Reposted by Rachel FraserAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge. 4664881811138
Rachel Fraser @rachelfraser.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Peter Krykant has died aged only 48. His life was really important. He spoke truth to power and forced them into action- using his own time, his own money, his own pain. He saved lives. If you'd never heard of him, honour his life by taking the time to find out. 054
Reposted by Rachel FraserSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 15/05/2025America is complicit in the slaughter of the Palestinian people. 2.2 million people are trapped. Disease is spreading. Children are starving to death. And we continue to provide U.S. military aid to Netanyahu. 1052517585
Reposted by Rachel FraserSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11/05/2025Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development. Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system. Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow. 306164984170
Reposted by Rachel FraserSuzanne Zeedyk @suzannezeedyk.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I am soooo delighted that such interest is already being expressed in this conversation event with Darren McGarvey. And we only announced it today! I think his book is innovative & novel & thoughtful and that the world needs it. #TraumaIndustrialComplex 14 May, 7pm thebowlbycentre.org.uk/cpd/thebowlbycentre.org.ukPsychotherapy Continuing Personal DevelopmentPsychotherapy Continuing Personal Development at the Bowlby Centre for psychotherapy training 171
Reposted by Rachel FraserThe Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 08/04/2025We were very sad to hear of the passing of Blondie drummer Clem Burke, who visited our #SummerScience Exhibition in 2023 with the Clem Burke Drumming Project to explore the physical and mental benefits of drumming. clemburkedrummingproject.org 55412
Reposted by Rachel FraserMor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 05/04/2025I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff 9804531811525
Reposted by Rachel FraserThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/04/2025UK parents with babies in neonatal care gain right to paid leavetheguardian.comUK parents with babies in neonatal care gain right to paid leaveMeasures hailed as lifeline for parents will allow people with sick babies to take up to 12 weeks’ leave Parents with children in neonatal care will gain a day-one right to paid leave and pay in a move hailed as “a lifeline for parents” with sick babies. From Sunday, the measures will allow eligible parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave and pay, on top of maternity and paternity leave. Continue reading... 1050071
Reposted by Rachel FraserLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 28/03/2025We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham 541146414849
Reposted by Rachel FraserPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/03/2025“At the moment, this will be the first Labour Government likely to oversee a significant rise in the number of children in poverty” Save the children UK This must be stopped 601264471
Reposted by Rachel FraserTristan Yates @tristansyates.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Why do we not remember being a baby? One idea is that the hippocampus, which is essential for episodic memory in adults, is too immature to form individual memories in infancy. We tested this using awake infant fMRI, new in @science.org #ScienceResearch www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgHippocampal encoding of memories in human infantsHumans lack memories for specific events from the first few years of life. We investigated the mechanistic basis of this infantile amnesia by scanning the brains of awake infants with functional magne... 19481166
Reposted by Rachel FraserOmar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Israel killed 174 Palestinian children over night, in just a few hours. Over the past year & a half, Israel's genocide has killed tens of thousands of Palestinian children. Not since the Rwandan genocide has anyone killed children at the rate Israel is murdering them. 1184124
Reposted by Rachel FraserThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/03/2025‘Labour is deserting me’: disabled people fear impact of Pip changestheguardian.com‘Labour is deserting me’: disabled people fear impact of Pip changesAs the government weighs benefit cuts, many warn of impact on independence and employment 513035
Reposted by Rachel FraserPartick Thistle FC @partickthistle.bsky.social · 11/03/2025FT' Queen's Park 0⃣ - 2⃣Partick Thistle Three points secured in style.😎 #QPFCvPTFC #WeAreThistle 3334
Reposted by Rachel FraserJamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I received one of the 232 NIH grant "terminations" sent to scientists at Columbia last night. My research focuses on improving maternal and child health in the US. Also affected: ongoing clinical trials, research training programs, and research centers that aim to improve the health of Americans.gothamist.comHundreds of research grants at Columbia canceled following Trump edict, administrator saysThe National Institutes of Health is terminating 232 grants for scientific research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, according to an email an administrator sent to faculty. 711342668
Reposted by Rachel FraserNPR @npr.org · 04/03/2025Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.npr.orgJames Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has diedHarrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research. 518223304351
Reposted by Rachel FraserThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/03/2025Angie Stone was a wise singer who deeply understood the power of love and lusttheguardian.comAngie Stone was a wise singer who deeply understood the power of love and lustThe neo-soul artist, who has died aged 63, had years of experience by the time she became a star – and brought it to bear on a carnal, careworn catalogue 524041
Rachel Fraser @rachelfraser.bsky.social · 27/02/2025#SeachainNaGàidhlig #WorldGaelicWeek Taking my cue from the "world" bit here on #LàAbairtNaGàidhlig Gaelic Phrase Day. Here's two for our friends across the loch. To be found in my favourite book, courtesy of @natlibscot.bsky.social digital.nls.uk/dcn6/7858/78... @sngaidhlig.bsky.social 092
Reposted by Rachel FraserSeachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) @sngaidhlig.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Suas leis a’ Ghàidhlig! Tha ar cànan beò! Tha Ailean Cuimeanach a' gabhail pàirt ann an #LàAbairtNaGàidhlig 🍾 Feuch nach bi sibh go ma thàladh le deagh chèilidh! (Don't threaten me with a good time!) #SeachdainNaGàidhlig2025 #Gàidhlig #Gaelic #cleachdi #WorldGaelicWeek2025 #ScottishGaelic 1133
Reposted by Rachel FraserDads Rock @dadsrockorg.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Glasgow Dads! We're back here on Saturday for more playgroup fun. Come meet other Dads and kids. It's free! 10am Maryhill Community Central Halls. @kaukabstewart.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Rachel FraserSeachdain na Gàidhlig (World Gaelic Week) @sngaidhlig.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Tha Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2025 an seo! Thèid barrachd air 150 tachartas a chumail an t-seachdain seo a’ brosnachadh agus a’ moladh na Gàidhlig air feadh na h-Alba agus air feadh an t-soaghail, ann an Sasann, Canada, Argentina agus air loidhne! Tha sinn air bhioran gus am faic sinn dè a tha 12116
Reposted by Rachel FraserUniversity of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 24/02/2025UofG, in partnership with @glasgowcc.bsky.social have launched Gaelic Connect, a digital platform connecting Glasgow's #Gaelic community. Find cèilidhs, learning groups & more at your fingertips. @sngaidhlig.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...gla.ac.ukMòr-ionad didseatach ùr an dòchas ceangal ri coimhearsnachd Ghàidhlig GhlaschuNew digital hub hopes to connect Glasgow’s Gaelic community 13023
Reposted by Rachel FraserArdsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu -Glasgow Gaelic Secondary School @asgghlaschu.bsky.social · 23/02/2025@sngaidhlig.bsky.social @emmabolger.bsky.social ❤️ 062
Reposted by Rachel FraserPartick Thistle FC @partickthistle.bsky.social · 25/02/202524/2/25 - 2/3/2025 ‘S e seachdain na Gàidhlig a th’ ann, rudeigin gle cudromach gu sinne aig Partick Thistle FC. Tha e cothrom a bhrosnachadh an cànan de Scottish Gàidhlig ann an Alba. ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/se... 051
Rachel Fraser @rachelfraser.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Really useful bit of research this, lots of clinical and service-related implications and applications. Thanks @annamzhou.bsky.social and collaborators 021
Reposted by Rachel FraserProPublica @propublica.org · 20/02/2025NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. propub.li/43487Tjpropub.liTexas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban. 525130926986
Reposted by Rachel FraserRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/02/2025after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...reuters.comInfant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study findsIncreases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. 1241219718931
Reposted by Rachel FraserNicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Parents/caregivers in Wales. Can you please help us by completing this short survey. 016
Reposted by Rachel FraserNicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Rhieni/gofalwyr yng Nghymru. Allwch chi sbario 5 munud i gwblhau plis? 003
Reposted by Rachel FraserDr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Been chatting with some valued colleagues. Our shared perspective is that even the very best parenting interventions have only limited impact (at best) unless we pay attention to the family's social and economic context, adopt a trauma-focus, work relationally and flexibly, and implement well. 3304
Reposted by Rachel Fraser@sherimadigan @sherimadigan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025🚨Our multi-wave, multi-informant, multi-method, multi-generational study on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is now out in JCPP! We examine how maternal ACEs shape child socio-emotional & cognitive outcomes. w/ Andre Plamondon & Jenny Jenkins 👇 acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 0103
Reposted by Rachel FraserDads Rock @dadsrockorg.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Can you help these researchers? They're looking for children aged between 2 - 7 to participate in a trial. It involves taking shoes home for 2 weeks and documenting any changes to gait and toe walking you'll receive a free pair upon completion of the trial. Find out more: newfoundhope.co.uk 011
Reposted by Rachel FraserRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.truthout.orgTesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in IncomeThis brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent. 14474741920206
Reposted by Rachel FraserDr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025What works best during early years to improve children’s outcomes? 1. Reducing poverty 2. Protection from harm 3. Parent-child relationships This new report adds to the evidence www.betterpurpose.co/early-childh...betterpurpose.coEarly Childhood Outcomes Report | Better Purpose 0146
Reposted by Rachel FraserZERO TO THREE @zerotothree.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Medicaid is a lifeline to babies, children and their families and covers 2 in 5 of all US births and 40% of all children. Urge your Members of Congress to #ThinkBabies and protect Medicaid. #HandsOffMedicaid 199
Reposted by Rachel FraserOxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Great to see research of father/non-birthing partners and the parent-infant relationship. Study of 312 partners shows if they find the birth traumatising & develop PTSD symptoms, they are more likely to experience the baby as "intrusive" later on bit.ly/42FCoYzbit.lyPotentially traumatic childbirth experience, childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and the parent-infant relationship in non-birthing parents - BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Non-birthing parents are typically present for the birth of their infants. Evidence suggests that some non-birthing parents may experience witnessing childbirth as traumatic, with some goin... 022
Reposted by Rachel FraserZERO TO THREE @zerotothree.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Economic security is one of the strongest predictors of long term well-being. Too many families with young children lack the financial security needed to thrive, with high poverty levels putting them at a greater risk of chronic stress and poor health. www.zerotothree.org/issue-areas/...zerotothree.orgEconomic SecurityExplore our work on economic security to support families and children. Learn about our initiatives to improve financial stability for early childhood. 052
Reposted by Rachel FraserArdsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu -Glasgow Gaelic Secondary School @asgghlaschu.bsky.social · 05/02/2025 015
Reposted by Rachel FraserNational Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Step back in time with a screening from the Cinema Sgire collection - a unique archive of Gaelic community films produced in the Outer Hebrides during the 1970s and 1980s. 📆 6:15-7:30pm, 26 February 📍Kelvin Hall, Glasgow 🎟️ Free Part of #SeachdainNaGaidhlig #WorldGaelicWeek 13310
Reposted by Rachel FraserDads Rock @dadsrockorg.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Come work for us! - Join the best team. We're looking for a Dads worker in Dundee. full details below: goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP...goodmoves.orgFamily Worker with Dads Rock – GoodmovesResponsible to: CEO We’re looking for a part time family worker to come join our team! You’ll be working alongside Dads and families in Dundee to support them. You’ll be supporting Dads and fam... 031
Reposted by Rachel FraserOxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 02/02/2025We very much welcome the Royal Foundation’s Centre for Early Childhood launching this new framework for lifelong health. At the heart of it, “knowing ourselves”, a product of ‘becoming known’ by our parents, carers & others through attuned relationships. centreforearlychildhood.org/our-work/res...centreforearlychildhood.orgThe Shaping Us Framework - CFEC 051
Reposted by Rachel FraserAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I’m sad to learn that my law school classmate, Kiah Duggins, died in the DC plane crash last night. Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar. I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below. What an immense loss 1765449815883
Reposted by Rachel FraserHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 27/01/2025Today marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. This anniversary is a time to remember the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. It’s also a moment to reflect on the strength and courage of those who survived and continue to share their stories. 112855
Reposted by Rachel FraserDads Rock @dadsrockorg.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Delighted to receive an amazing £5000 from local supporter and McDonald's Franchisee for Gorgie, Princes Street, Chesser and Galashiels. Graham popped across the road today to meet some of the team - Rachel, Andy, Lisa, Ryan and Thomas - and present us with this huge cheque 🙌 042
Rachel Fraser @rachelfraser.bsky.social · 28/01/2025www.bbc.com/news/article... 58 of those children were babies under the age of one. If you're not thinking about poverty, you're not thinking about infant mental health.bbc.comTemporary housing linked to deaths of at least 74 childrenOfficial data show that 58 of those children were babies under the age of one. 031
Reposted by Rachel FraserGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/01/2025On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, everything that led to the Holocaust is in danger of being forgotten. The Nazis channeled the demands of oligarchs, scapegoated minorities and replaced democracy with a new imperium. Those politics are returning. #NeverForget #NeverAgain 491841645
Reposted by Rachel FraserMichael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 26/01/2025But if the cause be not good, the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs and arms and heads, chopped off in battle, shall join together at the the latter day and cry all, 'We died at such a place' Coming in April 413320