IrishBAFERD
@akiirish.bsky.social
MD, MPH, MS, DTMH
Realistic optimist
Always a US Marine
Woke AF
Realistic optimist
Always a US Marine
Woke AF
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Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Massive walkout underway at CDC.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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“I went into frontline medicine to help people, not to bankrupt them,” writes Sophia Spadafore. “When someone who does not have insurance comes into the ER, I am forced to discuss with the patient what necessary care they may have to delay or forgo”:
How Medicaid Cuts Will Bleed Emergency Medicine
Many Americans get much of their health care from ERs. Defunding this service will be a financial and human disaster for everyone.
bit.ly
July 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“I went into frontline medicine to help people, not to bankrupt them,” writes Sophia Spadafore. “When someone who does not have insurance comes into the ER, I am forced to discuss with the patient what necessary care they may have to delay or forgo”:
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
Great, another endless war right on schedule. This idiot!
June 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Great, another endless war right on schedule. This idiot!
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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.
Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
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We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.
June 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.
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"I was following orders" didn't work before and it won't work again
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey
In the not-too-distant future, military members of all ranks and specialties might have a difficult choice: side with an unlawful president or with the Constitution.
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"I was following orders" didn't work before and it won't work again
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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No real Marine would comply with these orders. An unlawful order is still unlawful even if it’s coming from a commander. Everyone will have to answer for their own actions.
June 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
No real Marine would comply with these orders. An unlawful order is still unlawful even if it’s coming from a commander. Everyone will have to answer for their own actions.
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I might add that, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice service members _are required_ to disobey an unlawful order.
Know what is Constitutional -- know where the line is.
"I just did what I was told" _will not help you_ if you obey, and carry out, an unlawful order.
Know what is Constitutional -- know where the line is.
"I just did what I was told" _will not help you_ if you obey, and carry out, an unlawful order.
June 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I might add that, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice service members _are required_ to disobey an unlawful order.
Know what is Constitutional -- know where the line is.
"I just did what I was told" _will not help you_ if you obey, and carry out, an unlawful order.
Know what is Constitutional -- know where the line is.
"I just did what I was told" _will not help you_ if you obey, and carry out, an unlawful order.
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ALL Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve Personnel Know.
Military members are required to obey only Lawful Orders.
An Order that is clearly Unlawful not only can be disobeyed-it must be disobeyed.
Following a patently Unlawful Order-can result in criminal liability under the #UCMJ.
Military members are required to obey only Lawful Orders.
An Order that is clearly Unlawful not only can be disobeyed-it must be disobeyed.
Following a patently Unlawful Order-can result in criminal liability under the #UCMJ.
June 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
ALL Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve Personnel Know.
Military members are required to obey only Lawful Orders.
An Order that is clearly Unlawful not only can be disobeyed-it must be disobeyed.
Following a patently Unlawful Order-can result in criminal liability under the #UCMJ.
Military members are required to obey only Lawful Orders.
An Order that is clearly Unlawful not only can be disobeyed-it must be disobeyed.
Following a patently Unlawful Order-can result in criminal liability under the #UCMJ.
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Reports that ICE ran a barricade and hit protesters in LA
The crowd is shocked. Injured laud on grass banks. Shopping carts flew. The vehicle came so fast. I cannot believe what o just witnessed.
June 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reports that ICE ran a barricade and hit protesters in LA
I'm back in the States, so look at this loser!
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I'm back in the States, so look at this loser!
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For every $1 the government spends on family planning, it saves $7
This is #fiscallyStupid
This is #fiscallyStupid
The blocking of safe, accessible, and science-based provision of contraception is the less noticed assault on reproductive autonomy. And it is BONKERS.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
CDC team that updated go-to physician reference on contraceptive science is fired
Scientists combed the literature, synthesizing evidence of safety for busy providers
www.science.org
May 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
For every $1 the government spends on family planning, it saves $7
This is #fiscallyStupid
This is #fiscallyStupid
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BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
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This “genius” genuinely believes that healthcare budget analysts can simply be reassigned to making toasters.
April 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This “genius” genuinely believes that healthcare budget analysts can simply be reassigned to making toasters.
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Even though the courts will not ultimately save us, this is a win.
Forcing Trump officials (or the few civil service collaborators they’ve been able to recruit) to sit for depositions matters a lot.
Forcing Trump officials (or the few civil service collaborators they’ve been able to recruit) to sit for depositions matters a lot.
🚨 NIH quietly reinstated a grant on gender-affirming care, hoping it'd save top officials from sitting for depositions.
It didn't work.
On 4/22, Memoli will sit for sworn testimony. Today: Michelle Bulls, who's signed many termination letters. Tomorrow: fmr extramural research chief Liza Bundesen.
It didn't work.
On 4/22, Memoli will sit for sworn testimony. Today: Michelle Bulls, who's signed many termination letters. Tomorrow: fmr extramural research chief Liza Bundesen.
April 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Even though the courts will not ultimately save us, this is a win.
Forcing Trump officials (or the few civil service collaborators they’ve been able to recruit) to sit for depositions matters a lot.
Forcing Trump officials (or the few civil service collaborators they’ve been able to recruit) to sit for depositions matters a lot.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THE US DOING????
🚨 FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON CALLS FOR PAUSE ON FUTURE AND RECENT INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
(audio translation)
(audio translation)
April 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
WHAT THE FUCK IS THE US DOING????
All-time congressional records
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
All-time congressional records
A cartoon by RJ Matson
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
All-time congressional records
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
"I was following orders" didn't work before and it won't work again
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey
In the not-too-distant future, military members of all ranks and specialties might have a difficult choice: side with an unlawful president or with the Constitution.
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"I was following orders" didn't work before and it won't work again
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Service members: Remember the duty to disobey open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: It has come to my attention that several agencies are now offering WiFi for you to use with your PERSONAL devices. If I were you, I would NOT use that WiFi. I suspect it's a way for DOGE to monitor your personal communications.
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: It has come to my attention that several agencies are now offering WiFi for you to use with your PERSONAL devices. If I were you, I would NOT use that WiFi. I suspect it's a way for DOGE to monitor your personal communications.
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Cartoonist: Adam Zyglis
March 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Cartoonist: Adam Zyglis