Meg Wolder
@megwolder.bsky.social
Wife and mother. Clinical Psychologist.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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I really wish reporters would stop saying that there is an effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism. It is quite the opposite. There is an effort to foment antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
Columbia staff receive texts asking if they're Jewish, as government hunts antisemitic harassment on campus
Barnard employees received the text as Columbia University students plan a new tent encampment to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
forward.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I really wish reporters would stop saying that there is an effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism. It is quite the opposite. There is an effort to foment antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
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Trump approval breaks below 40%—39% to be precise, in the new AP-NORC poll. 76% approval among Reps is sorta low, and the rating from independents is far closer to Dem evaluations than Reps. Maybe this will embolden some in Congress to fight him.
apnorc.org/projects/100...
apnorc.org/projects/100...
April 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump approval breaks below 40%—39% to be precise, in the new AP-NORC poll. 76% approval among Reps is sorta low, and the rating from independents is far closer to Dem evaluations than Reps. Maybe this will embolden some in Congress to fight him.
apnorc.org/projects/100...
apnorc.org/projects/100...
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Today at 8pm ET/5pm PT we're hosting a Know Your Rights training to prepare for our Hands Off rallies on Saturday.
RSVP for the Zoom link: act.aclu.org/a/handsoffkyr
RSVP for the Zoom link: act.aclu.org/a/handsoffkyr
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Today at 8pm ET/5pm PT we're hosting a Know Your Rights training to prepare for our Hands Off rallies on Saturday.
RSVP for the Zoom link: act.aclu.org/a/handsoffkyr
RSVP for the Zoom link: act.aclu.org/a/handsoffkyr
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Let's be clear. Congress has the constitutional power to levy tariffs, not the president.
Call your reps and demand they pass immediate, veto-proof legislation to reclaim Congress's trade authority and stop Trump from single-handedly tanking our entire economy.
🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/trump-...
Call your reps and demand they pass immediate, veto-proof legislation to reclaim Congress's trade authority and stop Trump from single-handedly tanking our entire economy.
🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/trump-...
April 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Let's be clear. Congress has the constitutional power to levy tariffs, not the president.
Call your reps and demand they pass immediate, veto-proof legislation to reclaim Congress's trade authority and stop Trump from single-handedly tanking our entire economy.
🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/trump-...
Call your reps and demand they pass immediate, veto-proof legislation to reclaim Congress's trade authority and stop Trump from single-handedly tanking our entire economy.
🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/trump-...
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
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“The Trump administration, like Erdoğan’s government, has started its consolidation of power by going after minorities with dissenting opinions,” Howard Eissenstat, @liselhintz.bsky.social and @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social write:
We Study Repression in Turkey. Now We See It Here.
The detention of a Tufts graduate student echoes the violation of rights in her home country.
www.theatlantic.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“The Trump administration, like Erdoğan’s government, has started its consolidation of power by going after minorities with dissenting opinions,” Howard Eissenstat, @liselhintz.bsky.social and @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social write:
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Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortage
Beneath the smugness of Ron DeSantis, at Florida leading the nation in immigration enforcement lies something of a conundrum: how to fill the essential jobs of the scores of immigrant workers targeted for deportation.
The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
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Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants.
Bill would allow 14-yr-olds to work overnight shifts, end guaranteed meal breaks for 16/17-yr-olds.
(Legislature *already* passed law allowing home-schooled 16/17-yr-olds to work any hour of the day)
Bill would allow 14-yr-olds to work overnight shifts, end guaranteed meal breaks for 16/17-yr-olds.
(Legislature *already* passed law allowing home-schooled 16/17-yr-olds to work any hour of the day)
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
New York (CNN) — Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/ne...
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March 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants.
Bill would allow 14-yr-olds to work overnight shifts, end guaranteed meal breaks for 16/17-yr-olds.
(Legislature *already* passed law allowing home-schooled 16/17-yr-olds to work any hour of the day)
Bill would allow 14-yr-olds to work overnight shifts, end guaranteed meal breaks for 16/17-yr-olds.
