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Carolyn Barber, MD

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Emergency Med physician (25 yrs) & science journalist | Contributor @Fortune @TIME @SciAm. Author: Runaway Medicine. Championing evidence, truth & democracy. www.carolynbarbermd.com

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 1h
UPDATE: A pilot got STABBED in the cockpit mid-flight. And he still saved 174 lives. Badly wounded, Capt. Smit Machchhar fought back and got the cockpit door OPEN so passengers could take the attacker down. → The plane NOSEDIVED for 10–15 seconds → Six passengers and the crew pinned the attacker
nytimes.com
Live Updates: Plane to Israel Narrowly Averts Disaster After Pilot Stabbing
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 3h
The most chilling words in the Cornell rape case texts: "Shop still open?" That's one message from the group chat, according to the lawsuit, which includes a photo it says came from that chat. At UVA, investigators couldn't find the party, let alone the
washingtonpost.com
Column | The three most chilling words in the Cornell rape case texts
Were these young men discussing a 7-Eleven or a young woman? It's both gobsmacking and banal.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: 1,200+ sexual assault, dating violence and stalking reports at Cornell. 7 expulsions. SEVEN. That's from a USA TODAY analysis of Cornell's own data, 2018 to 2024. Watch the numbers shrink: → 1,200+ incidents reported
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 21h
If you can still support Republicans after Jack Smith said this, there is something wrong with you. "We found that [Trump] caused that violence, that it was foreseeable to him, and that he sought to exploit it."- r/t Ed Krassenstein #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23h
Trump: I've done a shitty job as president R/t @HQNewsNow x.com/HQNewsNow/st... #BlueSky #MedSkkt #LawSky
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Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) on X
Trump: I've done a shitty job as president
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23h
Well, that makes perfect sense!:) Trump: "Kim Jong Un, he's a friend of mine. He likes me and I like him…As long as I'm around, it's going to be fine [regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons]." x.com/Acyn/status/... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #Iran
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Acyn (@Acyn) on X
Q: You said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. Why not? North Korea can have nuclear weapons. Trump: Ahh because you had a different president. Kim Jong un. He's a friend of mine. He likes Trump...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They won't send you home. They'll send you somewhere WORSE. The Supreme Court just greenlit deportations to countries people have NEVER lived in. A warning? A hearing? Not guaranteed. Advocates warn it sends people "to third countries where they face persecution or torture."
reuters.com
Supreme Court lets Trump resume deporting migrants to countries not their own
The US Supreme Court let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting ​migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#BlueSky #politics #LawSky #democracy
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI companies shouldn't get a FREE PASS to break things. Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google live by "move fast and break things," and the VICTIMS get stuck with the bill. It's already happening: → About 700 OpenAI agents ESCAPED a sandbox, hacked a company, then tried to ERASE the evidence
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | AI companies shouldn’t get a free pass to break things
If AI agents cause harm, who will pay?
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
YOUR TAX DOLLARS are paying for an ad where Trump calls the political class, “warmongers” & the news media "villains" to be thrown out "once and for all." It ends: "Paid for by the U.S. Government." It ran during NFL games, SNL and Fox News Sunday. $1.7M+ spent. That's not a PSA.
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Final Battle | Third Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ad | Paid for by U.S. Government | 2026
YouTube video by Jim Heath Channel
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
TRUMP just disclosed 1,100+ July trades, including up to $25 MILLION each in sales of Microsoft and Amazon. 1,156 transactions. ONE month. Up to $270M moved. → Oracle SOLD, Nvidia BOUGHT on July 20
→ Northrop Grumman DUMPED the SAME DAY he signed a defense supply
cnb.cx
Trump discloses more than 1,100 July trades, including up to $25 million each in sales of Microsoft, Amazon
Trump sold tech stocks including Amazon and Microsoft when the Mag 7 stocks popped on July 20, adding $291 billion in market value in one day.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This may be one of the WORST government data breaches EVER. And it hit the FBI. Hackers say they stole home addresses, SSNs and secret job assignments of tens of thousands of agents. Many agents learned about it from the news. Then the bureau
nytimes.com
Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump called Venezuelan gold dirty—fueling gangs, corruption and violence. Then his administration opened the door for traders to import gold from the same notorious mining region. The first supplier? A state-owned company the U.S. still calls a national security threat.
nytimes.com
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
5 WEEKS to the midterms. Trump's plan to fix prices keeps failing... Every fix hit a wall, and the walls are his own side: 🥩 Tariff-free beef → FARMERS revolt ⛽ Diesel export ban → BIG OIL pushes back 💸 $5,000 checks → even REPUBLICANS worry about the deficit Here's the part
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Everyone's asking: "Should I be taking peptides?" Your friend's podcast is NOT a clinical trial. Jordan Metzel, sports med MD at Hospital for Special Surgery answered: → THE PITCH: BPC-157 for tendons, TB-500 for recovery, CJC-1295 and ipamorelin for muscle → THE PROOF: 1/3
washingtonpost.com
Column | As a sports medicine doctor, here’s what I want you to know about peptides
Patients often ask me if peptides can help improve their physical health and increase longevity. This is what I tell them.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gone in 90 seconds: an "invisibilized" ICE is arresting more people than ever. ICE arrests hit a RECORD HIGH in July. The raids didn't stop. They went QUIET— from "siege" to "soft feet." → $75 BILLION in new funding → Workforce DOUBLED to 22,000 → +2,500+ 287(g) agreements turn local cops,
theguardian.com
Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A JUDGE JUST FORCED TRUMP'S DOJ TO HAND OVER FBI NOTES ON DISTURBING TRUMP ALLEGATIONS Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan now personally holds unredacted FBI notes from FOUR interviews — a woman alleging Trump abused her at ages 13-15. DOJ's excuse for hiding them? "Duplicative." 1/3
meidasnews.com
Trump DOJ Claims It Complied With Latest Epstein Order in Katie Phang Case
Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered Attorney General Todd Blanche to submit unredacted FBI notes and support disputed victim redactions, while a temporary appellate pause now blocks foreign-language file rev...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A federal judge just told Trump's AG: release the Epstein files or face CONTEMPT charges. Judge Sullivan's order says contempt is "premature" — for now. The DOJ is running out of room to hide. www.axios.com/2026/09/17/e... #Epstein #EpsteinFiles#BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Blanche warned of contempt risk in Epstein files case
The latest ruling orders the DOJ to take additional steps involving disputed Epstein records and redactions.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🐼 CHINA JUST FEDEX'D TWO PANDAS TO ATLANTA. NO, SERIOUSLY. Xi Jinping's "envoys of friendship" landed at Hartsfield-Jackson on an overnight cargo flight. Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, born 2020, here on a 10-YEAR loan. The US panda count just hit SIX. Translation: the summit just produced almost zero
nytimes.com
Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta (Gift Article)
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
💥💥PRIVATE EQUITY IS QUIETLY SHUTTING DOWN YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL. Not because your neighborhood couldn't support it. Because the building was worth more sold off than saved. The numbers are brutal: → PE firms make up just 7% of GDP but caused 21% of ALL healthcare bankruptcies in 2024 — 7 of the top 8
wapo.st
How private equity is killing public access to hospitals and emergency care
While private equity’s ownership of hospitals may earn millions for their investors, they have put patients, communities and providers at risk.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
JUST IN: Trump administration considers building a BASEBALL STADIUM inside Grand Teton National Park. Not near it. INSIDE it. Home to grizzlies, wolves, bison, elk, pronghorn — untouched wilderness since 1929. MLB reached out to the www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
washingtonpost.com
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
UKRAINE JUST BUILT AN AI THAT PREDICTS RUSSIA'S NEXT MOVE. It's called SPECTR — an operating system for war. Feeds on battlefield data, spots patterns, hands commanders ready-made combat scenarios. No more guessing. Ukraine already cut its kill chain by 90% using AI-powered targeting. This is
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How Ukraine’s New SPECTR AI Platform Aims to Outsmart Russian Forces
Ukraine's A1 AI Center is testing SPECTR, an AI system that analyzes battlefield data, automates headquarters tasks, and predicts Russian military maneuvers.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
These are literally the top two headline stories of the New York Times right now. What are we doing? #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Senator: "This is THEFT from the American people." Trump's White House just clawed back $810M Congress ALREADY approved — no vote, no warning. $567M gone from refugee services. Education money for migrant kids — gone. A DOJ policing program — gone. Housing help for immigrants — gone. 1/
washingtonpost.com
Lawmakers slam Trump’s move to cancel $810M in funding approved by Congress
The White House announced plans to cancel funding for refugee services and other domestic programs. Lawmakers say it infringes on their spending authority.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OpenAI's AI HACKED THE CENSUS BUREAU — and the company had no clue. Its own AI agents went rogue for MONTHS, hitting the Education Department, Commerce Department, and the SEC without anyone noticing. One bot pulled Census data using leaked login credentials. Another tried hacking the Education
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THE SUPREME COURT JUST GAVE STATES A GREEN LIGHT TO KICK ELIGIBLE VOTERS OFF THE ROLLS. 6-3, the Court revived Trump's SAVE database, letting states hunt for "noncitizen" voters using Social Security data — right before the midterms. It's already been proven wrong:
reuters.com
Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system
The US Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump's administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens but critics contend could disenfranchise ...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Trump doesn’t have any policies, he has whims,” Ford said. “It scares the s–t out of me. The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. He knows better, but he’s an instrument of the status quo and he’s making money, hand
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two world leaders. Three days together. A museum tour and a cup of tea. That's the whole headline. Trump and Xi just wrapped their SECOND summit of 2026 — first in Beijing in May, now at the White House — and both times ended the same way: warm photos, zero paperwork. No word on AI cooperation.
