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Courtzilla

@courtzilla.bsky.social
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Terrified but respectful of horseshoe crabs. Pediatric CKD mama (reflux nephropathy). Organ donation & vaccine enthusiast. 💉 Ally. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Nature obsessed. Science supporter.

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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Phase one kidney donor evaluation complete & passed! 🙌
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Submitted my living kidney donor initial screening to the NKR today. Starting with bloodwork. 🙌 Voucher program… here I (hopefully) come! #kidneydonation #pediatricCKD
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I’ve reached the point where I routinely mark all my emails & Teams messages as “read” while thinking to myself, “Well, if it’s important, they’ll reach out again.”
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
HEY!! VOID/INTERNET! As of last night, I haven’t had an alcoholic beverage in ONE WHOLE YEAR. Not sure if I’ll maintain this, but not drinking has been a revelation. ✨
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I think my dad would be proud of how I’m parenting my kids. I get a lot of that from him.
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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 30/04/2026
I can’t afford the fancy AI apps so instead I’ve fallen in love with Google Authenticator
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 28/04/2026
We had to draw these people because if they could be positively identified they would be cast into the sea immediately
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Husband is having surgery today. 😬 His first ever. I’m so nervous.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I will never get tired of my 7yo belting out “Saturday In the Park” by Chicago. 😂
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Eating ALL the leftover buffalo mac & cheese because… I want to.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Took my kids to their first No Kings rally. ✊🙌 Amazing! Here is our sign. If you were in Hartford, raise a fist in solidarity! #NoKings
A protest sign with a 
black background, red lettering that says “Shred the damn PDFiles!” With a printout with Trump’s name (and his closest allies in the Epstein files) being shredded.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I miss my dad so much. Celebrated (now) 7yo’s bday yesterday. They were best buddies. There’s such a hole. It’s not fair that he’s not here. It’s not fair that shitty people are still here. Just wish I & 7yo could give him one more hug. Oh, this life.
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal @us-political-news.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Bombshell pro-science ruling: Judge blocks RFK Jr. from scaling back childhood vaccine recommendations... Judge says RFK Jr bypassed rigorous science research in gutting the prior vaccine recommendations... Judge essentially VOIDS current vaccine committee members... www.npr.org/2026/03/16/n...
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Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies
In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
9yo: I wish I could jump into people’s brains. Me: Oh really? How come? 9yo: So I could see and experience things from their perspective. 👀 🧠 😳 🥰 Maybe the kids are alright.
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Nephrology Journal Club @nephjc.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We're discussing 💉REACT- renal autologous cell treatments (rilprencel) in diabetic kidney disease. Is regenerative medicine the future of nephrology❓ Come discuss 3/10/26 at 9pm #NephJC #NephSky Blog by @drsaivani.bsky.social and @nephromommy-akshu.bsky.social www.nephjc.com/news/rilprencel-react
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Is REACT (Renal Autologous Cell Therapy) the “fifth pillar” in diabetic kidney disease? — NephJC
This week, we will discuss the use of renal autologous cell therapy (REACT) in diabetic kidney disease.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
And… the (repeat) creatinine and cystatin-c wait begins. #CKD #PediatricCKD
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
New YouGov poll finds that for the first time, a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump *strongly.* His overall approval is down to 38%, a new second-term low. When is the last time a majority has disapproved strongly of a president?
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 03/03/2026
Tonight's lunar eclipse at 3:33AM and 33 seconds on March 3rd.
A red moon with little white at the bottom
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Today, my 9yo told me “You and I have a special connection, Mommy” and I couldn’t agree more. I told her we always will. I miss my dad. Worried about 7yo’s kidney labs next week.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Whiny vent: husband still testing very positive on day 7 & is isolating in my home office. I’m solo parenting. We’re getting a blizzard with potential power outages. And I still have to work & care for kids & manage ongoing quarantine & snow & generator AT THE SAME TIME & AHHHHHHHHHHH! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
You know… it’s truly insane, this life. Does anyone else walk around… stunned by it all? The tragedy, the triumphs? The hard lessons? The fall-down-pick-me-ups, over & over? These remarkable souls I get to share it with. In all space & time…what are the odds? I am so lucky. To be right here.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Sleeping in separate rooms (Covid) means my husband and I are texting each other funny memes, new Lego sets we want to buy, plans for a long awaited Spring… and it’s reminding me just how lucky I am to have this silly best friend of mine.
