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Lisa Diedrich
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Coming in early 2026: KEYWORDS/KEYIMAGES IN GRAPHIC MEDICINE
Current projects: #IllnessPolitics, chronic forms, & multi-modal pedagogies in action. Author of ILLNESS POLITICS & HASHTAG ACTIVISM, TREATMENTS, & INDIRECT ACTION.
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 3d
It's happening!! Pub date of Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine is just 2 weeks away. Order now with code NR26 & get 30% off @psupress.bsky.social!
#GraphicMedicine
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Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine book cover on the left with a blurb from Juliet McMullin on the right, which reads: "Keywords/Keyimages celebrates our differences and shared humanity, providing new perspectives through which we can reflect on and, ultimately, reshape the structures that define health and healing." 30% off with code NR 26 www.psupress.org

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 3h
But also Trinity Rodman in a suit & tie is 🔥!

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 5h
First inklings of this book were in 2019. Initial plans were delayed by the lockdown in 2020. The cfp went out in 2021. We have been working with our 41 amazing contributors for over 5 years, editing, securing permissions & high-res images. Could not have done it with anyone but @briwok.bsky.social!

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 5h
wow!

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ProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 5h
per recent reminder that our feeds shouldn’t be all politics & doom, a recent finished #quilt. Based on pattern in Carol Lyles Shaw’s Madly Modern Quilts, but w/maximalist touch. It’s basically an elongated 9 patch. #quiltsky #artsky #blacksky
A quilt in teal colors. It is an elongated 9 patch with a peacock in the center block and crazy patch for the corner blocks. The other blocks have sequined medallions

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 6h
Define moral panic…
markoneinfour.bsky.social Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · 18h
Holy shit. We're back on the moral crusade against people who live with mental ill health revival wagon. Once every ten years like an ancient curse. 'it's our moral duty to make people already struggling feel much worse for their own good. Activate the reserve workforce for jobs that aren't there!'
The front page of the times, Saturday 24th January 2026. Main headline 'anxiety' to cause a lost generation on benefits'

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 13h
So many opportunities for Dem states to lead on public health.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 13h
Your move, @governor.ny.gov.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 13h
And immediately a very interesting development. Gov Newsom announces California will join WHO-coordinated international network. #IllnessPolitics
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/23/g...
Governor Newsom meets with World Health Organization Director-General, announces California becomes first state to join WHO-coordinated international network | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 14h
Goes without saying: watch out for the ICE.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17h
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 15h
farmer's market???

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 15h
US government decides to go it alone on public health. The American people will suffer.
onestpress.onestnetwork.com Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19h
WHO removing Us Flag

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 15h
www.11alive.com/article/weat...
More than 50 years ago, Atlanta saw one of its worst ice storms
A winter ice storm paralyzed metro Atlanta and the north Georgia region for two days in January 1973.
www.11alive.com

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 16h
Gender: a parable
jasonkirell.bsky.social Jay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 17h
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.

www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 16h
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17h
Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, who were arrested and charged after a demonstration at a Minnesota church, have been released
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17h
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….

Reposted by Elizabeth Sharrow, Brendan Nyhan, Scott L. Greer , and 27 more

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Jay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 17h
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.

www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com

Reposted by Lisa Diedrich

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Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 17h
I spoke with #NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman about recent events around Trinity Rodman, the High Impact Player rule, NWSLPA grievances. Also includes some news on how the HIP $ increases YOY.

www.espn.com/soccer/story...
NWSL's Berman: Rodman deal is proof of concept for HIP rule
NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman cited Trinity Rodman's new deal as evidence that the league's new High Impact Player is working as intended: to retain and attract top players.
www.espn.com

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Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · 18h
Holy shit. We're back on the moral crusade against people who live with mental ill health revival wagon. Once every ten years like an ancient curse. 'it's our moral duty to make people already struggling feel much worse for their own good. Activate the reserve workforce for jobs that aren't there!'
The front page of the times, Saturday 24th January 2026. Main headline 'anxiety' to cause a lost generation on benefits'

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18h
Of course she does!

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18h
Theme of the day: ICE is dangerous!

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18h
That’s my hometown! Having moved to Atlanta as a little kid literally the week of the ice storm of 1973, I can’t blame folks for not messing around. The family text thread has been reminiscing about our first week in Atlanta without power.
alexip718.com Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 1d
It's not looking good in Atlanta...
The vegetable aisle at the Glenwood Kroger in Atlanta has been cleared out, days before a winter ice storm

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18h
I’ve noticed this too. Completely bizarre. What’s up, @bsky.app? How is it that Minnesota has not been trending today? Even the mainstream media are covering the general strike & protests.

#GeneralStrike
#ICEOutOfMinnesota
exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 21h
How is "Minnesota Protests" not trending?
dominicervolina.com Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 22h
Clergy are being arrested in Minnesota for peacefully protesting - 1/23/2026

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Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 18h
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
A picture of the Mary Tyler Moore statue in downtown Minneapolis, depicting the iconic moment from the show where she throws her hat in the air. But the hat has been covered over with a protesters cardboard sign, reading “FUCK ICE.”

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 19h
“This is my home state…I saw how the ICE raids across the country have been happening—they seem to be increasing in intensity & in vitriol & brazenness. It just seemed like whenever there’s a possibility to show up & cast a light on that & shine a national spotlight, that felt really important.”
jackjenkins.me Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 20h
Yesterday I got to sit down (well, stand in a crowd) with Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington who made headlines last year for her sermon asking Trump to "have mercy" on migrants.

A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
One year after she urged Trump to have mercy, Bishop Budde leads clergy protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — 'I don't think a year ago we could have fathomed how quickly and how dramatically this country would change,' Budde told RNS in Minneapolis.
religionnews.com

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 19h
Author copies of Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine have arrived & it's gorgeous!!!
Bossy D approves (sort of).
A tuxedo tabby cat checks out the book Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine. Both book & cat sit on the back of a velvety orange couch.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19h
WHO removing Us Flag

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 20h
Yesterday I got to sit down (well, stand in a crowd) with Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington who made headlines last year for her sermon asking Trump to "have mercy" on migrants.

A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
One year after she urged Trump to have mercy, Bishop Budde leads clergy protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — 'I don't think a year ago we could have fathomed how quickly and how dramatically this country would change,' Budde told RNS in Minneapolis.
religionnews.com

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 21h
"The lack of ego, the humility, the steadfastness" of the people showing up for each other in Minnesota is a key element of this incredible story & movement we are witnessing, as @anamariecox.bsky.social reports.

#GeneralStrike
#ICEOutOfMinnesota

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 21h
How is "Minnesota Protests" not trending?
dominicervolina.com Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 22h
Clergy are being arrested in Minnesota for peacefully protesting - 1/23/2026