nytimes.com
Trump-Xi Summit Ends With Tea and Tour but Little Visible Policy Progress
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The Court focuses only on the harms the Government will purportedly suffer absent a stay, disregarding the harms that the modified SAVE system has caused, and will likely continue to cause, to lawful voters." #BlueSky #MedSky. #LawSky #voters
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CNN and MSNow reporters again barred from White House event despite judge’s clear orders. x.com/atrupar/stat... #BlueSky #LawSky #media
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) on X
MS NOW: "Breaking as we speak -- MS NOW and CNN have just been blocked from attending yet another White House event ... I was told to reach out to Steven Cheung"
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Your employer just decided your health isn't worth the invoice. PepsiCo, Starbucks, and Cigna are CUTTING GLP-1 coverage this October. → Healthcare costs up 6.7% — biggest jump in 15 YEARS to $18.5K per person. → GLP-1s: $617-$766/month, pushing premiums up 14% → 11% of Americans now on these
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING : Senate rejects resolution calling to end the Iran war, as most Republicans stick with Trump. 
A war that's cost $43.5 BILLION. Killed 18 American troops. Sent diesel to $6/gallon. Only 34% of the country supports it — and the Senate STILL couldn't muster the votes to stop it.
nbcnews.com
Senate rejects resolution calling to end the Iran war, as most Republicans stick with Trump
The same resolution passed the House in July.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
THE US JUST VOTED ALONE AT THE UN — 37 nations said yes to women's rights, the US said no. #womensrights healthpolicy-watch.news/us-isolated-... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Only US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document At UN Commission - Health Policy Watch
President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock told the opening of CSW that the backlash against women's rights "feels as though we are forced to
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
$13 BILLION. Zero receipts. Trump's Venezuela oil operation is now worth $13B — and Congress still doesn't know where a single dollar went. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r... #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Escalates Investigation into Trump Administration Venezuelan Oil Management, as Revenue Exceeds $13B | The U.S. House Committee on Oversight
The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Democrat Oversight Committee
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump's Failure to Lead Is Costing America and the World Xi just landed in Washington with a real shot on the table — AI safety so it doesn't become uncontrollable & destructive, a Mideast shipping crisis Trump started, climate. All winnable with China's help. Instead: no strategy, no AI guardrails
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump’s Failure to Lead Is Costing America and the World (Gift Article)
Trump’s flailing presidency leaves Americans with the thinnest of hopes for this week’s summit: that he does not further damage the national interest.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Secret Service turned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico reporters away at the gate — AGAIN. Their press badges confiscated. AGAIN. Hours earlier, a federal judge had ordered Trump to restore their access IMMEDIATELY. One reporter was offered a "day
washingtonpost.com
CNN, Politico, MS NOW journalists barred from White House after judge blocks Trump’s ban
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to temporarily restore the journalists' credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
8 service members attempted suicide aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, the Navy says — during the longest carrier deployment in decades. 286 days at sea with zero port calls. Families describe food shortages and sailors battling "dark thoughts" out there. No
nbcnews.com
8 Navy members attempted suicide on the USS Lincoln during extended deployment, military official says
The ship, which supported the U.S. war with Iran, was at sea for nearly 300 days without a port call.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
TRUMP JUST GOT SLAPPED DOWN — BY HIS OWN JUDGE. He banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House. A federal judge — Trump's OWN appointee — just reinstated them, ruling the ban was probably UNCONSTITUTIONAL with zero due process behind it.
