Marjorie Otterson | Design + Strategy x Healthcare
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NO KINGS. NO TYRANTS.
SHARE this as a reminder to EVERY member of our military:
“We don't take an oath to a King.
We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator”
“We take an oath to the Constitution."
#FreedomToDissent
“We don't take an oath to a King.
We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator”
“We take an oath to the Constitution."
#FreedomToDissent
June 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
NO KINGS. NO TYRANTS.
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If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
June 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
But Jan. 6 was OK.
Worth noting that the person who turned in Luigi did not get paid.
June 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
But Jan. 6 was OK.
RESIST.
They’re actually doing it: Sending active duty military (marines) to the streets of an American city.
They’re testing boundaries to see what they can get away with. If they can get away with using the U.S. military to put down a protest, our democracy is in deep peril — even more so than before.
They’re testing boundaries to see what they can get away with. If they can get away with using the U.S. military to put down a protest, our democracy is in deep peril — even more so than before.
June 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
RESIST.
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If you want to find a local protest on Saturday, June 14 (the day of Trump’s military parade) you search here
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
www.nokings.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If you want to find a local protest on Saturday, June 14 (the day of Trump’s military parade) you search here
Well, this is terrifying.
Wow.
Now CDC has no interim director and no scientific advisory committee for immunization practices
Is RFK de facto CDC director?
Who will the new ACIP members be who will advise him & determine what recommendations come out of CDC for immunization practices?
www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
Now CDC has no interim director and no scientific advisory committee for immunization practices
Is RFK de facto CDC director?
Who will the new ACIP members be who will advise him & determine what recommendations come out of CDC for immunization practices?
www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...
Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.
www.statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Well, this is terrifying.
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Trump has cut science funding to its lowest level in decades. We'll all pay the price.
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump has cut science funding to its lowest level in decades. We'll all pay the price.
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Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids
While RFK Jr. said coronavirus vaccines would be removed from the CDC schedule for healthy children, it’s still recommended in consultation with doctors.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
What would making America healthy really mean? open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
What would making America healthy really mean?
Envisioning a better future
open.substack.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
What would making America healthy really mean? open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Most Americans want to keep the Dept. of Ed because it ensures all kids, not just some, get a shot at a better life. As the district court wrote: “A department without enough employees to perform statutorily mandated functions is not a department at all." www.aft.org/press-releas...
Educators, Professors, School Districts, Unions Win Historic Effort to Block Trump Administration Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education
Massachusetts - The coalition of educators, school districts, and unions that challenged Secretary of Education McMahon’s massive reduction-in-force has won a preliminary injunction that will halt th...
www.aft.org
May 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Most Americans want to keep the Dept. of Ed because it ensures all kids, not just some, get a shot at a better life. As the district court wrote: “A department without enough employees to perform statutorily mandated functions is not a department at all." www.aft.org/press-releas...
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The people in power fear an educated working class.
May 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The people in power fear an educated working class.
What values do we stand for?
Exactly. Just imagine.
Had President Obama shredded our constitution and rights, Mitch McConnell, as *minority leader,* would’ve held full court press and stopped everything happening NOW in its tracks.
Where is OUR minority leader?
It’s time to #ChuckSchumer
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youtube.com/shorts/xvriw...
Had President Obama shredded our constitution and rights, Mitch McConnell, as *minority leader,* would’ve held full court press and stopped everything happening NOW in its tracks.
Where is OUR minority leader?
It’s time to #ChuckSchumer
+…
youtube.com/shorts/xvriw...
Obama: Imagine if I had done *ANY* of this
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtube.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What values do we stand for?
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🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The GOP are cowards
All this shit is their fault. Make sure you let them know we hold them completely responsible. they need to be terrified of US, not plump
#5calls
All this shit is their fault. Make sure you let them know we hold them completely responsible. they need to be terrified of US, not plump
#5calls
May 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The GOP are cowards
All this shit is their fault. Make sure you let them know we hold them completely responsible. they need to be terrified of US, not plump
#5calls
All this shit is their fault. Make sure you let them know we hold them completely responsible. they need to be terrified of US, not plump
#5calls
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We’re all terrified everywhere. I’ve NEVER been scared to be an American in my own country as I am now. As a 5th generation American I am fucking appalled by all of this.
May 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We’re all terrified everywhere. I’ve NEVER been scared to be an American in my own country as I am now. As a 5th generation American I am fucking appalled by all of this.
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This right here......
May 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This right here......
Thinking about an infinite number of universes makes my brain hurt
May 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thinking about an infinite number of universes makes my brain hurt
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The Trump administration cut 1.8 BILLION dollars of medical research, in just five weeks, between February 28 and April 8. We will never know the cures and lives lost from this irreplaceable damage.
Trump administration health research cuts total $1.8 billion, analysis finds
In a roughly five-week period this year, the U.S. National Institutes of Health terminated $1.81 billion in medical research funding, according to a new analysis.
www.reuters.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Trump administration cut 1.8 BILLION dollars of medical research, in just five weeks, between February 28 and April 8. We will never know the cures and lives lost from this irreplaceable damage.
Worcester, MA #RESIST
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Worcester, MA #RESIST