Susan Laird
@susieq4sl.bsky.social
she/her/hers
RYT200 & EfM
professor emeritus
philosopher of education & gender
authored MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT: PHILOSOPHICAL MOTHER OF COEDUCATION (Continuum, 2008; Bloomsbury, 2014).
RYT200 & EfM
professor emeritus
philosopher of education & gender
authored MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT: PHILOSOPHICAL MOTHER OF COEDUCATION (Continuum, 2008; Bloomsbury, 2014).
Reposted by Susan Laird
When politicians slash federal research funding, they stifle discovery, stall innovation, and limit what students can learn.
Trump’s executive order targeting NIH grants threatens millions in funding, delays life-saving breakthroughs, and puts academic jobs at risk. Read the story:
Trump’s executive order targeting NIH grants threatens millions in funding, delays life-saving breakthroughs, and puts academic jobs at risk. Read the story:
Scientific Research is Getting Cut—and That Should Scare All Americans | NEA
The Trump administration’s cuts to federally funded STEM research is devastating current and future innovations by NEA Higher Ed members.
bit.ly
April 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
When politicians slash federal research funding, they stifle discovery, stall innovation, and limit what students can learn.
Trump’s executive order targeting NIH grants threatens millions in funding, delays life-saving breakthroughs, and puts academic jobs at risk. Read the story:
Trump’s executive order targeting NIH grants threatens millions in funding, delays life-saving breakthroughs, and puts academic jobs at risk. Read the story:
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Fascism doesn’t just appear, writes Ben Ehrenreich. It must be invited in—and the bipartisan repression of the pro-Palestine movement did just that.
You Don’t Get Trump Without Gaza
Fascism doesn’t just appear. It must be invited in—and the bipartisan repression of the anti-genocide movement did just that.
www.thenation.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Fascism doesn’t just appear, writes Ben Ehrenreich. It must be invited in—and the bipartisan repression of the pro-Palestine movement did just that.
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The last time worries about Social Security were this high, the country was in the midst of a recession brought about by the financial crisis of 2008.
Poll: Americans Are Terrified About Social Security
As Donald Trump destroys the economy, anxiety about the future of Social Security is higher than it has been at any point since the Great Recession.
newrepublic.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The last time worries about Social Security were this high, the country was in the midst of a recession brought about by the financial crisis of 2008.
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The VP seems to have forgotten that the U.S., a founding NATO member, is already pledged to defend Denmark and Greenland, just as they are pledged to defend us.
That’s what “ally” means.
That’s what “ally” means.
Denmark Just Took Hillbilly JD Vance to the Woodshed
That was just about the worst vice presidential trip abroad ever.
newrepublic.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The VP seems to have forgotten that the U.S., a founding NATO member, is already pledged to defend Denmark and Greenland, just as they are pledged to defend us.
That’s what “ally” means.
That’s what “ally” means.
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Opinion: What Trump is doing to U Penn over transgender athletics is totally against the law. chroni.cl/4jjyr0M
Opinion | Trump’s Illegal War on the University of Pennsylvania
The administration’s punishment over transgender-sports policies is plainly unjustified.
chroni.cl
April 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Opinion: What Trump is doing to U Penn over transgender athletics is totally against the law. chroni.cl/4jjyr0M
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514,000 signups and counting.
This is going to be the largest one-day mobilization in years. Nothing stops authoritarians in their tracks like organized people power. Please join us on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
This is going to be the largest one-day mobilization in years. Nothing stops authoritarians in their tracks like organized people power. Please join us on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
April 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
514,000 signups and counting.
This is going to be the largest one-day mobilization in years. Nothing stops authoritarians in their tracks like organized people power. Please join us on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
This is going to be the largest one-day mobilization in years. Nothing stops authoritarians in their tracks like organized people power. Please join us on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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The Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case has received much less attention than others the court will hear this term, writes Rachel Rebouché, despite its potential to “destroy” the Medicaid program.
This Supreme Court Case Is About More Than 'Defunding' Planned Parenthood
If South Carolina succeeds, there will be almost no check on states that discriminate against healthcare providers for any reason.
www.thenation.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case has received much less attention than others the court will hear this term, writes Rachel Rebouché, despite its potential to “destroy” the Medicaid program.
Reposted by Susan Laird
I had the opportunity to meet with Alexis Tsipras, the former Prime Minister of Greece, to discuss the importance of international cooperation to protect the working class, fight oligarchy, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change.
April 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I had the opportunity to meet with Alexis Tsipras, the former Prime Minister of Greece, to discuss the importance of international cooperation to protect the working class, fight oligarchy, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change.