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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
never the wrong time for this classic
Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?" 
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 28/02/2025
Love will always be more resplendent than the darkness of hate can conquer.
LGBTQ+ support showing multi colored flag with the words
You are loved, accepted, and celebrated just as you are in the foreground.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Matt Moberg (American, b.1985) "What Sidewalks Are For #1," 2026 Acrylic and oil on canvas 20 x 16 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Antivaxx is not a legitimate “belief;” it is intentional science denial. There is no legitimate evidence for it or reason to support it. You wouldn’t coddle flat earthers, and flat rarthers aren’t harming children and trying to infect you with ancient plagues just to avoid admitting they’re wrong
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 18/08/2026
@catgyoung.bsky.social #medsky www.scientificamerican.com/article/majo...
Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over ‘misinformation’
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Senator Tommy Tuberville
Michigan Democrats just voted to send a TERRORIST to the Senate.
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is a
RADICAL ISLAMIST who will do everything he can to destroy America.
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Born in Detroit to Egyptian immigrant parents, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is a Rhodes Scholar with two doctorates who became Detroit's youngest-ever health director at age 30 before going on to teach epidemiology at Columbia University.
Calling him a "radical Islamist" makes you look stupid, not him.
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The BMJ @bmj.com · 07/08/2026
Republican members of the Senate committee have voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. When politics replaces science as the arbiter of truth, the ultimate casualty is not Fauci: it is the health of the American public, say @gavinyamey.bsky.social and @boghuma.bsky.social
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Fauci’s Senate hearing riled up the MAGA base—but at the cost of damaging public health
The vilification of Anthony Fauci by Senate Republicans will erode trust in science, curtail international research collaborations, and deter scientists and health experts from entering public service...
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COYG @jamespmahaffey.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I will forever be haunted by the findings of this study pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites
The present work examines beliefs associated with racial bias in pain management, a critical health care domain with well-documented racial disparities. Specifically, this work reveals that a substant...
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...
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Frances Perkins: The Architect of Social Security - The American Prospect
In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’
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💉Josh Rubin, MD @drsandman11.medsky.social · 31/07/2026
All due respect, if you didn’t look like this in the spring of 2020, I don’t really care about your opinion of Dr Fauci
3/2020: me in the ICU about to intubate a COVID patient for the first time
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/07/2026
Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/07/2026
Mamdani: "Those who led through exclusion & isolation have tried to win power & enrich themselves by turning us against one another ... today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted, but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum"
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Kinda Angry Female US Air Force Officer (Ret) @aimhighflygirl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
HPV vaccine has ‘almost eliminated’ cervical cancer “…a future where almost nobody gets cervical cancer…is firmly in sight.” HPV vaccine cervical cancer study began in 2008, “led to zero cervical cancer deaths in UK women aged 20-24 from 2020 to 2024” www.positive.news/society/good...
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gettingouttadodge.bsky.social @gettingouttadodge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
-15-18% of US nurses are "foreign-born" -37 states identified having critical nurse shortages -Over 1/4 of US physicians and surgeons and nearly 40% of home health aides are immigrants Good luck surviving the US healthcare system without non-US born healthcare workers. We're screwed without them.
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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Forthcoming in the AER: "Rationing by Race" by Manasvini Singh and Atheendar Venkataramani.
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Rationing by Race
(Forthcoming Article) - We document how deepening resource scarcity results in rationing on the basis of race in a highstakes setting: health care. Using detailed, time-stamped data on 107,000 inpatient admissions to a large health system, we find that in-hospital mortality increases for Black, but not White, patients as hospitals reach capacity. These findings are not explained by differential patient selection. We identify rationing by wait times as a mechanism, documenting that sicker Black patients wait longer for care than healthier White patients at almost all capacity levels. Text analysis of unstructured clinical notes reveals rationing of provider effort as another mechanism.
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Alt Health and Human Services @alt-hhs.altgov.info · 25/06/2026
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Veterans’ Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke Fell by Up to 38% With COVID Vaccine
A VA study suggests that COVID vaccines may be broadly cardioprotective.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/06/2026
The coronavirus vaccine reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events linked to covid-19 — strokes, heart attacks, and hospitalization from heart disease — by about 40 percent, according to new research. wapo.st/43EOal9
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Covid vaccine linked to broad protections against heart conditions, study finds
The vaccine reduced cardiovascular conditions, hospitalizations and deaths of all causes, including those not linked to covid, researchers said.
