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Michael O’Brien, Pediatrician

@drobrienmd.bsky.social

Pediatrician β€’ former child β€’ he/him πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

2,204 Followers  |  97 Following  |  169 Posts  |  Joined: 11.11.2024  |  1.8395

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I just gave to Dr. Annie Andrews! Show your support with a contribution.

ANNIE ANDREWS OUTRAISED LINDSEY GRAHAM HALF A YEAR BEFORE IT’S EVEN TIME FOR HER PRIMARY!!!

This woman works harder than anyone else in the game… Doctor, Mom, and next U.S. Senator for South Carolina!

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15.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All this to say: DO NOT sleep on our senate or gubernatorial races this year… The closest we’ve come to a statewide victory in the last 20 years was Trump’s first midterm in 2018 when Henry McMaster got < 54% of the vote!

2026 may be the best statewide opportunity SC gets for another decade.

15.10.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œSouth Carolina Democrats can’t even win a 2nd house seat, how can they win statewide?”

The SC map is so gerrymandered that statewide races range D40-45% while the Dems in congressional races get 28-42% (yikes).

Believe it or not, statewide SC races may be more viable than SC01 or SC02.

15.10.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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National Guard documents show public β€˜fear,’ troops’ β€˜shame’ over D.C. presence Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.

A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

10.09.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8734    πŸ” 3202    πŸ’¬ 451    πŸ“Œ 378

Team Lisa forever and ever. #scpol

06.09.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I doubt there is anyone out there with intentions more pure than my buddy Annie Andrews, who is the smartest, strongest, and wittiest person I know.

She will change the country & the world if we give her the chance 🩷

t.co/kIQC5R2X8m

10.09.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Lisa Ellis Show your support with a contribution.

LISA ELLIS IS RUNNING AGAIN!!!!! Lisa Ellis outperformed EVERY statewide Democrat in 2022, a notoriously awful election year in SC.

I just sent $250 her way because I believe in her! Who will join me? secure.actblue.com/donate/lisa-...

05.09.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I just gave to Dr. Annie Andrews! Show your support with a contribution.

I actually think at this time in America when our president is terrorizing his own citizens to distract from the fact that his best friend ran the most notorious child s*x rings of all time is a phenomenal time to elect a pediatrician to the U.S. Senate.

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21.08.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I just gave to Dr. Annie Andrews! Show your support with a contribution.

Lindsey Graham is obsessed with being Trump’s loyal boy toy, and he’s addicted to supporting predators.

It’s way past the time to send him packing and put @drannieandrews.com in the U.S. Senate!

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21.08.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

My hot take about 107 days:

Kamala Harris tried her hardest to save us from fascism and the American people chose tyranny instead.

Let that woman get her bag!

21.08.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It me!

15.08.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid" (Captioned)
YouTube video by Annie Andrews Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid" (Captioned)

There are a lot of new folks here so I wanted to reintroduce myself. πŸ‘‹

I’m a mom, a pediatrician, and person who is willing to say what needs to be said.

And I am a Democrat running to send Lindsey Graham home.
youtu.be/OEBFi3kxNP4

22.07.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 371    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3
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I just gave to Dr. Annie Andrews! Show your support with a contribution.

Trump is losing his mind, Elon Musk is in a K-hole, Lindsey Graham’s approval is at 34%, and 2026 is about to be totally unpredictable… so I just gave $500 more to my friend US Senate candidate @AnnieAndrews.com to send Graham packing! Who is with me? secure.actblue.com/donate/drobr...

06.06.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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I just gave to Dr. Annie Andrews! Show your support with a contribution.

I am so proud of my friend, mentor, confidant @drannieandrews.com… she is moving full steam ahead in her run to unseat Lindsey Graham, who *must* be retired after 2 decades of flip-flopping and lining his own pockets!

For the kids, and for South Carolina ❀️

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03.06.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t usually weigh in for primaries, but this one is really important to me.
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29.05.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2523    πŸ” 856    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 41
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Dr. Annie Andrews announces South Carolina senate bid, set to challenge Lindsey Graham Dr. Annie ANdrews

Dr. Annie Andrews has officially announced her bid for South Carolina Senate Thursday morning, preparing to run against current Republican senator Lindsey Graham.

29.05.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

At least seven of the cited sources in the β€˜MAHA report’ do not even actually exist.

For example, the document listed epidemiologist Katherine Keyes as first author of a study on anxiety in adolescents… β€œThe paper cited is not a real paper that I or my colleagues were involved with,” Keyes said.

29.05.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 6
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I just gave to Dr. Annie Andrews! Show your support with a contribution.

I just gave $500 to help get this campaign rolling and kick Lindsey Graham’s butt!

Who is joining me?

secure.actblue.com/donate/drobr...

29.05.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"

I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.

Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

29.05.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 20842    πŸ” 8080    πŸ’¬ 1111    πŸ“Œ 1106
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I just gave to Dr. Annie Andrews! Show your support with a contribution.

I just gave $500 to support my friend Dr. Annie Andrews, who is running for US Senate against Lindsey Graham β€” who wants to match me?!

@drannieandrews.com for the win!

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29.05.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Progressives Should Support Senate Filibuster Reform and Not Abolition We should all be concerned about the state of our democracy in this country.

The "debate" on the big, awful budget bill being debated in the House, which will be changed by a leadership amendment nobody has seen, makes the Senate filibuster process look much better.

Why Progressives Should Support Senate Filibuster Reform and Not Abolition open.substack.com/pub/bruceles...

21.05.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m having a hard time processing the level of both idiocy and malicious trolling being used by over 50% of the people who are supposed to care about this country and everyone in it.

17.04.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think this is my dream ticket (at the moment)

16.04.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is so awful from Nancy Mace on her vote against allowing new mom’s to utilize proxy voting for 12 weeks after birth…

β€œAs a woman and a mom I think making duly elected women choose between the wellbeing of their infant and their duty to vote is just wonderful” like WTF?

11.04.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Republican Stunts Screw Over New Parents in Congress Listen, if you know me, you know that I am not impressed with the Republican Party’s treatment of children.

β€œMike Johnson, Donald Trump, and even Anna Paulina Luna should be ashamed of themselves.

Congress came close to solving a real problem to help moms and their newborns, and GOP leadership fully tanked it.

We all deserve better.”
open.substack.com/pub/donttrea...

09.04.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fresh cut from my gay barber who threatened to b*tch slap me??? My powers are FULLY recharged!!!

03.04.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations The move β€” along with the CDC’s explanation β€” is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

Barely 3 months into 2025 and we have exceeded the total number of cases of measles in 2024.

Meanwhile, Trump & RFK Jr’s CDC seems to be downplaying the outbreak’s dire status β€” as well as downplaying the best way to combat it: The MMR vaccine.
www.propublica.org/article/meas...

30.03.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This combo is *chef’s kiss*

I love my neighborhood πŸ₯°

29.03.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black Infant Mortality Continues to Worsen as Trump Halts Reproductive Healthcare Funds Over DEI Concerns Today I awoke to two different headlines in my inbox:

β€œIn short, the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s DOGE, and RFK Jr. are halting lifesaving funds for babies, and Black babies and their moms will be disproportionately harmed.”

Please read my latest for @donttreadonkids.bsky.social and call your representative.

open.substack.com/pub/donttrea...

26.03.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Make America Cruel Again: Deporting a U.S. Citizen β€” a Child with Brain Cancer This headline will haunt me for the rest of my life:

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18.03.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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