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Michelle Tsai

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Immigration, healthcare, philanthropy, NYC, parenting, mycology, China and other fascinations. Former journo.

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Rolling out the red carpet for white supremacists.

15.10.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œSo while we await more formal autopsy reports and information, we offer this piece of history with a level of certainty: Our people have not historically hung ourselves from trees…” β€”NAACP

20.09.2025 03:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have erased
your investments
that you built for many
decades

and which
you were probably
saving
for retirement

03.04.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 536 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 7

He’s not even here illegally.

01.04.2025 21:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Boycott Columbia superimposed over an image of protestors on Columbia’s campus in red tones

Boycott Columbia superimposed over an image of protestors on Columbia’s campus in red tones

Columbia boycott: We call on everyone to sign on and demand that Columbia reverse all changes made in compliance with the Trump administration's harmful and illegitimate demands.

Sign here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

26.03.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Highly recommend the β€œOn Tyranny” book byTim Snyder.
The 1st points of his 20 lessons are:
-Do not obey in advance & -Protect Institutions

For us in healthcare, we need to stand behind everyone we know working at #CDC #NIH #FDA #VA #SAMHSA #AHRQ #HHS & others.
✊We are with you.
#Medsky #IDsky

23.03.2025 00:15 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good Lord

15.03.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 843 πŸ” 434 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 49
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GOP lawmakers pass bill allowing child genital exams without parental consent - LGBTQ Nation And that was actually an improvement over a previous version of the bill.

β€œThe amendment was actually an improvement over a previous version of the bill, which, state Democrats argued, would have allowed teachers to perform the genital examinations.”

14.03.2025 11:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

US government tells Columbia (with all of higher ed watching) to go get the belt.

14.03.2025 11:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s a little deletion of history to go with your morning coffee

14.03.2025 11:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

JFC. Can this family please get on the cover of @people.com so everyone in America knows that what we are doing these days is deporting families who are seeking medical care for their 10yo US citizen daughter who is recovering from BRAIN CANCER?

14.03.2025 02:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For New Yorkers:

10.03.2025 02:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.

Greencard holders arrested for political activities.
β€œWomen” now a banned word.
Ukraine betrayed.
Science attacked.
Recession expected.
Alliances destroyed.
Autocrats exalted.

And eggs at $9/dozen.

10.03.2025 02:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hilarious waste of money

13.02.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump "shake-up"? "Business empire"? Such flattery and gentle understatement! I think this is an example of "obeying in advance."

Headline should be "Elon Musk Lays Waste to U.S. Government, Prepares to Loot America"

12.02.2025 02:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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50 protests. 50 states. 1 day. Monday, Feb 17.

NYC: Protest at Union Square and march to Washington Square.

fiftyfifty.one

11.02.2025 22:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A good guide for today and the days ahead, from @sifill.bsky.social‬. It's got everything except maybe a recipe for tonight's dinner.

https://buff.ly/4gGtehI

11.02.2025 13:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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YES! By @sifill.bsky.social‬

11.02.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Significant growth for electoral autocracies in recent years.

09.02.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.

Hitler destroyed German democracy in 53 days. We’re on Day 20.

08.02.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They have no defenses against the crown jewel of America’s industrial food complex.

07.02.2025 22:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why are federal agents using stun grenades when they face no threat of violence?

07.02.2025 22:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.02.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pathogens don’t respect politicians. Excellent piece in @thelancet.bsky.social by my friend @suwang88.bsky.social .

07.02.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The incarcerated firefighters placing their lives on the line are forced to work 24-hour shifts for $5.80 to $10.24 A DAY.

By contrast, non-incarcerated firefighters braving the frontlines alongside them make $42.26 per hour.

04.02.2025 23:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And it begins.

FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.

First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy

www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

04.02.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 52430 πŸ” 12713 πŸ’¬ 992 πŸ“Œ 715
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Example of civic action that was a show of force against the unacceptable:

On this day in 1964, 464,000 New York City school kids β€” almost half of the city’s student body β€” boycotted school as part of a protest against school segregation.

04.02.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The stock market tanking tomorrow is part of the plan. β€œYou know what solves it? When the economy crashes, when the country goes to total hell and everything is a disaster. Then you’ll have a [chuckles], you know, you’ll have riots to go back to where we used to be when we were great.”

02.02.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahab died and the ship is destroyed, because their political leaders failed to take action when the Constitution was under attack.

02.02.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAnne’s diary made you think about the cruel persecution of Jews during the Nazi regime. But I want to stress that even now there is a lot of prejudice leading to discrimination in our world, and each of us must fight against it in our own circle.” --Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank

30.01.2025 13:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0