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Laura H

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PhD, MPH, MS. Public health researcher. STI prevention. Health equity. She/her. Views=Own

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
At least 79 kids have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s immigration crackdown. In most cases, they were going about their days when officers shot chemical munitions near their homes and schools and into their cars. (Published May)
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Kids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.
In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026
The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_...
Jailors were forbidden to move prisoners from one prison to another or out of the country to evade the writ. In case of disobedience jailers would be punished with severe fines which had to be paid to the prisoner.[5][6]
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20/09/2026
Giving an external committee power to veto research funding because it doesn’t align to a political agenda will not only harm science, it is a threat to democracy.
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ysph.yale.edu/news-article... Single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1.04 trillion or 20% less than the system it would replace, according to new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Erin Davisson 🌲 @erindeenews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As the world mourns Dolly Parton, revisiting Gloria Steinem’s tribute to the country music legend, originally published in the January 1987 issue, when Parton was named one of Ms. magazine’s Women of the Year. @msmagazine.com
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Dolly Parton’s Unique Feminist Power, as Told by Gloria Steinem (January 1987)
Woman of the Year Dolly Parton’s Unique Feminist Power, as Told by Gloria Steinem (From the January 1987 issue of Ms. Magazine)
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 31/08/2026
NEW FROM ME: On a hellish third-country removal flight last month, passengers say ICE-contracted guards got drunk, teased and beat them, tied them up, refused to let them use the lavatory. One says he witnessed an ICE agent admit to illegal chain refoulement. prospect.org/2026/08/31/w...
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‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American Prospect
On July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Darline Graham said that because her own parents died when she was a kid, people today shouldn't expect "government health care." So I dug up the real story of the death of Darline/Lindsey's parents. It makes a strong case FOR government health care. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2148...
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What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals
The senator’s parents died when she was a kid. That’s tragic. But it’s also tragic that she’s against the kind of care that could help untold numbers of people avoid that fate today.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Last year, I got a text from a friend in public health. They were checking into a hotel in West Texas to help contain a measles outbreak that would eventually grow to more than 900 known cases, likely a fraction of the true number. This once eliminated disease had already killed one child.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Before last year, there were no US measles deaths in a decade, and now we have had 5 deaths in two years. Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000, but will lose that status this year. This is an abject failure of public health leadership.
Chart: Annual US measles cases
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I will repeat something that cannot be repeated enough. If you truly care about protecting female athletes focus on what is actually causing them lifelong trauma. It’s not the presence of trans people. It’s the assaults of the adults who are supposed to protect them.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Mexican researcher Eva Ramón Gallegos achieved a milestone that puts Latin American science at the center of the world medical debate: she managed to completely eliminate the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in controlled clinical studies.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/08/2026
Important: Trump’s executive order is NOT legislation. Though the executive order promotes more misinformation about vaccines, nothing has changed about the availability of childhood vaccines. For evidence-based guidance, please follow and share American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The combined MMR vaccine, developed by Dr. Maurice Hilleman in 1971, “is more convenient for patients, and this convenience actually saves lives. Fewer injections translate as fewer missed doses, and therefore more protection in a shorter time. The MMR vaccine has saved millions of lives worldwide.”
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Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines | Smithsonian Institution
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/07/2026
Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.
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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Facts, plain and straightforward 💯🎯
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I was back in Immigration Court this week, this time for the hearing of a sweet little three-year-old girl, I’ll call her Estrella. She’s been in federal custody, separated from her family for more than 10 months – even though her mom lives here in NYC. The cruelty is truly mind-boggling. 🧵
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
An extraordinary cancer stat recently just dropped: zero. That’s how many UK women in their early 20s died from cervical cancer between 2020-24. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com is on 20 years of HPV vaccines--& how the US could better maximize the potential of this critical public health tool (🎁):
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The US Could Eliminate Cervical Cancer. What’s the Holdup?
An extraordinary cancer statistic recently dropped in a major medical journal: zero.
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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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Japanese internment camp survivors demand closure of Dilley, TX family detention center
DILLEY, Texas (RNS and Texas Tribune) — Completing a pilgrimage from the Texas site of a World War II internment camp, interfaith activists said history is repeating itself at the nation's only family...
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I just learned about this USDA bee lab that is about to be shutdown by the Trump administration. Like many science related decisions from this admin, this short sighted decision will have longterm scientific, ecological, and economic consequences. #SavetheBees theconversation.com/shutting-dow...
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Shutting down federal bee labs threatens bees, beekeepers and the US food system
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee, spent more than 14 months locked in an ICE camp. His health declined rapidly. Having been in the US since he was two, he never saw himself as an immigrant. He didn’t see himself as disabled. Now that he’s out, he’s advocating for both groups!
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‘They’re playing with people’s lives’: the double amputee detained by ICE speaking out at public events
With wife Mildred, Rodney Taylor of Atlanta was moved to activism after his detention led to deteriorating health
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Today, June 5th, marks HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day #HLTSAD, a day that honors long-term survivors of HIV and raises awareness about their needs, issues, and journeys. June 5th was chosen because it is the date in 1981 that the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)...
June 5 HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness day HLTSAD.Org
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Very bad news. Screwworm appears to have made it to Texas, as was predicted. These parasites eat the living flesh of cattle, cause horrible pain, and can ultimately kill them. Yesterday, USDA Chief Brooke Rollins categorically denied that screwworm was close to the border.
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Maggie Wiggin @maggie162.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE
 Page from a book saying:

