Reposted by starr88Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration 3433171052
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bought yarn to knit up that Loverboy cat ear hat BTS wore in London. #Showmeyourknits #BTS 080
Reposted by starr88Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20/09/2026Giving an external committee power to veto research funding because it doesn’t align to a political agenda will not only harm science, it is a threat to democracy.nytimes.comWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. 17582239
Reposted by starr88Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 29/08/2026Amherst College is looking for a Director of Public History and Engagement: networks.h-net.org/jobs/70277/a... 🗃️networks.h-net.orgAmherst College - Director of Public History and Engagement | H-Net 36963
Reposted by starr88Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 28/07/2026I'm interested in finding and potentially supporting people who are interested in doing long-form writing on the big efforts in global health: Gavi, Global Fund, PEPFAR, etc. If this is you or someone you know, please make yourself known! 58174
Reposted by starr88Indivisible Melrose Wakefield MA and Beyond @indivisibleinn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Protect Haitian TPS Thurs. July 23rd noon Boston City Hall Plaza - ACLU, MIRA and more 01611
Reposted by starr88Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 09/07/2026🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 4 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/aMM32 05945
Reposted by starr88Rev Laura Everett @reveverett.com · 02/07/2026Hey HAWT Greater #Boston: an offer for elders 55-95 without Air Condition to participation in a Harvard Chan Public Health study that gets them AC, and some cash. Please share! #HeatWave #mapoli #Bospoli Attn: @universalhub.com & @weatherishappening.com www.healthycitieslab.org/beattheheathealthycitieslab.orgBeat the Heat | Healthy Cities Lab 12233
Reposted by starr88Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/06/2026We need YOU to take action by leaving a public comment, calling your members of Congress, and telling everyone you know about this OMB Rule. SUFS Action Center here: fight2win.standupforscience.net 07648
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 08/06/2026#PWHL fans-has San Jose signed 5 players in phase 2? Only see info on 3? Thx 120
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Going with more to love with #PWHL expansion. Why love gotta hurt so? 041
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Was not expecting all the feels as players move around the PWHL league. #PWHL #BostonFleet 040
Reposted by starr88Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 18/05/2026THIS WEDNESDAY: join @dairinstitute.bsky.social as we launch the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a resource for workers fighting AI at work. We provide strategies for worker-led governance and oversight of this tech through case studies, primers, and a resource library. www.eventbrite.com/e/launching-...eventbrite.comLaunching the Luddite Lab Resource HubJoin DAIR and workers on the front line of resisting AI as we release the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a new resource for fighting AI at work. 5259111
Reposted by starr88Craig Spencer MD MPH @craigspencer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The White House is intent on keeping Ebola out, at all costs. The U.S. is planning to send Americans exposed to or infected with Ebola to Kenya, instead of bringing them home for care. Please read and share—this is unbelievable and infuriating. craigaspencer.substack.com/p/keeping-eb...craigaspencer.substack.comKeeping Ebola Out of America, Whatever the Cost to AmericansThe White House is abdicating its responsibility to our own by sending Americans exposed to or infected with Ebola to Kenya rather than bringing them home 67140
Reposted by starr88Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 22/05/2026Content warnings that single out LGBTQ+ people are discriminatory. Plain and simple. deadline.com/2026/05/glaad-hrc-pfla…deadline.comGLAAD, HRC Among 40+ Orgs Denouncing FCC's Proposed LGBTQ Rating SystemWith the FCC going after LGBTQ programming in Brendan Carr's latest crackdown on media, community leaders are showing strength in numbers. 05213
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Having color clash overload with Victoire v Charge and Walter Cup emblem. #PWHL 030
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Need to know how many season tickets have been purchased for #PWHLDetroit! 120
Reposted by starr88Elle @biknmusicmama.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Please call your rep and ask them to vote YES to extend TPS to Haitians!! 167
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Putting the Avignon Papacy forward in communications with current Pope-anyone else getting Crusade vibes with this positioning? 020
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 17/03/2026@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social Thank you for an informative thread regarding ongoing threats to vaccines and public health. Appreciate you. 000
Reposted by starr88Boston Legacy FC @bostonlegacyfc.com · 27/02/2026Getting you to the game 🚊 The MBTA announced today that special event train service will transport passengers from South Station to Gillette Stadium for our Day One match on March 14. Special event train tickets will be $20 and will go on sale on March 9 at 11 AM on the mTicket app. 3255
Reposted by starr88Big D aka Detroit Tamperer @douglasplease.bsky.social · 27/02/2026For newer PWHL fans, their official podcast, Jocks in Jill’s posted an episode this morning and they spend the first half going over what they expect from each team the rest of the season and gives a lot of context if you want to follow more closely or just want to know more youtu.be/aOh1xuRAaUU?...youtu.beWELCOME BACK TO THE PWHL SEASON + KENDALL COOPER'S LOCKED INYouTube video by The PWHL 163
