Not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom
@not-a-regular-mom.bsky.social
I miss democracy. Sunsets, writing, coffee & mid-century design are my thing. Gen X. Human mom. Loss mom. Cat mom. Ally. LCSW. School social worker. Just as messed up as everyone else trying to survive this human experience.
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As a first-year oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City I had the privilege of rotating through all of the clinics. Lung, beast, ovarian, leukemia, lymphoma. 1/7
Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
July 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
As a first-year oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City I had the privilege of rotating through all of the clinics. Lung, beast, ovarian, leukemia, lymphoma. 1/7
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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Listen to @oniblackstock.bsky.social. Your silence will not protect you. Stand up. Find others to stand up with. There is safety in numbers.
Under fascism, no one is safe.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc.
Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations.
Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does.
February 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Listen to @oniblackstock.bsky.social. Your silence will not protect you. Stand up. Find others to stand up with. There is safety in numbers.
My son died 13 yrs ago today. It feels weird the world has just gone on. I’ll go to work, drink coffee, eat lunch, maybe run an errand on the way home. No one but my best friend and my oldest living son will mention it. And that’s how life moves forward, but I’m still sad and I still miss him.
February 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My son died 13 yrs ago today. It feels weird the world has just gone on. I’ll go to work, drink coffee, eat lunch, maybe run an errand on the way home. No one but my best friend and my oldest living son will mention it. And that’s how life moves forward, but I’m still sad and I still miss him.
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Ignore the media headlines reporting that freezing federal spending or shuttering federal agencies “raise questions” or “push boundaries.” It’s an anticonstitutional lawbreaking spree.
Breaking the Law
Just weeks in, the Trump administration has violated rules, laws, and the Constitution.
www.brennancenter.org
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ignore the media headlines reporting that freezing federal spending or shuttering federal agencies “raise questions” or “push boundaries.” It’s an anticonstitutional lawbreaking spree.
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Hey here’s episode 2 with @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social - substack.com/@jimacosta/n...
The Jim Acosta Show Episode 2
My in-depth interview with Congressman Joaquin Castro. We discussed Elon Musk, migrant flights to GITMO, and questionable Trump administration picks.
substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Hey here’s episode 2 with @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social - substack.com/@jimacosta/n...
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I suggest following @indivisible.org guidance on how to protect Democracy this week rather than the viral State Capitols 50 idea with unknown organizers.
Link to the Indivisible Toolkit with all the specifics:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Register here
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
#VoughtNo
Link to the Indivisible Toolkit with all the specifics:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Register here
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
#VoughtNo
February 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I suggest following @indivisible.org guidance on how to protect Democracy this week rather than the viral State Capitols 50 idea with unknown organizers.
Link to the Indivisible Toolkit with all the specifics:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Register here
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
#VoughtNo
Link to the Indivisible Toolkit with all the specifics:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Register here
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
#VoughtNo
I sure hope the groundhog didn’t see 4 (or more) years of this BS. I think it is going to be up to us, the citizens, to make sure spring comes.
February 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I sure hope the groundhog didn’t see 4 (or more) years of this BS. I think it is going to be up to us, the citizens, to make sure spring comes.
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It's surreal doing all the "normal" things--watching my kid's soccer game, folding laundry, grocery shopping--in the middle of a kleptocratic coup.
February 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It's surreal doing all the "normal" things--watching my kid's soccer game, folding laundry, grocery shopping--in the middle of a kleptocratic coup.
Absolutely describes my feelings for the past few weeks.
February 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Absolutely describes my feelings for the past few weeks.
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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Apparently Republican calls typically outnumber Democrat calls by large margins.
And calls MATTER.
Make your voice heard.
Download 5 calls app.
It provides scripts, phone numbers, basically all but makes the call for you.
If you call now, chances are you can leave a voicemail.
DO IT.
And calls MATTER.
Make your voice heard.
Download 5 calls app.
It provides scripts, phone numbers, basically all but makes the call for you.
If you call now, chances are you can leave a voicemail.
DO IT.
February 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Apparently Republican calls typically outnumber Democrat calls by large margins.
And calls MATTER.
Make your voice heard.
Download 5 calls app.
It provides scripts, phone numbers, basically all but makes the call for you.
If you call now, chances are you can leave a voicemail.
DO IT.
And calls MATTER.
Make your voice heard.
Download 5 calls app.
It provides scripts, phone numbers, basically all but makes the call for you.
If you call now, chances are you can leave a voicemail.
DO IT.
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Trump has begun his second term at breakneck speed. To make sense of his actions and executive orders thus far, FP Live will bring together three observers on three continents: Ed Luce, Kishore Mahbubani, and Nathalie Tocci.
Register here to join the conversation: https://foreignpolicy.com/live/a…
Register here to join the conversation: https://foreignpolicy.com/live/a…
February 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump has begun his second term at breakneck speed. To make sense of his actions and executive orders thus far, FP Live will bring together three observers on three continents: Ed Luce, Kishore Mahbubani, and Nathalie Tocci.
Register here to join the conversation: https://foreignpolicy.com/live/a…
Register here to join the conversation: https://foreignpolicy.com/live/a…
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Some weirdo in my neighborhood is shooting off fireworks because of Trump’s inauguration. In the middle of the day, when the wind chill is -10. He has $ for fireworks, but probably whined about the price of eggs two months ago.
a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face in front of a shelf of envelopes .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face in front of a shelf of envelopes .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Some weirdo in my neighborhood is shooting off fireworks because of Trump’s inauguration. In the middle of the day, when the wind chill is -10. He has $ for fireworks, but probably whined about the price of eggs two months ago.
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I warned about this earlier! Trump's move to save TikTok isn’t about protecting Americans from foreign surveillance or safeguarding their data. This is about weaponizing yet another platform to control the information space
Trump, TikTok, and Control of the Information Space
Last night, TikTok abruptly stopped working for its 170 million American users, just hours before a law shutting it down on national security grounds was set to take effect.
olgalautman.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I warned about this earlier! Trump's move to save TikTok isn’t about protecting Americans from foreign surveillance or safeguarding their data. This is about weaponizing yet another platform to control the information space
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This is the last full day before a right-wing authoritarian regime takes overwhelming control of our government.
Do not comply.
Do not minimize.
Look for victims and help them.
Keep the faith that people power can defeat fascism.
Do not comply.
Do not minimize.
Look for victims and help them.
Keep the faith that people power can defeat fascism.
January 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is the last full day before a right-wing authoritarian regime takes overwhelming control of our government.
Do not comply.
Do not minimize.
Look for victims and help them.
Keep the faith that people power can defeat fascism.
Do not comply.
Do not minimize.
Look for victims and help them.
Keep the faith that people power can defeat fascism.
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During the campaign, Donald Trump swore he had “nothing to do with” Project 2025. Now, as president-elect, Trump has filled his administration with people who have ties to the right-wing policy blueprint that would overhaul the federal government. nyti.ms/3BhAxxA
November 30, 2024 at 12:17 AM
During the campaign, Donald Trump swore he had “nothing to do with” Project 2025. Now, as president-elect, Trump has filled his administration with people who have ties to the right-wing policy blueprint that would overhaul the federal government. nyti.ms/3BhAxxA
Happy (American) Thanksgiving, Bluesky family! 🍁🍂
November 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Happy (American) Thanksgiving, Bluesky family! 🍁🍂
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Having a sides-only Thanksgiving this year. No turkey, just carbs and gravy. Modern problems require modern solutions.
November 20, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Having a sides-only Thanksgiving this year. No turkey, just carbs and gravy. Modern problems require modern solutions.
