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Irina

@irinad.bsky.social
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 11/02/2026
RFK Jr. is now blocking an updated flu vaccine for NO reason grounded in science. American vaccine policy has been hijacked by a conspiracy theorist—yet most Republicans are happy to just sit on their hands. They are allowing FDA policy to be dictated by DELUSION.
washingtonpost.com
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
No doubt about one thing: they channel some serious Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood here. If anyone is showing what it looks like to turn empathy into a friggin’ superpower, it is the good neighbors of Minneapolis. bsky.app/profile/whst...
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
No gaslighting in The Atlantic. So refreshing. I subscribed to them a while ago and I encourage everybody to do the same.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Eh?
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Taking racism to a global stage.
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Are we sure he can still distinguish a camel from an elephant?
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Asked about his relationship with Starmer and Macron, he rambles and adds "they gotta stop with the windmills" ohhhhkaaayyy
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026
Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls" www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
politico.com
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
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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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Maca Iglesias @rotterdamvvg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I have no words for this: “The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.” How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great? Who will repair their trauma when this is over? Sickening.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
If we don't all blow up before the midterms.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
With everything that's going on in the country how can the Democrats not have a unified, clear message? How can you talk about the North Star and not try to follow suit?
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
And? Consequences?
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
❤️
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
It's really hard to put hearts to your posts... I much appreciate your work, having to listen to all of this...
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
My heart aches for all of us. This is insanity. A violent one.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
nytimes.com
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Yet another dumb thing... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Visitors at National Parks
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Madness. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
nytimes.com
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
On a different note, please don't forget Ukraine.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Pam deemed the files clean?
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
What!
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
So basically you caved for something that's already in the law.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Rubbish. The courts were holding up, at least November was covered.
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Trump’s priority is building a new White House ballroom. Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 23/10/2025
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I found out from my European connections who were horrified and had seen it on the news multiple times.
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Congresswoman Erica Lee Carter @repericaleecarter.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
This disrespect of our judicial system demonstrates the overall philosophy of this so called President- you can break any law and do anything as long as you’re on my team. 10 Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/10/2025
If you're headed to a No Kings protest this Saturday, make sure you know your rights and others do too. Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
aclu.org
Know Your Rights, Share Your Rights
Read the full Know Your Rights resource on protesters' rights here. If you're ready to share what you've learned, we've created graphics outlining your protest rights that you can download and share on social media.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Can we use a different word? The Republicans used "weaponization" referring to the Biden administration and it was nonsense, but they watered down the word. This is the real deal, so let's use another word.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
There won't be. They told us already they are not going to uphold any deal.
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JudyP @jpagir.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
"Some 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life." Perhaps that's you. It's for sure someone you know. It was me & I owe everything to those recent breakthroughs. Good job to everyone who voted for cancer. I can't even. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
nytimes.com
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
RFK Jr. is working to single-handedly dismantle the CDC. He’s ignoring decades of research and science to advance his own anti-vaccine agenda. He’s unqualified for the role, and his positions are deadly. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
nytimes.com
Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies
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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 13/09/2025
The fact that Mathew Dowd lost his job for pointing out that Charlie Kirk had engaged in hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests that we should euthanize the homeless and there’s zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2025
"Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Trump’s mobster state capitalism is that it isn’t about economic efficiency or stimulating growth, let alone a vision of how the economy works and what it should create. It’s about *power*, pure and simple."
publicnotice.co
Chairman Trump's Great Grift Forward
Move over, Mao.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Yes!
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 29/08/2025
The conflict of interest and corruption at EPA are its new general modus operandi. Not sure whether a “For Sale” sign or a “Sold” sign should hang on the building. More gangster government.
nytimes.com
An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
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Mayor Q @mayorq.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
FREE KANSAS CITY
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Praying helped the kids, didn't it.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 28/08/2025
“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.” — Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Let us know if you figure out the answer! It's mind boggling that we're not all up in arms.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Update: I offered the amendment. Not to refuse acceptance of the Qatari jet; just to prohibit Trump from taking it with him when he leaves office - after the taxpayers spend $1 billion to retrofit it. Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
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The Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 02/07/2025
Democrats would be wise to start naming things the thing they are instead of trying to hide the ball all the time.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
No.
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Irina @irinad.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
She's a woman. She failed at birth, according to Trump.
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Mark Bauer @thepurplebauer.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
America has become a stupid un-serious country.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/06/2025
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process. So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel. Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
apnews.com
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/06/2025
"On the trail, Trump declared he would deport massive numbers of 'criminal aliens.' When he came into office, however, he faced a problem: The vast majority of undocumented immigrants are law abiding. But he came up with an answer: Create fake crimes and thereby turn the law abiding into criminals."
publicnotice.co
A felon in the White House is making crime legal
Meanwhile, he's creating fake crimes to punish the law abiding.
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