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ashlee, mph

@avs.bsky.social

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ABD in public health (pregnancy and work, work-family policies) that was a former primatologist and union steward (she/her/hers)

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ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · Feb 24

hi! i wrote something for @rewirenewsgroup.com’s campus dispatch about student worker unions and repro justice!

it would make me very happy if you could read it and let me know what you think or, the greatest sign it was good: share it with others!

Analysis: Student Worker Unions Are a Force for Reproductive Justice

In the post-Roe era, student unions are increasingly helping student workers secure access to reproductive health care.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 2h

If anyone has recently canceled a subscription to an evil corporation’s media product, we’d love to have your support on @autonomynews.co!

Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 2h

I’ve asked this question—and many more—multiple times this week.

Reporting takes time. Please support @autonomynews.co with a paid subscription or one time gift so @garnethenderson.com and I can keep bringing you stories about the many attacks on our bodies
www.autonomynews.co/support/

Screenshot of a google doc interview transcript
Me: How do you want to be identified?
Source: Thank you for asking.

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ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · 5h

i remember when a big repro researcher blocked me because i said people should stop sending stuff to APHA and start living their values lol

ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · 6h

i used to work with her on the AJPH editorial board as the student rep and i remember how nasty they were to her when she pointed out the hypocrisy; dr. hagopian is courageous and deserves better than this

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Prof. Jennie Roe-mick 🏳️‍🌈 @romich.bsky.social · 11h

Wow. My University of Washington colleague Amy Hagopian was expelled from APHA for her pro-Palestinan advocacy. 🧵

academeblog.org/2025/10/07/w...

What to Do When Your Professional Association Breaks Your Heart

BY AMY HAGOPIAN Public health professionals are charged with responding to humanitarian crises. When hospitals are bombed, when children are deliberately starved, when doctors are assassinated, we’…

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Rewire News Group Union @rngunion.bsky.social · 7h

Since we last shared an update on bargaining, we’ve received additional information about management salaries at Rewire.

The TLDR: The pay discrepancy between management and union members is deeply unsettling.

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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 10h

@bookshop.org is offering free shipping through today to support indie bookstores, so evergreen note: If you order either of my books, All the Gold Stars or An Ordinary Age, through Bookshop or an indie bookstore, DM me an address and I'll send whoever you ordered for a thank you note. 💛

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ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · 12h

this isn’t new but i do think a lot of faculty who work with graduate students would do well to remember we are not capable of seeing inside of your head and it would benefit you immensely to take the time and be clear about what it is you want and what you have in mind

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Raj Nayak @rdnayak.bsky.social · 13h

Fantastic report by the SHIFT Project team + @profsheenalives.bsky.social and @juliesulabor.bsky.social

Amazon Drives Low Wages: The Unraveling of Workplace Protections for Delivery Drivers - The Shift Project

Read the Full Article Amazon has revolutionized shopping and challenged traditional brick-and-mortar retail. But at the heart of this logistics […]

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ᓃᔪᑲᒥᑳᐸᐤ Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, Ph.D. (he/they/wiin) @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social · 1d

It has been shown time, and time again, that when you are able to provide basic support for folks, such as UBI, not only are they able to thrive, but there are significant increases in measurable indicators of economic health, such as purchasing power.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · 1d

i wonder what would have happened if she had the courage to say this outright while she was alive rather than after she’d passed, and how impactful that may have been in several circumstances.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

Famed primatologist Jane Goodall gave an interview on Netflix's show "Famous Last Words" that would only be released after her death. Goodall shared some candid words about world leaders.

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 2d

This will not happen unless the mayor directs CPD to arrest ICE in violation. At this point, he will discover why it is a problem that the CPD does not answer to the mayor. If only some well-organized movement in 2020 had pointed this out.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

HAPPENING NOW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”

“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/mayo...

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order establishing ‘ICE-free zones’ • The TRiiBE

Johnson is calling for a full investigation into “all of the brutality” that federal agents have conducted this past week.

thetriibe.com

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d

FUCK THIS SHIT

Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 2d

“This is a different race, it’s a different year, it’s a midterm,” McGrath said, comparing 2026 to her 2020 run for U.S. Senate.

‘Battle-tested’ Amy McGrath launches second Kentucky U.S. Senate bid

“This is a different race, it’s a different year, it’s a midterm,” McGrath said, comparing 2026 to her 2020 run for U.S. Senate.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Please note: protesters, clergy and a neighbor are also on this suit/also making claims here (it's a lot of reporters, but not only reporters!)

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 4d

I believe in labor organizing and unions, of which I’m a member.

Yet I don’t romanticize unions. Many are top down, anti-leftist, aren’t antagonistic to capitalism, and have racist members. But they’re legible to many and organized, a good place to start experimenting. Unions are what we make them.

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 5d

One thing everyone on this site can agree on is that instead of listening to the new Taylor Swift album people should listen to real music like Steely Dan

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 5d

Update on this is that both chicago numbers for jb pritzker have stopped ringing and now go straight to the recording. I never got through to a human and it sure seems like they turned off the phones

John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re in Illinois and you’re disturbed by the images that you’re seeing of the Illinois State Police in Broadview this morning, please call now. It will honestly take 30 seconds. I spoke to a real person.

