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@JanelleAnthro

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Applied medical anthropologist. #GlobalPublicHealth #SociologyofLaw. Supporting research in gerontology & geriatric medicine. Disaster preparedness mindset.

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@JanelleAnthro @janelleanthro.bsky.social · Mar 30

@sarahross1.bsky.social @bonitamarie.bsky.social
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Raise awareness about the threats to our social security in the purple areas around Pittsburgh, PA. @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social

I just gave to MAD DOG PAC!

Show your support with a contribution.

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Melody Kay Young @melodykayyoung.bsky.social · 18h

I mean, they’ve been trying to scare Americans for years. Consequences. #NoKings #BeAmericans #LoveUSA

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 9h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 3d

I just emailed my "Silence" essay to the Presidents/Chancellors and Provosts of the 9 Compact universities as well as those from the 4 orgs with which I have been formally affiliated.

The essay can be found here:

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

and here:

www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremy...

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Vote Dan Miller for Judge @votedanmiller.bsky.social · 56m

Congrats to United Steelworkers Roxanne Brown on being named Allegheny-Fayette County Labor Council Woman of the Year!

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 12h

I just signed a series of bipartisan bills in Altadena to support wildfire survivors.

We're providing tax relief, a survivor-first streamlining of home insurance, higher penalties for looting and responder impersonators in evacuation zones, and help with rebuilding livelihoods.

Governor Newsom signs a bipartisan package of bills to aid in the rebuilding and recovery efforts in Los Angeles following the devastating fires earlier this year.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 12h

Only to be mocked by the Supreme Court.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13h

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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Mike Maguire @mike-m1967.bsky.social · 1d

The hilarity continues, let's laugh the bastards out of power.

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Dhoss97030 @eaglecreekhoss.bsky.social · 1d

Cos play Barbie swore it's a warzone

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cygnusxyz.bsky.social @cygnusxyz.bsky.social · 1d

Jesus. You'd think the "tough" guys in today's Gestapo wouldn't be afraid of frogs but, here we are ...

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@JanelleAnthro @janelleanthro.bsky.social · 12h

So mean but so hilarious

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 14h

We were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois.

WHAT is the Trump Administration hiding?

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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 13h

Read this 👇

Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 1d

Thread:

A year ago yesterday was a very happy day for me. I had lost my prostate. It was good riddance, as it was riddled with cancer. I’m now cancer-free — and thankful for the tax-funded technology that saved my life.

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@JanelleAnthro @janelleanthro.bsky.social · 13h

Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 13h

Just for fun…

RFK Jr. is eventually going to blame this blanket for autism

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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 13h

he’s not leaving in 2029 🆘

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 14h

Vought sounds layoff siren: ‘The RIFs have begun’

At least nine agencies appear to be affected.

www.politico.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 5d

share.google/7YFiS8cBjeA8... 2015 federal return, Trump and Melania declared negative income $31.7 million, taxable income of $0. They paid federal income taxes of $641,931.
Their 2016 return declared negative income $32.2 million, with 0 taxable income. They paid $750 in taxes. #LuckyLosers

Read how much Trump paid — or didn't pay — in taxes each year

Donald Trump has guarded his income tax returns from public disclosure. A House committee has voted to release them in redacted form.

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 15h

The woman caller was a Republican.
She didn't know they would come for her too.
But they're coming for everyone - unless you're a billionaire, that is.

Social media post:

More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS
Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson:
"I have two medically fragile children ... lf
we see a lapse in pay come the 15th, my
children do not get the medication that's
needed for them to live their life because
we live paycheck to paycheck."

MORE PERFECT UNION
Ruben Gallego
@RubenGallego
When a mother calls C-SPAN and pleads
with Mike Johnson, "My kids could die ...
you could stop this," it tells you everything
you need to know about his party.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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@JanelleAnthro @janelleanthro.bsky.social · 14h

Ann Frank level shit in the United States of America.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 16h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 15h

apnews.com/article/duff...

Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the gov't shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he understands the frustrations and worries of air traffic controllers who have to work without a paycheck during the government shutdown, but he and the union...

apnews.com

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 15h

Family of man shot by #Florida deputies while fleeing settles lawsuit for $1 million & an apology letter. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/10/f... via @orlandosentinel.com