Kristen K Moldenhauer
@kristenkm.bsky.social
Grassroots organizer. Community violence interrupter. High risk youth advocate. Progressive gun legislation hawk. Science educator. Critical and evidence-based thinker. Consistent forward momentum as we progress through this current hellscape.
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“After school shootings, many Republicans try to shift the public conversation away from gun violence and toward mental health programs that might make mass shootings less likely. Student mental health grants had bipartisan support.
“Trump is cutting them anyway.”
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“Trump is cutting them anyway.”
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Student mental health grants had bipartisan support, but Trump is cutting them anyway
There’s no good reason for the Trump administration to cut grants for student mental health programs. It’s happening anyway.
www.msnbc.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“After school shootings, many Republicans try to shift the public conversation away from gun violence and toward mental health programs that might make mass shootings less likely. Student mental health grants had bipartisan support.
“Trump is cutting them anyway.”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“Trump is cutting them anyway.”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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A recently released survey from the NSSF—the gun industry’s trade association—reveals that owners of AR- and AK-style rifles stockpile their weapons, owning 3.8 on average.
Yet the gun industry still lobbies to roll back gun safety laws that would prevent dangerous people from amassing arsenals.
Yet the gun industry still lobbies to roll back gun safety laws that would prevent dangerous people from amassing arsenals.
NSSF Report: AR-15 Owners Stockpile Weapons, Seek Silencers
The NSSF report provides new insights about the owners of AR- and AK-style assault weapons and their purchasing habits.
smokinggun.org
May 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A recently released survey from the NSSF—the gun industry’s trade association—reveals that owners of AR- and AK-style rifles stockpile their weapons, owning 3.8 on average.
Yet the gun industry still lobbies to roll back gun safety laws that would prevent dangerous people from amassing arsenals.
Yet the gun industry still lobbies to roll back gun safety laws that would prevent dangerous people from amassing arsenals.
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To argue that President Trump’s tariffs are a gift to the rich at the expense of everyday Americans, Democrats have spotlighted local entrepreneurs who describe being forced to raise prices, lay off workers and more as a result of his trade moves.
Attacking Trump’s Tariffs, Democrats Focus on Small Business Struggles
www.nytimes.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
To argue that President Trump’s tariffs are a gift to the rich at the expense of everyday Americans, Democrats have spotlighted local entrepreneurs who describe being forced to raise prices, lay off workers and more as a result of his trade moves.
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Trump's crypto venture is fleecing his supporters.
80% of the new or small-time crypto investors in Trump’s coin have been hit with big losses.
Meanwhile, his team is making millions off the coin’s trading fees, which stay stable even when its value goes down.
It’s a grift.
80% of the new or small-time crypto investors in Trump’s coin have been hit with big losses.
Meanwhile, his team is making millions off the coin’s trading fees, which stay stable even when its value goes down.
It’s a grift.
May 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump's crypto venture is fleecing his supporters.
80% of the new or small-time crypto investors in Trump’s coin have been hit with big losses.
Meanwhile, his team is making millions off the coin’s trading fees, which stay stable even when its value goes down.
It’s a grift.
80% of the new or small-time crypto investors in Trump’s coin have been hit with big losses.
Meanwhile, his team is making millions off the coin’s trading fees, which stay stable even when its value goes down.
It’s a grift.
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Senescent neutrophils: a hidden role in cancer progression: Trends in Cell Biology www.cell.com/trends/cell-... 🧪
Senescent neutrophils: a hidden role in cancer progression
Neutrophils have recently received increased attention in cancer because they contribute
to all stages of cancer. Neutrophils are so far considered to have a short half-life.
