J8
jmexi8.bsky.social
J8
@jmexi8.bsky.social
🇲🇽 and Northern European mash up
👩🏼‍🎤 Therapist of the mental health variety
Mother, gardener, neurodivergent
Sober
Restlessness is chronic
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Regulators in Europe have issued new statements backing the safety of Tylenol use in pregnancy, effectively repudiating claims from the Trump administration that the medicine can cause autism in children.
www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/t...
Countering Trump, European health officials stress that acetaminophen is safe to use during pregnancy
Regulators in Europe have issued new statements backing the safety of Tylenol use in pregnancy, effectively repudiating claims from the Trump administration.
www.statnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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WIRED asked security and privacy experts for their advice for hardening personal privacy protections and resisting surveillance. Here are their recommendations.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…
wrd.cm
September 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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My god…
September 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Can’t express in words how big this rally in Chicago is. The president’s fascist goon squad is not welcome here.
September 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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You can look up local offices to run for and find resources to get started at runforwhat.net - we have 100% free trainings, materials, mentors, and more available for you anytime you want.
Where Can I Run — Run for Something Action Fund
Use this tool to find out when, where and how you can run for office.
runforwhat.net
July 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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1. Definitely DO submit substantive comments here

2. Be very careful about what personal information you share through that link. assume worst

3. there is an adhoc coalition thats been organizing against the FTC anti-trans BS & I think we will have a tool soon that makes it easy to submit comments
The FTC is seeking public comment about gender affirming care in order to go after providers and restrict access. Share your stories instead of how this care has helped you and how it is life saving.

We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!

www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
July 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Half of the Declaration of Independence is a list of 27 specific grievances lodged against the King and his regime. They find new relevance in Donald Trump.
Here are the Declaration of Independence’s grievances against King George III. Many apply to Trump.
It's uncanny.
www.motherjones.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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It can be difficult to not give in to despair, but revolutions aren't built on "we're fucked."
In general it’s fine to post “we’re fucked” on your own account because you might feel that way and it might be therapeutic to say how bad everything is, but it’s not fine to reply “we’re fucked” to everyone and everything because that might not be what other people need to hear all the time
July 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Wow. So he votes to gut Medicaid and throw 17 million people off of their healthcare and then dumps his Medicaid related stock to cover his own ass?

That’s just evil and cruel.
Republican Congressman Bresnahan recently sold his stock in Centene, a Medicaid health care provider. The stock has now fallen 43% since his sale.

His sale seemingly coincides with his vote to advance Trump's budget bill that will kick 17 million Americans off their health care.
July 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Be safe out there ❤️
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Jun 13
Attending a protest this weekend?

Here's a guide on how to best protest safely, what to bring, and what to do if you're confronted by officers. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
www.wired.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Scoop: Threat intelligence reports obtained by WIRED and @propertyofthepeople.org show military and state-run fusion centers are tracking civilian-made ICE encounter maps, while others distribute "threat" alerts about tomorrow's "No Kings" protests.

By me @wired.com (free to read):
'No Kings' Protests, Citizen-Run ICE Trackers Trigger Intelligence Warnings
Army intelligence analysts are monitoring civilian-made ICE tracking tools, treating them as potential threats, as immigration protests spread nationwide.
www.wired.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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the mRNA vaccines are an absolute miracle of science that saved millions of lives and we're going to throw the entire technology out because they could not vaccinate society against putting the worst and most ignorant people alive in charge of our medical system
BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
www.statnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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The 96% Rebellion: District Courts Mount Historic Resistance, But the Supreme Court Looms

data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-96-reb...
The 96% Rebellion: District Courts Mount Historic Resistance, But the Supreme Court Looms
GOP-appointed judges join an unprecedented judicial pushback against executive overreach. The data is stunning—but will it matter when cases reach higher courts?
data4democracy.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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The Take It Down Act requires platforms to remove instances of “intimate visual depiction” within two days. But it has even fewer safeguards against abuse than the DMCA, and free speech advocates warn it could be weaponized to fuel censorship.
Trump Signs Controversial Law Targeting Nonconsensual Sexual Content
The Take It Down Act requires platforms to remove instances of “intimate visual depiction” within two days. Free speech advocates warn it could be weaponized to fuel censorship.
wrd.cm
May 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Have you gotten a notice that your federal student loans are at risk of being garnished? Share it with us. We want to check it out — and help you.
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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evergreen reminder:
April 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Travelling to the US soon? CBP has broad authority to search your devices.

Whether you're an American citizen or a visitor, here's a guide on how to protect yourself from phone searches at the US border.
How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border
Customs and Border Protection has broad authority to search travelers’ devices when they cross into the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while at the US border.
www.wired.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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The great thing about fighting back against this stuff is that if you end up losing anyway you get the same outcome you’d have gotten from complying but you don’t have to fucking hate yourself too.
MIT following Harvard's lead here
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Bone chilling.

A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.

1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Seems like a lot of folks might need to hear this today. Some fortitude for the weekend and days ahead 🧡
I stitched this old tweet by @ladyofsardines.bsky.social and remind myself of its truth literally every day.
April 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM