Wendy Mink
@wendymink.bsky.social
aka Gwendolyn; policy historian; co-author w/JWu, 📚Fierce and Fearless: Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress📚 (2022); co-author w/FKornbluh, 📚Ensuring Poverty: Welfare Reform in Feminist Perspective📚 (2018)
For historical background on 50+ years of flogging the poor with work requirements and related measures to punish economic vulnerability, see Kornbluh & Mink, Ensuring Poverty @PennPress (2018)
For the current iteration of a reactionary hobby horse, see:
wapo.st/4krkrD4
For the current iteration of a reactionary hobby horse, see:
wapo.st/4krkrD4
The latest GOP push to cut waste and spending: Work requirements
Plans for a range of welfare programs including food stamps, Medicaid and rental assistance reflect a shifting view of who should receive federal benefits.
wapo.st
June 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For historical background on 50+ years of flogging the poor with work requirements and related measures to punish economic vulnerability, see Kornbluh & Mink, Ensuring Poverty @PennPress (2018)
For the current iteration of a reactionary hobby horse, see:
wapo.st/4krkrD4
For the current iteration of a reactionary hobby horse, see:
wapo.st/4krkrD4
Advancing cynical distortions to enforce exclusion and inequality, DOE casts Title IX as “protective legislation” (a concept historically premised on women’s presumed frailty and inferiority) thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Advancing cynical distortions to enforce exclusion and inequality, DOE casts Title IX as “protective legislation” (a concept historically premised on women’s presumed frailty and inferiority) thehill.com/homenews/edu...
Calling out the hypocrisy of deploying Title IX to discriminate on the basis of sex
www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-...
www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-...
Trump, not trans athletes, is the greatest threat to girls sports | Opinion
Opinion by Marek Warszawski: “Trump’s use of Title IX is darkly ironic and deeply hypocritical.”
www.fresnobee.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Calling out the hypocrisy of deploying Title IX to discriminate on the basis of sex
www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-...
www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-...
Equality in Flames report:
the Lahaina fire & response increased vulnerability to sex trafficking/exploitation by exacerbating known risk factors including domestic violence, substance abuse disorders, financial precarity and unstable living situations.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
the Lahaina fire & response increased vulnerability to sex trafficking/exploitation by exacerbating known risk factors including domestic violence, substance abuse disorders, financial precarity and unstable living situations.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Sexual exploitation and domestic violence soared after Lahaina wildfire, report finds
Exclusive: One in six female survivors surveyed felt forced to engage in ‘survival sex’ for necessities after 2023 catastrophic Hawaii fire
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Equality in Flames report:
the Lahaina fire & response increased vulnerability to sex trafficking/exploitation by exacerbating known risk factors including domestic violence, substance abuse disorders, financial precarity and unstable living situations.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
the Lahaina fire & response increased vulnerability to sex trafficking/exploitation by exacerbating known risk factors including domestic violence, substance abuse disorders, financial precarity and unstable living situations.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Call your rep 202 224 3121. Tell them to kill this bill. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Assessing What Reconciliation Means for Higher Ed
House committees put the finishing touches on their sections of the reconciliation megabill early this week. Now, all the pieces of the puzzle are laid out, and higher ed experts say the picture is gr...
www.insidehighered.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Call your rep 202 224 3121. Tell them to kill this bill. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Monday's lesson: Don't mess with librarians.
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Monday's lesson: Don't mess with librarians.
Ultimately, though, the question with Trump's effort to take over the Library of Congress could come down to whether Congress says, "Don't mess with Congress."
open.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Monday's lesson: Don't mess with librarians.
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The legislation would create a national college cost estimate by degree program, put individualized caps on federal loans and limit Pell eligibility for part-time students (which could eliminate Pell grants for 61% of recipients)
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
How Congress Could Make Paying for College More Complicated
House Republicans proposed sweeping changes to financial aid, federal loans and program cost estimates that could make paying for college more challenging and expensive.
www.insidehighered.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The legislation would create a national college cost estimate by degree program, put individualized caps on federal loans and limit Pell eligibility for part-time students (which could eliminate Pell grants for 61% of recipients)
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
*Enraging*
apnews.com/article/dona... Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
apnews.com/article/dona... Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
apnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
*Enraging*
apnews.com/article/dona... Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
apnews.com/article/dona... Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Also, restore & fully fund the Women’s Health Initiative!
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Justice for DES Families: Pass House Resolution 342 (IH)
chng.it
April 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Also, restore & fully fund the Women’s Health Initiative!
Devastating and Enraging.
I remember the arduous work of women in Congress during the 1990s (including my mom) to secure for the first time federal $ for women’s health research
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
I remember the arduous work of women in Congress during the 1990s (including my mom) to secure for the first time federal $ for women’s health research
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Devastating and Enraging.
