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Julio Miranda, MD

@doctorstoic.bsky.social
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Pulm&CCM Doc Upstate-NY/Western-MA. Grateful dad/husband. Stoic philosophy fan. Concerned bout the future of 🇺🇸/🌎/🇵🇦. Opinions/posts my own. Blog: stoicdoctor.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“Tuberculosis, a bacterial disease that spreads through the air, is considered such a serious public health risk that there are state laws specifically related to controlling it. The law makes clear that 'investigation is not optional'...” coloradosun.com/2026/08/07/a...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’ve seen a few people commenting today that the idea of separating the MMR vaccine into three separate shots might be a good strategy to get anti-vax parents to vaccinate. Absolutely not. Here’s why. First, countering anti-vax misinformation is like playing whack a mole. You bat down one lie…
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Embarrassment of riches:
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At The University Of Chicago Law School, Socrates Is In, Laptops Are Out
As part of a new policy about AI in legal education, the U. of Chicago Law School will ban electronic devices like laptops and phones in its core first-year courses.
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trump is shifting Nat'l Parks funding into his vanity White House/DC projects. Per Scott McFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social: * 2024 - $7 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades * 2026 - $323 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades #ProudBlue
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A statement from AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s executive order on U.S. childhood vaccines: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
At the Global Nobel Laureate Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War, we got to speak with leaders in AI technologies about the dangers of nuclear weapons and the existential risk posed by the integration of the two. Learn more: www.ippnw.org/ai
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Robin Bannks @robinbannks.com · 04/08/2026
I'm shocked.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚨Since H.R.1 passed in 2025 (aka Big Ugly Bill), 14 rural maternity units CLOSED w/140+ rural units at risk. Maternity wards are 1st units targeted for closure due to their high overhead & RELIANCE on Medicaid reimbursement, which will accelerate the formation of rural maternal care deserts in 2027.
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NPR @npr.org · 17/07/2026
President Trump's face will appear on a new commemorative coin honoring the nation's 250th birthday. It's one of the many unusual places his likeness has popped up this year. n.pr/3RDgrpQ
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The new $1 Trump coin doesn't just buck norms. Experts say it also breaks laws
President Trump's face will appear on a new commemorative coin honoring the nation's 250th birthday. It's one of the many unusual places his likeness has popped up this year.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Joan Sebastian Guerrero Ruben Ray Martinez Alex Pretti Renee Good Dozens of other innocent lives. These deaths aren’t mistakes. They’re the result of choices. Policy choices. Funding choices. Choices to not hold this Administration accountable. It’s time to SHUT. IT. DOWN!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to force Virginia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-14 in these cases. www.democracydocket.com/cases/virgin...
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🚨United States of America v. Beals
Learn more.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 14/07/2026
In a new Voices blog post, Paul Sax, MD, takes us on a guided tour through EIAs, RPRs, false negatives, false positives, and the strange endurance of a test from 1906. Read the latest: nej.md/4wGhQLo
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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Tell me you know you're committing crimes... #USDemocracy
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Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court
Trump’s secretary of state claims the global tribunal is interfering with US military and law enforcement operations
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We are witnessing the rape and pillaging of America.
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KaminskiMed @kaminskimed.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Jason Stanley, renowned philosopher and leading scholar calls the silence of American Medicine on Dr. Abu Safiya a scandal, saying: the protection of Medical Personnel CANNOT be selective! I AGREE!! #SaveAbuSafiya tinyurl.com/SaveMD
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Me-N-Mo ❌️👑 @menmo10.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I encourage all Americans to find a peaceful protest near you and hit the streets: Mobilize.us Then find a group helping to protect immigrants in your community and donate or volunteer. Then, call your Republican reps with the message, "Abolish ICE." ☎️ 202-224-3121 Capitol Hill switchboard
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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Mobilize
Create change in your community. Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers in your local area, organized by charities, campaigns, political organizations, grassroots groups, and...
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WHO @who.int · 14/07/2026
Ebola disease is rare but can be serious. What you need to know: - how it spreads, - the symptoms, - the treatment and, - the latest clinical trials for Bundibugyo virus.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
WHOA DHS does not say that the agent feared for his life… just the vague concern for “public safety.” So he killed him just because he did not want him in America, not because of any specific threat to agents?
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14/07/2026
What Trump has done is not aggressive-but-normal politics but a fundamental break with the constitutional order. This is how we rebuild it:
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After Trump: Proposals for a Post-Authoritarian America
How Democrats can lead the charge for a new Reconstruction—if they can avoid becoming what they defeat.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
AOC: I said this a couple of weeks ago: I would not be surprised if, when ICE funding started up again, we would start to see more civilian deaths at the hands of ICE. And that’s exactly what has happened. We didn’t see things like this happening with the same degree when we froze ICE funding.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/03/2026
Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.
Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account 

