Janet Golden

Raise your hand if you remember “we won’t get bogged down” in the Vietnam War, Afghan War, Iraq War. Or will this be a bomb and depart effort so beloved by Commander in Chief? Either scenario brings death, cover ups, and lies.

Whoever made this, it’s BRILLIANT.

Trump’s “Board of Peace.”

Outcry grows over ‘clown car’ cabinet but no sign Trump ready for shakeup Antics of RFK Jr, Kristi Noem and others prompt derision – could their erratic behaviour prove president’s undoing?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026.... This is an insult to clown cars. Do better.

Netanyahu: “Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war”
Trump: “Bombs away; I’m off to a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago and the Epstein files exonerate me”
Me: unprintable

Please, please, click on the link, it lets you send a letter to your Senators directly. And send the link to friends, colleagues and family now. Means' hearing is this morning. Circulate, spread the word.

“Professional” Program Redefinition Endangers the US Healthcare Workforce Nurse practitioners are a lifeline for the millions of Americans who live in healthcare deserts: 87% are trained as primary care providers, and 80% care for Medicaid patients. Yet an obscure commit…

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UNFIT TO BE US SURGEON GENERAL Emily K. Abel

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Write Congress Today: Restore $600 million of CDC Cuts in 4 States Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) instructed HHS/CDC to cut more than $600 million in funds already given to programs in the states of California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota, ...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Write Congress Today: Restore $600 million of CDC Cuts in 4 States. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

Why are trace amounts of ethel mercury in vaccines bad according to RFK, Jr. crowd, despite proof to contrary, but lifting levels neurotoxic mercury emissions from coal-fired plants safe, despite proof to contrary?#PublicHealth Help me understand @defendpublichealth.bsky.social

More like crime report of the week. HHS is now endangering public health and staffed by experts in that field.

The Trump Administration Is Waging a Global War on Children | Common Dreams ​By cutting aid abroad and the social safety net at home, while spreading vaccine skepticism, the administration is ensuring that more children will suffer and die.

The Trump Administration Is Waging a Global War on Children www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

George Washington and the Health of the Nation Joining in national celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, Circulating Now is publishing a series of posts throughout the year dedicated to…

Our first President believed in the importance of health for the nation. circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2026/02/12/g...

Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr’s Bogus Attacks on Mifepristone Threaten Abortion Access | Defend Public Health Secretary Kennedy has repeatedly challenged the safety of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in most abortions. Hundreds of studies using decades of data have conclusively shown that mifepristone is ...

A big whopper. The threat is real, the lies keep coming: www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

George Washington, and the History We Keep Fighting Over The latest controversy over how to tell the story of George Washington’s involvement in slavery is the latest iteration of Americans’ centuries-long struggle to understand slavery’s place in Washingto...

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Whopper of the Week: Healthcare for Trans Kids is Medicine, Not Ideology | Defend Public Health Kennedy wants to ban gender affirming care for children. He says transgender care “fails to meet professionally recognized standards.” He called gender-affirming care “malpractice.” The reality is tha...

It’s Wednesday so it’s time for the Whooper of the week!

Trans youth deserve science-based care, not culture-war talking points. Gender-affirming medicine is supported by medical societies & decades of research. Politicians should not override decisions btwn a provider & patient.

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social History of physicians and medical personnel called by HUAC in 50s for championing national health insurance, racial equality in health, and civil rights. “Freedom of Speech and the Viability of Science…”Oppenheimer & Tracy, NEJM 5 Feb 2026.

New post: history of safety net hospitals and their future andreasankar1.substack.com/p/saving-saf...
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Just a reminder. We’ve seen this movie before.

Alex Pretti was a nurse to the end In his final moments, Alex Pretti did what nurses are educated to do, a nurse writes. He noticed, cared, and responded to an emergent threat.

Alex Pretti was a nurse to the end www.statnews.com/2026/01/27/a...

Support frontline organizers demanding justice and shutting down ICE in Minnesota On January 7, 2026 ICE agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Good amid a sweeping immigration crackdown. On January 24, ICU Nurse and legal observer Alex Jeffrey Pretti was also shot and killed by ICE a...

Support frontline organizers demanding justice and shutting down ICE in Minnesota chuffed.org/project/supp...

A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.

I repost because I believe people are moved by stories of individual others. There are many exceptions. We will defeat them this year @swingleftphl.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2026/01/preg...

What medical progress looked like in 1955: replacing Iron Lungs with prevention via vaccine.

What medical progress might look like if Kirk Milhoan has his way: replacing Iron Lung with positive pressure ventilator.

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There is fecal contamination in US water systems. That is how polio can spread. And this is what happens when it does: collections.nlm.nih.gov/catalog/nlm:.... Old film. Same old virus.

This is what happens:

MLK would be appalled by America's health injustices As the nation's health crumbles under Trump, King's words from 1966 remain more timely than ever

www.salon.com/2026/01/19/m.... Amplifying this great piece

ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.

The parents of a 7 year old, all of whom are in the process of applying for asylum, took their daughter to the ER when her nose wouldn't stop bleeding. ICE picked them up near the hospital and they are now in detention in Texas, presumably awaiting deportation. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Starmer rebukes Trump over ‘frankly appalling’ remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan PM joins veterans in condemning claim that troops avoided frontlines and suggests US president should apologise

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He never misses a chance to insult those who served. He never misses a chance to insult allies.