It's on all of us to be "news lit fit" now, more than ever. National News Literacy Week challenges public to boost news literacy skills newslit.org/newsroom/press… #NewsLiteracyWeek
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Christine Gherst
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Christine Gherst
@cgherst
Communications consultant, social worker, mom, wife, friend. Likes good food, kettlebells, friends, family, high places, great cocktails. Views here are my own.
Katılım Mart 2009
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Christine Gherst retweetledi
Donald Trump has incited terrorists to bring death to our nation’s Capitol. Vice President Mike Pence must immediately invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office before more Americans are harmed.
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When Democrats lost in 2016, they knitted pink hats and donated to Planned Parenthood.
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Where's the tear gas now? Oh right, they're White "protesters."
The Hill@thehill
Pelosi's office vandalized after pro-Trump rioters storm Capitol hill.cm/mwy3HiO
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This. Also, how the Capitol police weren't better prepared for this is remarkable.
Pete Buttigieg@PeteButtigieg
Words have consequences, especially the words of a president and his allies. Today those consequences include violent rioters attacking our Capitol to overthrow the American democratic process. This must end, and democracy must prevail.
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....fake signatures, illegal immigrant voters, banned Republican vote watchers, MORE VOTES THAN ACTUAL VOTERS (check out Detroit & Philadelphia), and much more. The numbers are far greater than what is necessary to win the individual swing states, and cannot even be contested....
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Time for Republican Senators to step up and fight for the Presidency, like the Democrats would do if they had actually won. The proof is irrefutable! Massive late night mail-in ballot drops in swing states, stuffing the ballot boxes (on video), double voters, dead voters,
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@realDonaldTrump You LOST and you’re a LOSER. If you actually want people to believe you want the best for our country you will go away now.
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@WhiteHouse @realDonaldTrump You’re a lunatic. Please go away now.
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LIVE: President @realDonaldTrump delivers remarks pscp.tv/w/cnM02DFxTFFH…
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Christine Gherst retweetledi
Podcasts alone won't solve racism in America, but they can deepen our understanding of the oppressive systems at work and our roles in abolishing them today and every day.
Here are 16 podcasts that confront anti-Black racism head on.
bellocollective.com/16-podcasts-th…
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How is this possible? 65% of the U.S. Senate is over 60. Guess they're in serious denial. #ageism
William Dale, MD, PhD, FASCO@WilliamDale_MD
Unbelievable -- $0 of #COVIDー19 set-asides went to NIA, with older adults at highest risk of dying from the disease. Wow, just wow. @geri_doc @AmerGeriatrics @LouiseAronson @thischairrocks @LizSzabo
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"by “othering” older adults, we’re actually harming ourselves. “Coronavirus and aging have something in common: No one is immune from either." rollingstone.com/culture/cultur… #ageism #COVID19
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Someone should tell @SecAzar about this...you know, disparities and all. Medicaid Providers At The End Of The Line For Federal COVID Funding khn.org/MTEwMTc0NA via @khnews
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THIS: "The point of beginning ACP conversations in the outpatient setting is not to force premature decisions about possible therapies, but rather, for patients to identify a surrogate and articulate their values, which others can later apply to in-the-moment decisions."
Brian Block@brianlblock
(1/4) Just out in @AGSJournal, @AlexSmithMD @prepareforcare and I detail how to broadly upscale #advancecareplanning in the era of #COVID During COVID‐19, Outpatient Advance Care Planning is Imperative: We need All Hands on Deck onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
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AGS Experts: Here’s What Older Adults Need for a “Reopened” U.S. That Can Serve Us All as We Age americangeriatrics.org/media-center/n…
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"Public inquiry should not cleave facilities between “good” and “bad.” We must focus on how the virus is a threat within all congregate living environments." We must do better. America’s Nursing Homes Need Our Love and Help asaging.org/blog/americas-…
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This is 100% unacceptable. We must do better for our healthcare providers. Widely Used Surgical Masks Are Putting Health Care Workers At Serious Risk khn.org/MTA5MjgwMQ via @khnews
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It's Nat'l Healthcare Decisions Day! Do this today! nyti.ms/34NHG4k #PrepareforCare #NHDD2020 #NHDD #AdvanceCarePlanning
John Beilenson@aboutscp
“Having a plan in place, one that doesn’t sugarcoat reality, is the best preparation for ensuring that you are treated as you would wish. It also provides needed clarity to your loved ones...” @JessicaZitter #COVID19 #NHDD #PrepareforCare @NHPCO_news nyti.ms/34NHG4k
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