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Epidemiologist; 🏈🪴🧶 Views are my own.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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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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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care.” H/t @ameshaa.bsky.social
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2026
“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning.” The CDC, long seen as the global leader in public health, has lost its independence and much of its staff as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his associates have tightened control. nyti.ms/4hugAFa
The front entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention main campus in Atlanta. A headline reads: "‘Zombified’ CDC Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission After Staff Cuts'" Photo by Melissa Golden for The New York Times
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
And now a 40-year-old woman has died.
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Jefferson County officials confirm first measles-related death
The Jefferson County coroner has confirmed the county's first measles-related death.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
anyway something that still bothers me is how the people who are/were loudest about Never Forgetting are often people who actively hate New York City and New Yorkers and spend the other 364 days of the year fighting against everything the city stands for
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026
“OpenAI said today that it is integrating ChatGPT Health with Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) system, which holds data for over 325 million patients, to let clinicians import patient data and use AI to ask questions.”
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ChatGPT Health adds Epic integration for clinicians to import patient data | TechCrunch
OpenAI said that the integration provides read-only access to health records for clinicians.
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Mothers learn to read the room, adapt communication, regulate herself, make decisions w/incomplete info, plan, revise, repair & try again. At work, we call this emotional intelligence, coaching, stakeholder & project mgmt, strategic thinking & leadership presence. www.fastcompany.com/91571831/com...
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Companies keep talking about the motherhood penalty. They're missing the motherhood advantage
For decades, workplaces have focused on the motherhood penalty. But research shows parenting develops many of the leadership skills organizations most value.
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026
What I hate about COVID downplayers is… you won okay. In the aftermath of humanity coming together to develop the most crucial vaccines of our lifetime & collectively sacrificing to save lives, we are now less safe, less vaccinated & less empathetic than ever. You won ok. Lay down your swords.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The report “calls for the government to invest in young researchers, without noting that the administration fired scores of young scientists and terminated hundreds of grants to early career researchers.”
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
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Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Federal agency AHRQ, focused on health care quality, cancels $109 million in grants At least 78 grants have been affected. The notices left health services researchers concerned about the future of their field. www.statnews.com/2026/07/22/a...
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Federal health quality research grants worth $109 million ended early
At least 78 AHRQ grants worth $200 million have been affected by "non-award" notices; it's estimated those grants had $109.2 million in funding remaining.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 17/07/2026
That more of us aren't sickened is a combination of civil servants who really fucking care about their work, and a handful of companies that actually don't want us dead because it's bad for business. Costco, for example, actually sends out its own inspectors.
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JAMA @jama.com · 12/07/2026
In 2025, the number of #NIH-funded investigators declined for the first time in a decade, with the steepest reductions among Black and Hispanic researchers and fellows. ja.ma/4vnpf0Q
JAMA Research Letter: "Trends in National Institutes of Health Investigators by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability Status." Two line graphs, 2016-2025. Graph A: project grants increase from ~40k to ~49k. Graph B: fellowships peak at ~4.2k in 2020, end at ~3.6k. Published June 8, 2026.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11/06/2026
The Ebola outbreak in Africa is escalating, and there are growing warnings that it could become one of the deadliest. to.pbs.org/4vMrtaV
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How the loss of USAID has weakened the fight against Ebola
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is escalating quickly. There are growing warnings that, without a stronger response, this Ebola outbreak could become one of the d...
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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits
The report, which had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, had been delayed. It now won’t be published at all, people familiar with the decision told The Post.
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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The first epidemic of the 1918 flu in the United States occurred at the military’s Camp Funston, Kansas (later Fort Riley). Infected soldiers headed to WWI battlefields carried the flu to Europe. Millions died It’s not *vaccination* that weakens force readiness.
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WHO @who.int · 07/04/2026
Science shows what is possible. From breakthrough medicines and clean air to life-saving vaccines and new discoveries — science works for all of us, every day. This #WorldHealthDay, let's come together and #StandWithScience. 💙
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/03/2026
Staffing “was always bad. And now it’s at a breaking point,” a VA psychologist said. They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 06/03/2026
A discussion about the SCORE Act has turned into the president complaining about the Supreme Court and saying he's going to make an executive order to change college sports. (Executive orders do not have any power). Mike Johnson is trying to steer this back to SCORE.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors. My report:
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Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid
Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Traffic accidents remain a leading cause of death among children in the United States. Research shows that car seats and booster seats can significantly reduce that risk — when used correctly. www.npr.org/2026/02/28/n...
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Parents, are you sure your kid's car seat is installed right? Here's how to know
In this visual guide, certified car seat experts walk through common installation mistakes and how to fix them. Learn what a secure car seat base and a tightly fastened tether look like and more.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 02/03/2026
World Central Kitchen head José Andrés confirms Israel has closed Gaza’s borders indefinitely and warns the NGO will run out of food this week. The group is currently cooking about 1 million hot meals a day.
World Central Kitchen head José Andrés confirms Israel has closed Gaza’s borders indefinitely and warns the NGO will run out of food this week. The group is currently cooking about 1 million hot meals a day.
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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Inside the turmoil and leadership vacuum at the CDC The Trump administration intends to nominate a permanent director soon One person already turned the job down NEW [gift link] www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Turmoil Takes Hold at CDC as Top Officials Keep Leaving
Trump plans to nominate a new director at the nation’s top health agency following months of upheaval.
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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
here's a link to the original research - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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COVID-19 vaccination status during pregnancy and preeclampsia risk: the pandemic-era cohort of the INTERCOVID consortium
We tested whether COVID-19 vaccination affects the risk of preeclampsia (PE) given the well-documented association between COVID-19 and PE, and their …
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Jenn Dowd @drjenndowd.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
“Immune amnesia”… aka measles is way worse than you thought. #Episky #medsky #publichealth open.substack.com/pub/jenndowd...?
