Michael O’Brien, Pediatrician
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Pediatrician • former child • he/him 🏳️🌈
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I just gave $500 to support my friend Dr. Annie Andrews, who is running for US Senate against Lindsey Graham — who wants to match me?!
@drannieandrews.com
for the win!
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ANNIE ANDREWS OUTRAISED LINDSEY GRAHAM HALF A YEAR BEFORE IT’S EVEN TIME FOR HER PRIMARY!!! This woman works harder than anyone else in the game… Doctor, Mom, and next U.S. Senator for South Carolina!
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“South Carolina Democrats can’t even win a 2nd house seat, how can they win statewide?” The SC map is so gerrymandered that statewide races range D40-45% while the Dems in congressional races get 28-42% (yikes). Believe it or not, statewide SC races may be more viable than SC01 or SC02.
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Drew Harwell
3 months ago
A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm"
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National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/10/national-guard-trump-dc/
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Team Lisa forever and ever.
#scpol
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I doubt there is anyone out there with intentions more pure than my buddy Annie Andrews, who is the smartest, strongest, and wittiest person I know. She will change the country & the world if we give her the chance 🩷
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LISA ELLIS IS RUNNING AGAIN!!!!! Lisa Ellis outperformed EVERY statewide Democrat in 2022, a notoriously awful election year in SC. I just sent $250 her way because I believe in her! Who will join me?
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Donate to Lisa Ellis
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https://secure.actblue.com/donate/lisa-ellis-relaunch
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I actually think at this time in America when our president is terrorizing his own citizens to distract from the fact that his best friend ran the most notorious child s*x rings of all time is a phenomenal time to elect a pediatrician to the U.S. Senate.
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Lindsey Graham is obsessed with being Trump’s loyal boy toy, and he’s addicted to supporting predators. It’s way past the time to send him packing and put
@drannieandrews.com
in the U.S. Senate!
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My hot take about 107 days: Kamala Harris tried her hardest to save us from fascism and the American people chose tyranny instead. Let that woman get her bag!
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5 months ago
There are a lot of new folks here so I wanted to reintroduce myself. 👋 I’m a mom, a pediatrician, and person who is willing to say what needs to be said. And I am a Democrat running to send Lindsey Graham home.
youtu.be/OEBFi3kxNP4
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Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid" (Captioned)
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
https://youtu.be/OEBFi3kxNP4
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Trump is losing his mind, Elon Musk is in a K-hole, Lindsey Graham’s approval is at 34%, and 2026 is about to be totally unpredictable… so I just gave $500 more to my friend US Senate candidate @AnnieAndrews.com to send Graham packing! Who is with me?
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I am so proud of my friend, mentor, confidant
@drannieandrews.com
… she is moving full steam ahead in her run to unseat Lindsey Graham, who *must* be retired after 2 decades of flip-flopping and lining his own pockets! For the kids, and for South Carolina ❤️
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PoliticsGirl
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I don’t usually weigh in for primaries, but this one is really important to me.
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ABC News 4 - WCIV
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Dr. Annie Andrews has officially announced her bid for South Carolina Senate Thursday morning, preparing to run against current Republican senator Lindsey Graham.
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Dr. Annie Andrews announces South Carolina senate bid, set to challenge Lindsey Graham
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Ryan Marino, MD
7 months ago
At least seven of the cited sources in the ‘MAHA report’ do not even actually exist. For example, the document listed epidemiologist Katherine Keyes as first author of a study on anxiety in adolescents… “The paper cited is not a real paper that I or my colleagues were involved with,” Keyes said.
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I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
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Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wMNLaSNW4
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I just gave $500 to support my friend Dr. Annie Andrews, who is running for US Senate against Lindsey Graham — who wants to match me?!
@drannieandrews.com
for the win!
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Bruce Lesley
7 months ago
The "debate" on the big, awful budget bill being debated in the House, which will be changed by a leadership amendment nobody has seen, makes the Senate filibuster process look much better. Why Progressives Should Support Senate Filibuster Reform and Not Abolition
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Why Progressives Should Support Senate Filibuster Reform and Not Abolition
We should all be concerned about the state of our democracy in this country.
https://open.substack.com/pub/brucelesley/p/why-progressives-should-support-senate-filibuster-reform-and-not-abolition-a7be4888a813?r=f8l9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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I’m having a hard time processing the level of both idiocy and malicious trolling being used by over 50% of the people who are supposed to care about this country and everyone in it.
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I think this is my dream ticket (at the moment)
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This is so awful from Nancy Mace on her vote against allowing new mom’s to utilize proxy voting for 12 weeks after birth… “As a woman and a mom I think making duly elected women choose between the wellbeing of their infant and their duty to vote is just wonderful” like WTF?
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“Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, and even Anna Paulina Luna should be ashamed of themselves. Congress came close to solving a real problem to help moms and their newborns, and GOP leadership fully tanked it. We all deserve better.”
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Republican Stunts Screw Over New Parents in Congress
Listen, if you know me, you know that I am not impressed with the Republican Party’s treatment of children.
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/republican-stunts-screw-over-new?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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Fresh cut from my gay barber who threatened to b*tch slap me??? My powers are FULLY recharged!!!
