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Laura
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Introvert. Physician. Wife. Mom. Citizen of the World. Be kind, it's really all that matters. #Pediatrics
@ossoff.bsky.social @warnock.senate.gov The President blatantly violated the Hatch Act overnight.
March 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.
February 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, soon to be NIH Director, has suggested that preventing Long COVID is worse than getting it. Around 100 million people disabled by COVID would beg to differ — myself included.”

stanforddaily.com/2025/02/13/s...
Stanford must end its complicity in COVID harms
A Stanford conference of COVID contrarians and Long COVID skeptics featuring President Levin is reverberating all the way to the White House.
stanforddaily.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Tearing down existing government processes and workforces wastes institutional knowledge. It does not increase government efficiency; it only increases the power and wealth of those individuals choosing what to destroy.

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Here are all the agencies that Elon Musk and DOGE have been trying to dismantle so far
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here are some of the actions it has taken.
abcnews.go.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Musk’s most remarkable achievement thus far is showing the world that he is a more pathologic malignant narcissist than Trump. He is indeed in a rare category.
February 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
February 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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I agree with Tizzy.

Guess you who withheld your votes are getting your wishes. Hate that the leopards are going eat so many innocent people.
February 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
If the U.S. government wants to get rid of fraud, waste, and abuse, they should start with the Pentagon. They've failed the last 7 audits.
February 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.

Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.

Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Did I amplifying this enough???????
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.

Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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They’re saying Elon’s not smart enough to build a submarine capable of visiting the wreckage site of the Titanic. They’re saying he doesn’t have enough money or gumption to do it. They’re saying he’s too much of a loser that he couldn’t even find four to five friends to bring along with him.
February 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
In 2022, my pediatric office asked if we should stop masking. I often recall my office manager's response when I said that a crying infant generates aerosols. She actually snorted at me. I kept masking. Guess who never got sick, when all around me did?🤔😷
December 8, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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The womeninmalefields trend is flipping the script on things said to and about women, including in MedSky, to highlight their absurdity.
November 26, 2024 at 4:24 PM
November 25, 2024 at 11:02 PM
November 25, 2024 at 11:02 PM
#POTS has exploded in the wake of COVID infections. It is so much more than just getting lightheaded when standing. It's not from anxiety, and it's not Functional Neurological Disorder. It's ANS damage. If you're a physician unfamiliar with POTS, you should read up on it.
November 25, 2024 at 10:12 PM
All I want is indoor air standards that will decrease the spread of infectious disease. I'm not sure why those in industry, education and healthcare are not also calling for them, aside of course from cost. But isn't absenteeism even MORE costly?
November 25, 2024 at 10:10 PM