Mr. Rogers said we should look for The Helpers like these -- a school cafeteria worker serving tomorrow's leaders & ICU nurse serving Veterans who fought for our freedom. You can support the rule of law AND accountability. The best time to say it's gone too far was earlier, the 2nd best time is now.

Cornell William Brooks@cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 7mo ago

ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.

Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)

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.

Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.

Disco@discosaurus.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.

Seeking driven undergrads to join us at the Univ. of MN next summer for an exciting career development internship w/ research in med chem, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, & pharmacy! Please share with potential SCoPE scholars & encourage them to learn more & apply at z.umn.edu/SCoPEprogram

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...

Excellent turn for keeping already awarded medical research funds in place!

And history will repeat itself unless Republicans join us and stand up to these across the board tariffs.

If you're looking for @hcrichardson.bsky.social and her amazing Letters on FB, you can still see them via Recent Post search function. At least engagement via reaction can still be kept up even though they're being shadow banned. And subscribe to her emails/Substack! She is a national treasure.

Booker finally yields after more than 25 hours of speaking 👏👏👏

:: BREAKING NOW: Multiple polling places across Milwaukee are running low or have run out of ballots as turnout is at record levels. MKE Election Commission is aware and sending out fresh ballots. If you are in line -- or know someone who is -- ballots are on the way.

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

"I think you caved. I don't think you showed the fight this party needs right now, because you're playing by a rulebook where the other party has thrown that rulebook away" -- here's the full clip of Sunny Hostin confronting Schumer today on The View

Good morning, US colleagues! In Switzerland, we'll speak up for you and #science everywhere! #Standupforscience walkout in #Geneva So many came even with little notice ☺️ We'll stay with you, and we'll only grow 🙏🏼 to the great leadership of #unige #ScienceSky #MedSky #EpiSky

What a photo. Green must be the start of something, not the end.

Well said!

Not so fun facts about measles 🦠 one of, if not the most contagious viral infection 🦠one person can infect up to 18 others 🦠can be deadly 🦠can have late effect of a deadly & progressive brain disorder Funnest fact about measles 💉two doses of the vaccine is 97% protective against infection

More not so fun measles facts 🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia) 🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year 🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves 🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected

Gretta@gogretta.bsky.social · 2y ago

Doesn’t it also reset your immune system?

Sounds like a super great time for USAID to be under attack 🙄 Even if moral reasons don't compel them to help, do the Powers That (currently) Be not selfishly realize that instability anywhere in the world can quickly become instability on the home front? apnews.com/article/cong...

A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks.

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I'm with Peggy!

Peggy Flanagan@peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 2y ago

In Ojibwe, my name means ‘speaks in a loud and clear voice woman.’ Today, I’m officially launching my campaign for the U.S. Senate to go to D.C. and speak in a loud and clear voice for ALL of Minnesota.

Per @isabellacueto.bsky.social: “Deep cuts at Health and Human Services over the weekend = loss of workers who: - inspected pharma manufacturing plants - guarded infant formula supply - reviewed medical products - monitored wastewater for mpox - expanded maternal health access +++ more”

Drug inspectors, AI experts, maternal health workers: Trump’s health agency cuts are far-reaching

In interview after interview with STAT, those who were fired from federal health and science agencies, along with officials who remain, argued the cuts would be deeply felt.

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Condemn

Joe Walsh@walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2y ago

We must not move on from this. What he said here is utterly un-American. You either condemn it, laugh it off, or embrace it. History will remember your response.

CISA – a federal agency that helps secure elections from foreign threats and disinformation – has placed its employees on administrative leave. The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. at risk.

CISA Puts Election Staff on Administrative Leave

Read more here.

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NEW: The CDC is currently removing all the influenza resources from their website during the worst flu season in decades.

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

BREAKING: Donald trump is actually doing something GREAT, promising to crack down on overdraft fees and to BLOCK medical debt from being listed on credit reports! WOW!!! LOL, just kidding. Actually, President Biden did all that stuff to help Americans, and trump wants to reverse it. Fucking idiot.

“We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis right now. There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency. We never have seen anything like this.” —Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkeley law school. Time to stand up:

E.J. Dionne@ejdionne.bsky.social · 2y ago

Trump & Musk have given Democrats a mission they can’t duck: Defending constitutional democracy & the rule of law and fighting oligarchy Would appreciate your sharing Read my latest essay without hitting the paywall for 14 days using this link. All you need to do is put in your email wapo.st/3CITxpy

22 state Attorneys General filed suit to stop this catastrophic attack on biomedical research. Thank you @agellison.bsky.social for being one of them and standing up for Minnesotans and our vital research! www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...

22 states sue to block Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments

Attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block a NIH decision that would slash grant payments for research overhead

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