Michelle M
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All opinions my own. She/her. 💙💜💖
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Important point here: they are not firing public officials to save money - personnel costs are relatively minor - they want to kneecap capacity so that these agencies struggle to spend money. Its a back door impoundment.
Wondering why all the administrators got fired yesterday?
It's so there will be nobody to issue awards or negotiate contracts to undermine Congressional authority to appropriate funds for research.
The federal government are illegally impounding the NIH budget & this serves that effort.
It's so there will be nobody to issue awards or negotiate contracts to undermine Congressional authority to appropriate funds for research.
The federal government are illegally impounding the NIH budget & this serves that effort.
Trump and Musk are trying to block all NIH spending.
Trump and Musk are trying to block all NIH spending.
(Legal aside: so they’re admitting that regulations matter. That’s good.)
Trump and Musk are trying to block all NIH spending.
(Legal aside: so they’re admitting that regulations matter. That’s good.)
April 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Important point here: they are not firing public officials to save money - personnel costs are relatively minor - they want to kneecap capacity so that these agencies struggle to spend money. Its a back door impoundment.
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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We’re experiencing perhaps the worst flu season in 25 years, with severe cases also rising, and young children and seniors faring the worst. One in six of all ER visits in the 0-17 age groups are now for influenza.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
h/t @cmyeaton.bsky.social
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
h/t @cmyeaton.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We’re experiencing perhaps the worst flu season in 25 years, with severe cases also rising, and young children and seniors faring the worst. One in six of all ER visits in the 0-17 age groups are now for influenza.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
h/t @cmyeaton.bsky.social
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
h/t @cmyeaton.bsky.social
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Read “What you can do, right now, for your trans and nonbinary friends, family, students and colleagues.“ by S. Bear Bergman on Medium: medium.com/@sbearbergma...
What you can do, right now, for your trans and nonbinary friends, family, students and colleagues.
It’s very reasonable to be worried and trying to understand how to help. Here are some actionable suggestions for the short and medium term.
medium.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Read “What you can do, right now, for your trans and nonbinary friends, family, students and colleagues.“ by S. Bear Bergman on Medium: medium.com/@sbearbergma...
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We’re meant to calmly accept the absurd idea that any white man is innately qualified for any job or position, no matter what his education, resume or proven capabilities and any non-white man or woman inherently stole their way into employment via #DEI. This of course is pure, undiluted fascism.
January 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’re meant to calmly accept the absurd idea that any white man is innately qualified for any job or position, no matter what his education, resume or proven capabilities and any non-white man or woman inherently stole their way into employment via #DEI. This of course is pure, undiluted fascism.
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One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
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I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike
January 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike
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An evergreen reminder that our Red Cards are translated to THIRTEEN LANGUAGES 🗣️
The time to scoop some of up for your family, friends, and general community is now!
Check out this link 🔗 for any and all Red Card info: www.ilrc.org/red-cards
The time to scoop some of up for your family, friends, and general community is now!
Check out this link 🔗 for any and all Red Card info: www.ilrc.org/red-cards
December 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM
An evergreen reminder that our Red Cards are translated to THIRTEEN LANGUAGES 🗣️
The time to scoop some of up for your family, friends, and general community is now!
Check out this link 🔗 for any and all Red Card info: www.ilrc.org/red-cards
The time to scoop some of up for your family, friends, and general community is now!
Check out this link 🔗 for any and all Red Card info: www.ilrc.org/red-cards
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NEW: Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons.
Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
A Year of Empty Threats and a “Smokescreen” Policy: How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza
Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons. Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State…
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January 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons.
Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
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“Many of you could be where we are—on the street—but for some simple and not uncommon twist of fate. This is part of your rejection, this fear that it could be you.” Patrick Fealey dropping truth bombs in this article about being unhoused in Rhode Island.
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:57 AM
“Many of you could be where we are—on the street—but for some simple and not uncommon twist of fate. This is part of your rejection, this fear that it could be you.” Patrick Fealey dropping truth bombs in this article about being unhoused in Rhode Island.
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Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis? www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis?
Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet. We have to think outside – and against – the framework of our current political system
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis? www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Periodic reminder that not all activism takes place online in casual and exposed places where you can observe and judge it. Before you decide someone isn't loud enough about a Thing, consider whether they've gone to ground to get the work done. Consider doing the same.
November 20, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Periodic reminder that not all activism takes place online in casual and exposed places where you can observe and judge it. Before you decide someone isn't loud enough about a Thing, consider whether they've gone to ground to get the work done. Consider doing the same.
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Here's some numbers just in case anyone needs them. I know it doesn't feel like it but there's so much to live for. Reach out if you need it.
Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Trevor project 1-866-488-7386
SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428
Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Trevor project 1-866-488-7386
SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428
November 21, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Here's some numbers just in case anyone needs them. I know it doesn't feel like it but there's so much to live for. Reach out if you need it.
Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Trevor project 1-866-488-7386
SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428
Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860
Trevor project 1-866-488-7386
SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428
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The new legislation, prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, comes after 111 Texas doctors signed a public letter urging that the ban be changed because it “does not allow us as medical professionals to do our jobs.”
Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to State’s Strict Abortion Ban After the Deaths of Two Women
The new legislation, prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, comes after 111 Texas doctors signed a public letter urging that the ban be changed because it “does not allow us as medical professionals to d...
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November 20, 2024 at 6:22 PM
The new legislation, prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, comes after 111 Texas doctors signed a public letter urging that the ban be changed because it “does not allow us as medical professionals to do our jobs.”
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the lesson of the election isn’t “we should give up on trans rights,” it’s that the GOP took an issue that negatively impacted almost no one and made it a headliner. why would it help to surrender on an issue if they can create a grievance from thin air?
November 20, 2024 at 1:26 AM
the lesson of the election isn’t “we should give up on trans rights,” it’s that the GOP took an issue that negatively impacted almost no one and made it a headliner. why would it help to surrender on an issue if they can create a grievance from thin air?
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Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.
November 21, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.
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Jfc cis people, we really fucking need you on this one. Barring people from accessing bathroom facilities is barring people from public life, and if they succeed here they’re going to move on to barring them from every other possible place.
Call your reps please.
Call your reps please.
Nancy Mace has introduced a federal bathroom ban which would ban trans people from bathrooms in DCA and Dulles airports, national park bathrooms, museum bathrooms, and all federal building bathrooms.
November 20, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Jfc cis people, we really fucking need you on this one. Barring people from accessing bathroom facilities is barring people from public life, and if they succeed here they’re going to move on to barring them from every other possible place.
Call your reps please.
Call your reps please.
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Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.
November 19, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.
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From a glass negative from my collection. With a lot of the photos in my collection I love them not so much for the specific composition but simply the wonderful fact that someone loved this little cat enough to create this negative - a significant task - and then carefully store it for decades. ❤️
November 17, 2024 at 2:25 AM
From a glass negative from my collection. With a lot of the photos in my collection I love them not so much for the specific composition but simply the wonderful fact that someone loved this little cat enough to create this negative - a significant task - and then carefully store it for decades. ❤️
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fascism is stopped when enough people say one of two things:
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
November 17, 2024 at 4:32 AM
fascism is stopped when enough people say one of two things:
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
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Happy Bi Visibility Day to the IKEA bisexual nightmare couch
September 23, 2023 at 3:37 PM
Happy Bi Visibility Day to the IKEA bisexual nightmare couch