@biostatbecky.bsky.social
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Who knows the myriad broken brain reasons for this but among them has to be that nurses are primarily women / minorities.
What absolute bullshit: “Nursing no longer considered a professional degree by Trump administration ***Change means student loans are limited for nurses, physical therapists, physician assistants” 11/22/25 www.wpr.org/news/nursing...
Nursing no longer considered a professional degree by Trump administration
The Trump administration is no longer considering nursing as a professional degree. That means getting financial help to complete advanced degrees in nursing could become more difficult at a time when...
www.wpr.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Who knows the myriad broken brain reasons for this but among them has to be that nurses are primarily women / minorities.
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You know stories of Black mother's hospital nightmares are not new. America has a history of disrespecting our reproductive rights. Of testing gynecological procedures on us (sans anesthesia). Of pushing the lie that "we don't feel pain, the way other women do."
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
You know stories of Black mother's hospital nightmares are not new. America has a history of disrespecting our reproductive rights. Of testing gynecological procedures on us (sans anesthesia). Of pushing the lie that "we don't feel pain, the way other women do."
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A single pelican flys over downtown Los Angeles and doesn't even know it. 🪶
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A single pelican flys over downtown Los Angeles and doesn't even know it. 🪶
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants
www.scientificamerican.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
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Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Liv @junqueiraliv.bsky.social shares a very intense quote from William Stafford:
"Yes
It could happen any time, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon.
It could happen.
Or sunshine, love, salvation.
It could, you know. That's why we wake and
look out - no guarantees in this life.
But some bonuses, like morning, like right now,
like noon, like evening."
William Stafford
It could happen any time, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon.
It could happen.
Or sunshine, love, salvation.
It could, you know. That's why we wake and
look out - no guarantees in this life.
But some bonuses, like morning, like right now,
like noon, like evening."
William Stafford
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Liv @junqueiraliv.bsky.social shares a very intense quote from William Stafford:
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
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someone's mad at this
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
someone's mad at this
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The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
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Things are bad, but pushback can still work. Keep it up.
The Trump Administration is abandoning plans for the biggest-ever cut to Social Security Disability Insurance, which would have hit older workers hardest.
The rule would have devastated up to 1.5 million workers' financial stability, retirement security & access to health care.
wapo.st/4o48J24
The rule would have devastated up to 1.5 million workers' financial stability, retirement security & access to health care.
wapo.st/4o48J24
Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar
The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person’s age as a factor to consider.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Things are bad, but pushback can still work. Keep it up.
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We know these situations. Who wins if our hands are tied?
"ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her."
"ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her."
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We know these situations. Who wins if our hands are tied?
"ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her."
"ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her."
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ICE has been spotted in Durham today and people are scared but also mobilizing to support our neighbors on a level that's honestly awe-inspiring. If you want to help locally or donate from anywhere, Siembra NC is doing incredible organizing work already www.siembranc.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
ICE has been spotted in Durham today and people are scared but also mobilizing to support our neighbors on a level that's honestly awe-inspiring. If you want to help locally or donate from anywhere, Siembra NC is doing incredible organizing work already www.siembranc.org
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The many same faces of Mr Angry Brows (Pelegrina galathea) over the years 😠🤎
#EmotionalSupportSpood
#EmotionalSupportSpood
January 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The many same faces of Mr Angry Brows (Pelegrina galathea) over the years 😠🤎
#EmotionalSupportSpood
#EmotionalSupportSpood
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Today RFK Jr. both suggested that aluminum adjuvants in vaccines cause peanut allergies *and* admitted there are no data to support this hypothesis, so he wants to find some.
Like if you took the scientific method, turned it backward and inside out and made it puke, you’d get RFK Jr.’s thoughts.
Like if you took the scientific method, turned it backward and inside out and made it puke, you’d get RFK Jr.’s thoughts.
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Today RFK Jr. both suggested that aluminum adjuvants in vaccines cause peanut allergies *and* admitted there are no data to support this hypothesis, so he wants to find some.
