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Joe Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA @josephsakran.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
A woman was shot. A doctor was ready to help. Care was denied. That should trouble all of us. My @usatoday.com op-ed: 🔗 apple.news/AJUGiQUVWQx-...
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Opinion | I'm a surgeon – and I've been shot. ICE denying Renee Good aid is inhumane. — USA TODAY
I do not know if Renee Nicole Good could have been saved; no one can say with certainty. But she should have been given every possible chance.
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I was in the Speaker's Lobby when this happened and it generated a storm of protest. Rep. Riley Moore R-WV gaveled a procedural vote to a close while one Democrat was ready to vote. That vote would have defeated the measure on a 204-204 tie - but Moore opted for a very fast gavel.
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Questions about vaccines and autism have been around for a while, despite multiple scientific studies that do not show a connection. Read how a retracted study from the 1990s undermined trust in vaccines and why vaccines don't cause autism.
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Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
How a retracted study from the 1990s led to a persistent myth about vaccines.
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The CDC website has been lobotomized. Where it once presented the decades of evidence debunking the false claims of a link between vaccines and autism, that has now been replaced with junk science.
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
This just into the newsroom WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/11/2025
In August, we reported the VA lost more than 600 doctors and nearly 2,000 nurses this year, with the number of doctors still in the agency dropping each month since Trump took office. If you recently left the VA, here's how you can share your story with us:
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Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs?
ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.
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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Speaker Johnson, you say you’re a man of God and I believed you. You put your hand on the Bible, you swore an oath- now keep your word to God and country and swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social, the Democrat from my home state of Arizona!
Lynda Carter smiling in a teal suit and silver earrings with Adelita Grijalva also smiling in a white top and silver earrings
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2025
We are an independent, nonprofit newsroom with more than 150 dedicated journalists. For those who want to read the facts of our reporting — and the documents on which it is based — here’s the full story:
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Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...
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Dr Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
'I wake up every morning in my bed and on a planet.' The zoomed-out, joined up view of our interconnectedness. Worth a few minutes of your time. bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/i-went-to-...
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I went to space and discovered an enormous lie
What astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him.
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
text on slide reads: Combination vaccines are rigorously studied to ensure they don’t impact the vaccine’s safety or reduce the effectiveness of any component.text on slide reads: Additionally, monovalent measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines are not currently available in the U.S.text on slide reads: For more information about the MMR vaccine, head to our link in caption.
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Breaking up the combination MMR vaccine would mean that children would receive six injections instead of two. But that's not all. Swipe to learn more about the MMR vaccine and the other issues that would arise from separating it. publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/what-to...
text on slide reads: the MMR vaccine has been combined for decades...and for good reason.text on slide reads: What is the MMR vaccine? The MMR vaccine is a combination vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella. The vaccine contains weakened versions of the viruses they protect against—inducing an immune response without causing disease. Children in the U.S. receive the vaccination twice—first at 12–15 months old, and then at 4–6 years old.text on slide reads: Why is the MMR vaccine better bundled? Instead of getting vaccinated for the measles, mumps, and rubella separately, the MMR vaccine protects children with fewer shots. Vaccinating for each virus separately would require more doctors' visits, meaning: More injections and stress on the child. Additional copays for more vaccine visits. More time taken off work. Higher likelihood of missing a vaccination.text on slide reads: There is no published scientific evidence showing any benefit in separating the combination MMR vaccine.
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The effort by the Pentagon to crack down on reporters should scare every American. The civilian leadership obviously wants stenographers covering the U.S. military - and not reporters.
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Back on April 2, Speaker Johnson swore in 2 House Republicans - during a pro forma session - who were elected the day before. Anyone who says Adelita Grijalva D-AZ can only be sworn in when the House is back and voting is lying to you.
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Jocelyn @jrappa.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
My first guess yesterday was I Love Lucy. After reading your original statement again, my guess today is SNL.
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I Love Lucy
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
"Sadness is like a little bit of an emotional death but not a defeat if you can find a way to laugh about it. Because that laughter keeps you from having fear of it, and fear is the thing that keeps you turning to evil devices to save you from the sadness." -- Stephen Colbert
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Mike Fox @justcallmefoxy.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
"We feel an imperative to recognize and resist the Trump Administration’s weaponization of antisemitism against our university. As Jews, recognizing the signs of authoritarianism and the risks of letting them go unchallenged is a part of our heritage." www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
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A statement by 40 Jewish faculty and staff on antisemitism and DEI at U.Va.
As scholars and teachers, we know that dissent and debate strengthen our intellectual commitments and moral judgments rather than threaten them. We reject any attempt to deny these basic truths. 
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
NEW: Only a few companies make nearly all the vaccines kids receive. Only 1 manufacturer makes chickenpox vax. And 2 or 3 make the shots against more than a dozen diseases, including polio and measles. If any were to drop out, the US could find itself in a crisis it hasn't seen in 40 years.
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RFK Jr. Wants to Revolutionize a Program That Supports Childhood Immunizations. The Results Could Be Catastrophic.
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Trump Removes MLK Bust from Oval Office The civil rights icon’s likeness, once central in the Oval Office, has been relocated while Trump hosts Charlie Kirk, who’s called the Civil Rights Act a “mistake” meidasnews.com/news/trump-r...
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Trump Removes MLK Bust from Oval Office
The civil rights icon’s likeness, once central in the Oval Office, has been relocated while Trump hosts Charlie Kirk, who’s called the Civil Rights Act a “mistake”
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
12 June 1929 | A German Jewish girl, Anne Frank, was born in Frankfurt. In 1942 on her 13th birthday she received an empty diary. She perished in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. 'Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character & goodness.' (A.Frank)
Anne Frank seated at a desk with an open book and a pen, looking directly at the camera, with a bottle of ink by her side.
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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines: Health secretary says he’s getting rid of members sitting on panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines
Health secretary says he’s getting rid of members sitting on panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee
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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Remembering Robbie open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Remembering Robbie
A Memorial Day reflection
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Loudoun County Democratic Committee @loudoundemocrats.org · 23/05/2025
Coverage of the crypto corruption club meeting last night, and our protest alongside the @arlingtondems.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
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Hundreds Join Trump at ‘Exclusive’ Dinner, With Dreams of Crypto Fortunes in Mind
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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
This is how I will feel when this is truly understood!
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ALT: a woman in a wonder woman costume stands in front of a bookshelf
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
This new piece by Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) is the clearest blueprint I've seen about what our plan for the next 100 Days should be. Read. Share. Re-read. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Part 2 - How We Navigate the Next 100 Days
So what do we make of all of this?
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James J. Johnson @jamesjjohnson.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
My next #theatre adventure: August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON. 1ststage.org/the-piano-le...
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The Piano Lesson by August Wilson at 1st Stage Theatre in Tysons, VA — 1st Stage
Pulitzer-winning play by August Wilson. Siblings clash over heirloom piano in 1930s Pittsburgh. Family history and future collide. June 5-22, 2025.
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Jocelyn @jrappa.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Great Play. Great Actor. Coming to 1st Stage Theatre 1st stage.org @jamesjjohnson.bsky.social
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
This.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 13/04/2025
Sending my best to everyone celebrating Passover in Maryland's beautiful Eighth District and around the world. May your year be full of liberation from all the pharaohs. Peace and love. Chag Sameach!
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Update: The House just passed the Republican voter suppression measure that threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including 69 million women whose married names don't match their birth certificates. Make sure your senators know you expect them to stand against it.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/04/2025
Right now, CMS is accepting public comments on the rule. If enough of us speak out, we can help stop it — or build the record to fight it in court. The deadline to submit your comment is Friday at 11:59 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need to know to draft a comment and submit it. 👇
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Trump’s Rulemaking Attack on Healthcare and How to Fight Back
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 04/04/2025
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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BTD 🚫 👑 @benjaminthomas616.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Required reading
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature. Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent. Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance. The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons. But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs. The people still have the power.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The Social Security Administration under Trump/Musk/DOGE: -Website crashed 4 times in 10 days -Phone lines are overwhelmed -Staff being forced out -Customer experience office eliminated -SSA field offices on the chopping block This is an attack on Social Security itself.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
One thing that most people are missing in the group text scandal: The Trump officials don’t appear clear on what *exactly* Trump approved, which is a huge problem in using military force. Stephen Miller says “as I heard it … green light.” 😱😬 www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-short-...
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Six Short Thoughts on the Most Insane Trump Story of All Time
Trump's "Team of Amateurs" Screwed Up in the Most Hilarious (and Troublesome) Way
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Elbows up, Canada.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Asking about firearm storage may feel awkward at first, but it’s just as important as other safety topics we’re used to talking about. Let’s normalize conversations that can keep our loved ones safe. Learn how to talk to other parents about guns in the home: publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region. We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant survival over the past 50...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
So no fmr Presidents, fmr Chairs of the Senate Armed Services Cmtee, former Chairs of Joint Chiefs, would like to step forward and explain why this is unconscionable?
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
What is going ON?
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reenaevers.bsky.social @reenaevers.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
My family issued the following after Medgar Evers was partially removed from the Arlington National Cemetery website under the direction of the Department of the Army. “It is a spit in the face to all who have served, honored, and fought for this country,” said Myrlie Evers. Full statement below:
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 20/03/2025
This is bizarre. Charges announced, but no names or court jurisdictions given. I just checked all three U.S. District Court jurisdictions mentioned in the news release - Colorado, Oregon and South Carolina - and, so far, there are no related cases that have been filed. Hmm🤔
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Baseball great, Jackie Robinson, also served as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army. This week his military history was removed from the Department of Defense’s website as part of Trump wiping out DEI. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
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Jackie Robinson’s Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge
Robinson trained as an officer and was assigned to a tank regiment during World War II.
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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
It's pretty crazy how often Elon Musk tweets out posts which are just factually wrong about how the federal government works. 67 Senators would be needed to convict and remove a federal judge via impeachment, not 60.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/03/2025
GOP representative: “I support Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.” Town hall crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!” Let’s keep making Republicans own their complicity in President Musk’s hostile takeover. Take action near you during this congressional recess: indivisible.org/muskorus
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
How our global friends can help us in the fight against Trump's regime: robertreich.substack.com/p/how-our-gl...
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How our global friends can help us
Don’t come here
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