Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Editorials like this are a big part of why I keep subscribing to the @houstonchronicle.com, year after year. No Kings or not, waving a sign doesn't make you a terrorist. It makes you a Texan. | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...houstonchronicle.comProtesting doesn't make you a terrorist. It makes you a Texan. | EditorialTrump allies are trying to paint would-be No Kings protestors as terrorists. They should come to Houston to see how we protest, writes the editorial board. 010 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 28/09/2025What happens when there's a disconnect b/w a term's scholarly use & the general public's interpretation-the originator of evidence-based medicine steps up to tell anti-trans lobbyists to stop "misrepresenting and misinterpreting" his work to advance their cause. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comTrans health care "skeptics" lost a key ally—now they're having a meltdownThe godfather of evidence-based medicine on rejecting anti-trans "misuse" of his work. 020 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 04/06/2025The long-term repercussions of this will be catastrophic. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...nytimes.comU.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain 020 0
Reposted by Caroline KimberlyMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/04/2025The cruelty and the stupidity is the point 421139004946 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Proud of the women and their families signing up to be part of this lawsuit. Furious that this lawsuit is necessary. www.msnbc.com/know-your-va...msnbc.comMore women denied abortions in Texas join lawsuit against the stateNearly two dozen women say they were unable to get the healthcare they needed for their medically complex pregnancies. The lawsuit heads to the state Supreme Court this week. 000 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Obviously this is the type of immigrant we should be barring from our country. Thank God we've been saved from the frog embryos! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...nytimes.comShe Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her (Gift Article)President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there. 020 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Quite frankly, I'd say this should apply to Republicans too, but what do I know, I grew up in the Reagan years when the GOP still stood for something, even if I didn't agree with it. 000 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 13/04/20251 in 4 kids aged 5-17 here in Texas. No child should have to live with this sword of Damocles over their head. How has our nation forgotten its origins so wholly and completely? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/u...nytimes.comFear Shadows Many Children in Immigrant Families (Gift Article)Heightened immigration enforcement is stirring anxiety among children whose parents are vulnerable to deportation. “Every day I worry they could take my mom.” 27121 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 09/04/2025800K Texans will go nearly a year w/o representation. 😡 Maybe someone should remind Abbott that historically this approach has not worked well in North America? Texas Governor Sets November Election to Fill Heavily Democratic House Seat www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...nytimes.comTexas Governor Sets November Election to Fill Heavily Democratic House SeatDemocrats have argued that Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, did not act faster to fill the vacant seat because he didn’t want the narrow Republicans majority in Congress to shrink. 000 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 07/04/2025"We understand why the leaders of major institutions are nervous. Taking on the president of the United States requires courage. This is a moment for courage." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...nytimes.comOpinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump (Gift Article)Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back. 164 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 05/04/2025When I read in the Guardian about Russia banning the Elton John Aids Foundation and I wonder if Putin is still holding a grudge about Nikita 40 yrs later... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg-Q...youtube.comElton John - NikitaYouTube video by EltonJohnVEVO 010 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 03/04/2025It is absolutely no coincidence that a substantial portion of Houston's vote is being suppressed by Gov. Abbott. We are a giant blue dot in a red state. Perhaps it's time to consider a "no taxation without representation" solution? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...nytimes.comAbbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul. (Gift Article)The House minority leader accused Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas of holding up a special election to keep the Republicans’ slim majority steady. 022 0
Reposted by Caroline KimberlyArghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 12/03/2025So the president openly threatens gay people and it’s not a major news story? 711946 0
Reposted by Caroline KimberlyBrynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 01/03/2025For the trans people losing their jobs, being barred from federal facilities, kicked out of the military, and effectively losing the right to a public education, losing access to valid ID, and health care, and ending civil rights, the effects are catastrophic. Like, Germany inn 33-34 level of bad. 918137 0
Reposted by Caroline KimberlyJulian Simpson @juliansimpson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Watching Joffrey and Reek trying to bully Jon Snow was quite a thing. 17999381575 0
Reposted by Caroline KimberlyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/02/2025Finally. A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States. I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it. It is NOT just for athletes. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...the-independent.comState Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S.Violations could result in travel bans beyond just athletes 8857262086 0
Caroline Kimberly @cekimberly.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Hello Bluesky! I'm sure it will take me some time to learn the ropes over here and curate my feed to achieve maximum MedTwitter/cute animal ratios. But looking forward to a less toxic iteration of the world! 060 0