washingtonpost.com
CNN, Politico, MS NOW journalists barred from White House after judge blocks Trump’s ban
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to temporarily restore the journalists' credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATA CENTER LAWS IN THE NATION — giving communities more control over WATER, ELECTRICITY & LAND USE. California’s 7 new laws mean: ⚡ Greater accountability for grid costs 🚰 Water-use & drought
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. IS STARTING TO LOOK LESS LIKE A CAPITAL — AND MORE LIKE A FORTRESS. The question is: WHY? 🏛️ The East Wing project has expanded beyond a ballroom to include major underground security facilities. 🪖 National Guard troops are expected to remain deployed in
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‘National security’ is Trump’s catchall excuse as he tries to turn DC into a fortress
The Trump administration is leaning into national security arguments to remake parts of Washington in line with the president’s fancy and creating a buffer.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
PERFECT. HHS and Kennedy slam vaccines, risking MORE measles encephalitis, polio, mumps meningitis, chickenpox complications and BRAIN DAMAGE—then announce another $51 MILLION for neurodevelopmental care. Undermine PREVENTION, then fund more healthcare. BRILLIANT.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
FOUR measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania. The federal count: ZERO. Kennedy keeps finding new ways to undermine trust in vaccines. RFK Jr. fired the federal vaccine advisory panel, questioned vaccine safety and attacked Gov. Shapiro’s measles response as “fearmongering.” Then,
nytimes.com
Opinion | Kennedy Keeps Finding New Ways to Undermine Trust in Vaccines (Gift Article)
Four are dead in Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak. But the C.D.C. isn’t yet convinced.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
SAN FRANCISCO SUES TO STOP EARLY ACCESS TO TRUMP’S TRUTH SOCIAL POSTS Truth Social is selling traders a SPEED ADVANTAGE for up to $100,000 A MONTH. SF's City Attorney: “They have knowingly created a marketplace for insider trading.” Example: Trump posted, “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO
nytimes.com
San Francisco Sues to Stop Early Access to Trump’s Truth Social Posts (Gift Article)
The city attorney argued that the service, available for up to $100,000 a month, could allow wealthy traders to manipulate the market, while leaving out everyday investors.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“I’M A U.S. CITIZEN.” Video shows ICE agents HITTING a man to the ground as he repeatedly yells that he’s a U.S. citizen. He ended up hospitalized with injuries to his HEAD, NECK and TEETH. Yet another U.S. CITIZEN hospitalized after a violent ICE detention. Who is going to put a stop to this
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“DO I DRIVE THEM INTO HELL WITH NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL?” Trump threatened to “ANNIHILATE the Islamic Republic” and leave “no hope of future generations.” He says he has a “BIG DECISION” to make. A threat of catastrophic destruction — delivered from the podium of the UNITED NATIONS.
washingtonpost.com
Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy
The president signed an agreement on Greenland after a speech in which he said domestic politics won’t sway his Iran policy.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: AUSTIN MAN SHOT BY ICE FACING PARALYSIS AFTER BEING REFUSED MEDICAL CARE & "HANDLED ROUGHLY" With a bullet still lodged near his spine, he was DENIED admission to the hospital, pain medication, and was forced to sleep on the floor of a prison shackled. Then a detainee reported officers
commondreams.org
Austin Man Shot by ICE Facing Paralysis After Being Refused Medical Care | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand an independent investigation into ICE's shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who had a bullet lodged in his back. Forced out of the hospital and sent to a detention cen...
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
THE COVER-UP: TODD BLANCHE SCRAMBLES TO DELAY COURT-ORDERED PRODUCTION OF EPSTEIN FILES Blanche missed the JULY 2 deadline to begin reviewing and producing foreign-language records tied to the Epstein files. The judge later called his rationale “WITHOUT MERIT.” Epstein’s sex-trafficking
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AG Blanche SCRAMBLES To DELAY Court ORDERS In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WILBUR WAS SHOT IN THE BACK BY ICE. NOW HIS ATTORNEY SAYS HE HAS LEFT SIDED PARALYSIS Wilber Garces Perez’s attorney alleges he was removed from a car by ICE (not with spinal precautions), treated at the hospital for only
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
TRUMP’S PLAN TO MILITARIZE HIS 250-FT ARCH IS RAISING OBVIOUS LEGAL + SAFETY CONCERNS. DRONES in Reagan National’s crowded airspace. SNIPERS on the roof. Large quantities of AMMUNITION stored in a heavily used traffic circle — while tourists are supposed to visit the "military observation deck."
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Update on Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the Austin man who was shot while working for DoorDash. Wilber entered the U.S. legally and has a valid work permit. “He is being held at Pearsall for interrogation and still has the bullet lodged in his body. He’s received no pain medication and
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