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 26/01/2026🚨Our MN colleagues declared their hospitals are under siege! 📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi... 🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcementtinyurl.comHealthcare Workers Demand End to ICE ViolenceJoin healthcare workers across the country to call for our elected officials to use their authority to stop ICE violence while they still can, and our institutions to defend the sanctity of healthcare... 010
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 12/01/2026In the event this information is needed, sharing it with you. 000
Reposted by starr88BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 05/01/2026When you mix #vaccine policy with politics all you get is dead children. Pass it on! 15625
Reposted by starr88Scott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Parent and pediatrician here. All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info. Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids. 8344121
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Dear people, Vaccinate your children. The vaccines are safe and effective. They save lives and prevent harm. By all means, consult with your medical providers with your concerns and questions regarding vaccines and vaccination schedule. Love, A fellow citizen PS: USA is not Denmark. 000
Reposted by starr88BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Today December 1st is #WorldAIDSDay. I remember the millions who have died. I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made. I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic. Do you know you status? Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP. 116155
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Where are all the girls dads regarding Epstein trafficking machine? OK with their girls being approached at 13, 14, 15, 16? Prefer to think not. But maybe they are? #Epstein #sextrafficking #girldads 000
Reposted by starr88David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11/11/2025NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.washingtonpost.comThis lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo... 8448287
Reposted by starr88Cambridge Public Health Department @cambpublichealth.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Contrary to what you might have heard, HIP is available on November 1 AND you only need a penny/non-negative balance to access it Find a participating farm here: dtafinder.com #Masschusetts @universalhub.com @cambridgeday.com @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social 087
Reposted by starr88Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 31/10/2025HIP benefits still available if you have 1 cent left on SNAP card. BPS students still get free meals. #boston 1196
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 31/10/2025@universalhub.com MA webpage with resources for SNAP recipients or those who desire to assist November 1 and beyond. www.mass.gov/president-tr...mass.gov 02511
Reposted by starr88Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 29/10/2025(Boston) Free farmers market in JP including bread and produce, Thursdays 11-1, 12 South Street #SNAP 28060
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 30/10/2025For Mass folks-pass this along. Keep a $1 on SNAP card to access HIP benefits. Share widely. 000
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Adding lack of SNAP funding reverberates into multiple supply chains. It is a world of hurt for many more than the recipients of these benefits. 020
Reposted by starr88The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 21/10/2025The Women’s Pro Baseball League is set to begin play in 2026. Boston is one of four cities to be awarded an inaugural franchise.trib.alWomen’s Pro Baseball League launching in 2026 with Boston team - The Boston GlobeFounder Justine Siegal has spent 15 years building up a nonprofit to support girls playing baseball. Now, they'll finally get the chance to take the next step in their athletic careers. 46412
Reposted by starr88April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 21/10/2025NEW YORK AND BOSTON we are so up WE ARE SO UP 87112
Reposted by starr88Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/09/2025GOOD NEWS: Despite RFK Jr saying he would cancel $500 million in mRNA research, the House Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending package, that includes $1.1 billion for “advanced research and development” at BARDA, which includes research on mRNA vaccines. 7766661601
Reposted by starr88Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/09/2025Lots of people asking why isn't my state issuing COVID vaccine executive orders? In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY 991377506
Reposted by starr88Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 03/09/2025We are Through the Looking Glass now. Ladapo is barking mad, and I mean actually deranged. And please stop calling him a skeptic. He’s a full out anti-vaxxer and denialist. This only ends badly not just for Florida, but for the entire country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comFlorida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed 971083358
Reposted by starr88Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/09/2025I have been saying for months that it is critical to monitor your state’s vaccine requirements for school entry. They are the only things standing between us and massive infectious disease outbreaks. With Florida ending these requirements, other states are sure to follow. 16421129
Reposted by starr88Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 03/09/2025In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone. 12442521186
starr88 @starr88.bsky.social · 05/08/2025The crickets are sounding beautiful this evening. #summertime #lifepleasure #naturejoy 010
Reposted by starr88Lea Woods @lea9223.bsky.social · 10/07/2025HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...hhs.gov 16025401413