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current: RN | future CNS
former: biologist | translator
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The University of California is actively cooperating with the government witch hunt against some 850 faculty members.

cucfa.org/2025/04/cucf...
April 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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This isn’t an Oakland thing, this isn’t a Sacramento thing, it’s a John Fisher thing.

Day two and a lot of empty seats and open grass.
April 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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everyone needs to understand this
We do not have a free country in this moment. When they can nab someone off the street because they don't like what they say, they can nab anyone.
March 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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My parents were early anti-vaxers and into “natural medicine” they treated me with oils and tonics that caused me serious illness as a teen. I feel so sick reading this, these poor kids.
March 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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call to action: bay area folks
March 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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CALL TO ACTION: Staff members at an SF spa accosted and harassed a gay trans man for being in the men’s facility. Please share this video widely and leave Imperial Spa a shitty review - link in video description. (This is not to be confused with the OTHER transphobic spa in SF, Archimedes Banya.) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️
WTF!? Imperial Spa SF’s TRANSPHOBIC policy: genital checks required?!
YouTube video by Erik Gibb
m.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Our reporters understand this may be difficult to talk about and have detailed how we report on maternal health to let you know what you can expect from us.

www.propublica.org/article/help...
How We Report on Maternal Health — and How to Get in Touch With Our Team
For years, ProPublica has examined the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers to uncover problems that can prevent other deaths. Our reporting has sparked change. Now, we are investigating the impac...
www.propublica.org
February 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…
propub.li
February 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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another great example along with Wired and Teen Vogue of how real journalism these days can be a lot braver at outlets where no one is trying to get in good with the White House press secretary

they’re out here with us, reporting on what’s happening to us all, instead of trying to get inside access
February 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Stop mass deportations with this one simple trick: wapo.st/41apYFB (gift link)
February 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Imagine you open your email and find everyone in your hospital system is encouraged to retire next week and in return they get a 7 month severance period in which they no longer need to work. That’s just what happened at the VA today (and every other agency). #medsky

www.opm.gov/fork
January 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Community is a hell of a drug
January 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Just spoke with former Officer Mike Fanone about the Biden pardon that covers him and other officers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee.

“This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”
January 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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storytelling
January 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Free Blue Bus evacuation service if you need to get out of the evacuation zone in Santa Monica.
January 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Just a reminder that if you’re anywhere near the fires but haven’t received an evacuation order yet, it might be a good idea to charge your devices, pack a go bag — important paperwork, medication, hygiene items, cash, changes of clothes — and come up with a plan for where to go, just in case.
January 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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If you're in an evacuation zone in SoCal, please check in with any disabled/aging neighbors you have to see if they need help evacuating.
January 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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I really appreciate everyone trying to share up to date and accurate information about the LA fires, but man does tonight illustrate on a personal level just what we lost with the total destruction of twitter and the real-time disaster community there
January 8, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Georgia officials have dismissed all members of the state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is charged with investigating deaths of pregnant women, in response to ProPublica's reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller.
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
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November 21, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Note: there were 32 members of the board. They fired all of them \to install a new, compliant board\ because they couldn't figure out who the leaker was.
Georgia officials have dismissed all members of the state's Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which is charged with investigating deaths of pregnant women, in response to ProPublica's reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller.
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
propub.li
November 21, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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Dear Editors — If you’re considering publishing an article about issues related to transgender people, then perhaps you should consider assigning that article to a transgender journalist. Don’t have any transgender journalists in your newsroom?

@transjournalists.org has several valuable resources:
Trans Journalists Association
Promoting more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans issues and communities in the media. Supporting gender-expansive journalists in their careers.
www.transjournalists.org
November 21, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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This site ain't poppin until a bunch of people post that they just realized Flo Rida was Florida split in two.
November 12, 2024 at 9:55 PM