Lauren Cortez, MS, MPH, DrPHc
@cortezle.bsky.social
Advocate for Health Equity, DEI, and Empowered Communities | Public Health Champion | Research Analyst |
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Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
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Stop saying underage women.
They are children.
They are children.
February 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Stop saying underage women.
They are children.
They are children.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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The truth is sometimes painful.
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 AM
The truth is sometimes painful.
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis
Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Mi...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM
How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
As public health professionals we’re trained to interpret harmful outcomes as systemic, structural, or rooted in misinformation rather than personal malice. The actions taken by this administration make that framing harder to maintain.
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
As public health professionals we’re trained to interpret harmful outcomes as systemic, structural, or rooted in misinformation rather than personal malice. The actions taken by this administration make that framing harder to maintain.
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Truly remarkable.
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Truly remarkable.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Well, well, well….
January 25, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Well, well, well….
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
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Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
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“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
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WHO removing Us Flag
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
WHO removing Us Flag
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Are we paying attention yet, America?
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Are we paying attention yet, America?
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
Readers who found value in Stay Woke by Dr. Tehama Lopez Bunyasi, How to Be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, and White Tears/Brown Scars by Dr. Ruby Hamad will likely appreciate White Fear: How the Browning of America Is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds by Leah Lakins and Roland Martin.
White Fear
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. White fear has shaped our democracy and society from the beginning—and today, it’s more intense and visible than ever. To neutralize it, we must first under...
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June 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Readers who found value in Stay Woke by Dr. Tehama Lopez Bunyasi, How to Be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, and White Tears/Brown Scars by Dr. Ruby Hamad will likely appreciate White Fear: How the Browning of America Is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds by Leah Lakins and Roland Martin.
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That’s the fact… If one does not get due process, none of us will.
May 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
That’s the fact… If one does not get due process, none of us will.
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“Obliteration Day”
“Recession Day”
“Liquidation Day”
The Economist goes with #RuinationDay 🇺🇸
@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
“Recession Day”
“Liquidation Day”
The Economist goes with #RuinationDay 🇺🇸
@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
April 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Obliteration Day”
“Recession Day”
“Liquidation Day”
The Economist goes with #RuinationDay 🇺🇸
@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
“Recession Day”
“Liquidation Day”
The Economist goes with #RuinationDay 🇺🇸
@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...