I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol. Not because of vaccines. Not because of some headline. I’m autistic because that’s how my brain works. Stop treating us like a problem. Start listening to us.

Quite the fucking bad idea Love, Your Friendly Neighborhood Nurse

Indeed

NEW Kaiser will be offering Covid vax to all members ages 6mos+ 🙌🏼

CA legislators vote today on SB/AB 144 which would remove all references to ACIP from state law + replace with recs from physician-led prof orgs that rely on science. This law would give teeth to the West Coast Health Alliance by requiring that insurers offer shots based on evidence-based guidance

Quite

Dear RFK: You can fuck all the way off Love, CA, OR, WA

Hey @capublichealth.bsky.social, where’s our health order?

Guys, nurses are far from being elite establishment. When we sound the alarm it’s legit. Pass the word. Hardcore MAGA won’t budge but others might

Blue state health secretaries need to organize and soft secede STAT

Amen

Call your Senators/Reps to impeach/fire RFK Jr. before he kills us all. www.5calls.org makes it easy to reach them and has a script. CVS and Walgreens Clamp Down on Covid Vaccines in Many States www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

Psych nurse here. Newsom’s tweets are ironic and illuminating. People being pissed means something is hitting. Deep down many know but have been in denial about how disordered Trump is. Being confronted with this forces cognitive dissonance. Hard core MAGA will not budge but others might

Nurse cosign

Blue state health secretaries need to organize AG-style stat

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

rfkjr: we just want people to be able to make choices about their own health america: cool can we choose to take the covid booster rfkjr: lol no

Nurse approves

being aware of bad things happening is important, but doomerism is corrosive. it’s a form of voter suppression in that it makes people feel helpless and disincentivizes them from participating (“why bother when we can’t win anyway”). block early and often.

Full support from this 2nd gen Californian, nurse, union member A temporary defensive response Voters must approve Only kicks in if red states gerrymander for ‘26 midterms Does not repeal CA independent redistricting commission Calls for indep redistricting nationwide LFG @governor.ca.gov

"Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who oversees the CDC, did not make a statement the day of the shooting. Late the following morning, more than 30 minutes after posting photos of fishing with his family, Kennedy posted condolences on his official X account..." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...

This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This was domestic terrorism. Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough. Domestic. Terrorism.

PSA Love, your friendly neighborhood nurse

The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.

next we’ll eliminate looking both ways before crossing the street and fuel a need for tombstones

Immigrants account for 1 in 6 hospital workers 1 in 4 for nursing homes, group homes, and home care 1 in 3 for home care alone The anti-immigrant actions and vibes will cost us dearly As a nurse in disability services this is what keeps me up at night

Good news

Exactly The challenge will be to message this so folks connect the dots And blame the right people

Huge. Hope it sticks. LFG

Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system: The Tetanus vaccine The Measles vaccine The Polio vaccine The Mumps vaccine The HPV vaccine The Pneumonia vaccine The Hepatitis B vaccine The Rubella vaccine The Diphtheria vaccine The Covid-19 vaccine - @hislopmd.bsky.social

LFG

Hospitals rely on Medicaid to operate, even though they take other insurance. Projected cuts by state per Manatt Health vis wsj.com

*Someone* has been talking about this…

Grandma’s nursing home closes Grandma goes to the ER ER looks for a safe place for grandma But the Medicaid that would have paid for her care at home is gone So Grandma moves in with family and someone quits their job to take care of her Now everyone needs Medicaid

485 days till the midterms

Only because blue states lawyered up #NIH

People living under fascism didn’t survive by giving up joy—they protected it. They held onto the things fascism tried to erase: art, friendship, jokes, rituals, language, memory. Not as escapism but as resistance. As proof they were still human. Joy isn’t frivolous under fascism. It’s strategic.

She knows the devastation that is about to hit our nation. Why??

This is a really important point. Most Medicaid recipients likely have NO idea that they’re about to lose their coverage.

Pretty cool cutting off people’s Medicaid during Disability Pride Month.

3. Corporations that publicly endorsed Trump's megabill: 3M Altria AT&T Charter Communications Chevron Cisco Comcast Delta Airlines Door Dash Great Clips Hair Cuttery T-Mobile Uber United Airlines UPS Verizon

“The Social Security Administration (SSA) is celebrating the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans.” In my email. I’m throwing up in my mouth. @meidastouch.com @muellershewrote.com

As a nurse in developmental disability services I am beyond livid. Our system serves over 400,000 people. It’s impossible to overstate the scorched earth impact the Medicaid cuts will have. All because of greed, fear, and fucking inhumanity.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

You can't support both Trump AND the American people. Their interests are mutually exclusive.

The most sobering part about becoming 1930’s Germany is realizing that no one is going to come here and liberate those being brutalized. If this historically inhumane regime is going to be overthrown, We The American People are going to have to do it.

We now have a concentration camp in Florida. Stop pretending any of this is normal. If you claim to be a good person and you're not outwardly opposing this regime, you're not a good person. Be human.

Under the Senate-passed reconciliation bill, federal Medicaid spending in rural areas is estimated to decline by $155 billion. That is more than the House-passed bill — and far more than the $50 billion appropriated for the rural health fund. on.kff.org/45S2fOC