MB Lakin
@meldwg.bsky.social
Higher Education Expert/Alternative Pathways Advocate/Public Library Enthusiast/Rescue Dog Lover
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New episode of the #SistersInLaw Podcast out now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The Law of the Chicken of the Sea
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 01/31/2026 · 1h 20m
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January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
New episode of the #SistersInLaw Podcast out now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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These are Minnesotans. We want them to come back. We want this to be a place they would want to return to.
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 9:02 PM
These are Minnesotans. We want them to come back. We want this to be a place they would want to return to.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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😔😔 RIP Alex Jeffrey Pretti
January 24, 2026 at 8:21 PM
😔😔 RIP Alex Jeffrey Pretti
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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My thoughts on ABC news- Scientists, not political appointees, should be who advises the public on clinical guidance. RFK needs to meet with CDC career leaders and learn about the agency's responses to outbreaks and overall programs vs directing CDC website changes based on ideology not science
Video Former CDC chief on agency webpage saying autism, vaccines link ignored
Dr. Debra Houry, who resigned from her position as chief medical officer of the CDC in 2025, called the change on the CDC’s website "disturbing."
abcnews.go.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
My thoughts on ABC news- Scientists, not political appointees, should be who advises the public on clinical guidance. RFK needs to meet with CDC career leaders and learn about the agency's responses to outbreaks and overall programs vs directing CDC website changes based on ideology not science
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
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“The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is deeply concerned by the Department of Education’s decision to move forward with a proposed definition of professional degree programs that excludes nursing… the impact on our already-challenged nursing workforce would be devastating.”
AACN Alarmed Over Department of Education’s Proposed Limitation of Student Loan Access for Nursing
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is deeply concerned by the Department of Education’s decision to move forward with a proposed definition of professional degree programs that exc...
www.aacnnursing.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
“The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is deeply concerned by the Department of Education’s decision to move forward with a proposed definition of professional degree programs that excludes nursing… the impact on our already-challenged nursing workforce would be devastating.”
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POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
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Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
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October 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨
youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
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I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
September 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
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I, for one, don’t think that fearmongering and willfully spreading misinformation is the right way to engage in politics, setting aside the targets of that engagement.
September 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I, for one, don’t think that fearmongering and willfully spreading misinformation is the right way to engage in politics, setting aside the targets of that engagement.
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Haiku by Basho
'with stars in my eyes
I wish for flowers
on the weeping cherry'
Matsuo Bashō | Utagawa Hiroshige
'with stars in my eyes
I wish for flowers
on the weeping cherry'
Matsuo Bashō | Utagawa Hiroshige
August 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Haiku by Basho
'with stars in my eyes
I wish for flowers
on the weeping cherry'
Matsuo Bashō | Utagawa Hiroshige
'with stars in my eyes
I wish for flowers
on the weeping cherry'
Matsuo Bashō | Utagawa Hiroshige
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“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a University of Minnesota expert on infectious diseases and pandemic preparations.”
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
apnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, a University of Minnesota expert on infectious diseases and pandemic preparations.”
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The outpouring of community support encouraged the GMU Board of Visitors to not only retain the President, but also give him a raise in pay! Thanks to everyone who supported President Washington and George Mason University!
GMU President Keeps Job Amid Tensions share.google/lvK9KzicuTKf...
GMU President Keeps Job Amid Tensions share.google/lvK9KzicuTKf...
GMU President Keeps Job Amid Tensions
Faculty members feared George Mason’s board would fire its president Friday in the face of ongoing federal investigations they deem politically motivated. The board gave him a raise instead.
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August 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The outpouring of community support encouraged the GMU Board of Visitors to not only retain the President, but also give him a raise in pay! Thanks to everyone who supported President Washington and George Mason University!
GMU President Keeps Job Amid Tensions share.google/lvK9KzicuTKf...
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*The NIH-grant cancellation in late March followed the release of data from the CDC revealing that Black women were the only race or ethnic group who didn’t experience a decline in deaths from pregnancy related causes in 2023."
A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected
Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
*The NIH-grant cancellation in late March followed the release of data from the CDC revealing that Black women were the only race or ethnic group who didn’t experience a decline in deaths from pregnancy related causes in 2023."
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It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
www.npr.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
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It’s Abu Ghraib all over again.
But inside our borders.
But inside our borders.
Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, per a report from Human Rights Watch
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It’s Abu Ghraib all over again.
But inside our borders.
But inside our borders.
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Despite promising not to hike prices, Amazon has raised the cost of at least 1,200 essential items by 19% to 136%. (Wall Street Journal)
July 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Despite promising not to hike prices, Amazon has raised the cost of at least 1,200 essential items by 19% to 136%. (Wall Street Journal)
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In case you missed it today, Alaska local public radio stations
🌊Relayed the emergency tsunami message to service providers
🌊Connected their community to updated information
🌊Answered questions and shared expert information in an emergency.
I know because I directly supported two stations.
🌊Relayed the emergency tsunami message to service providers
🌊Connected their community to updated information
🌊Answered questions and shared expert information in an emergency.
I know because I directly supported two stations.
July 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
In case you missed it today, Alaska local public radio stations
🌊Relayed the emergency tsunami message to service providers
🌊Connected their community to updated information
🌊Answered questions and shared expert information in an emergency.
I know because I directly supported two stations.
🌊Relayed the emergency tsunami message to service providers
🌊Connected their community to updated information
🌊Answered questions and shared expert information in an emergency.
I know because I directly supported two stations.
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These are not strays.
Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes.
Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes.
July 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
These are not strays.
Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes.
Beloved pets are heading to L.A. shelters as families face deportation. They need new fosters and forever homes.