Erica 🌹
@ericarosek.bsky.social
Empath💗 Animal lover🐶 Midwest nice in the desert🏜️ Middle school teacher👩🏻🏫 Foster dog mama 🐾 Chronic illness warrior 💪🏼🧡❤️🦓
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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These two events happened to show us the better man, while we closed our eyes.
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
These two events happened to show us the better man, while we closed our eyes.
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To make their quota, ICE is now arresting spouses of US citizens who are in the country legally and who have passed all background checks, have no criminal records and are just waiting for their green card to be issued. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
To make their quota, ICE is now arresting spouses of US citizens who are in the country legally and who have passed all background checks, have no criminal records and are just waiting for their green card to be issued. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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"Beware of any Christian movement that acts as though the world is full of enemies to be destroyed rather than full of neighbors to be loved.
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"Beware of any Christian movement that acts as though the world is full of enemies to be destroyed rather than full of neighbors to be loved.
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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THIS
SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN
OUR COUNTRY
OUR TEACHERS
Understand the importance
of our VOTE
This noble profession
Get everyone you know to vote
SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN
OUR COUNTRY
OUR TEACHERS
Understand the importance
of our VOTE
This noble profession
Get everyone you know to vote
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
THIS
SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN
OUR COUNTRY
OUR TEACHERS
Understand the importance
of our VOTE
This noble profession
Get everyone you know to vote
SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN
OUR COUNTRY
OUR TEACHERS
Understand the importance
of our VOTE
This noble profession
Get everyone you know to vote
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Michael Bohacek, whose daughter has Down syndrome, said Trump needs to "convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority."
Indiana Republican A 'No' On Redistricting After Trump Uses Disability Slur
Michael Bohacek, whose daughter has Down syndrome, said Trump needs to "convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority."
www.huffpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Michael Bohacek, whose daughter has Down syndrome, said Trump needs to "convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority."
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This is heartbreaking and humiliating.
America First = America Alone, and anyone who thinks America is better off alone is profoundly ignorant.
America First = America Alone, and anyone who thinks America is better off alone is profoundly ignorant.
Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 AM
This is heartbreaking and humiliating.
America First = America Alone, and anyone who thinks America is better off alone is profoundly ignorant.
America First = America Alone, and anyone who thinks America is better off alone is profoundly ignorant.
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It’s the season of giving thanks — and it turns out humans have been doing it for a long, long time.
As more researchers dig into the science of gratitude, they’ve found the feeling likely played a key role in helping our ancestors band together and survive. (from 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/3usOxB7
As more researchers dig into the science of gratitude, they’ve found the feeling likely played a key role in helping our ancestors band together and survive. (from 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/3usOxB7
How gratitude became key to human social bonds
Researchers believe gratitude probably helped early humans work together and survive as social animals.
www.pbs.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It’s the season of giving thanks — and it turns out humans have been doing it for a long, long time.
As more researchers dig into the science of gratitude, they’ve found the feeling likely played a key role in helping our ancestors band together and survive. (from 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/3usOxB7
As more researchers dig into the science of gratitude, they’ve found the feeling likely played a key role in helping our ancestors band together and survive. (from 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/3usOxB7
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Really. F*#*ing. Awesome.
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts
Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Really. F*#*ing. Awesome.
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More real science directly contradicting the garbge spewing from trust fund baby RFK Jr.
New fluoride study challenges Trump admin stance
A new study has found people exposed to the recommended levels of fluoride in drinking water do not experience negative cognitive impacts.
www.newsweek.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
More real science directly contradicting the garbge spewing from trust fund baby RFK Jr.
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Wear a mask, ideally a respirator like an N95.
RFK Jr has gutted the CDC.
There is no plan to prevent the next pandemic or protect people when it inevitably hits.
Wearing a mask is an act of resistance and community care.
RFK Jr has gutted the CDC.
There is no plan to prevent the next pandemic or protect people when it inevitably hits.
Wearing a mask is an act of resistance and community care.
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said.
Read more: https://cnn.it/4o796sL
Read more: https://cnn.it/4o796sL
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Wear a mask, ideally a respirator like an N95.
RFK Jr has gutted the CDC.
There is no plan to prevent the next pandemic or protect people when it inevitably hits.
Wearing a mask is an act of resistance and community care.
RFK Jr has gutted the CDC.
There is no plan to prevent the next pandemic or protect people when it inevitably hits.
Wearing a mask is an act of resistance and community care.
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The American Medical Association (AMA) and other groups warned that recent changes to the CDC website may ignite a dangerous surge in vaccine misinformation and erode public trust. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
'Dangerous': Medical Groups Slam CDC Changes on Vaccines and Autism
'Perpetuating misleading claims' will lead to confusion and distrust, the AMA says
www.medpagetoday.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The American Medical Association (AMA) and other groups warned that recent changes to the CDC website may ignite a dangerous surge in vaccine misinformation and erode public trust. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
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The former cultists become its biggest critics.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The former cultists become its biggest critics.
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Imagine dealing with fucking Stephen miller and JD Vance all day every day meeting mamdani must have been like drinking a tall glass of Diet Coke with the good ice after crawling through a burning desert for a week lol
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Imagine dealing with fucking Stephen miller and JD Vance all day every day meeting mamdani must have been like drinking a tall glass of Diet Coke with the good ice after crawling through a burning desert for a week lol
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the son he always wanted
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the son he always wanted
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1/9
It’s the start of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW, Nov 18–24). 💜
Before anything else: the CDC scientists, lab experts, and communicators who work on antimicrobial resistance and other topics are being limited, muted, or sidelined. 🫤📢
That silence is dangerous.
It’s the start of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW, Nov 18–24). 💜
Before anything else: the CDC scientists, lab experts, and communicators who work on antimicrobial resistance and other topics are being limited, muted, or sidelined. 🫤📢
That silence is dangerous.
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
1/9
It’s the start of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW, Nov 18–24). 💜
Before anything else: the CDC scientists, lab experts, and communicators who work on antimicrobial resistance and other topics are being limited, muted, or sidelined. 🫤📢
That silence is dangerous.
It’s the start of U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW, Nov 18–24). 💜
Before anything else: the CDC scientists, lab experts, and communicators who work on antimicrobial resistance and other topics are being limited, muted, or sidelined. 🫤📢
That silence is dangerous.
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From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
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"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
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1/4: As we prep to head back to the office, we remember the 🍑🎩 at OPM wants federal workers to be traumatized.
Many of us are living in trauma everyday.
Trauma activates our 🧠’s fight or flight response and we begin noting as many details as possible, even if we don’t realize it.
Many of us are living in trauma everyday.
Trauma activates our 🧠’s fight or flight response and we begin noting as many details as possible, even if we don’t realize it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
1/4: As we prep to head back to the office, we remember the 🍑🎩 at OPM wants federal workers to be traumatized.
Many of us are living in trauma everyday.
Trauma activates our 🧠’s fight or flight response and we begin noting as many details as possible, even if we don’t realize it.
Many of us are living in trauma everyday.
Trauma activates our 🧠’s fight or flight response and we begin noting as many details as possible, even if we don’t realize it.
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