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Physician, humanitarian, global HIV expert, nature lover, fighting fascism - opinions are my own

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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
HAPPENING NOW: Anti-Trump demonstrators hold up large sign ahead of Trump’s midterm rally in Ohio He’s not going to like this one 📍Vandalia, Ohio
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
More evidence that the president of the United States is psychotic. He’s been called out on this lie for many years. Once upon a time he knew he was bullshitting. But he has convinced himself of it now, as he has with all of the other fantasies with which he today soothes his fragile ego.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree: This is truly unhinged behavior from the President of the United States.

And I don’t want to hear “oh, it’s just Trump being Trump” or that he’s “trolling.” Enough. None of this is normal or okay.

Republicans cannot keep shrugging this off. Congress, the Cabinet, and everyone around him has a responsibility to stop enabling this dangerous behavior and start asking whether he is fit to hold this office.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Clear now, RFK Jr? “The child contracted measles, and measles caused the death of the child”
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Infant died of measles in Pennsylvania, coroner confirms
The Lancaster County coroner said he did not know if this death is one of the two disputed by federal health officials.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
They were spot on. This was The New York Times Sunday Opinion section on October 27, 2024.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12/08/2026
1 🧵 / The title says it all: 🇺🇸 US State Dept Causes Closure of CDC Zimbabwe And we’re all a little less safe because of it. Read the excellent deep dive by Emily Bass 👇
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US State Dept Causes Closure of CDC Zimbabwe
And we're all a little less safe because of it.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10/08/2026
Another dangerous move from Trump and RFK Jr. putting our kids at risk. Measles are already on the rise in our country, and they want to continue to spread dangerous misinformation instead. Illinoisans deserve trusted advice guided by real experts and established research.
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teabelly @teabelly.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Today at CDC they had a "celebration" for Jay. Someone heard the doge boys in IOD say “Welcome to the party” AT THE FUQING PLAQUE DEDICATION for the officer that died one year ago during CDC attack to someone. They’re all just having a big party...
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 28/07/2026
We can't even. "A senior US State Department official displayed a map of Africa that was completely wrong before high-level officials from African nations, including some whose countries had been mislabelled." open.substack.com/pub/emilysba...
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The US State Department Redraws the Map of Africa at the AIDS2026 Conference
And rewrites history, too. All before the official opening.
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/07/2026
A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE.
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Today marks the six-month anniversary of Alex's murder. No one has been held accountable, no apologies, not a single phone call from any governmental official, hospital personnel, or the mpls police dept. Six-months of pain, a roller-coaster of trauma over and over. Every time another a death, another mention, a picture, a tribute, a sorrow so deep. I wonder how to move forward. Will I ever get over this loss and this pain?
Will I ever be able to enjoy life again? How does one live knowing that I have no power to change what has happened?

And yet the outreach not only from Minnesota, but from around the world has been nothing less than spectacular. Every card, every gift, every heartfelt letter has been read, touched, held, and cherished by us all. The kindness you've all shown us is beyond words. Please never forget Alex and what he believed in ~ equality and peace for all. I will remember the things that made you, you. It will never take your memory. As long as I'm here, you will never be forgotten.

