Jen Lefferts
@jenlefferts.bsky.social
Communications
Former journalist
Emerson grad
Boston sports fan
Dog lover
Former journalist
Emerson grad
Boston sports fan
Dog lover
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These are my patients. Kids dying of brain cancer. Kids and families desperate for treatment and hoping to find a cure through experimental therapies. Trump is dismantling science and children with brain tumor are the victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
These are my patients. Kids dying of brain cancer. Kids and families desperate for treatment and hoping to find a cure through experimental therapies. Trump is dismantling science and children with brain tumor are the victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
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Let's fight back. Tell your story and show that America is still the Home of the Brave.
It’s time to remind Donald Trump that America is still the Home of the Brave.
June 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Let's fight back. Tell your story and show that America is still the Home of the Brave.
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Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields.
Americans will feel impact of immigration enforcement on farms, union president warns
Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields
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June 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields.
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(Reuters) - Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources ..
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June 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
(Reuters) - Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources ..
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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Today in the bluest of the blue Massachusetts, a mother and baby ripped apart.
We did this to enslaved through the buying and selling of human beings.
We did this to indigenous people through boarding schools.
And now we are doing it again.
Do not say this isn’t who we are.
It is.
We did this to enslaved through the buying and selling of human beings.
We did this to indigenous people through boarding schools.
And now we are doing it again.
Do not say this isn’t who we are.
It is.
🧵Update: In Worcester, MA, ICE dragged a mother away from her baby & family—without identifying themselves or showing a warrant. She’s now in San Antonio. The community tried to stop them. They were met with force. Read it. Share it. Never forget it
tinyurl.com/No-warrant
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tinyurl.com/No-warrant
@lukeoneil47.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Today in the bluest of the blue Massachusetts, a mother and baby ripped apart.
We did this to enslaved through the buying and selling of human beings.
We did this to indigenous people through boarding schools.
And now we are doing it again.
Do not say this isn’t who we are.
It is.
We did this to enslaved through the buying and selling of human beings.
We did this to indigenous people through boarding schools.
And now we are doing it again.
Do not say this isn’t who we are.
It is.
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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
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Businessweek
Economics
World Travelers Are Rethinking Vacation Plans to the US
As anecdotes of detentions and deportations reverberate, early signs point to a worrying spending slump from Europeans and Canadians.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @michaelscottmoore.bsky.social
Economics
World Travelers Are Rethinking Vacation Plans to the US
As anecdotes of detentions and deportations reverberate, early signs point to a worrying spending slump from Europeans and Canadians.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @michaelscottmoore.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Businessweek
Economics
World Travelers Are Rethinking Vacation Plans to the US
As anecdotes of detentions and deportations reverberate, early signs point to a worrying spending slump from Europeans and Canadians.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @michaelscottmoore.bsky.social
Economics
World Travelers Are Rethinking Vacation Plans to the US
As anecdotes of detentions and deportations reverberate, early signs point to a worrying spending slump from Europeans and Canadians.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @michaelscottmoore.bsky.social
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Antarctica Tariffs Announced
It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...
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It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...
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a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right
ALT: a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right
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April 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Antarctica Tariffs Announced
It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...
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It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...
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This is a United States Senator
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
April 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is a United States Senator
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
MACK: I was laid off from HHS and now people aren’t getting social services, especially people with disabilities
BANKS: You probably deserved it
MACK: Why did I deserve it?
BANKS: Because you look like a clown
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Curious what ADL has to say...
The US military just purged their website of mentions of the Holocaust, 9/11 remembrance, cancer awareness, sexual assault, and suicide prevention to align with their new “anti-DEI” policies.
Massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention | CNN Politics
Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault and suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites as the ...
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March 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Curious what ADL has to say...
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I'm going to be in #boston later this month, and I'd love to talk to local orgs, local radio stations, and different student groups/papers about Bluesky. Please dm me if you can help connect me!
March 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I'm going to be in #boston later this month, and I'd love to talk to local orgs, local radio stations, and different student groups/papers about Bluesky. Please dm me if you can help connect me!
