Salimah El-Amin
@salimahelamin.bsky.social
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Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth
June 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth
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The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
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Awful: Delivery of life saving treatment to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is in doubt amid USAID firings, the product's manufacturers tell me.
The treatment is a paste made of peanuts, milk and sugar for kids on edge of starvation.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
The treatment is a paste made of peanuts, milk and sugar for kids on edge of starvation.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Ugly Turn, Putting Starving Kids at Risk
Two U.S. nonprofits that manufacture a treatment sent by USAID to help severely malnourished children abroad say the process is in chaos. This isn’t what Marco Rubio said would happen.
newrepublic.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Awful: Delivery of life saving treatment to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is in doubt amid USAID firings, the product's manufacturers tell me.
The treatment is a paste made of peanuts, milk and sugar for kids on edge of starvation.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
The treatment is a paste made of peanuts, milk and sugar for kids on edge of starvation.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
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Several Department of Education employees told ProPublica they were directed not to contact students and schools about their pending civil rights cases.
“We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social
“We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and…
propub.li
February 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Several Department of Education employees told ProPublica they were directed not to contact students and schools about their pending civil rights cases.
“We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social
“We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social
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"the house of the USAID mission director in Kinshasa had been looted, and videos of the ransacking began circulating on social media..."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.
USAID workers based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, tell a harrowing story of how Trump’s attack on the agency complicated an escape.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"the house of the USAID mission director in Kinshasa had been looted, and videos of the ransacking began circulating on social media..."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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soon enough, the mere presence of black and latino students on campus will be illegal racial discrimination against white students www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
Trump admin threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI
In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.
www.insidehighered.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
soon enough, the mere presence of black and latino students on campus will be illegal racial discrimination against white students www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
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ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...
ATTN: HHS EMPLOYEES
If you work for HHS, read this BEFORE you open certain emails
www.muellershewrote.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
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SCOOP: 31-year-old Trump operative pushes out the acting archivist to make way for Trump's own appointment. Possible replacements include Hugh Hewitt and John Solomon.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
National Archives head resigns as Trump takes control of records
Sources name conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and far-right journalist John Solomon as potential replacements.
www.motherjones.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
SCOOP: 31-year-old Trump operative pushes out the acting archivist to make way for Trump's own appointment. Possible replacements include Hugh Hewitt and John Solomon.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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1/This may truly blowup #KashPatel nomination
On left:
Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."
On right:
Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!
Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”
On left:
Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."
On right:
Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!
Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”
February 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
1/This may truly blowup #KashPatel nomination
On left:
Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."
On right:
Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!
Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”
On left:
Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."
On right:
Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!
Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”
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They are angry that a judge restored a public website providing life-saving resources from the CDC, FDA, and HHS.
February 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
They are angry that a judge restored a public website providing life-saving resources from the CDC, FDA, and HHS.
Wow. What a disgrace! Who is this guy in brown shirt? www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4vi...
BREAKING NEWS: House Democrats Physically Blocked From Entering Department Of Education Building
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Wow. What a disgrace! Who is this guy in brown shirt? www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4vi...
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Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
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ALERT TO FEDERAL WORKERS: The Thursday “deadline” set by Musk isn’t a thing. Congress hasn’t appropriated the funds to pay you what he promised should you resign by today — nor has Congress authorized anyone to threaten you with losing anything for staying on.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
DOGE broadens sweep of federal agencies, gains access to health payment systems
Associates of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have fanned out across the federal government in recent days, alarming some career employees.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
ALERT TO FEDERAL WORKERS: The Thursday “deadline” set by Musk isn’t a thing. Congress hasn’t appropriated the funds to pay you what he promised should you resign by today — nor has Congress authorized anyone to threaten you with losing anything for staying on.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., shut down a dozen extracurricular and social clubs for cadets centered around gender, race and ethnicity.
West Point disbands clubs for women, minorities after Trump DEI orders
The memo said all student clubs would undergo a review to ensure they comply with the Trump administration push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
wapo.st
February 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., shut down a dozen extracurricular and social clubs for cadets centered around gender, race and ethnicity.
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Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
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they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
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USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency
February 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency
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Shuttering the agency responsible for international assistance.
Turning the government over to wealthy oligarchs motivated by economic self-interest.
Telling all CIA officers they will be paid if they quit.
China and Russia are winning so much they are getting tired of winning.
Turning the government over to wealthy oligarchs motivated by economic self-interest.
Telling all CIA officers they will be paid if they quit.
China and Russia are winning so much they are getting tired of winning.
February 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Shuttering the agency responsible for international assistance.
Turning the government over to wealthy oligarchs motivated by economic self-interest.
Telling all CIA officers they will be paid if they quit.
China and Russia are winning so much they are getting tired of winning.
Turning the government over to wealthy oligarchs motivated by economic self-interest.
Telling all CIA officers they will be paid if they quit.
China and Russia are winning so much they are getting tired of winning.
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The start of week three:
February 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The start of week three: