Margaret Nielsen
@margaretnielsen.bsky.social
Retired professor, married, grandmother, post- #polio #disability, social justice and peace advocate
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"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..."
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Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.
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Excellent idea - #GrandparentsForVaccines can share experiences from the decades before vaccines could protect us from diseases like measles and polio.
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Sending prayers and strength to the friends, families and fellow guardsmen of the two West Virginians who were shot in DC. These individuals signed up to serve because they cared about their community and their country, and to have this happen the day before Thanksgiving is heartbreaking.
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Sending prayers and strength to the friends, families and fellow guardsmen of the two West Virginians who were shot in DC. These individuals signed up to serve because they cared about their community and their country, and to have this happen the day before Thanksgiving is heartbreaking.
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What is happening at the Department of Justice?
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What is happening at the Department of Justice?
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Today in Inkster, I walked through the hectic events of the last few days, including what appears to be the new FBI inquiry.
Slotkin speaks in MI about the President's threats, the FBI inquiry and her oath to the Constitution
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
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November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Today in Inkster, I walked through the hectic events of the last few days, including what appears to be the new FBI inquiry.
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A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
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“You can hold people’s sorrows while you also hold someone’s dream. And you can hold people’s concerns while you also hold people’s hope."
This Week in the World: Finding Hope in Community and Action at Annual Meeting | Friends Committee On National Legislation
Each year, FCNL’s Annual Meeting provides us with an opportunity to come together and strategize for the work ahead. That opportunity was particularly rejuvenating for us during this painful moment…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“You can hold people’s sorrows while you also hold someone’s dream. And you can hold people’s concerns while you also hold people’s hope."
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⏳ Only have five minutes between turkey basting this week? That’s enough to make a difference.
Every call, every email, every action helps move us closer to a more peaceful & just world.
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Every call, every email, every action helps move us closer to a more peaceful & just world.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
⏳ Only have five minutes between turkey basting this week? That’s enough to make a difference.
Every call, every email, every action helps move us closer to a more peaceful & just world.
➡️ buff.ly/WSHXVO8
Every call, every email, every action helps move us closer to a more peaceful & just world.
➡️ buff.ly/WSHXVO8
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"We need to continue building an engaged and active movement of people who speak up, push back and advocate to rein in the Trump administration’s authoritarian takeover."
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social on the critical importance of grassroots civic engagement in this moment. ⬇️
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social on the critical importance of grassroots civic engagement in this moment. ⬇️
‘Seven million people have taken to the streets to stand up for democracy’
CIVICUS discusses US civil society action under the second Trump administration with Bridget Moix, General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, the oldest faith-based lobbying…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"We need to continue building an engaged and active movement of people who speak up, push back and advocate to rein in the Trump administration’s authoritarian takeover."
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social on the critical importance of grassroots civic engagement in this moment. ⬇️
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social on the critical importance of grassroots civic engagement in this moment. ⬇️
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Rep. Mark Pocan, who leads the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, said “Silence is not neutrality; it is harm."
The WH says they're banning communications promoting World AIDS day b/c they aren't "messaging on any commemorative days," anymore, but in fact, the WH has...
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The WH says they're banning communications promoting World AIDS day b/c they aren't "messaging on any commemorative days," anymore, but in fact, the WH has...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Rep. Mark Pocan, who leads the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, said “Silence is not neutrality; it is harm."
The WH says they're banning communications promoting World AIDS day b/c they aren't "messaging on any commemorative days," anymore, but in fact, the WH has...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
The WH says they're banning communications promoting World AIDS day b/c they aren't "messaging on any commemorative days," anymore, but in fact, the WH has...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
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The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Thread about an actual drug smuggler who’s about to be pardoned by Trump
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Thread about an actual drug smuggler who’s about to be pardoned by Trump
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JUST IN: Judge Boasberg gives Trump admin one week to file affidavits from all officials involved in decision to carry out Alien Enemies Act deportation to El Salvador despite Boasberg's order to turn the planes around. 'Contempt prosecution' could follow www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg gives Trump admin one week to file affidavits from all officials involved in decision to carry out Alien Enemies Act deportation to El Salvador despite Boasberg's order to turn the planes around. 'Contempt prosecution' could follow www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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"Black Friday, officially Christmastime now. America is in a sour mood. Grocery prices are up, and so are energy prices. Donald Trump lies incessantly about both. The American people are onto him. They’re pessimistic about the future."
