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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning." Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. 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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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lysenokists are all about starving people to death

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Are we sure AGI--Artifical General Intelligence--isn't already here? Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...

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Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. (Gift Article)

The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Is this standard kit now? "That’s when a flight attendant brought duct tape, which Mr. Mejia wrapped around Mr. Lundeen’s body and seat, restraining his head as well." Explore this gift article from New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...

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Unruly Passenger Is Restrained With Duct Tape During a Flight (Gift Article)

The passenger on an American Airlines flight began to shout vulgarities and then became violent on Thursday, the authorities said. That’s when two passengers stepped in.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

When POTUS announced Executive Order pushing conspracy theories about vaccines there were no medical doctors in the room.

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thoughts and Prayers is also the GOP approach to handling gun violence. How's that working out?

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

At first I misread this as, "USA running out of measles"--and thought, "No, no, RFK Jr is making sure we have plenty of measles."

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The CDC is really is no where to be found because of its deliberate destruction. You CDC cruise ship inspectors were laid off in April 2025. No surprise it has been crickets from HHS and CDC leadership on the situation with the Hanta virus cruise ship situation. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

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CDC's cruise ship inspectors laid off amid bad year for outbreaks

The steep cuts to the cruise ship inspection team baffled officials in the program, which is not paid for by taxpayer dollars.

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

No, it's not 2020 again, even if it may feel that way a bit. peterbornstein.substack.com/p/here-we-do...

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Here We Don't Go Again

No, Hantavirus is not the next pandemic

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

MAGA/MAHA don't do math or science.

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

“It’s sending the message to undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families that being in the shadows is safer." Immigrants Are Scared to File Taxes. It Could Cost the U.S. Billions. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...

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Immigrants Are Scared to File Taxes. It Could Cost the U.S. Billions.

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I was a pediatric resident during the time the Hib vaccine was introduced. It was amazing. I was so happy to see less kids dying or getting diasbled from the vaccine. To see that the vaccine rate is falling and the illness rate going up is very sad. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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A deadly bacterial disease is returning, doctors warn, as vaccination rates fall

Hib once killed 1,000 children a year, permanently disabling many more. Doctors who've never seen the disease say the comeback is changing the way they practice medicine.

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I feel like just staring at my dogs all day.

Picture of a Westie and Airedale curled up together in a bed

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Bravo! Arbitrary and capricious is an apt description of all ACIP activities since January 20, 2025.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The Board of Peace has wasted no time starting its first war.

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Of course he does. I'm waiting for him to put his name on our Country--Trump States of America [shiver].

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

What’s next? Sewing emblems onto clothing? Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

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Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE

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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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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now. #AccountabilityIsComing

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 25/01/2026

Yes, we know.

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Mi Ra SOUL @flipcritic.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

They are just asking for guillotines.

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The person killed by ICE in Minneapolis today was an ICU nurse and a public health researcher at the Minneapolis VA.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Ramping up the gaslighting to insane levels

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God. Thank God we have video. Because according to DHS, these 7 heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against him or something. It's nonsense, people. It is nonsense and it's lies."

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 24/01/2026

CW: EXTREME VIOLENCE I've synced up videos from both perspectives about as well as I can Audio from both is included They are both slowed down to ~.5x, zoomed in, and have their colors enhanced The captions are from the pink lady's video on the left

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

This is #AlexPretti He was killed today in #Minneapolis He was 37 year old US citizen, a son, a brother and nurse who worked for the VA. We should all be horrified about what is happening in the US. We need our elected officials to stop playing politics and start protecting lives.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/12/2025

To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M

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RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves

“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?” Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’” Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Fight on, Dr Monarez! Our country depends on brave scientists who speak truth to power. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

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New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign

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Peter Bornstein @spidadoc.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Indicting a ham sandwich? No problem. Indicting a sub sandwich is a whole ‘nother thing. Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...