Erika L. Steele
@elynsteele.bsky.social
Mom | Grandma | Biologist | ADV rider | Knitter | Home Cook | Baker | Cocktail lover | Happy Camper | Sci / tech lover | Van lifer | Stargazer | Librarian | ATHiker | Teacher | Learner
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ADVENT, WEEK 2 - PEACE.
"They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."
Christ in the Rubble
(Artist: Kelly Latimore)
"They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."
Christ in the Rubble
(Artist: Kelly Latimore)
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
ADVENT, WEEK 2 - PEACE.
"They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."
Christ in the Rubble
(Artist: Kelly Latimore)
"They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."
Christ in the Rubble
(Artist: Kelly Latimore)
Look up look around!
July 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Look up look around!
Planning to do all of the things to honor these humans.
“The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
Beautiful statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman.
Beautiful statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman.
June 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Planning to do all of the things to honor these humans.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS WESTERLY, RI” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS WESTERLY, RI · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
www.mobilize.us
June 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS WESTERLY, RI” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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More than 60 employees at the US National Institute of Health issued a rare public rebuke Monday of the Trump administration for major spending cuts that “harm the health of Americans and people across the globe,” politicize research and “waste public resources.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...
NIH scientists speak out over estimated $12 billion in Trump funding cuts
Dozens of scientists, researchers and other employees at the U.S. National Institutes of Health issued a rare public rebuke Monday criticizing the Trump administration for major spending cuts that “harm the health of Americans and people across the globe,” politicize research and “waste public resources.”
www.reuters.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
More than 60 employees at the US National Institute of Health issued a rare public rebuke Monday of the Trump administration for major spending cuts that “harm the health of Americans and people across the globe,” politicize research and “waste public resources.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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For fans of science and, of course, moss, check out this moss-t excellent newsletter penned by Scripps Oceanography alumna Kate Furby. In HOT MOSS, she explores the wonderful world of these peculiar plants and the benefits they bring to our planet. mossgoss.substack.com/p/are-you-af...
May 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
For fans of science and, of course, moss, check out this moss-t excellent newsletter penned by Scripps Oceanography alumna Kate Furby. In HOT MOSS, she explores the wonderful world of these peculiar plants and the benefits they bring to our planet. mossgoss.substack.com/p/are-you-af...
Heather Cox Richardson - clear explanations with the historical references.
www.youtube.com/live/fUR3qFT...
www.youtube.com/live/fUR3qFT...
Politics Chat, April 1, 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Heather Cox Richardson - clear explanations with the historical references.
www.youtube.com/live/fUR3qFT...
www.youtube.com/live/fUR3qFT...
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Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed.
He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.
He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.
March 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed.
He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.
He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.
Signed up - just a few days before Goldberg was invited to the chat. What timing!
March 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Signed up - just a few days before Goldberg was invited to the chat. What timing!
This is next level insane.
The Institute of Peace is not a federal agency, it’s an independent nonprofit established by Congress under Reagan and federal employees do not work there. They resolve international conflicts. Terrorizing them with “guns and threats” to shut it down, just because, is INSANE.
March 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is next level insane.
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HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
November 15, 2024 at 8:21 PM
HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
March 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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I will *not* be watching the State of the Union tomorrow evening. Nothing enrages Trump more than us tuning him out. Instead, I will be viewing and contributing to the State of the People, a 24-hour livestream of counter-programming beginning this evening. Register at stateofthepeople.media.
March 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I will *not* be watching the State of the Union tomorrow evening. Nothing enrages Trump more than us tuning him out. Instead, I will be viewing and contributing to the State of the People, a 24-hour livestream of counter-programming beginning this evening. Register at stateofthepeople.media.
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Currently working on stories about cuts to NOAA, NSF, NASA related to #climate science and hoping to talk to people within those agencies.
You can contact me securely at:
signal.me#eu/VKypsFXk2...
You can contact me securely at:
signal.me#eu/VKypsFXk2...
Signal Messenger Contact
Follow this link to message on Signal.
signal.me
February 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Currently working on stories about cuts to NOAA, NSF, NASA related to #climate science and hoping to talk to people within those agencies.
You can contact me securely at:
signal.me#eu/VKypsFXk2...
You can contact me securely at:
signal.me#eu/VKypsFXk2...
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In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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🚨 The Trump administration is attempting to seize power beyond what the Constitution allows—giving Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire, unchecked influence.
As a federal scientist, expert, or civil servant, you have rights. Don’t let them bully you.
These resources can help: act.ucsusa.org/4hqSJoz
As a federal scientist, expert, or civil servant, you have rights. Don’t let them bully you.
These resources can help: act.ucsusa.org/4hqSJoz
February 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🚨 The Trump administration is attempting to seize power beyond what the Constitution allows—giving Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire, unchecked influence.
As a federal scientist, expert, or civil servant, you have rights. Don’t let them bully you.
These resources can help: act.ucsusa.org/4hqSJoz
As a federal scientist, expert, or civil servant, you have rights. Don’t let them bully you.
These resources can help: act.ucsusa.org/4hqSJoz
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
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I'd like to note the outrage of overediting a Nobel laureate in his area of expertise, and that a lot of writers (including me) have had horrible experiences of overediting in the legacy media: not just changing language but meaning and often values. Making your voice and views into theirs.
Krugman says the editors at the Times editorial page were increasingly trying to water down his columns and arguments www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'd like to note the outrage of overediting a Nobel laureate in his area of expertise, and that a lot of writers (including me) have had horrible experiences of overediting in the legacy media: not just changing language but meaning and often values. Making your voice and views into theirs.