Reposted by Dani WelchMark Histed @markhisted.org · 4hChris Rufo was also involved in destroying cancer research and US science. In 2024 he recommended: “usIng the power of the presidency to target…grantmaking” (This is a slide I prepared and showed to science orgs in 2024 to try to mobilize scientists to get in the fight. I didn’t do enough.) 23518
Reposted by Dani WelchQuinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 11hI didn't realize before reading this opinion that the defense attorney here *DIDN'T OBJECT* to the use of the AI video 2195
Reposted by Dani WelchJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Today's newsletter: -Texas has delayed its maternal mortality report until after the midterms -Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled -Conservatives want abortion on the 2028 ballot in Massachusetts -A Louisiana business gives little girls pretend ultrasounds before they "adopt" dolls 🙃jessica.substack.comReport: Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Doubled9.9.26 712658
Reposted by Dani WelchPBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/10/2026A white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. to.pbs.org/4hWQbB8pbs.orgFormer cop who fatally shot Botham Jean in apartment that she mistook for hers gets paroleA white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. 125037
Reposted by Dani WelchChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026Ok what’s the real story here? Union busting? Trying to get higher paid people to quit? 41553112
Reposted by Dani WelchCatalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026An Israeli occupation soldier plays with a Palestinian child’s toy car during the occupation forces’ raid on Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank. The disturbing scene comes amid an armed raid on the city, as Palestinian families continue to 133
Reposted by Dani WelchSecond Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 01/10/2026Do you know that Democratic politicians in the State of New York could make life very very uncomfortable for James Dolan by actually using the levers of controls they have over MSG's tax status and future? And yet! bsky.app/profile/noah... 311032
Dani Welch @daniwelch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Happy October!secretnyc.coNYC is shutting down 160 streets & plazas to cars for its largest-ever Trick-or-Streets celebration this October–with free walking tours, block parties, & 75,000 pieces of candyNYC is opening 160 car-free streets and plazas for Trick-or-Streets this October, with Halloween fun across all five boroughs. 0215
Reposted by Dani WelchKavi Kat 🌬️ @katinthestars.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Capital punishment doesn't benefit society. It's time we abolish it. 👀 deathpenaltyinfo.org/studies-deat...scientificamerican.comEvidence Does Not Support the Use of the Death PenaltyCapital punishment must come to an end. It does not deter crime, is not humane and has no moral or medical basis 09129
Reposted by Dani WelchLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The tortuous, botched execution of Christa Pike is truly horrifying. And while it feels unique in some ways, in reality it is also only the latest in a history of botched executions going back years — YEARS — in numerous states. Please know: this is the reality of the death penalty in this country. 111278376
Reposted by Dani WelchJane Roe Has Hope - Pro-choice Adoptee @janeroehopeful.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So yeah. If he’s got Bannon’s endorsement, something is very, very wrong. 54321
Reposted by Dani WelchGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026SCOOP: Valar Atomics is planning a massive nuclear powered data center on public lands in Utah. The 9,600 acre site would include 456 reactors, along with fuel fabrication and waste storage facilities. www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...npr.orgA startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in UtahValar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project. 156842
Reposted by Dani Welchgamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Shut every fraternity down. 141720324
Reposted by Dani WelchAnodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"The only fear I ever saw in [Bad Company's] eyes was when the nurse informed him he had to be moved to the infirmary. ... He tried to go out on his own terms, but they wouldn't let him. Dying among friends in prison is apparently against protocol." 192
Dani Welch @daniwelch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wish people would stop referring to Donald Trump as "the Felon." Trump's felony convictions don't begin to capture his harm. He is so much worse than those convictions. Most people with felony convictions are so much more than theirs, yet struggle to escape the stigma of that dehumanizing label. 25814
Reposted by Dani WelchAli Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Every woman you know does so much mental math on the regular regarding her safety. When to smile politely. When to confront someone. When to walk away. When to cause a scene. Who’s safe? Who’s not? Who sees her as a person? Who doesn’t? Women are taught to never leave their drink unattended.+ 19922
Reposted by Dani WelchLorenzo Salgado, jr. @oznezol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. 333383815
Dani Welch @daniwelch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I do hope my child doesn't choose to go to Cornell. They have a very twisted view of what conduct deserves punishment.theintercept.comCornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U.S. or Lose FundingTwo graduate students were finishing their degrees abroad because of the Trump administration's targeting. Cornell is ordering them back to campus. 3155
Reposted by Dani WelchImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026fucking reallythehill.comEducation Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ studentsThe Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati… 672165717
Reposted by Dani WelchLena Bilik @lbilik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The US is the only OECD country w/out paid parental leave. Most other countries guarantee ~a year of parental leave before families enroll their kids in universal childcare. Instead of pitting families against each other, we should demand paid leave AND universal childcare like all our peer nations.rooseveltinstitute.orgBuilding the Future of the Care Economy - Roosevelt InstituteThe US is facing a care crisis. Our care work focuses on addressing gaps in care through stable, long-term public investments that center worker equity and quality care outcomes while resisting privat... 1137
Reposted by Dani WelchFeena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 18/09/2026All other democrats could learn something from this. 25417
Reposted by Dani WelchAnodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"[T]here has been no public input regarding the data center proposals ... The administration is reportedly considering proposals for data centers on at least 12 sites across six states. In total, at least 17,600 acres could be leased away to companies managing the proposed data centers." 0109
