Shaunna Scott

Shaunna Scott

@slscott60.bsky.social

I’m a retired professor (Sociology / Appalachian Studies), and a grandmother who is working to leave the world a better place for her grandchildren. Left Twitter when it became X; left Fb; trying Bluesky now.

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Teddy Amenabar
@teddyamen.bsky.social

More than 200 complaints regarding sexual violence at schools have been filed with the Education Department since the start of Trump’s second term. The department has investigated only 29 of these, finding fault with a school district only once. www.propublica.org/article/civi...

propublica.orgSexual Assaults on Campus No Longer Scrutinized as Closely Under Trump’s Education DepartmentProPublica sued the federal government for records that show which schools are facing civil rights investigations — data that was public before Trump’s second term. Now you can use our database to fin...

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ProPublica
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Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of raw dairy products.

propublica.orgAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw MilkCiting the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...
Shaunna Scott
@slscott60.bsky.social

substack.com/@meaghanwils... I’ve been sad ever since I got the news that Dolly passed. But this brought me comfort. (“It’s ok that you clocked out. Let others do the work now.”) Now it’s on all of us to ask ourselves: “What would Dolly do?” RIP, Dolly. We will always love you.

substack.comMeaghan Wilson Anastasios (@meaghanwilsonanastasios)I’m well used to laughing when I see @mrwilliamsprek do his thing. Weeping? Less so. This - his tribute to Dolly - is beautiful. And so true.

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ProPublica
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Staffing “was always bad. And now it’s at a breaking point,” a VA psychologist said. They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans. (Published March)

propublica.orgVeterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under TrumpHundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
Shaunna Scott
@slscott60.bsky.social

The Supreme Court is toast.

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social

The reasoning here is absurd enough that it should be part of the story: "Supreme Court rules that Trump statements that Haitians 'probably have AIDS,' are 'poisoning the blood of our country,' are 'eating cats and dogs," do not constitute racial animus."

Shaunna Scott
@slscott60.bsky.social

Now I’m sure this is the first step to murdering the disabled. If Pee Wee German is behind it, it smacks of genocide.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Stephen Miller was reportedly the driving force behind the DOJ's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care

news.bloomberglaw.comStephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability RightsWhite House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department’s recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based ca...
Shaunna Scott
@slscott60.bsky.social

IU: complying in advance.

Science Magazine@science.org

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

scim.agAfter USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by schoolMove comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
Shaunna Scott
@slscott60.bsky.social

Christian nationalist grifters.

Sean Brodrick@seanbrodrick.bsky.social

Greed is at the very core of his soul, sure, and when you shake his hand you probably can smell the brimstone. But how stupid are the people who listen to this BS? Who give him their hard-earned money?

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More Perfect Union
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BREAKING: Delta is suspending its special service desk for members of Congress until TSA is fully funded, per @ajc.com. Delta says members of Congress will now be treated like all other flying customers. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

ajc.comThe airport perks for Congress may be drying up, not a minute too soonDelta Airlines suspends its special congressional service, while a Senate bill could end the line-skipping perk for members of Congress.
Shaunna Scott
@slscott60.bsky.social

Since I left Facebook, I have no place to say this and I just have to: Benedict is the hottest Bridgerton. Fight me. (I’m not really asking g go a fight. I just feel strongly about it.)

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Jenny Cohn
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Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

“Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had wanted stronger guarantees the Pentagon would not use its AI technology for deadly autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance.” The DOD has now designated Anthropic a “threat to national security” & banned it from doing business w/ the military. 3/5/26 … 1/

nbcnews.comAnthropic says the Pentagon has declared it a national security riskAfter months of negotiations, the Defense Department cut off business with the leading AI company. Anthropic said it sees “no choice but to challenge it in court."

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Jenny Cohn
@jennycohn.bsky.social

We may be “witnessing the fullest expression of the most inhumane weapons of the twenty-first century: autonomous bombs and missiles. Their “autonomy” refers to the fact that humans need not be “in the loop” in any meaningful way when deciding where to target or whether to launch such weapons.“

newrepublic.comWho’s Deciding Where the Bombs Drop in Iran? Maybe Not Even Humans.Behind last week’s scrum between the Trump administration and Anthropic lies a deeper question of how warfare is conducted—and whether accountability even exists anymore.
Shaunna Scott
@slscott60.bsky.social

Good.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who died in the cold streets of Buffalo days after Border Patrol dumped him without coordinating with his family or lawyers.

motherjones.comNew York is investigating the death of Nurul Amin Shah AlamAG Letitia James will head an "independent assessment" of what happened to the Blind Rohingya refugee who Border Patrol dumped in Buffalo.

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ProPublica
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The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)

propublica.orgA Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts." massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...

paydayreport.comRio Police Chief & Congressman Convicted in Assassination of Socialist Rio Councilwoman Marielle FrancoThe court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos Brazão, were responsib...
Shaunna Scott
@slscott60.bsky.social

I can’t believe I’m up this late watching the men’s gold medal curling match. (I have always loved the Olympics, but this is ridiculous.6 🤦‍♀️😆⛄️

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ProPublica
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Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)

propublica.orgClarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP DonorIsland-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha...

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Josh Marshall
@joshtpm.bsky.social

In theory, we know this is true. But "struck down" doesn't quite capture it. These tariffs were obviously and transparently illegal. They were knowingly illegal. It is a stain on the Court that something so obviously illegal was allowed to stand for a year. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/scotus-...

talkingpointsmemo.comSCOTUS Blocks Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs in 6-3 DecisionThe Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s signature economic and foreign policy...

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Josh Marshall
@joshtpm.bsky.social

A bunch of Trump insiders, including the Lutnick family, just made hundred of millions of dollars on this strike down.

Bradley P. Moss@bradmossesq.bsky.social

Trump should be ordered to personally reimburse us all instead of having the Treasury do it.

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Ricky Davila
@therickydavila.bsky.social

The former President of South Korea has been convicted of insurrection and sentenced to life. Former Prince Andrew faces life in prison in the UK over his Epstein ties. The orange felon committed insurrection and is fully tied to Epstein and was sent to the WH. The US is sick.

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Molly Jong-Fast
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Meanwhile in the America, howard Lutnick is alllll over the Epstein files

Michelle Ye Hee Lee@myhlee.bsky.social

BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Seth Abramson
@sethabramson.bsky.social

I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does. Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision. We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore. This is something significantly bigger and scarier.