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@peacefulprairegal.bsky.social
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I am a simple, peaceful person who stands with science and public health. I work for a non-profit, though I am an epidemiologist by training. I enjoy jogging outdoors.

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Disability Daily Podcast @disabilitydaily.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Today on the #Disability Daily #Podcast we celebrate #AmericanSignLanguage Day, the founding of the American School for the #Deaf in 1817 & #blind #mathematician Leonhard Euler. Listen & read transcript: disabilitydaily.podbean.com/e/ep106/ #Hartford #CT #ASD #math #DeafGain #ASL #EduSky #history
Bronze sculpture of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and young Alice Cogswell. Gallaudet is seated and, by resting his right thumb next to his closed fist, makes the ASL sign for the letter A. He gazes down at Alice, who also signs the letter A with her right hand while clutching a book to her heart with her left hand. She looks up at Gallaudet. Blue skies and green trees are behind the sculpture on the campus of the American School for the Deaf.Painting of Leonhard Euler with his head turned to his right. He is wearing a blue coat with black stripes over a ruffled white blouse. His hair and head is covered by a silver head wrap. He purses his lips, and his right eye droops.
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NOAA @handle.invalid · 28/03/2025
The cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., have officially reached peak bloom! Take a peek 👓 (not peak!) at the blooms pictured here, taken today (3/28) by the National Park Service. Visit nps.gov/cherry for more.
Close-up of cherry blossoms leaves taken March 28, 2025, the first day of “peak bloom” for the trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. Credit: National Park Service.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Fifty-six percent of children in Oklahoma have Medicaid. These liars will stop at nothing. Soonercare covers those who are older as well as those with disabilities.
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Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley @nprfreshair.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 21/02/2025
He's willfully sabotaging all of public health. www.npr.org/sections/sho... #Medsky #IDSky
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Myra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
This is outrageous. US should not destroy $500 million in COVID tests! Hundreds of people in the US are still dying every week from COVID. People are still getting COVID and then Long COVID and other serious health issues from COVID. COVID wastewater is high. COVID is not over. wapo.st/42VLGQh
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U.S. weighs destroying $500 million in stockpiled covid tests
The government is reviewing proposals to shut down the program that ships free covid tests to American households and is considering destroying 160 million tests.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/02/2025
LaLa Zanell advocates on behalf of LGBTQ people facing violence, from her own community all the way to Congress. For her work as our Trans Justice campaign manager and for many other facets of her life, we celebrate LaLa and her continued fight for our communities.
A graphic with a quote that reads "We cannot advocate for Black lives if we are not advocating for Black trans lives." The quote is attributed to "Lala Zanell, activist, ACLU senior campaign manager"
On the graphic is a photo of Lala, a Black woman speaking into a microphone at a podium, wearing a purple hat and scarf. In the bottom left is an ACLU logo, and in the bottom right reads "Black Futures Month"
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
Who's running this country:
MUSK
Donald Trump or
Elon Musk?
Since day one, Elon has created chaos and confusion and put our livelihoods at risk. And he is accountable to no one but himself.
The Constitution only allows for one president at a time. Call Your Senators and tell them it's time Donald Trump fire Elon Musk.
No One Elected Elon Musk
FireMusk.org
Common
Cause
Holding Power Accountable
SP
ACTION
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FUND
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 17/02/2025
Vaccines are safe and effective. Elections have consequences. #MedSky
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 17/02/2025
#IDSky on a roll here
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 16/02/2025
science.org
U.S. conditionally approves vaccine to protect poultry from avian flu
The decision brings U.S. poultry farmers a step closer to immunizing their flocks
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
They distract you over here with a little anti-trans bigotry in an executive order, while their other hand is stealing your Social Security number. Tell Congress to pass the "Stop the Steal" bill to prevent Elon Musk from meddling with our payment systems and data here: bit.ly/4gnneKE
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
200-300 Texans are believed to infected with #measles, an extremely contagious and deadly virus, as the disease spreads throughout the state. State officials urge residents to get vaccinated and warn it may not be possible to stop the spread of measles. www.chron.com/news/houston...
chron.com
Hundreds of people feared infected with measles in Texas
The outbreak of measles in a small West Texas community may be worse than officials originally thought. They are scrambling to promote vaccinations.
