Ren Ollíve (they/them)
@renollive.bsky.social
Socio-Political Researcher + Multi-Hyphenate Creative
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Long form writing: renollive.substack.com
Work + Contact via: renkaltenheuser.com
Long form writing: renollive.substack.com
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NEW: The bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee has rejected Trump’s proposed $18 billion, 40% cut to the National Institutes of Health budget and endorsed a $400 million increase.
DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. Keep speaking up and calling your elected officials.
DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. Keep speaking up and calling your elected officials.
August 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
NEW: The bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee has rejected Trump’s proposed $18 billion, 40% cut to the National Institutes of Health budget and endorsed a $400 million increase.
DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. Keep speaking up and calling your elected officials.
DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. Keep speaking up and calling your elected officials.
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I’m Jewish and I lived in NYC for a decade. My wife and I left due to affordability concerns—especially around housing. I’m wishing I could move back to NYC BECAUSE of Zohran.
Gentile politicians need to stop using Jews as a cudgel against the left.
Gentile politicians need to stop using Jews as a cudgel against the left.
Kind of weirded out by all of these non-Jewish politicians claiming to speak on behalf of the Jews, I have to say.
July 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I’m Jewish and I lived in NYC for a decade. My wife and I left due to affordability concerns—especially around housing. I’m wishing I could move back to NYC BECAUSE of Zohran.
Gentile politicians need to stop using Jews as a cudgel against the left.
Gentile politicians need to stop using Jews as a cudgel against the left.
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Pesticide giants like Bayer have done too much damage already. If the Cancer Gag Act passes, it'll be even harder to hold them accountable. Tell Congress to oppose it: fwwat.ch/3HnElAm
An Iowa bill limiting glyphosate lawsuits failed. Now the US Supreme Court may weigh in
Bayer officials say the Supreme Court could decide if it will hear the case as early as the end of the month.
www.desmoinesregister.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Pesticide giants like Bayer have done too much damage already. If the Cancer Gag Act passes, it'll be even harder to hold them accountable. Tell Congress to oppose it: fwwat.ch/3HnElAm
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
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This is super-important, so have a little alt text:
June 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is super-important, so have a little alt text:
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Congrats to all newly minted scientists, physicians, public health workers, and healthcare workers who are graduating! You are entering professions that are tragically under heavy political attack, but please know that you are needed now more than ever. You got this!
May 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Congrats to all newly minted scientists, physicians, public health workers, and healthcare workers who are graduating! You are entering professions that are tragically under heavy political attack, but please know that you are needed now more than ever. You got this!
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Me energy going into Pride month this year is "bracing myself for mass disaster" 🫠
May 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Me energy going into Pride month this year is "bracing myself for mass disaster" 🫠
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I’m not saying we should flood this line with UFO reports but I’m not NOT saying that either.
I know I should take this seriously but this ICE tweet genuinely made me laugh.
May 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I’m not saying we should flood this line with UFO reports but I’m not NOT saying that either.
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I worked in NYC politics for a few years (including for WFP)
Cuomo - I say from first hand experience - is the worst high-profile democratic politician in the country & was even before the sexual harassment came out
Cuomo - I say from first hand experience - is the worst high-profile democratic politician in the country & was even before the sexual harassment came out
had the pleasure of canvassing w/ the working families party today in nyc, whatever you do, don’t rank cuomo workingfamilies.org/candidates/
May 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I worked in NYC politics for a few years (including for WFP)
Cuomo - I say from first hand experience - is the worst high-profile democratic politician in the country & was even before the sexual harassment came out
Cuomo - I say from first hand experience - is the worst high-profile democratic politician in the country & was even before the sexual harassment came out
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masks are variant proof
don’t rely on that vaccine you got months… or was it a year? ago?
to match a strain that evolved after it was formulated.
prevent infection, put a filter in front of your face holes.
don’t rely on that vaccine you got months… or was it a year? ago?
to match a strain that evolved after it was formulated.
prevent infection, put a filter in front of your face holes.
Wearing a mask is not “living in fear”, it’s adapting to reality.
Covid changed things. It’s a multi system vascular virus that spreads through the air.
Its killed & disabled millions.
A well fitted respirator is one of the best ways to live your life while safeguarding long term health.
Covid changed things. It’s a multi system vascular virus that spreads through the air.
Its killed & disabled millions.
A well fitted respirator is one of the best ways to live your life while safeguarding long term health.
May 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
masks are variant proof
don’t rely on that vaccine you got months… or was it a year? ago?
to match a strain that evolved after it was formulated.
prevent infection, put a filter in front of your face holes.
don’t rely on that vaccine you got months… or was it a year? ago?
to match a strain that evolved after it was formulated.
prevent infection, put a filter in front of your face holes.
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I've been warning orgs that work on stigmatized areas of healthcare to move their tech stack to European companies.
This is going to create an exodus of international orgs and governments moving away from American tech companies.
This is going to create an exodus of international orgs and governments moving away from American tech companies.
