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Psychologist, proud progressive, LGBTQ+ ally, US soccer fan.
When you buy gas today, when you buy groceries, when you mourn over your depleted 401(k), when you look at mortgage rates, when you think of all the shame brought on our country, most of all when you think of the bloodshed in our name, remember: It's all Trump's fault.
Over 74,000 people were kicked out of clinical trials because of Trump cuts
It's a "violation of foundational ethical principles of human participant research."
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/11/over-74000-people-were-kicked-out-of-clinical-trials-because-of-trump-cuts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
I know many of us hit this moment a lot but still, it is absolutely profound how rich cloistered jagoffs EVERY year just monumentally fuck everything up even worse than they did the previous year and ANYone still says no these jagoffs deserve outsized control of society and to remain alive.

"All of these candidates who won last night didn’t shy away from talking about gender equality and LGBTQ rights. They didn’t buy the theory that doing so would alienate young men. And they were right. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Carville."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-young-men-problem

What Young Men Problem?

Democrats won clear majorities of this constituency.

Charlotte's Web Thoughts

"No Kings" illustrates the uncomfortable truth about US politics: That the > 50% of white US people that want to turn the US into a white ethnostate (their words) is a lot of people. But the > 40% of white US people that don't want this, plus > 50% of brown people and > 90% of Black people, is more.

At some point, the people of the US are going to have to ask themselves why in 2025, we still have a system of "democracy" that is intentionally designed to give the 60% of pro ethno-state white voters more power than everyone else in the country combined.

Questions for the 40% of white folk to ponder.

If you're eligible for #Medicare, remember that "Medicare Advantage" is a scam. https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/117949
Study Dings Medicare Advantage for Cancer Surgery Quality

MA plan design may steer patients to specific centers, researchers suggest

STUDY finds "no association between mRNA or adenovirus COVID-19 vaccines and ischemic stroke."

However, "Systematic reviews report over a 2-fold increased risk of ischemic stroke following infection with SARS-CoV-2."

https://www.jns-journal.com/article/S0022-510X(25)00301-6/abstract

A reminder that it was never about following the law and being documented—it was always about banning non-white immigration, period.

Elon Musk, an white undocumented immigrant, can destroy the Govt & he's praised. A brown immigrant and US citizen can get elected to NYC Mayor & he's a danger. smh

Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”

The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-black-women-minorities-careers-jobs-dismissed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #DEI #Diversity #Government #Trump #BlackMastodon

Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”

The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.

ProPublica

Denial of trans people's existence is not only scientifically inaccurate but also harmful, leading to real-world consequences like discrimination, mental health issues, and violence against transgender individuals.

Recognizing and affirming trans identities is crucial for any society that values diversity and human rights.