Avallon Don, PhD
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Chilling to see this list of terminated NIH grants. Research on Alzheimer's, HIV, rare diseases, vaccines -- gone. Cancer centers closed, training grants & fellowships terminated. Young scientists stranded. Patients waiting for treatments that'll never come. Just sad.
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March 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Chilling to see this list of terminated NIH grants. Research on Alzheimer's, HIV, rare diseases, vaccines -- gone. Cancer centers closed, training grants & fellowships terminated. Young scientists stranded. Patients waiting for treatments that'll never come. Just sad.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
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March 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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Many of us have known this for awhile. It's now getting traction. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
February 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Many of us have known this for awhile. It's now getting traction. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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This too www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy
The KGB ‘played the game as if they were immensely impressed by his personality’, Yuri Shvets, a key source for a new book, tells the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This too www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
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February 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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JUST IN: USDA confirms first H5N1 bird flu detections in rats.
February 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
JUST IN: USDA confirms first H5N1 bird flu detections in rats.
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
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Americans do not understand the incredible crisis consuming all components of their government at once. Thousands of jobs lost, projects on hold, desks unmanned, services stopped, basic safety neglected. Total chaos. Stuff is going to start breaking down, maybe catastrophically.
February 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Americans do not understand the incredible crisis consuming all components of their government at once. Thousands of jobs lost, projects on hold, desks unmanned, services stopped, basic safety neglected. Total chaos. Stuff is going to start breaking down, maybe catastrophically.
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
"Whoever controls the media controls the mind." Come ON humanity.
Ok, schools at US military bases aren’t just removing books that fall into the “DEI” category.
They are removing books with that totally woke viewpoint that slavery was a bad thing
They are removing books with that totally woke viewpoint that slavery was a bad thing
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"Whoever controls the media controls the mind." Come ON humanity.
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Ok, schools at US military bases aren’t just removing books that fall into the “DEI” category.
They are removing books with that totally woke viewpoint that slavery was a bad thing
They are removing books with that totally woke viewpoint that slavery was a bad thing
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ok, schools at US military bases aren’t just removing books that fall into the “DEI” category.
They are removing books with that totally woke viewpoint that slavery was a bad thing
They are removing books with that totally woke viewpoint that slavery was a bad thing
People who barely know themselves will try to tell you who YOU are. That includes loved ones who you deeply love and trust. The reality is we are complex and multifaceted beings. You are not the same person you were 10 years ago, not even 10 days ago. Trust yourself!
February 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
People who barely know themselves will try to tell you who YOU are. That includes loved ones who you deeply love and trust. The reality is we are complex and multifaceted beings. You are not the same person you were 10 years ago, not even 10 days ago. Trust yourself!
Give people the things they need (wants aren't always needs) and make them feel part of the community, and crime will go down. Trying to exert more power with prosecution and police force isn't going to do it. With these policies, crime is inevitablely going to go up in the next few years.
Violent crime in DC has been steadily trending down for decades and fell to a multi-generational low in 2024. Every single article covering whatever the administration does this week should mention that fact and highlight the data. This is about power and control, not crime or public safety.
February 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Give people the things they need (wants aren't always needs) and make them feel part of the community, and crime will go down. Trying to exert more power with prosecution and police force isn't going to do it. With these policies, crime is inevitablely going to go up in the next few years.
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I talked to Black medical experts to get their thoughts on a damaging and dangerous vaccine claim that RFK Jr. doubled down on this week: www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr.'s Stunning Claim About Black People And Vaccines Sparks Concern From Medical Experts
Experts weigh in on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial take and what they want everyone to know.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I talked to Black medical experts to get their thoughts on a damaging and dangerous vaccine claim that RFK Jr. doubled down on this week: www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Every disaster movie starts with scientists being ignored. Good thing we’re not doing that.
January 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every disaster movie starts with scientists being ignored. Good thing we’re not doing that.
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Could all the people calling for a national one-day strike please settle on the same calendar day, it would be really helpful on this end, thanks
January 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Could all the people calling for a national one-day strike please settle on the same calendar day, it would be really helpful on this end, thanks
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TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship
#StateMediaCensorship
January 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship
#StateMediaCensorship
Be mindful of the energy you put out. Whether you believe in it or not, karma is a universal law. You will have to repay this energy until you learn. If not in this life, you'll be wondering "why me" in the next.
Karma isn't good or bad, it's just a natural part of the universe.
Karma isn't good or bad, it's just a natural part of the universe.
January 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Be mindful of the energy you put out. Whether you believe in it or not, karma is a universal law. You will have to repay this energy until you learn. If not in this life, you'll be wondering "why me" in the next.
Karma isn't good or bad, it's just a natural part of the universe.
Karma isn't good or bad, it's just a natural part of the universe.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
#20daybookchallenge
#bookchallenge
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Probably won't make it everyday, but posting anyway just to stay on #booksky
1/20
#20daybookchallenge
#bookchallenge
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Probably won't make it everyday, but posting anyway just to stay on #booksky
January 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
#20daybookchallenge
#bookchallenge
💙📚
Probably won't make it everyday, but posting anyway just to stay on #booksky
1/20
#20daybookchallenge
#bookchallenge
💙📚
Probably won't make it everyday, but posting anyway just to stay on #booksky
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These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business.
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
January 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business.
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans