AbbySKalm
@abbyphd.bsky.social
Microscopist - neuroscientist - gardener - mother - and all zen on the outside. Seething inside that collectively we fail to see the worth of each human, creature, and being with whom we cohabitate on this precariously delicate and unique planet 🌱
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USA minimum wage $7.25 per hour & AVERAGE restaurant BURGER (no side or drink) = $14
Assuming an 8 hour workday: the worker has to work 25% of his day for PART (not even all) of his lunch.
I'd call that SLAVERY.
Assuming an 8 hour workday: the worker has to work 25% of his day for PART (not even all) of his lunch.
I'd call that SLAVERY.
September 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
USA minimum wage $7.25 per hour & AVERAGE restaurant BURGER (no side or drink) = $14
Assuming an 8 hour workday: the worker has to work 25% of his day for PART (not even all) of his lunch.
I'd call that SLAVERY.
Assuming an 8 hour workday: the worker has to work 25% of his day for PART (not even all) of his lunch.
I'd call that SLAVERY.
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Giving an external committee power to veto research funding because it doesn’t align to a political agenda will not only harm science, it is a threat to democracy.
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Giving an external committee power to veto research funding because it doesn’t align to a political agenda will not only harm science, it is a threat to democracy.
War costs so much more than peace
In the 25 years since 9/11, the United States has spent $8 trillion+ on wars that have taken millions of lives in the name of fighting "terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education?
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education?
September 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
War costs so much more than peace
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What I hate most about 9/11:
1. People died.
2. US used 9/11 as a justification to hate on Muslims.
3. The US used 9/11 as a justification for more war mongering & imperialism in Middle East.
4. The majority of the US stops at number one & never considers the rest of this list.
1. People died.
2. US used 9/11 as a justification to hate on Muslims.
3. The US used 9/11 as a justification for more war mongering & imperialism in Middle East.
4. The majority of the US stops at number one & never considers the rest of this list.
September 12, 2026 at 6:48 AM
What I hate most about 9/11:
1. People died.
2. US used 9/11 as a justification to hate on Muslims.
3. The US used 9/11 as a justification for more war mongering & imperialism in Middle East.
4. The majority of the US stops at number one & never considers the rest of this list.
1. People died.
2. US used 9/11 as a justification to hate on Muslims.
3. The US used 9/11 as a justification for more war mongering & imperialism in Middle East.
4. The majority of the US stops at number one & never considers the rest of this list.
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The next phase in the abortion wars may come down to one question: Do the rights of red states to enforce bans override the rights of blue states to protect access? If Louisiana's lawsuit succeeds, it would wipe out online and mail access in states where abortion is legal.
Louisiana’s abortion pill case could wipe out access in blue states
Red states claiming "sovereign injury" seek to impose nationwide restrictions.
www.politico.com
September 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
The next phase in the abortion wars may come down to one question: Do the rights of red states to enforce bans override the rights of blue states to protect access? If Louisiana's lawsuit succeeds, it would wipe out online and mail access in states where abortion is legal.
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Our neighbor, Mexico, seems to care about the food their people eat. Wish that were so here.
September 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Our neighbor, Mexico, seems to care about the food their people eat. Wish that were so here.
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ICE got permission to cut open a Cuban hunger striker’s stomach and insert a gastric tube to make him easier to forcefeed
Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
ICE got permission to cut open a Cuban hunger striker’s stomach and insert a gastric tube to make him easier to forcefeed
Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is how fast oil use can disappear
China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period
China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period
China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.
carbonbrief.org
September 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This is how fast oil use can disappear
China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period
China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period
China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use
carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
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Uber just announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce, or around 3,300 workers.
Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself.
Textbook corporate greed.
Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself.
Textbook corporate greed.
September 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Uber just announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce, or around 3,300 workers.
Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself.
Textbook corporate greed.
Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Apple Maps has caved too and changed it to “Lake America.”
September 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Apple Maps has caved too and changed it to “Lake America.”
