Christine E. B. Howard
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GenX - built for battle and sarcasm | drives 75mph in snow storm w/o flinching | Coffeeholic | QKA | Cancer Survivor | #716
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It’s been 3 days since we learned Donald blew Bubba and he still hasn’t denied it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s been 3 days since we learned Donald blew Bubba and he still hasn’t denied it.
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Hey.
Pre-order “Digital Accessibility Ethics”:
adrianroselli.com/2025/11/pre-...
Or wait until it comes out if you have to. I’m not your dad / boss / spaghetti monster.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #disability
Pre-order “Digital Accessibility Ethics”:
adrianroselli.com/2025/11/pre-...
Or wait until it comes out if you have to. I’m not your dad / boss / spaghetti monster.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #disability
Pre-order “Digital Accessibility Ethics”
Lainey Feingold, Reginé Gilbert, and Chancey Fleet gathered 36 authors across 10 countries and a commonwealth to write 32 chapters about ethics in digital accessibility. I am one of those 36 authors. ...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Hey.
Pre-order “Digital Accessibility Ethics”:
adrianroselli.com/2025/11/pre-...
Or wait until it comes out if you have to. I’m not your dad / boss / spaghetti monster.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #disability
Pre-order “Digital Accessibility Ethics”:
adrianroselli.com/2025/11/pre-...
Or wait until it comes out if you have to. I’m not your dad / boss / spaghetti monster.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #accessibility #disability
I don’t know who needs to hear this… but some of you definitely do.
If one single person in your country (regardless of their legal status) doesn’t have the right to due process, neither do you.
See the problem?
If one single person in your country (regardless of their legal status) doesn’t have the right to due process, neither do you.
See the problem?
April 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this… but some of you definitely do.
If one single person in your country (regardless of their legal status) doesn’t have the right to due process, neither do you.
See the problem?
If one single person in your country (regardless of their legal status) doesn’t have the right to due process, neither do you.
See the problem?
If you voted for him, I expected better from you. This is on you. You contributed to this outcome.
JUST IN: While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."
Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm
While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."
www.npr.org
March 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If you voted for him, I expected better from you. This is on you. You contributed to this outcome.
What the actual
The president of the American Bar Association says that the Trump administration is targeting judges and lawyers who make decisions it disagrees with.
American Bar Association president speaks out against attacks on judges and lawyers
The president of the American Bar Association says that the Trump administration is targeting judges and lawyers who make decisions it disagrees with.
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March 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
What the actual
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After Watergate, Congress created a system to audit the executive branch and protect the rights of federal workers. Those offices became known as watchdogs. Now, for the first time in 44 years, President Trump has fired these officials en masse. https://cbsn.ws/4bEkPdC
March 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
After Watergate, Congress created a system to audit the executive branch and protect the rights of federal workers. Those offices became known as watchdogs. Now, for the first time in 44 years, President Trump has fired these officials en masse. https://cbsn.ws/4bEkPdC
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Don’t think for a second that you will not be touched by this presidency. It’s just a matter of time.
March 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Don’t think for a second that you will not be touched by this presidency. It’s just a matter of time.
I have been saying this for a while.
On the list of words that the New York Times says are flagged by U.S. federal government agencies to avoid or limit their use are #disability #accessible #women #race #gender #discrimination #immigrants +++ Let’s make songs and poetry with all the words on the list www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump (Gift Article)
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I have been saying this for a while.
What the actual….
BREAKING
Project 2025 leader and current OMB head Russ Vought directs all agencies to create plans for large-scale layoffs ("Reductions in Force") by March 13.
Project 2025 leader and current OMB head Russ Vought directs all agencies to create plans for large-scale layoffs ("Reductions in Force") by March 13.
February 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
What the actual….
February 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.
Judge orders restoration of federal health websites
The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.
I’m not a fan of how this cap came about or was implemented, but it had to happen. Indirect rates at some HEIs have become excessively high and, frankly, gougy. While 15% is too low, a cap—much like NIH’s hourly rate cap—is necessary.
The National Institutes of Health has dramatically changed its grant-making terms by limiting how much it will disperse for costs such as equipment and administration.
NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
The National Institutes of Health has dramatically changed its grant-making terms by limiting how much it will disperse for costs such as equipment and administration.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’m not a fan of how this cap came about or was implemented, but it had to happen. Indirect rates at some HEIs have become excessively high and, frankly, gougy. While 15% is too low, a cap—much like NIH’s hourly rate cap—is necessary.
Read this. Read all of it.
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Read this. Read all of it.
IDK about you, but I am exhausted. I spent all of my time today answering questions about this.
Congress has the power of the purse. Not the president.
End of story. Period.
Congress has the power of the purse. Not the president.
End of story. Period.
BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans.
U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.
U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.
apnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
IDK about you, but I am exhausted. I spent all of my time today answering questions about this.
Congress has the power of the purse. Not the president.
End of story. Period.
Congress has the power of the purse. Not the president.
End of story. Period.
January 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Thou shalt accept that DEI didn't hold your career back -- you're just mid, bro.
January 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Thou shalt accept that DEI didn't hold your career back -- you're just mid, bro.
Spring must be coming early. I saw 3 fat robbins this morning.
January 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Spring must be coming early. I saw 3 fat robbins this morning.
I went through 2 years of cancer treatment, and I was unprepared for what cancer ghosting would do to myself worth.
Cancer affects your life for years after diagnosis. Here are survivors' stories
Medical advances mean many more people are surviving cancer and living for years or decades with its after effects. Here's how they are navigating life after treatment.
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January 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I went through 2 years of cancer treatment, and I was unprepared for what cancer ghosting would do to myself worth.
Duh. If you are a woman, you know this already.
In New York State, the annual gender pay gap is $11,450 for full-time, year-round workers, the report found.
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Report notes pay gap between men and women has significant economic effects in NY
In New York State, the annual gender pay gap is $11,450 for full-time, year-round workers, the report found.
buffalonews.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Duh. If you are a woman, you know this already.