ShannonJuengst
@shannonjuengst.bsky.social
Rehabilitation researcher, slow af runner, humanist, constantly curious
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October 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Some days it is hard to find the right words to explain why an action by those in power is so very bad. Especially when it is dressed in, what on the surface, seem like hopeful and positive words. But then some days you are lucky enough that a friend and colleague had all the right words for you.
July 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Some days it is hard to find the right words to explain why an action by those in power is so very bad. Especially when it is dressed in, what on the surface, seem like hopeful and positive words. But then some days you are lucky enough that a friend and colleague had all the right words for you.
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• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
Debunking All the B.S. About Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, is facing a wave of Islamophobic misinformation attacking his character and politics
www.rollingstone.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
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Disabled people are being arrested in DC today as they're protesting Medicaid cuts.
Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...
Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...
June 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Disabled people are being arrested in DC today as they're protesting Medicaid cuts.
Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...
Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio...
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I need someone to find the courage to stand up and say that this is America, that violence by white supremacists is at the core of America and is our founding sin, never acknowledged and never truly atoned for even once. Every flaw, every rift, every conflict in our country flows from it.
June 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I need someone to find the courage to stand up and say that this is America, that violence by white supremacists is at the core of America and is our founding sin, never acknowledged and never truly atoned for even once. Every flaw, every rift, every conflict in our country flows from it.
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All the credit that Tim Walz got as a VP candidate for good stuff that Minnesota has done? Melissa Hortman (and a bunch of other women) led the hard fight to get bills on his desk and make it politically safe for him to sign.
June 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
All the credit that Tim Walz got as a VP candidate for good stuff that Minnesota has done? Melissa Hortman (and a bunch of other women) led the hard fight to get bills on his desk and make it politically safe for him to sign.
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Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
May 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
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This Memorial Day we visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor the men and women who died to help us remain a democratic Republic for as long as we did.
Committing once again to joining these heroes in defending the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Committing once again to joining these heroes in defending the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
May 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This Memorial Day we visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor the men and women who died to help us remain a democratic Republic for as long as we did.
Committing once again to joining these heroes in defending the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
Committing once again to joining these heroes in defending the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
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Trump used Memorial Day to praise himself, again.
Started the morning calling judges “scum.” Ended the day turning a tribute to the fallen into a rant about how lucky he is to host the Olympics and World Cup.
The dead deserved remembrance - not a stage for self-congratulation.
Started the morning calling judges “scum.” Ended the day turning a tribute to the fallen into a rant about how lucky he is to host the Olympics and World Cup.
The dead deserved remembrance - not a stage for self-congratulation.
May 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump used Memorial Day to praise himself, again.
Started the morning calling judges “scum.” Ended the day turning a tribute to the fallen into a rant about how lucky he is to host the Olympics and World Cup.
The dead deserved remembrance - not a stage for self-congratulation.
Started the morning calling judges “scum.” Ended the day turning a tribute to the fallen into a rant about how lucky he is to host the Olympics and World Cup.
The dead deserved remembrance - not a stage for self-congratulation.
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Hi, @motherjones.com disabled disability reporter here, I really want to hear about how tariffs are impacting disabled, chronically ill, and aging folks. Reposts appreciated and my email is jmetraux@motherjones.com.
April 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hi, @motherjones.com disabled disability reporter here, I really want to hear about how tariffs are impacting disabled, chronically ill, and aging folks. Reposts appreciated and my email is jmetraux@motherjones.com.
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@npr.org for every minute spent talking to a non-autistic person about autistic people's needs, you should be giving at least 2x that amount to actually autistic people— & not just in written stories, but on-air.
Apply said rubric to any other group under attack right now for their lived realities.
Apply said rubric to any other group under attack right now for their lived realities.
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
@npr.org for every minute spent talking to a non-autistic person about autistic people's needs, you should be giving at least 2x that amount to actually autistic people— & not just in written stories, but on-air.
Apply said rubric to any other group under attack right now for their lived realities.
Apply said rubric to any other group under attack right now for their lived realities.
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Note: When right-wing activist Sean Feucht held and impromptu evening worship service in the Capitol Rotunda back in 2023, police occasionally walked in to speak with lawmakers participating, but no one was arrested. religionnews.com/2024/07/08/t...
April 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Note: When right-wing activist Sean Feucht held and impromptu evening worship service in the Capitol Rotunda back in 2023, police occasionally walked in to speak with lawmakers participating, but no one was arrested. religionnews.com/2024/07/08/t...
The National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research is the only dedicated funder of disability research. The President has recommended that it be completely eliminated. If the proposed HHS budget goes forward, it would be devastating to disability research.
April 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research is the only dedicated funder of disability research. The President has recommended that it be completely eliminated. If the proposed HHS budget goes forward, it would be devastating to disability research.
The DoD CDMRP programs funds so much critical research that helps Service members and civilians alike. I currently have funding through this program to develop an intervention to help those living with the long term consequences of traumatic brain injury. It is the best work I've ever done.
April 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The DoD CDMRP programs funds so much critical research that helps Service members and civilians alike. I currently have funding through this program to develop an intervention to help those living with the long term consequences of traumatic brain injury. It is the best work I've ever done.
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From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (before they scrub it)
April 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (before they scrub it)
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1. This executive order - if implemented (which is a big IF) - would fundamentally weaken the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A
www.whitehouse.gov
April 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
1. This executive order - if implemented (which is a big IF) - would fundamentally weaken the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords
Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:
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My new blog rebuts one of the false claims that proponents of Medicaid work reporting requirements keep making - that only “able-bodied” people will be at risk of losing their health insurance if Congress mandates this fatally flawed policy.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/04/17/m...
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Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Under Consideration by Congress Put People with Disabilities, Cancer and Those Impacted by the Opioid Crisis at Risk
As Congress considers cutting Medicaid to finance President Trump’s legislative agenda, one of the proposals that appears to have a great deal of support from Republicans is the imposition of a pun…
ccf.georgetown.edu
April 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My new blog rebuts one of the false claims that proponents of Medicaid work reporting requirements keep making - that only “able-bodied” people will be at risk of losing their health insurance if Congress mandates this fatally flawed policy.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/04/17/m...
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/04/17/m...
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Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment?
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment?
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
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Half of all US counties will lose at least $250K in revenue!
Cuts to NIH affect ALL americans! Check out this new analysis and look up your county here:
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/n...
Cuts to NIH affect ALL americans! Check out this new analysis and look up your county here:
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/n...
A closer look at the nationwide impact of NIH cuts
Nearly half of U.S. counties will see economic losses of at least $250,000 from cuts to indirect funding by the National Institutes of Health.
www.axios.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Half of all US counties will lose at least $250K in revenue!
Cuts to NIH affect ALL americans! Check out this new analysis and look up your county here:
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/n...
Cuts to NIH affect ALL americans! Check out this new analysis and look up your county here:
www.axios.com/2025/04/09/n...
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If you’re a scientist whose funding has recently been cut or impacted, I would love to interview you and amplify your work!
Hoping to release our first two podcast episodes next week.
Please share widely!
Hoping to release our first two podcast episodes next week.
Please share widely!
April 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
If you’re a scientist whose funding has recently been cut or impacted, I would love to interview you and amplify your work!
Hoping to release our first two podcast episodes next week.
Please share widely!
Hoping to release our first two podcast episodes next week.
Please share widely!
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Correct. NIH, and the cancer and other medical cures it generates, is being burned to the ground.
And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH.
That word isn’t getting out widely.
And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH.
That word isn’t getting out widely.
This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
I would be making a big deal out of this if I were an elected Democrat
April 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Correct. NIH, and the cancer and other medical cures it generates, is being burned to the ground.
And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH.
That word isn’t getting out widely.
And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH.
That word isn’t getting out widely.