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Irene Blanco, MD

@ireneblanco.bsky.social
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Rheumatologist just trying to do a little bit of good.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
"There was no access to a toilet, so guards told the women – whose accounts in some cases occurred on different days or different buses – to urinate or defecate on the floor... " www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention
No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.
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Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com · 22/03/2025
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Am all for cost-effective care. I have worked w mostly Medicaid and Medicare patients my entire career and have squeezed blood from a stone...but don't put this on doctors! We don't know how much things cost. We don't know what the hospital charges. We have no SW or admin support. JFC
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/03/2025
I had to compose myself before posting—because this breaks a part of my soul. If you’re a contractor with a segregation policy, say it loud—so non-white dollars don’t fund your business. It won’t go how you think. And if anyone uncovers businesses doing this, put them on blast. #NAACP #BlackSky
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Baseball media: if you do not loudly report on this I do not want to hear a goddamn thing from you about Jackie Robinson on April 15. bsky.app/profile/fbih...
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
They have now been sent to a brutal third world torture prison having done nothing but seeking asylum in the United States. That's it.
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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Insulting. Navajo Code Talkers were American heroes whose unbreakable code helped carry the U.S. to victory in WWII and saved countless lives. www.axios.com/local/salt-l...
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
US born citizen snatched by ICE and held for 10h without a warrant or explanation. Once ICE realized he was a US citizen they let him go with no explanation. If he didn't have his ID he potentially would be in El Salvador @govpritzker.illinois.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Valid visa and now gone. BTW, she was here to SAVE LIVES. Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
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Brown University Professor and Doctor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/03/2025
This was the DOGE staffer who was previously fired for racist and nazi tweets but was brought back after JD Vance and Elon supported him. www.yahoo.com/news/doge-st...
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DOGE Staffer Broke Treasury Rules in Transmitting Personal Data
(Bloomberg) -- A staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency violated Treasury Department policies when he sent a spreadsheet containing personal information to two other people in the Trump a...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Why elite institutions MUST speak out.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position. Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Wikipedia image of Major General (Ret.) Charles C. RogersDefense.gov google return: Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers Defense.gov
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
All lupus patients should push back on GSK stopping diversity efforts. Bad enough that they didn't include enough Black patients in the Benlysta clinical trial that they had to do another one. Diversity in trial participants and scientists produces better science www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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British pharma company GSK pauses diversity work citing Trump orders
London-based FTSE 100 firm reviewing its policies, saying it is obliged to comply because US is its No 1 market
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
A Fulbright scholar flees the county after ICE came looking for her - per NYT her social media activity was liking pro-Palestine posts. We are in deep, folks. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
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Fricking Delight (No Refunds) @blikethecheese.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This transplant nephrologist at Brown has been deported after she went home for 2 weeks to see family for the first time since 2015. Detained at Logan & then flown to Paris despite an order she should stay in MA, she’s been sitting in a Paris detention center for a wk. www.yahoo.com/news/brown-m...
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Brown Medicine doctor deported despite federal court order. What we know.
A court order that would have delayed the deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh was issued while her plane was on the runway, but it took off anyway.
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a nephrologist at Brown, was DEPORTED despite having a valid H1B visa. Tell me again how we are just "deporting criminals"?? There is a workforce shortage of physicians!!! www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
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Brown University professor held by customs officials at airport after travel to Lebanon
Serving the Brown community since 1891
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/03/2025
The Trump administration has shut down the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Office of Equity Assurance, effectively hobbling internal VA efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities the department itself has acknowledged. By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
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The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire,…
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
A teacher in Idaho has been told to remove posters reading "Everyone is welcome here" - specifically because it features different skin tones. As I wrote last week, this is a global political movement that has explicitly set the goal of eradicating the very concept of equality.
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West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs
Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This man has a green card. Has no warrants or legal issues. Was held at Logan, stripped naked and reportedly violently interrogated. Logan is where the h1b nephrologist is being held as well after coming back from seeing family. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN BOSTON? www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
Rep. Jasmine CrockettRep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezGov. JB PritzkerGov. Tim Walz
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Brown H1B nephrologist is being held at Logan after going to see her family in Lebanon. Apparently got visa and was good to go. Not being allowed to d/w counsel. Please amplify
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
FYI, I know you are all upset & I’m devastated. We’ve tried to mobilize people from all over to get the Senate Dems to do what’s right. In about 15 minutes, I am planning to be disappointed. Please take out your anger, appropriately by sending letters, emails, making calls & supporting primary
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Losing a generation of scientists. 😔
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
People are out protesting in Washington D.C. against Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the CR, and Chuck Schumer. More protesters need to be everywhere!
