Alex Garbarino
@drgarbs.bsky.social
Musician, cruciverbalist, gamer, reader, PCCM doc at Henry Ford. Native Detroiter. For fun, I yell at kids with sticks. #MedSky #PulmSky
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This is why public opinion matters.
an instructive example of just how much things shifted for congressional Republicans between the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti: Minnesota Rep. Michelle Fischbach's responses to each incident www.axios.com/2026/01/26/i...
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 AM
This is why public opinion matters.
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My old college classmate, a part-time TikTok influencer, just openly wondered on Instagram whether something's wrong with her TikTok algorithm.
TikTok's sale to the Ellisons has been finalized. The best time to delete the app from your phones was yesterday; the second-best time to do it is now.
TikTok's sale to the Ellisons has been finalized. The best time to delete the app from your phones was yesterday; the second-best time to do it is now.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 AM
My old college classmate, a part-time TikTok influencer, just openly wondered on Instagram whether something's wrong with her TikTok algorithm.
TikTok's sale to the Ellisons has been finalized. The best time to delete the app from your phones was yesterday; the second-best time to do it is now.
TikTok's sale to the Ellisons has been finalized. The best time to delete the app from your phones was yesterday; the second-best time to do it is now.
A wild spine appears!
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
A wild spine appears!
You- literally you- can whip the votes to kill the funding bill for ICE today. You are one of 47 people with the power to actually make this statement a reality! Do your job!
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
You- literally you- can whip the votes to kill the funding bill for ICE today. You are one of 47 people with the power to actually make this statement a reality! Do your job!
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When you see how many people are out today for the strike in Minneapolis, remember that this is the temperature
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
When you see how many people are out today for the strike in Minneapolis, remember that this is the temperature
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Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
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January 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
One of my mentors!
Telehealth is reshaping pulmonary hypertension care—but its future is uncertain. Dr. Jean Elwing on access, equity, and what’s at stake as funding sunsets. @phaware.bsky.social podcast ep 554 @uc_health @ElwingJean @accpchest.bsky.social medium.com/p/im-aware-t...
I’m Aware That I’m Rare: Jean Elwing, MD (554)
the phaware® interview
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January 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
One of my mentors!
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his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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Hard, hard disagree. You do not need a constitutional amendment to abolish ICE or disestablish DHS. We can do this - but not this year. A new American coalition can do it, but it'll be long after this bunch of soulless opportunists are flushed from government.
Of course, none of this is going to happen. Abolishing ICE is about as likely as fixing the electoral college.
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Hard, hard disagree. You do not need a constitutional amendment to abolish ICE or disestablish DHS. We can do this - but not this year. A new American coalition can do it, but it'll be long after this bunch of soulless opportunists are flushed from government.
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if you are having an acutely difficult time with what is happening in the news, there are some fairly decent coping strategies on this list
if 5% of the list works for you, you'll have a decent library of tools to pull from
be well, be strong
we will win
if 5% of the list works for you, you'll have a decent library of tools to pull from
be well, be strong
we will win
oh! this is a nifty handout for DBT skills for distress tolerance. some awesome stuff listed here if you are anywhere between uncomfortable dread all the way to WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!!?!
cdnsm5-ss18.sharpschool.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
if you are having an acutely difficult time with what is happening in the news, there are some fairly decent coping strategies on this list
if 5% of the list works for you, you'll have a decent library of tools to pull from
be well, be strong
we will win
if 5% of the list works for you, you'll have a decent library of tools to pull from
be well, be strong
we will win
I just... If there's no accountability for ICE agents murdering people in the streets, eventually someone is going to come up with something else.
Prosecute this agent or it won't just tell other agents that they can do this. It'll tell people they don't have options beyond fighting back.
Prosecute this agent or it won't just tell other agents that they can do this. It'll tell people they don't have options beyond fighting back.
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I just... If there's no accountability for ICE agents murdering people in the streets, eventually someone is going to come up with something else.
Prosecute this agent or it won't just tell other agents that they can do this. It'll tell people they don't have options beyond fighting back.
Prosecute this agent or it won't just tell other agents that they can do this. It'll tell people they don't have options beyond fighting back.
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I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
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They're still fighting over who gets the 20th Century, and they're burning the 21st Century for fuel to do it
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 AM
They're still fighting over who gets the 20th Century, and they're burning the 21st Century for fuel to do it
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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Everything Is Russiagate truly lol
The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Everything Is Russiagate truly lol
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It’s amazing how being fervently anti-war in all situations has been the wrong thing to do exactly one time in all of history. Gonna keep throwing my lot in with the pacifists on this one. I think we should not kill people
January 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM
It’s amazing how being fervently anti-war in all situations has been the wrong thing to do exactly one time in all of history. Gonna keep throwing my lot in with the pacifists on this one. I think we should not kill people
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The New York Times and Washington Post learned of the impending commission of a major crime and did nothing
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
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January 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The New York Times and Washington Post learned of the impending commission of a major crime and did nothing
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Find someone who loves you as much as Chuck Schumer loves not doing his job
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Find someone who loves you as much as Chuck Schumer loves not doing his job