NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Womenโs Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
23.04.2025 12:29
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Workers: tap in. How much did you lose in your retirement funds since January? I lost 7%.
We donโt have to play the stock market to feel the impact of this administrationโs decisions.
09.04.2025 03:04
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In Bloomberg interview, Eisgruber signals that Princeton will not make concessions
University President Christopher Eisgruber โ83 signaled that Princeton would not make concessions to the federal government after news broke that the Trump administration had suspended dozens of the U...
Relatedly: University President Christopher Eisgruber signaled that Princeton would not make concessions to the federal government in an interview with Bloomberg after news broke that the Trump administration had suspended dozens of the Universityโs research grants.
02.04.2025 12:12
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Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat, Defying Muskโs Millions
Victory could help Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.
A liberal judge won a seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court, despite a historic spending binge by Elon Musk to flip control of the court to conservatives
02.04.2025 02:58
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โWomen's History is Women's Right.' It is an essential and indispensable heritage from which we can draw pride, comfort, courage, and long-range vision.โ
โGerda Lerner
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Forced sterilization of disabled people isn't a relic of the past
In most states, eugenics-era laws still let doctors sterilize disabled patientsโeven against their will.
"Forced sterilization laws are a really powerful example of how violations of disabled peopleโs bodies and rights are baked into our legal system today.โ
For @motherjones.com, I reported on how disabled people continue to be forcibly sterilized. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
28.02.2025 12:09
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Audre Lorde โพ๏ธ
21.02.2025 22:57
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โThere is nothing wrong with anger. It is not the angers of women that are destroying us.โ
โ Audre Lorde
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From โParable of the Talentsโ by Octavia Butler (1998)
18.02.2025 01:14
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measuring an organizerโs skill based on how many actual, concrete wins they have under their belt >>>
16.02.2025 05:05
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I need to read more about this fight! Send me any good recs, kapatid
15.02.2025 21:27
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Hi! Does anyone know a graphic notetaker (artist) in LA? A social justice org I know wants to hire someone for Sat Feb 22 (9am-12 noon).
15.02.2025 20:48
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Introducing myself: Iโm a union organizer with 20+ years of experience. Iโve been a lead organizer at United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) for 9.5+ years, was 11yrs in healthcare. For 22+ years Iโve been a feminist organizer in AF3IRM. Born/raised in Northeast LA, a mama, social worker & bookworm
15.02.2025 15:17
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People who voted Trump who are feeling pissed off right now about broken promises are an organizing opportunity, not a gloating opportunity
15.02.2025 14:25
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Professor who teaches African American studies here. If your school eliminates or bans it, I will personally host free zoom sessions, provide resources, or answer questions for students, parents/guardians, or teachers who are interested in learning or discussing African American studies.
13.02.2025 23:48
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I'm with Kelly here: deeply interested in leftism as a political project but have no interest whatsoever in leftism as a subculture. the stakes of leaving this behind are hopefully clearer by the day
13.02.2025 03:01
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United Teachers Los Angeles charter educators on strike today:
11.02.2025 04:33
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Teachers Across California Will Organize Across Districts
Many of the stateโs largest school districts have contracts that expire June 30. The California Teachers Association is coordinating strategies across 32 districts.
With the cost of living soaring in California, teachers feel it's time for something new. 32 school districts' contracts expire June 30. And the California Teachers Association (@wearecta.bsky.social) is coordinating 77,000 educators to bargain in sync.
capitalandmain.com/teachers-acr...
10.02.2025 17:14
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Newspaper headline:
Trump's federal hiring freeze could delay your tax refund
Now thereโs a top of the front page Monday morning headline.
10.02.2025 12:47
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THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW IS UNION MADE!
Shout out to Kendrick Lamar, and all the performers and behind the scenes workers that made this go off without a hitch!
10.02.2025 02:05
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A love suden and love Gaza flag during Kendrickโs performance
The image of the night.
10.02.2025 02:43
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โEvery woman has a well-stocked arsenal of anger potentially useful against oppressions, personal & institutional, which brought that anger into being. Focused with precision, it can become a powerful source of energy serving progress & change.โ
-Audre Lorde
โThe Uses of Angerโ
09.02.2025 21:50
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โWhen anger combines with hope, it can become a source of the courage we need to transform a threat from which we must flee into a challenge with which we can engage.โ
โ Marshall Ganz
โPeople, Power, Changeโ (2024)
09.02.2025 21:49
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BILLIONAIRES ARE TAKING OVER THE GOVERNMENT
CUTTING SCHOOL LUNCHES, SOCIAL SECURITY, AND MEDICAID
THE CHAOS IS THE POINT.
BREATHE
STAY FOCUSED
WE WILL WIN
breathe, stay focused, and lock in.
07.02.2025 01:55
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โUnless we build the organizational capacity - lateral committed relationships, decision-making venues, leadership structures - to do the mobilizing, not only will the resources dry up, but mobilization will turn out to have been nothing more than tactics in search of a strategyโ
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โBecause social media dramatically reduced the cost of sharing information in real time, many now decide to skip organizing and go straight to mobilizing. They count on crisis events to generate reactions, choices made by individuals who command the mediaโฆโ
โMarshall Ganz
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09.02.2025 17:54
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