Allison Lombardi
@allisonlombardi.bsky.social
Professor and Special Education Researcher at UW-Madison, mom, co-parent, partner, cyclist, walker, hiker, retired runner, she/her PA/MI/CA/MD/OR/CT/WI
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Families are already struggling, and if President Trump and Republicans don't end their reckless government shutdown, basic food assistance that feeds our kids, families, and seniors is going to run out in just 10 days.
End the shutdown now. More here ⬇️
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End the shutdown now. More here ⬇️
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October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Families are already struggling, and if President Trump and Republicans don't end their reckless government shutdown, basic food assistance that feeds our kids, families, and seniors is going to run out in just 10 days.
End the shutdown now. More here ⬇️
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIG...
End the shutdown now. More here ⬇️
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIG...
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I wrote an opinion piece about parental/family leave at UConn. I’m only ~75% happy with it but … something needed to be said. Many things actually. Loudly. Repeatedly. And with as many voices as possible.
“This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors”
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
“This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors”
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors
UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.
ctmirror.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I wrote an opinion piece about parental/family leave at UConn. I’m only ~75% happy with it but … something needed to be said. Many things actually. Loudly. Repeatedly. And with as many voices as possible.
“This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors”
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
“This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors”
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
It’s disappointing that efforts to combat teacher shortages no longer aligns with this administration’s priorities www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
Wisconsin doesn't have enough special ed teachers. Trump cut a grant that supports them
Citing DEI, the Trump administration cut about $8 million in grant funds for Wisconsin K-12 special education teacher programs.
www.jsonline.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It’s disappointing that efforts to combat teacher shortages no longer aligns with this administration’s priorities www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Here’s last night’s story about Donald Trump’s war on higher education, and what a young Stephen Miller looked like. Brace yourself. youtu.be/xk94il8L820
Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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September 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Here’s last night’s story about Donald Trump’s war on higher education, and what a young Stephen Miller looked like. Brace yourself. youtu.be/xk94il8L820
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
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The 2025 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are a professor in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Texas it's for you. Ends 8/29 at 5pm Eastern forms.gle/v7T3BH2w9LXs...
2025 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey
The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...
forms.gle
August 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The 2025 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are a professor in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Texas it's for you. Ends 8/29 at 5pm Eastern forms.gle/v7T3BH2w9LXs...
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“In the first six months of his second term, the Trump administration has waged what appears to be an all-out war against disabled people.”
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The Trump Administration’s War on Disability
Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the ...
www.americanprogress.org
August 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“In the first six months of his second term, the Trump administration has waged what appears to be an all-out war against disabled people.”
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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"Almost immediately, many of those who had been critical of the administration’s handling of the Epstein case cheered the president on as he vehemently denied the claims, [and] sued The Journal . . ."
His DARVO works again.
(thread to be continued)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
His DARVO works again.
(thread to be continued)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein, at Least for Now
www.nytimes.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Almost immediately, many of those who had been critical of the administration’s handling of the Epstein case cheered the president on as he vehemently denied the claims, [and] sued The Journal . . ."
His DARVO works again.
(thread to be continued)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
His DARVO works again.
(thread to be continued)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
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Disabled people are 11 times more likely to die during labor/in the postpartum period than non-disabled people. Better education and smashing ableism is how we get out of this horrible stat.
For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
Pregnancy is a minefield when you're disabled
Few OB-GYNs get disability training—and their disabled patients are far likelier to die.
www.motherjones.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Disabled people are 11 times more likely to die during labor/in the postpartum period than non-disabled people. Better education and smashing ableism is how we get out of this horrible stat.
For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
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Happy Pride Month, Wisconsin!
This month, we celebrate LGBTQ folks across our state and country and commit to the work ahead to make sure every Wisconsinite can live boldly in their truth without fear.
Everyone has a place and a home here in Wisconsin. 🏳️🌈
This month, we celebrate LGBTQ folks across our state and country and commit to the work ahead to make sure every Wisconsinite can live boldly in their truth without fear.
Everyone has a place and a home here in Wisconsin. 🏳️🌈
June 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Happy Pride Month, Wisconsin!
This month, we celebrate LGBTQ folks across our state and country and commit to the work ahead to make sure every Wisconsinite can live boldly in their truth without fear.
Everyone has a place and a home here in Wisconsin. 🏳️🌈
This month, we celebrate LGBTQ folks across our state and country and commit to the work ahead to make sure every Wisconsinite can live boldly in their truth without fear.
