Esperali
@esperali.bsky.social
Cat mom to 6, human mom to 2, science and healthcare advocate, policy nerd. Infectious disease and public health RN. DSA. Tired.
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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NEWS: An Indian national teaching at Georgetown was arrested by immigration authorities in Rosslyn, Va. Monday.
His lawyers say he's being targeted for his pro-Palestinian views. His U.S. citizen wife's father was a Hamas adviser.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
His lawyers say he's being targeted for his pro-Palestinian views. His U.S. citizen wife's father was a Hamas adviser.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
NEWS: An Indian national teaching at Georgetown was arrested by immigration authorities in Rosslyn, Va. Monday.
His lawyers say he's being targeted for his pro-Palestinian views. His U.S. citizen wife's father was a Hamas adviser.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
His lawyers say he's being targeted for his pro-Palestinian views. His U.S. citizen wife's father was a Hamas adviser.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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I think what is making everyone so angry isn’t just the cowardice of Senate Democrats, it’s their cowardice in comparison to the random normal person who runs for school board to oust a Moms for Liberty freak
March 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I think what is making everyone so angry isn’t just the cowardice of Senate Democrats, it’s their cowardice in comparison to the random normal person who runs for school board to oust a Moms for Liberty freak
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
March 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
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Thoughts on boycotts: inflict pain on the corporation. Buying a couple 99 cent ebooks from a self-published author on Amazon is fine. Don’t buy a microwave on it. Purity is never the answer. Restraint though and thoughtfulness is.
March 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thoughts on boycotts: inflict pain on the corporation. Buying a couple 99 cent ebooks from a self-published author on Amazon is fine. Don’t buy a microwave on it. Purity is never the answer. Restraint though and thoughtfulness is.
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If your representative is dodging in-person town halls, call them out! Tag them and demand they face their constituents.
February 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If your representative is dodging in-person town halls, call them out! Tag them and demand they face their constituents.
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Of course the Democrats will be going to Houston to find and interview voters who were laid off , to ask them what their expectations of the new administration were and how they feel they are doing at the moment. And posting here and everywhere. Right ?
On Fox Business this morning, Chevron Chair and CEO Mike Wirth discusses all of the records that the company has broken last year.
"Record" production, record distributions to shareholders, etc...
Yet they're laying off 15%-20% of their workforce.
Vile.
"Record" production, record distributions to shareholders, etc...
Yet they're laying off 15%-20% of their workforce.
Vile.
February 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Of course the Democrats will be going to Houston to find and interview voters who were laid off , to ask them what their expectations of the new administration were and how they feel they are doing at the moment. And posting here and everywhere. Right ?
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Seville, Spain eliminated 5,000 car parking spaces and built an 80 km protected cycling network in just 18 months with 32 million €.
Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day.
Leadership.
Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day.
Leadership.
February 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Seville, Spain eliminated 5,000 car parking spaces and built an 80 km protected cycling network in just 18 months with 32 million €.
Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day.
Leadership.
Result: An average 70,000 bike trips a day.
Leadership.
Guess I need to plan a trip to costco
Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD.
Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%.
Keep voting with your wallet.
Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%.
Keep voting with your wallet.
February 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Guess I need to plan a trip to costco
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Am I having a stroke or did Trump just talk about the US “owning” Gaza? And maybe sending US troops?
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Am I having a stroke or did Trump just talk about the US “owning” Gaza? And maybe sending US troops?
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The blithe tone of this headline and deck is chilling.
February 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The blithe tone of this headline and deck is chilling.
It's going to get a lot worse. Infectious disease isn't the kind of thing that gets better when you ignore it.
How The Trump Presidency Is Already Affecting Public Health
It has been just over two weeks since President Trump took office, and there have been significant effects already on public health.
www.forbes.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It's going to get a lot worse. Infectious disease isn't the kind of thing that gets better when you ignore it.
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i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
February 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
And when we criticize Elon's goons as "little boys", what do the young voters we need hear?
Optics matter. Waving foreign flags reinforces the idea that ICE’s targets are, well, foreign.
February 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And when we criticize Elon's goons as "little boys", what do the young voters we need hear?
If you want young people to vote for Dems, focus on what they're doing, not their age. Calling them "little boys" and other such derogatory things will push young people further away.
February 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If you want young people to vote for Dems, focus on what they're doing, not their age. Calling them "little boys" and other such derogatory things will push young people further away.
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Dear DNC, DSCC, and DCCC:
I don't want to see another fundraising text or email asking for a dollar of mine until I see an actual plan to meet this moment.
Y'all had 11 weeks between the election and inauguration, and there's still no plan. There's no excuse for that.
No plan, no donation.
I don't want to see another fundraising text or email asking for a dollar of mine until I see an actual plan to meet this moment.
Y'all had 11 weeks between the election and inauguration, and there's still no plan. There's no excuse for that.
No plan, no donation.
February 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Dear DNC, DSCC, and DCCC:
I don't want to see another fundraising text or email asking for a dollar of mine until I see an actual plan to meet this moment.
Y'all had 11 weeks between the election and inauguration, and there's still no plan. There's no excuse for that.
No plan, no donation.
I don't want to see another fundraising text or email asking for a dollar of mine until I see an actual plan to meet this moment.
Y'all had 11 weeks between the election and inauguration, and there's still no plan. There's no excuse for that.
No plan, no donation.
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Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
February 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
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If you want to understand how we are about to get Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaxxer, as HHS Secretary, I wrote a whole book about the spread of bad ideas about autism and how they harm #ActuallyAutistic people.
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We're Not Broken
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also my love letter to autistic people. For too ...
www.harpercollins.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If you want to understand how we are about to get Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaxxer, as HHS Secretary, I wrote a whole book about the spread of bad ideas about autism and how they harm #ActuallyAutistic people.
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
Hello world. Here for political/health news and Twitter like community. Open to recs.
February 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hello world. Here for political/health news and Twitter like community. Open to recs.
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this is what we want to see. tariff the shit out of elon’s companies www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...
‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump’s ‘first friend’ Elon Musk’s Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war
Canada’s EV adoption rate is outpacing that of the U.S., with nearly 17% of new cars sold in the third quarter of 2024 being fully electric, compared to just 8% in the US.
www.businesstoday.in
February 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
this is what we want to see. tariff the shit out of elon’s companies www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...