Abby Mayer, PhD
@abbymayerphd.bsky.social
Mixed Methods Researcher: Health Comm, Narrative Persuasion, & Media Studies | Ph.D. in Comm, Culture & Media
Newsletter Editor - Commission on the Status of Women at AEJMC
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Newsletter Editor - Commission on the Status of Women at AEJMC
*Views are my own* Website: https://bio.site/AbbyMayer
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Abby Mayer, PhD
@abbymayerphd.bsky.social
· Dec 31
2025 Plan ~ Play make-believe more with my sons, publish my three in-progress articles, enjoy collaborating with my AEJMC CSW colleagues, start my academic job search, & expand my neighborhood arts/nature organization. Most of all, though, stay hopeful, resist despair, & lift others whenever I can!
Having briefly met Andrew LaBruno, I'm reminded that people who seem trustworthy are not always so. I’m really disgusted by these allegations. There’s no room for abuse in ANY political party. END ABUSE NOW!
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Jersey City sergeant arrested on child sex charge
Officials in Bergen County confirmed Andrew LaBruno, 44, was arrested Monday for an alleged sexual assault of a minor in Englewood, New Jersey.
www.nbcnewyork.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Having briefly met Andrew LaBruno, I'm reminded that people who seem trustworthy are not always so. I’m really disgusted by these allegations. There’s no room for abuse in ANY political party. END ABUSE NOW!
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Epstein's victims. What Trump hides is no little secret.
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Krassenstein (@krassenstein)
BREAKING: Jeffrey Epstein survivors just released this incredibly touching Public Service Announcement.
Make it go viral!
Trump is so disgusting for covering us up.
substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Epstein's victims. What Trump hides is no little secret.
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substack.com/@krassenstei...
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The symbolism here shouldn't be overlooked.
In Mexico, "Adelita" was a common name for warrior women in the Revolution.
In Mexico, "Adelita" was a common name for warrior women in the Revolution.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is the 218th signature on the bipartisan discharge petition demanding the release of the Epstein files. Under House rules, the House must act in 7 legislative days.
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The symbolism here shouldn't be overlooked.
In Mexico, "Adelita" was a common name for warrior women in the Revolution.
In Mexico, "Adelita" was a common name for warrior women in the Revolution.
Connect, gather, plan.
Together we can make a stand.
Link arms, hold the line, spread awareness;
Your struggle is also mine.
Don't forget to find your people and remind them they aren't alone. 💙
#nokings
Together we can make a stand.
Link arms, hold the line, spread awareness;
Your struggle is also mine.
Don't forget to find your people and remind them they aren't alone. 💙
#nokings
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Connect, gather, plan.
Together we can make a stand.
Link arms, hold the line, spread awareness;
Your struggle is also mine.
Don't forget to find your people and remind them they aren't alone. 💙
#nokings
Together we can make a stand.
Link arms, hold the line, spread awareness;
Your struggle is also mine.
Don't forget to find your people and remind them they aren't alone. 💙
#nokings
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Let’s be very clear: Republicans are making healthcare more expensive and hammering the middle class. Democrats want to lower the prices of your healthcare premiums. www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Skyrocketing ACA premiums force enrollees to make tough decisions | CNN Politics
Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act policies are contending with the looming lapse of the enhanced subsidies. The increased cost of coverage can lead to agonizing tradeoffs for many enrolle...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Let’s be very clear: Republicans are making healthcare more expensive and hammering the middle class. Democrats want to lower the prices of your healthcare premiums. www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
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Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
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Welp — @davidhogg.bsky.social to Scott Jennings: "People are tired of being lectured by men with Rolexes on CNN about affordability in this country. That’s why Zohran is resonating."
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Welp — @davidhogg.bsky.social to Scott Jennings: "People are tired of being lectured by men with Rolexes on CNN about affordability in this country. That’s why Zohran is resonating."
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Know your rights at the polls! If you see or experience any intimidation or harassment, please call the Voter Assistance hotline at 1-833-NJ-VOTES (833-658-6837).
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Know your rights at the polls! If you see or experience any intimidation or harassment, please call the Voter Assistance hotline at 1-833-NJ-VOTES (833-658-6837).
🗳️ 11/2 Last day to #voteearly in #BergenCounty #NJ
⏰ Polls open now- 6 PM
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Near #TicesCorner Senior Center? I was in and out in under 8 minutes with kids in tow.