From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Choose your Leaders with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led
by the opportunists who control the fool.
To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026
It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
If you're opposed to this explain why.
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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Newborns are going blind and dying from a disease America nearly wiped out
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Failing To Prevent the Preventable: The Resurgence of Congenital Syphilis | The New York Sun
Newborns are going blind and dying from a disease America nearly wiped out.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare -Universal healthcare (But get your mom flowers, too)
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
ICE has kept a disabled double amputee prisoner for over 14 months. Rodney Taylor has been denied access to his prosthetic legs. Forced to crawl across dirty floors to access food. Placed in solitary. Denied medical accommodations. They’re killing him & he needs the community to make noise!
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Her husband is a double amputee in ICE prison. She confronted Kristi Noem over its cruel conditions: ‘I have a fire inside’
Mildred Danis-Taylor dropped everything to advocate for the release of her husband, Rodney Taylor. A brutal year of legal and health challenges led her to Capitol Hill
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 26/03/2026
Today, I'm introducing my wealth tax — and more than 50 members of Congress are joining me. It’s time for the government to start working for American families, not just the ultra-rich.
Today, I'm introducing my wealth tax — and more than 50 members of Congress are joining me.
 
It’s time for the government to start working for American families, not just the ultra-rich.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Remember: The richest 1% evade roughly $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
So far the war on Iran has cost $25 billion. That's $1 billion per day. $41,666,667 per hour. $11,574 per second. Thousands of lives lost. People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 19/03/2026
“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” — Tupac said it years ago… and here we are. The Pentagon is now asking for an additional $200 BILLION for this war. We always find the money for war. But when it comes to housing, healthcare, or feeding people? Suddenly it’s crickets.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Imagine if instead of spending $1 billion a day on forever wars, we actually invested in one of America's oldest and most popular public services. www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-575041…
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The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress' help, postmaster says
The U.S. Postal Service's leader says it is set to run out of money in less than a year and may have to stop deliveries
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 18/03/2026
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Outrageous. Stripping Liam Conejo Ramos and his family of asylum is beyond cruel and indefensible. This decision must be overturned. Shame.
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Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family's removal
The family’s lawyers plan to appeal the judge’s decision to deport the family to Ecuador.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence Remember: These are the foundations of real freedom.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Everyone deserves housing. Everyone deserves healthcare. Everyone deserves food, water and clean air. These are not things you should have to “earn”. Your ability to survive should not be based on economic output. Help people meet their basic needs & watch the world change.
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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Vaccines save lives. Vaccines protect you from infection, and/or protect you from getting the worst complications of the disease. In addition, by being vaccinated, you are protecting all of those around you, including the young, the old and the immunocompromised.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 05/03/2026
PEPFAR, the program to stop hundreds of thousands of children and adults from dying of HIV/AIDS, was $6.5 billion a year.
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Child Trends @childtrends.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Organizations and leaders across the business community have an opportunity to move beyond symbolic gestures to genuinely support employees’ sexual and reproductive health. www.childtrends.org/publications...
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 11/02/2026
“Cut ICE’s budget to restore federal health care funding” is an extremely popular message www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 09/02/2026
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Internal White House meetings going on, like, "Hopefully the racism will distract from the pedophilia which will distract from the killings which will distract from the pedophilia again which will distract from the economy which will distract from the pedophilia a third time"
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 05/02/2026
cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Let me fix this title: Grand old men of capitalism continue to haunt vulnerable women and girls
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance. They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along. They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
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‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
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Annals of Internal Medicine @annalsofim.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
In an editorial, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, CEO of @idsainfo.bsky.social, explains the critical role of CDC data surveillance in light of a recent audit that found almost half of CDC public databases halted updates in 2025. bit.ly/4tniUTB
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 26/01/2026
Another world is possible if we fight for it.
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Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
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Nicola Low @nicolamlow.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
🧪 💉 Bill Foege is an absolute #PublicHealth legend And furious to the end about the destruction of US public health “Kennedy’s words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus,” he wrote… “I had no idea I would be this angry at the age of 89.” Ht @boghuma.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot That’s murder
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Law firm representing Renee Good's family releases findings from independent autopsy
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