
www.epi.org/blog/the-hou...
That's how much Republicans want to cut from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. Economically vulnerable families will feel the brunt of these cuts while the highest earners benefit significantly.
www.epi.org/blog/the-hou...
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A picture tells 1000 words
February 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A picture tells 1000 words
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You can see the impact of NIH grant funds on your state’s economy by visiting this site www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You can see the impact of NIH grant funds on your state’s economy by visiting this site www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*"
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*"
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Schoolkids traumatized by lockdown drills and those who survived actual school shootings were then urged to "tough it out, school shootings are just a thing that happens."
Governor of New York Kathy Hochul has held a therapy session with 175 corporate reps, CEOs to "calm the nerves of the NYC business elite" in wake of Brian Thompson killing; promising state assistance for corporate security to combat "domestic terrorism," per POLITICO.
December 17, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Schoolkids traumatized by lockdown drills and those who survived actual school shootings were then urged to "tough it out, school shootings are just a thing that happens."