Health educator, professor, a fan of all things health education and health promotion, addicted to oreos
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Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
Although there have been discussions & articles about Project 2025, VERY FEW focus specifically on Trump's plans for Black Americans
That's why I read all 922 pages of #Project2025 as well as #Agenda47
Here are the top 10 things I found:
A thread:
thegrio.com/2024/07/15/i-rea…
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
No one should be making the decision between paying their bills and being able to breathe- thanks to @POTUS, that is going to be a reality for fewer Americans.
teapawt.net/CAPAction/status/17734…
You shouldn't break the bank just trying to breathe—and thanks to the Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats, you don't have to.
ALT The image features a text announcement with the header "BREAKING" on a textured blue background. It reads: "Under pressure from the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats, pharma giant AstraZeneca is cutting the price of its inhalers to just $35 per month for most U.S. patients. They currently cost as much as $645." Below the text are three inhalers in purple tones with shadows, indicating a reduction in price. The source citation at the bottom mentions Reuters, CNN, and Getty Images, dated 2024.
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
The bill would also delay Florida from enacting its own heat protections that go beyond federal rules until 2028. wusf.org/politics-issues/202…
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
28-11: The Florida state Senate passes a bill to remove local governments' authority to adopt heat standards, such as guaranteed shade and rest breaks, for workers.
The bill would make all local heat protections “void and prohibited.”
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
Why are things expensive?
4 companies control 55% to 85% of the meat market.
4 airlines control 80% of air travel.
3 companies control 92% of the soda market.
3 companies control 73% of the cereal market.
Why don't I hear about it?
6 companies control 90% of the news.
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
I want to learn something. Share one interesting fact you know.
I’ll start. We were able to get an idea of when humans first began wearing clothes - which was 10s of 1000s of years earlier than the oldest clothing we’ve found - because of when body lice diverged from head lice.
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
It’s easy to treat the media as a punching bag. But look to the nation’s local newsrooms. For little money or recognition, reporters in 2023 stood up to power brokers who tried to bully them into silence, exposed corrupt officials and even saved lives. Proof, from every state:
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
NEW from PHW:
In 2005, Texas regulators found startling amounts of cancer-causing benzene in a community outside Houston.
Instead of solving the problem, they let a key polluter expand — a decision scientists worry could haunt residents for years to come.publichealthwatch.org/2023/1…
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
🤔 Let's talk emotions:
1 - You see a post that makes you mad, sad, etc.
2 - You like or reshare it
3 - You realize, after posting, that it had falsehoods
It happens, especially around triggering news events.
Pause. Do a fact-check. Don't share if you're not sure. More tips 👇🏾
ALT An infographic with 7 boxes. Headline: Seven Steps for Staying Sharp Online Each box has a box with a tip. The tips are: 1. Pause 2. Memes aren't news 3. Likes and shares ≠ credibility 4. Take time to assess sources 5. Get to the experts 6. Don't feed the trolls 7. Steer clear of conspiratorial thinking
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
It looks like the #Wisconsin Republicans might have the votes to impeach the rightfully elected Justice Janet from the Supreme Court in an unconstitutional, sore loser power grab. It can not be allowed. Please help wisdems.org/septeoq fight back.
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
When Agatha Christie fretted to her fiancé, Max Mallowan, that she had gained weight, he said to her, “Darling, you not only are my favorite size but always will be, expanding or contracting. I know you are very beautiful,” and I wish all husbands felt that way about their wives.
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
One of the most unique neighborhoods in Southeast Michigan is known as the "Venice of Detroit," an extensive system of canals that cut through the city's east side
Its residents want to stay, but they say they're being pushed out by those who can afford to handle the rising climate costs that come along with living there
“You can’t put a price tag on this neighborhood."
bridgedetroit.com/climate-co…
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
BREAKING: The Arkansas Department of Education tells Popular Information that it will not count AP African American Studies for graduation credit and teachers/schools that offer the course anyway risk violating Arkansas law on “prohibited topics”
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
Man, I tell you, all these teachers leaving the profession because it’s been made untenable by devastating budget cuts and GOP abuse might mean AI and Right Wing-for-profit curricula might end up being necessary to fill gaps.
Almost like that’s the whole reason it happened.
Emily Whitney, PhD, MCHES retweeted
.@ABC News has obtained video of a police raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper. The publisher says his 98-year-old mother, with whom he co-owned the paper, died one day later from the stress she suffered. @ReporterFaith reports. trib.al/WhkXcro
