Amy O'Connell

@aeo-mdphd.bsky.social

Neonatologist, allergist/immunologist, pediatrician, scientist. Lab director, Neonatal intestinal & immune Center for Exploration (http://NiiCE.org). Supports morality, empathy and humanity. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. "When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.

58 year old Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting dictatorship in the country

Today, I'm signing legislation to safeguard our elections and the voice of every voter. It's now illegal to use contests or payments to get people to register to vote. And in the 2026 election, voters have the chance to repeal our state's ban on the public financing of elections.

I am saddened at the passing of Jane Goodall from her earthly form. First I thought “some goodness has left us today” But nothing ever really goes away. it just changes. So I open myself to taking on some of that goodness, that energy to make the world better.

Did you know that fevers in early pregnancy also cause genetic mutations in fetuses and resulting developmental abnormalities? Know how we treat and prevent that? Yeah, Tylenol.

Did we all take organic chemistry & the MCAT & miss the social part of our early 20’s and work 80 hours a week for 3+ years for the brain worm guy who doesn’t know what a p-value is to destroy our nation’s public health system? No. Time to lean into our expertise and speak up.

First Colbert, now Kimmel. Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval. Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.