Marissa
@missfitzy.bsky.social
B.S. in both Bio and Psych | Pre-med | Cat mom
Strong believer in equal opportunities and rights for all.
Trust scientists, not politicians.
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Strong believer in equal opportunities and rights for all.
Trust scientists, not politicians.
💙🌎🩺
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Once again, this Administration is playing a reckless game with foreign policy. A leaked EO shows plans to slash staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Canada and gut the Bureau of African Affairs. Because clearly, alienating allies and dismantling diplomacy is the key to "greatness," right?
Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department
The draft executive order would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Once again, this Administration is playing a reckless game with foreign policy. A leaked EO shows plans to slash staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Canada and gut the Bureau of African Affairs. Because clearly, alienating allies and dismantling diplomacy is the key to "greatness," right?
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A judge blocked Musk staffers from accessing Social Security data, but of course, they’ve ignored those orders. We warned this was happening: Musk operatives have been marking individuals in the Social Security system as dead in an effort to pressure immigrants to self-deport.
April 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A judge blocked Musk staffers from accessing Social Security data, but of course, they’ve ignored those orders. We warned this was happening: Musk operatives have been marking individuals in the Social Security system as dead in an effort to pressure immigrants to self-deport.
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Science doesn’t improve by cutting Black, Hispanic, and women experts. But that’s exactly what happened—38 out of 43 removed from NIH boards were just that. And they wonder why trust in institutions is fading.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Science doesn’t improve by cutting Black, Hispanic, and women experts. But that’s exactly what happened—38 out of 43 removed from NIH boards were just that. And they wonder why trust in institutions is fading.
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April 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I stand with the penguins of Heard and McDonald Islands!
April 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I stand with the penguins of Heard and McDonald Islands!
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The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—
Oh.
Oh.
April 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—
Oh.
Oh.
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The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
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There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
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I live on a FIXED income from SSDI. I have Lupus/chronicillnesses/disabilities & SUBSIST on Social Security Disability for 18+ years & 11 surgeries. 2x cancer SURVIVOR. I DEPEND on MEDICARE/MEDICAID/SNAP. I’ll NEVER GIVE UP fighting for YOU & me until my last breath. I'm just 1 of MILLIONS. FIGHT!🙏💜
March 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I live on a FIXED income from SSDI. I have Lupus/chronicillnesses/disabilities & SUBSIST on Social Security Disability for 18+ years & 11 surgeries. 2x cancer SURVIVOR. I DEPEND on MEDICARE/MEDICAID/SNAP. I’ll NEVER GIVE UP fighting for YOU & me until my last breath. I'm just 1 of MILLIONS. FIGHT!🙏💜
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Fill out an immigration paper wrong? Handcuffs! Assault a cop and break into the Capitol on a mission to murder the vice president? Presidential pardon! Does "the law" still meaningfully exist?
The Faces of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crusade
The government deported a 10-year-old American citizen with brain cancer.
www.thebulwark.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Fill out an immigration paper wrong? Handcuffs! Assault a cop and break into the Capitol on a mission to murder the vice president? Presidential pardon! Does "the law" still meaningfully exist?
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Am I Ugly?
by A Cybertruck
by A Cybertruck
Am I Ugly?
So this is kind of awkward but it’s been on my mind lately and I know it’s probably nothing but I’ve gotta ask. And be honest, because I need someone I can count on to tell the truth. Okay, so…do you ...
theonion.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Am I Ugly?
by A Cybertruck
by A Cybertruck
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I can’t believe we’re still doing this theater. Your local hospital has “enough fentanyl to kill everyone inside.” But nobody is dying from it bc the only way to die from fentanyl is to inject/snort too much. Same for fentanyl on the street. This insurrectionist Barbie is a real threat to Americans.
Pam Bondi waves around a package of (what she says are fake) drugs
March 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I can’t believe we’re still doing this theater. Your local hospital has “enough fentanyl to kill everyone inside.” But nobody is dying from it bc the only way to die from fentanyl is to inject/snort too much. Same for fentanyl on the street. This insurrectionist Barbie is a real threat to Americans.
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This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
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NO KINGS LIVE HERE.
March 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
NO KINGS LIVE HERE.
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This data is way too limited but this could be a cure for pancreatic cancer. How can we know if it is? And if it is, how can we access it?
By funding scientific research. And with health agencies that can review data to ensure safety & efficacy, approve new treatments, & make sure they are covered.
By funding scientific research. And with health agencies that can review data to ensure safety & efficacy, approve new treatments, & make sure they are covered.
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
buff.ly
February 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This data is way too limited but this could be a cure for pancreatic cancer. How can we know if it is? And if it is, how can we access it?
By funding scientific research. And with health agencies that can review data to ensure safety & efficacy, approve new treatments, & make sure they are covered.
By funding scientific research. And with health agencies that can review data to ensure safety & efficacy, approve new treatments, & make sure they are covered.
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This is entirely preventable. Science solved this problem more than 60 years ago.
Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People (Gift Article)
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is entirely preventable. Science solved this problem more than 60 years ago.
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If people were really just dying from chronic diseases then how come they weren’t dying from their chronic diseases until after March, 2020?
February 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If people were really just dying from chronic diseases then how come they weren’t dying from their chronic diseases until after March, 2020?
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"Among accomplished researchers, the fear is that this coming generation of scientists will look overseas or leave their fields entirely, endangering America’s multigenerational standard as the leader in scientific research." ICYMI @samsteindc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doge-b...
The DOGE Brain Drain Has Begun
It’s not just jobs cut and agencies gutted. It’s the talent that will be lost for generations to come.
www.thebulwark.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Among accomplished researchers, the fear is that this coming generation of scientists will look overseas or leave their fields entirely, endangering America’s multigenerational standard as the leader in scientific research." ICYMI @samsteindc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doge-b...
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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
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BREAKING: The Department of Energy said DOGE firings of nuclear safety officials were non-critical staff.
That is not true. In fact, one of the officials who was locked out of his work accounts was Acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Safety James Todd.
That is not true. In fact, one of the officials who was locked out of his work accounts was Acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Safety James Todd.
Inside DOGE’s Dumbest Cut Yet
Last week’s hastily reversed firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration have left a reeling, rattled agency in their wake.
www.thebulwark.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Energy said DOGE firings of nuclear safety officials were non-critical staff.
That is not true. In fact, one of the officials who was locked out of his work accounts was Acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Safety James Todd.
That is not true. In fact, one of the officials who was locked out of his work accounts was Acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Safety James Todd.
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
February 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.