Jess Owens-Young
@jessowensyoung.bsky.social
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Public health, politics, and history nerd. Professor, artist, mom, wife, and friend. My existence is a political act.
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This is one way we can change narratives.
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What does it mean for DOGE to "make mistakes" with seniors' Social Security?

Long wait times, underpayments, or no payments at all.

The richest man in the world is sticking his fingers in the benefits our seniors have paid for their entire working lives.
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.
www.washingtonpost.com
jessowensyoung.bsky.social
“And though the Trump administration says it is carrying out the will of the people who elected him to office, barely half of Republicans want closure.”

So, that begs the question, whose will is he truly carrying out?
Trump reportedly set to order dismantling of Education Dept.
The long-awaited directive comes as the agency is preparing to lay off likely hundreds of employees and just days after Secretary Linda McMahon took the reins.
www.insidehighered.com
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I can’t imagine working hard through multiple administrations to be a career civil servant just for someone to come and take it all away with just a few keystrokes.

For many, civil service was their path to the American Dream. Shouldn’t they have a fair shot?
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altnps.bsky.social
We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.
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There’s a reason why George Washington warned about political factions in his farewell speech…
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altnps.bsky.social
We just want to remind you: You’re not alone. We’re all in this together, and we’ll get through it together. We’ve seen so many people sharing their feelings of anxiety and stress—please take a moment for yourself. Your well-being matters. Sending you hugs—you are amazing, and we love you all! 💚
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Yep. It’s such a huge difference!
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Looking forward to reading your book! I hope to assign it, or at least some chapters, for one of my public health courses.
jessowensyoung.bsky.social
“What good is low unemployment when workers are a paycheck away from homelessness?”

Working and homeless should be an oxymoron, but in the US, it’s a reality. This is a brilliant and important piece.
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Same. My question is who is gonna be around to clean it up?
schooley.bsky.social
I just keep thinking when he's breaking things at this pace, what happens after everything is broken?
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We are all we’ve got right now.
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🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 this “survey” is crap.
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The comments section 😂😂😂

The survey questions are wild!
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I’m somehow on a Heritage Foundation mailing list (😂) and they sent a survey to see what we think of DOGE.

Who wants to offer some m-fing feedback?!?

secured.heritage.org/the-heritage...

Please share with a friend or a thousand :)
secured.heritage.org
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Vaccines made measles outbreaks very unusual. What we’re seeing is not normal.
lincolnproject.us
RFK JR on Measles Outbreaks just now: "It is not unusual. There are measles outbreaks every year."

It is actually very unusual. This is the first Measles death in the US in 10 years.
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Let me go ‘head and buy my tractor now!
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We’ve all been lied to. About so many things.

What’s interesting to me is how people respond to the realization. Some folks accept that they were lied to and move accordingly.

Others dig in deeper and deeper, even at their own expense.

I’m curious about why this happens.
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I strongly believe that condescension is one important reason why we are where we are as a country.
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Billionaires don’t need tax breaks.

Especially not at the expense of people needing to eat, receive healthcare, and be sheltered.