Everyone has a place and a home here in Wisconsin. 🏳️🌈
On May 2, the NSF terminated this grant. We planned to identify ways to increase representation of disabled scholars in STEM careers and address workplace inequities with a focus on graduate students and faculty studying and teaching physics. education.wisc.edu/news/uw-madi...
UW–Madison’s Lombardi, Mueller to examine experiences of disabled STEM students, faculty
A new research project led by two School of Education faculty members seeks to increase understanding of the experiences of disabled graduate students and faculty in science, technology, engineering, ...
education.wisc.edu
May 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
On May 2, the NSF terminated this grant. We planned to identify ways to increase representation of disabled scholars in STEM careers and address workplace inequities with a focus on graduate students and faculty studying and teaching physics. education.wisc.edu/news/uw-madi...
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Republicans want to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, so they're pushing plans that will force kids and families to go hungry or without healthcare.
Unbelievable.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Unbelievable.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Proposed GOP cuts could jeopardize SNAP users, farmers and state budgets
States will likely serve fewer people in need of food assistance, experts say, as Congress says it’s rooting out waste to meet spending-reduction goals for tax cuts.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Republicans want to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, so they're pushing plans that will force kids and families to go hungry or without healthcare.
Unbelievable.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Unbelievable.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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I built Democracy Docket to be fearlessly pro-democracy, period. It has no corporate overlords and no outside investors. It does not create false equivalencies or traffic in "both-sides."
It rises and falls on your support. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
It rises and falls on your support. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
May 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I built Democracy Docket to be fearlessly pro-democracy, period. It has no corporate overlords and no outside investors. It does not create false equivalencies or traffic in "both-sides."
It rises and falls on your support. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
It rises and falls on your support. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds
A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
www.npr.org
May 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
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CEC’s division, DADD, has released a statement in response to recent comments made by HHS Secretary Kennedy regarding autism. CEC echoes DADD’s commitment to individuals with autism and the importance of respectful, inclusive, and informed dialogue in all spaces.
daddcec.com/blog/dadd-st...
daddcec.com/blog/dadd-st...
DADD Statement on Autism and Secretary Kennedy's Remarks
April 18, 2025 - Yesterday’s comments from HHS Secretary Kennedy are deeply disappointing, profoundly damaging, and unacceptable.
daddcec.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
CEC’s division, DADD, has released a statement in response to recent comments made by HHS Secretary Kennedy regarding autism. CEC echoes DADD’s commitment to individuals with autism and the importance of respectful, inclusive, and informed dialogue in all spaces.
daddcec.com/blog/dadd-st...
daddcec.com/blog/dadd-st...
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Institute of Education Sciences cuts imperil high-quality research, lawsuits allege
Two separate complaints say the Education Department’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis. #EdResearch
www.k12dive.com/news/educati...
Two separate complaints say the Education Department’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis. #EdResearch
www.k12dive.com/news/educati...
Institute of Education Sciences cuts imperil high-quality research, lawsuits allege
Two separate complaints say the Education Department’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis.
www.k12dive.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Institute of Education Sciences cuts imperil high-quality research, lawsuits allege
Two separate complaints say the Education Department’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis. #EdResearch
www.k12dive.com/news/educati...
Two separate complaints say the Education Department’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis. #EdResearch
www.k12dive.com/news/educati...
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UW-Madison lost at least $12.6 million in federal NIH grant funding after four grants were canceled last month, including one that studied the impact of social media on youth mental health and brain development. Another canceled grant focused on developing vaccines to protect against coronaviruses.
Trump administration has cut $12.6 million in research grants to UW-Madison, provoking a lawsuit
The National Institutes of Health has canceled hundreds of active research grants related to DEI, LGBTQ issues or COVID, including four at UW-Madison.
www.jsonline.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
UW-Madison lost at least $12.6 million in federal NIH grant funding after four grants were canceled last month, including one that studied the impact of social media on youth mental health and brain development. Another canceled grant focused on developing vaccines to protect against coronaviruses.
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Are you a history professor who has been pressured to alter your curriculum — particularly regarding the history of Black & African American people in the United States?
We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
April 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Are you a history professor who has been pressured to alter your curriculum — particularly regarding the history of Black & African American people in the United States?
We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
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remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...
www.marketwatch.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
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The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities.
We need your help investigating this.
Did you work on a terminated NIH grant? Please get in touch.
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
We need your help investigating this.
Did you work on a terminated NIH grant? Please get in touch.
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.
The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.
www.propublica.org
March 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities.
We need your help investigating this.
Did you work on a terminated NIH grant? Please get in touch.
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
We need your help investigating this.
Did you work on a terminated NIH grant? Please get in touch.
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...