Réka Morvay
@rekamorvay.bsky.social
HU/US IBCLC, science geek, atheist, teacher, reader, cat lover, bleeding heart, socialist, pragmatist, currently appalled and horrified.
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As mental health awareness increases, so are conversations about about what constitutes toxic behavior at work and the kinds of treatment people won't tolerate for a steady paycheck.
Workers are saying 'no' to toxic environments. Here's how to set limits or know it's time to leave
As mental health awareness increases, so are conversations about about what constitutes toxic behavior at work and the kinds of treatment people won't tolerate for a steady paycheck.
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May 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As mental health awareness increases, so are conversations about about what constitutes toxic behavior at work and the kinds of treatment people won't tolerate for a steady paycheck.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a bill into law that bans the addition of fluoride to public water supplies, the second state to prohibit the widespread public health practice. Here’s what to know.
Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Public Water. Here’s What to Know.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a bill into law that bans the addition of fluoride to public water supplies, the second state to prohibit the widespread public health practice. Here’s what to know.
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The GOP "Big Beautiful" budget achieved its goal: tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk. How did they afford it? By slashing benefits, gutting social programs, and raising taxes on the working class. Call (202) 224-3121 to tell your Rep this bill is bullshit.
May 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The GOP "Big Beautiful" budget achieved its goal: tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk. How did they afford it? By slashing benefits, gutting social programs, and raising taxes on the working class. Call (202) 224-3121 to tell your Rep this bill is bullshit.
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Alsobrooks: You made it clear today you have no knowledge whatsoever of "the absolutely amazing scientists and researchers who you have callously fired."
RFK: "I didn't fire any working scientists."
Alsobrooks: "That, sir, is not true either."
RFK: "It is true."
Alsobrooks: "It is not true."
RFK: "I didn't fire any working scientists."
Alsobrooks: "That, sir, is not true either."
RFK: "It is true."
Alsobrooks: "It is not true."
May 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Alsobrooks: You made it clear today you have no knowledge whatsoever of "the absolutely amazing scientists and researchers who you have callously fired."
RFK: "I didn't fire any working scientists."
Alsobrooks: "That, sir, is not true either."
RFK: "It is true."
Alsobrooks: "It is not true."
RFK: "I didn't fire any working scientists."
Alsobrooks: "That, sir, is not true either."
RFK: "It is true."
Alsobrooks: "It is not true."
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'First we're hearing': Sneaky additions shock Republicans debating their own bill www.rawstory.com/gop-bill-267...
'First we're hearing': Sneaky additions shock Republicans debating their own bill
Top House Republicans were caught off guard by some of the provisions in their massive budget bill as the process to get it ready for passage began, Politico reported on Wednesday.The bill, which is m...
www.rawstory.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
'First we're hearing': Sneaky additions shock Republicans debating their own bill www.rawstory.com/gop-bill-267...
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Harvard is revamping its DEI office in a move that seemed to accede to the Trump administration, even as the university has sued the administration and accused it of unlawfully interfering in the school's affairs.
Harvard, Under Pressure, Revamps D.E.I. Office
The move comes as President Trump has tried to abolish D.E.I. programs at universities.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Harvard is revamping its DEI office in a move that seemed to accede to the Trump administration, even as the university has sued the administration and accused it of unlawfully interfering in the school's affairs.
The crackdown is economically short-sighted if not downright catastrophically stupid, it’s legally troubling and unconstitutional, cruel in its execution, and morally repugnant because corporations are financially incentivized to commit injustice and contribute to human suffering.
I have so many problems with the Trump administration...
Let me count the ways
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April 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The crackdown is economically short-sighted if not downright catastrophically stupid, it’s legally troubling and unconstitutional, cruel in its execution, and morally repugnant because corporations are financially incentivized to commit injustice and contribute to human suffering.
Cherry-picking from yesterday's dystopian news. You're welcome.
What Fresh Hell Is This?
April 25, 2025
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April 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Cherry-picking from yesterday's dystopian news. You're welcome.
I only recently discovered the scholarship and activism of historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat. She studies authoritarianism, and if you want a top-down view of current events placed in a larger context that absolutely puts patterns on full display, look no further. Not for the faint of heart, though.
Bukele's Bodies: Authoritarian Aesthetics and Transnational Repression
Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers.
open.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I only recently discovered the scholarship and activism of historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat. She studies authoritarianism, and if you want a top-down view of current events placed in a larger context that absolutely puts patterns on full display, look no further. Not for the faint of heart, though.
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Immigrants won't turn America into a third-world country.
Disobeying our Constitution will.
Disobeying our Constitution will.
April 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Immigrants won't turn America into a third-world country.
Disobeying our Constitution will.
Disobeying our Constitution will.
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
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Two groups representing Harvard professors sued the Trump administration on Friday, saying that its threat to cut billions in federal funding for the university violates free speech and other First Amendment rights.
Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Federal Funds
The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Two groups representing Harvard professors sued the Trump administration on Friday, saying that its threat to cut billions in federal funding for the university violates free speech and other First Amendment rights.
Before You Protest: A Nationwide Guide to Staying Safe, Smart, and Unshakable on April 5
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Before You Protest: A Nationwide Guide to Staying Safe, Smart, and Unshakable on April 5
Heading to a “Hands Off!” protest this Saturday?
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April 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Before You Protest: A Nationwide Guide to Staying Safe, Smart, and Unshakable on April 5
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Former FBI agent John Buma, a whistleblower who accused the bureau of suppressing his investigative work on topics including Rudy Guiliani's ties to suspected Russian agents, was arrested yesterday in New York and charged with disclosure of confidential information, per an FBI spokesperson.
March 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Former FBI agent John Buma, a whistleblower who accused the bureau of suppressing his investigative work on topics including Rudy Guiliani's ties to suspected Russian agents, was arrested yesterday in New York and charged with disclosure of confidential information, per an FBI spokesperson.
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Please look at this list and share. These are the things that made America great.
Reup: I've been trying to track the things Trump has taken away. This is VERY much a work in progress, imperfectly presented.
But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
Work in Progress: What Trump Took Away - emptywheel
A preliminary list of the things Trump has taken away.
www.emptywheel.net
March 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Please look at this list and share. These are the things that made America great.
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Just met with some lovely folks who until recently worked at USAID and their implementing partners. Moving, heartbreaking, and enraging to hear the long-term impacts and wasted potential of our sudden, chaotic abandonment of global health aid.
March 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just met with some lovely folks who until recently worked at USAID and their implementing partners. Moving, heartbreaking, and enraging to hear the long-term impacts and wasted potential of our sudden, chaotic abandonment of global health aid.
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Horrifying: After the contract tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russia was terminated, the underlying evidence of these potential war crimes seems to be missing, a bipartisan group of Reps just charged in letter to Rubio. Two GOPers signed.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
Trump-Musk Scandal on Ukrainian Kids Stolen by Russia Just Got Darker
Data vital to tracking these abducted Ukrainian children may have suddenly disappeared. A bipartisan group of House members wants to know: Who did this, and why?
newrepublic.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Horrifying: After the contract tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russia was terminated, the underlying evidence of these potential war crimes seems to be missing, a bipartisan group of Reps just charged in letter to Rubio. Two GOPers signed.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
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Might be the better NYTimes article I've read in a long time, in seeking out lawyers' views on Trump not turning the plane around.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
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March 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Might be the better NYTimes article I've read in a long time, in seeking out lawyers' views on Trump not turning the plane around.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
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Making seniors attend in-person interviews is obscenely cruel. My 92 year old mother just went through that last week. I feel like everytime we take her out of her memory care facility we literally shorten her life.
March 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Making seniors attend in-person interviews is obscenely cruel. My 92 year old mother just went through that last week. I feel like everytime we take her out of her memory care facility we literally shorten her life.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Bill Gates is personally lobbying Trump administration officials to keep funding health programs worldwide, warning that his foundation cannot step in to fill gaps, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4hLzQM9
Exclusive: Gates warns White House he can't fill shortfalls in US global health funding
Bill Gates is personally lobbying Trump administration officials to keep funding health programs worldwide, from childhood vaccination to HIV treatment, and warning that his foundation cannot step in to fill gaps, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Bill Gates is personally lobbying Trump administration officials to keep funding health programs worldwide, warning that his foundation cannot step in to fill gaps, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4hLzQM9