Surprise, surprise!! GOP trying to make eugenics popular again, while also using the govt to pressure people into 1950s nuclear families! They want to take money from child care programs (e.g., HeadStart) & give it to families that stay home and rear children (guess which parent stays home).

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There are a lot of bad things happening all at once, and it’s overwhelming to think about how to meet moments like this. Jean says to focus on 1 or 2 things that you care about, understand fairly well, and are either local or involve a topic where you’re likely to have influence and find community

I thought elephants were supposed to have long memories, but here comes Tulsi Gabbard with the memory of goldfish. #signalgate

Trump: "I have nothing to do with Project 2025!" Trump Administration: *completes over a third of Project 2025's goals* www.project2025.observer

You cannot negotiate with terrorists. If the Ivies give in to any regime demands, the goal posts will move. If the massive ivy endowments aren’t deployed to preserve institutional integrity and academic freedom, what on earth are they for?

When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful. When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Know the truth.

lolololololol affirmative action for assholes exhibit 9 billion

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In support of today's #marchforscience, I am sharing this excellent report from my colleagues on the consequences of removing LGBTQ data. This is only the tip of iceberg of the Trump Administration's war of science, facts, and the truth. #standupforscience2025 #factsnotfascism

I had a fantastic time at my first Jazz Brunch! So wonderful to be in community with the friends and supporters of my organization, @williamsinstitute.bsky.social, and to see one of my reports on workplace discrimination of LGBTQ employees highlighted 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Hard to overstate how radical a departure from regulatory norms (and rollback of transparency) this would be.

If I had to have only one message to everyone in 2025, it's this: STOP. COMPLYING. IN. ADVANCE. STOP DOING THE WORK OF TYRANNY FOR THE TYRANTS!! Seriously, grow a fucking spine and stand up for what's right. Seeing a whole lot of spinelessness in recent months...

This is extremely disappointing from the folks who own Star Trek, a franchise built around the concept of IDIC: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations 🖖 Another spineless company that only supported #blacklivesmatter and DEI because it was en vogue. #cancelparamount

Check out my latest work on the experiences of workplace discrimination and harassment among Black LGBTQ workers. #blackhistorymonth #blacklivesmatter

Our veterans deserve better care, not worse!

Had a wonderful time presenting to UCLA undergrads with my @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social colleague @cathrencohen.bsky.social about the future of reproductive rights under the Trump Administration for UCLA Sex Week! #thekidsarealright

Trans folks, especially trans women, aren't just more likely than cis folks to be victimized - they are FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY!! #defendtranslives

You cannot recover from this with future investments The data uncollected are lost forever

I truly cannot understate how much damage Trump and his ilk are doing to US research.

Ohhhhh, I never thoooooought the leopards would eat my face 🎶

One more #healthpolicyvalentines for #ValentinesDay 💘 Roses are red, Their thorns cut like a knife, How close to death does someone have to be, Before they can get an abortion to save their life? #healthpolicy #publichealth #reprosky #medsky 📊🩺 🛟

Happy #ValentinesDay!! 💘 Today's somewhat wordy #healthpolicyvalentines: Flowers are colorful, They are sold by the flat, Three million kids could lose coverage under these proposed Medicaid cuts, Tell me, what's so pro-life about that?! #healthpolicy #publichealth #reprosky #medsky 📊🩺 🛟

Roses are red I weep for our nation You know what saves lives? Pasteurization #healthpolicyvalentines

Roses are red, Violets are blue. I still get my seasonal covid and flu vaccines, and I think you should too. #healthpolicyvalentines

Given today's stellar news, here's your Thursday #healthpolicyvalentines: Roses are red, Violets are blue, How terribly is RFK gonna botch, This next pandemic of bird flu? #healthpolicy #publichealth #medsky 📊🩺 🛟

Today's #healthpolicyvalentines: My love needs no prior authorization, Your health care shouldn't either ❤️ #medsky #healthpolicy 🛟📊🩺

Tis the season for #healthpolicyvalentines! Roses are red, Violets are blue, Cases of measles and whooping cough are increasing, Why not polio too? #vaccinessavelives #vaccinescauseadults #medsky 🛟🩺📊

Advice on how to fight tyranny: www.carnegie.org/our-work/art...

Be like ACOG ❤️ We need more organizations willing to stand up and call out government censorship of data! More orgs that will fight for what is right, instead of prematurely folding and self-censoring to appease tyrants and fascists.

Nerdy Valentines are my JAM!

Our research shows that when a person who wants an abortion is not able to get one, they’re: ❌More likely to struggle financially ❌More likely to need public assistance ❌More likely to stay in contact with a violent partner ❌Less likely to have children later in life

And how is this going to be enforced? How are folks gunna verify the gender of women athletes? Do women have to pay out of pocket to get chromosome testing? Which school official do you trust to check your child's gender?

THIS! Why are taxpayers funding the corporate private sector so much... 🤔

YESSSS!!! #healthpolicyvalentines are back, baby!!! 💖 I missed these deeply after leaving Twitter; cannot wait to craft one and see what yall come up with! 💘 We are in DESPERATE need of joy in these bleak times. #publichealth #medsky #reprosky #healthpolicy

We may be cogs in a machine, but we are NOT obligated to turn! SAY NO! DO NOT COMPLY! And ffs, DO NOT PRE-EMPTIVELY OBEY!! Don't do their job for them by giving in before they even come for you. FIGHT IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY!!

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In conclusion, Black women, queer, and trans people must exist freely if you want good music.

DEI 👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 threat 👏 it's 👏 a 👏gift 👏

REPUBLICANS 📢 ARE 📢 COMING 📢 FOR 📢 YOUR 📢 CONTRACEPTIVES 📢 Idk how many times we gotta say it before folks start to believe the threat is real. I am so tired already.

The Trump Admin. has started their purge of all survey data on trans folks. We can't even study the health and wellbeing of trans minors and adults! This may seem small, but make no mistakes: this is the full and complete erasure of trans folks. The silencing of their voices, needs, and struggles.

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FAA staffing shortages have been exacerbated by House Republicans' repeated near-shutdowns of the government and their refusal to fully fund critical government functions. These programs were only funded because more Democrats than Republicans voted to prevent these shutdowns. (7/7)

In June 2023, the United States Department of Transportation Inspector General found that 77% of air traffic control facilities critical to the industry's daily operations were short-staffed. (6/7) www.oig.dot.gov/sites/defaul...

Also on January 22, Trump fired the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and the Coast Guard. (5/7) apnews.com/article/coas...