Donna Blankinship
Writer at Freelance
News editor @cascadePBSnews (Crosscut). Formerly at The Seattle Times, The Associated Press. Dog mom, Human mom. [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonstatestandard.com | Donna Blankinship
No one is certain yet how federal decisions under the Trump administration will affect both budgets and policies of Washington’s public schools. But educators, parents and government officials in this Washington are tracking closely whether President Donald Trump makes good on his threats to cut funding to states that do not prove they have abandoned K-12 diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Fear, anger and defiance have been the response here so far. The fear runs deep.
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3 weeks ago |
dgblankinship.substack.com | Donna Blankinship
The announcement by President Donald Trump that Qatar’s royal family is going to give the president a fancy new jet worth $400 million for him to use as Air Force One has brought an obscure but interesting section of the U.S. Constitution into political conversations again. Some of you may be wondering: What is the emoluments clause and how does it apply?
Trump’s research cuts threaten to set off wave of university brain drain • Washington State Standard
2 months ago |
washingtonstatestandard.com | Donna Blankinship
Emma McDonnell has one of those jobs it takes a few minutes to explain. She’s a biomedical informatics researcher in the University of Washington School of Medicine. But that doesn’t really explain what she does, even if you know what informatics is. Her research is centered on making health care and medical technology accessible to people with disabilities. Her Ph.D. and master’s degrees were in human-centered design, a field she describes as highly interdisciplinary. I just call it very cool.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | Donna Blankinship
The University of Washington School of Medicine is among the institutions feeling pressure from federal research cuts that the Trump administration is moving ahead with. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images)Emma McDonnell has one of those jobs it takes a few minutes to explain. She’s a biomedical informatics researcher in the University of Washington School of Medicine. But that doesn’t really explain what she does, even if you know what informatics is.
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Feb 5, 2025 |
dgblankinship.substack.com | Donna Blankinship
News is breaking at 100 miles per hour. Don’t let overwhelm paralyze you from taking action. There’s always something you can do to make a difference. You have many opportunities to make sure your voice is heard, other than complaining to your friends and family and shouting into the Internet void. One thing you can do right nowFirst things first: Figure out who represents you in the U.S. House and Senate.
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