Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by deadly 'dart frog' toxin, Europeans say - NBC News

He is reckless, unstable, and the opposite of what we should expect from the nation’s top public health official. When the person in charge of protecting our health treats deadly disease like a joke and glorifies hard drug use, he is modeling behavior that puts families & communities at risk.

Goodnight all. If you’re not outraged by this lawless, corrupt and murderous administration, you’re not paying attention. The Big Lie is a lie. We must do better. The Lord bless you and keep you!

The president is overruling science to eliminate measures that protect us from pollution and environmental damage, mainly to benefit multinational corporations that have thrown money at his campaign, ballroom, and family. It's simple corruption, and it will cost American lives and livelihoods.

It will very much be worth your time to read this.

In honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday everyone should read this.

@nicollewallace.bsky.social Sue Gordon looks great! Congratulations on her lifetime achievement award!

🎯🧵by @drseanmullen.bsky.social on XTwitter (Feb 8, 2026): "Yeah. A mask cult. Sure. Call it that. You know what else was a 'cult'? Hand-washing. Seatbelts. Clean drinking water. Surgery without sawdust and whiskey. Every time humans figured out how..." Full 🧵 threadreaderapp.com/thread/20207...

Pediatrician Here 👋🏻 Vaccinations 💉 Work. Vaccinations 💉 Are Safe. Ingredients are 🧪 Safe. Ingredients are 👩🏻‍🔬 Tested. Vaccines are tested together 💉💉💉 Separate vaccines are not Safer. Separate vaccines are more stressful.

Pediatrician Here 👋🏻 Masks 😷 are very effective. Toddlers as young as 2 yo can wear one.

And clean the indoor air!

I cannot comment on why public health authorities may or may not be recommending certain approaches. Masking and ventilating indoor spaces properly are all effective and recommended strategies to mitigate impact of flu during peak season.

No masking is not harming your immune system. Your immune system does not require routine respiratory infections to “stay strong.” Immunologic memory from vaccination and prior exposures is long-lived and maintained by memory B and T cells without needing constant re-infection.

This is the ad that Fox News does NOT want you to see. Fox News rejected our newest ad, which demonstrates that Trump has “gone too far” with ICE. But we will not remain silent in the face of these attacks. Share our ad and follow @usjewishdems.bsky.social to join us in the fight.

This Is What Actual Christianity Is Supposed to Sound Like A stirring sermon from an Episcopalian pulpit last Sunday about “faith, basic morality, and decency” that we thought was worth reprinting.

The problem of ICE/CBP reform is we have a monster rampaging through our democracy and are trying to restrict *which* cities it can pillage and *how many* civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the monster; the problem is the monster. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...

Look closely at this graph of U.S. border crossings. The horizontal line is President Trump's inauguration. It explodes myths about effectiveness of Trump border patrol policies. Important expert analysis in advance of congressional hearings next week: www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...

Please read, and take note of Bri who is doing God’s work here on earth. #Beatitudes

Pediatrician Here 👋🏻 For Groundhog Day: Vaccines are safe and effective. Vaccines save lives. Vaccines prevent cancers. Autism is genetic and neurodevelopmental. Believe Victims. Infections cause chronic diseases.

Please read this all the way through.

#MedSky @dennisrenmd.bsky.social

Removing Bovino from Minneapolis is a good start, but it’s a little like firing the head coach when your team is a mess. It is an easy but often superficial way to signal change when, in fact, the whole operation needs to go.

The professionalism is indisputable, no? An undisciplined and untrained policing agency steeped in this much contempt and disregard of the citizenry can't actually be reformed. Abolish -- before more of us are beaten, killed or detained indefinitely and without legal cause.

Today marks a major moment for child health: the AAP has released its updated 2026 childhood and adolescent immunization schedule. Updated annually to reflect the latest scientific evidence, this year’s schedule is formally endorsed by 12 leading medical and healthcare organizations. bit.ly/4r5KbaQ

Btw, What happened to Alex Pretti's phone?

Robert Hubbell: "We are living through a moment of moral reckoning. We can choose to support democracy and humanity, or not. Those are the only options, and the moment of choosing is upon us." - The extra-judicial execution of Alex Pretti. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu... #ICE

M. Gessen’s brilliant explanation of state terror. “The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive.” In a regime based on terror no one is ever safe. We are learning the difference in Trump’s America. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...

#ICEOutForGood #iceoutforgoodandpretti #ICEoutofMinnesota #Minnesota #minneapolis

Let the picture of the little five year old boy standing facing the car and the old man being dragged out of his house with no shirt on, let those images burn into your brain. We don’t have to be this country. We don’t have to live this way. Donald Trump was a choice, Republican voters made for us.

US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties

Or you know, you could get your flu vaccine and maybe participate in the WHO flu antigen component selection.

"This is not a contest of ordinary politics. It is a trial of first principles: whether we remain a nation governed by laws, or submit to the dominion of one man’s will." https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/a-declaration-of-independence-from?r=1ne2d&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

I agree. Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it. -The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man. -That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war Which side are we on?

The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.

‘Completely lost his mind’: Trump's 'deranged' letter sends shockwaves across the globe" How many more times can people post this? When will GOP & MSM stop protecting him? He is a clear & present danger to US & the world He must be removed from office at once www.rawstory.com/trump-267490...

This IS indeed very much worth reading. [Gift article] www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:

The Trump Administration is government of, by, and for the wealthiest 0.1% of Americans, and the data now make this clear. truthout.org/articles/top...

Pediatrician Here 🫩 Me having experience and knowledge is Not fear mongering. Calling names doesn’t change the facts of my experience and knowledge of vaccine-preventable diseases.

You Don’t Stop a Captured DOJ by Asking Nicely The Fast, Ruthless, Lawful Way to Stop ICE From Killing People.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Please read this letter all the way through.

5 developments worth paying attention to this week. Together, they show how power tests its limits: at home, abroad, and inside our cultural institutions, including the Kennedy Center where the Washington National Opera just said, we're out! In honor of Renee Macklin Good--Stay peaceful. Stay loud.

This is missing the second page of her poem:

And then anyone else still pursuing this UnConstitutional perversion of our laws, not to mention our values.

The Whopper of the Week from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is out! This week we discuss RFK Jr.’s false claims about a lack of informed consent with childhood vaccines.

what you clearly see, CLEARLY, is a driver who is spooked by the agents grabbing her door, takes steps to drive away, and is immediately shot as moves her vehicle *away* from the agents.

Please read this from @pauloffit. You need to know about the old Tuskegee experiment - shockingly unethical and still compounding health inequity - and how it’s relevant today.