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Donna Barker

@donnalb.bsky.social
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MD (UCSF '92) and Psychiatrist in Seattle. #Psychiatry (AKA Psycho lady), longtime progressive. I live in the PNW but I am originally from LA (💔). I LOVE cats. I love to read and I embrace the fight against oppression. #FindJoy

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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings Seattle represents (as usual)
Man holding protest sign in Seattle Oct 19, 2025
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
My 25 year old protesting in Oakland yesterday. I am beyond proud of her for showing up! #NoKings
Protest sign against ICE in Oakland
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Seattle showed up (and so did the sun!) #Handsoff
protest in Seattle for Hands off
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Truth
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Seattle protest. Spouse is a fed employee and his job is at risk. #FiftyFiftyOne
Protest in Seattle for Civil service
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Dear gawd. We must fight!
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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Trump Tariffs will be just as successful as Trump Vodka, Trump Steaks, Trump Shuttle, Trump Taj Majal, Trump Mortgage, Trump University, Trump Foundation, Trump Entertainment Resorts, and Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts.
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JEFF @jeffisrael.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
My spouse is a career fed: He NOT want to leave his job. This mad man is a mad man. WHERE ARE THE DEMS??? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
Trump offers US federal workers buyouts to resign
Government employees’ union says offer pressures career workers to quit and will cause chaos in federal programs
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Allow me to add my voice to the chorus of commentators who believe that elected Democrats' response to Trump's blitz of lawlessness has been woefully insufficient. With some exceptions, this looks like total surrender. Embarrassing and alarming.
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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Channel your inner Karen when dealing with fascism. Never, ever comply in advance.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 14/01/2025
Great work from @johanm.bsky.social, creating a resource connecting people to aid in LA. www.fireaid.info
Screenshot: LA Fire Mutual Aid Resources website.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
NEWS: “Our goal is to combat, with every fiber of our being, the authoritarian threat that we face,” Rubin told CNN in an interview ahead of the publication’s introduction. On substack. contrarian.substack.com
contrarian.substack.com
The Contrarian | Substack
Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. Click to read The Contrarian, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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That @mohu dude @handle.invalid · 04/01/2025
WEEEEEEEEEKEND!!!!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Happy Solstice to everyone except Rand Paul, whose motto is "Cruelty is the Reason". Thankful that the CR was passed and that people can travel and spend time with loved ones (and their cat)! #HappyCaturday
Green Lake in Seattle WA in winterVery cute partly Maine Coon cat named Clemmie.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Yes!!!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Yes, where are they? Are they all obeying in advance??
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | What Doctors Like Myself Know About Americans’ Health Care Anger (Gift Article)
As a doctor, I’ve been on both sides of frustrating health care debacles.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Healthcare? I don't need health care!! UHC sucks says Clemmie! Universal Healthcare for all, says she! Happy #Caturday!
Cat looking at you. And she is beautiful.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Good advice.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
theguardian.com
Brian Thompson’s killing sparks outrage over state of US healthcare
Americans turn to social media to discuss dire experiences at hands of health insurance companies
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
This is golden!!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
nytimes.com
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Is Fatally Shot in Midtown Manhattan: Live Updates (Gift Article)
The executive, Brian Thompson, was killed in what the police described as a “brazen targeted attack” outside a hotel where the company was holding an investor meeting. The suspect was last spotted in ...
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 03/12/2024
I don’t have any idea who ComfortFood is but I will donate $500 more if we (BladesNBougiesPEEP) close the gap by at least $1000. Pls lmk if you donate (can DM or post publicly) so I know when that amount has been reached. #hcwvshunger
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Go #BrainDocsUnite!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Agree
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Not sad.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I contributed to #BrainDocsUnite!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Not AI! Happy Caturday! #caturday!
cat sitting funny
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
This!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
The one legit "The Weekend"
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
got this
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! From Seattle, where it is sunny and cold!
Ship Canal in Seattle on Thanksgiving.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Good!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#Seattle days as we get close to the solstice. Green Lake.
Picture of Green Lake in Seattle. Trees and docks with partly clear skies.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#Caturday! Mood today! Clemmie says hi!
Cat is sitting on a couch while meowing loudly!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Do I have to explain the separation of church and state to this idiot?
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
share.inquirer.com/IPegYX
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Nearly 3,000 residents from major Philly health systems are unionizing
The residents and fellows from CHOP, Jefferson, Temple and Einstein are unionizing with the Committee of Interns and Residents.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Well, UCSF has always had the best.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction. One of the best books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. #books
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Melissa Dever @melissadever.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
indivisible.org/resource/dem...
indivisible.org
Democrats Safeguarding Democracy: A Blueprint for Blue States to Prepare for Trump 2.0
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"Hostile Takeover"
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Be careful out there #PNW folks!
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Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
Tweet from the first openly transgender member of congress.
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I am so glad my 25 year old daughter was vaccinated against HPV!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Bikes!!
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Donna Barker @donnalb.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
"Do not obey in advance"
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Alan Plotzker, MD @alanplotzker.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Based on the sample of all the cats I’ve had, there is a statistically significant relationship between being a gray cat and being a weirdo who likes earwax
Contingency table classifying cats by whether or not they are gray and whether or not they are weirdos who like earwax. Both gray cats are such weirdos. None of the 8 non-gray cats are. Fisher exact test is significant at p < .05
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