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Midge

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Public health educator, professor. Science and diversity are our STRENGTHS! Equity and inclusion make the world bright. I will not give into the lies or the fear. We must keep up the HOPE!!! 💕⚖️🦋🐶 🪴🌎🌈

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 7h
As experts urge getting the Flu Shot ASAP, the tool to find vaccines near you no longer works. Vaccines.gov, which helped people find nearby pharmacies offering vaccines has been down for over a year. www.today.com/health/cold-...
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As Experts Urge Getting the Flu Shot ASAP, the CDC Tool to Find Vaccines Near You Doesn’t Work
Vaccines.gov, which helps people find nearby pharmacies offering vaccines, isn’t working ahead of respiratory virus season. Records show it may have been down for over a year.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 18h
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18h
WH says Trump's new TV ads aren't campaign ads because he's not on the ballot One of them IS his campaign ad - - Same footage from 2024, minus the donate link, plus a govt funding tag Taxpayers are $1.7M in More @forbes.com👇 -TN
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Trump’s Controversial Taxpayer-Funded Ads Could Violate These Laws
Congress has long blocked government funds from being used on propaganda, though the Trump administration claims they’re “public service announcements.”
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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 14h
It should alarm us that the civilian head of the military gathers together troops to give them a political speech in which he calls the free press treasonous. He should be removed from office for doing so.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 19h
Iowa Hawkeyes. Atlanta Hawks. Not the same team, not even the same state. Get your facts straight before calling someone a dirtbag. Instead of this distraction, we should have hearings on health care costs, 8 million Americans losing coverage, and tariffs crushing our farmers.
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Sherry @sherry2.bsky.social · 18h
Listen to Dave Bautista's laugh in this video This laugh is perfect for Eric Schmitt too Enjoy the Trump video from Jimmy Kimmel Live youtu.be/GGxwn_N9DtE?...
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Dave Bautista Shreds Trump’s Masculinity
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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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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Midge @mmk007.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He honestly seems not even to realize how bad he and his aides messed up today….?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 29/09/2026
Here's a $20 million order, paid for by CBP's Office of Public Affairs, awarded to LMD Agency for a national media campaign starting on Sept. 20. The first pro-Trump ad aired on Sept. 23. www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_A...
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(11 months remain)
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Awarding Agency
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Recipient
LMD AGENCY, INC.
5950 SYMPHONY WOODS RD STE 500
COLUMBIA, MD 21044-3592
UNITED STATES
Congressional District: MD-03
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CONT_IDV_70Z02323ACGRC0001_7008
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Today
Start Date
Sep 20, 2026
Current End Date
Sep 19, 2027
Potential End Date
Sep 19, 2027
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$20.0 Million
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$20.0 Million
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$20.0 Million
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$0.00
Obligated Amount
$20,000,000.00
Current Award Amount
$20,000,000.00
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R7: MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
R701: SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: ADVERTISING
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 29/09/2026
Let's see... --Mike Johnson: "We'll do the same thing the next 2 yrs we've done the last 2 yrs!" --Ken Paxton: "Praise me for letting a child rapist out of prison after 60 days!" --Roger Marshall: "I arrested a poor pregnant woman over $50!" --John Husted: "Poor people are too stupid to shop!"
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Midge @mmk007.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pure evil…
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
There’s no scientific basis to many of the public health concerns some critics have with solar development, an expert told ProPublica. “People try to come up with a rationale to justify their dislike of things they dislike for other reasons.” (Published April)
propublica.org
Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash
Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health concerns.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
Whoa! This part makes the story worse. Trump didn’t just appear in taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies. He personally helped orchestrate them, including helping choose the imagery and video. OUR TAX DOLLARS. HIS PROPAGANDA.
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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No service member should have to choose between deployment and protecting a family member from deportation. Tammy Duckworth is right to call out Trump: if citizenship cannot keep military families home, it cannot protect the rest of us either. #USDemocracy #TrumpsCorruptCongress
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We found some more fraud, waste, and abuse. The third government-funded Trump ad has been identified by AdImpact in recent days. The latest ad is nearly identical to a video Trump posted during his 2024 presidential campaign. It shows him walking down a hallway declaring, “This is the final battle.”
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Midge @mmk007.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Did you see the orange felon’s ad aired on FOX NFL? Absolutely great time to call GOP electeds - can leave a message on Sundays! Ask them - exactly where the funding is coming from? Is this something they stand behind? 202-224-2131. They can connect you to the if you aren’t sure who to ask for.
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alan51972.bsky.social @alan51972.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump is warning of a "final battle" against Democrats, who he calls "communists, Marxists, and fascists". He is using OUR taxpayer dollars to fund these ads calling us Democrats "the enemy". This is illegal and unconstitutional, like everything else he does. www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
cnn.com
White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.”
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Midge @mmk007.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great summary. “…. If “sir” is one of the best indications he is not telling the truth, so is him simply using a figure, any figure”….
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Raw milk strikes again. Thirteen people across nine states have become sick with E. coli after consuming Sierra Nevada Graziers’ product, with 8 of them having been hospitalized.
