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@jessler.bsky.social
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@jessler.bsky.social
· Nov 14
After being a chronically online Twitter user for many years, it feels nice to come back to a community like this.
So hello! 👋
I am a public health social worker + certified health education specialist. I love to yap but mostly online.
So hello! 👋
I am a public health social worker + certified health education specialist. I love to yap but mostly online.
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today is for the ladies to have fun. its new years eve not new year's steve
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
today is for the ladies to have fun. its new years eve not new year's steve
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I can’t say that all of this isn't connected to the feminization of the public health workforce
what else is there to say
December 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I can’t say that all of this isn't connected to the feminization of the public health workforce
in the year of our lord 2025, i got a cd burner for my stepkid to make a mix cd for their friend.
December 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
in the year of our lord 2025, i got a cd burner for my stepkid to make a mix cd for their friend.
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this. and i don’t think her campaign is a grift, in part because she was beaten by ICE while nonviolently protesting one of their concentration camps and falsely charged for doing so. that’s a whole lot more sacrifice than i’ve seen from 95% of the democratic party
December 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
this. and i don’t think her campaign is a grift, in part because she was beaten by ICE while nonviolently protesting one of their concentration camps and falsely charged for doing so. that’s a whole lot more sacrifice than i’ve seen from 95% of the democratic party
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“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” - Ray Goforth
December 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” - Ray Goforth
we’ve been taking care of a feral cat that appeared in our yard, and we finally were able to catch them to go to the vet.
here we go, jimbo!
here we go, jimbo!
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
we’ve been taking care of a feral cat that appeared in our yard, and we finally were able to catch them to go to the vet.
here we go, jimbo!
here we go, jimbo!
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Children’s Health Defense is now asking the FDA to revoke “COVID vax licenses” and review the RSV shot.
This is insanity.
This is insanity.
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Children’s Health Defense is now asking the FDA to revoke “COVID vax licenses” and review the RSV shot.
This is insanity.
This is insanity.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
i only use black friday / holiday sales to stock up on moisturizers i like.
the rest of the emails go in the trash because they’re trash discounts for trash products.
the rest of the emails go in the trash because they’re trash discounts for trash products.
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
i only use black friday / holiday sales to stock up on moisturizers i like.
the rest of the emails go in the trash because they’re trash discounts for trash products.
the rest of the emails go in the trash because they’re trash discounts for trash products.
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Journalists will write about distrust of public health and science institutions in the U.S. and just ignore that many media outlets have spent years normalizing anti-science and anti-vax views. These quacks played you, preying on fears of bias accusations to get favorable coverage.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Journalists will write about distrust of public health and science institutions in the U.S. and just ignore that many media outlets have spent years normalizing anti-science and anti-vax views. These quacks played you, preying on fears of bias accusations to get favorable coverage.
as a public health social worker, my heart hurts for those wanting to enter this workforce, professions we desperately need to support.
it’s a struggle to be working in the space now as it is. for there to be fewer of us is heartbreaking.
it’s a struggle to be working in the space now as it is. for there to be fewer of us is heartbreaking.
ICYMI Dept of Education will no longer considers these professional degrees:
Nursing
Public health
Social work
Physician assistant
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Social work
Counseling & therapy
Health Admin
A smaller health workforce makes us all sicker
Nursing
Public health
Social work
Physician assistant
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Social work
Counseling & therapy
Health Admin
A smaller health workforce makes us all sicker
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
as a public health social worker, my heart hurts for those wanting to enter this workforce, professions we desperately need to support.
it’s a struggle to be working in the space now as it is. for there to be fewer of us is heartbreaking.
it’s a struggle to be working in the space now as it is. for there to be fewer of us is heartbreaking.
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Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
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Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
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Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
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The malice and vengefulness with which RFK Jr. treats legitimate science and scientists will haunt us all for decades.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The malice and vengefulness with which RFK Jr. treats legitimate science and scientists will haunt us all for decades.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
That this man is at the top of US science and healthcare should mean that no Senator who voted to confirm him should have a viable chance at reelection.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
it’s a really cool time to be a public health worker + have a shit ton of debt from your master of public health degree.
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
it’s a really cool time to be a public health worker + have a shit ton of debt from your master of public health degree.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
congrats to the amazing journalists at the pg! this is huge + wonderful news.
all power to the people.
all power to the people.
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
congrats to the amazing journalists at the pg! this is huge + wonderful news.
all power to the people.
all power to the people.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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I will not be watching or reading any "analyses" about the Democratic party in D.C. I know all about them & their complicity. I'm not interested and I choose to reclaim my time and attention.
There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).
There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I will not be watching or reading any "analyses" about the Democratic party in D.C. I know all about them & their complicity. I'm not interested and I choose to reclaim my time and attention.
There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).
There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).