Ali Robison, MD
@breadandberries.medsky.social
Pediatrician, mom, radical progressive. Advocating for the health and wellbeing of all children. Basically the human equivalent of grumpy cat. Not enjoying fascism.
I’m anxiously caught between “I really need to take a few days off from the news/social media” and “I’m petrified to be uninformed about critical events” and I’m not sure how to rectify my situation.
January 13, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I’m anxiously caught between “I really need to take a few days off from the news/social media” and “I’m petrified to be uninformed about critical events” and I’m not sure how to rectify my situation.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
I’m sorry, guys. I love you all. But I don’t care about football even a little bit.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I’m sorry, guys. I love you all. But I don’t care about football even a little bit.
Honestly this brings me a very small amount of joy, which feels important.
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Honestly this brings me a very small amount of joy, which feels important.
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
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Becca Good, the wife of Renee Good, has released her first public statement since the shooting
“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”
“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Becca Good, the wife of Renee Good, has released her first public statement since the shooting
“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”
“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”
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Walz: "I saw an individual at the scene identify themselves as medical personnel and ask to provide aid, and an ICE agent said 'I do not care.' That lack of humanity was chilling to me."
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Walz: "I saw an individual at the scene identify themselves as medical personnel and ask to provide aid, and an ICE agent said 'I do not care.' That lack of humanity was chilling to me."
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“God damn them all.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“God damn them all.”
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Osip Mandelstam, tr. R. H. Morrison
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Osip Mandelstam, tr. R. H. Morrison
Not to be dramatic but some days Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups are the only thing holding me together as a human being.
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Not to be dramatic but some days Trader Joe’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups are the only thing holding me together as a human being.
Please get a flu vaccine. It’s not too late in the season. Your arm will be sore for a few days, which is infinitely better than being intubated in the ICU.
Authorities at the CDC are now calling this year’s flu season “moderately severe,” with an estimated 11 million illnesses in the U.S. so far.
Flu May Be At Highest Rate On Record—With 5,000 Deaths As Vaccinations Have Lagged Behind Previous Years
Authorities at the CDC are now calling this year’s flu season “moderately severe,” with an estimated 11 million illnesses in the U.S. so far.
www.forbes.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Please get a flu vaccine. It’s not too late in the season. Your arm will be sore for a few days, which is infinitely better than being intubated in the ICU.
Somehow RFK Jr has pulled into the lead as the biggest threat to the wellbeing of Americans this week and WOW that is an accomplishment.
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Somehow RFK Jr has pulled into the lead as the biggest threat to the wellbeing of Americans this week and WOW that is an accomplishment.
We have, once again, not been mean enough to RFK Jr.
It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
January 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
We have, once again, not been mean enough to RFK Jr.
Alexa, play "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" by Taylor Swift.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Alexa, play "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" by Taylor Swift.
It’s only January 3rd but I have a feeling the word of the year is going to be unconstitutional.
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It’s only January 3rd but I have a feeling the word of the year is going to be unconstitutional.
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Trump going on national television and essentially saying that we just annexed Venezuela and are going to steal its most precious natural resource and will kidnap any Venezuelan leader who disagrees may be the craziest presidential address of my lifetime
January 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Trump going on national television and essentially saying that we just annexed Venezuela and are going to steal its most precious natural resource and will kidnap any Venezuelan leader who disagrees may be the craziest presidential address of my lifetime
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
The problem with the internet is that there’s not a meme strong enough for “I don’t want to go to war with fucking Venezuela.”
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The problem with the internet is that there’s not a meme strong enough for “I don’t want to go to war with fucking Venezuela.”
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we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
we have not "apprehended" the president of venezuela. we have invaded a foreign country and kidnapped its leader. what the fuck are we doing here, i am going to lose my mind
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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I’m not an adult doc but I suppose, based on the USPSTF recommendations and Trump proudly declaring he‘s chewing aspirin like tic tacs, that he has either significant heart disease/history of MI/history of stroke? Aren’t those the indications to start an adult >60 on ASA now? His legs would agree.
January 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I’m not an adult doc but I suppose, based on the USPSTF recommendations and Trump proudly declaring he‘s chewing aspirin like tic tacs, that he has either significant heart disease/history of MI/history of stroke? Aren’t those the indications to start an adult >60 on ASA now? His legs would agree.
Jumaane Williams is an incredible public speaker. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Jumaane Williams is an incredible public speaker. Wow.
I made soufflés for a New Year’s treat and I’m really proud of them. Happy 2026, everyone. 🥂
January 1, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I made soufflés for a New Year’s treat and I’m really proud of them. Happy 2026, everyone. 🥂
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
To anyone who still believes appeasing a tyrant works, I’ve taken my toddler to the park AND the zoo today and he’s still a hysterical rage monster so. A lesson to be learned there, I think.
December 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
To anyone who still believes appeasing a tyrant works, I’ve taken my toddler to the park AND the zoo today and he’s still a hysterical rage monster so. A lesson to be learned there, I think.