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Joanna Doris Brown

@jdbrown14.bsky.social
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Poet, doctor, activist

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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thanks so much to Smol Emuni US for publishing my essay about entanglement, justice and Isaiah in their High Holiday supplement! You can order a copy or read it online here: www.smolemunius.com/ideas/sneak-...
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Hashiveynu: A Smol Emuni US Reader for the Days of Awe — Smol Emuni US
Learn more about our High Holiday Reader and order or download your own copy here.
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Thank you to The Providence Eye for publishing my essay supporting a fair share bill (S2238), which would raise taxes on those who earn more than 770K in RI. We need the revenue for health care! pvdeye.org/tax-day-rv/
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I’m A Providence Resident Who Celebrates Tax Day. Here’s Why. - The Providence Eye
It’s tax day and this year, thanks to Donald Trump and his “Big Beautiful Bill,” his billionaire buddies will be paying less than ever. Meanwhile, those cuts increase costs for the rest of us. They me...
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
And yes, it's me airing communal dirty laundry on the big public internet because if we start telling the truth in all the places maybe we can get the dirt clean and have nothing to hide is what if you are not on the side of victim-survivors what are you even doing
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Politico @politico.com · 30/11/2025
World’s biggest arms producers increased revenue last year to record level, report says
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World’s biggest arms producers increased revenue last year to record level, report says
Revenue increased by almost 6 percent for the biggest weapons-producing companies.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 25/11/2025
9. "As I’ve done alongside my Democratic colleagues throughout this Congress, I’ll continue to fight back against any efforts to cut my constituents’ health care. Transgender people—like all Americans—deserve the health care they need to live and thrive."
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
No answers, no transparency, and no evidence. Texans deserve better.
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Jorie Graham @joriegraham.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
"Literature speaks to me in a way that makes me feel like my soul matters" Ethan Hawke Thank u @fsgbooks.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DRUkL82...
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undefined on Instagram: "picadorEthan Hawke was on @thebigpicpod talking about Marilynne Robinson’s HOUSEKEEPING and the power of great literary fiction. “S…"
picadorEthan Hawke was on @thebigpicpod talking about Marilynne Robinson’s HOUSEKEEPING and the power of great literary fiction. “She was speaking to me in a way that made my soul feel like it mattered.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/11/2025
Jeffries: "It's unbelievable that for 7 plus weeks Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program."
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Congrats to Jill Davidson!! Thanks for running a terrific campaign. I’m so glad Providence will be have your expertise as the state gives control of schools back to the city. @jilld.bsky.social
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them." -Paul Wellstone This weekend marked the anniversary of his passing. He will forever remain one of my political heroes. Thinking of him always.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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At Bay Area protest, a second pastor is shot by federal agents with a pepper round
OAKLAND, Calif. (RNS) — For the second time in six weeks, a pastor was struck in the head with a pepper round fired by a US immigration agent as faith leaders protested the arrival of more than 100 US...
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Jill Davidson @jilld.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
We’re so lucky to have 15 community gardens on city land throughout PVD! I have fought for green space and river rehabilitation along the Woonasquatucket and I am prepared to advocate for green spaces across Providence. Visit jilldavidsonri.com to learn more about me and my campaign for City Council
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?
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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
While the report is filled with data, Mayor Rivera emphasized that the numbers represent people. “We’re talking about our neighbors, our mothers, our grandparents, children and friends we see every single day at the grocery store, in our parks, and businesses." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
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Report: Medicaid cuts to take a ‘painful’ toll on R.I.’s smallest city - The Boston Globe
“For a city like Central Falls — a small, resilient, one-square mile full of working-class families and immigrants — access to health care is not a luxury, it’s survival," Mayor Maria Rivera said.
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The Womxn Project @thewomxnproject.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Join us as we work in all the towns and cities at school committees for the small wins that protect democracy in YOUR TOWN AND CITY. It is where the most oppression has won in Rhode Island. thewomxnproject.org/work-together/
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Join Us! Opportunities to Work Together.
The Womxn Project has a lot of ways to get involved. Let's work together!
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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Really hoping everyone on the streets today is prepared to organize and dig in for their neighbors when there are no SNAP benefits next month. It's not enough to make a pithy sign and take a walk on a Saturday afternoon.
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Joe Ura @joeura.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
This should be a bigger deal.
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Marcy Kaptur @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Today is National Voter Registration Day! It is a good time to check your registration! You can check your registration status here: iwillvote.com
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
🧵*9/16/2025 noncooperation thread* A daily thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions. * IL State Sen Villa, in heels, yelling for people to stay in their houses, yelling at ICE "THIS IS MY CITY." Not even a megaphone.
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Thank you to the Journal of Adolescent health for publishing this position paper, which I co-authored. Use it when advocating for Medicaid and other public health coverage for adolescents and young adults! www.jahonline.org/article/S105...
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Protecting Financial Access to Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults: Position Paper of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Access to health care is a human right and is critical for promoting and maintaining the well-being and health of adolescents and young adults (AYAs). Health insurance or other financial support for l...
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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
At the Farmers’ Market- Not the picture of DC you get from the White House:
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Apologies- RIPTA board meeting now listed as 1:30 pm Thursday.
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Save RIPTA! Call Gov McKee 401-222-2080. House Speaker Joe Shekarchi’s office: (401) 222-2466. Senate President Lawson's office: (401) 276-5561. Ask for RIPTA full funding, not the governor’s proposal. Board meeting 2:30 pm Thursday-269 Melrose, Providence.
