Stephanie Harman, MD

😋 omg. Yay for shakshuka! beautiful.

NYT story with the headline “Trump cuts refugee admissions and prioritized white South Africans”

When I read headlines like this, I always think of Paul Farmer who said “The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world”

The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

When the Birmingham, Alabama, march is packed, you know something is up in America!

Boston. Wow.

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

Chicago - no kings

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

Los Angeles came out in droves. #NoKings

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

EGGS ARE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF ALL THE CHICKENS IN CONGRESS

Photo of FDR and Churchill and the label “antifa”

A couple of protest signs: “eggs are expensive because of all the chickens in Congress”

Kudos to Sally Kornbluth/MIT for rejecting the government’s attempt at corrupting higher ed. Others should quickly follow suit. Even the folks at Cato agree—this isn’t a tough call!

A few PSAs from your friendly neighborhood pediatric shematologist

🩸vitamin k in newborns is lifesaving
🩸vaccines save lives
🩸no kid should drink more than 20 ounces of milk a day
🩸babies don’t need chiropractors
🩸home births can go south super quickly even in the very best of circumstances

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

That’s awesome.

And well done, especially after your shoulder injury! 💪🏼🤓

Things pediatricians are scared of:
Grapes
Hot dogs
Lawn mowers
Unmounted TVs
Babies on laps in cars
Riders without helmets
Ungated pools
Crib bumpers
Trampolines
Hot tubs
Guns

Things pediatricians are not scared of:
Any/all the vaccines

You asked. Here are the answers. In the wake of the disastrous press conference on Tylenol and autism, a lot of you had questions about why I and so many other physicians have been so forcefully countering what was said.

These are the top 5 questions/concerns I’ve gotten about the press conference on autism:

-the “Harvard” study tho
-what about “trusting the science”?
-shouldn’t we warn people even if it’s just a correlation?
-but Tylenol said don’t take it!
-Hep B vaccine for newborns

Asked and answered 👇

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

Let me tell you a beautiful story about this couch. 🧵

IG msviciousdesign

I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation OPINION: “What Trump is really doing is advancing a plan laid down years ago by plutocrats and polluters. And making a mockery of our country as he does so,” Michael E. Mann writes.

“What Trump is really doing is advancing a plan laid down years ago by plutocrats and polluters. And making a mockery of our country as he does so” @michaelemann.bsky.social

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

John Oliver Offers Four Defiant Words of Advice to Disney Over the Kimmel Situation It works. Try it out, Bob Iger.

"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...

Permission to Cry

My essay on crying in @accpchest.bsky.social today! #medsky #meded #hapc

"But the lesson didn’t have to be that tears were a source of shame. Our humanity was part of what drew us to train to be healers in the first place" ❤️‍🩹

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@stanforddeptmed.bsky.social

Thank you 🙏🏼 @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social for your kind words and support.

It was an honor to be a part of the @bigideasmed.bsky.social conference this year on a panel with Dave Evans, Drs. Deb Kado & Bryant Lin @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social, Dr. Sunita Puri from @ucirvinemedschool.bsky.social.

Full speaker line-up for the Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference. September 5-6, 2025. All are welcome! www.stanfordbigideas.org

18 year old me would never have imagined I would be raising my kids in a world in which our country would disappear people into concentration camps, actively assist in genocide, and be led by a man bending over backwards to protect child sex traffickers.

Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion to women’s health initiatives Breaking: The Gates Foundation said it would commit $2.5 billion through 2030 to support women’s health initiatives, its largest funding commitment ever to the issue.

Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion to women’s health initiatives

www.statnews.com/2025/08/04/b...

August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

Some Asian people posted a photo of themselves having dinner. It reads: "Went to a fancy dinner in SF and everybody went to Harvard (or Stanford)" The next day, the followed up with a tweet that reads: "Almost all of us are Americans. FWIW, More of us are Americans than Asian."

Two quote tweets. The first has a racist drawing of Asian people and it says "I rent to fancy dinnah and everybody rent 2 Havah (or Stanfah)." The other shows Yale's Skulls and Bones society in the 1940s, where a bunch of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant men in suits are composed for a group photo. An Italian man writes: "This is what Ivy Leaguers are supposed to look like."

Two quote tweets. The first reads: "Foreigners post stuff like this and then act surprised that GenZ males are so far right they'd make Rush Limbaugh blush. I hope they realize Trump is their last chance for a moderate solution." The other reads: "I’m so glad that 17 Americans didn’t get to go to Harvard or Standford because these peoples parents spent $10,000 on SAT prep"

Two quote tweets. The first reads: "Living exclusively around these people for over 15 years is what turned me into a nazi. They're like this all the time." The other reads: "Not going to lie, very depressing to see our hallowed western university system turn into a network of Striver Universities for intellectually incurious exam maxxing Kumon monsters"

Interesting how much resentment this photo created from white conservatives who assumed that the dismantling of DEI meant elite schools would return to the 1940s.