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So this is murder. And this is what they get to do to us. If they are ever held accountable their victims are already dead. LAPD, NYPD, ICE, DHS, are all tools of imperialistic oppression.
New from me: LAPD released video from an in-custody death that occurred in July. Jose Carlos Hoyos-Munoz appeared to be in crisis as 6 to 9 officers beat him three separate times. One officer is seen putting his knee into the back and neck of Munoz. He died 20 min later.
lataco.com/lapd-beat-ha...
lataco.com/lapd-beat-ha...
Police Video Shows LAPD Beat Handcuffed Man in Van Nuys Jail Before His Death ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD officers forcefully restrained a man, kneed him, and struck him with their elbows. He was later found dead in his cell.
lataco.com
September 1, 2026 at 12:07 PM
So this is murder. And this is what they get to do to us. If they are ever held accountable their victims are already dead. LAPD, NYPD, ICE, DHS, are all tools of imperialistic oppression.
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Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506.
Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America.
This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America.
This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
August 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506.
Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America.
This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America.
This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
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Millions of people rely on the information they obtain via a search engine corporation which just proved it would alter digital reality if instructed to do so by those in political power.
That’s some crazy shit, Google.
That’s some crazy shit, Google.
August 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Millions of people rely on the information they obtain via a search engine corporation which just proved it would alter digital reality if instructed to do so by those in political power.
That’s some crazy shit, Google.
That’s some crazy shit, Google.
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“LA will funnel homeless people into its already infamous and overcrowded jails. With homelessness disproportionately affecting Black Louisianians, this bill is reminiscent of the state’s history with chain gangs, debtors’ prisons, and convict leasing.”
housingnothandcuffs.org/2026/06/16/6...
housingnothandcuffs.org/2026/06/16/6...
Louisiana Governor signs one of the country’s cruelest anti-homeless laws
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country into law. HB 211 will make it a crime to sleep outside in Louisiana, punishing homeless people with extreme...
housingnothandcuffs.org
August 30, 2026 at 3:14 AM
“LA will funnel homeless people into its already infamous and overcrowded jails. With homelessness disproportionately affecting Black Louisianians, this bill is reminiscent of the state’s history with chain gangs, debtors’ prisons, and convict leasing.”
housingnothandcuffs.org/2026/06/16/6...
housingnothandcuffs.org/2026/06/16/6...
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Dolly Parton wasn't just a country music star—she loved nature and had hopes for the environment's future. In a 2022 interview with National Geo, the late musician shared her appreciation of her Tennessee mountain home while urging fans to take better care of the world.
Video by Jerry Owens
Video by Jerry Owens
August 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Dolly Parton wasn't just a country music star—she loved nature and had hopes for the environment's future. In a 2022 interview with National Geo, the late musician shared her appreciation of her Tennessee mountain home while urging fans to take better care of the world.
Video by Jerry Owens
Video by Jerry Owens
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We will march as Dad marched and continue building the Beloved Community he envisioned: a nation where every person can live with dignity, opportunity, freedom, and justice. #MarchOnWashington2026
March On Washington 2026: Defend the Vote Takes Place Aug. 28
On Friday, the King family will join 90-plus community partners to peacefully march for voting rights and justice for Black people.
washingtoncitypaper.com
August 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
We will march as Dad marched and continue building the Beloved Community he envisioned: a nation where every person can live with dignity, opportunity, freedom, and justice. #MarchOnWashington2026
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Getting my job back at the Washington Post would not have been possible if it wasn’t for me belonging to a union.
@postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
@postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
August 27, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Getting my job back at the Washington Post would not have been possible if it wasn’t for me belonging to a union.
@postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
@postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
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Never stop talking about @zohrankmamdani. Zohran’s success in delivering results for NYC and being loved undercuts all the lies and fearmongering everywhere.
August 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Never stop talking about @zohrankmamdani. Zohran’s success in delivering results for NYC and being loved undercuts all the lies and fearmongering everywhere.
