Kids First Champion @greglandsman.bsky.social has been working overnight in the House Energy & Commerce Committee to defend Medicaid for massive cuts that would strip healthcare away from millions of Americans.

Keep going Greg! #ForTheKids

Can the United States Ever Become a World Leader for Children Again? …and were we ever one to begin with?

Can the United States Ever Become a World Leader for Children Again?

(and were we ever one to begin with…?)

@drobrienmd.bsky.social

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Trump’s Speech Was Unhinged. What the GOP is Doing is Worse A third term? His face on money? A federal holiday? They are not joking.

The latest from Renee Harvey after SOTU.
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What Project 2025 Says is Next for Children’s Healthcare Last summer I wrote an article outlining how bad Project 2025 would be for American children, and right now I have NEVER been more upset to be right.

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Stop waiting for a unified voice for kids and just be a voice for kids. We can do this.

The Scorched Earth Presidency Make America Great Again—For Real This Time

Scorched Earth Presidency

— Renee Harvey breaks down MAGA and the Trump presidency 2.0, and envisions what greatness could actually look like in America.

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Last Night House Republicans Voted to Rip Healthcare Away from Children, Pregnant Women, and Nursing Home Residents What does that Mean for South Carolina?

The latest from Annie Andrews after republicans voted to gut Medicaid last night:
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How RFK Jr. Could Undermine Vaccines and Why your Pediatrician is Panicking It’s February 2025 and anything is possible.

How RFK Jr. Could Undermine Vaccines and Why Your Pediatrician is Panicking

@annieandrewsmd.bsky.social
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Parents: What You Need to Know About Measles File this one under articles I hoped I’d never have to write.

Parents: What You Need to Know About Measles

@drobrienmd.bsky.social dispels myths and gets into the real talk about how you can protect your little ones from measles!

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The Disturbing Example Men in Politics are Showing Our Boys Okay listen, I don’t think political figures are really the best place for kids to be looking for role models (I mean, look around) but my God have there been some horrendous displays of disturbing be...

The Disturbing Example Men in Politics are Showing Our Boys

— @drobrienmd.bsky.social
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Protecting Our Children from Trump’s Oncoming Anti-Opportunity Onslaught Your kids are capable of great things.

Protecting Our Children From Trump’s Anti-Opportunity Onslaught

— @drobrienmd.bsky.social
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America at a Breaking Point: The Fight to Save Our Democracy Unchecked Power, A Constitutional Crisis, and the Urgent Need for Action to Protect Our Children’s Future

America at a Breaking Point: The Fight to Save Our Democracy

The latest from Renee Harvey!

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Who Could Have Predicted the Attacks on Science Would Go This Far? Me. I Could Have.

@annieandrewsmd.bsky.social breaks down just how devastating the attack on the NIH really is for all Americans, shares perspective about how we got here… and explains how some institutions let it get this bad.
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Don’t Give Up: Michael’s Sunday Sermon The next 4 years are going to look different for each of us, but I guarantee that the actions of the Trump Administration will profoundly impact your life, and undoubtedly the lives of your kids (and ...

Don’t Give Up: Michael’s Sunday Sermon

— @drobrienmd.bsky.social

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Stay in the fight for children!

Trump’s Immigration Policy: An Assault on the Well-Being of Children It took less than 48 hours.

Trump’s Immigration Policy: An Assault on the Well-Being of Children.

@annieandrewsmd.bsky.social
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Protecting Modern History’s Most Crucial Advancement for Kids: Vaccines A Looming Crisis in Public Health

Protecting Modern History’s Most Crucial Advancement for Kids: Vaccines.

@drobrienmd.bsky.social breaks down how incredible vaccine advancements have been for U.S. children, and how RFK Jr and Trump are threatening public health.
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring Researchers facing

I hope University Presidents who like to cozy up to their state’s GOP electeds are on the phone this morning fighting for science.

And I hope they learn a lesson or two about using their power for good in the future.

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Insidious: The Climate Crisis and the Lost Plot There’s no way to write about the climate crisis right now without being a Debby Downer, and I believe that’s a major factor for why we have stalled on climate action.

Yesterday Donald Trump pulled the United States from the Paris Climate Accords and proclaimed “drill baby drill”.

Read ‘Insidious: The Climate Crisis & the Lost Plot’ by @drobrienmd.bsky.social.

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A Letter to Joe Biden from the Children Dear President Biden,

Read ‘A Letter to Joe Biden from the Children’

@hreneeharvey.bsky.social 🩷

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Great read #pedsky

Don't Tread on Kids | Annie Andrews | Substack Two pediatricians walk into a Substack armed with stethoscopes and a soapbox. Together, they're diagnosing the fever dreams and comedy of politics. Expect hot takes, tantrums (sometimes ours), and jus...

I need all of you to go subscribe to my substack at donttreadonkids.org🚀

Please:) It’s free!

The Weight We Carry and why it’s ok that We’re Angry Progressive neurologic decline.

Mandatory reading for docs, from @annieandrewsmd.bsky.social.

“We stoically walk from exam room to exam room or hospital room to hospital room doing our best to care for these children and families and then we leave work and carry it all with us.”

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If RFK Jr. is confirmed. @donttreadonkids.bsky.social

Trans kids in sports should be a nonissue.

Total trans athletes per state are in the single digits in 2/3 of states, and the majority of these kids aren’t in contact sports.

Meanwhile, an average of 12 kids die from a firearm injury and 32 more survive a gunshot wound DAILY.

What’s the Secretary of Defense got to do with Kids, Anyway? The Impact of Hegseth's Confirmation as Trump's Defense Secretary Will Have Lasting Impacts on Children Globally

What’s the Secretary of Defense Got to do with Kids, Anyway?

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Dr. Annie Andrews explains how an RFK Jr. confirmation will change the way we practice pediatrics. Spoiler alert: it’s not good.

Dr. O’Brien’s Message to Former Children (yes, you) If you are reading this and you are over the age of eighteen, congratulations – you are a former child! Even though you’ve traded in your composition notebooks for an overbooked Outlook calendar, I ne...

@drobrienmd.bsky.social writes:

“Even though you’ve traded in your composition notebooks for an overbooked Outlook calendar, I need you to care about kids.”

Read more and subscribe:
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Their Future (is f*cked) This isn’t the Substack I thought I was going to start after the election.

From @annieandrewsmd.bsky.social

Their Future (is f*cked)

… a message about loss, frustration, hope, perseverance, and why we now must fight harder than ever for America’s children.

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LAUNCHING NOW 🚀— Don’t Tread On Kids, a substack and podcast hosted by @annieandrewsmd.bsky.social & @drobrienmd.bsky.social, dedicated to keeping you informed about all the ways politics continue to impact America’s kids!

Go to DontTreadOnKids.org to subscribe and stay up to date!