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Save RIPTA! Call the governor, leadership of the general assembly and your state lawmakers and ask for full funding, not the governor’s inadequate proposal. Public infrastructure is under attack and so so needed.
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Um- I love Jewish Currents but what about medical websites?
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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
300,000 Black women have been pushed out of their employment in the last three months. This resegregation isn't just racial, it's also heavily gendered.
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Billy Raya Valentine 💌 @newsladymd.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
This is exactly what’s happening.
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Sophia Yen MD MPH @drsophiayen.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
*non profits are willing to take the meds (save us $200k) *"Birth control" can be used for non birth control. (PCOS, endometriosis, PMS, acne) *Birth control prevents abortions! CALL your senators congresspeople! chng.it/Hz7dZcwDtc #StopTheBurn #tRUMPGoneTooFar #MomSky #MedSky
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Tell the U​.​S. Government: Don't Burn Birth Control
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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Sophia Yen MD MPH @drsophiayen.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
#PSA the NON birth control uses of "birth control" #StopTheBurn $9.7M taxpayer paid for Birth control *Prevent unplanned pregnancy and thus 110,000 abortions *used for IVF prep *help PCOS patients get pregnant! *periods please sign & share #MomSky #MedSky secure.everyaction.com/ODeP-BwMU0Gy...
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Sophia Yen MD MPH @drsophiayen.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Trump administration is paying France ~$200k to BURN $9.7M of birth control that was paid for by US taxpayers. • meds do not expire until 2027-2031. • Non profits offered to buy them but Trump admin refused. please sign & share #StopTheBurn #MomSky #MedSky secure.everyaction.com/ODeP-BwMU0Gy...
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
#Stoptheburn Belgium, save those contraceptives!! Doctors For America petition www.votervoice.net/Shares/Bgm4B... FMF (Feminist Majority Foundation) secure.everyaction.com/ODeP-BwMU0Gy... People for the American Way act.pfaw.org/sign/save-bi... change.org and engender health chng.it/XgkHtvnXfP
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Action Center - Doctors for America
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Mamdani rocks and we need big ideas to build the society we want to live in.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/08/2025
I don't understand what's wrong with having big ideas that might not be able to be put into practice immediately, but give us something to aspire to. Big ideas expand the tent, they don't collapse it. Am I crazy? Maybe I'm crazy.
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I can’t even. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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The U.S. is destroying $9.7 million in contraceptives. Is there another option?
This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and is linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out.
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I’m at the RIPTA hearing in Pawtucket. Stop the cuts! Public transportation is great for people and the climate. I take the R and 1 lines for my medical work and to get to meetings, and I love the bus.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 31/07/2025
Donald Trump promised peace in Gaza, but he's abandoned ceasefire talks while babies starve. If Trump is too weak to act, then Congress must step up. No more U.S. military support for Netanyahu to wage war in Gaza.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/07/2025
Why won't anyone ask the follow up question? Trump says Epstein stole Giuffre so he kicked him out of Mar-a-Lago. But that wasn't until SEVEN YEARS LATER.
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Rebecca Kislak @rebeccakislak.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I’m at the hearing in Pawtucket about the draconian proposed cuts to RIPTA. The Gov provided no funding, the General Assembly added only half back in, and now 70? people are at a public hearing listening to how we are about to make important public infrastructure worse on purpose. #saveRIPTA
Picture of hearing room with slide up front that we can’t read in this picture but is is about how much worse bus service is going to get.
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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
At yesterday’s @RIPTA.com service changes hearing in Newport, a visually impaired mom & her son from Providence testified. Was heartbroken when she got emotional recalling waiting an hour in the freezing cold & she felt like she failed as a mom. These cuts will devastate riders. Save RIPTA!!😢🚌
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
My plan for 9 Jewish days of mourning, leading up to fast of T’sha Ba’av: no wine, fish (I don’t eat meat) or chocolate; write poem or prose daily, about Gaza or others experiencing famine/war; daily donation; daily calls on weekdays to Whitehouse, Reed and Amo to stop sending arms to Israeli gov’t.
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Mary Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics. R.I.P. #physics
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Pioneering theoretical physicist Mary K. Gaillard has died at 86 - Berkeley News
Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
New Yorker cartoons don’t miss.
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
As an alum, I am so incredibly ashamed: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Replace Diversity Offices Amid DEI Purge | News | The Harvard Crimson
The dismantling of Harvard’s diversity offices arrived at Harvard College on Wednesday as websites for centers serving minority students, LGBTQ students, and women disappeared suddenly and without fan...
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Joanna Doris Brown @jdbrown14.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Inexcusable.
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Congressman Gabe Amo @amo.house.gov · 03/07/2025
Back speaking on the House floor at 3:45am because budgets are a statement of values — with this big, ugly bill Republicans have none. Americans will suffer. Americans will die. And it will be at the hands of the Republicans who vote yes.  This budget is shameful. I’m a hell no!
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The Womxn Project @thewomxnproject.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Yesterday signs held over 195. Medicaid cuts will kill Rhode Islanders.
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
This isn’t over—we can still stop the GOP bill. I’m staying in the fight for every baby who shouldn’t go hungry. Every senior who shouldn’t get kicked out of a nursing home. Every American who shouldn’t lose their health care. Now is the time to call your senators.
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Look Up Your Senators' Numbers
Call your senators today and demand that they vote NO on this bill.
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Galestine Faction @glamateurhour.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Forgive me if I don't give a shit about a chant at a festival.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/06/2025
BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
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