Dr. Renée Cassidy
@reneecassidymd.bsky.social
She/her. MedPeds physician with experience in primary care and public health. Lover of animals, nature, music, science, medicine. Trying to become a writer. Please use good alt descriptions on everything you post!
A small bit of good news amidst seemingly endless bad news: the FDA will, in fact, review Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine. (It may or may not approve the vaccine, which would be a fight for another day.) #VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives 🧪 #MedSky #PedsSky
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#VaccinesSaveLives 🧪 #MedSky #PedsSky
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Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute
Vaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults after all.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:42 AM
A small bit of good news amidst seemingly endless bad news: the FDA will, in fact, review Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine. (It may or may not approve the vaccine, which would be a fight for another day.) #VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives 🧪 #MedSky #PedsSky
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#VaccinesSaveLives 🧪 #MedSky #PedsSky
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Pathetic. But on the bright side, I discovered you because of this, and I’m now following because I love all kinds of science and that fabulous sweatshirt of yours!!
February 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Pathetic. But on the bright side, I discovered you because of this, and I’m now following because I love all kinds of science and that fabulous sweatshirt of yours!!
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 AM
¡Que bueno! Y ¿hablas español también? ¿O solo Spanglish?
February 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
¡Que bueno! Y ¿hablas español también? ¿O solo Spanglish?
Or Regman’s. Or Redner’s. Or Wegman’s. Wherever it is you plebs shop.
February 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Or Regman’s. Or Redner’s. Or Wegman’s. Wherever it is you plebs shop.
Wait, they said not negotiating would “shut down DHS” like it was a BAD thing? Shut it down, forever! Dismantle the entire agency!
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Wait, they said not negotiating would “shut down DHS” like it was a BAD thing? Shut it down, forever! Dismantle the entire agency!
Published today: a review of data since 1981 showing what legitimate physicians and scientists already knew: Hep B vaccine is safe, effective, and needed at birth!! #VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives
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#VaccinesSaveLives
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February 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Published today: a review of data since 1981 showing what legitimate physicians and scientists already knew: Hep B vaccine is safe, effective, and needed at birth!! #VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
#VaccinesSaveLives
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My first question is why would we believe that they are leaving? They lie about everything. Has someone seen agents leaving? Has someone counted the thousands this leaves in MN? They lie about “cooling off” and “drawing down” when we can see them still violating the constitution constantly.
February 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
My first question is why would we believe that they are leaving? They lie about everything. Has someone seen agents leaving? Has someone counted the thousands this leaves in MN? They lie about “cooling off” and “drawing down” when we can see them still violating the constitution constantly.
These days I greet people with, “How are you holding up?” and a long pause so they can answer truthfully. People can speak to whatever might be stressing them. “How are you?” is too formulaic and the answer is too often “Fine,” like some lines we memorized for a performance.
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
These days I greet people with, “How are you holding up?” and a long pause so they can answer truthfully. People can speak to whatever might be stressing them. “How are you?” is too formulaic and the answer is too often “Fine,” like some lines we memorized for a performance.
Came here to echo everyone else: they do what TRUMP wants, they are supremely unqualified and incompetent to do any real work, and Project 2025 wants all of their agencies destroyed anyway, so why would they do any work?!
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Came here to echo everyone else: they do what TRUMP wants, they are supremely unqualified and incompetent to do any real work, and Project 2025 wants all of their agencies destroyed anyway, so why would they do any work?!
Just bought this book because I loved Disordered Cosmos so I trust your recommendation.
P.S. if you don’t have a local independent bookstore like www.oursisterbookshops.com, then buy from bookshop.org instead of giving more money and power to billionaires!
P.S. if you don’t have a local independent bookstore like www.oursisterbookshops.com, then buy from bookshop.org instead of giving more money and power to billionaires!
Our Sister Bookshops
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January 31, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Just bought this book because I loved Disordered Cosmos so I trust your recommendation.
P.S. if you don’t have a local independent bookstore like www.oursisterbookshops.com, then buy from bookshop.org instead of giving more money and power to billionaires!
P.S. if you don’t have a local independent bookstore like www.oursisterbookshops.com, then buy from bookshop.org instead of giving more money and power to billionaires!
And food donations, and rent assistance, and human chains to protect people trying to get to school or work, etc. Minnesota showed us how well it can be done and here’s the link to continue supporting them: www.standwithminnesota.com
Anyone have a similar link for aid in other areas?
Anyone have a similar link for aid in other areas?
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 AM
And food donations, and rent assistance, and human chains to protect people trying to get to school or work, etc. Minnesota showed us how well it can be done and here’s the link to continue supporting them: www.standwithminnesota.com
Anyone have a similar link for aid in other areas?
Anyone have a similar link for aid in other areas?
Reposted by Dr. Renée Cassidy
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
This reminds me of how SO many physicians do not believe pharmaceutical companies have any effect on them. Why do you think marketing is a $200 BILLION industry? Why do you think your brain doesn’t behave like all other human brains?
People do not like believing we are easily brainwashed. We are.
People do not like believing we are easily brainwashed. We are.
