Kelli Vaughn-Johnson
@kvaughnjohnson.bsky.social
Psychologist-Historian in training lost in history of women in psych gendering of mind-lab-science & body politic she/her LotsO’Rt #histpsych @feministvoices
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What Cory Booker spoke about for 25 hours: the programs holding America together
Threats to public education, Social Security and Medicaid were at the heart of the senator’s record-setting floor speech against the Trump administration.
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“What is more needed now is less people sitting on the sidelines. Less people being witnesses of American history and more people being determined to make it. To make history, to call to the conscience of this nation,” - Cory Booker 19thnews.org/2025/04/cory...
“When women mobilize, countries are more likely to be egalitarian democracies. That’s why authoritarians fear women. The rest of us shouldn’t.. “ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/o...
Opinion | I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15 Years. Something Alarming Is Happening.
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April 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
“When women mobilize, countries are more likely to be egalitarian democracies. That’s why authoritarians fear women. The rest of us shouldn’t.. “ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/o...
“Trump’s proposed budget for 2027 includes new funding cuts for scientific research.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...
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Trump Slashed Science Funding. Now the U.S. Could Face a Costly Brain Drain.
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April 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“Trump’s proposed budget for 2027 includes new funding cuts for scientific research.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...
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We couldn’t have hoped for a better advocate than @aclu.org National Director Cecillia Wang today in the SCOTUS, arguing against Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. If there’s any fairness left, this wil be a big win for democracy, citizenship, & the integrity of the 14th Amendment.
April 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
We couldn’t have hoped for a better advocate than @aclu.org National Director Cecillia Wang today in the SCOTUS, arguing against Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. If there’s any fairness left, this wil be a big win for democracy, citizenship, & the integrity of the 14th Amendment.
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Trump is everything our Founding Fathers objected to. He doesn’t belong here #NoKings https://youtu.be/y-KkbwtQgjc
No Kings (2026)
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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March 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Trump is everything our Founding Fathers objected to. He doesn’t belong here #NoKings https://youtu.be/y-KkbwtQgjc
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“Many of us understand the desire to protect a movement that seeks justice,” @jenishawo.bsky.social writes of the recent revelations about Cesar Chavez. “But protecting men who hurt women isn’t the way to do it.”
Protecting a Hero Too Long
The pressure to shield men who hurt women
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March 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
“Many of us understand the desire to protect a movement that seeks justice,” @jenishawo.bsky.social writes of the recent revelations about Cesar Chavez. “But protecting men who hurt women isn’t the way to do it.”
Rest in power ! www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/...
Building Pathways: The Legacy of Dr. Sandra Pyke | News Flash | Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS)
Dr. Sandra Pyke, a trailblazing feminist psychologist, passed away March 12, 2026. Her legacy shaped Canadian psychology and advanced women’s opportunities.
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March 19, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Rest in power ! www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/...
“A real resistance, broad and organized and overwhelmingly nonviolent, the kind of movement that emerges only under sustained attacks by an oppressive state. Tens of thousands of volunteers at the very least risking their safety to defend neighbors and freedom. “ www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:34 PM
“A real resistance, broad and organized and overwhelmingly nonviolent, the kind of movement that emerges only under sustained attacks by an oppressive state. Tens of thousands of volunteers at the very least risking their safety to defend neighbors and freedom. “ www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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“Minnesota has had it. This is sickening,” [Gov. Walz] said in a post on X. “The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
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Federal agents shoot person in Minnesota, governor says
Minneapolis officials said they are investigating.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:22 PM
“Minnesota has had it. This is sickening,” [Gov. Walz] said in a post on X. “The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
How Much Can One Man Make From Being President? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
How Much Can One Man Make From Being President? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“Your Gift Will Be Matched
We are thrilled to announce a $1 million matching gift challenge for the Archives Renovation Initiative. “ #psychology #science #museum #humanity #archives #christmas www.uakron.edu/chp/giving-t...
We are thrilled to announce a $1 million matching gift challenge for the Archives Renovation Initiative. “ #psychology #science #museum #humanity #archives #christmas www.uakron.edu/chp/giving-t...
Help Preserve History: Consider the Archives this Giving Tuesday
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December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“Your Gift Will Be Matched
We are thrilled to announce a $1 million matching gift challenge for the Archives Renovation Initiative. “ #psychology #science #museum #humanity #archives #christmas www.uakron.edu/chp/giving-t...
We are thrilled to announce a $1 million matching gift challenge for the Archives Renovation Initiative. “ #psychology #science #museum #humanity #archives #christmas www.uakron.edu/chp/giving-t...
