Roz
@lsmith1964.bsky.social
Boomer/GenX straddler. Public Health Professional. Clinical Lab Scientist. Health Informatics Specialist.
Mom of boys and #greyhounds
All children are my own. #BLM #LGBTQIA ally #Atheist
Always watching.
Mom of boys and #greyhounds
All children are my own. #BLM #LGBTQIA ally #Atheist
Always watching.
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If you think women here can't be forced backwards...
These are women in Parliament in Iran in the mid-1970's.
Their decline feels familiar.
A reaction to women having too many rights.
A fear of what was happening to traditional family.
A desire for younger wives.
A closing of the fist.
#Pinks
These are women in Parliament in Iran in the mid-1970's.
Their decline feels familiar.
A reaction to women having too many rights.
A fear of what was happening to traditional family.
A desire for younger wives.
A closing of the fist.
#Pinks
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
If you think women here can't be forced backwards...
These are women in Parliament in Iran in the mid-1970's.
Their decline feels familiar.
A reaction to women having too many rights.
A fear of what was happening to traditional family.
A desire for younger wives.
A closing of the fist.
#Pinks
These are women in Parliament in Iran in the mid-1970's.
Their decline feels familiar.
A reaction to women having too many rights.
A fear of what was happening to traditional family.
A desire for younger wives.
A closing of the fist.
#Pinks
Have you heard that the reclassification of several degrees to *non-professional* by the DOE is because they are all mandatory reporters of child abuse? This is another take that also makes sense. Maybe both reasons are true, but the effect will NOT be good for anyone.
youtube.com/shorts/lzDRk...
youtube.com/shorts/lzDRk...
what you need to know about degree declassification
YouTube video by Recovered Republican
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Have you heard that the reclassification of several degrees to *non-professional* by the DOE is because they are all mandatory reporters of child abuse? This is another take that also makes sense. Maybe both reasons are true, but the effect will NOT be good for anyone.
youtube.com/shorts/lzDRk...
youtube.com/shorts/lzDRk...
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
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DOGE is down to about 45 employees, but others have burrowed their way into government agencies as full time employees. Some are helping Vought's efforts to downsize the government. Others are implementing private AI across government.
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
DOGE is down to about 45 employees, but others have burrowed their way into government agencies as full time employees. Some are helping Vought's efforts to downsize the government. Others are implementing private AI across government.
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we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.
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All of Bluesky this morning:
a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
Alt: a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
All of Bluesky this morning:
Whenever I'm feeling old and out of place, I think about the fact that I have a child older than the new mayor of NYC...and feel much worse.
Currently having a scotch.
Currently having a scotch.
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Whenever I'm feeling old and out of place, I think about the fact that I have a child older than the new mayor of NYC...and feel much worse.
Currently having a scotch.
Currently having a scotch.
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"If the black revolt does not succeed... Americans are going to discover what it is like to live as the black man has been living all these years, in constant terror of violence from the mob & from the police, never certain what rights he can exercise under the law & under the Constitution."
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Our ability to critique the system & to identify all that is failing around us only the tip of the iceberg.
Developing the skills to bypass the system, build community infrastructure & navigate messy dynamics/contentious relationships is the bulk of the work.
Developing the skills to bypass the system, build community infrastructure & navigate messy dynamics/contentious relationships is the bulk of the work.
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Our ability to critique the system & to identify all that is failing around us only the tip of the iceberg.
Developing the skills to bypass the system, build community infrastructure & navigate messy dynamics/contentious relationships is the bulk of the work.
Developing the skills to bypass the system, build community infrastructure & navigate messy dynamics/contentious relationships is the bulk of the work.
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Cleta Mitchell and activists from a top anti-voting group with close ties to the White House last week discussed plans to take the U.S. back decades to the era of one-day elections. Here’s what you need to know.
https://bit.ly/489KIRg
https://bit.ly/489KIRg
Exclusive: Cleta Mitchell, Activists Scheme to Bring Back One-Day Elections
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Cleta Mitchell and activists from a top anti-voting group with close ties to the White House last week discussed plans to take the U.S. back decades to the era of one-day elections. Here’s what you need to know.
https://bit.ly/489KIRg
https://bit.ly/489KIRg
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Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
What kind of humans use bombs and fighter jets against people living in tents?
What kind of humans draw up plans to profit after the bodies are burned?
What kind of humans just watch?
What kind of humans draw up plans to profit after the bodies are burned?