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Stop the attack on Section 504
dredf.org
Disability Community Briefing: What You Can Do to Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
RFK will result in a greater percentage of the population needing medication for mental health.
cosmopolitan.com
Antidepressants Gave Me My Life Back—I Won’t Let RFK Jr. Villainize Them
SSRIs have been prescribed safely for decades. And this fearmongering from the current administration could have deadly consequences.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 11/02/2025
cbsnews.com
Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
"Just awful: One of the inspector generals that Trump fired was examining Elon Musk's failures to meet reporting protocol designed to safeguard national security as a major recipient of Pentagon contracts. It's time to follow up on that." Read more here: bit.ly/4hwLoDN #ResistTrump
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
They're not planning on actually governing. They never were. The plan is to rule. #ResistTrump
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 11/02/2025
Google folded to Trump's will immediately to rename the Gulf of Mexico. How to submit a correction comment: Go to Google maps (website). Hamburger menu -> Edit the map -> Your Opinion -> Report an issue
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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
American Medical Association is providing regular updates on bird flu and other infectious diseases on YouTube. I highly recommend subscribing to their page, especially since CDC has been axed by FOTUS #Voices4Victory m.youtube.com/user/AmerMed...
m.youtube.com
American Medical Association (AMA)
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest and only national association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders. Our mission is to promote ...
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
"The administration, in its drive for total power, is determined to plunge the nation into even deeper constitutional crisis as Vance all but said directly by tweet last night that Trump intends to ignore court orders designed to curb some of his unconstitutional power grabs." More: bit.ly/3WVqzKd
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 10/02/2025
unitedformedicalresearch.org
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 10/02/2025
medpagetoday.com
Opinion | We Need Rapid Bird Flu Testing Now
States should lead on promoting early diagnosis to reduce transmission
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
The tactics being used by the current administration are not legal or constitutional. Executive orders can not establish or abolish departments of our government.Their nominees are highly unqualified and inexperienced. The American people elected Donald Trump, not Elon Musk.
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Katelyn Jetelina @kkjetelina.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Football, food, music, commercial, Taylor Swift. Here we gooooo! But, first a public service announcement from an epidemiologist: This is one of the most dangerous days for women—domestic violence, human trafficking. Check on your friends today.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 09/02/2025
If you want to “Make America Healthy Again,” one of the worst things you can do is slash the budget of the world's largest public funder of biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Trump's CFPB, now under the command of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, has halted the Biden admin's rule to ban medical bills from credit reports. It's been estimated that the rule would help improve the credit scores of 15 million people. Some populist, huh?
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 08/02/2025
MN is proud to help feed the world (in fact, this program was created by Hubert Humphrey). Now not only is that in jeopardy, but millions of dollars in income for farmers is too? Disgusting. This food, which we’ve already paid for, is waiting on ships to be delivered to those who need it.
startribune.com
Shuttering of USAID could mean the end of millions in income for Midwest farm operations
Frozen by Elon Musk’s DOGE personnel, the USAID program purchased $70 million in commodities in 2024 from Minnesota vendors.
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Katelyn Jetelina @kkjetelina.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Evolution shows that species thrive not in isolation but through deep connections to their ecosystems. Nature knows diversity isn’t a threat—it’s resilience. Like a tree in a forest, no organism stands alone; roots intertwine, sharing resources and enriching the soil. It’s not a zero-sum game.
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The madness and illegal actions continue. The press keeps the government in check.
cnn.com
Pentagon to swap traditional media with pro-Trump outlets under new rotational program for Defense Department workspace | CNN Business
One America News Network would soon replace NBC News and Breitbart would swap with National Public Radio in coveted Pentagon press corps workspace under a plan shared with journalists Friday night.
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Has anyone heard how Project 2025 will effect the IHS Loan Repayment Program?
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I Want My Public Health. I Want My MMWR. I Want My NVAC. I Want My PACCARB.
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Join Oklahoma Family Network Toolbox Tuesday on Feb. 11th at 6:00 PM on Zoom to hear about helpful resources and experiences. Register: tinyurl.com/yf3hxbdv Our featured guest is Cassie Mitchell, Ph.D, professor, and 4-time Paralympian for Team USA. .
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peacefulprairegal.bsky.social @peacefulprairegal.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Seditious gun weilding criminals run free, but public health info and data is held captive. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
A week of chaos in public health
The truth is, there’s a lot we don’t know yet.
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