Anna Kirkland
@annakirkland.bsky.social
U Mich prof. Anna like Donna. Author of Health Care Civil Rights (new and open access from University of California Press), Vaccine Court (2016), and Fat Rights (2008). www.profannakirkland.com Speaking for myself.
"On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."
There's a National Blood Supply Crisis Happening Right Now
Red Cross officials are pleading with Americans to donate blood, especially if they have O-positive blood.
gizmodo.com
The Four Fallacies at the Heart of SCOTUS’ Decision on Trans Athletes talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/the-fou...
The Four Fallacies at the Heart of SCOTUS’ Decision on Trans Athletes
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....
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HHS is laying the groundwork to encourage refusals of healthcare and go after states that safeguard reproductive care. The reorganization of the Office of Civil Rts to prioritize and separate "conscience" claims also tells the antiabortion flank that their day is coming
Trump administration puts religious freedom at heart of US health policy
Critics say the new focus could reshape LGBTQ+ healthcare, abortion access and vaccine policy
theguardian.com
I will never understand how American elites managed to convince themselves that uncivil debate — not fascism, not impunity and not widespread indifference to facts — is the defining problem of our time. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
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Great piece quoting @doritreiss.bsky.social and @sbagen.bsky.social — it’s also significant that we have not seen concrete plans to change or dismantle the vaccine court. Have they run out of road on that one?
Somebody Finally Stood Up to RFK Jr.
A federal judge’s ruling highlights the ways Kennedy’s anti-vax agenda is putting public health at risk.
thebulwark.com
Yes — “The older I get, the more I realize, I don’t want a busy life. I want a deep life. Slow mornings. Focused work. Calm people. Meaningful progress. Good books. A quiet mind at night. Nothing flashy. Nothing trendy. Just a life that feels good to live. Depth over noise. That'll do.“ Karun Pal
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 10 EITM In landmark ruling, fed judge finds insurance company's (Aetna's) blanket ban on covering facial feminization surgery as "cosmetic" is sex discrimination under Supreme Court's Bostock ruling which cd lead to wider coverage if upheld on appeal.
Federal Judge Rules Aetna's Blanket Denial Of Facial Surgery For Trans Women Is Sex Discrimination
The landmark ruling could lead to broader FFS coverage in the future.
erininthemorning.com
👇👇👇“As weakened and damaged as our constitutional system is, the conduct of elections is still one of its most entrenched, the sheer bulk of it planted firmly on a massive scale.”
Worry, Don't Panic, Over Trump's Efforts to Subvert the Elections
America's system is quite foolproof but he can still try to delegitimize it
theunpopulist.net
Turned on the Olympics for a fun break from work, and now the women's halfpipe is gutting me
I'll be on this panel talking about vaccine injury compensation in the U.S.: Current practices and future prospects 👇
Vaccine injury compensation in the U.S.: Current practices and future prospects
In this webinar, hear from the Expert Vaccine Analysis Team about potential big changes to the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
healthjournalism.org
Devastating when you line it all up. One point worth emphasizing is that disparate impact analysis is the only way to really see algorithmic discrimination. It typically comes up in patterns, not intent.
12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and equal democracy.
theconversation.com
“Eventually the people will elect a bad and corrupt person to the presidency, and he will wield every tool, power and prerogative that was designed for good to build his own edifice of oppression and greed.”
Opinion | An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
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"The future of an advisory panel that reports to the HHS secretary on vaccine injury compensation appears to be in limbo after some members were told they were being removed." endpoints.news/hhs-ousts-va...
Exclusive: HHS ousts members of key advisory board for childhood vaccine injury program
The future of an advisory panel that reports to the HHS secretary on vaccine injury compensation appears to be in limbo after some members were told they were being removed.
endpoints.news
“I have more ICE whistles in my house than I can count, because my neighbors are constantly handing them out, most recently at my daughter’s dance recital.” These women will stay mobilized. But ICE men are also forming networks that we will see again.
Opinion | The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
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if i want water from the sink, i have to turn on the faucet. if i want to ride my bike, i have to pedal and engage the gears. there is a mechanism. my point is that there is no *mechanism* by which elections can be canceled. it's not about norms, it is about how things work.
A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present. He was bundled into the van & taken away. Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?” I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
This 1000x yes — this is who we are, why we recognized things, and why we’re dismissed. The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned newrepublic.com/article/2042... via @newrepublic.com
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
🧵/6 Hmm. The advisory commission for the vaccine injury compensation program is required by statute to meet 4 times a year. They haven't met yet in 2025. They will meet December 29th "at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET); 12:00 p.m. ET; 12:30 p.m. ET; and 1:00 p.m. ET." All 4 meetings.
Meeting of the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces that the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) will hold public meetings for calendar year (CY) 2025. Informatio...
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