“The Board has affirmed its initial determination that you be removed as Chair of the Council of Health Equity, effective today, February 3, 2026" Check out my OpEd reflecting on this decision & how it's another sign of a larger issue within health care, public health & academia #MedSky #PedSky👇🏾✊🏾

important piece from @chomilomd.bsky.social

MN's 4th annual #Medicaid Equity Forums kicked off this week! Theme: "Equity in Uncertain Times: Protecting Access, Centering Communities" Facing federal threats, Medicaid cuts, & budget challenges, we're committed to keeping communities healthy. Together, we will turn listening into ACTION #MedSky

This AI pass USMLE board licensure?(NO) Board certified? (NO) Have malpractice insurance? (Unclear, if so, how did the underwriters figure that one out?) This shit is so wild and irresponsible. #MedSky #PedSky

"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there is less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says lawyer Bryan Stevenson. n.pr/4rZEKKT

The corruption is indeed staggering.

BREAKING: Texas State Fires Professor over Palestine Speech Philosopher Idris Robinson is being fired for having principles. He gave a talk on Palestinian resistance. He would not condemn it. Over a year later, TXST terminates his tenure-track contract. But he's fighting back.🧵

Preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 BILLION a day. So far.

Baby gets measles at 7 months of age. Survives but measles isn't done with him. When he is 7 years old, he gets Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, which is fatal Stage I – Behavioral/cognitive change Stage II – Motor dysfunction Stage III – Severe deterioration Stage IV – Vegetative state ➡️ death

REQUEST: The people caretaking the Alex Pretti memorial are looking for archival storage boxes/materials to store the room full of memorial items they’ve preserved. Does anyone have a lead on where to get some?

CBS News conducts a poll. It finds that only 18% of Americans advocate removing Iran's leadership "by force," and 74% say Trump needs congressional approval before starting a war. So their headline is, "CBS News poll on Americans' views on Iran prior to conflict." www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...

NEW, from me: I talked to Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of Tuesday's State of the Union + arrested for... standing up. Really. Rahman, who is autistic and has disabilities, was a guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar + was previously brutally detained by ICE in Minneapolis. www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

Brands made big shows of celebrating Blackness when it was fashionable and, above all, safe. In the Trump era, it’s a different calculation: https://bit.ly/4l3zhAW

This administration is using healthcare fraud- a real policy concern- as a fig leaf to target political enemies. An administration that repeatedly lies and violates the law and Constitution shouldn't be trusted with unchecked power to arbitrarily pull funding without due process.

ICE agents grabbed a 16-year-old asylum seeker--which they aren't supposed to do They kept him from his parents -which they aren't supposed to do They shipped him out of state, to a Christian ministry, which they aren't supposed to do. Then they *lost* him. www.startribune.com/how-ice-labe...

As it stands, GEO is poised to rake in tens of billions of federal dollars for detaining immigrants over the next four years; and thanks to the Trump admin installing a top GEO executive at ICE, the company appears to have kept its competitors from profiting anywhere near as much.

As @projectsaleos.bsky.social reported on Friday, GEO just got a huge boost via a complex Navy procurement system tapped to disburse most of the $45 billion it got last year — allowing ICE to give it contracts with no competitive bids. Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.

The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.

I keep thinking I do not have the energy or inclination to keep getting involved in electoral politics and then along comes a race and a candidate like Cedrick Frazier. This race is a big deal. If you believe in reducing mass incarceration and demanding police accountability, he’s your candidate.

pretty stunning chart

Soccer is THE most popular sport in the world. Last week, nearly 800 million(!!) people worldwide tuned into the Manchester city / Liverpool game. The Washington Post cut its entire sports desk. New School cancels its class on global soccer and politics. America is hustling backwards.

NEW: One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments. They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics." We are going to teach it anyway. karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...

Since the start of Trump’s second term, the number of children in ICE detention has increased sixfold. In their letters, kids held at the Dilley center told us about missing their friends, being unable to go to school and feeling trapped.

When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.

“I’ve mentioned before that concentration camp regimes in their early stages often make use of large open infrastructure to convert into detention spaces. Dachau was converted from a shuttered factory into a concentration camp in 1933.”

Vinay Prasad will defend your right to drink raw milk. That's freedom. With vaccines, he decides for the entire country. He controls our health.

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

This is what ICE looks like

U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.

Columbia will never be free of this stain.

The importance of $1 million in funding for immigration legal services approved by the Minneapolis City Council last week: “If you don’t have an attorney, 80% of cases in MN end in deportation. If you do have an attorney, 26% of cases end in deportation" kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman - Dr. MLK Jr As the federal government's siege on MN extends into a 3rd month we are hearing more stories of the inhumane conditions that people are experiencing while in detention. #MedSky

Bondi directed federal agents to arrest four journalists. Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, Jamael Lundy, and Trahern Crews. All Black. All doing their jobs.

Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

There is a heck of a lot going on w/ Medicaid Monday 2/2 at noon ET @georgetownccf.bsky.social will hold a press availability with our experts to discuss: - alleged Medicaid fraud in MN - Medicaid data sharing w/ ICE - new provider tax rule - why the child uninsured rate is likely going up + more

We know that delayed or forgone care can lead to disastrous results. Thanks to @sahanjournal.bsky.social for sharing the stories of what I & other clinicians are seeing happen in our health care systems & compiling useful guidance for our community members🙏🏾✊🏾 #MedSky sahanjournal.com/health/avoid...

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Institutional neutrality is a straight jacket the campus presidents and boards put themselves in in order to absolve them of any moral obligations to the to the world and community which they reside. Trump’s Compact attempted to codify this practice that many, many campuses adopted on their own.

A lot more people should know about the bravery Marimar Martinez displayed in the midst of Chicago’s occupation and the murder of two observers in MSP. They tried to kill her, shooting her 5 times, and it’s a miracle she’s alive to push for transparency like this after being persecuted by the DOJ.

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

This school year I’ve been reading poetry once or twice a week to my oldest son as he eats breakfast. Today I shared this poem @nikitagill.bsky.social posted last July. I share it here as it is one thing that has helped me & my family today. I hope it does much of the same for you. #MedSky #BlackSky

Statement from the Minnesota Timberwolves team chaplain with alt text (ht @gregolear.bsky.social)

Just say the government is lying. The goal of journalism should be to inform, not gaslight.

DHS agents would have probably still murdered Alex but let's not forget that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals basically gave them a big wink & nod by overturning a federal judge's ruling with little to no reasoning.

NBA star Tyrese Halliburton speaks out

Some of Alex Pretti's last words were to ask the woman he was trying to help, "are you ok?" I'm not OK. You shouldn't be either. We need you to DO something. Policy alone won't fix this. We need direct action. We need YOUR direct action. Please. #MedSky #BlackSky

This interview is outstanding. The constant violations of everyone’s Constitutional rights by these Federal thugs is beyond words. #iceout

Seattle & Denver are supposed to be progressive. They are hosting the NFL's NFC & AFC championships tomorrow. A nurse was trying to help someone and was MURDERED BY OUR GOVERNMENT IN THE STREET We need them to shut the NFL down & WAKE PEOPLE UP #MedSky @arif.bsky.social @bomani-jones.bsky.social

Proud of us MN✊🏾 #GeneralStrike #ICEOUT #ThereAreMoreOfUs