Dr. Janice Lindstrom

@TheGlobalGoals Healthcare

Fill in the blank: The world would be a better place if everyone had access to _________________. ✨

.@juliejohnsonTX @JohnCornyn @SenTedCruz Medicaid is a lifeline! People with disabilities rely on Medicaid services to support them in their daily lives. We need to strengthen the program, not reduce it. #ProtectMedicaid and save lives!

“Cultivate your natural talent for appreciating the joys of watching and helping things grow: a child, a creative project, a tree, a friendship, your bank account.” – Sharon Smith

This is why Twitter is not free or functional @musicmakessense

“True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic.” – Jack Layton

PLAYING GAMES: In the great tradition of strike publications, we offer our tech-worker version. guild-build.netlify.app Now you can play and not be a scab. We also want to thank the multitude of @nytimes subscribers who have stopped playing and honored our digital picket line.

@musicmakessense Interesting. Makes me yearn for the 140 character limit... I haven't heard of Rumble, but I do not consider X a "free and functional space." You paid for your experience on X AEB, the blue check, right? The far-right sources you repost are not known for fact-checking.

Why @musicmakessense This is a great question, and I appreciate the prompt to provide an answer. This is my only Twitter handle – originally created as a companion to my website Music Makes Sense. My website grew out of a desire to post information related to music therapy and ideas for practitioners or people on interdisciplinary teams using music strategies in their work. But I also discussed research and wider sociopolitical issues that impact music therapy as a profession and its clinical practice. So, my Twitter/X space is a mishmash of all the things – music therapy, research, personal, professional, geopolitical, etc. For a while I drastically decreased my activity on X as a protest against the rampant censorship that existed on the platform before Musk took it over. Looking back, this was entirely intellectually consistent with my blog. Beginning with the issue of Obamacare I often discussed the pros and cons of more centralized and government run healthcare as it related to music therapy services and our profession. Then COVID naturally had a huge impact on music therapy services. But there were genuine and honest questions about how the vaccine mandates, social distancing rules and mask requirements were handled. These political policies destroyed music therapy businesses and drove many people out of the field. But the main problem was that we were not allowed to fully discuss the issues. The censorship of speech on social platforms in coordination with government agencies and verbalized intent by certain political actors needed to be addressed. My own research and professional opportunities were greatly harmed during COVID by the mandates, lockdowns and weight of societal behavior and herding. Our music therapy professional organization went bankrupt and collapsed. I think all of these are fair game for discussion under my handle @musicmakessense. Once Twitter/X was freed from the thought police we found out how much research had been suppressed as well as research that had been done very poorly as it related to things like the COVID vaccine, the efficacy of masks and social distancing, etc. As a researcher in an allied health profession, it is imperative to rely on the transparency and quality of peer-reviewed research methods and the publishers. As a profession we rely on evidence-based practice and objective guidance from government health agencies like the CDC. In fact, public policy is rooted in research outcomes. During elections these issues naturally come to the forefront where I feel that it is my responsibility as someone with some experience as a researcher to post, re-post and comment on news, comments, events, etc. that relate to free speech, censorship, fact-checking, etc. These are foundational to all of us being able to honestly discuss how music can be beneficial to health and well-being. Without an honest public square and trust in our organizations we are doomed to failure. Our elected representatives will have great power over the staffing of agencies like the CDC, DOJ, FDA, CISA, etc., which in turn control us, our profession, our livelihoods in more ways than I would like to think about. I hope for the day when all I need to talk about is the newest music therapy research and draw attention to the benefits of using music! But we have definitely been in a fight for freedom the last few years. Currently only X and Rumble are the most free and functional spaces for honest discussion and exploration of facts. Obviously, lots of people do not see things the way I do, and I don’t have a problem with that. I just ask for the discussion to happen. We have more work ahead of us.

Where is Kamala??

You Are Not A Mistake - Welcome to the Neighborhood: A Mister Rogers Tribute Podcast podbean.com/eas/pb-axg64-1…

@johngreen I just watched the movie and I loved it! The book was better though.

It's ok. I asked chat gpt and it said it is likely that I am because AI systems don't generally question their own humanity and suggested I seek professional help.

X just asked me to prove I'm a human...

@Rnrgrltx 👀

This old dog is learning some new tricks. Look out, world!

.@johnbryantfortx @SenRoyceWest Texas does not need nor can we afford a multi-billion $$ voucher program. Please vote "no" on this entitlement scheme. p2a.co/twitterimage?i…

Please explain how this is respecting life. texastribune.org/2023/10/11/tex…

@Johnson4Dallas Given the current values of the Republican Party, I will not vote for you.

@Kevin3rdD Gets my vote for man of the match

That goalpost needs a raise...