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Don’t You Forget About Me(asles): The Virus That Erases Immune Memory
Measles vaccination protects your entire immune history.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11/02/2026
The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons." The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
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FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"DC Health was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious. DC Health is informing people who were at these locations that they may have been exposed." www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
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March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC Health warns
D.C. health officials are contacting people possibly exposed to measles at the March for Life in January, as confirmed cases rise nationwide.
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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Anne Frank died from a typhus epidemic that spread through the concentration camp where she was imprisoned.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
If ICE gets even one of these facilities fully up and running, it’ll immediately be the second-largest jail in the country behind only Rikers Island.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
“For the first time, we now have evidence that shows a cause-and-effect relationship between shingles vaccination and dementia prevention.” www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/shi...
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Dementia: Do shingles vaccines lower risk?
Research from Canada shows that people vaccinated against shingles have a lower dementia risk. There may be a catch, however.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
In just a few weeks, the United States has reported four times as many cases than is seen throughout an entire calendar year. abcnews.go.com/Health/us-se...
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4 times as many measles cases in a few weeks than US typically averages in a whole year: CDC
It comes as South Carolina is dealing with the largest outbreak recorded since measles was declared eliminated within the U.S. in 2000.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/02/2026
With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free. (Published 2019)
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Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
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Deadline @deadline.com · 25/01/2026
Three U.S. physicians who volunteered to treat injured children in Gaza are profiled in the Sundance film 'American Doctor,' directed by Poh Si Teng.
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In ‘American Doctor,’ U.S. Physicians Trying To Save Wounded Kids In Gaza Get “Caught Between Medicine And Politics” – Sundance Film Festival
Three U.S. physicians who volunteered to treat injured children in Gaza are profiled in the Sundance film 'American Doctor,' directed by Poh Si Teng.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/02/2026
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps contains some of the most expert, committed public servants I know. They signed up to help people live longer, better lives, not to be part of the inhumane mass deportation machine. www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...
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Some Public Health Service officers deployed in detention centers suffer 'moral distress'
A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/02/2026
Health Rounds: Women who have had an HPV vaccine need fewer cervical cancer screenings reut.rs/4ag4ueT
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Health Rounds: Women who have had an HPV vaccine need fewer cervical cancer screenings
Women vaccinated against the human papillomavirus can safely skip many of the cervical cancer screenings that are typically recommended every three to five years, a new study from Norway suggests.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
During the week after Pretti was killed by DHS, Fox News made at least 75 claims blaming Pretti for his own death or contradicting video evidence.
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Study: Fox News smeared Alex Pretti dozens of times following his killing by federal agents
On January 24, Customs and Border Protection agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minnesota intensive care nurse, during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. In the week tha...
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 04/02/2026
4. A cabal of local officials secretly met to nullify a citizen's referendum to stop a taxpayer-funded light rail expansion, with national implications 5. ICE raided a Hyundai factory last year and arrested hundreds of skilled Korean workers 6. Georgia has the fourth-most ICE arrests in the nation
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Eastside Beltline light rail work secretly halted last year
A group made up of officials with the city of Atlanta, the Beltline and MARTA made the decision in a closed-door meeting without ever informing the public.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 04/02/2026
Why should you care about the AJC, despite its numerous recent failures in journalism? 1. The FBI just raided the Fulton County elections office to help Trump rehash his "Stop the Steal" myth 2. The city is hosting the World Cup semis 3. All statewide row offices are up for reelection in November
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Police body cam footage shows confusion at FBI raid of Fulton elections office
Body camera footage obtained by the AJC indicates issues with the search warrant slowed the FBI, even as agents came prepared to take 2020 ballots by force.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 03/02/2026
More than 60 years ago, President John F. Kennedy mobilized 30,000 federal troops to stop rioting over the admission of James Meredith, a Black student, at the University of Mississippi. President Donald Trump now threatens to use the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minnesota.
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How Trump’s Threat to Invoke Insurrection Act Differs From JFK’s Use in Mississippi
The military has been used about 30 times since 1807 to enforce civil rights and quell riots. Can they be used to quash political protests?
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National Fair Housing Alliance @natfairhouse.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
HUD is proposing rule changes that will make it more difficult to enforce the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and ensure that housing is fair and accessible to all people. We have a chance to stop it.
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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Shouldn’t be this hard—NIH director admits after being grilled by @sanders.senate.gov : 1) The best way to stop the measles epidemic is to vaccinate your kids against measles. 2) no single vaccine causes autism. RFK Jr is wrong.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 01/02/2026
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian, were accompanied home by Texas Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro.
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Five-year-old boy and father detained by ICE return home to Minnesota
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian, were accompanied home by Texas Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school. Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools. “I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 30/01/2026
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 29/01/2026
Alex Pretti was part of a proud tradition of healthcare workers standing up to fascism. bit.ly/3LJMzFv
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Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight
Pretti was one of us. We have to carry on his struggle.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
My tribue to Dr Bill Foege and the lessons we can learn from his inspiring life Lessons From William H. Foege, A Global Health Legend @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
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Lessons From William H. Foege, A Global Health Legend
Dr William H. Foege, a legend in global public health, passed away on 24 January 2026. His life and legacy offer several lessons for global public health
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I've been wanting to learn more about James Baldwin. Learned a lot from this Throughline episode www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...
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James Baldwin's Fire : Throughline
James Baldwin believed that America has been lying to itself since its founding. A sharp, funny, and insightful commentator on Black identity and American democracy, he never hesitated to bear witness...
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