Valerie Striplin She/Her
@valeriestriplin.bsky.social
Feral reader | Public Health Practitioner | Gardener | Mom | WSU Alum | OSU Grad student
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The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
'Federal government will be damaged': Former IRS official on plan to share immigrant data with ICE
The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without l...
www.wbur.org
April 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
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The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
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Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
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Like we said, his little tariff stunts are a fraud scheme, you didn't lose money, he stole it. It was insider fraud.
April 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Like we said, his little tariff stunts are a fraud scheme, you didn't lose money, he stole it. It was insider fraud.
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is a danger to the public’s health and should resign or be fired, says APHA. In just a few short weeks, his actions on vacccines, fluoride and other public health science have shown how wrong he is for the job. Read & share our statement: apha.org/news-and-med...
April 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is a danger to the public’s health and should resign or be fired, says APHA. In just a few short weeks, his actions on vacccines, fluoride and other public health science have shown how wrong he is for the job. Read & share our statement: apha.org/news-and-med...
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Three Wins Today (March 15, 2025)
1. South Dakota lawmakers voted UNANIMOUSLY to fully fund South Dakota Public Broadcasting despite Noem urging them to cut 3/5 of their budget when she was gov
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1. South Dakota lawmakers voted UNANIMOUSLY to fully fund South Dakota Public Broadcasting despite Noem urging them to cut 3/5 of their budget when she was gov
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March 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Three Wins Today (March 15, 2025)
1. South Dakota lawmakers voted UNANIMOUSLY to fully fund South Dakota Public Broadcasting despite Noem urging them to cut 3/5 of their budget when she was gov
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1. South Dakota lawmakers voted UNANIMOUSLY to fully fund South Dakota Public Broadcasting despite Noem urging them to cut 3/5 of their budget when she was gov
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Jasmine Crockett stopped short of calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to be replaced — but she said it's time for Senate Democrats to decide if he's the man for the moment.
Dems sour on Schumer but divided over his fate as leader
It's time for Dems to "decide whether or not Chuck Schumer is the one to lead in this moment," Rep. Jasmine Crockett said.
www.axios.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Jasmine Crockett stopped short of calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to be replaced — but she said it's time for Senate Democrats to decide if he's the man for the moment.
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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Call to Action: No to Kings In America protest. Salem, Oregon March 4, at 12pm to 4pm.
#3E #USProtest #BuildTheResistance #FiftyFiftyOne #Mar4
#3E #USProtest #BuildTheResistance #FiftyFiftyOne #Mar4
February 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Call to Action: No to Kings In America protest. Salem, Oregon March 4, at 12pm to 4pm.
#3E #USProtest #BuildTheResistance #FiftyFiftyOne #Mar4
#3E #USProtest #BuildTheResistance #FiftyFiftyOne #Mar4
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.
February 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
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Even if we don’t stop RFK Jr’s confirmation, it’s still important to tell your senators how cutting infectious disease research funding and spreading vaccine misinformation will hurt people in their states.
Contact their local offices. Save this link for the long haul.
pluralpolicy.com/open/
Contact their local offices. Save this link for the long haul.
pluralpolicy.com/open/
Open Data & Democracy Tools - Plural Policy
Use our free democracy tools and open data to discover politics in your area, including bill search, find your legislators, and API access.
pluralpolicy.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Even if we don’t stop RFK Jr’s confirmation, it’s still important to tell your senators how cutting infectious disease research funding and spreading vaccine misinformation will hurt people in their states.
Contact their local offices. Save this link for the long haul.
pluralpolicy.com/open/
Contact their local offices. Save this link for the long haul.
pluralpolicy.com/open/
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Free speech baby
1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Free speech baby
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Despite CDC’s recent publication of a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and Health Agency Network (HAN) alert, the communications ban is still in place. No further guidance has been issued re the ban and no end-date specified. MMWRs on avian influenza and other publications remain on hold
February 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Despite CDC’s recent publication of a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and Health Agency Network (HAN) alert, the communications ban is still in place. No further guidance has been issued re the ban and no end-date specified. MMWRs on avian influenza and other publications remain on hold
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Listen, they can keep lying about USAID, but gutting the program is hurting the American Ag sector.
That is the point though. Destroy American Ag to make way for other authoritarian countries to take over the market.
That is the point though. Destroy American Ag to make way for other authoritarian countries to take over the market.
February 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Listen, they can keep lying about USAID, but gutting the program is hurting the American Ag sector.
That is the point though. Destroy American Ag to make way for other authoritarian countries to take over the market.
That is the point though. Destroy American Ag to make way for other authoritarian countries to take over the market.
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A child in Washington State who had received some but not all the recommended #pertussis vaccinations has died from pertussis. It is the state's first pertussis death since 2011. srhd.org/news/srhd-re...
SRHD Reports Pertussis Death in Spokane County
The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) announces the first confirmed death from pertussis (whooping cough) in Washington since 2011.
srhd.org
February 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A child in Washington State who had received some but not all the recommended #pertussis vaccinations has died from pertussis. It is the state's first pertussis death since 2011. srhd.org/news/srhd-re...
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Heartbreaking—and entirely preventable. A child in Washington has died from #pertussis, the first such death in the state since 2011.
With the new administration's assault on science, we will see more tragedies like this. This is exactly why scientific progress and public health policies matter.
With the new administration's assault on science, we will see more tragedies like this. This is exactly why scientific progress and public health policies matter.
A child in Washington State who had received some but not all the recommended #pertussis vaccinations has died from pertussis. It is the state's first pertussis death since 2011. srhd.org/news/srhd-re...
SRHD Reports Pertussis Death in Spokane County
The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) announces the first confirmed death from pertussis (whooping cough) in Washington since 2011.
srhd.org
February 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Heartbreaking—and entirely preventable. A child in Washington has died from #pertussis, the first such death in the state since 2011.
With the new administration's assault on science, we will see more tragedies like this. This is exactly why scientific progress and public health policies matter.
With the new administration's assault on science, we will see more tragedies like this. This is exactly why scientific progress and public health policies matter.
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Three Wins Today (Feb 8, 2025)
1. Obama judge blocks musk and his freshman 15 from accessing the treasury dept payment system and they must destroy what they downloaded
2. NY leg introduces a bill that would delay the election to fill Elise Stefanik’s soon-to-be-vacant seat till November
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1. Obama judge blocks musk and his freshman 15 from accessing the treasury dept payment system and they must destroy what they downloaded
2. NY leg introduces a bill that would delay the election to fill Elise Stefanik’s soon-to-be-vacant seat till November
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February 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Three Wins Today (Feb 8, 2025)
1. Obama judge blocks musk and his freshman 15 from accessing the treasury dept payment system and they must destroy what they downloaded
2. NY leg introduces a bill that would delay the election to fill Elise Stefanik’s soon-to-be-vacant seat till November
1/2
1. Obama judge blocks musk and his freshman 15 from accessing the treasury dept payment system and they must destroy what they downloaded
2. NY leg introduces a bill that would delay the election to fill Elise Stefanik’s soon-to-be-vacant seat till November
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@sciencemoms.bsky.social made this commercial three years ago and it aired at the Super Bowl today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx58...
Science Moms Climate Change Education | By the Time
YouTube video by Ad Council
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February 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
@sciencemoms.bsky.social made this commercial three years ago and it aired at the Super Bowl today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx58...
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Webinar FOR CLINICIANS on how to advocate for Medicaid with the legislative staff of a Member of Congress or U.S. Senator, Saturday, February 15th, at 4PM ET
MAGA and MAHA are planning massive cuts to Medicaid that would result in catastrophic coverage loss
MAGA and MAHA are planning massive cuts to Medicaid that would result in catastrophic coverage loss
2/15 at 4PM ET: Congressional Medicaid Advocacy Webinar For Clinicians | Matthew Cortland
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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February 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Webinar FOR CLINICIANS on how to advocate for Medicaid with the legislative staff of a Member of Congress or U.S. Senator, Saturday, February 15th, at 4PM ET
MAGA and MAHA are planning massive cuts to Medicaid that would result in catastrophic coverage loss
MAGA and MAHA are planning massive cuts to Medicaid that would result in catastrophic coverage loss
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Well, the NFL clearly removed “end racism” from the end zone so that they could blindside all the anti-DEI folks.
They have not done a single commercial that wasn’t entirely about the importance of diversity equity and inclusion
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsqh...
They have not done a single commercial that wasn’t entirely about the importance of diversity equity and inclusion
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsqh...
Super Bowl LIX || FLAG 50
YouTube video by NFL
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Well, the NFL clearly removed “end racism” from the end zone so that they could blindside all the anti-DEI folks.
They have not done a single commercial that wasn’t entirely about the importance of diversity equity and inclusion
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsqh...
They have not done a single commercial that wasn’t entirely about the importance of diversity equity and inclusion
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsqh...
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What the hell are we even doing? Normalizing & green-lighting another psychotic
madman. That’s what we’re doing. It’s f’ing insane.
madman. That’s what we’re doing. It’s f’ing insane.
December 12, 2024 at 12:39 PM
What the hell are we even doing? Normalizing & green-lighting another psychotic
madman. That’s what we’re doing. It’s f’ing insane.
madman. That’s what we’re doing. It’s f’ing insane.