@doctorofsociology.bsky.social
I'm an applied Sociologist working in health promotion through child abuse prevention.
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Mother Teresa
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Mother Teresa
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A 10 year old American citizen, recovering from brain cancer, on the way to a doctors appointment, is detained at an immigration check point & deported.
We’ve truly become a country run by the A🕳️s our parents never intended us to be.
#DemVoice1
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
We’ve truly become a country run by the A🕳️s our parents never intended us to be.
#DemVoice1
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer removed to Mexico with undocumented parents
The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.
www.nbcnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A 10 year old American citizen, recovering from brain cancer, on the way to a doctors appointment, is detained at an immigration check point & deported.
We’ve truly become a country run by the A🕳️s our parents never intended us to be.
#DemVoice1
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
We’ve truly become a country run by the A🕳️s our parents never intended us to be.
#DemVoice1
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Happening now outside John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis! We aren’t letting them quietly destroy the VA! @votevets.org
March 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Happening now outside John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis! We aren’t letting them quietly destroy the VA! @votevets.org
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I'm watching the Senate hearings before they vote on the "budget." The Republicans are jumping through all sorts of hoops and twisting facts into a pretzel to attempt to blame the Democrats for this debacle.
NOW HEAR THIS! The Republicans are in the majority in the House and Senate. They own it!
NOW HEAR THIS! The Republicans are in the majority in the House and Senate. They own it!
March 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I'm watching the Senate hearings before they vote on the "budget." The Republicans are jumping through all sorts of hoops and twisting facts into a pretzel to attempt to blame the Democrats for this debacle.
NOW HEAR THIS! The Republicans are in the majority in the House and Senate. They own it!
NOW HEAR THIS! The Republicans are in the majority in the House and Senate. They own it!
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I’m amazed how little coverage this story has gotten. They’ve burned well over $16 million to briefly hold 290 immigrants and several photo ops to GITMO. Just a total train wreck and they didn’t even mention it officially. Check out my latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
Smoke and mirrors in Cuba
They are all lying but they got the pictures and that's what matters
open.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’m amazed how little coverage this story has gotten. They’ve burned well over $16 million to briefly hold 290 immigrants and several photo ops to GITMO. Just a total train wreck and they didn’t even mention it officially. Check out my latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
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This is a reminder for all those who voted for Trump: We are almost a month into his presidency, and he has done nothing to lower grocery prices for Americans.
How does renaming the Gulf of Mexico help your wallet?
Like “Infrastructure Week,” “Day One” will never come, and we told you so.
How does renaming the Gulf of Mexico help your wallet?
Like “Infrastructure Week,” “Day One” will never come, and we told you so.
February 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is a reminder for all those who voted for Trump: We are almost a month into his presidency, and he has done nothing to lower grocery prices for Americans.
How does renaming the Gulf of Mexico help your wallet?
Like “Infrastructure Week,” “Day One” will never come, and we told you so.
How does renaming the Gulf of Mexico help your wallet?
Like “Infrastructure Week,” “Day One” will never come, and we told you so.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could happen as soon as next week.
IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season
The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could come as soon as next week.
apnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could happen as soon as next week.
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Gutting the CDC right as we’re on the cusp of major outbreaks of transmissible diseases is a very bad idea.
February 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Gutting the CDC right as we’re on the cusp of major outbreaks of transmissible diseases is a very bad idea.
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And on FOX NEWS, no less.
February 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
And on FOX NEWS, no less.
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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
And you voted for him because of egg prices?!?!
Egg prices are now at record highs with price increases showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon
February 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
And you voted for him because of egg prices?!?!
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MEASLES UPDATE:
Additional cases of measles "are likely to occur" as an outbreak of the virus is spreading rapidly, the Texas Department of State Health Services warned in its latest update.
Thus far, 48 cases have been confirmed in West Texas — 24 of which were reported in the last four…
Additional cases of measles "are likely to occur" as an outbreak of the virus is spreading rapidly, the Texas Department of State Health Services warned in its latest update.
Thus far, 48 cases have been confirmed in West Texas — 24 of which were reported in the last four…
February 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
MEASLES UPDATE:
Additional cases of measles "are likely to occur" as an outbreak of the virus is spreading rapidly, the Texas Department of State Health Services warned in its latest update.
Thus far, 48 cases have been confirmed in West Texas — 24 of which were reported in the last four…
Additional cases of measles "are likely to occur" as an outbreak of the virus is spreading rapidly, the Texas Department of State Health Services warned in its latest update.
Thus far, 48 cases have been confirmed in West Texas — 24 of which were reported in the last four…
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Just because they confirmed RFK Jr today, I am resharing this good news:
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation - News - Public Health Scotland
An exciting new study from PHS, in collaboration with the Universities of Strathclyde and Edinburgh, shows that no cervical cancer cases have been detected in women vaccinated at age 12-13 since the H...
publichealthscotland.scot
February 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just because they confirmed RFK Jr today, I am resharing this good news:
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
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"The first coup was violent insurrection. The second coup is administrative. We failed to ensure Donald Trump could never return to power again after the first coup; our job right now in this moment is to acknowledge reality and halt the second."
via @marisakabas.bsky.social
via @marisakabas.bsky.social
Did you hear about the Friday coup?
Elon Musk is in control.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"The first coup was violent insurrection. The second coup is administrative. We failed to ensure Donald Trump could never return to power again after the first coup; our job right now in this moment is to acknowledge reality and halt the second."
via @marisakabas.bsky.social
via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
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America is more angry at people talking about race than it is at racists
January 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
America is more angry at people talking about race than it is at racists
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Ready for an article that will give you tons of hope?
Read this and spread the word because cynicism is the fuel for fascism and hope is the antidote.
I guarantee this article by Robert Reich will raise your spirits!
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Read this and spread the word because cynicism is the fuel for fascism and hope is the antidote.
I guarantee this article by Robert Reich will raise your spirits!
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The only real firewall against the Trump regime
In the pending Trump regime, federal judges (most of them appointed by Democratic presidents) will form the most important firewall.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Ready for an article that will give you tons of hope?
Read this and spread the word because cynicism is the fuel for fascism and hope is the antidote.
I guarantee this article by Robert Reich will raise your spirits!
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Read this and spread the word because cynicism is the fuel for fascism and hope is the antidote.
I guarantee this article by Robert Reich will raise your spirits!
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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themindunleashed.com/2024/12/mill...
Millennial Dads Spend 3 Times as Much Time With Their Kids Compared to Previous Generations, Study Finds
Millennial Dads Spend 3 Times as Much Time With Their Kids Compared to Previous Generations, Study Finds
December 29, 2024 at 12:14 PM
themindunleashed.com/2024/12/mill...
Millennial Dads Spend 3 Times as Much Time With Their Kids Compared to Previous Generations, Study Finds
Millennial Dads Spend 3 Times as Much Time With Their Kids Compared to Previous Generations, Study Finds
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'Elon Musk is wrong': Bernie Sanders gives blunt takedown of Trump ally
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-h1...
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-h1...
'Elon Musk is wrong': Bernie Sanders gives blunt takedown of Trump ally
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stepped into the boiling debate over the H1-B visa program and took aim at tech billionaire Elon Musk.The progressive senator on Thursday called out Musk for his passionate ...
www.rawstory.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
'Elon Musk is wrong': Bernie Sanders gives blunt takedown of Trump ally
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-h1...
www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-h1...
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Until a member of Congress goes to jail for theft and/or fraud, these offenses are going to keep happening.
It is time for us to publicly declare—if by no means accept—that both DOJ and the FBI have no problem whatsoever with politicians defrauding their donors or stealing money from voters.
None.
It is time for us to publicly declare—if by no means accept—that both DOJ and the FBI have no problem whatsoever with politicians defrauding their donors or stealing money from voters.
None.
In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
The Arizona senator’s campaign spending in global wine hot spots can’t possibly be related to the campaign she’s not running, says an ethics complaint.
theintercept.com
January 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Until a member of Congress goes to jail for theft and/or fraud, these offenses are going to keep happening.
It is time for us to publicly declare—if by no means accept—that both DOJ and the FBI have no problem whatsoever with politicians defrauding their donors or stealing money from voters.
None.
It is time for us to publicly declare—if by no means accept—that both DOJ and the FBI have no problem whatsoever with politicians defrauding their donors or stealing money from voters.
None.
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January 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
January 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
12 people. $2 trillion.
Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024.
Our problem isn’t an issue of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
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I’m working on updates the Capitol Riot Map—an interactive visualization of the more than 1,500 individuals connected to January 6th.
I’ve spent more than 3-years and devoted hundreds of hours to this project, and there’s still more work to be done. Details on how to support this project below👇🏼
I’ve spent more than 3-years and devoted hundreds of hours to this project, and there’s still more work to be done. Details on how to support this project below👇🏼
January 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m working on updates the Capitol Riot Map—an interactive visualization of the more than 1,500 individuals connected to January 6th.
I’ve spent more than 3-years and devoted hundreds of hours to this project, and there’s still more work to be done. Details on how to support this project below👇🏼
I’ve spent more than 3-years and devoted hundreds of hours to this project, and there’s still more work to be done. Details on how to support this project below👇🏼
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If Kash Patel becomes FBI Director
Liz Cheney may go from receiving the Presidential Citizen’s Medal for exposing a Commander in Chief’s traitorous behavior
To being prosecuted for the same conduct
apple.news/A99SbdHbRReG...
Liz Cheney may go from receiving the Presidential Citizen’s Medal for exposing a Commander in Chief’s traitorous behavior
To being prosecuted for the same conduct
apple.news/A99SbdHbRReG...
Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals to 20 recipients, including Liz Cheney — ABC News
The award ceremony took place Thursday at the White House.
apple.news
January 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
If Kash Patel becomes FBI Director
Liz Cheney may go from receiving the Presidential Citizen’s Medal for exposing a Commander in Chief’s traitorous behavior
To being prosecuted for the same conduct
apple.news/A99SbdHbRReG...
Liz Cheney may go from receiving the Presidential Citizen’s Medal for exposing a Commander in Chief’s traitorous behavior
To being prosecuted for the same conduct
apple.news/A99SbdHbRReG...