Charles F Brummitt
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Charles F Brummitt
@cb2mke.bsky.social
Retired Infectious Disease physician. Husband, father, grandfather.
Sifting and winnowing in the Badger tradition.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

M Gessen knows what they speak about - a country barreling into autocracy. Not Russia-it's there, but the U.S. We are all Minneapolis.
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis - The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

NO link between autism spectrum disorder and prenatal exposure to acetaminophen (Tylenol) was found in this review
Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Current evidence does not indicate a clinically important increase in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children of pregnant individuals who use paracetam...
www.thelancet.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Trump's despotism extends to DC golf courses
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While it is trivial compared with Mpls, Greenland, the Fed, etc- POTUS bullying extends even to DC's 3 public golf courses. They now face Trumpification - and loss by average DC golfers. A Patrimonial state... hmmm.
Trump's despotism extends to DC golf courses
He views the entire world as a private club he owns and profits from.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

~18 million infections thus far in US
~230,000 hospitalized
~9300 deaths
32 pediatric deaths; 90% of those unvaccinated.

Still advisable to get vaccinated-now! Vaccine effectiveness is reasonable and best in younger age groups. Get your jab; lessen your risk.
Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 1, ending January 10, 2026
Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally, but influenza activity has decreased.
www.cdc.gov
January 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

When Kaiser Permanente has to pay the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement while still not admitting guilt, it seems the whole MA option is rife with gaming the system for more $. Medicare Advantage is a failure and should go if costs are to be reined in.
Whistleblower Partners: Kaiser Permanente to Pay $556 Million to Resolve Whistleblower Litigation Over Medicare Advantage Risk-Adjustment Practices
/PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente (Kaiser) has agreed to pay $556 million to resolve False Claims Act litigation alleging improper Medicare Advantage...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...

David French writes of Mark Peters-a Dane who served with our coalition in Afghanistan- losing both legs to an IED. The Danes are friends & allies, Mr POTUS, they've shed blood for us. They deserve much more than you can fathom. Stop the Steal (of Greenland)!
Opinion | Something Is Rotten in the State of America
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January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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WI is a top-five state for non-medical vaccine exemptions, largely due to permissive policies allowing easy opt out options. It's not just Republican led states as Mississippi has low rates of exemptions due to more restrictive opt out requirements. Policies matter!
Trends in County-Level Childhood Vaccination Exemptions in the US
This study examines US county-level trends in nonmedical and medical exemptions to childhood vaccination requirements.
jamanetwork.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

D. Hosie on the impact of the SCOTUS on Congress: how SCOTUS decisions have radically weakened and partisanized an already partisan and underperforming branch.
Answer: term limit (18yr) SCOTUS (amendment per Congress) for states to ratify after 2026 elections?
How the Supreme Court Broke Congress
In the name of protecting the balance of powers, the Court is radically refashioning that balance.
www.theatlantic.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Trump is Venezuelifying the United States
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Paul Krugman connects the dots between the murderous bullies in the Twin Cities and the bully in the White House.
Time for all of us to stand up to the bullying: peacefully and resolutely.
Trump is Venezuelifying the United States
Cross him and his minions will try to destroy you — whoever you are
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January 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/c...

America must slow its death embrace: we shoot each other in our streets more than most of the sane world. Now we reverse our commitment to not be the world's worst polluter. Fossils in power bought by the gun and fossil fuel lobbies.
Demand better. Vote em out.
U.S. Emissions Jumped in 2025 as Coal Power Rebounded
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January 13, 2026 at 11:47 AM
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