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Trump reportedly told Justin Trudeau he does not believe the border between the US and Canada is “valid” and he wants to “revise” it.
Trump has also said he wants to bring Canada to its knees by driving them into economic ruin.
Trump has also said he wants to bring Canada to its knees by driving them into economic ruin.
How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious
President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Trump reportedly told Justin Trudeau he does not believe the border between the US and Canada is “valid” and he wants to “revise” it.
Trump has also said he wants to bring Canada to its knees by driving them into economic ruin.
Trump has also said he wants to bring Canada to its knees by driving them into economic ruin.
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Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on Trump address falsehoods
@maddow.msnbc.com runs through an exhausting list of false statements made by Donald Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress of his new term.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GanW...
@maddow.msnbc.com runs through an exhausting list of false statements made by Donald Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress of his new term.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GanW...
'For the record...': Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on Trump address falsehoods
YouTube video by MSNBC
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March 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on Trump address falsehoods
@maddow.msnbc.com runs through an exhausting list of false statements made by Donald Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress of his new term.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GanW...
@maddow.msnbc.com runs through an exhausting list of false statements made by Donald Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress of his new term.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GanW...
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"None of the employees with security clearances for nuclear secrets were properly debriefed, the current DOE source said...
"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...
"They have lost their source of income..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...
"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...
"They have lost their source of income..."
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Exclusive: Fired US government workers with top security clearances were not given exit briefings, sources say
The lack of so-called "read outs" for workers with clearances dismissed by Musk's DOGE could raise security risks, experts say.
www.reuters.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"None of the employees with security clearances for nuclear secrets were properly debriefed, the current DOE source said...
"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...
"They have lost their source of income..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...
"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...
"They have lost their source of income..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...
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To be clear, the U.S. is leveling punishing tariffs on its allies while discussing easing sanctions on Russia.
March 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
To be clear, the U.S. is leveling punishing tariffs on its allies while discussing easing sanctions on Russia.
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Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
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President Trump’s order that the U.S. exit the WHO could undo programs meant to ensure the safety, security and study of smallpox that once took half a billion lives, experts warn. They add that it could also raise fears among allies that the U.S. might weaponize the deadly virus.
Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval
Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest pathogens.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
President Trump’s order that the U.S. exit the WHO could undo programs meant to ensure the safety, security and study of smallpox that once took half a billion lives, experts warn. They add that it could also raise fears among allies that the U.S. might weaponize the deadly virus.
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AP reporter blocked from the Oval Office over AP’s continued use of “Gulf of Mexico”
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The AP says it was blocked from the Oval Office over continuing to use “Gulf of Mexico” | CNN Business
The Associated Press said the White House barred its reporter from Tuesday’s Oval Office executive order signing because of the AP style guidance on using the name Gulf of Mexico versus Gulf of Americ...
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February 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
AP reporter blocked from the Oval Office over AP’s continued use of “Gulf of Mexico”
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SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that President Trump's repeated statements about annexing Canada and making it the 51st state is something to be treated as a serious threat.
Behind Closed Doors, Trudeau Says Trump Threat to Take Over Canada Is Real
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking to business leaders in Toronto, attributed Mr. Trump’s statements about making Canada a U.S. state to Canada’s wealth of critical minerals.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that President Trump's repeated statements about annexing Canada and making it the 51st state is something to be treated as a serious threat.
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New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."
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Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.
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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
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Trudeau: I think Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us.
I don’t think there are a lot of Americans who wake up in the morning saying, "Oh, damn Canada. Oh, we should really go after Canada."
I don’t think there are a lot of Americans who wake up in the morning saying, "Oh, damn Canada. Oh, we should really go after Canada."
February 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Trudeau: I think Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us.
I don’t think there are a lot of Americans who wake up in the morning saying, "Oh, damn Canada. Oh, we should really go after Canada."
I don’t think there are a lot of Americans who wake up in the morning saying, "Oh, damn Canada. Oh, we should really go after Canada."