Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Absolutely. Society benefits but perhaps not the individual. And Americans typically aren’t great at that tradeoff 000 0
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/10/2026Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers trying to gather their autumn olive harvest. Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer for The Post, was also knocked her to the ground, kicked repeatedly and stripped of her camera and phone.washingtonpost.comIsraeli settlers attack Palestinians and Washington Post photographer in West BankThe settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and beat Heidi Levine, a veteran photojournalist. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers did nothing to halt the violence. 68730427 730
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I want to see money clawed back. We need visible consequences that also benefit the American people 000 0
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Feel this so hard. Solidarity and love. 010 1
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I am counting on you, Senator, to see this through. 010 1
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/10/2026Hegseth eliminated staff who prevent civilian casualties, called the rules of engagement safeguarding civilians 'stupid,' & now he's covering up the report on the Minab school strike that killed over 120 children. He needs to be removed from office & we need accountability NOW. 16509154 509
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Honestly can’t believe he WROTE THIS DOWN 010 1
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Absolutely. And pay your fucking taxes 010 1
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterDr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 13/10/2026CDC just closed offices in Angola and South Sudan. Zimbabwe is next; a dozen more may follow. CDC staff overseas support countries to find outbreaks early and stop them before they reach us. Decisions have consequences. Lives will be lost, including American lives. bit.ly/4B5n6uGbeckershospitalreview.comCDC closes 2 offices in Africa as Trump ties health aid to deals: PoliticoCDC closes offices Africa as State Department ties foreign health aid to country-specific agreements under the Trump administration. 37148 71
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Yes, this is such a pity. Keep hoping it’ll change but there seems to be momentum 110 1
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Many NIH staff object to what’s happening at NIH but don’t speak up because of fear. @27unihted.bsky.social 27unihted.substack.com/p/a-culture-...27unihted.substack.comA culture of fear and low morale at NIH is eroding scientific integrityConcern 9 of the Bethesda Declaration: One Year Later 27338 73
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective. This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world. 801195609 1.2K
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Nooooooooooo she’s a pead! What the actual fuck. 020 2
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Can’t stop crying. Genuinely what the fuck 0281 28
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026...and 35 years ago on Oct 11th the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings began. Nothing has changed. 5398120 398
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 06/10/2026NEW: Trump's HHS just gave nearly $9 million in federal family planning grants to groups with anti-abortion ties. The recipient of a $3 million grant to train family planning providers has a history of discouraging the use of hormonal birth control. read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.coautonomynews.coNearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion TiesMillions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ... 111570 115
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Were there actually haters? Honestly?? I don’t remember that at all. 010 1
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jesus what a joke. It was like a secret magical thing! 050 5
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026What is failure in impeachment? You know what Russ Vought can’t do when he is sitting an impeachment trial: f**k with the budget. He will busy being under the white hot lines of impeachment. 6878150 878
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Appropriated funding for HIV research is currently being held by HHS. Several research programs will stop if these funds are not released including clinical trials. Please take 2 mins to sign this letter and demand congress act to release these funds. savehivfunding.org/organization...savehivfunding.org 25839 58
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Absolutely unbearable. It’s everywhere 010 1
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Got my overseas one too and I am so fucking psyched 🙌🏻 020 2
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026God I am so sorry, you deserve so much more. 020 2
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you. It’s a minefield. Much love and gratitude to you xx 111 1
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere. 12781182010 8.1K
Reposted by Laurie Schowaltertaylr @taylordahlin.com · 28/09/2026mukhtar ibrahim, founder of the sahan journal, and ubah ali, a former WCCO reporter, have just launched the somali brief, an independent media outlet where somali americans can tell their own stories www.thesomalibrief.comthesomalibrief.comThe Somali BriefThe Somali Brief is a digital-first media platform covering the stories shaping Somali American life. 625094 250
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I want Cornell bankrupt and burnt to the ground for good measure 060 6
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterLauren Donovan Ginsberg @laurenginsberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m begging parents of sons: ask them what they would do if they saw a text chain appear on their phone like the one at Cornell. What actions would they take? How would they help? Would they know what to do? Please. Talk to them. 1215 21
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Absolutely. Until we have serious fucking consequences this will not end 010 1
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterIDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026HIV clinical research infrastructure doesn't happen overnight. IDSA CEO Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA, explains why the networks that have supported decades of HIV research and discovery must be protected. Watch the full press briefing: bit.ly/4h5UQAp 0107 10
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Really not in the mood for college male shenanigans 010 1
Laurie Schowalter @laurieschowalter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I wish the kids could understand this 030 3
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So much of schools "responding to rape" is preventing the legal system from doing so. This is a report on seven adults who committed serious felonies for which there is a legal system to remind them and their pals that they are felonies. 251374409 1.4K
Reposted by Laurie SchowalterBrona @mostlydelores.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Matthew Ingalls. Jonathan Newell. Winston Lee. Gillio Lopes. Diego Sarabia. Scott Norris. Scott Kretzschmar. These are the names of the seven men named as defendants in a civil complaint filed on Sept. 14 alleging they drugged and gang raped a Cornell student. 034 4
