Shimon Cohen
shimoncohen.bsky.social
Shimon Cohen
@shimoncohen.bsky.social
Sharing knowledge & skills & growing daily. Grateful for my life, my family & my recovery. Fight the power. @dointhework.bsky.social
So many of us didn't learn anti-oppressive practice in school. If you're looking for community and education rooted in inclusivity, equity, and anti-oppressive practice, join us at Doin' The Work!
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#continuingeducation #professionaldevelopment
June 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
@johnkaralis.com what’s going on with Tatum?
May 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Resharing this article I co-authored w/ @jbsinger.bsky.social on using podcasts in #SocialWork education—still timely as folks revise syllabi this summer. Podcasts can deepen engagement & center marginalized voices.
www.socialworker.com/feature-arti...

#SocialWorkEducation #InclusiveTeaching
The Power of Podcasting in Social Work Education
Podcasts promote storytelling and lived experiences, are accessible, and integrate easily into learning management systems. They can be used in class discussions, writing assignments, and assessments.
www.socialworker.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@johnkaralis.com yikes. They need to get it together.
April 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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A new study models the impact of the implosion of U.S.-funded disease treatment and prevention in the developing world — and suggests that Elon Musk and Marco Rubio will go down as among history’s greatest monsters if funding and effective administration are not restored.
Count the Dead by the Millions
From HIV and tuberculosis infections to millions of dead children, the deadly impact of Rubio, Musk and Trump’s agenda has been quantified.
www.rollingstone.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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This feels like bounty hunting.
“Deputies are stopping Hispanic drivers for minor, unprovable traffic violations like veering left of center, then handing them over to Border Patrol agents who are sometimes already at the scene.”

www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04...
Inside Trump’s Upstate NY migrant hunt: Border Patrol’s meaner tactics snare workers and families
“It’s scary,” said a woman whose relatives have disappeared. “You can be followed just for being Hispanic.”
www.syracuse.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I’ve been wanting to write this for a while. So I finally did.
It was never about antisemitism
From abducting college students to an attack on a Jewish governor, Trump’s real motivations remain clear.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
The Supreme Court told the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison. So far, the administration is pretending to comply while re...
www.theatlantic.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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We've been tracking unlawful NIH grant terminations for 3 weeks. Spread the word👇!

Fellow PIs: what can you do upon termination?
✅ Email PO + document questions
✅ Submit FOIA
✅ Advocate to your OCG/OSP for appeal + litigation
✅ Consider outside litigation
✅ Donate to state AGs + legal orgs

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Cancelled NIH grant information submission form
Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...
docs.google.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Liberation Health Model – Dawn Belkin Martinez, PhD, LICSW
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Abolish the Family Policing System (“Child Welfare”) – Joyce McMillan
& Victoria, MSW
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Decolonizing Mental Health & Supporting Indigenous Women – Tyra
Wanatee-Flores, BSW
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Mobile Crisis Intervention - Brenton Gicker and Chelsea Swift
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Black Disability, Disabled Women of Color, Empowerment, Advocacy –
Vilissa Thompson, LMSW
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppressive Mental Health – Hayden Dawes, LCSW
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Civil Rights Organizing – Ali Lozano, MSW
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Stop Whitewashing Social Work History: Tell the Truth – Kelechi Wright,
LCPC & Kortney Carr, LCSW
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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White Supremacy in Social Work – Charla Cannon Yearwood, LSW and
Laura Hoge, LCSW
Full episode: www.dointhework.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
March 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM