Marissa Velarde, PhD MPH

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They were teens when a parent was deported. They still feel the pain as adults The Guardian spoke to adults now in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to reflect on the lasting impact of family separation in the US

This heartbreaking story, about the after effects of family separation, was written by our very own @tinavasquez.bsky.social. We recommend that you read it:

Image Description: Vibrant collage for Abortion Provider Appreciation Day featuring the text 'Abortion care is forever tied to our liberation' above the U.S. Supreme Court building and a bright sun.

Collage vibrante para el Día de Agradecimiento a los Proveedores de Abortos que presenta el texto "El aborto está para siempre ligado a nuestra liberación" sobre el edificio de la Corte Suprema de los EE. UU. y un sol brillante.

Abortion care is liberation work. We #CelebrateAbortionProviders for the work they do in keeping the power to determine our own futures in our hands.

Return the love by donating to @keepourclinics.bsky.social which supports independent abortion clinics across the country: keepourclinics.org/donate/

Historian of French Revolution here to say that in periods like this, squeamish compromisers do as much to drive radicalization as do ideologues. If you keep making excuses for the unfit king, eventually folks come for you and him.

OB-GYN tip of the day:
Women’s health research was historically done on women, not for women. Consent and ethics were not guaranteed ... and that history still shapes trust today.

The majority of America’s teachers — a whopping 71% — have at least one side job because they’re so underpaid.

Meanwhile, the country is about to be launched into a long, drawn-out war that has already cost an estimated $2 billion.

Priorities.

What the COVID-19 Pandemic Revealed About Abortion Access—Research A recent peer-reviewed study focusing on Latina women in North Carolina found that people were still able to get abortion care, despite pre-Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization barriers.

Important new work from Dr. @marissavelarde.bsky.social rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/17/w...

The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico.

They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.

The Triumph Of Bad Bunny’s Unapologetically Boricua Halftime Show The Puerto Rican artist’s Super Bowl performance was a reclamation and a reminder that, after more than 500 years of colonization, seguimos aquí.

Wrote about Bad Bunny and how after more than a century under U.S. rule, after attempts to erase our national identity, after the man-made crises and natural disasters that have befallen our people, in the face of every challenge, seguimos aquí. We’re still here.

www.thecut.com/article/bad-...

Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”

This is why we need to be telling our stories.

Ain't We Women, Too? For many incarcerated women, the state is their abuser, but the gender-based violence we experience behind bars goes ignored.

Today @theflytrapmedia.com published a really powerful piece by @kwanetaharris.bsky.social on gender-based violence against incarcerated women.

She writes: "We become perfectly obedient victims of intimate partner violence, except the violence is legal and the abusers wear badges."

Health care eligibility cuts add to Trump administration’s anti-immigrant attacks A slew of new policies that limit which immigrants qualify for health care benefits could have a severe impact on public health, advocates say

Immigrants are not seeking care out of fear, unless they feel like they are dying.

A slew of new policies that limit which immigrants qualify for health care benefits could have a severe impact on public health, @lauralew105.bsky.social reports.

Man standing in field of sheep holding rainbow flag.

One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com

Me writing my silly little papers during a 2nd Trump administration

Assessing the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Abortion Care Utilization and Delays and Whether There Was a Differential Impact Among Latinas in North Carolina We evaluated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on abortion service utilization and delays to care among people in North Carolina and assessed whethe…

My first dissertation paper is now published! You can read it here (for free!): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.

From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.

Yes, and not just for immigrants and their families but for entire communities. I write a little about this issue here ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...

Make it viral.

Y'all I hate using Canva for slides. Why is it so popular? What am I missing?

I understand the reasoning behind zeroing in on ICE & DHS abducting citizens. But when you lead with what's perceived as your most sympathetic cases, you cede the moral high ground & make arguing for others harder. It is wrong for armed, masked gestapo to grab people - doesn't matter their status.

Dept. of Ed is reclassifying all the female dominated professions (nurse, therapist, speech pathologist, PA) as not having “professional” degrees, which makes it harder for them to get educational loans.

Another FUCKED UP thing this admin is doing to attack women’s power.

Take that shit to court!

If you had strong feelings about Qatar hosting the World Cup, now’s your time to shine when it comes to critiquing FIFA and Infantino’s latest coddling of authoritarianism.

I think voters at large will very likely have trouble remembering details of chuck schumer selling out the aca by nov 2026. also I think in the next three months you're gonna see a lot of unlikely folks stopping by the dsa table at various no kings events

The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech

Read Mamdani's full victory speech (and grab a tissue): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...

Society of Family Planning Research Practice Support: Digital and data security for abortion research in a post-Dobbs era—A primer for qualitative researchers Abortion is banned or severely restricted in nearly half of the United States. Research on the impact of these restrictions and abortion care has neve…

Big moment for me, my first-ever publication credit!
The Digital Defense Fund team contributed to this paper on practical data privacy practices for research with abortion seekers, including those facing the most serious threats. Just out in Contraception:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

even for an unhinged presidency this week has been pretty fuckin unhinged tbh

Another reminder that people around the world risk their lives for liberties that many Americans seem ready to surrender without a fight or even a lawsuit. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...

The orgy of liberal pundits tripping over each other to praise Charlie Kirk—when he caused so much violence to the lives of Black and LGBTQ people (including me specifically)—is telling about why the Dems can’t build an antifascist coalition.

FREAKIER FRIDAY but instead of mother-daughter swap a wife-husband swap. The husband will cry when he realizes that not only is he responsible for his day job but also family management.

RESEARCH IDEA! What if we recruited people to fill out research surveys at concerts? For example, surveying people's knowledge and contraceptive beliefs at a Bad Bunny concert. Who will fund me to do it?!