(Legislature *already* passed law allowing home-schooled 16/17-yr-olds to work any hour of the day)
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Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
Speaker Mike Johnson floats eliminating federal courts as GOP ramps up attacks on judges
Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on the judiciary following court rulings that have halted Trump's agenda.
nbcnews.to
March 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
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The Mayor's Preliminary Budget left out $$ for early childhood education, restorative justice, mental health supports, community schools, immigrant family outreach, and more. These programs are supported by expiring one-year city funds and could be rolled back as soon as July if leaders don't act.
March 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Mayor's Preliminary Budget left out $$ for early childhood education, restorative justice, mental health supports, community schools, immigrant family outreach, and more. These programs are supported by expiring one-year city funds and could be rolled back as soon as July if leaders don't act.
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Eric Adams touts school mental health clinics but omits them from his preliminary budget
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/20/eric-adams-mental-health-continuum-school-based-clinics-funding-budget-cut/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/20/eric-adams-mental-health-continuum-school-based-clinics-funding-budget-cut/
Eric Adams touts NYC school mental health program but leaves it out of his initial budget
Eric Adams visited a Bronx elementary school to promote a program that adds mental health clinics to schools. But the mayor’s budget doesn’t include funding for it.
www.chalkbeat.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Eric Adams touts school mental health clinics but omits them from his preliminary budget
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/20/eric-adams-mental-health-continuum-school-based-clinics-funding-budget-cut/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/03/20/eric-adams-mental-health-continuum-school-based-clinics-funding-budget-cut/
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We want to make very clear to students and families: your rights in New York City public schools have not changed.
March 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We want to make very clear to students and families: your rights in New York City public schools have not changed.
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NEW: With what appears to be just 1 person left from the Office of English Language Acquisition at the Ed Dept, advocates worry some $890M in federal $ for English learners won't be spent properly & the quality of teacher training will suffer. Here's what we know: www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/21/t...
Upheaval at Education Department office sparks concern about services for English learners
The Trump Education Department says changes to the Office for English Language Acquisition will not affect funding or federal programs for students. But experts and others worry that the quality of th...
www.chalkbeat.org
March 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
NEW: With what appears to be just 1 person left from the Office of English Language Acquisition at the Ed Dept, advocates worry some $890M in federal $ for English learners won't be spent properly & the quality of teacher training will suffer. Here's what we know: www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/21/t...
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Decades before President Trump canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia University, he tried to sell property to the school — for $400 million.
Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number.
A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Decades before President Trump canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia University, he tried to sell property to the school — for $400 million.
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Tragic and heinous
Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tragic and heinous
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health
theconversation.com/from-tb-to-h...
theconversation.com/from-tb-to-h...
From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health
Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’
theconversation.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health
theconversation.com/from-tb-to-h...
theconversation.com/from-tb-to-h...
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A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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ACTION ALERT: Join us today at 6 PM for the Live National Online Press Conference!
WHAT IT IS:
Statement of the Union on the Fremont Ordinance
Case: California Homeless Union v. City of Fremont (No. 3:25-cv-02225-MMC)
WHEN:
Today @ 6:00 PM EST
ZOOM: us06web.zoom.us/j/86342534252
#EndHomelessnes
WHAT IT IS:
Statement of the Union on the Fremont Ordinance
Case: California Homeless Union v. City of Fremont (No. 3:25-cv-02225-MMC)
WHEN:
Today @ 6:00 PM EST
ZOOM: us06web.zoom.us/j/86342534252
#EndHomelessnes
March 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
ACTION ALERT: Join us today at 6 PM for the Live National Online Press Conference!
WHAT IT IS:
Statement of the Union on the Fremont Ordinance
Case: California Homeless Union v. City of Fremont (No. 3:25-cv-02225-MMC)
WHEN:
Today @ 6:00 PM EST
ZOOM: us06web.zoom.us/j/86342534252
#EndHomelessnes
WHAT IT IS:
Statement of the Union on the Fremont Ordinance
Case: California Homeless Union v. City of Fremont (No. 3:25-cv-02225-MMC)
WHEN:
Today @ 6:00 PM EST
ZOOM: us06web.zoom.us/j/86342534252
#EndHomelessnes
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March 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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