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E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese brand: CDC, FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“If you’re evil you’re actually kind of good. Because you’re at least getting something done.”🤔 Y’all aren’t alarmed enough about what MAGA tech billionaire (Trump donor, J.D. Vance’s pimp, Epstein’s buddy) Peter Thiel is doing to our country.
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Midge @mmk007.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Talk to your circles of friends and family about voting early!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Upwards of $3 billion or more on our watch.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It is barbaric. There is no reason for women to be dying from ectopic pregnancies in the U.S. in 2026. Not one.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
She was an FBI agent. She started an investigation of the murder of Renee Good. Trump forced her to reclassify it as an ICE agent assault. She was then forced to resign. Her evidence confirms that a cover-up of the homicide has been undertaken, directed from the highest levels.
cnn.com
FBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned | CNN Politics
The FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with...
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Lenticulus @lenticulus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
DoorDash needs to take a public stance on ICE repeatedly targeting and disappearing its delivery drivers. Simply shrugging off instance as a "missed delivery" is inhumane. deletedoordash.com
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Delete DoorDash: our demands
Our demands for DoorDash on ICE raids, H.R. 9720, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump invited his billionaire pals to the state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping last night. Since he’s been back in office, the wealthiest households have gained 8,000 times more wealth per household than the bottom 50% of households. It’s clear who he governs for.
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The questions posed to Dr Heidi Overton yesterday aren’t sources of great confusion. Is mail-order Mifepristone safe? Yes. Is an IUD a form of abortion? Clearly No. Does MMR need to be split into 3 for safety reasons? No. If you can’t answer those 3 questions clearly…
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Behind the rhetoric around measles are real patients, families and clinicians carrying the consequences. This week, I traveled to rural Pennsylvania to hear directly from doctors at the center of an unprecedented outbreak Their stories deserve to cut through the noise—and remind us what’s at stake
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Midge @mmk007.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Respiratory Virus Season Immunization Recommendations for the generally and healthcare providers: (American Medical Association). www.ama-assn.org/amaone/vacci....
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Vaccine recommendations
Find the latest respiratory virus season immunization recommendations and resources from leading medical organizations.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 25/09/2026
Trusting the same DOJ that covered up the Epstein Files to protect us from frontier AI… What could possibly go wrong?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Murphy: "On April 30 -- a Thursday -- Reynolds makes an $8m donation. On Saturday, they have lunch w/POTUS & tell him they want a change in rules for flavored vapes. The president calls FDA commissioner & HHS sec, & on Tuesday new guidance is issued paving way to the sale of flavored vapes ... "
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here are some good reasons why we vote early!
Vote Early! Here's why!
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Common Cause @commoncause.org · 24/09/2026
Taxpayer dollars should never be used to fund personal PR or political ads. Common Cause is demanding the U.S. government immediately stop wasting taxpayer dollars on pro-Trump propaganda being run on cable tv. Read the full statement: bit.ly/4yl2ihm
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U.S. Government Should Not Pay for Pro-Trump Propaganda
Running political messaging stamped with ‘Paid for by the U.S. Government’ is authoritarian self-promotion propaganda.
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Midge @mmk007.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So many Americans need a refresher…..I’ve been passing this to people who use “socialist” like it’s a swear word…..
Chart that compares socialism, fascism, capitalism and communism
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We've got this, right? Let's make sure we all understand the assignment. Wake those who still need a little nudge, flyers, information meetings, help people find their voting place, registrate. Anything! Just come back and tell me WE'VE GOT THIS! #WeThePeople #StopTrump #resist #GTS #midterms
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vaccine Expert Warns US’s 4 Reported Measles Deaths Are Likely a Vast Undercount truthout.org/video/vaccin...
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Vaccine Expert Warns US’s 4 Reported Measles Deaths Are Likely a Vast Undercount
“If you look on the CDC’s website right now, under measles, 2026 deaths, it lists zero,” notes Dr. Paul Offit.
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Midge @mmk007.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Everything I don’t like is fake  
news: a president’s decision guide to understanding journalism - a spoof magazine cover
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#MorningVibe “Why is it when women aren’t soft, we don’t talk about who did the baking?” — Rebecca Dupas Softness isn't a requirement; it's a choice. Stop asking women to soften while ignoring the fire, heat, and conditions that forced them to grow tough.
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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
JAMA Netw Open: Cost of a Measles Outbreak in an Urban Shelter Societal cost: >$150 K per measles case Emily A G Faherty et al @jamanetworkopen.com bit.ly/4dt9xLy
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
But he’s really just doing it all for you because he loves you, Mr. & Ms. MAGA.
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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Here are the 4 ways Trump violated the United Nations Charter when he spoke today at the U.N. General Assembly. The U.S. President brazenly violated multiple Articles as he threatened violence against countries like Iran and Cuba, and bragged about attacks on Venezuela and boats in the Caribbean.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Miami Herald speaks of "overcrowding and abuse," which is certainly the case. But this is not some mistake, it is by design. This is what concentration camps are like, after all, it is their purpose to horrify and torment. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
miamiherald.com
Extreme overcrowding and abuse plague Florida ICE facilities, whistleblowers say
Whistleblower photos show people sleeping on floor and portable toilets overflowing with human waste at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miramar
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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