Niki Messmore
@nikimessmore.bsky.social
Interests: Transforming service learning and medical education in a way that works alongside communities to improve public health; Student Affairs/Higher Ed in general, trauma-informed work. Also- various fandoms like BTVS and LOTR! She/her. Opinions mine.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Friend:
Can you recommend any great graphic novels I should read?
Me: *lists loads of amazing graphic novels my friend would absolutely love*
Friend:
They sound perfect. Which ones can I borrow first?
Me:… you can come over and look at them whilst wearing gloves in a controlled environment
Can you recommend any great graphic novels I should read?
Me: *lists loads of amazing graphic novels my friend would absolutely love*
Friend:
They sound perfect. Which ones can I borrow first?
Me:… you can come over and look at them whilst wearing gloves in a controlled environment
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Friend:
Can you recommend any great graphic novels I should read?
Me: *lists loads of amazing graphic novels my friend would absolutely love*
Friend:
They sound perfect. Which ones can I borrow first?
Me:… you can come over and look at them whilst wearing gloves in a controlled environment
Can you recommend any great graphic novels I should read?
Me: *lists loads of amazing graphic novels my friend would absolutely love*
Friend:
They sound perfect. Which ones can I borrow first?
Me:… you can come over and look at them whilst wearing gloves in a controlled environment
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This week: #AAMC25 begins in San Antonio. Peers presenting to peers. Plenaries with changemakers. Voices of Medicine and Society on challenges shaping health + education. We’ll share highlights all week — stay tuned.
Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting
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October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This week: #AAMC25 begins in San Antonio. Peers presenting to peers. Plenaries with changemakers. Voices of Medicine and Society on challenges shaping health + education. We’ll share highlights all week — stay tuned.
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If you come to my house on Halloween, kids will get candy and adults will get a candy with a free zine illustrated by @meganpiont.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
If you come to my house on Halloween, kids will get candy and adults will get a candy with a free zine illustrated by @meganpiont.bsky.social
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"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended s...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...
$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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*looks directly at camera*
The Trump administration is spending $172 million on two jets for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior officials
DHS Purchase Of Business Jets During Shutdown Draws Democrats’ Ire
The department said it would not allow the federal shutdown "to slow down this process" of replacing the jet, but Democrats want to know where the money is coming from.
www.huffpost.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
*looks directly at camera*
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This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.
October 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.
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“‘I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,’ Pope Leo XIV states in his first magisterial document …” www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...
Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians
“I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,” Pope Leo XIV states in his first m...
www.americamagazine.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“‘I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,’ Pope Leo XIV states in his first magisterial document …” www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...
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BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the University of South Dakota to reinstate a professor who posted criticism of Charlie Kirk on his Facebook page the day of the shooting, finding the action likely violated the First Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the University of South Dakota to reinstate a professor who posted criticism of Charlie Kirk on his Facebook page the day of the shooting, finding the action likely violated the First Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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One week ago, thousands of New Yorkers tried something new.
They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational.
It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational.
It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
August 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
One week ago, thousands of New Yorkers tried something new.
They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational.
It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational.
It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
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This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
August 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
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Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
August 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
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It’s up to the discretion of RFK Jr to define what ”medically frail” is when it comes to potential Medicaid work requirement exemptions—which may play a huge role in deciding which chronically ill and disabled people could qualify. My latest for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. is getting personal authority over who to kick off of Medicaid
“It's just a way of cutting people off of coverage and then blaming them for it.”
www.motherjones.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It’s up to the discretion of RFK Jr to define what ”medically frail” is when it comes to potential Medicaid work requirement exemptions—which may play a huge role in deciding which chronically ill and disabled people could qualify. My latest for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
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Sometimes it's hard to grasp the scale of data center projects and the amount of power they might use. Here's one attempt to explain that for a proposed project in a rural community 40 miles southwest of Atlanta. There's a public hearing on it Tuesday www.desmog.com/2025/08/18/a...
August 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sometimes it's hard to grasp the scale of data center projects and the amount of power they might use. Here's one attempt to explain that for a proposed project in a rural community 40 miles southwest of Atlanta. There's a public hearing on it Tuesday www.desmog.com/2025/08/18/a...
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Crockett: We're talking about them going after Clyburn in South Carolina, Andre Carson in Indiana, Reverend Cleaver in Missouri. Emilia Sykes in Ohio, three of the four black representatives that we currently have in the state of Texas.
So don't tell me this isn't about race…
So don't tell me this isn't about race…
August 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Crockett: We're talking about them going after Clyburn in South Carolina, Andre Carson in Indiana, Reverend Cleaver in Missouri. Emilia Sykes in Ohio, three of the four black representatives that we currently have in the state of Texas.
So don't tell me this isn't about race…
So don't tell me this isn't about race…
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FBI agents are not trained to patrol streets. And every agent that is assigned to do that is NOT investigating:
*foreign spies stealing gov’t and trade secrets
*foreign and domestic terrorist threats
*crimes like fraud, corruption, trafficking, and violent crimes (among others)
Do you feel safer?
*foreign spies stealing gov’t and trade secrets
*foreign and domestic terrorist threats
*crimes like fraud, corruption, trafficking, and violent crimes (among others)
Do you feel safer?
August 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
FBI agents are not trained to patrol streets. And every agent that is assigned to do that is NOT investigating:
*foreign spies stealing gov’t and trade secrets
*foreign and domestic terrorist threats
*crimes like fraud, corruption, trafficking, and violent crimes (among others)
Do you feel safer?
*foreign spies stealing gov’t and trade secrets
*foreign and domestic terrorist threats
*crimes like fraud, corruption, trafficking, and violent crimes (among others)
Do you feel safer?
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We asked, you answered! In our recent survey & focus groups, people shared their concerns about water fluoridation, including questions about safety, thyroid health, cancer risk, & child development. We've compiled evidence-based info to explain why fluoride is a safe & effective public health tool.
July 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We asked, you answered! In our recent survey & focus groups, people shared their concerns about water fluoridation, including questions about safety, thyroid health, cancer risk, & child development. We've compiled evidence-based info to explain why fluoride is a safe & effective public health tool.
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We should have a larger convo about how companies like American Eagle use beautiful people to add glamor to unglamorous products. In 2023, a young Bangladeshi woman committed suicide at a factory that made American Eagle clothes bc of abuse. This is the cost of cheap, trendy clothes.
July 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We should have a larger convo about how companies like American Eagle use beautiful people to add glamor to unglamorous products. In 2023, a young Bangladeshi woman committed suicide at a factory that made American Eagle clothes bc of abuse. This is the cost of cheap, trendy clothes.
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Worth noting this is backed up by a large-scale randomized control trial testing this hypothesis in Chicago, published in 2014:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
July 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Worth noting this is backed up by a large-scale randomized control trial testing this hypothesis in Chicago, published in 2014:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Extorting foreign powers to place a regressive tax on American consumers is an excellent way to deepen inequalities that create the conditions for a stable autocracy, backed by a coalition of oligarchs.
July 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Extorting foreign powers to place a regressive tax on American consumers is an excellent way to deepen inequalities that create the conditions for a stable autocracy, backed by a coalition of oligarchs.
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Still seeing *wayyyyy* too many scientists trying to keep their heads down and stay out of the fray.
1. This isn’t going away!
2. Science *IS* political!
3. It’s not too late to step up and take action!
4. You’ll feel so much better if you take action w/ others!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
1. This isn’t going away!
2. Science *IS* political!
3. It’s not too late to step up and take action!
4. You’ll feel so much better if you take action w/ others!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Still seeing *wayyyyy* too many scientists trying to keep their heads down and stay out of the fray.
1. This isn’t going away!
2. Science *IS* political!
3. It’s not too late to step up and take action!
4. You’ll feel so much better if you take action w/ others!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
1. This isn’t going away!
2. Science *IS* political!
3. It’s not too late to step up and take action!
4. You’ll feel so much better if you take action w/ others!
@standupforscience.bsky.social