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Melanie Sonsteng-Person

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Asst Prof of Social Work || PAR & Qual methodologist || Working with communities to interrupt racial & systemic trauma in K12 & higher education || Constant movement towards liberation || #Biking #Academia #Liberation #Climate #Plants #MidCenturyFurniture

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This is super helpful! I’ll be sharing with our research profs!

26.11.2025 10:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Layoffs in 2025 second-highest since 2009 in potential sign of looming recession β€œThose laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.

β€œThose laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.

07.11.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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The Washington Post Has Become Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right-wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?

We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings. trib.al/DB2iRVW

07.11.2025 22:53 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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With Big Tech Talking Government Backing, Has OpenAI Become β€œToo Big to Fail”? Leaders at the AI company are scrambling to pacify concerns that the bubble around their company could soon burst.

Last month, the company behind ChatGPT wrapped up a long-awaited restructure that that turned it into a for-profit entity valued at $500 billion, despite the fact that its products have yet to yield significant revenue streams.

07.11.2025 23:15 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

Yes! Sooo much growth. And the identification of trauma triggers. And knowing our worth is outside of our jobs. So a little anti capitalism too.

08.07.2025 10:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The number of times I’ve seen film crews at this park where people take naps and concerts happen… I will say it a million times. But the most dangerous thing in LA is the police (and now ICE).

08.07.2025 01:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a mental health professional, I approve The Bear season 4 finale. And anyone saying otherwise is a sadist.

08.07.2025 01:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my gosh woooooow!!! Amazing!!

16.06.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After early reprieve from immigration enforcement, farming industry reckons with raids The Trump administration's immigration enforcement mostly left farms and meat packing plants alone, until coordinated raids last week. Now, President Trump is signaling continued support for farmers.

As long as immigration sweeps are happening in the communities that farm workers live in, farm workers will continue being detained and deported.

Farm workers deserve REAL protections, so they can continue working without fear.

www.npr.org/2025/06/16/n...

16.06.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 332 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

I love my little town. It was jam packed! We were corner hoping as each street corner had more and more folks join in.

16.06.2025 00:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of the fields and another photo showing ice raids in the background with these words: While some kids are spending #FathersDay with their dads, recent raids in farm worker communities means we have kids who are tracking their dads to detention centers with airtags. #WeFeedYou

A photo of the fields and another photo showing ice raids in the background with these words: While some kids are spending #FathersDay with their dads, recent raids in farm worker communities means we have kids who are tracking their dads to detention centers with airtags. #WeFeedYou

While some kids are spending #FathersDay with their dads, recent raids in farm worker communities means we have kids who are tracking their dads to detention centers with airtags. #WeFeedYou

15.06.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 609 πŸ” 231 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

I’m so sick of hearing people get mad at news outlets owned by private corporations and the uber rich. Stop expecting them to be anything other than what they’ve always been and instead support independent news sources.

15.06.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remigration is a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations.

This is neo-nazism.

13.06.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.

But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

12.06.2025 23:26 πŸ‘ 15852 πŸ” 6240 πŸ’¬ 787 πŸ“Œ 584

Hahahahah πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

12.06.2025 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I spit out my drink with this conclusion hahahha

12.06.2025 02:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The resurrection means it wasn’t a last

12.06.2025 02:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is horrifying

11.06.2025 08:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Timeline cleanse

10.06.2025 12:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no, an "insurrection" of dancing

Imagine being the sourpuss deploying 700 very expensive Marines to ... what? Make LA be the town from Footloose?

09.06.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 2504 πŸ” 649 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 27

More accounts of what’s happening please

10.06.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I see tons of reposts of lies from Fox News and the govt. instead of reposting and giving them a platform let’s keep posting what’s happening on the ground.

Trying to argue law, truth, and logic with these folks has never worked. Stop wasting your energy doing it.

10.06.2025 11:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No uber. No uber eats.

10.06.2025 11:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They’re making sure what they’re doing isn’t televised.

10.06.2025 11:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know I feel like if AI can write a whole executive order and lay off half the federal workforce, it should automatically skip the intro of every show I rewatch

10.06.2025 00:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your tax dollars at work.

09.06.2025 10:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They do whatever they want. They’re unhinged.

09.06.2025 10:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0