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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It's voting season plus with ICE out there... I highly recommend that everyone that can, get a US Passport plus the Passport CARD that fits into a wallet or purse... How's how via the US State department.... (Don't forget that you can also apply at many US post offices.) www.usa.gov/passport
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U.S. passports | USAGov
Find out how to apply for or renew a passport for an adult or a minor under 18. Know what to do if a passport is lost or stolen.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Paxlovid, my love, you have been SO GOOD to me. I am sure we will meet again. Until then… THANK YOU. (Taking my last dose tonight… and hoping the rest of the family gets through the rest of this ok, too.) (Eff Covid!) (Rar!)
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18/02/2026
Treatments for childhood cancer, Alzheimer’s, and sickle cell are at risk. Donald Trump slashed funds, and Massachusetts’s world-class researchers were hit hard. It's terrifying — and every family holding out hope for lifesaving treatments will hurt from this.
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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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Jay Justice @jayjustice.net · 17/02/2026
Me whenever I have to communicate with other human beings #anxiety
A humidifier on the sink in front of a bathroom mirror. The combination of small "on" and "full" lights above a wide curved vent make a pleasant smiling face and on the back of the humidifier, which can be seen in the mirror, another wide curved air vent and the two screws holding it together above it make a horrified face.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
From @statnews.com , a Pharma leader finally says out loud what we have been repeating since Kennedy was confirmed: The policies of HHS are putting it all at risk: innovative therapies, American Biotech, & most importantly American lives. @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Moderna’s president weighs in on FDA’s decision not to review its flu vaccine
In an interview, Moderna President Stephen Hoge took questions on an FDA decision on the biotech's mRNA flu vaccine, as well as the impact on the company and others in the industry.
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Husband tested positive - his first known infection - today. Guessing kids are next. Hoping everyone, including my #CKD kiddo, does ok. Husband’s long-awaited surgery will be rescheduled. Retreating back into my cave for all time. 👋
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
More & more I’m realizing just how much I love my weird, quiet, “boring” (to others), contemplative, silly, sober (it’s amazing how much this bothers people…) life.
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Covid+ again. Despite just being vaccinated in mid-January, working from home, and masking. It’s seriously futile. Got Paxlovid this time; cost $1500. That’s not a typo. Doing our best to limit in-household transmission. It’s not at all easy. This sucks. Watching PBS & missing my valentine.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Living through this time, in what I used to think was my *unique* position as a survivor, is so disorienting. It was easier when I thought my experiences were uncommon; that most people cared about protecting kids. Knowing how utterly common it is? The power involved? I can’t.
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 12/02/2026
Yet another indictment of the United States health system that James Van Der Beek’s wife and six kids need a gofundme because his unsuccessful cancer treatment destroyed them financially www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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James Van Der Beek was a beloved husband, father, and friend who touched the lives of … Jason K needs your support for Support for James Van Der Beek's Family
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Just need to shout it into the universe… I am so grateful for my husband. A million fits & starts and still, this man remains my biggest advocate, best friend, true North Star & partner in this wild life. I don’t deserve him.
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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
NEW: The AMA and a leading public health research group focused on vaccines are teaming up to create a parallel system to review vaccine safety and effectiveness. 
The CDC’s vaccine review process has “effectively collapsed” under RFKJr. My story. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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AMA joins effort to launch vaccine science review amid CDC turmoil
The American Medical Association and a partner group are taking on a new role in reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness as the CDC’s review process faces criticism.
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Courtzilla @courtzilla.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Cystatin C up (1.56 to 1.88), all other markers stable. Creatinine .61. 4’2” almost 7yo male w/ reflux nephropathy (unilateral scarring). No protein in urine. (4mg/dL) Electrolytes fine. Good growth. Well hydrated daily. BP controlled. Nephrologist OOO til Friday. Ugh. #CKD #PediatricCKD
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This is the most incredible #SuperBowl halftime show that I have ever seen. Bad Bunny’s celebration of Latin American culture is just the statement of defiance against the Trump administration and xenophobia that this country needed. Thank you.
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mechanical twerk @ruhee.ca · 08/02/2026
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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