The Guardian –  Schumer: Democrats will block funding package if it includes homeland security money.

We cannot trust strongly worded Schumer to whip the votes needed to stop this ICE budget.

If you haven't done so, please call your Senators now and demand they VOTE NO next week on the ICE budget! It's going to take all of us.

Post from Pete Buttigieg that reads: If there was ever a moment for libertarians and conservatives to step up and join the rest of us, we’re in it. Americans have to unite and stop this descent from a freedom-loving nation into the kind of place where masked, militarized government agents are sent to politically noncompliant areas to roam the streets, terrorize civilians, and deploy violence with impunity.

If your representative is voting to cut health care while giving tax breaks to billionaires, they should at least be willing to stand in front of you and explain why.

Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.

Public health defends its time-tested approach against the rise of MAHA Public health leaders convene in Washington, D.C. this week to defend their vision for America's health, and look ahead for how to rebuild after the Trump administration's attacks on the system.

"The reason that most of us are alive long enough to be able to complain about public health is because of public health, which has saved millions of people from early deaths through improving sanitation, vaccination, and discouraging unhealthy behaviors like smoking."
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We swept MAGAs everywhere! 😅🤣
#zohranfornyc

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

A Plea for Free Speech in Boston (1860) National Constitution Center Historic Documents Library record for A Plea for Free Speech in Boston (1860)

Second, it’s worth reading this excerpt from Frederick Douglass:

Opinion | Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel and the Future of Free Speech in America

First there’s this piece by David French, who devoted much of his legal career to defending the First Amendment rights of conservative writers and scholars:

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What RFK Jr. Is Taking Away From You The problem isn’t just that he’s a quack - it’s that he’s a quack with power over your health, and he’s using that power to hurt you.

Much attention has rightly been paid to the sheer strangeness of RFK Jr.

But as the person now in charge of our public health, what really matters - more than the theatrics or trolling - is what he is taking away from us.

RFK Jr. makes us sick

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Sign of the day…Tarzana, CA

Cancelling scientific research will never make America great again

My sister and I are both STILL COVID FREE 5 years after the pandemic 😷 because we were vaccinated!!!!!!!!!

Sign the Petition RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost

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The last CDC wastewater update reported the steepest week over week increase in SARS-CoV-2 transmission of any summer day since the onset of the Delta wave in July 2021. Three steps followed: 1. Data updates halted 2. Vaccination limited 3. CDC director pushed out

@michael-hoerger.bsky.social
#medsky

Don’t trust the experts”? That’s not democracy, that’s recklessness.

On a plane, I want a pilot.
In a hospital, I want doctors and scientists who understand the evidence.

Expertise isn’t religion or authoritarianism — it’s training, accountability, and data.

Ignore it and we all pay the price.

Sign the Petition RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost

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John Bolton: “The historical verdict on Trump will be devastating. It’s rare to see one person being so destructive. He’s more like a vandal warlord than a constructive president. That’s what history will judge him on very severely.”

With 9 cases of measles in Wisconsin, we have to move fast to contain these. Wisconsin has the 3rd lowest vaccination rate in the country, with 1 person able to infect almost 20 others who are breathing the same air, cases could quickly explode. 3/1000 cases will die. This is totally preventable with vaccines.

#medsky

We don’t need cane sugar in Coke. We need universal healthcare.

@brontyman.bsky.social

My nephew is one of them!!

#EpsteinClientList

If you’re not outraged by this, you really should be.

The Day the Mask Fell “I was raised to believe America fought against the Nazis. Now we are the Nazis.”

The bombs have fallen. The mask has fallen. And my daughter said it best:
“I was raised to believe America fought the Nazis. Now we are the Nazis.” #iran #authoritarianism #failedstates
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Trump : We're now at war with Iran.

Don't blame me. I voted for Kamala Harris!

Pride Month marches on, despite frustration and worry from LGBTQ community over government actions | CNN Pride Month is designed to bring attention to the LGBTQ community in the United States, and this year’s events included the same parades, music, laughter and rainbow-colored displays of every kind acr...

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“The Squeaky Little Tank” Donny and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Parade

From one of our pediatricians: