Deirdre

@deirdrefm.bsky.social

Public Health, Survey Research, Feminism

Here, have some stickers for your protest signs. They make great car magnets, and you can use them to cover and ICE propaganda you find. All free. Just like our democracy should be.

Illustrated inflatable t-Rex holding a protest sign reading "here to survive the ICE age"Illustrated colonial portland frog with the words "give me ribberty or give me death"Illustrated mouth with hot pink lipstick breaking an ice cube with the words "melt ICE"

Between layoffs, deportations, and an affordable housing crisis there are a record number of homeless dogs at risk of euthanasia in PG county. Foster, adopt, or donate to an animal rescue to save lives. 🐾💖🐾💖 Be the reason one of these dogs survives. 🐾💖🐾💖 thebaynet.com/a-hail-mary-...

“A Hail Mary” For Desperate Dogs: Prince George's Shelter Needs Fosters And Adopters From Neighboring Counties - The BayNet

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — The Prince George’s County animal shelter is once again at critical capacity. Local groups are racing against the clock, hoping to find placements for the shelter’s most at-risk ...

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Justice Sotomayor dissenting on birthright citizenship case: "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."

Mark and Melissa lie peacefully at the center of our state and our hearts today. Their memorial, guarded by service dogs and men and women in uniform, casts a momentary shadow over L'Étoile du Nord as we honor their life’s work to make Minnesota shine brighter for all.

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Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor charge in California under a new proposal. cnn.it/443mdTX

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Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.

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Why are we so concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were fired at the same time? ✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts ✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker

Hegseth deployed troops to Southern California without funding for food, water, fuel, or equipment. Marines are trained for military combat – not law enforcement. Trump must rescind his orders, Hegseth must resign, & law enforcement should be handled by state/local authorities.

“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” Neither do we. But the N.I.H.—the world’s leading public funder of medical research—has canceled 1,389 grants and delayed over 1,000 more. The true cost won’t be known for decades. 🧵

Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country! It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.

This is a general thought, not a subtweet, but I increasingly feel like there's a lot of unintentional revisionism about US public opinion during the pandemic. Views obviously shifted, but early on there was *remarkably* broad support for a wide range of mitigation tactics

Now that Maine has banned child marriage (woohoo!) MARYLAND!! remains as the last state in the northeast to allow child marriages. Our children deserve better. When will MD ban child marriage?

Missouri Rep. Keri Ingle just obliterated House Majority Whip Hardy Billington,who, at 72, is still out here defending child marriage. Disgusting. She said what needed to be said, and she didn’t hold back. Protecting kids shouldn’t be a partisan issue, but apparently some grown men in power think

The Ohio State University Faculty Council voted 35-11 on April 24, 2025 to join the Big Ten "mutual defense compact" that would support the defense of academic freedom. They join universities of IL, IN, IA, MD, MN, NE, OR, WA, WI, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC.

I’m leading over 175 Members of Congress to fight for the government’s free, easy-to-use tax filing service. Trump and Musk want to kill Direct File. Instead of caving to the billionaire tax prep industry, how about standing up for working Americans?

Mass. Sen. Warren, 175 Congressional Dems call on Trump not to shutter free tax-filing service

The lawmakers asked the Treasury Department and the IRS to respond to their demands to preserve Direct-File by May 5.

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A massive 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action on climate but many mistakenly believe they are in the minority, causing them to not speak out. REPOST if you're in the climate majority and using your voice to demand action! 🌎

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

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