I remember the arduous work of women in Congress during the 1990s (including my mom) to secure for the first time federal $ for women’s health research
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
I remember the arduous work of women in Congress during the 1990s (including my mom) to secure for the first time federal $ for women’s health research
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Harvard sues Trump Admin to enjoin/vacate the recent funds-freeze order and attendant unconstitutional conditions www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
April 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Harvard sues Trump Admin to enjoin/vacate the recent funds-freeze order and attendant unconstitutional conditions www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Florida campus police to assume ICE authority to detain and question students, prepare charges
At Least 10 Florida Universities Have Signed ICE Agreements
Amid a state crackdown on undocumented migrants, at least 10 public universities are giving campus police immigration enforcement powers. More are considering doing so.
www.insidehighered.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Florida campus police to assume ICE authority to detain and question students, prepare charges
“the real reason is that endowments have become the single biggest signifier of excellence in higher education leadership, and college leaders can’t imagine making them smaller, even in the face of existential threat.”
www.vox.com/education/40...
www.vox.com/education/40...
Harvard has a weapon in the fight against Trump. Here’s why the university isn’t using it.
Why Harvard and other rich universities aren’t tapping their fortunes to push back against the administration.
www.vox.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
“the real reason is that endowments have become the single biggest signifier of excellence in higher education leadership, and college leaders can’t imagine making them smaller, even in the face of existential threat.”
www.vox.com/education/40...
www.vox.com/education/40...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
The plan is to repurpose the SocSec “death master file.” “The goal is to cut those people off from using crucial financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with their access to government benefits.”
The plan is to repurpose the SocSec “death master file.” “The goal is to cut those people off from using crucial financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with their access to government benefits.”
Pressuring Migrants to ‘Self-Deport,’ White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers (Gift Article)
By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
The plan is to repurpose the SocSec “death master file.” “The goal is to cut those people off from using crucial financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with their access to government benefits.”
The plan is to repurpose the SocSec “death master file.” “The goal is to cut those people off from using crucial financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with their access to government benefits.”
Reposted by Wendy Mink
This new White House executive order says that the US Attorney General is going to prevent states from implementing democratically passed laws regarding climate change and clean energy. It scarcely needs stating at this point that this is wildly, unambiguously unconstitutional. Dictator shit.
Protecting American Energy From State Overreach
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.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This new White House executive order says that the US Attorney General is going to prevent states from implementing democratically passed laws regarding climate change and clean energy. It scarcely needs stating at this point that this is wildly, unambiguously unconstitutional. Dictator shit.
📚The application period is underway for Patsy Mink Foundation Education Support Awards! Awards will be offered to 5 low-income mothers who are working toward post-secondary degrees. Visit our applications web page for awards criteria & a link to the online application form.📚
Education Support Application | Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation
The Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation currently offers five Education Support Awards of up to $5000 each to assist low-income women with children who are pursuing education or training whose ap...
www.patsyminkfoundation.org
April 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
📚The application period is underway for Patsy Mink Foundation Education Support Awards! Awards will be offered to 5 low-income mothers who are working toward post-secondary degrees. Visit our applications web page for awards criteria & a link to the online application form.📚
Trump, Musk and Republicans in Congress are gutting services, raising prices, and racing towards slashing Medicaid, Social Security, and other life-saving programs. It’s time to fight back. app.sosha.ai/s/YkzItoaF
Join me on April 5th
app.sosha.ai
March 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump, Musk and Republicans in Congress are gutting services, raising prices, and racing towards slashing Medicaid, Social Security, and other life-saving programs. It’s time to fight back. app.sosha.ai/s/YkzItoaF
Reposted by Wendy Mink
Stupeur dans les entreprises françaises après une lettre anti-diversité de l’ambassade américaine à Paris
Stupeur dans les entreprises françaises après une lettre anti-diversité de l’ambassade américaine à Paris
La représentation des Etats-Unis a envoyé un courrier à des nombreux groupes tricolores exigeant qu’ils respectent la politique « anti-DEI » de l’administration Trump pour tout contrat avec l’Etat fédéral.
www.lemonde.fr
March 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Stupeur dans les entreprises françaises après une lettre anti-diversité de l’ambassade américaine à Paris
❗️despicable
www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/denb...
www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/denb...
Denby Fawcett: Army Wipes 442nd Combat Unit Off The Web Amid DEI Purge
The military removes a web page honoring the Hawaiʻi unit's World War II exploits and its thousands of Japanese-American soldiers.
www.civilbeat.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
❗️despicable
www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/denb...
www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/denb...