Jaci

Interests include: Psychology, Politics, Justice, Faith, Animals, Conservation, Environment, Health | she/her

[Matt Skywalker @Jedi_Adopted]

Can we have a conversation about how fucking psychotic it is that the COVID pandemic is at an even worse level than at its previous height and everyone is going back to eating in restaurants and going to concerts and sporting events like everything is back to normal?

[Society for Personality and Social Psychology @SPSPnews]

"Of those that chose to complete both application essays, 90.9% prioritised the larger amount when no diversity option was offered, versus a miniscule 39.1% when one was present." https://t.co/xLcGWabl3e via @ResearchDigest

[Rebekah Allen @rebekahallen]

Texas' new abortion law and others like it are often referred to as "heartbeat bills."

Here's why doctors say that term is medically inaccurate.

@bethanyirvinee reports

https://t.co/WLesc474f4

[Jaci @jcalyn5]

No one should have this choice made for them by strangers.

[Jaci @jcalyn5]

All I can say is, as someone 38+ weeks pregnant with a very wanted baby, I do not wish this on anyone who doesn’t really, really want it.

And I’ve had a relatively healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy with a presumably healthy baby.

[Jaci @jcalyn5]

I am tired and frustrated and scared and miserable and I’m one of the LUCKY ones. I know at the end of this I’ll go home with a baby I love and have already forgiven for crushing my lungs when they should be settling into position for birth.

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

666 new Texas laws go into effect today.

These laws include changes to public safety, health care and K-12 education.
https://t.co/HCTZTJgOii

[NPR @NPR]

The delta surge is straining U.S. hospitals. Use our tool to see how health care facilities are faring in your area.
https://t.co/h3kou1Zk9R

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

Christopher Whiteley's death was widely reported as Texas's first mountain lion fatality—but animal experts aren't buying that theory.

But if a mountain lion didn't kill Whiteley, who or what did? https://t.co/LwKg4yK6EH

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Even as Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton vow to punish local government and school district officials who flout the governor’s order banning mask mandates, they conceded in court documents that they actually have no power to enforce it. https://t.co/2MK85r8dTh

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

An unvaxed teacher carrying the #DeltaVariant, with mild #COVID19 symptoms passed virus to 55% of students, as far away as 5 rows, while reading to class w/out wearing a mask. Marin, California.
https://t.co/ZtJDo1790S

[Jaci @jcalyn5]

@ellle_em My cat cried the other day because I was in another room and he couldn’t find me. I called to him and we had a whole purr-filled reunion. I had been in there 5 minutes at MOST. My husband was also home. This cat very much wants his people around.

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

"Experts are uncertain how exactly curricula will be changed in response to the bill. But their consensus is that the legislation addresses a bogeyman. . . Nonetheless, school board rooms around the state have turned into political colosseums." https://t.co/NJxOTQfATd