May 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I've been warning orgs that work on stigmatized areas of healthcare to move their tech stack to European companies.
This is going to create an exodus of international orgs and governments moving away from American tech companies.
This is going to create an exodus of international orgs and governments moving away from American tech companies.
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“Diversity is a superpower here in New York City.” New York state leaders have rejected the Trump administration’s directive to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in public schools, stating they will uphold these programs even if it risks the loss of federal education funding.
New York Public Schools Uphold DEI Policies Despite Federal Threats
“Diversity is a superpower here in New York City,” said NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos.
buff.ly
April 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Diversity is a superpower here in New York City.” New York state leaders have rejected the Trump administration’s directive to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in public schools, stating they will uphold these programs even if it risks the loss of federal education funding.
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Choose nonviolence ❤️🔥
Joyce Vance's reminder of Trump's power to invoke the Insurrection Act. Keep April 5 peaceful. Peaceful protest works.
Beware agents encouraging violence--they are there deliberately to work against you.
The Insurrection Act open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Beware agents encouraging violence--they are there deliberately to work against you.
The Insurrection Act open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Insurrection Act
Can Trump shut down protests using the military under the Insurrection Act? What would it take? The answer is complicated, but as more and more protests take place, understanding that legal terrain ha...
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Choose nonviolence ❤️🔥
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Getting #measles doesn’t confer benefits on the immune system — in fact, it’s just the opposite.
Even a mild case of measles destroys the memory cells that confer resistance to infections the patient has previously fought--called immune amnesia.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
Even a mild case of measles destroys the memory cells that confer resistance to infections the patient has previously fought--called immune amnesia.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
Immune amnesia: Why even mild measles infections can lead to serious disease later
How even mild measles infections can lead to serious illness later
www.latimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Getting #measles doesn’t confer benefits on the immune system — in fact, it’s just the opposite.
Even a mild case of measles destroys the memory cells that confer resistance to infections the patient has previously fought--called immune amnesia.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
Even a mild case of measles destroys the memory cells that confer resistance to infections the patient has previously fought--called immune amnesia.
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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AOC: It's really because Republicans— they’re very thin skinned and they're very sensitive, and their feelings are very easily hurt. And so they have to vote on censure resolutions.
March 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
AOC: It's really because Republicans— they’re very thin skinned and they're very sensitive, and their feelings are very easily hurt. And so they have to vote on censure resolutions.
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Yesterday, I was sitting in a work meeting and saw an email pop-up. This isn’t going where you think it is.
I open the email and it says there has been an update in my application status… for 1 of the 5 grad schools MPH programs I applied to.
I got in.
(I had to save face so hard.)
1/3)
I open the email and it says there has been an update in my application status… for 1 of the 5 grad schools MPH programs I applied to.
I got in.
(I had to save face so hard.)
1/3)
February 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Yesterday, I was sitting in a work meeting and saw an email pop-up. This isn’t going where you think it is.
I open the email and it says there has been an update in my application status… for 1 of the 5 grad schools MPH programs I applied to.
I got in.
(I had to save face so hard.)
1/3)
I open the email and it says there has been an update in my application status… for 1 of the 5 grad schools MPH programs I applied to.
I got in.
(I had to save face so hard.)
1/3)
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Here’s the full guide on how to testify for trans rights, share and save — transequality.org/news/how-tes...
How to Testify for Trans Rights | A4TE
As a trans person or an ally, you may have the opportunity to speak in front of state legislatures, school boards, city councils, and more. This guide walks you through the essential building blocks o...
transequality.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Here’s the full guide on how to testify for trans rights, share and save — transequality.org/news/how-tes...
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“Everything we can save is worth saving.”
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Everything we can save is worth saving.”
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social)
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
February 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
1. Three sexual abuse nonprofits have removed all or nearly all references to trans, queer and non binary people (h/t @devtesla.bsky.social)
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
I wrote a second article today to document and archive some of the impacted pages.
www.madycast.com/p/capitulati...
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We won’t disappear just because you change a website.
February 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We won’t disappear just because you change a website.
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If you’re trying to “save” me from sex work, please save yourself first—from your overwhelming urge to police other women.
January 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you’re trying to “save” me from sex work, please save yourself first—from your overwhelming urge to police other women.
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I don’t want validity I want rights
February 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I don’t want validity I want rights
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if I were writing stories about the gov "firing thousands of probationary workers" I would probably rewrite as "firing thousands of new hires -- who are often on a status called "probation" --" because I think the general understanding of "probation" is "in trouble for something they did"
February 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
if I were writing stories about the gov "firing thousands of probationary workers" I would probably rewrite as "firing thousands of new hires -- who are often on a status called "probation" --" because I think the general understanding of "probation" is "in trouble for something they did"
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Thank you!! A federal judge in New York has granted a temporary restraining order in favor of the states suing over DOGE.
February 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Thank you!! A federal judge in New York has granted a temporary restraining order in favor of the states suing over DOGE.