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REMINDER: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in now 73 days. Yet he still:
•Has his job
•Gets paid, and
•Gets free world-class healthcare
The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets
all three as he needs it most.😐
•Has his job
•Gets paid, and
•Gets free world-class healthcare
The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets
all three as he needs it most.😐
August 27, 2026 at 2:57 AM
REMINDER: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in now 73 days. Yet he still:
•Has his job
•Gets paid, and
•Gets free world-class healthcare
The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets
all three as he needs it most.😐
•Has his job
•Gets paid, and
•Gets free world-class healthcare
The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets
all three as he needs it most.😐
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DEVASTATING FLOOD
Security camera footage shows the moment the flood crashes through the Nepal-China border. The flash flood wipes out everything in its path.
People, houses, roads, and power projects were swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties.”
Security camera footage shows the moment the flood crashes through the Nepal-China border. The flash flood wipes out everything in its path.
People, houses, roads, and power projects were swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties.”
August 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
DEVASTATING FLOOD
Security camera footage shows the moment the flood crashes through the Nepal-China border. The flash flood wipes out everything in its path.
People, houses, roads, and power projects were swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties.”
Security camera footage shows the moment the flood crashes through the Nepal-China border. The flash flood wipes out everything in its path.
People, houses, roads, and power projects were swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties.”
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Starbucks union calls for boycott. "‘What we’re fighting for is... $17 per hour..., enough hours to live on, better staffing... & basic workplace protections,’ said Starbucks Workers United Tuesday. ....[Starbucks']... profits... rose to $25.5 billion in 2025.” www.commondreams.org/news/why-boy...
12,000 Starbucks Workers Call for Boycott of Law-Breaking Coffee Chain | Common Dreams
Starbucks workers across the country are fighting for fair wages, better staffing, and workplace protections. Join the boycott to show solidarity and demand justice. Will you stand with them in the fi...
www.commondreams.org
August 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Starbucks union calls for boycott. "‘What we’re fighting for is... $17 per hour..., enough hours to live on, better staffing... & basic workplace protections,’ said Starbucks Workers United Tuesday. ....[Starbucks']... profits... rose to $25.5 billion in 2025.” www.commondreams.org/news/why-boy...
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Why do 8 data centers in Gary, Indiana have power
BUT MOST OF THE RESIDENTS HAVEN'T HAD POWER OR WATER IN DAYS.
BUT MOST OF THE RESIDENTS HAVEN'T HAD POWER OR WATER IN DAYS.
August 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Why do 8 data centers in Gary, Indiana have power
BUT MOST OF THE RESIDENTS HAVEN'T HAD POWER OR WATER IN DAYS.
BUT MOST OF THE RESIDENTS HAVEN'T HAD POWER OR WATER IN DAYS.
Amazing news!!! Birthing is a natural process - doulas and midwives reduce the need for medical interventions that insurance co’s want to shorten time in L&D beds. Can you next reinstate hospital privileges for midwives? Late 2010’s I birthed in nyc 2x & scavenged for midwife care with hospital ties
Proud to announce that New York City has registered a record 4,200 New Yorkers in our doula care program.
Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing moments. No one should be forced to navigate them alone.
Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing moments. No one should be forced to navigate them alone.
Mayor Mamdani Expands Access to Doula Care Across NYC as Citywide Initiative Surpasses 4,000 People Served
www.nyc.gov
August 25, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Amazing news!!! Birthing is a natural process - doulas and midwives reduce the need for medical interventions that insurance co’s want to shorten time in L&D beds. Can you next reinstate hospital privileges for midwives? Late 2010’s I birthed in nyc 2x & scavenged for midwife care with hospital ties
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So we're going to start arresting the men when their wives have miscarriages, right?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sper...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sper...
Sperm with DNA damage might be the true cause of repeated miscarriages
New guidelines say testing sperm for DNA damage could help explain recurrent pregnancy losses
www.scientificamerican.com
August 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
So we're going to start arresting the men when their wives have miscarriages, right?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sper...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sper...