Lara Jirmanus, MD, MPH
@larazjmd.bsky.social
Physician, Community organizer, Social medicine practitioner. Parent. Lebanese-Palestinian @harvardmed. Opinions my own. Still 😷 #NotATarget #NoOneIsIllegal
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“Harvard President Alan Garber has written, ‘The fearless & unfettered pursuit of truth liberates humanity.’ All scholarship rests on that ideal. But realizing it requires…. restorative justice: acknowledging harm, accepting accountability, & rebuilding trust.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/o...
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Ninety percent of CDC's vaccine related surveillance databases stopped updating.
🧪Why do we need regularly updated databases? So experts can track infections.
The public gets access to graphs like this & can see show vaccines have positively impacted our lives & improved our quality of life.
🧪Why do we need regularly updated databases? So experts can track infections.
The public gets access to graphs like this & can see show vaccines have positively impacted our lives & improved our quality of life.
January 28, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Ninety percent of CDC's vaccine related surveillance databases stopped updating.
🧪Why do we need regularly updated databases? So experts can track infections.
The public gets access to graphs like this & can see show vaccines have positively impacted our lives & improved our quality of life.
🧪Why do we need regularly updated databases? So experts can track infections.
The public gets access to graphs like this & can see show vaccines have positively impacted our lives & improved our quality of life.
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The oligarchs funding the police state invested early—over $4 MILLION to elect Trump and GOP allies.
Now they’re cashing in: $170 BILLION approved for DHS & ICE.
For GEO Group, CoreCivic & CSI Aviation, deportation is big business.
#DefundOligarchy
Now they’re cashing in: $170 BILLION approved for DHS & ICE.
For GEO Group, CoreCivic & CSI Aviation, deportation is big business.
#DefundOligarchy
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The oligarchs funding the police state invested early—over $4 MILLION to elect Trump and GOP allies.
Now they’re cashing in: $170 BILLION approved for DHS & ICE.
For GEO Group, CoreCivic & CSI Aviation, deportation is big business.
#DefundOligarchy
Now they’re cashing in: $170 BILLION approved for DHS & ICE.
For GEO Group, CoreCivic & CSI Aviation, deportation is big business.
#DefundOligarchy
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IMMORAL…
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 AM
IMMORAL…
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
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I shared this video the other day.
Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show.
People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care.
PUTRID WATER
BUGS IN FOOD
Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS!
202-224-3121
Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.
Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show.
People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care.
PUTRID WATER
BUGS IN FOOD
Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS!
202-224-3121
Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I shared this video the other day.
Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show.
People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care.
PUTRID WATER
BUGS IN FOOD
Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS!
202-224-3121
Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.
Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show.
People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care.
PUTRID WATER
BUGS IN FOOD
Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS!
202-224-3121
Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.
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What do we mean by Abolish ICE?
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
What do we mean by Abolish ICE?
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
🚨Our MN colleagues declared their hospitals are under siege!
📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi...
🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcement #AbolishICE
📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi...
🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcement #AbolishICE
January 26, 2026 at 9:09 PM
🚨Our MN colleagues declared their hospitals are under siege!
📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi...
🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcement #AbolishICE
📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi...
🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcement #AbolishICE
Wear black, black ribbons, black armbands this week.
Congress must hold ICE accountable and stop the violence. Senate votes on the budget Tuesday 1/27. Call your senator, using the dialer and script below.
indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
#DefundICE
#ICEOutforGood
#ICEout4Good
#ICEisKillingUS
Congress must hold ICE accountable and stop the violence. Senate votes on the budget Tuesday 1/27. Call your senator, using the dialer and script below.
indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
#DefundICE
#ICEOutforGood
#ICEout4Good
#ICEisKillingUS
January 26, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Wear black, black ribbons, black armbands this week.
Congress must hold ICE accountable and stop the violence. Senate votes on the budget Tuesday 1/27. Call your senator, using the dialer and script below.
indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
#DefundICE
#ICEOutforGood
#ICEout4Good
#ICEisKillingUS
Congress must hold ICE accountable and stop the violence. Senate votes on the budget Tuesday 1/27. Call your senator, using the dialer and script below.
indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
#DefundICE
#ICEOutforGood
#ICEout4Good
#ICEisKillingUS
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Was on MS NOW tonight talking about new polls showing voters making a dramatic U-Turn on Trump over the past year — esp among non-white, young, independent, and low-engagement voters. As I wrote LAST MARCH, Trump's victory in '24 was not a vote for Trumpism www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Vibe Shift
Public opinion, especially on the economy, is turning against the president
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Was on MS NOW tonight talking about new polls showing voters making a dramatic U-Turn on Trump over the past year — esp among non-white, young, independent, and low-engagement voters. As I wrote LAST MARCH, Trump's victory in '24 was not a vote for Trumpism www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-trump-...
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For example, when polls show that by a 70-30 margin people think ICE's use of force is too extreme, this is what that looks like in real life.
January 24, 2026 at 2:20 AM
For example, when polls show that by a 70-30 margin people think ICE's use of force is too extreme, this is what that looks like in real life.
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ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief writes.
(Published Dec. 2025)
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief writes.
(Published Dec. 2025)
The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims
As federal data becomes less available, our journalists are doing shoe-leather reporting to provide readers with the precise numbers.
www.propublica.org
January 24, 2026 at 2:35 AM
ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief writes.
(Published Dec. 2025)
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief writes.
(Published Dec. 2025)
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From Steve Simon, MN Secy of State. ICE agents chase down and handcuff a child in negative temperatures while he's saying "I'm legal".
How is this making us safer?
#ProudBlue
📹: @MNSteveSimon/X
How is this making us safer?
#ProudBlue
📹: @MNSteveSimon/X
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
From Steve Simon, MN Secy of State. ICE agents chase down and handcuff a child in negative temperatures while he's saying "I'm legal".
How is this making us safer?
#ProudBlue
📹: @MNSteveSimon/X
How is this making us safer?
#ProudBlue
📹: @MNSteveSimon/X
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 23 JANUARY 2026
TODAY HONOR MINNESOTA
ICE OUT MINNESOTA
Hundreds of thousands all over the state came out in
SOLIDARITY ICE OUT
Businesses, shops, schools, restaurants, and more all shut down. Mass of clergy some arrested
ICE OUT CALLYOUR REPS
NO FUNDING ICE
DAY 23 JANUARY 2026
TODAY HONOR MINNESOTA
ICE OUT MINNESOTA
Hundreds of thousands all over the state came out in
SOLIDARITY ICE OUT
Businesses, shops, schools, restaurants, and more all shut down. Mass of clergy some arrested
ICE OUT CALLYOUR REPS
NO FUNDING ICE
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 23 JANUARY 2026
TODAY HONOR MINNESOTA
ICE OUT MINNESOTA
Hundreds of thousands all over the state came out in
SOLIDARITY ICE OUT
Businesses, shops, schools, restaurants, and more all shut down. Mass of clergy some arrested
ICE OUT CALLYOUR REPS
NO FUNDING ICE
DAY 23 JANUARY 2026
TODAY HONOR MINNESOTA
ICE OUT MINNESOTA
Hundreds of thousands all over the state came out in
SOLIDARITY ICE OUT
Businesses, shops, schools, restaurants, and more all shut down. Mass of clergy some arrested
ICE OUT CALLYOUR REPS
NO FUNDING ICE
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ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
-24 PLUS WEATHER
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
MINNESOTA
How you can help:
Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE
Boycott
🚫TARGET
🚫HOME DEPOT
🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES)
🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
(ICE USES)
TY MN
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
-24 PLUS WEATHER
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
MINNESOTA
How you can help:
Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE
Boycott
🚫TARGET
🚫HOME DEPOT
🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES)
🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
(ICE USES)
TY MN
January 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
-24 PLUS WEATHER
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
MINNESOTA
How you can help:
Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE
Boycott
🚫TARGET
🚫HOME DEPOT
🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES)
🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
(ICE USES)
TY MN
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
-24 PLUS WEATHER
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
MINNESOTA
How you can help:
Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE
Boycott
🚫TARGET
🚫HOME DEPOT
🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES)
🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
(ICE USES)
TY MN
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order
Federal immigration agents detained a two-year-old girl and her father in Minneapolis on Thursday and transported them to Texas, according to court records and the family’s lawyers.
The father, identified in court filings as Elvis Joel TE, and his daughter were stopped and detained by officers around 1pm when they were returning home from the store. By the evening, a federal judge had ordered the girl be released by 9.30pm. But federal officials instead put both of them on a plane heading to a Texas detention center. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
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— Israel kills 3 journalists, including CBS contributor
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
Bari Weiss’s CBS News Won’t Even Condemn Israel for Killing a CBS Contributor
Instead, the network’s new top anchor Tony Dokoupil peddles Israel’s talking points about it killing a Palestinian journalist. A CBS source calls it a ‘disgrace.’
zeteo.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
— Israel kills 3 journalists, including CBS contributor
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
— AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation
— CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas"
Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:
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The Breaking Point: Resistance, Racial Reckoning, and the Fight for the American Soul
As Minnesota strikes back against authoritarian overreach, a nation grapples with a systemic crisis that only reacts when the blood spilled is from white skin.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
As Minnesota strikes back against authoritarian overreach, a nation grapples with a systemic crisis that only reacts when the blood spilled is from white skin.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The Breaking Point: Resistance, Racial Reckoning, and the Fight for the American Soul
As Minnesota strikes back against authoritarian overreach, a nation grapples with a systemic crisis that only reacts when the blood spilled is from white skin.
open.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:19 AM
The Breaking Point: Resistance, Racial Reckoning, and the Fight for the American Soul
As Minnesota strikes back against authoritarian overreach, a nation grapples with a systemic crisis that only reacts when the blood spilled is from white skin.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
As Minnesota strikes back against authoritarian overreach, a nation grapples with a systemic crisis that only reacts when the blood spilled is from white skin.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Oh look, ICE now got rid of the 4th amendment to kick down your door without a warrant. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/p...
New ICE policy allows officers to enter homes without a judge’s warrant. Here’s what experts say | CNN Politics
With an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement memo that allows officers to enter homes without a judicial warrant, the Trump administration is seeking to usurp guardrails that are enshrined in the Four...
www.cnn.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Oh look, ICE now got rid of the 4th amendment to kick down your door without a warrant. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/p...
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This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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30m later. Still endless.
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
30m later. Still endless.
What lessons can we learn about how to turn around the Trump bus… and do we get a refund when it finally stops?
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 21, 2026 at 7:01 AM
What lessons can we learn about how to turn around the Trump bus… and do we get a refund when it finally stops?
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Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
January 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military