Dr. Mary Jo Podgurski
@drmaryjopod.bsky.social
Mom/Nonnie, RN, Teacher, Author of books for parents/children on life’s tough topics like death, AASECT Sex Educator/Counselor. Lamaze CBE. Doula. D2L Facilitator. Golden Brick Award Recipient #EachPersonIsAPersonofWorthTM
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Many Danes say they are heartbroken by how the U.S. has turned from best friend to foe over Greenland.
Trump’s Fixation With Greenland Has Ended Denmark’s Love Affair With the U.S.
Only 20% of people in Denmark, until recently one of the more politically pro-American countries in Europe, say they hold a favorable opinion of the U.S.
on.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Many Danes say they are heartbroken by how the U.S. has turned from best friend to foe over Greenland.
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US President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 troops on Saturday to handle escalating protests against immigration enforcement raids in the Los Angeles area, a move the state's governor termed "purposefully inflammatory."
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Read: www.ndtv.com/world-news/u...
June 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
US President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 troops on Saturday to handle escalating protests against immigration enforcement raids in the Los Angeles area, a move the state's governor termed "purposefully inflammatory."
Read: www.ndtv.com/world-news/u...
Read: www.ndtv.com/world-news/u...
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We're no longer the leader of the free world. We're no longer a beacon of democracy and justice. We're no longer the land of opportunity. We're no longer a nation in which no one is above the law. Our myths about ourselves are killing us. What to do?
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We Are Not the Nation We Thought We Were
We must see through our myths about ourselves if we are ever to aspire again to greatness
davidrothkopf.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
We're no longer the leader of the free world. We're no longer a beacon of democracy and justice. We're no longer the land of opportunity. We're no longer a nation in which no one is above the law. Our myths about ourselves are killing us. What to do?
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
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Horrified by today’s terror attack in Colorado.
Antisemitism has no place in our nation and we must continue to unite together against such hatred.
Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones.
Antisemitism has no place in our nation and we must continue to unite together against such hatred.
Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones.
June 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Horrified by today’s terror attack in Colorado.
Antisemitism has no place in our nation and we must continue to unite together against such hatred.
Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones.
Antisemitism has no place in our nation and we must continue to unite together against such hatred.
Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones.
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For Handmaid’s Tale fans.
June 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
For Handmaid’s Tale fans.
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What is going on? This is insane. Trump just shared a completely unhinged conspiracy theory claiming President Biden was “executed in 2020” and replaced by a robot clone.
June 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
What is going on? This is insane. Trump just shared a completely unhinged conspiracy theory claiming President Biden was “executed in 2020” and replaced by a robot clone.
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It’s striking how often hate toward Jewish Americans is met with silence. In a country that prides itself on justice and free speech, too many look away.
Standing up against antisemitism shouldn’t be political—it should be moral. Indifference only fuels it.
Standing up against antisemitism shouldn’t be political—it should be moral. Indifference only fuels it.
June 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It’s striking how often hate toward Jewish Americans is met with silence. In a country that prides itself on justice and free speech, too many look away.
Standing up against antisemitism shouldn’t be political—it should be moral. Indifference only fuels it.
Standing up against antisemitism shouldn’t be political—it should be moral. Indifference only fuels it.
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My thoughts are with our Jewish neighbors after another horrifying antisemitic attack, this time in Boulder. Hate has no place in our country.
June 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
My thoughts are with our Jewish neighbors after another horrifying antisemitic attack, this time in Boulder. Hate has no place in our country.
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“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...”
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
'It can happen to anyone': Nadler rebukes DHS after staffer detained in Manhattan office
The agency said the unidentified staff member was not charged.
www.politico.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“If this can happen in a Member of Congress’s office, it can happen to anyone — and it is happening...”
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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A widely anticipated list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving widespread criticism for including localities that have supported the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
List of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ removed from US government website following criticism
A widely anticipated list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving widespread criticism for including localities that have act…
www.chicagotribune.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A widely anticipated list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving widespread criticism for including localities that have supported the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
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More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
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The Public Broadcasting Service and Lakeland PBS in Minnesota sued the Trump administration Friday, arguing an executive order seeking to cut off their federal funding violates the Constitution and would “upend public television.”
PBS, Minnesota public TV station sue Trump over executive order cutting off funds | Arkansas Advocate
The Public Broadcasting Service and Lakeland PBS in Minnesota sued the Trump administration Friday, arguing an executive order seeking to cut off their federal funding violates the Constitution and…
buff.ly
May 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Public Broadcasting Service and Lakeland PBS in Minnesota sued the Trump administration Friday, arguing an executive order seeking to cut off their federal funding violates the Constitution and would “upend public television.”
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Editorial: Trump's escalating campaign against Harvard — cutting billions in funding, blocking foreign students and threatening its independence — marks an unprecedented attack on U.S. higher education.
U.S. soft power is a casualty in Trump’s war on Harvard
The fight against Harvard will do extensive and potentially irreparable injury. It is an extraordinary act of self-harm.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Editorial: Trump's escalating campaign against Harvard — cutting billions in funding, blocking foreign students and threatening its independence — marks an unprecedented attack on U.S. higher education.
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About 40% of the health workers who collected data in the country’s HIV hotspots either lost their jobs in February or will be jobless in September, leaving a massive knowledge gap in their wake. Experts warn that not knowing what we don’t know is dangerous.
BHEKISISA OP-ED: Data drought: How funding losses are compromising South Africa’s HIV response efforts
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
About 40% of the health workers who collected data in the country’s HIV hotspots either lost their jobs in February or will be jobless in September, leaving a massive knowledge gap in their wake. Experts warn that not knowing what we don’t know is dangerous.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on HIV vaccines, terminating a $258 million program critical to the research.
Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Breaking News: The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on HIV vaccines, terminating a $258 million program critical to the research.
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An urgent warning has been issued as a fungus described as a "threat to humanity" is now spreading across the UK.
Killer fungus dubbed 'threat to humanity' is spreading in UK
www.mirror.co.uk
May 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
An urgent warning has been issued as a fungus described as a "threat to humanity" is now spreading across the UK.
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President Donald Trump is open to giving a pardon to rap star Sean "Diddy" Combs — but admitted to not following the case closely when asked by reporters, The Daily Beast said on Friday.
Trump open to pardoning Diddy: 'I'd look at what's happening'
President Donald Trump is open to giving a pardon to rap star Sean "Diddy" Combs — but admitted to not following the case closely when asked by reporters, The Daily Beast said on Friday.Diddy is facing federal charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, following decades of rumors of illicit activi...
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May 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
President Donald Trump is open to giving a pardon to rap star Sean "Diddy" Combs — but admitted to not following the case closely when asked by reporters, The Daily Beast said on Friday.
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In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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If you have any relationship to TX-- you're from there, you have family there, you know people there-- now's the time to get on the ringer and rally against this truly disastrous bill.
It's a death wish for school libraries statewide.
It's a death wish for school libraries statewide.
Update: this session’s school library book ban bill- SB 13 - has been added to the calendar for Monday. 😩
Keep calling your reps to urge them to run out the clock on this horrible bill.
If this passes, we will not be able to undo the harm done to TX public school libraries.
Keep calling your reps to urge them to run out the clock on this horrible bill.
If this passes, we will not be able to undo the harm done to TX public school libraries.
May 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you have any relationship to TX-- you're from there, you have family there, you know people there-- now's the time to get on the ringer and rally against this truly disastrous bill.
It's a death wish for school libraries statewide.
It's a death wish for school libraries statewide.
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5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
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I am seeing a lot of people posting about this anti-democracy provision of the GOP budget bill. Here is Democracy Docket’s coverage from last Thursday.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The GOP’s Chaotic Bid to Defang the Courts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I am seeing a lot of people posting about this anti-democracy provision of the GOP budget bill. Here is Democracy Docket’s coverage from last Thursday.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The past few months have been tough, and we just want to say thank you. In the beginning, it felt like we were yelling into the wind, no one was listening. But then you all showed up. You raised your voices, shared the truth, and made the media pay attention.
May 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The past few months have been tough, and we just want to say thank you. In the beginning, it felt like we were yelling into the wind, no one was listening. But then you all showed up. You raised your voices, shared the truth, and made the media pay attention.