Chery Lucarelli
@mnluca.bsky.social
Professor, wife, mother and nana. Looking for hope in outdoor spaces. Believes in the power of community and creativity.
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Where is our humanity?
April 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Where is our humanity?
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An hours-long outage Wednesday on , the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald Trump aims to dismantle the agency.
Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department
An hours-long outage on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, has underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education.
bit.ly
March 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
An hours-long outage Wednesday on , the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald Trump aims to dismantle the agency.
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Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
March 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!
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Idaho teacher ordered to remove inclusive signs from classroom.
Being a decent human being is frowned upon now in Idaho?
www.wkyc.com/article/news...
Being a decent human being is frowned upon now in Idaho?
www.wkyc.com/article/news...
West Ada School District teacher ordered to remove inclusive signs from classroom
West Ada School District sparks controversy by ordering a teacher to remove signs from her classroom due to content neutrality policy.
www.wkyc.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Idaho teacher ordered to remove inclusive signs from classroom.
Being a decent human being is frowned upon now in Idaho?
www.wkyc.com/article/news...
Being a decent human being is frowned upon now in Idaho?
www.wkyc.com/article/news...
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Domestic violence prevention organizations say they’re already looking to cut staff, give up office space and scale back services with no certainty when federal funding could resume.
‘Five-alarm fire’: Minnesota domestic violence groups are scrambling after federal funding paused
Groups say they’re already looking to cut staff, give up office space and scale back services with no certainty when funding could resume.
www.startribune.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Domestic violence prevention organizations say they’re already looking to cut staff, give up office space and scale back services with no certainty when federal funding could resume.
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As the Trump administration purges its federal workforce, they are lying as they are firing.
Letters were sent to dozens of federal employees who have been fired from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The letters cite poor work performance as a reason for termination.
Donald Trump and…
Letters were sent to dozens of federal employees who have been fired from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The letters cite poor work performance as a reason for termination.
Donald Trump and…
February 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
As the Trump administration purges its federal workforce, they are lying as they are firing.
Letters were sent to dozens of federal employees who have been fired from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The letters cite poor work performance as a reason for termination.
Donald Trump and…
Letters were sent to dozens of federal employees who have been fired from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The letters cite poor work performance as a reason for termination.
Donald Trump and…
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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
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Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
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Update: 15 confirmed cases. Health officials are racing to offer vaccines to unvaccinated children, they're operating a mobile unit to screen for cases, pre-treating exposed infants. Schools & hospitals are on alert.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
🚨Measles mounts in an undervaccinated Texas county. Hospitalizations & 9 cases. Many more expected.
This may be the first big outbreak of 2025 but probably not the last, with vaccine misinformation espoused at the highest levels of government.
My latest:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
This may be the first big outbreak of 2025 but probably not the last, with vaccine misinformation espoused at the highest levels of government.
My latest:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Measles Outbreak Mounts Among Children in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties - KFF Health News
With hospitalizations and at least a dozen cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination.
kffhealthnews.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Update: 15 confirmed cases. Health officials are racing to offer vaccines to unvaccinated children, they're operating a mobile unit to screen for cases, pre-treating exposed infants. Schools & hospitals are on alert.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
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February 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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US flu activity climbs, with more deaths in kids
Sixteen more flu deaths were reported in children, with virus activity at high or very high flu levels across much of the nation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Sixteen more flu deaths were reported in children, with virus activity at high or very high flu levels across much of the nation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
January 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
US flu activity climbs, with more deaths in kids
Sixteen more flu deaths were reported in children, with virus activity at high or very high flu levels across much of the nation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Sixteen more flu deaths were reported in children, with virus activity at high or very high flu levels across much of the nation.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Trump apparently directed the Army Corps of Engineers to meddle in local water policy and angered a whole bunch of farmers—and likely his supporters—all to try to win a political point. The water appears to be directed to recently *FLOODED* farm lands.
Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
sjvwater.org
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Trump apparently directed the Army Corps of Engineers to meddle in local water policy and angered a whole bunch of farmers—and likely his supporters—all to try to win a political point. The water appears to be directed to recently *FLOODED* farm lands.
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With federal agencies in chaos, CIDRAP is a good resource to follow about the state of infectious diseases…
Tests identify H5N9 avian flu at California duck farm
Meanwhile, H5N1 struck more poultry farms in 11 states, affecting egg producers, broiler farms, turkey facilities, and backyard flocks.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Meanwhile, H5N1 struck more poultry farms in 11 states, affecting egg producers, broiler farms, turkey facilities, and backyard flocks.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
January 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
With federal agencies in chaos, CIDRAP is a good resource to follow about the state of infectious diseases…
Ruby loves her new hat. ❤️
January 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Ruby loves her new hat. ❤️
A stunning sun set in Minnesota
January 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A stunning sun set in Minnesota
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These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
January 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
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The Empire State Building shines red, white, and blue in tribute to the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter.
December 30, 2024 at 2:42 AM
The Empire State Building shines red, white, and blue in tribute to the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter.
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An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:29 PM
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
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A screenshot of @emilyliu.me's blogpost comments section
November 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM
A screenshot of @emilyliu.me's blogpost comments section
This!
I’m thankful for everyone using Bluesky, everyone building on atproto, everyone listening to our message and sharing our dream of a better social media ecosystem that puts people first. We’re going to do this together — thanks for joining us on this journey!
December 4, 2024 at 1:37 AM
This!
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NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification
At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:26 AM
NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
This. Shoes from so many loved ones at Thanksgiving. Beautiful chaos.
December 4, 2024 at 1:34 AM
This. Shoes from so many loved ones at Thanksgiving. Beautiful chaos.