Gretchen Grappone, LICSW she/her
@ggrappone.bsky.social
I focus on assessing and addressing the intersectional forms of discrimination against people with mental illness and substance use disorders.
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
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Performance art or courtroom reporting? Respect to the first juror who can’t hold it together and starts the wave of contagious laughter 😂😂😂
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Performance art or courtroom reporting? Respect to the first juror who can’t hold it together and starts the wave of contagious laughter 😂😂😂
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SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings
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October 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe."
How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids
How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids
"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe"
How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids
www.motherjones.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe."
How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids
How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids
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this is also white nationalist framing straight from the Jim Crow era, as if Joy Reid citizenship is a gift from Vance, whose belonging is of course unquestioned
it’s what @profkori.bsky.social would call “know your place aggression”
it’s what @profkori.bsky.social would call “know your place aggression”
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
this is also white nationalist framing straight from the Jim Crow era, as if Joy Reid citizenship is a gift from Vance, whose belonging is of course unquestioned
it’s what @profkori.bsky.social would call “know your place aggression”
it’s what @profkori.bsky.social would call “know your place aggression”
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Happy Bi Visibility Day! To our bi+ community: You are seen, valid, and loved EVERY DAY.
No one can take away your shine, your feelings, and your authenticity.
No one can take away your shine, your feelings, and your authenticity.
September 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Happy Bi Visibility Day! To our bi+ community: You are seen, valid, and loved EVERY DAY.
No one can take away your shine, your feelings, and your authenticity.
No one can take away your shine, your feelings, and your authenticity.
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" Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. "
- Mark Twain
- Mark Twain
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
" Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. "
- Mark Twain
- Mark Twain
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Comedians are far quieter today than I would have hoped.
September 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Comedians are far quieter today than I would have hoped.
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Disney didn't watch Andor
September 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Disney didn't watch Andor
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This week is #BisexualAwarenessWeek and bisexual people make up the largest percentage of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, yet they remain underrepresented, even within queer+ spaces. #SocialWorkers have a responsibility to interrupt these harms.
#BiWeek #BisexualAwarenessWeek #2SLGBTQIA #CenterTheMargins
#BiWeek #BisexualAwarenessWeek #2SLGBTQIA #CenterTheMargins
September 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This week is #BisexualAwarenessWeek and bisexual people make up the largest percentage of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, yet they remain underrepresented, even within queer+ spaces. #SocialWorkers have a responsibility to interrupt these harms.
#BiWeek #BisexualAwarenessWeek #2SLGBTQIA #CenterTheMargins
#BiWeek #BisexualAwarenessWeek #2SLGBTQIA #CenterTheMargins
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For the people in the back, bigotry is not an opinion…
September 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
For the people in the back, bigotry is not an opinion…
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of all of the cable segments I am not going to watch, this is the one I am not going to watch the most
September 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
of all of the cable segments I am not going to watch, this is the one I am not going to watch the most
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Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.
September 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.
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Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges!
She is literally embodied history, walking with us and sharing her story. I'm all for reading and searching up the stories, but many of the people who lived fraught histories in our lifetimes are still among us.
Think like a historian. Learn how to ask good questions.
She is literally embodied history, walking with us and sharing her story. I'm all for reading and searching up the stories, but many of the people who lived fraught histories in our lifetimes are still among us.
Think like a historian. Learn how to ask good questions.
September 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges!
She is literally embodied history, walking with us and sharing her story. I'm all for reading and searching up the stories, but many of the people who lived fraught histories in our lifetimes are still among us.
Think like a historian. Learn how to ask good questions.
She is literally embodied history, walking with us and sharing her story. I'm all for reading and searching up the stories, but many of the people who lived fraught histories in our lifetimes are still among us.
Think like a historian. Learn how to ask good questions.
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This is Yamiche Alcindor, the reporter Donald Trump, just disrespected in front of the press. She is an impeccable journalist, and she deserves to be protected.
Threads
Threads
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is Yamiche Alcindor, the reporter Donald Trump, just disrespected in front of the press. She is an impeccable journalist, and she deserves to be protected.
Threads
Threads
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Claudette Colvin turns 86 today.
Happy birthday to ya!
Happy birthday to ya!
September 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Claudette Colvin turns 86 today.
Happy birthday to ya!
Happy birthday to ya!
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Yes! I love this for everyone involved. HCA can kick rocks (20 million of them). 🤣
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Jury Awards Nurse DonQuenick Joppy $20M for Discrimination Lawsuit
DonQuenick Joppy filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Aurora Medical Center of Colorado after termination charges of manslaughter were filed. HCA Health One faced a federal trial in August ...
nurse.org
August 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Yes! I love this for everyone involved. HCA can kick rocks (20 million of them). 🤣
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nurse.org/articles/nur...
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Wahooooooooo
August 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wahooooooooo