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jenn-newby.bsky.social
Passionate about dignity, autism, science, my incredible kids and my little homestead. Terrible at taglines. She/her
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

submitted 3 days ago • 1343 comments

We’re in this mess in large part bc the average American is uninformed about fundamentals of civics, history, basic biology, economics, etc, and media and the internet are not meeting the moment. Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?

submitted 2 days ago • 540 comments

A reminder for these times.

submitted 2 days ago • 676 comments

Border traffic between BC and Washington State is down by more than 40% compared with this time last year, reports @tyolsen.bsky.social fvcurrent.com/p/border-tra...

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

It’s curious that autism only makes rich, powerful men slip into fascism, while the rest of the autistic community is just trying to live their lives without being infantilized or ignored.

submitted 23 days ago • 8 comments

Changed my profile picture, still like the old one but this is the one I've used for many years. Here's the old one just because!

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Senator Chuck Schumer has called what's happening “an unelected shadow government … conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.” I'll just note that another way to describe that is treason.

submitted 25 days ago • 37 comments

Trump is following an old Chinese proverb: “Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.” @crof.bsky.social on how Canada can push back hard against Trump. 🐓

submitted 26 days ago • 13 comments

So much sh*t happening, but don't think this getting enough attention. Censorship. Slowing important research. Etc etc. 🚨Universities, research institutions, etc. MUST SPEAK UP! 📣 CDC orders pullback of new scientific papers involving its researchers www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Climb off the Trump tightrope, Danielle Smith. As Team Canada waves the maple leaf, Alberta’s premier tiptoes her support. Lisa Young writes. 🍁

submitted 28 days ago • 10 comments

I'm not surprised by trump's disgustingly negative attitude about disabled people. It's who he is, and who he's always been. This should have been the end.

submitted 29 days ago • 726 comments

Health misinformation on the rise, Canadian Medical Assoc survey www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... with @samanthayammine.com Me: "I think it's important to remember that distrust is largely generated by the spread of misinformation." This is a massive public health issues.

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

To all my American friends: We Canadians are well aware that there is only one person to blame for the trade war against our country - the Felon In Chief. We will fight because that is what we do, but our anger is not against you. Our bond will endure. 🇨🇦🫶🇺🇸

submitted 29 days ago • 2955 comments

are you a dietitian who counts on public health resources like the CDC? do you tell your patients/clients that sites like CDC, FDA, NIH are good sources of information? What happens when these sites are shutdown or when pages are wiped/censored? Is this really ok? search.app/n64mp7sW4NCx...

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

"Misinformation and disinformation can no longer be viewed simply as an academic nuisance, but rather they are a societal threat. Only if we recognise that threat and act proportionately can we respond to the danger..." - The Lancet

submitted 43 days ago • 8 comments

Is Trump suggesting state owned media? I can’t stress how dangerous this is. I’m also concerned no one will care because they’ll get to keep their TikTok

submitted 43 days ago • 1230 comments

Counting down! #bced #autism #EvidenceBased #Dignity #PDA #SocialSkills #Expertise #ProfessionalDevelopment #education #learning #networking #continuingeducation #onlinelearning #teachers #teaching #professionalgrowth #teacher www.eventbrite.ca/e/conference...

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

I'm really excited about this event - all about de-stigmatizing #autism in the South Asian community. If you're interested in joining, it's this Saturday! 🎉💃 #EvidenceBased #BritishColumbia #Caregiver www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Whoops. Should've grabbed my photo, tagline banner stuff before I deactivated that account 😅 Hello everybody!

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments