Annabelle Rodriguez Oquendo MD
@aromd.bsky.social
Physician-scientist trying to change the world. Opinions are my own.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Reposted by Annabelle Rodriguez Oquendo MD
Reposted by Annabelle Rodriguez Oquendo MD
A very strong & powerful resignation letter from Dr. Daskalakis calling out RFK jr. “I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.”
RFJ, Jr Is A Serial Killer
And the death toll will be unimaginable
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August 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A very strong & powerful resignation letter from Dr. Daskalakis calling out RFK jr. “I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.”
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@murray.senate.gov
A big, heartfelt thanks for supporting the NIH.
A big, heartfelt thanks for supporting the NIH.
August 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
@murray.senate.gov
A big, heartfelt thanks for supporting the NIH.
A big, heartfelt thanks for supporting the NIH.
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🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost!
Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).
"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.
ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.
Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).
"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.
ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.
Full Committee Markup of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Acts | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
July 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🧪 Senate appropriators say: NIH's budget gets a... boost!
Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).
"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.
ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.
Rather than 40% cut, NIH gets a $400M *increase* in the Senate committee bill for FY26 (about +1%).
"Congress has your back," said @murray.senate.gov.
ADVOCACY MATTERS! There's still a long road (esp in the House), so keep up pressure.
August 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I’ll let you know how my grant application fares in this new environment. I’m working on another one for the October deadline.
I’ll let you know how my grant application fares in this new environment. I’m working on another one for the October deadline.
The NIH Undergoes More Shake-Ups
Advisory council appointees dismissed, director's advisory committee disbanded, among other moves
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July 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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I’ll let you know how my grant application fares in this new environment. I’m working on another one for the October deadline.
I’ll let you know how my grant application fares in this new environment. I’m working on another one for the October deadline.
@kyla.bsky.social
Do you have a perspective on the challenges of cuts to biomedical research and how academics can capture the attention of Gen Zers to improve healthcare for all?
Do you have a perspective on the challenges of cuts to biomedical research and how academics can capture the attention of Gen Zers to improve healthcare for all?
July 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@kyla.bsky.social
Do you have a perspective on the challenges of cuts to biomedical research and how academics can capture the attention of Gen Zers to improve healthcare for all?
Do you have a perspective on the challenges of cuts to biomedical research and how academics can capture the attention of Gen Zers to improve healthcare for all?
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows
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July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...
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Timeline cleanser
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July 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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BOSTON — In a major victory for public health, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts today struck down the National Institutes of...
A step closer to restoring sanity in biomedical research. But expect Trump to appeal and delay, delay, delay. They need to be found in contempt.
A step closer to restoring sanity in biomedical research. But expect Trump to appeal and delay, delay, delay. They need to be found in contempt.
June 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
BOSTON — In a major victory for public health, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts today struck down the National Institutes of...
A step closer to restoring sanity in biomedical research. But expect Trump to appeal and delay, delay, delay. They need to be found in contempt.
A step closer to restoring sanity in biomedical research. But expect Trump to appeal and delay, delay, delay. They need to be found in contempt.
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Over 100 days after Mahmoud Khalil was unjustly arrested and detained because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights, he has been released on bail.
We celebrate that Mahmoud will finally be home with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.
We celebrate that Mahmoud will finally be home with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.
June 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Over 100 days after Mahmoud Khalil was unjustly arrested and detained because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights, he has been released on bail.
We celebrate that Mahmoud will finally be home with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.
We celebrate that Mahmoud will finally be home with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.
The Reagan-Appointed Judge Fast-Tracking Trump to Trial www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
The Reagan-Appointed Judge Fast-Tracking Trump to Trial
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June 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Reagan-Appointed Judge Fast-Tracking Trump to Trial www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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Today I’m leading 152 House Democrats in challenging Trump's devastating cuts to life-saving NIH research grants. Congress—not Trump—controls federal spending.
Trump must do his job, “faithfully execute” the laws and stop violating the Constitution to undercut public health.
Trump must do his job, “faithfully execute” the laws and stop violating the Constitution to undercut public health.
June 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Today I’m leading 152 House Democrats in challenging Trump's devastating cuts to life-saving NIH research grants. Congress—not Trump—controls federal spending.
Trump must do his job, “faithfully execute” the laws and stop violating the Constitution to undercut public health.
Trump must do his job, “faithfully execute” the laws and stop violating the Constitution to undercut public health.
Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers sign letter criticizing agency policies: ‘We dissent’
We all need to dissent. Your life and that of your loved ones depend on it.
We all need to dissent. Your life and that of your loved ones depend on it.
June 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers sign letter criticizing agency policies: ‘We dissent’
We all need to dissent. Your life and that of your loved ones depend on it.
We all need to dissent. Your life and that of your loved ones depend on it.
From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.
June 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.
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South Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.
June 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
South Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.
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Please read and then contact your Senators. Stop these NIH cuts. I’ll keep you posted on what happens to my grant.
Please read and then contact your Senators. Stop these NIH cuts. I’ll keep you posted on what happens to my grant.
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Please read and then contact your Senators. Stop these NIH cuts. I’ll keep you posted on what happens to my grant.
Please read and then contact your Senators. Stop these NIH cuts. I’ll keep you posted on what happens to my grant.
@maddow.msnbc.com
NIH Director will be testifying in front of Senate Appropriations Committee on June 10. The biomedical research community needs more support from the American people to stop drastic cuts to the NIH. Please consider using your influential voice to help us get more support.
NIH Director will be testifying in front of Senate Appropriations Committee on June 10. The biomedical research community needs more support from the American people to stop drastic cuts to the NIH. Please consider using your influential voice to help us get more support.
June 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com
NIH Director will be testifying in front of Senate Appropriations Committee on June 10. The biomedical research community needs more support from the American people to stop drastic cuts to the NIH. Please consider using your influential voice to help us get more support.
NIH Director will be testifying in front of Senate Appropriations Committee on June 10. The biomedical research community needs more support from the American people to stop drastic cuts to the NIH. Please consider using your influential voice to help us get more support.
My grant was just submitted to the NIH. The topic is on deficiency of an immune protein and increased risk of death. I hope the Senate fights hard to save the NIH. Many lives depend on it. Very surreal to even have to say this.
June 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My grant was just submitted to the NIH. The topic is on deficiency of an immune protein and increased risk of death. I hope the Senate fights hard to save the NIH. Many lives depend on it. Very surreal to even have to say this.
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