Great summary by Jake Scott, MD on the risks to children with CDC's new vaccine recommendations triggered by RFK Jr. It's why at least 17 states (incl WI) are ignoring RFK's CDC and keeping existing vaccine recommendations from American Academy of Pediatrics.
CIDRAP Op-Ed: Quiet dismantling: How ‘shared decision-making’ weakens vaccine policy and harms kids
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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It's beyond time Senators, to rein in our POTUS; he's breaking norms, laws and decency. You should have impeached him after 1/6/21. Oppose his bullying and criminality. Stand up and collectively say no. Show some spine like Jerome Powell has done.
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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A study of more than a 1/4 million mother&infants - receipt of the influenza vaccine during pregnancy reduced infant ER and hospitalizations for influenza in the infants first 6 months by 70% and for pertussis vaccine 89% less ER and hosp.
Pregnant? Protect the baby.
Maternal Vaccination and Infant Hospital and ED Care for Influenza and Pertussis
This cohort study examined the association of influenza and tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy and infant hospitalization or emergency department visits in northern I...
jamanetwork.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Maduro in Minneapolis
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Timothy Snyder studies and writes about tyranny-- in Eastern Europe and in the US and Latin America. Lies enable tyranny by those seeking to impose it. It's beyond time to resist the lies at home.
Maduro in Minneapolis
Murderous Lies
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January 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/news/release... WI DHS is doing the right thing by continuing to align with AAP and not altering 7 recommended vaccines to "shared decision making" (per RFK's CDC), which may reduce the likelihood that these vaccines- all of which are safe and effective - are received.
DHS Continues to Endorse Childhood Vaccine Recommendations of American Academy of Pediatrics
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) continues to recommend the evidence-based childhood vaccine schedule published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and has issued guidance to...
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Covering up Trump/Epstein files
ICE killing young mother
US kidnapping Maduro and taking Venezuela's oil
Vaccine schedule changed by quacks
Talk of military force to seize Greenland
Administration telling us we didn't see what we saw
Trump saying international law doesn't apply to him

It's a lot 😳
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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The best thing for a healthy brain? Exercise. It's as easy as a brisk walk every day. A mediterranean diet, healthy blood pressure and avoiding drugs and too much alcohol also go a long way to cognitive health. Try it and see. Your synapses will thank you.
Brain Health Challenge: Workouts to Strengthen Your Brain
To strengthen your brain, exercise is essential. Today, we’ll help you find a new routine.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
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Paul Krugman dispels the POTUS' fantasy of extracting Venezuelan oil (not to mention the imperial criminality of desiring such). Edmundo Gonzalez and Maria Corina Machado won the last election; hand the reins to them, Don, and leave!
The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
The truth behind Trump’s black, sticky fantasy
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January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Celebrate and encourage the positive forces in our communities-- here's one in Milwaukee.
Meet a developer battling Milwaukee’s racial homeownership divide
Developer Michael Emem plans 40 new affordable homes to boost Black homeownership in Milwaukee. They would be built in the Amani neighborhood.
www.jsonline.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Encouraging to see that simple lifestyle changes-eating veggies daily, brisk walks, attention to triggers of eating, etc enhances resolution of metabolic syndrome. It's doable to lessen/avoid diabetes, liver failure and other complications of our diet and habits.
Lifestyle Intervention for Sustained Remission of Metabolic Syndrome
This multisite randomized clinical trial evaluates a 6-month habit-based lifestyle program added to education and activity monitoring in patients with metabolic syndrome for sustained remission at 24 ...
jamanetwork.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:58 AM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...

This will lead to preventable deaths and illnesses - if parents and children now need to ask their providers and hope insurers pay to administer meningococcal, Hepatitis B, rotavirus, flu, COVID, RSV, Hepatitis A vaccines. There's no new evidence for these changes.
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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Welcome to the American petrostate

By Michael E. Mann | Nov 7, 2024
@BulletinAtomic

The U.S. is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump..the U.S. is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats & fossil fuel interests.
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Welcome to the American petrostate
I’ve long said that the obstacles to stabilizing warming below catastrophic levels aren’t physical or technological; they are entirely political in nature, and political obstacles can be overcome. But...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
On Being Denmark
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Paul Offit dispels misinformation from HHS about Denmark's public heath and vaccine policy. The US would do well to emulate Denmark's compassion for its citizens in its Universal Health and Child Care more than its vaccine policy. Yea, Paul!
On Being Denmark
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order asking the United States to align itself with other countries and give fewer vaccines. Why?
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January 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM