Dena
@therapistdena.bsky.social
Therapist with research dreams studying resiliency in chronic illness & minority populations. Queer, neurospicy, disabled. Politically left, Spiritually UU, lover of the woods, my bike, pets, photography & my family.
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Restore funding for flu vaccine research and development!
When it comes to the bird flu, RFK Jr.’s unfounded claims are once again causing experts to sound the alarm. He has carelessly suggested that farmers should allow bird flu to run unchecked, a plan tha...
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June 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Tell Trump and the GOP: Do NOT Defund our Libraries and Museums
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...
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May 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Some small good news! In community mental health care for Iowa’s youth. 💚 About time!! hhs.iowa.gov/news-release...
February 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Some small good news! In community mental health care for Iowa’s youth. 💚 About time!! hhs.iowa.gov/news-release...
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Gov. Reynolds & the state GOP want to remove gender identity from the Iowa civil rights act. People will live in fear for their jobs & access to food, housing, and credit. It’s wrong & bad for the economy. Please sign!
Gov. Reynolds & the state GOP want to remove gender identity from the Iowa civil rights act. People will live in fear for their jobs & access to food, housing, and credit. It’s wrong & bad for the economy. Please sign!
Discrimination has no place in Iowa
I am an Iowan who believes discrimination has no place in our state. I, therefore, oppose any attempt by the Governor and Iowa Legislature to remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
A...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Gov. Reynolds & the state GOP want to remove gender identity from the Iowa civil rights act. People will live in fear for their jobs & access to food, housing, and credit. It’s wrong & bad for the economy. Please sign!
Gov. Reynolds & the state GOP want to remove gender identity from the Iowa civil rights act. People will live in fear for their jobs & access to food, housing, and credit. It’s wrong & bad for the economy. Please sign!
Free speech does not protect violent rhetoric. The Secret Service is charged with protecting current & former WH admin. It is to be expected they may investigate more aggressively now. A Chicago teacher said they wanted them for “violent social media posts.” www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/r...
Read CPS full statement after Secret Service agents approached elementary school
Federal agents who attempted to enter an elementary school on Chicago's South Side were with the U.S. Secret Service - and not Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents, which school officials initi...
www.nbcchicago.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Free speech does not protect violent rhetoric. The Secret Service is charged with protecting current & former WH admin. It is to be expected they may investigate more aggressively now. A Chicago teacher said they wanted them for “violent social media posts.” www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/r...
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Such a good piece. I cannot really come to terms with how rare it is in journalism that Musk's action are being recognised for what they are. Few things have scared me more than seeing widespread active efforts to rationalise and deny Musk's expression of Nazi bigotry, in mainstream media
I wrote this about the media's first big test of Trump 2.0, and how poorly it scored. On the tedious, vital work of seeing what's in front of our faces for the next four years.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Week one in Trumpland: The first step is seeing what’s in front of our faces
We should resist the voices attempting to tell us it’s all fine
www.irishexaminer.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Such a good piece. I cannot really come to terms with how rare it is in journalism that Musk's action are being recognised for what they are. Few things have scared me more than seeing widespread active efforts to rationalise and deny Musk's expression of Nazi bigotry, in mainstream media
Insidious bills! The bill making adoption more affordable is the only apple in a pile of pig manure.
Deevers Introduces Slate of Legislation to Restore Moral Sanity in Oklahoma | Oklahoma Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, announced on Tuesday a bold slate of eight legislative measures aimed at restoring moral sanity in Oklahoma.
oksenate.gov
January 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Insidious bills! The bill making adoption more affordable is the only apple in a pile of pig manure.
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Renewables are exceeding expectations - but so are emissions. Why?
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
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Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
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November 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Renewables are exceeding expectations - but so are emissions. Why?
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
(+ thread)
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
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