Bring your less civicly engaged friends & family! #voteparty
#EarlyVoting #NJVotes
⏰ Polls open now- 6 PM
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Near #TicesCorner Senior Center? I was in and out in under 8 minutes with kids in tow.
Bring your less civicly engaged friends & family! #voteparty
#EarlyVoting #NJVotes
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🗳️ 11/2 Last day to #voteearly in #BergenCounty #NJ
⏰ Polls open now- 6 PM
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Near #TicesCorner Senior Center? I was in and out in under 8 minutes with kids in tow.
Bring your less civicly engaged friends & family! #voteparty
#EarlyVoting #NJVotes
⏰ Polls open now- 6 PM
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Near #TicesCorner Senior Center? I was in and out in under 8 minutes with kids in tow.
Bring your less civicly engaged friends & family! #voteparty
#EarlyVoting #NJVotes
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Powerful and moving interview with Virginia Giuffre's brother Sky and sister-in-law Amanda:
"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."
"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."
"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."
"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."
October 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
🗳️ #BergenCounty #NJ #EarlyVoting has begun!
📅 Oct 25 – Nov 2
⏰ Mon–Sat 10 am–8 pm | Sun 10 am–6 pm
📍 Find your site: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
✅ Confirm hours: nj.gov/state/electi...
#Vote #ElectionDay #EarlyVoting #NJVotes #Vote!
Vote while you are out and about in #Bergen!
📅 Oct 25 – Nov 2
⏰ Mon–Sat 10 am–8 pm | Sun 10 am–6 pm
📍 Find your site: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
✅ Confirm hours: nj.gov/state/electi...
#Vote #ElectionDay #EarlyVoting #NJVotes #Vote!
Vote while you are out and about in #Bergen!
Early Voting Locations in Bergen County NJ Oct 25 - Nov 2, 2025 - Google My Maps
Monday–Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
*Check [https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml] to confirm the most up-to-date hours for your specific location:
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October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🗳️ #BergenCounty #NJ #EarlyVoting has begun!
📅 Oct 25 – Nov 2
⏰ Mon–Sat 10 am–8 pm | Sun 10 am–6 pm
📍 Find your site: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
✅ Confirm hours: nj.gov/state/electi...
#Vote #ElectionDay #EarlyVoting #NJVotes #Vote!
Vote while you are out and about in #Bergen!
📅 Oct 25 – Nov 2
⏰ Mon–Sat 10 am–8 pm | Sun 10 am–6 pm
📍 Find your site: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
✅ Confirm hours: nj.gov/state/electi...
#Vote #ElectionDay #EarlyVoting #NJVotes #Vote!
Vote while you are out and about in #Bergen!
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When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
October 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
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Dr. Jane Goodall was a gift to humanity
October 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Dr. Jane Goodall was a gift to humanity
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It turns out that the "Kennedy Curse" was not to have so many die, but to have the stupidest survive.
September 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It turns out that the "Kennedy Curse" was not to have so many die, but to have the stupidest survive.
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De Georgiou: And to be clear, the only motive for opposing this bill would be to conceal wrongdoing. You have a choice: stand with the truth or with the lies that have protected predators for decades.
September 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
De Georgiou: And to be clear, the only motive for opposing this bill would be to conceal wrongdoing. You have a choice: stand with the truth or with the lies that have protected predators for decades.
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The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
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Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past two decades studying the environmental causes of autism.
Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to find a cause for the condition, her entire division was cut.
Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to find a cause for the condition, her entire division was cut.
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
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August 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past two decades studying the environmental causes of autism.
Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to find a cause for the condition, her entire division was cut.
Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promised to find a cause for the condition, her entire division was cut.
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It doesn’t matter whether Joni Ernst is running or anyone else.
I know where I stand, and when I'm in the Senate, I'll never forget about Iowa.
I know where I stand, and when I'm in the Senate, I'll never forget about Iowa.
August 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It doesn’t matter whether Joni Ernst is running or anyone else.
I know where I stand, and when I'm in the Senate, I'll never forget about Iowa.
I know where I stand, and when I'm in the Senate, I'll never forget about Iowa.
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"To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country – I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story."
Governor JB Pritzker
Governor JB Pritzker
August 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country – I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story."
Governor JB Pritzker
Governor JB Pritzker
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Being against vaccines when diseases are rampant (measles, Covid) is like adding chlorine to the gene pool. Darwin is watching.
August 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Being against vaccines when diseases are rampant (measles, Covid) is like adding chlorine to the gene pool. Darwin is watching.
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American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
August 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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