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Barely 3 months into 2025 and we have exceeded the total number of cases of measles in 2024. Meanwhile, Trump & RFK Jr’s CDC seems to be downplaying the outbreak’s dire status — as well as downplaying the best way to combat it: The MMR vaccine.
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The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1743285605&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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This combo is *chef’s kiss* I love my neighborhood 🥰
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“In short, the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s DOGE, and RFK Jr. are halting lifesaving funds for babies, and Black babies and their moms will be disproportionately harmed.” Please read my latest for
@donttreadonkids.bsky.social
and call your representative.
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Black Infant Mortality Continues to Worsen as Trump Halts Reproductive Healthcare Funds Over DEI Concerns
Today I awoke to two different headlines in my inbox:
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Make America Cruel Again: Deporting a U.S. Citizen — a Child with Brain Cancer
This headline will haunt me for the rest of my life:
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/make-america-cruel-again-deporting?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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My latest for Don’t Tread On Kids —
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Can the United States Ever Become a World Leader for Children Again?
…and were we ever one to begin with?
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/can-the-united-states-ever-become?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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Can the United States Ever Become a World Leader for Children Again? (and were we ever one to begin with…?)
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Can the United States Ever Become a World Leader for Children Again?
…and were we ever one to begin with?
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/can-the-united-states-ever-become?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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My latest with Don’t Tread On Kids… I read Project 2025 so you don’t have to (though I recommend everyone should), and defunding Medicaid is only the beginning.
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I got a bit personal this morning, talking about my own journey with depression and why RFK Jr and Donald Trump’s attack on antidepressants is unfounded & dangerous. My latest w/
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Taking Away My Antidepressant (and yours) Won’t ‘Make America Healthy Again
You may be sick of it, but we need to keep talking about Robert F.
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/taking-away-my-antidepressant-and?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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As I sat and typed my notes, I couldn’t help but wonder… When was the last time anyone asked ME about how MY tummy feels?
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IMPORTANT: Look 👀 at this new leaf!!!
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This is arguably the most important article I wish I didn’t have to write.
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Parents: What You Need to Know About Measles
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dispels myths and gets into the real talk about how you can protect your little ones from measles!
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Parents: What You Need to Know About Measles
File this one under articles I hoped I’d never have to write.
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/parents-what-you-need-to-know-about?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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I can’t help but pose the question: What is the opposite of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? A thesaurus would tell us: Uniformity, Inequity, and Omission. That doesn’t sound very American to me.
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Being anti-diversity, anti-equity, and anti-inclusion is literally the same as being racist & pro-segregation. These programs and initiatives and research all exist to make sure equal opportunity is based on merit for all. IT IS LITERALLY THE OPPOSITE OF THE REPUBLICAN ARGUMENT
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Hell isn’t hot enough for Nancy Mace’s wretched excuse of a soul. Sorry.
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Okay maybe this is the best piece I’ve written so far for DTOK
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… it’s comical yet deadly serious. Donald Trump: A Real Life Farquaad?
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Donald Trump: A Real Life Farquaad?
Few characters from my childhood stand out for their ridiculousness quite like Lord Farquaad from Shrek—and lately, I can’t help but feel like we have our own President Farquaad right here in the Unit...
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/donald-trump-a-real-life-farquaad?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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Selena Gomez spoke up for “children” and “my people” …and the president is using mourning mothers to attack her and demonize all immigrants. Disgusting.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Donald Trump is and always will be a racist piece of shit.
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11 months ago
They’re stopping WIC payments. WIC provides nutrition (& healthcare) to pregnant women & children under 5. Despite being massively underutilized, >50% of all US babies rely on WIC. Every $1 spent on prenatal WIC benefits saves >$3 in healthcare expenses (mostly to taxpayers) in the 1st yr of life
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I think we are all learning disturbingly quickly how many people in our lives would have done absolutely nothing to prevent the holocaust if we had lived in 1930s Germany…
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I poured a piece of my heart into this one. If it helps just one single reader, it was worth it! Love y’all 🩷
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Don’t Give Up: Michael’s Sunday Sermon —
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Don’t Give Up: Michael’s Sunday Sermon
The next 4 years are going to look different for each of us, but I guarantee that the actions of the Trump Administration will profoundly impact your life, and undoubtedly the lives of your kids (and ...
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/dont-give-up-michaels-sunday-sermon?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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What I needed to hear yesterday.
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Trump’s Immigration Policy: An Assault on the Well-Being of Children.
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Trump’s Immigration Policy: An Assault on the Well-Being of Children
It took less than 48 hours.
https://open.substack.com/pub/donttreadonkids/p/trumps-immigration-policy-an-assault?r=171wi5&utm_medium=ios
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Nancy Mace doesn’t want to talk about how she sleeps with her staffers, sends men to intimidate women who criticize her, calls Capital Police on people who start polite conversation, and is buddies with a literal pedophile… so she bullies trans kids & pediatricians instead.
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The climate crisis is insidious, yes, but we don’t have to lose the plot. The fight isn’t just on Capitol Hill—it’s in our backyards. Read my piece via
DontTreadOnKids.org
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