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Gail Hansen

@gailrhansendvm.bsky.social

Public health veterinarian/epi concentrating on AMR, One Health, and humane treatment of animals. And a theater lover.

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D. Earl Stephens@dearlstephens.bsky.social · 21h ago

📌Susan Collins is voting "no" on the repulsive Blanche because she has been given political cover by Thune. Her vote doesn't matter. This isn't a heroic decision, it is pure politics, and whether anybody wants to admit it or not it's how she has survived like a parasite in that chamber for 30 years.

Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector editor in chief@journalist-sherman.bsky.social · 16h ago

Retired Supreme Court Justice Carol Beier: “This victory is beyond gratifying. Kansans have made their wishes known, and those wishes are noble. The Kansas Supreme Court must remain fair and impartial for every citizen.” #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/k...

Kansas voters reject constitutional amendment on judicial selection by wide margin • Kansas Reflector

Kansas voters were set to evaluate a proposed constitutional amendment that would spike a 68-year-old system for selecting justices for the highest court

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The Contrarian@contrariannews.org · 2d ago

BREAKING: Cornyn and Tillis have confirmed they'll vote for Blanche after his order rescinding the "anti-weaponization fund." Any concern they claimed to have had for survivors was performative and has now been abandoned. Ultimately, they chose to bend the knee to the Trump administration.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 3d ago

America votes in more than 10,000 different election jurisdictions, each with different rules set by state and sometimes local governments. That structure makes the nation's elections extraordinarily complicated — and also safe from widespread fraud. https://to.pbs.org/3T4duz3

Here's what makes American elections so complicated and secure

One of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at the federal level.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 3d ago

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 3d ago

At your next meal, take a second to think about the people working long hours in HOT 100° temps to put food on your table. They're not just statistics. They're real people who can't avoid the heat in an air conditioned house or office. #WeFeedYou

Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3d ago

Of the many unhinged statements he made & kooky conspiracy theories he peddled, IMHO the wildest was when he said Lyme & RSV were caused by gain of function research (!!🤯🤯🤯) & that RSV is the # 1 killer of US kids (the #1 killer is guns; his MAHA report on child health made no mention of guns 🤯🤯🤯)

Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 3d ago

The most terrifying and shameful performance I have ever seen by an HSS Secretary. He melted down when presented with actual facts, data, and evidence. All he has is conspiracy theory nonsense.

Mike Levin@mikelevin.org · 3d ago

Head Start has helped over 30 million kids since 1965. It was built to give poor children a fair shot before kindergarten. Now the Trump administration wants to gut the standards that make it work, while calling it “cutting red tape.”

Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It (Gift Article)

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

nytimes.com

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3d ago

Trump is spending… -$95M for “D.C. Beautification,” including $5M to paint bronze horses gold -At least $300M to construct his ballroom -Nearly $15M to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Meanwhile, millions of Americans can’t afford groceries, gas, or healthcare. Priorities.

God@thegodshow.com · 3d ago

We didn’t ask you to release a diary. We demanded you release the Epstein files. We even passed a law.

Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 3d ago

He is so effing irresponsible, casually making extreme claims that fuel conspiracies and worse. I am waiting for "What is wrong with yelling fire in a crowded theatre if the presence of a fire has not been confirmed by studies that he deems worthy. I mean, you never know..."

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK told Dana Bash that Lyme disease “almost certainly” came from gain of function research. Which is utterly false. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Apoorva Mandavilli@apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Trump administration’s plan to stop funding the Pan American Health Organization will leave Americans more vulnerable to infectious disease threats, more than 100 U.S. leaders in health and national security warned in an open letter. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/h...

Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization (Gift Article)

The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.

nytimes.com

The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · last wk.

Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.