Geneva, Switzerland
11 June & 12 June 2026
This two-day conference of the Society for the History of Recent Social Science will bring together researchers working on the history of post-World War II social science. #histsci #history #science #histpsy
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11 June & 12 June 2026
This two-day conference of the Society for the History of Recent Social Science will bring together researchers working on the history of post-World War II social science. #histsci #history #science #histpsy
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call for papers | HISRESS
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November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Geneva, Switzerland
11 June & 12 June 2026
This two-day conference of the Society for the History of Recent Social Science will bring together researchers working on the history of post-World War II social science. #histsci #history #science #histpsy
hisress.org/cfp/
11 June & 12 June 2026
This two-day conference of the Society for the History of Recent Social Science will bring together researchers working on the history of post-World War II social science. #histsci #history #science #histpsy
hisress.org/cfp/
My mom was a 10 yr old white girl watching this sit in through the window from the street. It changed her .. love to see the recognition now www.news9.com/story/69042c...
Movement Makers: Clara Luper Plaza honors Oklahoma City sit-in that helped desegregate Katz Stores
Sixty-seven years after a group of kids started a sit-in protest for equal rights in Oklahoma City, their impact on the civil rights movement is being recognized.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
My mom was a 10 yr old white girl watching this sit in through the window from the street. It changed her .. love to see the recognition now www.news9.com/story/69042c...
“Some of those strategists have spoken of their desire to dismantle public #education. Others hope to push it in the same direction as Oklahoma “ www.propublica.org/article/trum...
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools
Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Some of those strategists have spoken of their desire to dismantle public #education. Others hope to push it in the same direction as Oklahoma “ www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half … So it begins www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half … So it begins www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Also a reminder these weren’t “Kids”! Some of these “Young Republicans,” which includes ages up to 40, were elected officials or government appointees.
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Also a reminder these weren’t “Kids”! Some of these “Young Republicans,” which includes ages up to 40, were elected officials or government appointees.
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“Iraq’s new Personal Status Code further institutionalizes discrimination against women, legally relegating them to second class citizens...It should be repealed immediately.” - Sarah Sanbar, Iraq researcher at @hrw
Read more: https://bit.ly/4n4E9oA
Read more: https://bit.ly/4n4E9oA
Iraq: New Personal Status Code Makes Women Second Class
Iraq’s new Ja’afari Personal Status Code, passed by parliament on August 27, discriminates against women by favoring men in matters of marriage, divorce, inheritance, and children’s guardianship and c...
www.hrw.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“Iraq’s new Personal Status Code further institutionalizes discrimination against women, legally relegating them to second class citizens...It should be repealed immediately.” - Sarah Sanbar, Iraq researcher at @hrw
Read more: https://bit.ly/4n4E9oA
Read more: https://bit.ly/4n4E9oA
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It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?
October 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It really is bizarre to me that every single member of GOP House leadership & the admin has decided their coordinated talking point this week is that the No Kings demonstrations this Sat are essentially acts of domestic terrorism. Are they that afraid of free & peaceful assembly?
“ White House is initiating layoffs during shutdown by choice – administrations are not required to carry out firings when gov funding lapses. Layoffs are separate from the furloughs when government funding runs out. “ www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...
Firings of federal workers underway as government shutdown drags on, Trump budget chief announces | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has begun firing federal workers, the White House’s budget chief announced Friday, as Republicans look to maximize pressure on the Democratic Party more than a week into the g...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“ White House is initiating layoffs during shutdown by choice – administrations are not required to carry out firings when gov funding lapses. Layoffs are separate from the furloughs when government funding runs out. “ www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...
His latest work to appear in English is “Herscht 07769,” features only one period in its 400 pages…
“I wanted to be free to stray far from my literary ancestors, and not make some new version of Kafka or Dostoyevsky or Faulkner.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...
“I wanted to be free to stray far from my literary ancestors, and not make some new version of Kafka or Dostoyevsky or Faulkner.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...
Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
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October 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
His latest work to appear in English is “Herscht 07769,” features only one period in its 400 pages…
“I wanted to be free to stray far from my literary ancestors, and not make some new version of Kafka or Dostoyevsky or Faulkner.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...
“I wanted to be free to stray far from my literary ancestors, and not make some new version of Kafka or Dostoyevsky or Faulkner.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b...
Rest in Power & Peace
The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
October 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rest in Power & Peace
Christmas comes early to the Oklahoma education system, parents , children, random strangers .. Today was a good day. bit.ly/485HjEZ
Supt. Ryan Walters announces resignation
State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced his resignation on Wednesday night on FOX News.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Christmas comes early to the Oklahoma education system, parents , children, random strangers .. Today was a good day. bit.ly/485HjEZ
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Efforts to gut regulation across the US government using AI are well underway. A new DOGE tool called SweetREX Deregulation AI automates the review of federal regulations and flags rules it thinks can be eliminated.
A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation
Named for its developer, an undergrad who took leave from UChicago to become a DOGE affiliate, a new AI tool automates the review of federal regulations and flags rules it thinks can be eliminated.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Efforts to gut regulation across the US government using AI are well underway. A new DOGE tool called SweetREX Deregulation AI automates the review of federal regulations and flags rules it thinks can be eliminated.