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Andrew Goldstein

@andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social
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Primary care doctor at a public hospital, in a health worker union. Activism and organizing.

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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Great results for UWS/NYC progressives/left: - Northrup wins - Schwalbe overperforms - Lasher doesn't get a big win - DSA challengers beat all but 1 incumbent - Zohran-backed Chevalier, Lander, Valdez all win
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Hegseth really seems to like getting US soldiers killed.
statnews.com
Flu vaccine no longer mandated for U.S. troops, defense secretary says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Let's discuss treat to target for lipids! Treat to target (TTT) is really well established with strong evidence for some diseases. For others it's been disproven or the target levels have been readjusted once stronger, trial-based evidence emerged. Recent lipid guidelines...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Is the Iran war unconstitutional if there was no imminent threat and if Congress didn't authorize it? We know Trump/Hegseth could care less, but it's notable the Joint Chiefs - in the military for decades, swore an oath to uphold the Constitution - basically didn't give a shit.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The costs of Trump's Iran war: – the moral toll of mass death from needless war, whether it's Iranian schoolchildren or US troops – the human toll, as each of those individual lives mattered inherently and to others
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
2010 internet: “If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold” 2026 medicine: “you think you’re paying for ambient AI documentation, but you’re actually paying them to train their robot doctor that they will sell to replace you”
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
nationalnurses.bsky.social
National Nurses United (@nationalnurses.bsky.social)
The largest RN union in U.S. history, with more than 225,000 nurses nationwide.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
"We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in the world...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Any conservatives going nuts that Zohran Mamdani wants to provide *free* and *universal* snow plowing or are they all just picking and choosing which "communism" they like and which "communism" they bigotedly and greedily oppose?
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Most podcasts are awful, this one is fantastic, and this episode was another one that got me thinking, resonated at the soul level, and was just enjoyable. Check it out. Learn about Berrigan and be inspired to, uhh, live a life that is actually in line with your beliefs.
lostprophets.org
#18. Daniel Berrigan (ft. Fr. John Dear)
A lost prophet who worked to build "a solid wall of conscience" to "confront the death-makers"
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Musk stopped the arrest of child predator Donald Trump by helping get him back in power, so yes, we agree he is pure evil.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Whether it's measles and anything else, you and your loved ones dying needlessly is the "cost of doing business" to rightwing, anti-public health political forces.
statnews.com
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’
The principal deputy director of the CDC said he would not view the loss of the United States' measles elimination status as a significant event.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Wouldn’t it be great to see cast members from The Pitt and Scrubs speak out in support of striking nurses from @nynurses.bsky.social?
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Which NY-12 Democratic candidates have supported @nynurses.bsky.social strike? At the picket line: @alexbores.nyc @micahlasher.bsky.social Statement of support: @jackschlossberg.bsky.social Silent: Laura Dunn @cameronkasky.bsky.social @jamifloyd.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Late capitalism is fucking weird "How to stay productive as the world burns" is an actual headline from the self-described "world's leading business media brand"
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Seems like many of the things Maduro is accused of Trump has actually done. Can you imagine if another nation entered the US and kidnapped Trump? US imperialism, the international "order," nation-states in general, authoritarians - they're all garbage. Humanity deserves better.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Good investigative piece on some corrupt bullshit artists in healthcare. (You may recognize one person from their role in abuse and in discrimination at Mount Sinai)
eaglelinenews.com
The $52 Million Question: What’s Behind the Coaching Claims at City Health Works and Diverge Health?
The $52 Million Question: How Did the Founders of City Health Works Do It Again?By EaglelineA delete...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Flu and COVID cases are rising. Don't fall into the soft antivax propaganda. Get vaccinated yearly for these. *Why do it?* Having fewer colds or more mild colds. Preventing severe acute COVID... (cont)
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
A story! Most of the 7 hours of canvassing I did today was educating people about when they could vote and celebrating the people voting for Zohran (yay to our amazing pep squad! we had a cow bell! we got cars honking for voters! so much fun!). But most meaningful was...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Mobilizing voters for Zohran and telling people opposed to him to at least not vote for Cuomo. If you’re in New York City, and you can volunteer in the next few days, do it!
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Our @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social members at Allina are striking! They demand a contract that is fair for them and ensures safe, quality care for their patients. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
cbsnews.com
Allina Health doctors, PAs, nurse practitioners to strike on Nov. 5
Doctors, physicians' assistants and nurse practitioners with Allina Health announced that they will hold a one-day unfair labor practices strike on Nov. 5.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
While canvassing we've found many students don't know they're eligible to register here. So here's a PSA we should all share with students we know: 1) If your home is NJ or VA, sure, vote there this year! 2) Otherwise, register here for 2025 and you can register back in your home state for 2026.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
AI, tariffs, DOGE, the budget reconciliation bill, and the current government shutdown are not separate, discrete causes of job losses. 1/2
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The Infatuation’s EEEEEATSCON is the Wonder of food festivals...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
David Adler, on Yom Kippur from the Global Sumud Flotilla, before he was detained by Israel:
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Andrew Cuomo's whole campaign feels like Jeb Bush's "please clap" moment.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
It is wild to me as a primary care doctor that for concierge medicine and direct primary care practices, panel sizes are 200-600, while for the rest of people it's 1600-2000.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
100%. Wonder epitomizes America in 2025. Slop. Enshittification. The hollowing out of anything that was good.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Doing what's necessary.
axios.com
Chaos inside CDC prompts massive staff walkout
Dozens of staff members and leaders honored CDC officials who resigned under RFK Jr.'s leadership.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Healthcare Workers for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social let's go!
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
French fries, cooked in beef tallow vs. avocado oil, the true American culture war
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Fascism is killing public health.
michigandaily.com
UMich cancels doctoral epidemiology program admissions for 2026
The University of Michigan School of Public Health will not admit a 2025-2026 admissions cycle cohort to its PhD in Epidemiologic Sciences program.
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Defend Public Health (DPH) is standing up and fighting back. Join DPH on August 5, at 5pm ET to discuss and co-design how we will build DPH State Teams. actionnetwork.org/events/envis...
actionnetwork.org
Envisioning and Launching DPH State Community Organizing Teams
The people's health is under direct assault by the Federal Government. If we do not defend the programs, policies, care, and communities, who will? Defend Public Health is standing up and fighting ba...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Prior authorizations sound "rational" but are a bureaucratic mess. They create frustration that reduces even care we all agree is appropriate. And avoidance, delays, and interruptions of needed care is harmful and deadly. From Don Berwick + @andreaducas.bsky.social:
statnews.com
Plans to test prior authorization in traditional Medicare are deeply troubling
Preauthorization is about to enter the lives of many seniors who have chosen traditional Medicare over MA, write former CMS Administrator Don Berwick and health policy expert Andrea Ducas.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Projectors playing the South Park episode on buildings in every town across the country including on every federal and Trump building...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
"Although states cannot fully neutralize the impending Medicaid cuts, they have tools to scuttle the Trump administration’s efforts. Reining in excessive prices allows states to sustain Medicaid funding and even increase federal dollars flowing into the state."
statnews.com
How states can mitigate Trump’s Medicaid cuts – and set their health care systems on a better path
States are unlikely to fully neutralize the Medicaid cuts — but they have tools to scuttle the Trump administration's efforts.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
This far right, McCarthyism bullshit by Columbia is a new low from an already very low place. As an alum, I tell anyone considering training or working at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social to stay away from this place of moral and academic rot. Via @columbiabds.bsky.social
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Not just young people! I spoke with a few dozen of my Jewish neighbors in their 60s, 70s, and 80s who opposed Cuomo and supported Mamdani. Some were moral clarity voters, others wanted a Democratic party that was fresh and energetic. Either way, it was great to see!
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
“I don’t want to be taxed $622 per year for roads. I want the freedom to pay twice that to profiteering private road companies, even if that means surprise bills and literal gatekeeping. No more communist roads!”
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Stephen Colbert do a late show on @zeteo.com?
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Cherish the people who can experience (and create!) beauty despite all the horror! www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
newyorker.com
Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are in on the Joke
What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
When @corybooker.com did the longest filibuster in history, he said: "This is a moral moment. It’s not left or right; it’s right or wrong” Months later, here he is, doing a photo-op with a perpetrator of genocide. Words and deeds matter, and when they don't align, we see you!
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Reinstate these pediatricians who were fired for union organizing!
news5cleveland.com
Why are dozens of state leaders calling for an investigation into the firing of 2 UH pediatricians?
The story of the termination of two University Hospitals pediatricians has made its way to the State House.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
An empire in decay?! Would an empire in decay have accomplishments like this!?! Heroes like this?!?!
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Acts and omissions are morally equal. So while I’m appalled by what Republicans just did cutting Medicaid and more, I’m actually equally appalled by the powerful people and orgs who could have won this very winnable fight, but who utterly failed to even mount the kind of response that was needed.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Not on Medicaid? These cuts could still affect you. – Your hospital closes – Your hospital closes some services – Your hospital is understaffed – Your nurses and doctors are burnt out – Your wait time is longer – Your insurance rates go up
statnews.com
Medicaid cuts will hurt all American children — not just those publicly insured
“Cutting Medicaid will affect all children through a large toll on pediatric health systems,” writes a pediatric ICU physician.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
This whole administration is “pump and dump” but for politics
newrepublic.com
Trump’s Budget Bill Is Most Unpopular Move Yet, New Poll Shows
Donald Trump’s budget bill is underwater in voter approval polls.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
NYT: "Should (or Could) Trump replace Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial?"
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Obama must endorse Zohran Mamdani if he cares about: – party unity – bringing in young voters – bringing in working class voters – winning against Trump and other fascists
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