Here are the phone numbers:

312-814-2121

312-814-2122

217-782-6830

217-782-6831

John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 5d

FYI:

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ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · 5d

that sure was an album i guess

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

the going definition of "working class" seems to be whether or not one went to college. look I know we're not going to agree on here about what "working-class" is but can we all agree it's not that?

New York Magazine @nymag.com · 6d

Trump’s 2024 coalition has already fallen apart. Polls show Trump has lost the young, Black, and Latino supporters he attracted in 2024, leaving him with the same old white working-class base.

Trump’s 2024 Coalition Has Already Fallen Apart

Trump’s 2024 coalition has already fallen apart. Polls show Trump has lost the young, Black, and Latino supporters he attracted in 2024, leaving him with the same old white working-class base.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 6d

Jeffrey Epstein’s victims deserve better, writes columnist @kylietcheung.bsky.social. Massive wealth inequality & pervasive gender-based violence continue to render women & girls vulnerable to sexual predation from ultra-wealthy men. Willingness to believe his victims hasn’t translated into change.

Violence deconstructed: Jeffrey Epstein’s victims deserve better

Public willingness to believe Epstein’s victims hasn’t translated into meaningful change or support for other survivors

prismreports.org

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: Major unions @nationalnurses.bsky.social and @ueunion.org are publicly demanding that the U.S. immediately halt military aid to Israel, recognize Palestinian sovereignty, and intervene “to put an end to the violence, starvation, and injustices being inflicted on the Palestinian people.”

Email text: National Nurses United and UE call for end to military operations, blockade in Palestine
Unions demand U.S. recognize Palestine’s sovereignty and demand that Israeli government end violence, starvation, and injustices on Palestinian people

National Nurses United (NNU), the country’s largest union and professional association of registered nurses, and the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) — together representing over a quarter million union members — sent a letter today to President Trump to demand that “the Israeli government permanently end its military operations and blockade in Palestine, and that the United States immediately recognize the sovereignty of Palestine.”

“Our unions concur with the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, which found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip,” stated the letter. “The United States must intervene immediately to put an end to the violence, starvation, and injustices being inflicted on the Palestinian people.

Email text continued: The attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023 was an atrocity. But Israel’s collective punishment of millions of Palestinians and destruction of Gaza over two years constitute a crime against humanity,” the letter continued. “More than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed, including nearly 20,000 children, while 1.9 million have been displaced and countless others have been severely injured and have lost their family members since October 2023. The death toll includes many of our union siblings, including hundreds of health care workers, media workers, engineers, and civil servants killed on the job.”

The letter concluded with a demand for “urgent action to immediately halt military aid to Israel; secure a permanent and immediate ceasefire that ensures an end to the mass killing and starvation of innocent Palestinian civilians; ensure that the remaining hostages in Gaza and political prisoners in Israel are safely returned home; and recognize Palestinian sovereignty and restore the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.”

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ashlee, mph @avs.bsky.social · 6d

and did you watch the embedded video?

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C. Henry @henryhenryhenry.com · 6d

the government should not be able to smash into your home and drag you into the street for no reason. it's kind of a core civil right, perhaps THE core civil right.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6d

What DHS pulled in Chicago on Tuesday is wildly unconstitutional. They smashed down almost every door in the building, dragged entire families into the street, and detained people for hours ("Kavanaugh stops").

Ms. Fisher was held for five hours and another senior citizen was held for three hours.

Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties.

Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours before agents finally let him go.

“I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up,” Jones said. “I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.”

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Erin R. Johnson, MPH, PhD @erinrjohnson.bsky.social · 6d

I took the semester of from my regular volunteer schedule with OARS, but I picked up a couple of shifts this week because of the holidays. It's reminding me how fulfilling helping people get abortions is. If you would also like to feel fulfilled, drop OARS some $$$: www.abortionsquad.org/donate

Donate to Online Abortion Resource Squad

Donate to sustain our work on r/abortion!

www.abortionsquad.org

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 6d

In the two years following Dobbs, @pregnancyjust.bsky.social recorded more than 400 cases of pregnancy criminalization. How to do we hold people's fear of being criminally punished for abortion alongside the data? My story:

A Grim New Report Shows How Pregnant People Have Been Policed Post-Roe

New research documents the myriad ways pregnancy outcomes have been criminalized in the post-Roe legal environment.

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 6d

@autonomynews.co received a tip yesterday about concerns that the FDA seemed to have made some sort of change regarding mifepristone.

As it turns out, it wasn’t bad news—a new generic has been approved.

Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: On Tuesday, FDA approved a new generic for mifepristone from Evita Solutions. The FDA also modified the shared REMS for mifepristone to include the new generic. You can see the company's announcement here: www.evitasolutionsllc.com

Evita Solutions - Generic Mifepristone Available Today

Evita Solutions LLC's FDA-approved generic Mifepristone Tablets, 200 mg for safe, effective medical abortion up to 70 days.

www.evitasolutionsllc.com

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