Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick DBH, LCSW, CCM, CCTP, FCM
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Jacob Frey: โWe have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of - are you Latino, are you Somali - & then indiscriminate pickups thereafter โ ppl are walking around on the street with their passports. That's not American. That's the furthest thing from itโ
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Jacob Frey: โWe have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of - are you Latino, are you Somali - & then indiscriminate pickups thereafter โ ppl are walking around on the street with their passports. That's not American. That's the furthest thing from itโ
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Minnesota residents delay medical care for fear of encountering ICE. โYou would think a major medical center would be a safe space,โ said Tina Ridler. โIโm holding off making the appointments, because I donโt want to go into territory where ICE is operating.โ
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Minnesota residents delay medical care for fear of encountering ICE
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January 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Minnesota residents delay medical care for fear of encountering ICE. โYou would think a major medical center would be a safe space,โ said Tina Ridler. โIโm holding off making the appointments, because I donโt want to go into territory where ICE is operating.โ
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CMSโ new MAHA ELEVATE innovation model has a fundamental flaw www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/c... via @statnews.com
CMSโ new MAHA ELEVATE innovation model has a fundamental flaw
CMSโ new MAHA ELEVATE innovation model has a fundamental flaw, The Workup columnist Vishal Khetpal writes.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
CMSโ new MAHA ELEVATE innovation model has a fundamental flaw www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/c... via @statnews.com
Pharmacists' Risk of Suicide Higher Than the General Public www.medpagetoday.com/pharmacy/pha...
Pharmacists' Risk of Suicide Higher Than the General Public
Study suggests job problems were common; 'we're not just counting pills,' researcher says
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January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Pharmacists' Risk of Suicide Higher Than the General Public www.medpagetoday.com/pharmacy/pha...
Thousands of Nurses Go on Strike at Several Major New York City Hospitals www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbase...
Thousands of Nurses Go on Strike at Several Major New York City Hospitals
Major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety
www.medpagetoday.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Thousands of Nurses Go on Strike at Several Major New York City Hospitals www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbase...
And this is what #DoNotHarm is about!
Hospitals and doctors are ignoring RFK Jr.โs new vaccine schedule and relying on pediatriciansโ guidance instead www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/n... via @statnews.com
Hospitals and doctors are ignoring RFK Jr.โs new vaccine schedule and relying on pediatriciansโ guidance instead www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/n... via @statnews.com
Hospitals and doctors are ignoring RFK Jr.โs new vaccine schedule and relying on pediatriciansโ guidance instead
Their decisions underscore a growing divide between federal health authorities and major medical groups.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
And this is what #DoNotHarm is about!
Hospitals and doctors are ignoring RFK Jr.โs new vaccine schedule and relying on pediatriciansโ guidance instead www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/n... via @statnews.com
Hospitals and doctors are ignoring RFK Jr.โs new vaccine schedule and relying on pediatriciansโ guidance instead www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/n... via @statnews.com
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Over 50 Dems have signed on to co-sponsor articles of impeachment against Noem.
Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!
Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
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January 14, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Over 50 Dems have signed on to co-sponsor articles of impeachment against Noem.
Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!
Use the link below to demand your members of Congress to get behind this!
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ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
Medical Groups Urge Congress to Probe Kennedy's Vax Schedule Changes www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
Medical Groups Urge Congress to Probe Kennedy's Vax Schedule Changes
Hundreds of medical organizations say overhaul bypassed scientific review, public process
www.medpagetoday.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Medical Groups Urge Congress to Probe Kennedy's Vax Schedule Changes www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
The Politics and Policies Against US Children url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The Politics and Policies Against US Children
This Viewpoint discusses how the policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will harm US children.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The Politics and Policies Against US Children url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Trump Bill May Result in Over a Million Missed Cancer Screenings www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyon...
Trump Bill May Result in Over a Million Missed Cancer Screenings
Hundreds of avoidable deaths also projected over 2-year period
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January 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Trump Bill May Result in Over a Million Missed Cancer Screenings www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyon...
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โI have treated patients who have harmed others. I have cared for people in police custody, people accused of violent crimesโฆ. None of that alters my obligation.
When someone is bleeding in front of you, your duty is to stop the bleeding.โ @josephsakran.bsky.social
When someone is bleeding in front of you, your duty is to stop the bleeding.โ @josephsakran.bsky.social
I'm a surgeon โ and I've been shot. ICE denying Renee Good aid is inhumane.
I do not know if Renee Nicole Good could have been saved; no one can say with certainty. But she should have been given every possible chance.
www.usatoday.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:09 AM
โI have treated patients who have harmed others. I have cared for people in police custody, people accused of violent crimesโฆ. None of that alters my obligation.
When someone is bleeding in front of you, your duty is to stop the bleeding.โ @josephsakran.bsky.social
When someone is bleeding in front of you, your duty is to stop the bleeding.โ @josephsakran.bsky.social
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This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who donโt have enough food & canโt leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who donโt have enough food & canโt leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who donโt have enough food & canโt leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who donโt have enough food & canโt leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth...and legal under their state laws! 19thnews.org/2026/01/gend... via @19thnews.org
Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth
In Washington state, Colorado, and Minnesota, childrenโs hospitals are facing federal scrutiny over care thatโs legal under state law.
19thnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth...and legal under their state laws! 19thnews.org/2026/01/gend... via @19thnews.org
RFK Jr.โs war on antidepressants is coming โ and it will cost lives www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/r... via @statnews.com
RFK Jr.โs war on antidepressants is coming โ and it will cost lives
โKennedyโs antidepressant rhetoric is not only based on bad science, it fuels distrust in mental health treatmentsโ in the midst of a crisis for adolescents, experts write.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
RFK Jr.โs war on antidepressants is coming โ and it will cost lives www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/r... via @statnews.com
FDA announces sweeping changes to oversight of wearables, AI-enabled devices www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/f... via @statnews.com
FDA announces sweeping changes to oversight of wearables, AI-enabled devices
The FDA will ease regulation of digital health products, aiming to deregulate AI and promote its widespread use.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
FDA announces sweeping changes to oversight of wearables, AI-enabled devices www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/f... via @statnews.com
Federal appeals court upholds ruling blocking NIH cap on research overhead payments www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/f... via @statnews.com
Federal appeals court upholds ruling blocking NIH cap on research overhead payments
Federal appeals court judges upheld a lower courtโs ruling preventing the NIH from cutting billions of dollars in support for research overhead.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Federal appeals court upholds ruling blocking NIH cap on research overhead payments www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/f... via @statnews.com
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December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administrationโs claims that these immigrants are all โsick criminalsโ and โterroristsโ and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Congress to require greater oversight of military health restructuring www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Congress to require greater oversight of military health restructuring
The proposed defense authorization bill calls for more eyes on proposed modifications to military treatment facilities.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Congress to require greater oversight of military health restructuring www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Researchers have a moral obligation to push back when their studies are twisted to promote false health claims www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/r... via @statnews.com
Researchers have a moral obligation to push back when their studies are twisted to promote false health claims
NewsGuard has collected 1,000 provably false statements in its False Claim Fingerprints database. Many involve misrepresented research.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Researchers have a moral obligation to push back when their studies are twisted to promote false health claims www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/r... via @statnews.com
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The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic crisis. n.pr/4p9FPhQ
How systemic failures turn state mental hospitals into prisons
The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic crisis.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic crisis. n.pr/4p9FPhQ
Four Republicans Defy House Speaker to Force Vote on Extending ACA Subsidies www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Four Republicans Defy House Speaker to Force Vote on Extending ACA Subsidies
Would extend enhanced pandemic-era subsidy for 3 years, similar to proposal that failed in Senate
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December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Four Republicans Defy House Speaker to Force Vote on Extending ACA Subsidies www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...