Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Trying to start off the new academic year right by finally getting myself set up on Mastodon. So, here's my #introduction post!

I'm an #STS scholar to the core, but I also spend a lot of time in the #historyofscience and #historyofmedicine communities, the #metascience and #scienceofscience communities, and #medicalhumanities

Opinion
The shocking Republican plan to dismantle the American government

Thom Hartmann
September 01, 2023

As we learned from last week’s Republican debates, the leading candidates for the GOP nomination all appear to agree on a broad plan to gut American government and replace it with a strongman president and corporate rule.

The modern administrative state, sometimes called the “welfare state” by Republicans, was largely created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Republican Great Depression of the early 1930s. And every day since FDR was sworn into office on March 4, 1933, the GOP has worked feverishly to dismantle his legacy.

Outside of Russia, China, and Hungary, this isn’t true at all for the rest of the developed world.

Nations across the rest of Europe, South America, and Asia imitated FDR’s and LBJ’s America, most going beyond our simple development of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the legalization of unions to...
https://www.alternet.org/revealed-the-shocking-gop-plan-to-dismantle-the-american-government/?cx_testId=2&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0&cx_experienceId=EXDEXBKK1F00&fbclid=IwAR387muphwXDDuwiZJ686fGwODmcSdY_WWH6dq8i9fC3Ivfm2qeqOarvs0M#cxrecs_s

This is what happens when Democrats are in charge, Elect more Democrats.👇

After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers | AP News https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pennsylvania-92c940a80f675f5b6cc6fd1642ea9ba3

DeSantis is a dick! When the POTUS comes to your state, after a disaster declaration, to view the damage and show federal support, YOU MEET WITH HIM…PERIOD!! Politics aside, douchewad

Boo was watching over me as I napped.

#catsofmastodon #caturday #potd #photography #catphotography

Today's redistricting victory in Florida was proof that if you aren't paying attention to the courts you aren't paying attention to democracy.

Stay informed. https://democracydocket.com/me-subscribe/

President Biden Delivers Remarks Reaffirming his Commitment to Supporting the People of Florida - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/embed/abtNkswu6_s

Vivek Ramaswamy Is a Fraud—and Always Has Been | Opinion

His mother, Dr. Geetha Ramaswamy, conducted a new Phase 2 trial in 2015 involving "684 subjects." This trial conveniently claimed to demonstrate sufficient improvement to "support Phase 3" trials.

https://www.newsweek.com/vivek-ramaswamy-fraud-always-has-been-opinion-1823853

Laura Ingraham's brother says her pathology of hate stems from their family background, which includes a father who was a Nazi sympathizer.

#Caturday late afternoon
Kitty Kaze takes a sunbath while discovering a new patty paw enticement.

No one can enter or leave the #BurningMan site in the #Nevada desert -- they're literally stuck in the mud. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AfpmyriBHIFQ_Jymw3wHn9dtAGTgLcAjbnogNPsLvEA/edit#gid=0

It just keeps getting better and better #onpoli #MrX #FraudFest

https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-trillium-investigations/who-is-mr-x-signs-sources-point-to-pc-linked-ex-mayor-7488597

When they took trans rights away a lot of people shrugged

When they took women’s rights away a lot of people shrugged

Guess what, Tiny? They’re not going to stop there.

Texas is limiting interstate travel. They’re joining a cadre of states doing the same

This is over abortion now but soon—who knows.

Need to travel out of state for medicine? Family? Religion? Those days are ending

Stand up now or be forced to sit silent forever.

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On average a teacher spends $600 to $700 out of pocket on supplies. Is that fair?

@MaRY1Fem
Equal parts chilling, nauseating, and infuriating…
“[The GOP’s] nearly-1,000-page plan, called ‘Project 2025,’ calls for politicizing the Department of Justice and law enforcement officers and giving far more power to the president.”
This piece by @ThomHartmann goes into depth on this subject: https://mstdn.social/@ThomHartmann/110984575241695298

Some 37% of Americans lack the savings to afford a $400 emergency expense. This is an increase from 32% in 2021. Real wages fell half a percent since last year, while expenses increased, and over a third of Americans reported being worse off financially than they were last year.

Meanwhile, capitalists exploited the pandemic to post their highest profit rates since 1950.

People cannot afford emergency expenses because someone took that money from them.

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https://www.epi.org/blog/corporate-profits-have-contributed-disproportionately-to-inflation-how-should-policymakers-respond/