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@drelmtree.bsky.social

Virologist, former professor, now medical writer. Staring into the abyss and seeking community. Advocate for science and inclusion. πŸ§¬πŸ”¬β™ΏπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Exactly. This.

13.06.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2867    πŸ” 1004    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 125

If they are willing to assault and arrest a sitting United States Senator on camera, don't think for one second they are not willing to use lethal force on the rest of us "regular" folks.

12.06.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
What β€˜A Bug’s Life’ Teaches Us About Oligarchy
YouTube video by Robert Reich What β€˜A Bug’s Life’ Teaches Us About Oligarchy

Do not obey in advance. We need to stand up together
youtube.com/shorts/0Xi4P...

04.06.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Every time I hear someone say "vaccines were never tested for safety" I just want to scream into the void.

thebabybraindoc Every time I hear someone say "vaccines were never tested for safety" I just want to scream into the void.

πŸ™‹β€β™‚οΈ I was in *the safety trial* for (the original) Gardasil HPV vaccine for males. And I can assure you that I was like this before I got the shots. I can also confirm firsthand that vaccines are tested for safety more times and in more ways than most people will ever be able to comprehend.

30.05.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 484    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1
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Agents zip-tie kids in new immigration crackdown in Texas At least three children were taken into custody and zip-tied at the San Antonio Immigration Court.

In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing β€” which ICE had just had dismissed.

www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

30.05.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9498    πŸ” 5778    πŸ’¬ 1045    πŸ“Œ 847
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When asked how fascism begins, Bertrand Russell says:
First they fascinate the stupid, then they silence the intelligent.
Bertrand Russell,1872 - 1970 in Wales

15.05.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 301    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Tariffs are taxation without representation. We wrote a whole Declaration of Independence about it. Threw tea in the harbor and everything.

05.05.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 32900    πŸ” 8048    πŸ’¬ 685    πŸ“Œ 293
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Harvard’s putting up a fight from the academic sector. Where are our business leaders?? The silence is deafening. The latest No Mercy / No Malice: www.profgalloway.com/breaking-the...

27.04.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 12651    πŸ” 2956    πŸ’¬ 201    πŸ“Œ 190
RFK Jr. is Overstimulation #autism #neurodivergent #neurospicy #rfkjr #news #fml #tracking
YouTube video by Laura High RFK Jr. is Overstimulation #autism #neurodivergent #neurospicy #rfkjr #news #fml #tracking

Nothing good can come of an autism registry youtube.com/shorts/ka7n-...

24.04.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But don't forget, if you get coxiella or listeria or any other infection from contaminated milk, it's your patriotic duty to not use healthcare /s
FFS.

23.04.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A new halestorm song! youtu.be/80fG_y560a8?...

23.04.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I cannot express just how dangerous this man is.
YouTube video by The Speech Prof I cannot express just how dangerous this man is.

youtube.com/shorts/O7mv7... fuck RFK.

22.04.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Share your biggest accomplishments over age 40 so we can remind the world what we’re capable of!πŸ‘πŸ½
YouTube video by Nurjahan Boulden Share your biggest accomplishments over age 40 so we can remind the world what we’re capable of!πŸ‘πŸ½

Celebrate every age
youtube.com/shorts/cJqwS...

18.04.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Question to @johnswinney.bsky.social. Why are trans people who make up 0.5% of the population of Scotland facing exclusion from public life when Scotland prides itself on being a progressive nation?

18.04.2025 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

15.04.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 39048    πŸ” 12073    πŸ’¬ 1163    πŸ“Œ 611

With an adorable cat like that who clearly deserves pets, is it really unexpected?

13.04.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'My Entire Life Is Political': Trans Fencer Attacked by Conservative Outrage Machine Speaks Out Red Sullivan, a fencer targeted by the anti-trans outrage machine after an opponent refused to duel her, says it was all a media stunt from the start.

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

13.04.2025 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Status doesn't matter anyone. State terrorism is exactly what this is

13.04.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PSA that no matter what ridiculous, unscientific β€œresearch” comes out in the next year or two about vaccines, a plethora of rigorous, reproducible studies have demonstrated safety and efficacy of vaccines with ZERO link to autism. Autism is largely (if not entirely) genetic. Tell your friends.

27.03.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

It’s worth stating this simply: For literally anyone in the US Govt from 1945 to 2025, Signalgate would require an instant resignationβ€”and a criminal investigation. It would be a matter of personal *honor* to resign. The fact Mike Waltz & Pete Hegseth are choosing to fight it out is a terrible omen.

26.03.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 29612    πŸ” 6761    πŸ’¬ 930    πŸ“Œ 300

I see a lot of conversations about the increase in pollution from cutting back the EPA and the impacts on humans. I'm also really worried about our ecosystems. The number of insects and birds now seems so much lower compared to when I was a child. More pollution could be devastating in some areas.

25.03.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle and puns

25.03.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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But her emails.

24.03.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd . ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .

I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.

24.03.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 57392    πŸ” 13680    πŸ’¬ 1185    πŸ“Œ 559

Is this satire? Please say it is

25.03.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

22.03.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 29079    πŸ” 9116    πŸ’¬ 856    πŸ“Œ 492

"Too disabled to work" does not necessarily mean "too disabled to do tasks." It often means "so disabled that zero employers want to hire you."

20.03.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 341    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7

Family of 4 neurodivergent folks, split 50:50 on this. 2 of us have weighed blankets. 2 of us recognize them as the awful suffocating coffins that they are ☺️

20.03.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.

We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.

A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.

HAIRCUTS.

This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.

19.03.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 29133    πŸ” 10579    πŸ’¬ 2565    πŸ“Œ 2285

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