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
God they’re having so much fun. I wanna be there!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/02/2026
It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Rosa Parks' refusal to stand up and give her seat up to a white passenger on the bus was not some random, one time act taken because she was tired. Her action was part of a preconceived NAACP Bus campaign for equality and Parks was a dedicated activist. "Small" actions matters.
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Morgan Le Fay @tydyethefly.blacksky.app · 29/05/2026
So I read the article: 1. This happened in 1965 (for context, Henrietta Lacks cells were taken in 1950) 2. There were 31 children apart of this unethical trial, of which almost all were low income and Black. 3. The families didn't find out until 2023 when a magazine investigated the RSV vaccine
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/04/2026
Today marks the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As we honor the 1.5 million Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire across modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Armenia, we must refuse to let history repeat itself.
In 2020, the military forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey attacked the Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh. In 2023, Azerbaijan expelled over 100,000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, continuing the genocidal campaign that had begun over 100 years prior.
On this day of remembrance, we reaffirm the right of the Armenian people - and all people — to freedom, safety, and self-determination.
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nypbb.bsky.social @nypbb.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
My deepest sympathy to you and your family.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
A song for the moment
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Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
YouTube video by UnAmericanBandstand
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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 07/04/2026
Over 430,000 people rest at Arlington National Cemetery with another ~25 added each day. Our liberties were bought & defended by the over one million killed in service to this nation. What is being done in our name, on their sacrifice, is not necessary. It is blasphemous.
Photo of Arlington National Cemetery with rows of white headstones in the foreground
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Richmond Active Calls @rva-active-calls.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
04/04/2026 21:02 / RPD Precinct 3 311A6 / BURGLAR ALARM , INVESTIGATE - 3500-BLK W CARY ST Arrived #rva
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/04/2026
The reason for the pause in testing is widespread layoffs, hiring freezes and resignations. By July, the rabies team will be down to just one person with the clinical expertise to advise state and local officials, and the pox virus team will have none.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/04/2026
The CDC has paused testing for rabies and pox viruses. It's vital we keep a close eye on them as rabies is virtually 100% fatal without vaccination, and smallpox killed hundreds of millions (we really don't want a similar virus returning). Losing track of these viruses is a recipe for catastrophe.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Medical schools will no longer be required to teach about health inequities. The change comes as political pressure about diversity, equity and inclusion grows. Experts say removing DEI from the guidelines will affect patient care. www.healthday.com/health-news/...
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Medical Schools No Longer Required To Teach Health Inequities
MONDAY, March 30, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Future doctors may no longer be required to learn about how social and economic factors affect health.A major U.S. acc
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A Virginia hospital faces a $6B reckoning after an abusive doctor is accused of systematically sterilizing hundreds of Black women without cause. atlantablackstar.com/2026/01/15/o...
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‘He Was Very Convincing’: Over 600 Mostly Black Women Sterilized and Cut Open for No Reason, Lawsuit Claims — Now Virginia Hospital Faces $6B Lawsuit
"Over 600 Black women sue Virginia hospital for $6B over unnecessary surgeries. Shocking details emerge in lawsuit. #JusticeForWomen"
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/02/2026
Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city — you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here.
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
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nypbb.bsky.social @nypbb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Lindenwold, New Jersey: When asked about his first-ever protest, he expressed his deep concern, stating, “I never want to see a child run away from our own government again.”
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Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me @irelandms.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
MS: Feeling seen doesn’t always mean feeling heard #EDHbestblogs #MS #MultipleSclerosis #Ireland #MSAwareness #neurology #MSWarrior #MSLife #InvisibleIllness @EverydayHealth irelandms.com/2026/02/08/m...
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MS: Feeling seen doesn’t always mean feeling heard
On the day I was diagnosed, I almost immediately fell into denial. “Who? Me? MS? Sure, I thought it would be worse! Nah... Let’s have dinner!” The friend with me at the hospital understood I needed a ...
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nypbb.bsky.social @nypbb.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Love seeing our guys play there. Sorry I missed it in person tonight.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026
Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Liam goes home… www.instagram.com/reel/DUOW4_E...
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 28/01/2026
"Trump’s federal thugs beat up on His face and his chest Then we heard the gunshots And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead Their claim was self defense, sir Just don’t believe your eyes It’s our blood and bones And these whistles and phones Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies"
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
And another declaration from a medical doctor who was on scene and attempted to treat the man who was shot. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#109 in Tincher v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:25-cv-04669) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION of Witness No. 2 re 108 Declaration in Support by John Biestman, Alan Crenshaw, Janet Lee, Abdikadir Noor, Susan Tincher, Lucia Webb . (Fisher, Caitlinrose) (Entered: 01/24/2026)
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