What kind of humans just watch?
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What kind of humans use bombs and fighter jets against people living in tents?
What kind of humans draw up plans to profit after the bodies are burned?
What kind of humans just watch?
What kind of humans draw up plans to profit after the bodies are burned?
What kind of humans just watch?
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Heads up
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Heads up
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It’s rich people
The problem is rich people
The problem is rich people
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It’s rich people
The problem is rich people
The problem is rich people
One day, we will all be following multiple investigations and trials that will end with the obliteration of the Trump brand and the crippling of Trump businesses.
I may not be alive when it happens, but it will happen.
Don't let him be the sacrifice that protects the rest of the oligarchy.
I may not be alive when it happens, but it will happen.
Don't let him be the sacrifice that protects the rest of the oligarchy.
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
One day, we will all be following multiple investigations and trials that will end with the obliteration of the Trump brand and the crippling of Trump businesses.
I may not be alive when it happens, but it will happen.
Don't let him be the sacrifice that protects the rest of the oligarchy.
I may not be alive when it happens, but it will happen.
Don't let him be the sacrifice that protects the rest of the oligarchy.
Y'all. I texted my sons and said, "Hey, got any jokes or silly memes? I've had a day."
This is what they sent me. They are weird and wonderful, and I love them so.
This is what they sent me. They are weird and wonderful, and I love them so.
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Y'all. I texted my sons and said, "Hey, got any jokes or silly memes? I've had a day."
This is what they sent me. They are weird and wonderful, and I love them so.
This is what they sent me. They are weird and wonderful, and I love them so.
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So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism.
Got it.
Got it.
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Looking for what you can do to make you voice heard? This campaign is gaining traction.
The enablers have to feel it.
weaintbuyingit.com
The enablers have to feel it.
weaintbuyingit.com
We Ain’t Buying It! - Economic Pressure on Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - We Ain’t Buying It!
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power.
weaintbuyingit.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Looking for what you can do to make you voice heard? This campaign is gaining traction.
The enablers have to feel it.
weaintbuyingit.com
The enablers have to feel it.
weaintbuyingit.com
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MUST WATCH: Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill
A Phil Williams NC5 Investigates report on a neo-Nazi targeting kids online, telling them to prepare for a 'race war'
www.newschannel5.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
MUST WATCH: Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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No surprise that Mr. "We May Need to Tell the Courts 'Fuck You'" was also pushing the administration's campaign of extrajudicial killings.
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
No surprise that Mr. "We May Need to Tell the Courts 'Fuck You'" was also pushing the administration's campaign of extrajudicial killings.
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
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Dear MAGA: if you get that removing tariffs lowers prices, what does adding tariffs do?
What does adding tariffs do, MAGA?! What does it do?!!!!!
What does adding tariffs do, MAGA?! What does it do?!!!!!
November 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Dear MAGA: if you get that removing tariffs lowers prices, what does adding tariffs do?
What does adding tariffs do, MAGA?! What does it do?!!!!!
What does adding tariffs do, MAGA?! What does it do?!!!!!
This is so accurate I think I peed a little.
November 16, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This is so accurate I think I peed a little.
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PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
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The irony here is painful.
Alice Wong wrote a column for Vogue called Disability Visibility. You can still find all her writing for Vogue under her author name.
But *Disability Visibility* - also the name of the advocacy group she launched - has been erased.
Exactly how disabled people often are.
Alice Wong wrote a column for Vogue called Disability Visibility. You can still find all her writing for Vogue under her author name.
But *Disability Visibility* - also the name of the advocacy group she launched - has been erased.
Exactly how disabled people often are.
The new owners of Teen Vogue have already erased her column.
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The irony here is painful.
Alice Wong wrote a column for Vogue called Disability Visibility. You can still find all her writing for Vogue under her author name.
But *Disability Visibility* - also the name of the advocacy group she launched - has been erased.
Exactly how disabled people often are.
Alice Wong wrote a column for Vogue called Disability Visibility. You can still find all her writing for Vogue under her author name.
But *Disability Visibility* - also the name of the advocacy group she launched - has been erased.
Exactly how disabled people often are.
I sincerely hope that people are wise enough to keep paying attention to what others in the regime besides Trump are doing.
This regime won't end with an election.
This regime won't end with an election.
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I sincerely hope that people are wise enough to keep paying attention to what others in the regime besides Trump are doing.
This regime won't end with an election.
This regime won't end with an election.