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Deb Brinker

@deb-brinker.bsky.social
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Environmentalist, activist, nature and animal lover, wildlife rehabber. Retired MD. #climate #guncontrol #reproductivefreedom #democracy #science#publichealth#vaccineaccess VACCINES SAVE LIVES

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Casey Means is not qualified to be surgeon general. She did not complete a residency and never practiced medicine. She believes and profits from fringe ideas.
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
No! That’s how Republicans win!
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This man’s name is all over Ohio State University, including their hospital.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 29/01/2026
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Singing through the bloody mist We’ll take our stand for this land And the stranger in our midst Directed by Thom Zimny Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Gift link?
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 02/02/2026
This is what happens when your MAHA policies interfere with your MAGA activities. Shameful all around.
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ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles​ cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
This is why we boycott Amazon. Stop buying from them!
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The senseless killing of an ICU nurse and then smearing his name should attract condemnation from every lawmaker and citizen with a conscience. Enough! Republicans can stop this now!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/01/2026
THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 31/01/2026
@drneilstone.bsky.social #medsky
Remember smallpox?  No?  Because vaccines work
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Frank Beck @diehoren.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Bruce Springsteen in Minneapolis earlier today. Please share and let this ring out from sea to shining sea. ICE out now!
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis live from First Ave, Minneapolis, Jan 30th 2026
YouTube video by Christopher Bungert
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
They do not control Congress.
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
That’s not what I have seen— source?
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 29/01/2026
Some anti-vaxeers think polio isn’t a big deal. In the US 1950s, it caused ~20,000 cases of paralysis per year. Iron lungs, crutches, and braces were everyday sites. The Trump administration wants us back in the 1950s. We can’t forget what that means. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
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Polio Was That Bad
One of RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers recently floated the idea of stopping vaccination against the virus. It would be catastrophic.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
When we can get bipartisan support to critically address ICE this is big Keep the pressure on - call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to block ICE funding Or text "SIGN PUXXNZ" to 50409 to send letter, fax or email
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Friends: While ICE leaves cities reeling and families scarred by their violence, Republicans want to fund trump's gestapo instead of funding healthcare for millions. Let's get 1,000 quick reposts and replies with #FundHealthcareStopICE to make it trend. Please and thank you! 🙏💪
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MBlue.Bsky.social 🌺MB🌺 @mblue.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Michael & Susan Pretti's statement on their son #AlexPretti 💔💔💔
Michael and Susan prettis statement
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Walz: "I don't care if you are conservative are flying a Donald Trump flag, a libertarian 'Don't Treat on Me,' a Democratic Socialist -- this an inflection point. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of a citizen and besmirching everything they stood for -- someone has to be accountable."
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Two statements that are compatible. a. I don't think concealed carry is a good policy. b. I do not believe that someone carrying a gun in compliance with a state's gun laws gives federal law enforcement the right to murder them.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 23/01/2026
Elon Musk’s DOGE has: ❌ Forced out 7,000 of the Social Security Administration workers ❌ Abused the Social Security database to falsely mark people as dead ❌ Put the entire Social Security database on an insecure server
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I was not prepared for footage of secret police chasing children in their fucking pajamas through the streets and shoving their little faces into snowbanks in subzero temperatures as they handcuff them. This has to stop. We have to make this stop.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
We need a full and complete investigation into Renee Good’s death. The DOJ is refusing to do so. It’s yet another disgraceful cover-up.
Screenshot of an X.com post by FactPost (@factpostnews) quoting an “MN Doctor” saying they learned Renee Good still had a pulse eight minutes after being shot by an ICE agent, and that a physician’s offer to administer aid at the scene was denied, adding it angers medical staff trying to fulfill their duty to care for Minnesotans. Below the text is a photo of a man speaking at a podium in front of a group of people wearing white coats.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I haven't been back from Texas for 24 hours, and there's 3 new reminders why we shouldn't fund DHS without reforms to force them to obey the law. 1. The arrest of little Liam Ramos 2. More brutal treatment of protesters in Minnesota 3. ICE claiming the power to enter our homes
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
She had a pulse for 8 minutes and was denied medical attention by a physician on the scene. Inexcusable.
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
So many choices….
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 22/01/2026
This week’s revelations are just the tip of the iceberg. We need to know exactly who has our Social Security data and what they are doing with it. And those who have committed illegal acts must be prosecuted.
A graphic with a photo of Elon Musk. The text says, "DOGE stole private Social Security data and gave it to election deniers. DOGE is a criminal enterprise."
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Friends of the Boundary Waters @bwca.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
BREAKING: The House passed H.J. Res. 140—stripping protections from the Boundary Waters and handing 225,000 acres to a Chilean mining corp. The Senate is our last chance. 📞 Call: (202) 224-3121, say "Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140." Final stand. friends-bwca.org/get-involved/take-legislative-action
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Abolish ICE.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
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On Tyranny free resources
To use and to share, now or any time
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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
it doesn't have to be this way. If RFK Jr would let CDC run it's vaccination campaigns, we could slow this down. Vaccination is the best way to stop the spread of measles. Vaccination helps protect the most vulnerable and youngest of our communities. Talk with your doctor about vaccination.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Goldman: Until DHS reins in this rogue and authoritarian ICE secret police force, there should be no more funding provided to DHS.
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 06/01/2026
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends Rotavirus Hepatitis A & B Meningitis Influenza RSV I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis. We all are going to be caring for a lot more now. In our already overflowing hospitals
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Decimation of public health and the sowing of confusion, distrust and inequality in vaccines and access by RFK and the remnants of the former CDC. This will increase healthcare costs and kill children.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/01/2026
No amount of gaslighting will convince sane and rational Americans that we didn’t see what we saw on January 6, 2021. Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
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Scott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Adopting Denmark's vaccine schedule here in the US is a bad idea. Context matters. Vaccine schedules are built for the countries they serve. Talk to your pediatrician, we're here to answer your questions.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
More kids will die — RFK J is the most dangerous person in this inept admin. He has no scientific or medical background. Listen to your doctor and public health recommendations— vax yourself and your kids for flu and Covid.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 04/01/2026
@catgyoung.bsky.social #medsky
Measles can cause brain swelling and erase immune memory.  Influenza can trigger heart attacks and pneumonia.  COVID can damage lungs, heart, brain, and blood vessels.  HPV causes multiple cancers.  Hepatitis leads to liver failure and cancer.  Prevention saves lives.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We will be greeted as liberators
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
And it’s a long road out of Eden
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
Screenshot of a NewsWire post on X displaying a headline stating that U.S. vaccination rates are declining and that no county in Idaho, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, or Wisconsin has reached kindergarten herd immunity. The headline cites The Washington Post and appears on a plain background without an accompanying photo.
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Aunt Patty @auntpatty.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Repost. Because her explanation is essential understanding. www.youtube.com/live/7JXQhff...
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Today's News, January 3, 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Deb Brinker @deb-brinker.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Unacceptable change to USPS rules. Once the premier postal system in the world, it is being destroyed by this admin. Congress should have hearings on this change. Call your reps.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
So much winning. Please stop.
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bill the cat @billdiamond.com · 29/12/2025
That’s going to cause all hell to break loose. USPS is the only legal carrier for government contracts. The postmark is critical under federal procurement law to ensure on time contract submission. Congress will have to direct USPS to follow existing policy, and not invent stupid nonsense.
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