Jen Kirby, MD,PhD (she/her)

And either has no clue who Medicaid helps or is actively lying.

Get after it! 💪

for some context for this threadlet, Mitt Romney, who is rich (estimated net worth $235 million), spends $1.7 million/yr on personal security. Someone with some millions is very much a target, but can't afford to protect themselves like Romney can.

Now that I know what they are, I’m crushing them! But they are everywhere. 😢

This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.

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Things to do today in #Virginia:
1) Vote in the primary. (I voted early.)
2) Listen to any of Paradise Lost's first five albums. (n/p: "Icon")
3) Donate to a food bank/drive or make an appointment to donate blood if you're eligible. (Did the former Saturday, scheduling the latter.)
4) Watch results.

Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.

If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.

Protest sign reading we need vaccines not kings with a gold crown covered by a red x.

My sign today for the Charlottesville #NoKings protest. I couldn’t let the news about the ACIP go without comment.
Lots of older folks similar to the hands off protest from May. But I was glad to see more younger protesters this time!

Bearing witness is so hard. Sending some light and love your way and theirs.

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This might be one of my signs today!!

Mike Johnson is a supplicant to a king

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.

They are in charge.

Screenshot of a list of the 27 specific grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump has committed at least 15 of them in whole or in part, highlighted in yellow and listed below: "1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. 2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. 3. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither (partial offense) 4. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. 5. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. 6. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. 7. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. 8. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: 9. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: 10. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: 11. For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: 12. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: 13. (Partial offense), abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: 14. (Partial offense), and destroyed the lives of our people. 15. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and (partial offense)"

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III, and I count at least 15 of them that Donald Trump has also committed in whole or in part.

Particularly notable right now:
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."

The world is tough right now bc a few selfish, intolerant folks are making it so. Buy a national parks pass to support national parks. Donate to a local election for someone who consistently stands up for truth. Support abortion providers, immigration lawyers, humanitarian work. Don't let evil win.

RFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel; will pick replacements Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of experts who recommend vaccines, has been "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest."

RFK jr is the biggest conflict of interest around in the vaccine world 😡😡

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

i understand the framing, which is about RFK jr lying to a senator to get senate approval

but RFK jr also lied to the american public

just completely unacceptable for a public official and senator bill cassidy is not the only one who should take action for being lied to

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:

1-877-447-4487

Fight the Empire.

Federal Judges Are Begging Us to Pay Attention A Data-Driven Analysis of nearly 300 Federal Cases Reveals Judges Quoting Kafka and Warning of Democracy in Peril

NEW: I analyzed nearly 300 federal cases involving the Trump administration. Federal judges—across the political spectrum—are using language I’ve never seen before. One called government actions “unconscionable.” Another quoted Kafka. They’re begging us to pay attention.

hey don't forget to turn off biometric access to your phone and if you did happen to forget, in an emergency, pressing the power button 5 times on your iphone will lock it & it can't be unlocked again without the passcode even if you were silly & left face ID on 🙂

Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

This is absolutely terrible news.

With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.

h/t @merz.bsky.social

Vaccination in pregnancy to protect the newborn - Nature Reviews Immunology In this Review, Male and Jones provide an overview of the current vaccines that are offered during pregnancy and to newborns, explaining the rationale behind the different vaccination programmes and the unique challenges that come with immunizing these populations.

A Review in Nature Reviews Immunology provides an overview of the current vaccines that are offered during pregnancy and to newborns, explaining the rationale behind the different vaccination programmes and the unique challenges that come with immunizing these populations. 🔒

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Ha! See what you did there. Now I’ve got an earworm.

Remember when Republicans said that they just didn’t want “mandates” for COVID19 protections like masks and vaccines? They wanted a choice?

Well, now they are mandating in the other direction. They are busily making sure that masks and vaccines are banned or unavailable.

So glad to see you here @pelotonmed.bsky.social!

So Canadian. Apologizing for calling someone an asshole.