Marina Arvanitis
@arvanitopoula.bsky.social
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A human first, and a human-first Med-Peds primary care MD, MPH professionally
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Andy Craig
about 7 hours ago
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept." Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
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When anyone ever tries to say that billionaires should fund science (or anything meant for the public good), let’s remember Epstein et al and their “proposal” for female behavior-modifying STIs.
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Jess Piper
2 days ago
We did not properly punish the confederates. We did not properly punish the insurrectionists on January 6th. We have to punish ICE. They can’t be allowed to slink back into their communities quietly. Expose them. Arrest them. Convict them. Imprison them.
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Bill Kristol
2 days ago
I sometimes wish the Democratic Party in Congress consisted of any 260 people in the Minneapolis telephone directory rather than the 260 dignitaries now representing us.
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Block Club Chicago
4 days ago
"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show.
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez
6 days ago
No snow, cold, or ICE will stop our movement! We will MELT ICE, dismantle DHS, and protect our neighbors.
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“Rejoice, for you warmed the cold earth with your fervent tears.” Akathist to St Xenia of St. Petersburg, January 24
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Julia Carrie Wong
7 days ago
“I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.”
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May we live to see him honored the way he honored his patients
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Brandy Zadrozny
7 days ago
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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LegalEagle
7 days ago
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS
7 days ago
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
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Lydia Polgreen
7 days ago
Another civilian gunned down by federal agents in Minneapolis, the day after several Democrats, including moderate media darlings, voted to give ICE another $10 billion.
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Kate Starbird
12 days ago
Inhumane and incredibly short-sighted. These meds keep people healthy and protect their partners and communities. This is a death sentence for people who can’t afford the meds ($20k plus per year) and will lead to more infections, more drastically altered lives, and more need for assistance.
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ashley fairbanks
8 days ago
this photo. minneapolis. 💜 📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
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Heather Cherone
13 days ago
Chicago: Always Down, Never Out (No Matter What)
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Ken Jennings
24 days ago
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Kristian G. Andersen
24 days ago
The fundamental difference - and the reason why Denmark can "get away" with fewer shots - is because it has universal healthcare, paid leave, and a homogenous population. But, ultimately, they have decided that thousands of annual cases of chickenpox, RSV, rotavirus, etc. is okay. I disagree.
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Gabe Ortíz
27 days ago
“Trump and his administration have lied, consolidated power, and committed war crimes to seize Venezuelan oil and pursue regime change for their imperialistic agenda in the Western Hemisphere,” said Rep.
@ramirez.house.gov
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Colin Carlson
28 days ago
What is public health's "lane"? It surely ends somewhere; there are epistemic boundaries in every direction. But public health must have an abolitionist view of violence and empire, even when we do not have the immediate tools to achieve it overnight
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Sherrilyn Ifill
28 days ago
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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Soraya Nadia McDonald
28 days ago
he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him
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Lindsay P Cohn
28 days ago
Wait so the Gang of Eight was not informed before the strike but the NYT and WP were??
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
about 1 month ago
I feel like that makes it worse, bc it underscores that it's not just (using just loosely) RFK Jr randomly being a conspiracy addled eugenicist wackjob -- this catastrophe was coordinated and had the backing of the conservative legal movement
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Paul Waldman
about 1 month ago
83% of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid:
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Republicans simply can't believe that's true. It's government insurance, surely everyone hates it! But guess what: People don't want to be "health consumers," they just want secure coverage.
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“I've known Bobby my whole life. We grew up together. It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because Bobby himself is a predator.” -Caroline Kennedy
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Liz Szabo
about 2 months ago
Illinois vaccine committee votes to keep recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns The move marks the second time that state public health officials have broken away from guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
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Illinois vaccine committee votes to keep recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns
The move marks the second time that state public health officials have broken away from guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/12/16/illinois-vaccine-committee-votes-to-keep-recommending-hepatitis-b-vaccine-for-newborns
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Emily Nussbaum
about 2 months ago
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
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Jennifer Mendelsohn
about 2 months ago
BTW, here's a Life Magazine cartoon from 1911, two years after Michele Bovino came to the US:
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The American Academy of Pediatrics
about 2 months ago
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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jamelle
about 2 months ago
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
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Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/us/politics/rfk-vaccines-hhs-trump.html
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
about 2 months ago
Dr. Jason Goldman of the American College of Physicians says (paraphrasing) that this entire meeting is complete bullshit and should be adjourned. He has been a constant voice of reason.
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Re: today’s ACIP meeting. Hang in there, friends.
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Hank Green
2 months ago
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
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Kevin Ault
2 months ago
A study from Kaiser Permanente demonstrated that maternal Tdap was 90 % effective against
#pertussis
in the first two months of life. It was 56 % effective in the first 12 months. Remarkably consistent with a bunch of other studies -
#IDSky
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www.ajog.org/article/S000...
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Effectiveness of Tdap5 vaccination in pregnancy at preventing infant pertussis
Maternal vaccination with the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy is the most effective way to prevent pertussis in infants, especially in the first few months...
https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(25)00862-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
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Steve Benen
2 months ago
Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say. Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
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🏳️⚧️ Tár-Tár Binks
2 months ago
My spouse made a great point last night, which is that Mamdani should just schedule a weekly call with Trump where they bullshit about miscellaneous things that amuse the President until at the end, Mamdani pulls a Columbo and goes "Oh, ah, one more thing — about that Medicare expansion..."
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tyler walk with me
3 months ago
This man, Rev. Michael Woolf, wrote this for us earlier this month: "It is up to us to keep our communities safe from this terror, and scripture tells us that God will meet us there—at the picket line, amid the tear gas."
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Jack Jenkins
3 months ago
Also:
bsky.app/profile/jack...
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Chris Geidner
3 months ago
NEWS: The Trump admin's decision to suspend SNAP benefits due to the shutdown has been blocked. In two cases, both judges found the government action is likely illegal. Although a judge in Mass gave the admin until Monday to reverse course, a judge in Rhode Island issued a TRO from the bench today.
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Microplastics Sommelier
3 months ago
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Ed Burmila
3 months ago
Either this ends with some sort of truth and reconciliation process where a very large number of people go to prison for a very long time or we will take a short pause and then start doing it again, but worse.
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The docs and staff at Erie have an impossible job on the best of days. They and the community they serve shouldn’t have to suffer this. What a f-ing nightmare.
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Tim Onion
3 months ago
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
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unraveled
3 months ago
Oak Park resident Scott Sakiyama reports feds pointed weapons at him across from an elementary school today. They then arrested him and took him to Broadview. While in custody, he saw agents texting in a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2." Full testimony:
www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...
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Angie Rasmussen
4 months ago
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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Mark Joseph Stern
4 months ago
This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court.
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“One of the chants that has become ubiquitous at these protests at Broadview is, ‘Love your neighbor, love your God, save your soul and quit your job’”
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