Elizabeth Gjelten
@elizabethgjelten.bsky.social
Playwright, poet, bike person, community gardener
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What part of "I am Senator Alex Padilla" did they not understand?
(Just a guess--they thought he didn't "look" like a Senator)
(Just a guess--they thought he didn't "look" like a Senator)
June 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What part of "I am Senator Alex Padilla" did they not understand?
(Just a guess--they thought he didn't "look" like a Senator)
(Just a guess--they thought he didn't "look" like a Senator)
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is it woke to want to end cancer?
NEW: The N.I.H. will cut about $4 Billion from federal research grants that support cancer, virus and heart disease research.
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
is it woke to want to end cancer?
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35+ Dems plan to hold the Senate floor all night to oppose the confirmation of Musk-Trump funding freeze architect Russ Vought. THIS is how we fight back while in the minority.
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
February 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
35+ Dems plan to hold the Senate floor all night to oppose the confirmation of Musk-Trump funding freeze architect Russ Vought. THIS is how we fight back while in the minority.
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
Efficient: from the Latin, efficere, to effect. DOGE isn’t about making government more efficient. It’s about the intended effect: creating fear & confusion in the face of a would-be king. It’s up to us to thwart that effect. To highlight the radical inefficiency of DOGE.
February 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Efficient: from the Latin, efficere, to effect. DOGE isn’t about making government more efficient. It’s about the intended effect: creating fear & confusion in the face of a would-be king. It’s up to us to thwart that effect. To highlight the radical inefficiency of DOGE.
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At the newsletter right now:
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
Breaking: Trump is Scrubbing HIPAA Info off HHS Website
The White House is deleting information on reproductive health privacy and discrimination at pharmacies
jessica.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
At the newsletter right now:
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
The Trump administration has scrubbed information about HIPAA protections for reproductive rights from the Department of Health and Human Services website.
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Key votes are scheduled this week for some of Trump’s most dangerous nominees: Russell Vought, Robert Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard. No matter where you live, it’s important for your senators to hear from you ASAP — and we’ve made it easy with options to call or email. 👇
Nix the Noms
Trump’s nominees aren’t just bad picks—they’re a direct threat to democracy and public safety. It's time to fight back.
nixthenoms.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Key votes are scheduled this week for some of Trump’s most dangerous nominees: Russell Vought, Robert Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard. No matter where you live, it’s important for your senators to hear from you ASAP — and we’ve made it easy with options to call or email. 👇
In 2017, we reread 1984. We performed parodies, laughing nervously. Not really believing it would happen here, not like that. 2025. The purges begin. The rewriting of history. A violent insurrection is a day of love. Federal health sites stripped of content. …
February 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In 2017, we reread 1984. We performed parodies, laughing nervously. Not really believing it would happen here, not like that. 2025. The purges begin. The rewriting of history. A violent insurrection is a day of love. Federal health sites stripped of content. …
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i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
February 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.