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@docbazac.bsky.social

Infectious Disease Epidemiologist. Biodefense. Global Health Security. Biosurveillance.

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Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt

Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.

mprnews.org

Molly Coleman@mollycoleman.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12mo ago

I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops. I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops. I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.

Adam Isacson@adamisacson.com · 12mo ago

Here's the video Trump just posted to Truth Social, with the claim that 11 people aboard the boat were killed. There is zero evidence of self-defense here. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea. Even if they had drugs aboard, that's not a capital offense.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress: "They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"

Michael Bazaco@mcbazacophd.bsky.social · last yr.

Everything is really rough right now, but I’m incredibly proud of each and every one of you for doing what you can, when you can, in the face of adversity. Take care of yourself. Take care of each other. Take care of the folks that are most vulnerable. ✌️ ❤️ 🎸

Senator Bernie Sanders@sanders.senate.gov · last yr.

For the first time in 10 years, a child has died from measles in the United States. Vaccines prevent measles. Americans need to hear our top health officials say clearly: every child in America should get vaccinated against this terrible disease.

Nicole Tersigni@nicsigni.bsky.social · last yr.

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Edward Nirenberg@enirenberg.bsky.social · last yr.

Today on :"this is not normal," here is an actual, official communication from the White House. Beyond the insanity of the language used here, it manages to debunk its own point that the NIH spent millions of dollars to make transgender mice. If you actually read what the studies were for...

Yes, Biden Spent Millions on Transgender Animal Experiments

Last night, President Donald J. Trump highlighted many of the egregious examples of waste, fraud, and abuse funded by American taxpayers, including $8

whitehouse.gov

Atul Gawande@agawande.bsky.social · last yr.

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

Sarah Hörst@planetdr.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is why they want to destroy us. Our superpower is explaining complicated things in a way that everyone can understand. They are going to try to destroy us whether we do it or not. I’m not going down without a fight.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · last yr.

I wish more people were talking about egg prices as less of a “muh egg prices!” thing and more about the fact that there is an organized egg cartel that is illegally price gouging and almost certainly illegally price fixing and reaping massive, gigantic profits.

I want to live in boring times@docbazac.bsky.social · last yr.

This. Public service work is not flashy or sexy, but it’s important and impactful. The vast majority of people that work in it do it for the mission.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last yr.

Many of us connect our personal identities to our work. It is, after all, where we spend a large chunk of our lives. For those in public service work, there are often not obvious alternatives for pursue the values that motivate you because the private sector has different goals.

4. Physiological and Emotional Distress Federal employees discussed symptoms of anxiety, panic, and physiological stress responses, including tight chest, disrupted sleep, loss of appetite, and hypervigilance. These are signs of acute stress reactions, and if prolonged, could develop into post-traumatic stress symptoms. "The stress is starting to build. Like, job’s really not secure at this point. It’s like, contraction in my stomach and chest. But I started to not be able to eat or sleep." Trauma Connection: Prolonged stress can lead to dysregulation of the nervous system, causing physical symptoms such as insomnia, digestive issues, and cardiovascular problems. 5. Disorientation and Loss of Identity Workers found their professional identity under attack. "When I got there on Wednesday morning, all of the beautiful photographs from USAID’s work all over the world, photographs of colleagues that we worked with or clinics that we had been working in, all of it was gone." "It’s just, you feel gutted. Like, our president, our administration right now, does not care. They could care less." "I really don’t care. I don’t want another job. I want people to know about what’s happening here." Trauma Connection: A sudden loss of meaning and belonging contributes to identity erosion, a phenomenon frequently observed in survivors of mass layoffs and forced displacement.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2y ago

History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me." Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.

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makena kelly@makenakelly.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people. wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/

Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz

Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].

wired.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

Goldman: "My Republican colleagues are so weak and afraid of Donald Trump that they're willing to undermine their own constitutional authority just to please them. You're giving away your own power in fealty to Donald Trump."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

Crockett: "This is nothing more than another payday for Elon Musk bc we know that if there is any govt welfare to be handed out, it is consistently being handed out to Elon Musk, who stopped all the money to USAID while at the same time deciding that he would get another contract for over $300m."