Like if you took the scientific method, turned it backward and inside out and made it puke, you’d get RFK Jr.’s thoughts.
Like if you took the scientific method, turned it backward and inside out and made it puke, you’d get RFK Jr.’s thoughts.
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Today, the EPA released proposed revisions to the definition of “waters of the United States”, which would further erode clean water safeguards & endanger wetlands & streams across the US. “This is a destructive and unfounded attack on clean water protections," said @geostatstacy.bsky.social.
EPA Proposes Striking Wetlands Protections, Risking Water Quality Across US
The U.S. EPA today released a revised definition of “waters of the United States, narrowing the waters protected under the Clean Water Act. Statement by Dr. Stacy Woods at the Union of Concerned Scien...
www.ucs.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Today, the EPA released proposed revisions to the definition of “waters of the United States”, which would further erode clean water safeguards & endanger wetlands & streams across the US. “This is a destructive and unfounded attack on clean water protections," said @geostatstacy.bsky.social.
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Quite a staggering statistic. Trump isn’t just bringing misery to immigrants, he’s harming everyone.
#TrumpSlump
#TrumpSlump
NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy. - OtherWords
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
otherwords.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Quite a staggering statistic. Trump isn’t just bringing misery to immigrants, he’s harming everyone.
#TrumpSlump
#TrumpSlump
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Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
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Looking to finish what they started.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looking to finish what they started.
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“I know that politically there are things going on behind the scenes,” said one provider. “But my God — what could be more important than this, helping the children who are the most vulnerable?.”
NC Medicaid cuts spur emotional testimony as GOP leaders decline to return
“I know that politically there are things going on behind the scenes,” said one provider. “But my God — what could be more important than this, helping the children who are the most vulnerable?.”
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“I know that politically there are things going on behind the scenes,” said one provider. “But my God — what could be more important than this, helping the children who are the most vulnerable?.”
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Grocery stores are adapting to keep shoppers safe from new immigration efforts. There’s a significant Hispanic population in Rock Hill.
With Border Patrol in Charlotte, Rock Hill stores scramble to protect customers
Grocery stores are adapting to keep shoppers safe from new immigration efforts. There’s a significant Hispanic population in Rock Hill.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Grocery stores are adapting to keep shoppers safe from new immigration efforts. There’s a significant Hispanic population in Rock Hill.
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No, you don’t. Which is all the more reason to leave them tf alone. The things you DON’T know CANNOT be the basis of reasonable suspicion or probable cause BC YOU DON’T KNOW THEM, and bc they don’t relate to any specific crime. “I don’t know you so you’re under arrest” isn’t the flex he thinks it is
FOX: Here's a viral video of landscapers who were being addressed by a CBP agent. What do you say to people who say that falls outside the purview of getting criminals out?
GREG BOVINO: Martha, do we know the criminal records of those so-called landscapers?
GREG BOVINO: Martha, do we know the criminal records of those so-called landscapers?
November 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
No, you don’t. Which is all the more reason to leave them tf alone. The things you DON’T know CANNOT be the basis of reasonable suspicion or probable cause BC YOU DON’T KNOW THEM, and bc they don’t relate to any specific crime. “I don’t know you so you’re under arrest” isn’t the flex he thinks it is
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Today, the EPA proposed a redefinition of "waters of the United States" that would eliminate federal protections for about 85% of the nation's wetlands. Read more about the lead up to this proposal here:
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
EPA Moves to Rewrite Water Rules Following Sackett Decision - Eos
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced today that the agency would kick off a review of EPA rules and redefine “waters of the United States” to ensure that the agency aligns with the 2023 Supreme Cour...
eos.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Today, the EPA proposed a redefinition of "waters of the United States" that would eliminate federal protections for about 85% of the nation's wetlands. Read more about the lead up to this proposal here:
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
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This is a freaking travesty.
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is a freaking travesty.