There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun
Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun
Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Black Friday, officially Christmastime now. America is in a sour mood. Grocery prices are up, and so are energy prices. Donald Trump lies incessantly about both. The American people are onto him. They’re pessimistic about the future."
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Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hagueseth
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Moving tribute to Alice Wong from Rebecca Cokley: “Alice was constantly watching what people were doing, & lifting up people whose work she thought deserved attention & amplification. This was core to the creation of the Disability Visibility Project.”
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A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong
Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.
www.thenation.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Moving tribute to Alice Wong from Rebecca Cokley: “Alice was constantly watching what people were doing, & lifting up people whose work she thought deserved attention & amplification. This was core to the creation of the Disability Visibility Project.”
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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We have to use every tool available to us - including our dollars. This Black Friday and weekend @blackvotersmatterfund.org asks you to join “We Ain’t Buyin’ It!” to send a message to Trump’s corporate enablers. Learn more about the companies targeted in this campaign here: weaintbuyingit.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We have to use every tool available to us - including our dollars. This Black Friday and weekend @blackvotersmatterfund.org asks you to join “We Ain’t Buyin’ It!” to send a message to Trump’s corporate enablers. Learn more about the companies targeted in this campaign here: weaintbuyingit.com
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I'm very grateful I get to write this annual giving column
Opinion | Give to Groups Defending Immigrants From ICE
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November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm very grateful I get to write this annual giving column
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The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
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Are you in the mood for more scorn toward dishonest US health officials? I’m always in the mood to heap it on.
As always, a great conversation with @kavehmd.bsky.social & @codyjohnston.bsky.social! Thanks, Kaveh ❤️
As always, a great conversation with @kavehmd.bsky.social & @codyjohnston.bsky.social! Thanks, Kaveh ❤️
New Episode!
Challenging the NIH’s new “pandemic playbook” and COVID revisionism.
With the inimitable @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @codyjohnston.bsky.social
iTunes: tinyurl.com/yr4djnmc
Spotify: tinyurl.com/msnmprrm
Challenging the NIH’s new “pandemic playbook” and COVID revisionism.
With the inimitable @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @codyjohnston.bsky.social
iTunes: tinyurl.com/yr4djnmc
Spotify: tinyurl.com/msnmprrm
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Are you in the mood for more scorn toward dishonest US health officials? I’m always in the mood to heap it on.
As always, a great conversation with @kavehmd.bsky.social & @codyjohnston.bsky.social! Thanks, Kaveh ❤️
As always, a great conversation with @kavehmd.bsky.social & @codyjohnston.bsky.social! Thanks, Kaveh ❤️
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On the second day of his inaugural overseas trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of the First Council of Nicaea, in Turkey, urging Christians — and all faiths — to reject the use of religion to justify violence. n.pr/44zFUDK
Pope Leo prays for unity at historic Nicaea site
On the second day of his inaugural overseas trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of the First Council of Nicaea, in Turkey, urging Christians — and all faiths — to reject the use of religion to justify violence.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
On the second day of his inaugural overseas trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of the First Council of Nicaea, in Turkey, urging Christians — and all faiths — to reject the use of religion to justify violence. n.pr/44zFUDK
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The Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members entered the U.S. under the program in 2021. Here's a look at why it was set up and how those who entered the U.S. were vetted. n.pr/4pDYP8M
What was 'Operation Allies Welcome,' which allowed some Afghans entry into the U.S.?
The Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members entered the U.S. under the program in 2021. Here's a look at why it was set up and how those who entered the U.S. were vetted.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members entered the U.S. under the program in 2021. Here's a look at why it was set up and how those who entered the U.S. were vetted. n.pr/4pDYP8M
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Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
How a small Chicago nonprofit is resisting Trump's war on DEI
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.