Elyse
@filipasha.bsky.social
Social-impact communications specialist and modal music enthusiast.
This may just turn into another medium for me to complain at customer service representatives.
This may just turn into another medium for me to complain at customer service representatives.
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May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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He stood there on Jan 20 and falsely mouthed the words to protect and defend our Constitution.
Asked now on Meet the Press if he thinks he needs to uphold the Constitution, he says, “I don’t know.”
Translation: No.
Woe to America and the utter failure of putting this man back in our Oval Office.
Asked now on Meet the Press if he thinks he needs to uphold the Constitution, he says, “I don’t know.”
Translation: No.
Woe to America and the utter failure of putting this man back in our Oval Office.
May 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
He stood there on Jan 20 and falsely mouthed the words to protect and defend our Constitution.
Asked now on Meet the Press if he thinks he needs to uphold the Constitution, he says, “I don’t know.”
Translation: No.
Woe to America and the utter failure of putting this man back in our Oval Office.
Asked now on Meet the Press if he thinks he needs to uphold the Constitution, he says, “I don’t know.”
Translation: No.
Woe to America and the utter failure of putting this man back in our Oval Office.
Excited to share more about what #Lightcast is up to!
#SingleCellAnalysis #Microfluidics #ScienceSky 🧪
#SingleCellAnalysis #Microfluidics #ScienceSky 🧪
Until now, cellular function has largely been inferred from bulk experiments—but understanding cellular behaviours and interactions at the #SingleCell level has remained out of reach. Find out how Lightcast is aiming to change the status quo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU3V...
#ScienceSky 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU3V...
#ScienceSky 🧪
Gain deeper insights into cellular function with Lightcast
YouTube video by Lightcast
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April 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Excited to share more about what #Lightcast is up to!
#SingleCellAnalysis #Microfluidics #ScienceSky 🧪
#SingleCellAnalysis #Microfluidics #ScienceSky 🧪
A French space scientist was denied entry to the U.S. on his way to a conference due to criticisms of Trump in personal messages. Exact content not clear, but seemed to be personal views on the administration's (abhorrent) policy toward research.
newrepublic.com/post/192946/...
newrepublic.com/post/192946/...
French Scientist Reportedly Denied U.S. Entry Due to Trump Criticism
So much for free speech in America?
newrepublic.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A French space scientist was denied entry to the U.S. on his way to a conference due to criticisms of Trump in personal messages. Exact content not clear, but seemed to be personal views on the administration's (abhorrent) policy toward research.
newrepublic.com/post/192946/...
newrepublic.com/post/192946/...
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The first healthcare provider Ken Paxton chose to put in jail in his war on women is “a devout Catholic and skilled midwife whose clinics provided health care to a primarily Spanish-speaking, low-income community.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/t...
Two Houston-area clinic employees arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions
This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.
www.texastribune.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The first healthcare provider Ken Paxton chose to put in jail in his war on women is “a devout Catholic and skilled midwife whose clinics provided health care to a primarily Spanish-speaking, low-income community.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/t...
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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As USAID funding dries up, many employee-owned contractors face bankruptcy, putting workers' jobs, health insurance, and retirement savings at risk.
If USAID contractors fold, staff retirement plans will disappear too
If USAID contractors fold, staff retirement plans will disappear too
www.devex.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As USAID funding dries up, many employee-owned contractors face bankruptcy, putting workers' jobs, health insurance, and retirement savings at risk.
I just got a promotion from Amazon Health urging me to try out their One Medical service. Amazon bought #OneMedical, a national chain of health clinics in the U.S., a few years ago. Since then, the chain's offerings have been gradually integrated into Amazon's service offering.
March 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I just got a promotion from Amazon Health urging me to try out their One Medical service. Amazon bought #OneMedical, a national chain of health clinics in the U.S., a few years ago. Since then, the chain's offerings have been gradually integrated into Amazon's service offering.
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Couldn't watch the 🟠🤡 last night where one of his dumbass comments was derision of #Lesotho, a country "nobody has ever heard of." As people who have been there know, it's a beautiful mountain kingdom with myriad complexities.
Being proud of his forking ignorance is apparently now the GOP brand.
Being proud of his forking ignorance is apparently now the GOP brand.
March 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Couldn't watch the 🟠🤡 last night where one of his dumbass comments was derision of #Lesotho, a country "nobody has ever heard of." As people who have been there know, it's a beautiful mountain kingdom with myriad complexities.
Being proud of his forking ignorance is apparently now the GOP brand.
Being proud of his forking ignorance is apparently now the GOP brand.
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ASM encourages our members to advocate for their research and for the microbial sciences. On Friday, March 7, there will be a rally to #standupforscience2025 in Washington, D.C. and more than 30 other locations nationwide. For information and updates, visit: standupforscience2025.org?trk=feed-det...
March 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ASM encourages our members to advocate for their research and for the microbial sciences. On Friday, March 7, there will be a rally to #standupforscience2025 in Washington, D.C. and more than 30 other locations nationwide. For information and updates, visit: standupforscience2025.org?trk=feed-det...
Thank you @algreen.house.gov for apparently being the only Democrat with any fighting energy.
@schumer.senate.gov, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social tell your party members to be as loud as possible. Color coordinating and holding up signs like it's senior Bingo night doesn't work (& never did).
@schumer.senate.gov, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social tell your party members to be as loud as possible. Color coordinating and holding up signs like it's senior Bingo night doesn't work (& never did).
March 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Thank you @algreen.house.gov for apparently being the only Democrat with any fighting energy.
@schumer.senate.gov, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social tell your party members to be as loud as possible. Color coordinating and holding up signs like it's senior Bingo night doesn't work (& never did).
@schumer.senate.gov, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social tell your party members to be as loud as possible. Color coordinating and holding up signs like it's senior Bingo night doesn't work (& never did).
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This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
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Trump’s foreign policy “coincides with our vision” — official Kremlin spokesman
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Kremlin says perceived US foreign policy shift aligns with its 'vision'
Trump, echoing Kremlin rhetoric on the war in Ukraine, said at the end of February the country should "forget" about joining NATO, which the country sees as a security guarantee against a future Russi...
kyivindependent.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump’s foreign policy “coincides with our vision” — official Kremlin spokesman
kyivindependent.com/kremlin-comm...
kyivindependent.com/kremlin-comm...
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In a major ruling late Thursday, a U.S. federal judge told the administration to restore foreign aid funding that had been paused pending a 90-day review and found that the groups that filed the lawsuit had made a strong showing of "irreparable harm."
Judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze existing aid programs
www.devex.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:22 AM
In a major ruling late Thursday, a U.S. federal judge told the administration to restore foreign aid funding that had been paused pending a 90-day review and found that the groups that filed the lawsuit had made a strong showing of "irreparable harm."
🎵 Where have you gone, Bill de Blasio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you...🎵
(🎵Or at least misses a time when the worst thing the NY mayor did was work out in a different borough...woo, woo, woo🎵)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
(🎵Or at least misses a time when the worst thing the NY mayor did was work out in a different borough...woo, woo, woo🎵)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Following legal reprieve, Adams hit on all sides over Trump alliance
The president’s Justice Department moved to clear the New York City mayor, but opponents argue he’s still on the hook.
www.politico.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🎵 Where have you gone, Bill de Blasio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you...🎵
(🎵Or at least misses a time when the worst thing the NY mayor did was work out in a different borough...woo, woo, woo🎵)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
(🎵Or at least misses a time when the worst thing the NY mayor did was work out in a different borough...woo, woo, woo🎵)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Turns out the job of President is also pretty chill. DJT has time to spare for his own side hustle!
#KennedyCenter #wtfOTD
#KennedyCenter #wtfOTD
February 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Turns out the job of President is also pretty chill. DJT has time to spare for his own side hustle!
#KennedyCenter #wtfOTD
#KennedyCenter #wtfOTD
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Amid today’s massive NIH cuts to universities, please know that my research colleagues:
- Develop new cancer treatments for kids
- Are curing sickle cell disease
- Build new tech to help premature babies survive
- Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose
- And more
#NIH #MedSky #research #science
- Develop new cancer treatments for kids
- Are curing sickle cell disease
- Build new tech to help premature babies survive
- Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose
- And more
#NIH #MedSky #research #science
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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When you solve for the wrong problem, not only do you not get the solution, you can cause harm. The President wasted water that was being saved for farmers for a PR stunt.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
February 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When you solve for the wrong problem, not only do you not get the solution, you can cause harm. The President wasted water that was being saved for farmers for a PR stunt.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
This was harmful, ludicrous, and solved nothing.
Dang, all this time I thought Secretary of State was a pretty demanding job but apparently these people have got room for side hustles...
February 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Dang, all this time I thought Secretary of State was a pretty demanding job but apparently these people have got room for side hustles...
"If we don’t learn how to extract ourselves from this loop, none of the information we gain will manifest as tangible action—and the people in charge prefer it that way."
(Yes, I acknowledge that I'm also posting this on social media.)
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
(Yes, I acknowledge that I'm also posting this on social media.)
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"If we don’t learn how to extract ourselves from this loop, none of the information we gain will manifest as tangible action—and the people in charge prefer it that way."
(Yes, I acknowledge that I'm also posting this on social media.)
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
(Yes, I acknowledge that I'm also posting this on social media.)
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
How about just rip up the contract for good and say you won't do business with criminals?
(Oh right, because Doug Ford...)
techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/o...
(Oh right, because Doug Ford...)
techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/o...
Ontario cancels, then restores, $68 million Starlink contract after protesting US tariffs | TechCrunch
The premier of Canada’s most populous province specifically blamed Elon Musk and the Trump administration for the U.S. tariffs.
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
How about just rip up the contract for good and say you won't do business with criminals?
(Oh right, because Doug Ford...)
techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/o...
(Oh right, because Doug Ford...)
techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/o...
"USAID is a criminal organization."
"[USAID isn't] an apple with a worm in it. USAID is a ball of worms."
- Quotes from a man propping up a 34-time convicted felon and a guy who has actual worms in his brain.
#USAID #DOGE #AmericaWorst
"[USAID isn't] an apple with a worm in it. USAID is a ball of worms."
- Quotes from a man propping up a 34-time convicted felon and a guy who has actual worms in his brain.
#USAID #DOGE #AmericaWorst
February 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"USAID is a criminal organization."
"[USAID isn't] an apple with a worm in it. USAID is a ball of worms."
- Quotes from a man propping up a 34-time convicted felon and a guy who has actual worms in his brain.
#USAID #DOGE #AmericaWorst
"[USAID isn't] an apple with a worm in it. USAID is a ball of worms."
- Quotes from a man propping up a 34-time convicted felon and a guy who has actual worms in his brain.
#USAID #DOGE #AmericaWorst
"To keep the zone flooded, you have to keep acting, keep moving, keep creating new cycles of outrage or fear. You overwhelm yourself...you have to go beyond what you can actually do... you either trigger a constitutional crisis or you reveal your own weakness."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"To keep the zone flooded, you have to keep acting, keep moving, keep creating new cycles of outrage or fear. You overwhelm yourself...you have to go beyond what you can actually do... you either trigger a constitutional crisis or you reveal your own weakness."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...