Claire Dente
@clairedbear.bsky.social
Social worker, advocate, professor. Love music, art, knowledge & mysteries of the universe. Sensitive soul melding justice with mercy.
Brain drain 😥
Universities in France and elsewhere in Europe have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.
As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat
European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Brain drain 😥
Thinking of the 14 year olds I know and wondering about them working overnight shifts 😮😡
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Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN Business
Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag...
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March 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Thinking of the 14 year olds I know and wondering about them working overnight shifts 😮😡
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Teach-in and Rally for education at West Chester University today
@inquirer.com coverage of today's actions around the region in support of public education, K-college. Nice shout-out to APSCUF President Ken Mash.
In Philly, and across the country, educators sound the alarm about how possible federal cuts would hurt kids
Federal money makes up more than $500 million of the Philadelphia School District’s budget. Title I funding for schools in impoverished areas pays for the salaries of 1,450 teachers.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Teach-in and Rally for education at West Chester University today
A sad day for a wonderful cultural institution
President Trump purged the bipartisan Kennedy Center board of Biden appointees, fired the center’s president and made himself the new chairman last week. So what will he do with an institution central to Washington’s cultural life? One expectation: more country music.
Trump’s Revenge Now Includes His Takeover of the Kennedy Center
What will a thin-skinned showman do with an institution central to Washington’s cultural life? One expectation is more country music.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A sad day for a wonderful cultural institution
Reposted by Claire Dente
Scientists at the CDC were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “LGBT” or “pregnant people.”
CDC Scientists Ordered to Withdraw Studies That Say ‘LGBT’ or ‘Pregnant People’
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February 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Scientists at the CDC were ordered late on Friday to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “LGBT” or “pregnant people.”
Reposted by Claire Dente
The newly inaugurated president has announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.
Trump declares U.S. will withdraw from the World Health Organization
The newly inaugurated president has announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.
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January 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The newly inaugurated president has announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.
Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King today and his tremendous work for social justice. Social workers aim to follow his #CompassionPlusAction one compassionate act at a time #SWMonth2025
January 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King today and his tremendous work for social justice. Social workers aim to follow his #CompassionPlusAction one compassionate act at a time #SWMonth2025