@gwenschweitzer.bsky.social
Knitter, mom, striving to be anti-racist, Mariners fan, lover of musicals
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after a clarinet player was arrested at Sunday's ICE protest in downtown Portland, I talked to five artists, crafters and makers - a puppet designer, an illustrator, a graphic designer, a knitter, and a theatre artist - about creativity under fascism
www.orartswatch.org/resistance-c...
www.orartswatch.org/resistance-c...
“Resistance can be joyful” • Oregon ArtsWatch
Portland protest artists on creativity, resilience, inflatable frogs, and protecting the soul of the city.
www.orartswatch.org
October 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
after a clarinet player was arrested at Sunday's ICE protest in downtown Portland, I talked to five artists, crafters and makers - a puppet designer, an illustrator, a graphic designer, a knitter, and a theatre artist - about creativity under fascism
www.orartswatch.org/resistance-c...
www.orartswatch.org/resistance-c...
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Boston's been showing up for No Kings for 250 years.
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Boston's been showing up for No Kings for 250 years.
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Mariners Win!!! "The City is Shaking!"
# SeizeTheMoment
@Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports
# SeizeTheMoment
@Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports
October 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Mariners Win!!! "The City is Shaking!"
# SeizeTheMoment
@Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports
# SeizeTheMoment
@Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports
@chrisvfeil.bsky.social @joereid.bsky.social the Zac Efron known for and no Greatest Showman mention will kill my 11-yo, who I haven’t yet told that Zac Efron is an adult not a teenager.
May 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@chrisvfeil.bsky.social @joereid.bsky.social the Zac Efron known for and no Greatest Showman mention will kill my 11-yo, who I haven’t yet told that Zac Efron is an adult not a teenager.
Lately I’ve knitted at the symphony and multiple gymnastics meets. #placesyoucanknit
February 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Lately I’ve knitted at the symphony and multiple gymnastics meets. #placesyoucanknit
Love Ferguson. He’s been an incredible AG and I expect will be a good governor.
Better put a pin in this. Ferguson could well be in contention for VP or a cabinet position in the next Dem admin. He's 59, very experienced in dealing with 45, and a hell of a lawyer. He's also very savvy on social issues.
If you needed something positive today, here it is.
February 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Love Ferguson. He’s been an incredible AG and I expect will be a good governor.
Wear. A. Mask.
February 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Wear. A. Mask.
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Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.
![Hi, my name is [NAME], I'm a constituent in [ZIP CODE]. I'm calling because I saw that [TERRIBLE THING] is happening. I think this is appalling. [PERSONAL STORY, if you have one.] I want you to do everything you can to stop this. I will remember your actions when I cast my next vote. Thank you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hwmmdl5nok26w3zhmg2d3fvt/bafkreigihtf5o2suhsnecpwijziyhsmxflvzzogbjre2okvstqagg6bw6y@jpeg)
February 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.
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Also! If your rep (or an institution) does something good? Call to thank them and strengthen their backbone. That matters too. And this can be a less scary, more fun call to make. Find their numbers at reps.fyi.
![Hi, my name is [NAME], I'm a constituent in [ZIP CODE]. I'm calling because I saw that [GOOD THING A REP DID] and I want to say thank you for doing that. [PERSONAL STORY, if you have one.] Please know you have my support and I will remember your actions when I cast my next vote. Thank you.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hwmmdl5nok26w3zhmg2d3fvt/bafkreif557vpl7xvae7lewh472tvcg2gnjzku77avje32jf7pe7toyocni@jpeg)
February 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Also! If your rep (or an institution) does something good? Call to thank them and strengthen their backbone. That matters too. And this can be a less scary, more fun call to make. Find their numbers at reps.fyi.
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wear a mask, folks. preferably a (K)N95 or better.
This year's "winter virus season" is "the most intense in 15 years" in the US., judging by "the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms."
www.11alive.com/article/news...
www.11alive.com/article/news...
Flu season in the US is the most intense it's been in at least 15 years
So far this season, the CDC estimates there have been at least 24 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths — including at least 57 children.
www.11alive.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
wear a mask, folks. preferably a (K)N95 or better.
@meganranney.bsky.social
Washington. I’m one of these jobs.
Washington. I’m one of these jobs.
February 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
@meganranney.bsky.social
Washington. I’m one of these jobs.
Washington. I’m one of these jobs.
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To my friends and colleagues at UAB, IU, UF, FSU, UL, WashU, OSU, CWRU, etc, etc. Call both your senators and your representative. They listen. Emphasize the direct economic impact of NIH research, and the indirect impacts on pharmaceutical/biotech. Underscore its relevance to national security.
The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To my friends and colleagues at UAB, IU, UF, FSU, UL, WashU, OSU, CWRU, etc, etc. Call both your senators and your representative. They listen. Emphasize the direct economic impact of NIH research, and the indirect impacts on pharmaceutical/biotech. Underscore its relevance to national security.
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Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
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UAB has 26,000 employees, 3,000 of which are faculty. We are the largest public employer in Alabama, and 2nd overall after Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. We are the main healthcare provider in the state. UAB has WORLD CLASS cancer, pediatric, geriatric, stroke, heart+ all other care facilities
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
UAB has 26,000 employees, 3,000 of which are faculty. We are the largest public employer in Alabama, and 2nd overall after Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. We are the main healthcare provider in the state. UAB has WORLD CLASS cancer, pediatric, geriatric, stroke, heart+ all other care facilities
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My 8th grade history teacher did this too. One of my classmates started crying. It has stuck with me my whole life
February 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
My 8th grade history teacher did this too. One of my classmates started crying. It has stuck with me my whole life
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Arizona NIH Funding: $364M
Jobs Supported: 5,433
Economic Activity: $1.03B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Jobs Supported: 5,433
Economic Activity: $1.03B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
February 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Arizona NIH Funding: $364M
Jobs Supported: 5,433
Economic Activity: $1.03B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Jobs Supported: 5,433
Economic Activity: $1.03B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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In Kentucky:
NIH FUNDING:
$232 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
2,900
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$594 M
NIH FUNDING:
$232 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
2,900
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$594 M
In Connecticut -
NIH FUNDING:
$770M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
6609
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$1.68B
NIH FUNDING:
$770M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
6609
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$1.68B
In Georgia-
NIH FUNDING:
$780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$2.18 B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH FUNDING:
$780 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
11,816
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$2.18 B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
February 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
In Kentucky:
NIH FUNDING:
$232 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
2,900
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$594 M
NIH FUNDING:
$232 M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
2,900
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$594 M
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Iowans, how much impact does NIH funding have on our state?
February 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Iowans, how much impact does NIH funding have on our state?
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@meganranney.bsky.social
In Hawai'i.
If you are employed by Queen's, UH, Kuakini, Hawai'i Pacific Health, Wai'anae Health...this WILL AFFECT YOU!
In Hawai'i.
If you are employed by Queen's, UH, Kuakini, Hawai'i Pacific Health, Wai'anae Health...this WILL AFFECT YOU!
February 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
@meganranney.bsky.social
In Hawai'i.
If you are employed by Queen's, UH, Kuakini, Hawai'i Pacific Health, Wai'anae Health...this WILL AFFECT YOU!
In Hawai'i.
If you are employed by Queen's, UH, Kuakini, Hawai'i Pacific Health, Wai'anae Health...this WILL AFFECT YOU!
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Y’all didn’t tell me A Different Man had so much gross in it.
February 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Y’all didn’t tell me A Different Man had so much gross in it.
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.