Wenda Sheard, JD PhD
@wendasheard.bsky.social
Attorney, teacher, political scientist, mediator, spouse, parent, grandma, gardener.
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"I knew from the beginning that Blue Ohio was there" 🥰
At Blue Ohio, we crowdfund for #Ohio's Democratic Statehouse nominees — so every candidate in EVERY district can put up a real fight
Join our movement: BlueOhio.org
At Blue Ohio, we crowdfund for #Ohio's Democratic Statehouse nominees — so every candidate in EVERY district can put up a real fight
Join our movement: BlueOhio.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"I knew from the beginning that Blue Ohio was there" 🥰
At Blue Ohio, we crowdfund for #Ohio's Democratic Statehouse nominees — so every candidate in EVERY district can put up a real fight
Join our movement: BlueOhio.org
At Blue Ohio, we crowdfund for #Ohio's Democratic Statehouse nominees — so every candidate in EVERY district can put up a real fight
Join our movement: BlueOhio.org
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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Aye. And it's not making international news for obvious reasons, but UK universities are *also* being gutted right now.
It's tough out there, folks.
It's tough out there, folks.
Pet peeve: I hate how often ppl claim “all the researchers will just move to Europe/Canada!” You vastly under-estimate how little money there is there vs the USA- and unless that changes ASAP this loss is just going to decimate global science, full stop. 🧪🔭
March 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Aye. And it's not making international news for obvious reasons, but UK universities are *also* being gutted right now.
It's tough out there, folks.
It's tough out there, folks.
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With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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They tried to help us
March 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
They tried to help us
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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If you find yourself on the verge of saying “we told you so” …don’t.
For decades the GOP has said Dems are elitist assh*les.
“Not true!” We say, citing pro-people policies and values.
Guess which narrative you reinforce when you tell someone who’s losing their healthcare that they voted for it?
For decades the GOP has said Dems are elitist assh*les.
“Not true!” We say, citing pro-people policies and values.
Guess which narrative you reinforce when you tell someone who’s losing their healthcare that they voted for it?
February 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
If you find yourself on the verge of saying “we told you so” …don’t.
For decades the GOP has said Dems are elitist assh*les.
“Not true!” We say, citing pro-people policies and values.
Guess which narrative you reinforce when you tell someone who’s losing their healthcare that they voted for it?
For decades the GOP has said Dems are elitist assh*les.
“Not true!” We say, citing pro-people policies and values.
Guess which narrative you reinforce when you tell someone who’s losing their healthcare that they voted for it?
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I’m quietly meditating… yet there are 2 chilling thoughts keep haunting me—
📌1. Measles is not just highly infectious with R0 of 12-18, but it has a long ***2 WEEK*** INCUBATION period—ie Texas outbreak could be in the HUNDREDS or more already, and we are seeing just the early tip of iceberg.
📌1. Measles is not just highly infectious with R0 of 12-18, but it has a long ***2 WEEK*** INCUBATION period—ie Texas outbreak could be in the HUNDREDS or more already, and we are seeing just the early tip of iceberg.
February 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I’m quietly meditating… yet there are 2 chilling thoughts keep haunting me—
📌1. Measles is not just highly infectious with R0 of 12-18, but it has a long ***2 WEEK*** INCUBATION period—ie Texas outbreak could be in the HUNDREDS or more already, and we are seeing just the early tip of iceberg.
📌1. Measles is not just highly infectious with R0 of 12-18, but it has a long ***2 WEEK*** INCUBATION period—ie Texas outbreak could be in the HUNDREDS or more already, and we are seeing just the early tip of iceberg.
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Help spot the pattern…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
February 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Help spot the pattern…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs
✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs
Can’t quite put my finger on it…
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February 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order (Gift Article)
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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Maybe worth remembering that Project 2025 calls for flat out eliminating Head Start apnews.com/article/head...
Still locked out of federal funding, several Head Start preschools may need to close temporarily
Leaders of dozens of Head Start preschools said they might need to close temporarily because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President D...
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February 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Maybe worth remembering that Project 2025 calls for flat out eliminating Head Start apnews.com/article/head...
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Got a tip? I oversee five reporters looking at the Trump Administration, conflicts of interest, & abuses of power.
And I am eager to give them more work.
Get in touch here:
And I am eager to give them more work.
Get in touch here:
February 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Got a tip? I oversee five reporters looking at the Trump Administration, conflicts of interest, & abuses of power.
And I am eager to give them more work.
Get in touch here:
And I am eager to give them more work.
Get in touch here:
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“States that voted for Trump last November, on average, use more federal funding in their education apportions than states that voted for former Vice President Harris.”
Yup. Ask me how I know…
www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...
Yup. Ask me how I know…
www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...
Trump-voting states have more to lose if Education Department dismantled
States that voted for Trump receive more federal education funds than those that voted for Harris.
www.axios.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“States that voted for Trump last November, on average, use more federal funding in their education apportions than states that voted for former Vice President Harris.”
Yup. Ask me how I know…
www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...
Yup. Ask me how I know…
www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...
Behind paywall, but news in the title is worth sharing. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Behind paywall, but news in the title is worth sharing. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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The State Department website has replaced "LGBT" with "LGB"
January 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The State Department website has replaced "LGBT" with "LGB"
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⚠️CDC WEBSITES DELETED—Multiple CDC websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to comply with an executive order from President Trump by 5pm deadline. Wildest is taking down even HIV pages!
January 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
⚠️CDC WEBSITES DELETED—Multiple CDC websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to comply with an executive order from President Trump by 5pm deadline. Wildest is taking down even HIV pages!
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From Medicaid to SNAP to Head Start, there are dozens of federal programs that could see a freeze today. I did some research and outlined all of the programs that could be impacted: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Here Are All The Federal Programs That Could Be Impacted By Donald Trump's Freeze
Donald Trump's freeze on federal assistance will begin at 5 PM EST.
open.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From Medicaid to SNAP to Head Start, there are dozens of federal programs that could see a freeze today. I did some research and outlined all of the programs that could be impacted: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
"In an Associated Press/NORC poll released yesterday, only 12% of those polled thought the president relying on billionaires for policy advice is a good thing. Even among Republicans, only 20% think it’s a good thing." -HCR
January 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"In an Associated Press/NORC poll released yesterday, only 12% of those polled thought the president relying on billionaires for policy advice is a good thing. Even among Republicans, only 20% think it’s a good thing." -HCR
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CDC data is still only dripping out. High level covid, flu, and RSV was released as scheduled today but the weekly not deeper dive into flu (also known as Fluveiw) or ILI (general count of cough and fever). Also still no bird flu MMWRs.
This sure doesn’t seem like freedom to me.
This sure doesn’t seem like freedom to me.
January 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
CDC data is still only dripping out. High level covid, flu, and RSV was released as scheduled today but the weekly not deeper dive into flu (also known as Fluveiw) or ILI (general count of cough and fever). Also still no bird flu MMWRs.
This sure doesn’t seem like freedom to me.
This sure doesn’t seem like freedom to me.
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#Ohio SB 1 would ban departments, classes, curriculum, workers' rights, and tenure at public colleges/universities‼️
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01...
It even creates a list of topics that couldn't be touched‼️
We have to stop this bill.
www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01...
It even creates a list of topics that couldn't be touched‼️
We have to stop this bill.
www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...
Flat earthers? Holocaust deniers? Jerry Cirino’s law says they deserve to be heard at Ohio colleges: Today in Ohio
Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with editorial board member Lisa Garvin, impact editor Leila Atassi and content director Laura Johnston.
www.cleveland.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
#Ohio SB 1 would ban departments, classes, curriculum, workers' rights, and tenure at public colleges/universities‼️
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01...
It even creates a list of topics that couldn't be touched‼️
We have to stop this bill.
www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/01...
It even creates a list of topics that couldn't be touched‼️
We have to stop this bill.
www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...
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“Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” the judge said of Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order.
“It just boggles my mind.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
“It just boggles my mind.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order,” the judge said of Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order.
“It just boggles my mind.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
“It just boggles my mind.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...