However, a growing body o...
www.cell.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Senescent neutrophils: a hidden role in cancer progression: Trends in Cell Biology www.cell.com/trends/cell-... 🧪
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This is a major blow to the Trump regime’s deportation blitz — issued by a Trump appointed judge. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-alien-enemies-act-does-not-give
May 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is a major blow to the Trump regime’s deportation blitz — issued by a Trump appointed judge. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-alien-enemies-act-does-not-give
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RFK Jr. is seeking to change how vaccines are approved, calling into question whether Covid boosters will be out in the fall. In '23-'24, they were credited w preventing 68,000 hospitalizations, mostly in older/immunocompromised -->
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GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
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GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters (Gift Article)
The plans amount to an extraordinary flex of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power as health secretary to make decisions ordinarily left to career scientists at the Food and Drug Administration.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
RFK Jr. is seeking to change how vaccines are approved, calling into question whether Covid boosters will be out in the fall. In '23-'24, they were credited w preventing 68,000 hospitalizations, mostly in older/immunocompromised -->
w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
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GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
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Justice Department halts funds for programs for victims of hate crimes, child abuse, school violence and more
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Justice Department halts funds for programs for victims of hate crimes, child abuse, school violence and more
At least two of the 365 grants have since been restored. Nonprofits call it a "devastating blow."
www.cbsnews.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Justice Department halts funds for programs for victims of hate crimes, child abuse, school violence and more
www.cbsnews.com/news/federal...
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One product that got a tariff exemption is PET resin, used for plastic bottles.
Reyes Holdings, a Coca-Cola bottler owned by two politically connected brothers, recently hired lobbyists with close ties to the Trump White House to advocate on tariffs.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Reyes Holdings, a Coca-Cola bottler owned by two politically connected brothers, recently hired lobbyists with close ties to the Trump White House to advocate on tariffs.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion
The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could…
www.propublica.org
April 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One product that got a tariff exemption is PET resin, used for plastic bottles.
Reyes Holdings, a Coca-Cola bottler owned by two politically connected brothers, recently hired lobbyists with close ties to the Trump White House to advocate on tariffs.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Reyes Holdings, a Coca-Cola bottler owned by two politically connected brothers, recently hired lobbyists with close ties to the Trump White House to advocate on tariffs.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
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Today is the day you learn about goth caterpillars, hanging out in Hawaiian spiderwebs, eating leftover bits of other insects, covered in a suit of corpses.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Hawaiian caterpillar patrols spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts
Lepidoptera is the most herbivorous of all the insect orders, with predatory caterpillars globally comprising less than 0.13% of the nearly 200,000 moth and butterfly species. Here, we report a specie...
www.science.org
April 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Today is the day you learn about goth caterpillars, hanging out in Hawaiian spiderwebs, eating leftover bits of other insects, covered in a suit of corpses.
🌏🧪🐛🕸️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌏🧪🐛🕸️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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In the hierarchy of terrible ideas, this one is pretty high up there.
Whenever I’m traveling the state, whether it be the Northland, Greater Minnesota or the Metro, nowhere do I hear that we have too much funding for early childhood education.
www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
Whenever I’m traveling the state, whether it be the Northland, Greater Minnesota or the Metro, nowhere do I hear that we have too much funding for early childhood education.
www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
White House plan would eliminate Head Start, make sweeping health cuts
A leaked plan shows programs like Head Start, some mental health funding and efforts to prevent teen pregnancy could soon end.
www.axios.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In the hierarchy of terrible ideas, this one is pretty high up there.
Whenever I’m traveling the state, whether it be the Northland, Greater Minnesota or the Metro, nowhere do I hear that we have too much funding for early childhood education.
www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
Whenever I’m traveling the state, whether it be the Northland, Greater Minnesota or the Metro, nowhere do I hear that we have too much funding for early childhood education.
www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
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Precisely, Governor Tim Walz.
April 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Precisely, Governor Tim Walz.
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In case you hadn't noticed:
April 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In case you hadn't noticed:
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"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..."
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
Advocates worry over possible cuts to Head Start
The decades-old federal program provides childcare, nutrition assistance and other services to the nation's poorest families.
www.axios.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"46% of Head Start funding goes to rural areas, often in places without any other child care option..."
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
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First Principle of Academic Freedom:
Scientists must have the right to choose the paths of their studies, follow data where it leads, and freely write about it.
Second Principle of Academic Freedom:
Other scientists have the right to say we are wrong.
The end. Let’s stand up for those. 🧪
Scientists must have the right to choose the paths of their studies, follow data where it leads, and freely write about it.
Second Principle of Academic Freedom:
Other scientists have the right to say we are wrong.
The end. Let’s stand up for those. 🧪
April 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
First Principle of Academic Freedom:
Scientists must have the right to choose the paths of their studies, follow data where it leads, and freely write about it.
Second Principle of Academic Freedom:
Other scientists have the right to say we are wrong.
The end. Let’s stand up for those. 🧪
Scientists must have the right to choose the paths of their studies, follow data where it leads, and freely write about it.
Second Principle of Academic Freedom:
Other scientists have the right to say we are wrong.
The end. Let’s stand up for those. 🧪
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"Every once in a while, Trump has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief..."
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Over 24 hours, Trump makes his authoritarian-style vision plain
Every once in a while, the president has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief.
www.msnbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Every once in a while, Trump has a day — a single, 24-hour period — in which his authoritarian vision comes into sharp relief..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Adults are always responsible for ensuring that children do not gain access to firearms. The best way to keep our children safe from unintentional shootings is by securely storing them: unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
April 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Adults are always responsible for ensuring that children do not gain access to firearms. The best way to keep our children safe from unintentional shootings is by securely storing them: unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition.
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Guns discharging inside children's backpacks is a uniquely American problem.
HORRIFIC: In just one week, guns discharged inside elementary school classrooms in Maryland and Virginia. The same week, an elementary student in Ohio was found with a gun and a loaded magazine in their backpack. Every child deserves to feel safe and free from the threat of gun violence at school.
April 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Guns discharging inside children's backpacks is a uniquely American problem.
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Elon Musk now admits his Department of Government Efficiency will produce only 15% of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...
April 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Elon Musk now admits his Department of Government Efficiency will produce only 15% of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...
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A new study found that the artificial sweetener saccharin may be able to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. @ronanmccarthy.bsky.social joins us to discuss the research and explain why saccharin could even be used in wound treatment.
A Sweet New Treatment For Antibiotic Resistant Infections?
New research suggests the artificial sweetener saccharin could kill antibiotic resistant bacteria.
www.sciencefriday.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A new study found that the artificial sweetener saccharin may be able to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. @ronanmccarthy.bsky.social joins us to discuss the research and explain why saccharin could even be used in wound treatment.
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State governments scramble to keep millions of people from losing health coverage if Congress lets federal funding for Obamacare expire at the end of the year.
States seek lifeline to protect Obamacare’s federal subsidies
The looming possibility of slashing Medicaid spending and not extending ACA subsidies has prompted a legislative scramble from Sacramento to Annapolis.
www.politico.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
State governments scramble to keep millions of people from losing health coverage if Congress lets federal funding for Obamacare expire at the end of the year.
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IRS lawyers advise that what Trump wants to do with private tax information is likely illegal.
They do it anyway.
IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months).
Hello courts: your turn.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
They do it anyway.
IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months).
Hello courts: your turn.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
April 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
IRS lawyers advise that what Trump wants to do with private tax information is likely illegal.
They do it anyway.
IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months).
Hello courts: your turn.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
They do it anyway.
IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months).
Hello courts: your turn.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Tesla’s dismal sales announcement comes the day after many of its auto industry competitors reported significant increases in first-quarter sales.
Tesla deliveries decline as analysts see fallout from Musk’s politics
The EV maker’s first-quarter deliveries fell 13 percent year-over-year as CEO Elon Musk led efforts to slash the federal government.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tesla’s dismal sales announcement comes the day after many of its auto industry competitors reported significant increases in first-quarter sales.
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The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
April 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.