Reposted by Dani WelchPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"But now Billy was dead, and the state of Connecticut said he owed $232,733 for room and board during his earlier prison stay. Selling the house where DeSenti now lived alone would help satisfy that debt." ctmirror.org/2026/09/27/t...ctmirror.orgThey served their time in prison. Then the bills arrived.Hundreds of CT residents have had money seized through a law that allows the state to charge a fee for every day a person spends in prison. 22496294
Reposted by Dani WelchMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026Run, don't walk, to vote.nyc/page/register-vote. Register to vote by October 24 so that you can vote on faster, more efficient government.vote.nycRegister to Vote | NYC Board of ElectionsYou can register to vote online, in-person, or by mail. 7258431727
Reposted by Dani WelchEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 27/09/2026On this day in 1958, after violent resistance to integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, white residents voted to close local public schools rather than comply with federal desegregation orders.calendar.eji.orgSep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than IntegrateLearn more about our history of racial injustice 38418275
Reposted by Dani WelchJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 16892933066
Reposted by Dani WelchI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026Sit in an actual room where criminal cases are adjudicated for a day and then consider the sterling standard being applied to judges. 19216
Reposted by Dani WelchI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026A lot of people are responding with the idea that real judges wouldn’t conduct themselves in this manner and y’all should volunteer for CourtWatch. 618750
Reposted by Dani WelchEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026🧵 You've heard this tune before: "A Black guy did it!" What happens when White people weaponize their whiteness—especially in criminal matters? Black people get harassed, or worse—until the truth comes out. You might want to bring a 🥃when you pull up your seat🪑. (cont) 34595287
Reposted by Dani WelchAnchorage Daily News @adn.com · 25/09/2026Alaskans have until Oct. 4 to register to vote in the November general election, which features high-stakes races for governor, the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state legislative seats, as well as two ballot measures. www.adn.com/politics/202...adn.comThe voter registration deadline for Alaska’s general election is Oct. 4. Here’s how to register.Alaska voters have until Sunday, Oct. 4 to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. 088
Reposted by Dani WelchAnodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"As long as these deportations continue ... more people will be tortured behind walls and killed on the streets." 0128
Reposted by Dani WelchChris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 25/09/2026SpaceX is going to kill imperiled animals & destroy rare habitat in TX’s Rio Grande Valley, some of the very same species & habitats the GOV, env NGOs, & private individuals have invested $$$$, many decades & much sweat restoring & protecting dustyrhoads.substack.com/p/elon-musks...dustyrhoads.substack.comElon Musk’s SpaceX to Destroy Texas Horned LizardsTexas Horned Lizards were in the news at least twice this past week. But you were probably only aware of one instance, if at all. 12823
Reposted by Dani WelchAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This means eligible voters will be wrongly labeled non-citizens due to faulty and unreliable data and be purged from the rolls 34479260
Reposted by Dani WelchBlack Cloud Six @blackcloudsix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If the US plans and carries out an invasion of Cuba, it would be naked aggression on par with Putin’s invasion ofUkraine, no matter what one thinks of Havana’s regime; a crime against international law worthy of prosecutions by the ICC. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...cbsnews.comU.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around CubaSome units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News. 12810
Reposted by Dani WelchAmi Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing 29744991332
Reposted by Dani WelchMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:thehandbasket.coI saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza. 342512947
Reposted by Dani WelchThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s… 313174733314
Reposted by Dani WelchFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 23/09/2026Big names in AI and Silicon Valley tech announced yesterday that they're launching a boarding academy for 16 to 22 year olds. (Would you trust the people in this scene with keeping an eye on minors?) theacademysf.com 1951228346
Reposted by Dani WelchKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“My nightmare is that we have bots on Emory Healthcare’s side, bots on Cigna’s side that keep talking to each other,” said Dr. Joon S. Lee, the chief executive of Emory Healthcare. “A whole data center could be occupied just doing that.”nytimes.comBattle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs HigherThe use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care. 114969
Dani Welch @daniwelch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is troubling for many reasons, but I find the "disloyal judge" comment to be the most disturbing. 170
Dani Welch @daniwelch.bsky.social · 23/09/20262029. ICE detention centers can be built at lightning speed, but sure, let's allow 3 increasingly hot years to add air conditioners to address unconstitutionally cruel, life-threatening heat. 118659
Reposted by Dani WelchPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 20/11/2024One reason to get the shingles vax before 50: covid immunosuppresses, awakening dormant herpes viruses which *everyone has*. EBV which causes multiple sclerosis, zoster which causes shingles, etc. each infection each year bumps up the odds 1216453
Dani Welch @daniwelch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This morning's temperature? Pleasantly cool, and also nearly twice as high as Trump's approval rating. Happy Fall, y'all.static.klipy.comHalloween Pumpkin Man Dancing in CemeteryAlt: Gif of man(?) In black suit and Pumpkin head dancing in cemetery 071
Reposted by Dani WelchElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mobile detention facilities. Read that again. 20354165
Reposted by Dani WelchJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I am thrilled to announce that the American Studies Program at Boston University will be accepting new PhD Students for the 27/28 academic year. These are fully funded, unionized, 5-year positions, with 4 semesters of guaranteed dissertation fellowship in years 4 & 5. 527584