Dr. Chicana
drchicana.bsky.social
Dr. Chicana
@drchicana.bsky.social
mom, wife, tia, sister, retired texas educator, maker of good trouble
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The surge in violence meted out by ICE absolutely should continue to be condemned, but I think a lot of people didn't realize or care that activists have been facing life-altering injury from cops for generations. "Law enforcement" has always been the violence. It ALL needs to stop.
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Oversight Democrats are not backing down.

If Les Wexner claims he doesn’t remember, then he needs to turn over his financial records and let the money tell the story.

Survivors deserve justice. It’s time for the cover-up to end.
February 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Bondi clearly lied to Congress which is a crime & is punishable with 5 years in prison, when she said that there is no evidence the Convicted FElon committed crimes in Epstein files.
youtu.be/ZYMsCjsTsvY?...
BREAKING: Epstein files update IMPLICATES TRUMP
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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February 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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I get to work with one of best directors and ensemble cast of my career AND get a Spirit Award?!? Yes, please. 🙏

#TheLongWalk #FrancisLawrence #FilmIndependentSpiritAwards
February 18, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Great News Trump Doesn’t Want You To See (But We Do)
Great News Trump Doesn’t Want You To See (But We Do)
Texas teens marched, Ossoff preached fire, Newsom delivered, and Colbert defied censorship
www.dworkinsubstack.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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It’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. lnk.thebulwark.com/3MCBgiK
February 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Defend Public Health and National Nurses United joined forces last Spring to oppose Casey Means as Surgeon General.

Time to dust off all of those emails and call scripts. Her hearing is February 25th.

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
Nurses and public health advocates join to strongly oppose new U.S. surgeon general nomination
National Nurses United and Defend Public Health are joining together to condemn the nomination of Casey Means for U.S. surgeon general, saying her unscientific, anti-vaccine rhetoric poses a serious t...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
February 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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I don’t know if there’s any greater frustration as a doctor, particularly in adolescent medicine, than when patients want medical care, I’m ready to provide it, but I’m unable to because of systems and policies beyond my control. This sucks.
February 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for the @defendpublichealth.bsky.social Whopper of the Week!

This time the team takes on RFK Jr.’s attempts to cover up that his anti-vax campaign in Samoa ended with 83 people dead from measles.
Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr Went to Samoa to Spread Antivax Ideas and Lied About It to Congress | Defend Public Health
Kennedy visited Samoa in 2019 when the Samoan government was restarting its childhood MMR immunization program. At his confirmation hearing in 2025, Secretary Kennedy assured Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) ...
www.defendpublichealth.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna's new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company's application for the first-of-its-kind shot.
https://to.pbs.org/4aAfKTB
Moderna says FDA will now consider its new mRNA flu shot after initial refusal
Moderna announced the change Wednesday, about a week after revealing that the FDA’s vaccine chief was refusing to review the new vaccine, made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology.
www.pbs.org
February 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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trump’s poll numbers are not low enough yet. We need to work harder to expose his lying, cheating, and stealing.
February 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Adding to @jamellebouie.net:

1) If Rubio can claim he's a descendant of "the west," then why can't millions of others descendant from mix of European conquerors & central/south American indigenous peoples (ie migrants)?

2) Cosmopolitanism (the bane of Rubio's vision) is a western inheritance, too!
February 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Just paid 2.99 a gallon for gas. How ‘bout that Trump economy? How’s that working out for you?
February 18, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Medical Quacktitioner Casey Means will have her confirmation hearing for Surgeon General next week.

For those thinking there may be a shakeup going on related to RFK Jr.’s public health agencies, this will likely reveal that Republicans still don’t care about scientific evidence or public health.
U.S. Senate panel sets Feb. 25 hearing for Trump surgeon general nominee
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold its delayed confirmation hearing for Casey Means, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general, next week, th...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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I guess the reason why they treat their supporters as gullible rubes is because it works. Scare the white people has always been a lucrative formula.
February 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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I’m sure doing an event in Marge Greene’s hometown tomorrow is just super random.
February 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Democrats that think their Christianity will be a winning formula don’t remember that Jimmy Carter was a “born again” Christian but was still thoroughly vilified by Republicans, then and now.
February 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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This Beagle’s dramatic 'play dead' on command is the funniest thing I’ve seen today
February 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
If you have the self awareness to check yourself, you are not a malignant narcissist ❤️
It’s hard to be a disabled person with needs because so much has to focus on me.

My mother is a malignant narcissist, and I constantly keep myself in check to make sure that’s not how I’m behaving.

But I genuinely love my GF and our cat children and am capable of putting them first.
February 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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It’s hard to be a disabled person with needs because so much has to focus on me.

My mother is a malignant narcissist, and I constantly keep myself in check to make sure that’s not how I’m behaving.

But I genuinely love my GF and our cat children and am capable of putting them first.
February 18, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is now also the temporary head of the CDC, a role in which he is expected to continue to do nothing but appear on right-wing podcasts and further cement the complete lack of respect of his colleagues.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily
The transition is the latest in a monthslong series of leadership shake-ups across federal health agencies.
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is now also the temporary head of the CDC, a role in which he is expected to continue to do nothing but appear on right-wing podcasts and further cement the complete lack of respect of his colleagues.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily
The transition is the latest in a monthslong series of leadership shake-ups across federal health agencies.
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM