Kaela, LMFT (she/her)
@kaela-mft.bsky.social
Therapist (LMFT). Dog mama. Service dog handler.
Clinical psych PhD student studying #parenting, #racism, #trauma & #impsci.
Stanford & Antioch University grad.
Clinical psych PhD student studying #parenting, #racism, #trauma & #impsci.
Stanford & Antioch University grad.
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If you live in NYC, please take a moment [it takes 30 seconds] to support @nycplan.org's demand to increase and stabilize public library funding by sending a letter to your council member: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
actionnetwork.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you live in NYC, please take a moment [it takes 30 seconds] to support @nycplan.org's demand to increase and stabilize public library funding by sending a letter to your council member: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
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The NYPL sent out info about their FY25 numbers. NYPL includes libraries in Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island. BPL and QPL are separate systems.
1. 12.9 million visitors across NYPL.
2. 17M in circulation.
3. 2.37M cardholders.
4. 93K programs for all ages.
Our libraries need increased funding.
1. 12.9 million visitors across NYPL.
2. 17M in circulation.
3. 2.37M cardholders.
4. 93K programs for all ages.
Our libraries need increased funding.
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The NYPL sent out info about their FY25 numbers. NYPL includes libraries in Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island. BPL and QPL are separate systems.
1. 12.9 million visitors across NYPL.
2. 17M in circulation.
3. 2.37M cardholders.
4. 93K programs for all ages.
Our libraries need increased funding.
1. 12.9 million visitors across NYPL.
2. 17M in circulation.
3. 2.37M cardholders.
4. 93K programs for all ages.
Our libraries need increased funding.
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"So what's your take on the Covid vaccine?"
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"So what's your take on the Covid vaccine?"
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to keep functioning, society has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
Body cam shows an immigration agent asking ChatGPT for help writing a report:
“During surveillance in the area, I observed a male subject loitering while seated in a vehicle. Based on his behavior, I approached and initiated a consensual encounter.”
ICYMI:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
“During surveillance in the area, I observed a male subject loitering while seated in a vehicle. Based on his behavior, I approached and initiated a consensual encounter.”
ICYMI:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
Bodycam footage from Operation Midway Blitz released: ‘It’s all about arresting people’
The group of videos made public through the Loevy & Loevy law firm includes footage from agents who responded to controversial arrest operations in the Little Village and Irving Park neighborho…
www.chicagotribune.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
to keep functioning, society has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
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Getting rough in higher ed. Rider U. in NJ (private, 4000 students) announced it is firing 25% of its faculty this month, raising teaching loads to a 4-4 (5-5 instructors, 3-3 for chairs), 14% salary cuts, ending retirement contributions, tuition remission, & sabbatical support.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
Announcement of Rider restructuring
Background on the March to Sustainability Plan
www.rider.edu
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Getting rough in higher ed. Rider U. in NJ (private, 4000 students) announced it is firing 25% of its faculty this month, raising teaching loads to a 4-4 (5-5 instructors, 3-3 for chairs), 14% salary cuts, ending retirement contributions, tuition remission, & sabbatical support.
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
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OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
www.independent.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
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"Eligible to New York City-based artists with children under the age of three, awardees will receive a grant for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses with the provider of their choice." www.artistsandmothers.org/grant - Applications due by Jan 2.
Grant — Artists and Mothers
www.artistsandmothers.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Eligible to New York City-based artists with children under the age of three, awardees will receive a grant for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses with the provider of their choice." www.artistsandmothers.org/grant - Applications due by Jan 2.
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My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it.
No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors.
That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.
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This. Read this and take it to heart. You know someone with Long Covid and they justifiably feel abandoned.
“The problem with Long COVID is that most of society would rather not see it.”
@philipandrewhoover.bsky.social writes that he often feels that he’s living a double life. How can this sick side of him be so central, so enormous, yet so unseen by those who know and love him? bit.ly/4pf80g7
@philipandrewhoover.bsky.social writes that he often feels that he’s living a double life. How can this sick side of him be so central, so enormous, yet so unseen by those who know and love him? bit.ly/4pf80g7
December 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This. Read this and take it to heart. You know someone with Long Covid and they justifiably feel abandoned.
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"As one senior researcher told me, decades of painstaking work vanished overnight in an attack by an inexperienced and ideologically driven staff intent on dismantling the bureaucracy without understanding its purpose."
A lot has happened this year. If you'd like a recap of what's happened to education research and statistics, here's my attempt. This might be a good one to listen to on your commute today. (Audio play button below headline. 16 minutes long.) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack
hechingerreport.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"As one senior researcher told me, decades of painstaking work vanished overnight in an attack by an inexperienced and ideologically driven staff intent on dismantling the bureaucracy without understanding its purpose."
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It was on November 30
(back in 2019),
that a man in Wuhan
became the first
confirmed case
of Covid-19,
which means that today
marks not only the start
of the month of December,
but that today
also marks the start
of this pandemic’s
sixth year.
(back in 2019),
that a man in Wuhan
became the first
confirmed case
of Covid-19,
which means that today
marks not only the start
of the month of December,
but that today
also marks the start
of this pandemic’s
sixth year.
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It was on November 30
(back in 2019),
that a man in Wuhan
became the first
confirmed case
of Covid-19,
which means that today
marks not only the start
of the month of December,
but that today
also marks the start
of this pandemic’s
sixth year.
(back in 2019),
that a man in Wuhan
became the first
confirmed case
of Covid-19,
which means that today
marks not only the start
of the month of December,
but that today
also marks the start
of this pandemic’s
sixth year.
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@haymarketbooks.org is raising money to send books (free of charge) to people who are incarcerated. Please consider contributing if you have the means.
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
@haymarketbooks.org is raising money to send books (free of charge) to people who are incarcerated. Please consider contributing if you have the means.
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Organizers say that interest in local, grassroots initiatives to meet community needs has been growing.
When formal systems stop working, neighbors turn to each other in what many call 'mutual aid'
Organizers say that interest in local, grassroots initiatives to meet community needs has been growing.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Organizers say that interest in local, grassroots initiatives to meet community needs has been growing.
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👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Aging with complex chronic illnesses and disabilities at home
Hi! My name is Julia Métraux, and I am Mother Jones' disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging ind...
docs.google.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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You never really know what people are dealing with. I am reminding myself of this a lot lately.
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
You never really know what people are dealing with. I am reminding myself of this a lot lately.
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When I went home to Mississippi last week, a Black farmer welcomed folks to pick greens from his land for free. It made me wonder whether other communities across the country were also giving back ahead of the holiday.
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
Why Fresh Collard Greens Are Becoming a Holiday Lifeline in These Communities
From farmers to churches, residents across the country are working together to provide free food for those in need this holiday season.
capitalbnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
When I went home to Mississippi last week, a Black farmer welcomed folks to pick greens from his land for free. It made me wonder whether other communities across the country were also giving back ahead of the holiday.
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
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People say “believe women”. Until the man is someone they know.
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
People say “believe women”. Until the man is someone they know.
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Extremely accurate thread on how book finances work for trade published authors #BookSky
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Extremely accurate thread on how book finances work for trade published authors #BookSky
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
tl;dr it’s not a lot of money per effort year and buying our books at indies makes a material, positive difference
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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In addition to posting plants and puppies, I also mentor students interested in personality pathology. My lab is recruiting a graduate student in clinical or personality psychology for Fall 2026. So please send folks my way. Feel free to share! Thanks.
September 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
In addition to posting plants and puppies, I also mentor students interested in personality pathology. My lab is recruiting a graduate student in clinical or personality psychology for Fall 2026. So please send folks my way. Feel free to share! Thanks.
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If curious about what a virtual Disability Justice 101 workshop from me looks like, here are the slides I used for tonight's hour-long event, so if your organization could benefit from this learning, please know this disabled sociologist could use more paid work! 🫂🫂🫂 docs.google.com/presentation...
September 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
If curious about what a virtual Disability Justice 101 workshop from me looks like, here are the slides I used for tonight's hour-long event, so if your organization could benefit from this learning, please know this disabled sociologist could use more paid work! 🫂🫂🫂 docs.google.com/presentation...
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Tonight, we did a group reading of this poem among 3 folx alternating by stanza, & it was such a beautiful moment! 🥹
This poem by Patricia Berne, David Langstaff & Aurora Levins Morales, (from Skin, Tooth, and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People, A
Disability Justice Primer, pages 55-57) has become sacred to me over this trying year. In particular, I hold these words close, "You, yes you, are irreplaceable!"
Disability Justice Primer, pages 55-57) has become sacred to me over this trying year. In particular, I hold these words close, "You, yes you, are irreplaceable!"
September 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Tonight, we did a group reading of this poem among 3 folx alternating by stanza, & it was such a beautiful moment! 🥹
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Interested in applying to graduate programs or research positions in psychology? Want more information and feedback on your submission materials? Then Harvard’s Prospective Ph.D. & RA Event in Psychology (PPREP) Is for you!! psychology.fas.harvard.edu/pprep
More info in the link!! Please retweet!
More info in the link!! Please retweet!
PPREP Program | Department of Psychology
psychology.fas.harvard.edu
September 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Interested in applying to graduate programs or research positions in psychology? Want more information and feedback on your submission materials? Then Harvard’s Prospective Ph.D. & RA Event in Psychology (PPREP) Is for you!! psychology.fas.harvard.edu/pprep
More info in the link!! Please retweet!
More info in the link!! Please retweet!
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Hawaii announced they are joining California, Oregon, and Washington’s West Coast Health Alliance which will provide their own science-based vaccine guidelines and make vaccines accessible to everyone.
September 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Hawaii announced they are joining California, Oregon, and Washington’s West Coast Health Alliance which will provide their own science-based vaccine guidelines and make vaccines accessible to everyone.
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*sigh*
Cool, we should use this in the military www.politico.com/news/magazin...
September 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
*sigh*