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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
Also good to see: - Schlossberg's vanity campaign fall flat - Stringer's attempted revenge tour totally flop
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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 · 23/06/2026
She’s supported by the real estate industry and Eli Northrup is a great Jewish candidate.
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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
...embrace TTT for primary prevention, but trial evidence for this paradigm does not exist. How are we approaching this clinically? How are the academic medical and EBM communities discussing? Is anyone planning trials that could truly answer the question?
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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
Wildly disturbing (un)Christian nationalism in the US military. www.democracynow.org/2026/3/4/hea...
democracynow.org
Report: U.S. Commander Told Troops “Trump Has Been Anointed by Jesus” to Wage War on Iran
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it has been inundated with over 200 calls from members of the U.S. military regarding religious comments made by U.S. commanders about the war in Iran. O...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
There will be a surge in energy prices, plus affects on shipping and on financial markets. Bye bye 401k, hello gas stop sticker shock? www.axios.com/2026/03/04/i...
axios.com
What's likely to get more expensive because of Iran war
Oil prices are surging already, but the war with Iran will likely have a ripple effect across industries.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The Iraq war cost $3 trillion. $10,000 per American tax payer. To accomplish little. And to kill half a million people, and to permanently scar and injure so many more. www.hks.harvard.edu/publications...
hks.harvard.edu
The True Cost of the Iraq War: $3 Trillion and Beyond
Writing in these pages in early 2008, we put the total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion. This price tag dwarfed previous estimates, including the Bush administration's 2003 projections of a $50 billion to $60 billion war. But today, as the United States ends combat in Iraq, it appears that our $3 trillion estimate (which accounted for both government expenses and the war's broader impact on the U.S. economy) was, if anything, too low. For example, the cost of diagnosing, treating and compensating disabled veterans has proved higher than we expected.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
distract from accountability on Trump's Epstein ties and pedophilia, and to energize Trump fanatic Christian nationalist base that is obsessed with the crusades and (!!!) accelerating us toward end times
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
– the financial costs as each American loses thousands of dollars, e.g. in wasted taxes and in spikes in gas prices – the further degradation of what little democracy we have, as an unconstitutional war and Congressional appeasement of it are used to...
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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
Can you imagine having to live through the state murdering your son and instead of peace and privacy to grieve it's compounded by such vile propaganda that you need to draft and release a statement like this? Fuck Trump. Fuck his cronies and powerful enablers. Abolish ICE.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
... Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you."
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
... is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
... Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the “hero” term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex ...
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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 · 17/01/2026
Grifter alert
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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
And - very importantly! - preventing spread to others in general and especially for those at higher risk. *How to make it trivial?* Take 1g tylenol and 200mg ibuprofen once or twice in the day after getting it, you'll feel fine. *Bonus points* mask on mass transit because of all of the above.
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Preventing long COVID. Preventing months of increased inflammation which raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots (look up flu/COVID spike and heart attack spike, folks). Dementia prevention... (cont)
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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
... The whole experience was so meaningful for me and thinking about it makes my eyes teary. In dark times, please know that with complete strangers who live totally different lives and who have many different perspectives, you can create absolutely beautiful moments!
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
...She wanted a picture with my Vote for Zohran sign to send a text to her son to let him know. And an hour later she actually came back! Just to show me her son's response praising her changing her planned vote! It meant a lot she came back. We hugged...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
... I actually didn't feel very comfortable pushing her to vote for Zohran after all she shared with me, but by the time she had to go she said having our conversation shifted her views, and she was planning to vote for Zohran...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
... offered to her why I though Cuomo's deep record was actually one of harm, one that hurt me and my patients in the pandemic, and how I felt confident Zohran would listen to voices I trust, not rich donors. We had a real conversation, very genuine...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
... her son who wanted her to vote for Zohran, and about her concerns about Zohran's experience and how she was planning to vote Cuomo after reading a lot of worrying things about Zohran. I mainly tried to listen, I shared a connection that might help her with some of life struggles, and ...
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Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
... spending 45 minutes speaking with one woman. It started with her giving me a glaring look from 15 feet away, and me saying "hi!" and asking if she wanted to chat. She told me so much about her life (including a large dose venting about some terrible shit she's going through right now), about...
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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
3) Voter registration ends Saturday 10/25, it must be *received* by then. 4) Tell your student friends! vote.nyc/page/registe...
vote.nyc
Register to Vote | NYC Board of Elections
You can register to vote online, in-person, or by mail.
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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
They are all purposefully manufactured theft and destruction wrought by the same political and economic power structure that is Trump, the Republicans, rightwing tech bro culture, tech oligarchs, anti-tax zealots, far right bigots, financial speculators, and more. 2/2
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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
So concierge/DPC is just segregated care. People shouldn't get better care just because they are richer.
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