Deb Collyar
deborahcollyar.bsky.social
Deb Collyar
@deborahcollyar.bsky.social
PAIR: Patient Advocates In Research whr research meets reality. cancer survivor, speaker, writer & past IT exec. Big on family/friends. Co-Director, INSTITUTE @ One Cancer Place.
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Minnesota's Democrats & Republicans speak with one voice to condemn political violence.
Today we speak with one voice to express our outrage, grief, and condemnation of this horrible attack on public servants.

There is no place in our democracy for politically-motivated violence.
June 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Thanks @jesse-welles.bsky.social I played it all the way to the #NOKINGS #protest & sending it to all of my friends! youtu.be/kWG0K3Y8ZU8
No Kings
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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June 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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June 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Contra Costa County” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Contra Costa County · No Kings
Rally & March on Saturday 6/14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting in Broadway Plaza by the fountain behind the Apple Store. More details coming soon. We are also planning overpass visibility actions...
www.mobilize.us
June 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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How will advances in #AI impact the labor market?

The most relevant concern for workers is not whether AI will eliminate jobs in net, but rather how it will shift demands for certain types of expertise.

Learn more about AI and the #FutureOfWork: ow.ly/Wq3750W5NsU
June 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@jessewelles.bsky.social outdid himself with this one! Amazing how quickly he can write a classic. 😊 youtu.be/evfYGf4ND8k?...
My Billionaire Daddies Are Fighting
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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June 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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June 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Great discussions between @ascocancer.bsky.social
and European Cancer Organization at #asco25.
Partnering on issues related to cancer workforce, access, leadership development, policy, research and more!
June 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is so true. We have to continually work together to get better #healthcare delivery & #research advances to ALL #patients.
June 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
‘The safety net of the safety net’: Why education and transportation cuts are also public health cuts www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/t... via @statnews.com
‘The safety net of the safety net’: Why education and transportation cuts are also public health cuts
Massachusetts health commissioner Robbie Goldstein says threats to public health funding are being felt nationwide
www.statnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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This Oncology Nursing Month, celebrate the #oncology nurses whose care uplifts cancer patients daily. At the #Binaytara Cancer Center in #Nepal, we train future oncology #nurses to serve underserved communities. 🎯Help us reach our goal to sponsor an oncology nurse's training: buff.ly/Zy0Mv7f
May 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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May 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Here is a plain language Word List for people interested in cancer diagnoses! It's part of our Pilot session from The INSTITUTE @ One Cancer Place. More soon!
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2025-04-11 OCP Institute Word List - DIAGNOSIS - COMBINED finalDownload
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April 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone

Red Rural Recession.

www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...
Louisiana officials lament Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA grant programs for storm impacts
Hundreds of millions in expected project grants evaporating
www.fox8live.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
Asian grocery stores, a lifeline for immigrants, brace for steep new tariffs
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
www.npr.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Facebook’s still fun sometimes.
April 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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The American Library Association and a union representing more than 42,000 cultural workers in the U.S. have filed a lawsuit contesting the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries, arguing that the cuts are already causing “irreparable harm.”
American Library Association Sues to Stop Trump Cuts
The group argues that efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services imperil the nation’s libraries and violate the law.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I am joining over 150 oncologists this week at the #ASCOAdvocacySummit in Washington, D.C. to urge Congress to help address existing #drugshortages and prevent future shortages of lifesaving and life-prolonging cancer drugs. @ascocancer.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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ASH and 90+ Organizations Call for HHS to Immediately Restore CDC’s Division of Blood Disorders. Without it, patients with blood diseases face preventable risks.

ASH is calling for its restoration.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4jt5sYv

#Fight4Hematology #HemeSky
April 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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NIH-supported #research #funding has fueled nearly every cancer drug in the last decade. But recent budget cuts have halted projects indefinitely—including Dr. Gloria Echeverria’s promising new treatment for #TNBC. Read more about the recent changes at #NIH ➡️ bit.ly/41CfKOH
April 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky

please join me in the fight to save our libraries.

EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients.
April 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM