Lucia Soltis, MD

Across the Ocean How Slovaks Settled America

Across the Ocean
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The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Don't dwell on what Has passed away Or what is yet to be Yeah the wars they will Be fought again The holy dove She will be caught again Bought and sold And bought again The dove is never free Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in We asked for signs The signs were sent The birth betrayed The marriage spent Yeah the widowhood Of every government Signs for all to see I can't run no more With that lawless crowd While the killers in high places Say their prayers out loud But they've summoned, they've summoned up A thundercloud And they're going to hear from me Ring the bells that still ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in You can add up the parts You won't have the sum You can strike up the march There is no drum Every heart, every heart To love will come But like a refugee Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in That's how the light gets in That's how the light gets in

Good morning. We woke up today feeling hopeful for cracks in the ICE, in all the darkness, that will let in the light.

From Leonard Cohen’s Anthem:

MerMay is always fun. Looking forward to next year!

#AltCitizen Armcahir activist activate! https://events.america250.org/events/250th-anniversary-of-the-us-army-grand-military-parade-and-celebration

Spam in the Gears https://events.america250.org/events/250th-anniversary-of-the-us-army-grand-military-parade-and-celebration

Our spam in the gears for our day back is to be that rude guest that never shows the fuck up! Looking at you Janice! This is your last fucking invite, OK, ok…

Get your free tickets below #AltCitizen
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It’s such a great feeling when practicing a piece of music actually makes you want to practice even more.

MerMay 2: Cosmic

Most people don’t realize the value of the services they rely on until they’re gone.

Generally speaking, slashing government funding for Christian organizations like Catholic Relief Services, attacking Lutheran charities, and maligning the US Conference of Catholic Bishops isn't especially pro-Christian.

RFK refers antivax lawsuits to WisnerBaum for financial compensation. He has since "divested" to his son, a WisnerBaum employee. Ethics 101: This is not a solution. RFK maintains financial interest in devaluing vaccines. Vaccines that have saved the lives of millions of children.

#stopRFK

Many lawmakers were more outraged by mask mandates than what’s happening now.

What can I do to protect myself? Get vaccinated Safe and effective vaccines are available to protect against seasonal influenza and COVID-19. Use respiratory etiquette Cough and sneeze into my arm/ elbow or into a tissue, NOT my hand. Clean my hands regularly Wear a mask When in crowded, enclosed, or poorly ventilated areas if at risk for severe COVID-19 or influenza

What can I do to protect myself against respiratory diseases such as #influenza and #COVID19?

This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria

100 years ago…

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This is the front page of a fraudulent research article that purported to show a link between vaccines and autism. The word "RETRACTED" is written across it in large red letters. Wikipedia: On 28th February 1998, a fraudulent research paper by physician Andrew Wakefield and twelve coauthors, titled "Ileal-Lymphoid-Nodular Hyperplasia, Non-Specific Colitis, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Children", was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.[1] The paper falsely claimed causative links between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and colitis and between colitis and autism. The fraud involved data selection, data manipulation, and two undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Today is Retraction Day, when we observe the anniversary of the retraction (Feb. 2, 2010) of the fraudulent paper that purported to show a link between vaccines and autism. 🧪#medsky

What Is Resilience Targeting? Resilience targeting inflicts hopelessness and cynicism. These skills can help you stay motivated and hopeful when the whole world feels like a disaster.

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Protecting the Editorial Independence of the CDC From Politics In this Viewpoint, 3 former editors of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) respond to reports that political appointees have altered the timing and/or language of the publication to inf...

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Elon Musk’s team has gotten access to the Treasury Department’s payments system. (Gift Article)

Again “Elon Musk’s team” is literally just some guys. They’re not government officials and no one elected them and no congressional committee approved them. This is a smash and grab, out in the open.

Happy Lunar New Year! 🐍🎊

Read, share, act.

Appalling.

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Reposting some old videos.

Outbreak Outlook - National - Jan 27 Flu defies my expectations by making a comeback

Another result of this silence is that federal influenza updates are lagging. Epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers dug up data for all 50 states. And look at that: what seemed like a fall from a January peak turns out to be a rebound. caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-o... 6/12

Reposting some old videos.

It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali

Under communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not others One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

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Thank you for this reminder, @calm.com

Trained dogs working inside hospitals help ease burnout among health care staff Some hospitals are bringing in dogs to spend entire shifts with doctors and nurses. The trained canines help staff cope with the stress of their work amid high levels of burnout.

Puppies for (medical) Providers!
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Reposting some old videos.