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Erin C.
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Fierce feminist, Mother of daughters, First of her name. World traveler, gym rat, and crossword aficionado. Science nerd.
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USAID.gov is down. Why is this concerning? Trump has no legal authority to eliminate a congressionally funded independent agency. The work of USAID is vital, and if this can happen to them, it can happen to any of us.
February 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
There’s so much awful shit going on, it’s easy to forget that you have power.

You do. Use it to resist. Here’s how.

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What you can do
Ten ways to resist Trump II
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January 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure

The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:

"The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board
January 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Take back your attention.
January 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Powering the world with clean energy is common sense. It will secure the future for our grandchildren. The clean energy transformation is - and remains - unstoppable www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/t...
Trump Withdraws from Paris Agreement (Again): What This Moment Means for Climate Action
Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement (again) — but here’s how the US can still fight the climate crisis.
www.globalcitizen.org
January 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Rep AOC: "republicans, who have voted consistently against the violence against women's act, who have taken the rights of all women to have control over their own body, who as women are bleeding out in parking lots, now want to pretend today that they care about women."
January 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“There’s a balance you have to strike as a woman patient: you have to complain just the right amount to be taken seriously, but not so much that you seem shrill.”

-The Retrievals podcast, nailing women’s healthcare experience w/ horrifying accuracy #womenshealth

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The Retrievals
True Crime Podcast · 8 Episodes · Series
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December 5, 2024 at 2:16 PM
It’s when I discover things like this I wish I lived alone and could make my own decorating decisions.

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Infectious Disease Wallpaper
Featuring a collage of NIH images of infectious diseases, this unique wallpaper is perfect for those who appreciate the microscopic world. Sheets measure 30 inches wide (2.5 feet). Select the length b...
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December 3, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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Donald Trump has vowed to “defeat anti-Semitism.” His Cabinet picks tell a very different story, Franklin Foer writes:
Trump Is Building the Most Anti-Semitic Cabinet in Decades
Donald Trump has vowed to “defeat anti-Semitism.” His Cabinet picks tell a very different story.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:25 PM
@calltoactivism.bsky.social - Here’s a great way to act today. Join me on this important webinar with @theyoungcenter.bsky.social and find out how to assist immigrant families at risk of separation.

Their fight is our fight.
#civilrights #immigration

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The Road Ahead for Immigrant Families, Children, and Youth: A Post-Election Recap · The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
For months, organizations, stakeholders, have been preparing for any potential fallout from the results of the 2024 Election, including the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights. With Donal...
mobilize.us
November 21, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Having all the feels? Let’s channel that fear, rage and/or despair into action. Join me on this important call with @theyoungcenter.bsky.social and find out how to assist immigrant families at risk of separation.

Their fight is our fight.
#civilrights #immigration

mobilize.us/s/CLDaTD/a
The Road Ahead for Immigrant Families, Children, and Youth: A Post-Election Recap · The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
For months, organizations, stakeholders, have been preparing for any potential fallout from the results of the 2024 Election, including the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights. With Donal...
mobilize.us
November 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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Hi! We're the Young Center! We champion the rights and best interests of immigrant children, making sure that wherever they land they are safe, they are free from detention and with their families & communities.

We think Twitter is an incomprehensible cesspool of hate. So we're trying Bluesky!
November 14, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Please join me for this really important session by @theyoungcenter.bsky.social. Let’s learn how we can fight for the rights of all of our fellow humans.

And don’t forget - even you think “it’s not my fight,” it might be some day. #civilrights #immigration

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The Road Ahead for Immigrant Families, Children, and Youth: A Post-Election Recap · The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
For months, organizations, stakeholders, have been preparing for any potential fallout from the results of the 2024 Election, including the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights. With Donal...
mobilize.us
November 20, 2024 at 4:39 PM
As they say, well-behaved women rarely make history. #goodtrouble #feminism
November 20, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Listening to the endometriosis episode of @tpwky.bsky.social and SHOUTING at my phone. Thanks from this Erin to @erinwelsh.bsky.social and Erin for continually placing bias in medicine in the spotlight. 💪🏻
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
A helpful strategy in dealing with obnoxious relatives this holiday season. I also recommend substituting it out loud as you pass the mashed potatoes. #humanrights
November 15, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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#Vaccines save lives

Pic: Wellcome Collection
November 15, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Hey look, there is some modicum of sanity left in Congress! We will take what we can get at this point.

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If You're a Republican Waiting in Line to Guffaw at Matt Gaetz as AG, Stay in Line!
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
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November 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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Senator Elizabeth Warren sys she has the Numbers to confirm 40 federal Judges to 'safeguard democracy' and block Trump's deportation of immigrants.
none can be removed by Trump
November 13, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Wisdom from one of the most banned books in the U.S.
November 13, 2024 at 9:38 PM