@emmalily25.bsky.social
Social work academic, child welfare preparation fighting the system from within and DSW student
This! What are we doing?
This is my job. What am I doing if not training students to be critical thinkers and ethical helping professionals in a diverse, pluralistic society? If I can’t do that then I already have no job.
As the DEI Crackdown Escalates, Faculty Choose Between Silence and Resistance
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This! What are we doing?
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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💙 Checking in during these heavy times.
Whether you’re worried about loved ones facing ICE goons, anxious about escalating tensions with Iran, or just feeling overwhelmed by the news cycle - your mental health matters 🫶
Whether you’re worried about loved ones facing ICE goons, anxious about escalating tensions with Iran, or just feeling overwhelmed by the news cycle - your mental health matters 🫶
Stress Management Tools and Resources
Take steps to care for your mental and emotional well-being and manage the stress in your life so you can feel and function at your best. Experiment with different approaches until you find something ...
hr.umich.edu
June 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
💙 Checking in during these heavy times.
Whether you’re worried about loved ones facing ICE goons, anxious about escalating tensions with Iran, or just feeling overwhelmed by the news cycle - your mental health matters 🫶
Whether you’re worried about loved ones facing ICE goons, anxious about escalating tensions with Iran, or just feeling overwhelmed by the news cycle - your mental health matters 🫶
This is wrong on so many levels. LGBTQ+ youth are 40% more likely to have suicidal thoughts bc of the discrimination they experience
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.
Trump administration cuts specialized suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.
n.pr
June 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This is wrong on so many levels. LGBTQ+ youth are 40% more likely to have suicidal thoughts bc of the discrimination they experience
Wooooooo go Louisville CARDS Baseball!!!!
June 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Wooooooo go Louisville CARDS Baseball!!!!
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Friends, as much fun as it is to play "Goon, fiend, or wanker? with the Trump regime, the sad reality is that this regime is actively attacking the LGBTQ+ community. Please share this LGBTQ+ friendly one-pager of mental health resources widely #PrideMonth #MentalHealth #AltComms
June 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Friends, as much fun as it is to play "Goon, fiend, or wanker? with the Trump regime, the sad reality is that this regime is actively attacking the LGBTQ+ community. Please share this LGBTQ+ friendly one-pager of mental health resources widely #PrideMonth #MentalHealth #AltComms
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Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
Thankfully, @propublica.org has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names just added to the list today.
Thankfully, @propublica.org has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names just added to the list today.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines th...
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
Thankfully, @propublica.org has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names just added to the list today.
Thankfully, @propublica.org has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names just added to the list today.
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NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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This weekend Louisville’s Mandala House is hosting their first LGBTQIA+ Legal Rights Day, a free event offering a wealth of resources designed to inform, educate, and uplift the LGBTQ+ community in an uncertain time. queerkentucky.com/chat-with-vo...
Chat with Volunteer Lawyers, Notarize Documents, or Say “I Do” with Community Support This Sunday in Louisville - Queer Kentucky
This weekend Louisville's Mandala House is hosting their first LGBTQIA+ Legal Rights Day, a free event offering a wealth of resources designed to inform,
queerkentucky.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This weekend Louisville’s Mandala House is hosting their first LGBTQIA+ Legal Rights Day, a free event offering a wealth of resources designed to inform, educate, and uplift the LGBTQ+ community in an uncertain time. queerkentucky.com/chat-with-vo...
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Food drive for students and youth in Louisville
February 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Food drive for students and youth in Louisville
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From our magazine, by Molly Carnes as told to journalist Nico Lang: Trans people demonstrate for all of us how to be our most authentic selves in order to live the life for which we are destined, and Texas lawmakers would know that if they ever bothered to listen.
Trans Children Are God’s Gifts
Without the support of our Christian church in the Houston suburbs, my daughter might not be with us today.
www.texasobserver.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
From our magazine, by Molly Carnes as told to journalist Nico Lang: Trans people demonstrate for all of us how to be our most authentic selves in order to live the life for which we are destined, and Texas lawmakers would know that if they ever bothered to listen.
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I’ve now posted the National YRBS data, 2015-2023, here. I’ll add the state and district data soon.
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/pr...
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/pr...
January 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I’ve now posted the National YRBS data, 2015-2023, here. I’ll add the state and district data soon.
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/pr...
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/pr...
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Harvard researchers pulled 5 million teens' health insurance claims for 2018-22:
18,000 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria. (0.36%)
<1,000 took puberty blockers (0.02%)
<2,000 used hormone therapy (0.04%)
Really puts the political haymaking into perspective.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
18,000 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria. (0.36%)
<1,000 took puberty blockers (0.02%)
<2,000 used hormone therapy (0.04%)
Really puts the political haymaking into perspective.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study finds
A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from...
www.npr.org
January 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Harvard researchers pulled 5 million teens' health insurance claims for 2018-22:
18,000 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria. (0.36%)
<1,000 took puberty blockers (0.02%)
<2,000 used hormone therapy (0.04%)
Really puts the political haymaking into perspective.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
18,000 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria. (0.36%)
<1,000 took puberty blockers (0.02%)
<2,000 used hormone therapy (0.04%)
Really puts the political haymaking into perspective.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Yes Louisville Volleyball 🏐🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 GO CARDS!!!
December 20, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Yes Louisville Volleyball 🏐🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 GO CARDS!!!
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“At the end of the day, I’d rather be excluded for who I include, than be included for who I exclude” ♥️
December 3, 2024 at 12:52 PM
“At the end of the day, I’d rather be excluded for who I include, than be included for who I exclude” ♥️
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Check out the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's guides for promoting mental health among #LGBTQIA2S+ youth. Let's cultivate hope and resilience.
sprc.org/lgbtqia2s-yo...
#SuicidePrevention #Queer
sprc.org/lgbtqia2s-yo...
#SuicidePrevention #Queer
November 15, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Check out the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's guides for promoting mental health among #LGBTQIA2S+ youth. Let's cultivate hope and resilience.
sprc.org/lgbtqia2s-yo...
#SuicidePrevention #Queer
sprc.org/lgbtqia2s-yo...
#SuicidePrevention #Queer