For all you asking what you can do. Continue this fight. Never give up your right to speak out, protect your neighbor, your community and don't forget to spend time with those you love...
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MoveOn @moveon.org · 25/07/2026
Artwork by @jamesdfmellor on IG 🤭
Two people stand by a pool. One says, 'All I see is scum.' The other replies, 'Well, it is a reflecting pool, sir.'
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Real, real bad. www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
the fuck is wrong with this guy
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Sylvia at Tono Latino @tonolatino.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
He was here on VACATION. He is not a criminal. He wasn't here trying to steal anything. And he was still targeted by ICE. His name was Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran.
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Man Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket Home
The man has been identified as Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, who was in the U.S. on a tourist visa and already had a plane ticket to go back to Mexico.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 23/07/2026
100% on target—this is the way to think about the Trump science plan.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Trump administration’s cuts to the largest global HIV program last year resulted in sharp drops in both prevention efforts and treatment for the people most at risk from the disease. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/h...
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1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds (Gift Article)
New research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The detail I can’t get out of my head here is how he told his ex-wife that he had been hired by ICE, but she thought he must have been having a delusion, because how could ICE hire someone who had such a long history of family violence?
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Casually threatening mass rapes
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
It can't be easy to walk away from a job but we should be grateful when civil servants decide their oath to the Constitution really means something
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AVAC @avac.org · 06/07/2026
Important Read! @jirairratevosian.bsky.social breaks down what 5 US DoS reports to Congress say about country transitions, funding commitments & the Administration's vision for #globalhealth, ratevosian.substack.com/p/what-five-... #HIV #HIVprevention #PrEP
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What Five Reports to Congress Reveal About the Future of Global Health
Newly released reports offer the clearest public picture yet of how the administration is transitioning U.S. global health programs.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Quiet little announcement on CDC website: American aid worker has tested positive for Bundibugyo Ebola. Wonder where they will take this person — presumably not Kenya. Germany again? Or will they actually bring them to the US? www.cdc.gov/media/releas...
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CDC Statement on Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda: 7/10/26
CDC Statement on Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda: 7/10/26
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MCH @globalmch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The next agency to go into the State Department wood chipper is CDC 😡… www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/a...
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Millions who rely on US-funded HIV/AIDS programs face uncertainty as financial cliff looms | CNN
Millions of HIV/AIDS patients, many of them in Africa, face an uncertain future as a financial cliff-edge for US-funded global programs fast approaches, with no concrete replacement system in place.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Donald Trump's idea of "The worst of the worst". ICE arrests Catholic nun from the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy congregation while she was on her way to Sunday Mass. South Texas lawmakers scramble to intervene with ICE to get her released: www.tpr.org/news/2026-06...
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South Texas nun released after being detained by ICE
Sister Letty Ugboaja's release came following a bipartisan push from Texas lawmakers.
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A bipartisan group of United States senators is speaking out against plans that would gut PEPFAR, shutter many CDC country offices, and make Americans less safe. Thank you Senators Warnock and Cassidy for leading this effort!
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Warnock, Cassidy Urge Senate Colleagues to Oppose Trump Administration Changes to CDC’s Global Disease Programs » Reverend Raphael Warnock
In a new bipartisan letter, Senators Reverend Warnock and Dr. Bill Cassidy led 23 of their Senate colleagues urging Senate Appropriations committee leadership to oppose the Trump Administration’s prop...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 26/06/2026
A huge thank you to Dr. Deb Houry. Her emails released to Sen. Sanders provide a remarkable public record of political interference at CDC, showing career staff repeatedly sidelined. This took tremendous courage. Know we stand with you @drdebhoury.bsky.social 💚 www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom...
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NEWS: Sanders Releases Internal HHS Emails Demonstrating Secretary Kennedy’s Politicization of CDC, Interference with Vaccines | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
WASHINGTON, June 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today...
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
SCOOP: A cache of internal emails obtained by @nytimes.com shows how CDC leaders struggled to adjust to life under RFK Jr.: Late-night demands; color-coded spreadsheets; a mad dash to the National Archives for 28 boxes of historical records. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...
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Inside the C.D.C.’s Mad Scramble to Meet Kennedy’s Demands
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The State Department’s plan will basically destroy PEPFAR and lead to the closure of many CDC country offices—a scenario that would jeopardize the health of millions and make Americans less safe.
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New Plan Scales Back C.D.C.’s Work on Diseases Abroad
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid, by @annamaria.bsky.social
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“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid
Lawmakers gave specific orders to Trump officials on foreign aid spending, but officials have refused to follow many of them — likely in violation of the law, experts say. In doing so, they’re escalat...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/06/2026
“If you take the deal, you’re going to be exploited. If you don’t take it, you’re going to die,” said attorney Frank Ssekamwa about the U.S. demand to access the health data of millions of Ugandans. “It’s the essence of digital colonialism.”
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“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/06/2026
ICE plans to sell or give away seven warehouses it bought for $700 million to detain migrants, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. The decision, a major reversal, is a rejection of a signature initiative under the previous homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem. trib.al/o5iUEu3
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18/06/2026
Iran 🤝 Reflecting Pool All he had to do was leave it alone.
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Hugo Lowell @hugolowell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
An entire section of the Trump admin’s blue $14.2 million waterproofing paint layer has detached off the floor in one area of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, following days of chemical treatment by the NPS to remove the algae blooms
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Here at the Reflecting Pool where a big chunk ofTrump's blue paint-apoxie has peeled off the bottom of the pool and is bobbling in the water.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18/06/2026
🚨 State Department taking over global health programs Already decimated USAID. Now removing this lifesaving work from the capable hands of CDC experts. Wanting something ≠ being qualified to run it. Who will suffer? All of us. Viruses don't respect borders.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Elon Musk’s DOGE cut the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program, which cost $15 million. Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1 billion to combat the screwworm outbreak. Never forget how destructive and downright stupid DOGE was.
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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It’s like the last 40 years of the Republican Party’s foreign policy didn’t happen
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I quaintly maintain that “will anyone be held accountable for the mass murder of children?” is not, in fact, a strange question.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
SEN. CASSIDY: “.. the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.”
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
He took America to war - killing 13 soldiers, thousands of Iranian civilians and costing taxpayers $60 billion - to get rid of Iran’s missile program. And now that he’s lost the war, he pretends like it’s no big deal. Just unforgivable. What a charlatan.
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Asia Russell @asia-ilse.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🚨BREAKING:🚨 while in 2025, Trump/Rubio/Vought decimated USAID's vital health awards, NOW we have the fresh hell--taking a hatchet to CDC's lifesaving HIV and global health programs www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/h... (🎁 link) The consequences would be staggering, a 🧵
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New Plan Scales Back C.D.C.’s Work on Diseases Abroad
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AVAC @avac.org · 17/06/2026
❗Important read! "The new plan replaces the health agency’s budget for the work with a “fee-for-service” menu that requires countries to choose and pay for assistance from C.D.C. staff in specific areas..." #HIV #PEPFAR #HIVprevention #globalhealth
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/06/2026
Tapper: "Is it fair to say that it's not spelled out that they have to end their ballistic missile program or end their funding of the Houthis and Hamas and Hezbollah?" Vance: "The MOU is about a page and a half. It is a very general document."
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Exactly! Just because they aren’t at a Klan rally doesn’t mean they stopped being racist! Credits: @nowthisimpact
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A SECOND person died of exposure last winter after DHS dumped them in the middle of nowhere, miles from their home, without notifying their family.
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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Welp there’s no unseeing this
Colorful play gym for infants featuring foxes and bunnies, two criss-crossing archs stand over a square matUFC cage being built on the White House launch, criss-crossing arches strongly resembling the baby play gym
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
These fascists are really going for it, aren't they?
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This is true and I’m glad he said it. But our economy has become valueless. It teaches us that a “good” company is one that abuses its workers and makes poisonous products - as long as it makes a huge profit. It’s hard to build a moral nation without a moral capitalism.
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