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 14/03/2025
Quite something that Schumer had his NYT op-ed justifying his surrender ready to go tonight while not informing the public (including his constituents) of his plans. He seems to think this is just an old-school pr battle. He's never been more wrong.
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This is one of the times when my hatred for weakness in Dems makes it unbearable to even look at them. The one thing we know for sure is that Dems will NEVER EVER fight as hard to protect us, as Republicans will fight to harm and attack us. It’s gutting. And then your inbox is full of
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Remember: whatever happens from here on out the Dems who vote for this GOP budget are complicit. Because they willingly surrendered the power they had to stop it. The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
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Anne Caprara @annecaprara.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Meiselas: That’s our message to you from the MeidasTouch Network: Grow a spine. Vote against cloture. Vote against the CR. The American people are with you. Stop this hostile government takeover. Fight for the people.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Donald Trump is LITERALLY shutting our government down as we speak. WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY. He will continue to do this if they pass the CR. What the actual fuck don’t the Democrats understand about this?!!!
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
AOC needs to run for the Senate and take Chuck Schumer’s seat. “To see some Senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk. I think it is a huge slap in the face, and I think that there's a wide sense of betrayal." She nailed it. We’re tired of it.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/03/2025
Okay so, is Schumer voting for the CR because shutting down the government is worse? If so, why? And does the DNC support it? If not, why not? The problem with all this is that WE DO NOT KNOW.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🚨🚨🚨🚨 Not a SINGLE Democratic senator should vote for the Republican spending bill. Doing so would simply further embolden and empower Trump in his effort to destroy our government and the vital services it provides. STAND YOUR GROUND AND FIGHT — LIKE HOUSE DEMOCRATS DID!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
@schumer.senate.gov please please please vote no on cloture for the CR!! Make Rs negotiate a clean CR and not this nonsense! This is the only damn card you have left. Jesus dont fold! Govt shut downs are not great, but what's worse is the chaos currently raining down on us. VOTE NO!
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 13/03/2025
CDC, we need to prepare. There’s a real risk we'll be asked to sign off on biased study design, faulty data, and disinformation. We need to think ahead. What is your line in the sand? Remember, compliance is given. We swore an oath to protect. We stay to fight but we can leave loudly if we have to.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Individual Border Patrol agents knew they were doing this, and a supervisor signed off on it.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
AOC slammed Mike Johnson, saying: “You run the government. If you have the votes, then go ahead. If you need Democrats, then you need to negotiate with Democrats. Those are your two options. Blaming someone else because your shoes are untied isn’t one.”
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Great News For Us, Awful News for Trump
Onward.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
They installed the TV... At his request... So he can play video games... In his office... In the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
"We really need to put our values into action...if we're really here to serve patients and to advocate for patients, then we need to push back." Bravo Dr. Celeste Royce. #StandUpforScience Doctors Sue HHS for Removing Patient Safety Papers www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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Doctors Sue HHS for Removing Patient Safety Papers
'This is my way of pushing back,' one of the physicians said
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Rheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
From a colleague in DC Don’t only urge senators to vote no on CR, urge them to protect the residents of DC
If you don’t live in DC, you might not be alive at the house. I built to cut $1 billion from the 2025 local DC government budget. These are local taxpayer dollars not federal dollars and they will just sit in the be spent for essential services like schools and sanitation.

This card does not save the federal government any money Cannot overstate the devastating impact this education and other essential services in the city teachers, and other public servants will be laid off immediately if the Senate passes the bill. If you have senators a luxury, I do not have as a citizen of DC. Please call them and ask for two things. 1. Vote no on continuing resolution. 2. Ask them to restore DCs ability to use its tax dollars to pay for essential services for its 600,000 citizens who live here without representation
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I'm furious. Who is "prolife" again??
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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
You’ve probably heard the FBI is accusing Habitat for Humanity of fraud. It’s actually even worse. It’s not just the FBI, it’s the DOJ, Treasury & the EPA accusing EVERYONE who received Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund $ of fraud. #DemVoice1 Complete list of the accused…
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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
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Irene Blanco, MD @ireneblanco.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
This child is being denied treatment in her own country and w her own medical team because her parents are undocumented. The cruelty is the point.
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