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Naomi Aoki
@naomiaoki.bsky.social
Biotech comms & IR. Boy mom, dog mom, outdoor lover and avid e-biker (not to brag but I'm pretty fast).
My new hero
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”

So, she took a breath, and spoke.
The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Reposted by Naomi Aoki
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
scim.ag
January 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Reposted by Naomi Aoki
@trevorproject.bsky.social says its crisis services (phone, text, and chat) saw a 33% increase in volume yesterday on Trump's first day in office.
The Trevor Project (@trevorproject.bsky.social)
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trevorproject.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Reposted by Naomi Aoki
“Barely 24 hours into this new presidency, Trump has already taken a series of steps that would have caused widespread outrage” if taken in his first term, writes @dgraham.bsky.social. The more muted response is “a big shift from eight years ago”:
The Trump Shift
His first-day executive orders would have prompted mass outrage had he attempted them in 2017. Today, the response is more muted.
www.theatlantic.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Busy first day. Ugh. I keep hoping it's not going to be as bad as I fear, but the flurry of executive orders is not helping my outlook.
January 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM