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Laura Jones MD

@ljonesak.bsky.social
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Pediatrician for almost 30 years, now retired so I can contribute to giving my grandkids and dog a better quality of life. In favor of democracy, civil rights, vaccines, cookies and mystery novels.

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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Still time to request a ballot if you’re living outside of the US but qualify to vote in the midterms. Truly took me 5 minutes.
“I registered to vote from abroad “ text
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This was my Facebook photo in 2020 and I never bothered to change it since I don’t spend much time there. Shameful that this is still controversial. He’s a true national hero and deserves a peaceful retirement instead of being badgered by idiots like Moreno and Rand.
Text #I stand with Fauci and image if 5 people (including Dr Fauci) masked
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Explaining kokanee (landlocked salmon, Kelowna BC) to my grandson and a 20-something dude interrupts me to explain that there are no salmon here. Apparently a bachelor’s degree in biology and a lifetime in Alaska can’t hold a candle to that Y chromosome. (I just said “actually….” and carried on.)
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
On this 250th anniversary of my country’s birth, I’m happy to live in a stable democracy where the rule of law is respected and immigrants are treated with dignity. Had to move to Canada for this, though 🤷🏻‍♀️
Small white poodle mix dog lounging on sunny lawn
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
In this week of Canada Day and Independence Day, I’m grateful to Canada for granting me permission to stay in Canada for 5 years on their parent-grandparent super visa. I get to help with my 3 Canadian grandchildren AND live in a functioning democracy 💕
Stamp in passport showing visa good for 5 years
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
You know you’re back in Alaska when this is your first text!
Text warns of mother/baby moose near area where dog, Caspian would walk.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Just finished an interesting book. Quick read, lots of fascinating history and a focus on trying to understand why 1.25 MILLION people will die this year from a curable infection. Highly recommend. You don’t need to be a doctor, just a human for this one.
Cover of “Everything is Tuberculosis “ by John Green
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Found something my grandmother (1910-2006) wrote about her childhood. She had no medical background but considered vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases important enough to mention. (She also drove on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress in the 20s-looked like a road to a farm girl.)
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Subtle? Do you think someone will explain it to Trump? Pretty sure all he notices is “king-man brought me gold presents”. Cancelling the visit would have been a message he could interpret.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Were the rumors “flirty” or “rapey”? And since when do we judge predators by their public good behavior ? Gallego Dismissed Rumors of a ‘Flirty’ Swalwell, Highlighting a Culture of Silence www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...
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Gallego Dismissed Rumors of a ‘Flirty’ Swalwell, Highlighting a Culture of Silence
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Since we’ve got 2 weeks before the next end-times crisis, I’d like to share an excellent bathroom sign that brightened my day yesterday. Anyone else have a favorite ? (Bright Jenny Coffee, Kelowna BC.)
Bathroom sign with alien and robot and text : whatever, just wash your hands
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#nokings in Bellingham, Washington 💕
Crowd with protest signs marching down city street Sign reads “We want: science, immigration, no war, civil rights, democracy “
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Why aren’t we all calling this “Trump’s War”??!!
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I’m all about being eco-friendly: I bought my first (used) electric vehicle this week but now I have to buy plant based tissues too? (Reminds me of my grandma pointing out that Crisco was cholesterol-free. Not all labeling is useful!)
Boxes of tissues with one brand specifying “plant based”.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Is somebody going to explain to them how a pyramid works? A 3rd grader, maybe?
Inverted food “triangle” with red meat at the top, whole grains at the bottom
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This guy is the problem! Some of my relatives lived in Quebec starting in the early 1600s but Mitchell immigrates to the US. Now I have to deal with Trump and the US medical system…and my French is pathetic.
Pic of older man, bushy mustache, Mitchell LaDuke, 1829-1903, born Canada, dies US
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Do you have a 4 yo? Here’s the current (not screwed by antivaxxers) CDC vaccine schedule. As you can see, all of the vaccines we give prior to kindergarten are also fine at age 4. Protect them while you still have all of the options!
Image of current CDC vaccine schedule
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Bored medical curiosity about Patel’s unusual eyes and Googled it. AI, as usual, does not disappoint! So, they can’t confirm that he had a Rudy Giuliani eye transplant??? (We don’t transplant eyes and even corneas are from deceased donors.) 😳
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 28/10/2025
1 in 5 kids rely on snap
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
No kings in Anchorage! 3 yo grandson with both his paternal and maternal (me)grandmas 💕. He also had his own sign that said “no kings, yes kisses” but had to borrow mine periodically so he could yell “quack!”.
Two grandmas and their toddler grandson with protest signs at NoKings
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Getting ready for tomorrow. #NoKings #pediatrics
Sign with duck image reads: pediatrician to RFK Jr wtf dude, #sackthequack
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Reading US news on a visit to Canada is even more surreal. Which city is being invaded this week? We’re arresting toddlers? Which political opponent is being indicted? And Canadians are just up here living in a normal democracy like it’s 2024 or something.
Scruffy little white dog cuddles on baby play mat under baby toys
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h... Let’s not pretend this is intended to improve safety. Requiring a medical consultation before getting a COVID shot is a barrier and will result in fewer at-risk people being protected.
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Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u... This affects even those who continue to vaccinate. Kids under 2 months of age will catch pertussis (whooping cough) and some will die despite antibiotics. Polio? Measles? We have only “supportive care”.
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Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Today’s New York Times: “critics call it extortion”. It IS extortion! Why to we need to vaguely cite critics? Also, “context” for his BS about ending multiple wars? It’s not context if you’re just expanding on his lies.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Looking for fun sign ideas to protest the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska this Friday. (I live in Anchorage but wouldn’t be surprised if they end up on the military base, JBER, so protest won’t be near the perpetrators, I mean participants.
Blank protest sign at a demonstration
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Had to put all of the dog toys away to have realtor look at the house and now that they’re back, he’s angrily hoarding them. Spending today on touch-up paint and dog apologies!
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Kennedy Cancels Meeting of Key Preventive Health Panel www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/h... 1. Has your child been exposed to poisons like M & Ms or MMR (vaccine)? 2. Can I see your child’s dental caries? Good-no fluoride! 3. Are you providing the recommended diet of raw milk and random roadkill ?
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Kennedy Cancels Meeting of Key Preventive Health Panel
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I won’t defend Murkowski’s reprehensible vote but it does seem wrong that we heap all of the responsibility on her because she admitted to having a conscience before voting in support but we let her colleagues off of the hook because they were too callous to admit it was a terrible bill.
Sen. Murkowski looking haunted by all of the damage she’s about to cause with her vote
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Nature @nature.com · 02/07/2025
This is how to have difficult conversations with vaccine sceptics
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
The whiplash is…amazing. This morning I was in clinic and incensed that RFK Jr wants to undermine the progress we’ve made in management of HIV. (It’s literally gone from a death sentence to a manageable chronic illness over the course of my career.) This evening…starts a war. Truly hard to focus.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
What Happens to Vaccines Now? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...
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What RFK Jr.’s ACIP Shakeup Could Mean for Vaccines (Gift Article)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of an influential committee, including the appointment of new members, has created concern about vaccine access.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Went to Canada for a week for baby snuggles. Came back to find Trump has deployed both National Guard and Marines against protestors, RFK the Lesser has fired the entire ACIP (expert committee on vaccination) and we can’t manufacture our own bananas. Speed of erosion of our democracy is shocking.
Woman holding baby (in tie-dye onesie) in front carrier. Woman is not wearing tie-dye or a onesie!
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
bsky.app/profile/book... In a world where two full time, lower wage jobs barely make ends meet, how does reducing funding for safe childcare improve HEALTH??? The amount of bluster and bs it takes for him to answer a straightforward “who made this decision” question is embarrassing.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
“Emoluments” should just happen to be on every high school vocabulary quiz this week. No reason.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
bsky.app/profile/ronf... Can’t argue with this….
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
bsky.app/profile/joho... Worst possible double standard. AI is a glorified dart board at this point and the number of RCTs in vaccine efficacy is overwhelming.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
bsky.app/profile/nytp...
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u... So, “research” is clearly the wrong word here. Does he mean you should check how many 5-star ratings the TDaP vaccine has on Amazon since that’s how you “research” strollers? Maybe he meant “do your own scrolling, watch some TikToks or poll your local mom group”?
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Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines
In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
bsky.app/profile/sama... Three of my grandkids are Canadian citizens and it really does feel like this for me! (Oldest is six so they didn’t get to vote but they do get to live in a sane democracy!)
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
bsky.app/profile/pete... Feeling nostalgic for the 50s and 60s? This article shows how close we can be to the “good ‘ole” days. We don’t all have to stop vaccinating. Even if 90% of kids still get MMR, the measles virus can party like it’s 1955!
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Just received a routine notice of a new baby. (Pediatrician.) In addition to the usual info., the nurse reported that “he declined the hep B vaccine”. Either she’s had a long night shift or RFK the Lesser has them coming out of the womb refusing vaccines now!
Image of pager app on phone
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
bsky.app/profile/altc...
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
As an Alaskan, I appreciate Senator Murkowski’s attempts to push back on Trump’s debacle.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
This is why having non-scientists on a political mission purge studies involving gender is so idiotic…
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
bsky.app/profile/scif... This is the sort of research that we need government (our communal) resources to fund….and exactly the sort that’s being wiped out by the current administration.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
bsky.app/profile/agaw... If you describe yourself as pro-life, how can you justify supporting these policies that literally save children’s lives???
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
www.reuters.com/business/hea... Truly a waste of taxpayers’ money. This question has been studied extensively. The science is clear (and the answer is no, vaccines don’t increase autism risk).
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Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
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Laura Jones MD @ljonesak.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
And if you’ve spent much time debating with a 10 year old, you understand the kind of trouble we’re facing…
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