Original tweet from @EndWokeness - “less than 25 years apart”
Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001
Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar  at city hall

Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - “the enemy is inside the gates.”
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/01/2026
The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU
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Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case
The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.
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Julio Miranda, MD @doctorstoic.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
State Terror Has Arrived www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Blame them and everyone who elevated them.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/01/2026
NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States. Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
You may have heard that there’s a measles outbreak in Arizona. You may not have heard that 97% of the cases were unvaccinated, and that measles continues to spread in the state.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/01/2026
Macron: At the request of Denmark, I have decided that France will participate in the joint exercises organized by Denmark in Greenland, Operation Arctic Endurance. The first French military elements are already on their way. Others will follow.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 14/01/2026
The Democratic Senator told the New York Times that the U.S. attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, had written to the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms seeking an interview with her.
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Elissa Slotkin Says She’s Under DOJ Investigation Over Video Urging Troops To Refuse Illegal Orders
The Democratic Senator told the New York Times that the U.S. attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, had written to the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms seeking an interview with her.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/01/2026
Across New York, some renters — especially those in the city’s poorest neighborhoods – are frequently left without heat or hot water during the winter, leading them to bundle up in layers of clothing or risk fires by using space heaters. trib.al/so6w76W
A woman wearing black sits on a bed. A quote by Mercedes Escoto reads: "I deserve to live well in an apartment that provides all the services I pay for." More text reads: "Mercedes Escoto said it is sometimes so cold in her Bronx apartment that she can see her breath indoors. 'I don't deserve this,' she said." Photo by Elias Williams for The New York Times.
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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NPR @npr.org · 15/01/2026
Homeless women face unique health challenges with few dedicated resources. And as the number of women experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles continues to grow, Dr. Mary Marfisee hopes to bring them lifesaving resources. n.pr/49z7aEe
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Unhoused women on Skid Row face dire health outcomes. This doctor wants to change that
Homeless women face unique health challenges with few dedicated resources. And as the number of women experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles continues to grow, Dr. Mary Marfisee hopes to bring them lifesaving resources.
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Venezuela. Minneapolis. Iran. It's only 14 days into 2026....
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/01/2026
The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into classified material, people familiar with the matter said. It is exceedingly rare for federal agents to search a journalist’s home. trib.al/tKsg85n
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
We must stop trying to make rational sense out of what Trump is doing. He is a ruthless dictator, plan and simple. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-f…
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 11/01/2026
The U.S., once Denmark’s tightest ally, is threatening to steal Greenland and attacking the country’s wind-power industry. Is this a permanent breakup? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/CoInNu
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Denmark Is Sick of Being Bullied by Trump
The U.S., once Denmark’s closest ally, is threatening to steal Greenland and attacking the country’s wind-power industry. Is this a permanent breakup?
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/01/2026
"Hypocrisy is when someone holds to a set of values but applies them selectively. what we are seeing is a worldview for which the only value is the domination of enemies. There is a name for that. It is fascism."
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The Distance Between Renee Good and Ashli Babbitt Is Fascism
It’s not a hypocrisy. It’s a coherent worldview.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Today is a good day for ICE to get out of Minnesota.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
As @jonshaffer.bsky.social and @gavinyamey.bsky.social wrote, blame the doctors standing behind him. www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Trump and RFK Jr are dismantling public health—aided and abetted by powerful doctors
High profile physicians should be using their positions of power to resist Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, say Gavin Yamey and Jonathan Shaffer President Donald Tr...
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 10/01/2026
Stephen Colbert:  the message from this administration is clear.  Only they determine the truth.  And when their forces come to your city, obey or die.  And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey.  This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/01/2026
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Let's call a spade a spade: Kristi Noem watched the videos and doesn't want an impartial investigation because she knows her narrative about domestic terrorism is bullshit. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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FBI takes over investigation into fatal shooting of Renee Good
State investigators say they are off the case, and the FBI is now solely in charge.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
ICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one. Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by. We must never become numb to his cruelty.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/01/2026
“We can now say definitively that the President’s signature geopolitical move is not withdrawing the United States from the world but performative displays of force to impose his will on it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes in her latest column. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/g8mHz0
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Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/01/2026
"The people who run this regime do not understand law enforcement as an institution to be stewarded. The view it as a tool for the domination of their enemies. And their “enemies” include about half of America."
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The Distance Between Renee Good and Ashli Babbitt Is Fascism
It’s not a hypocrisy. It’s a coherent worldview.
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