January 26, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This reminds me of how SO many physicians do not believe pharmaceutical companies have any effect on them. Why do you think marketing is a $200 BILLION industry? Why do you think your brain doesn’t behave like all other human brains?
People do not like believing we are easily brainwashed. We are.
People do not like believing we are easily brainwashed. We are.
Padres: Sé que la información sobre vacunas puede dar miedo. Es normal estar confundido y querer más información. ¡La ciencia tiene las respuestas para sus preguntas! ¡No le escuchen a RFK! Hablen con su pediatra. Las vacunas son seguras y efectivas.
#VacunasSalvanVidas
#VacunasFuncionan
#VacunasSalvanVidas
#VacunasFuncionan
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Padres: Sé que la información sobre vacunas puede dar miedo. Es normal estar confundido y querer más información. ¡La ciencia tiene las respuestas para sus preguntas! ¡No le escuchen a RFK! Hablen con su pediatra. Las vacunas son seguras y efectivas.
#VacunasSalvanVidas
#VacunasFuncionan
#VacunasSalvanVidas
#VacunasFuncionan
Parents: I know that some vaccine information out there is scary right now. It is normal to be confused and want answers. Science has actually answered many of the questions you have! Don’t listen to RFK. Talk to your pediatrician. Vaccines are safe and effective. #VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesWork
#VaccinesWork
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Parents: I know that some vaccine information out there is scary right now. It is normal to be confused and want answers. Science has actually answered many of the questions you have! Don’t listen to RFK. Talk to your pediatrician. Vaccines are safe and effective. #VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesWork
#VaccinesWork
I’m glad the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social used science to create an evidence-based immunization schedule, endorsed by numerous other professional organizations. The ACIP and CDC have been taken over by anti-science, pro-death political hacks. #MedSky 🧪
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January 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I’m glad the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social used science to create an evidence-based immunization schedule, endorsed by numerous other professional organizations. The ACIP and CDC have been taken over by anti-science, pro-death political hacks. #MedSky 🧪
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
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national origin? Yes, all of that has been seen in the US numerous times, over centuries. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t change! We have a slim window of opportunity to reject fascism, reassert democracy, and show that we don’t have to be this way anymore. So don’t get distracted! 6/6
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
national origin? Yes, all of that has been seen in the US numerous times, over centuries. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t change! We have a slim window of opportunity to reject fascism, reassert democracy, and show that we don’t have to be this way anymore. So don’t get distracted! 6/6
Colonialism and slavery feel so distant to some people, but the effects influence every aspect of today’s society. Ripping children from their parents’ arms? Demanding people show their papers? Anti-immigrant fervor? Scapegoating others? A hierarchy of humans based on race, religion, gender, 5/6
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Colonialism and slavery feel so distant to some people, but the effects influence every aspect of today’s society. Ripping children from their parents’ arms? Demanding people show their papers? Anti-immigrant fervor? Scapegoating others? A hierarchy of humans based on race, religion, gender, 5/6
2. “This is not who we are.”
Please read some history, for fox’s sake!! This is who we have ALWAYS been, and each time that we choose to ignore and bury the past instead of having a true reckoning, we REINFORCE the white supremacy and patriarchy that formed our foundation. 4/6
Please read some history, for fox’s sake!! This is who we have ALWAYS been, and each time that we choose to ignore and bury the past instead of having a true reckoning, we REINFORCE the white supremacy and patriarchy that formed our foundation. 4/6
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
2. “This is not who we are.”
Please read some history, for fox’s sake!! This is who we have ALWAYS been, and each time that we choose to ignore and bury the past instead of having a true reckoning, we REINFORCE the white supremacy and patriarchy that formed our foundation. 4/6
Please read some history, for fox’s sake!! This is who we have ALWAYS been, and each time that we choose to ignore and bury the past instead of having a true reckoning, we REINFORCE the white supremacy and patriarchy that formed our foundation. 4/6
and punish Europe. Lawsuits, tariffs, canceling funding, stealing buildings & golf courses, outrageous tweets, and on and on— they’re not a distraction, they are part of the goal to install White Christian Nationalist dictatorship where Trump & cronies control all the money and all the power. 3/6
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
and punish Europe. Lawsuits, tariffs, canceling funding, stealing buildings & golf courses, outrageous tweets, and on and on— they’re not a distraction, they are part of the goal to install White Christian Nationalist dictatorship where Trump & cronies control all the money and all the power. 3/6
and further his authoritarian takeover. ICE is not a distraction, it is his slave patrol army designed to intimidate everyone who might disagree, and his spark to invoke the Insurrection Act. Greenland & Venezuela are not distractions, they are central to his desire to control the hemisphere 2/6
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
and further his authoritarian takeover. ICE is not a distraction, it is his slave patrol army designed to intimidate everyone who might disagree, and his spark to invoke the Insurrection Act. Greenland & Venezuela are not distractions, they are central to his desire to control the hemisphere 2/6
Things I am very tired of hearing:
1. “It’s a distraction.”
Yes, of course Trump want to distract us from the Epstein files or whatever other crime was most recent, but all of this is *intentional* and fulfills two goals: flood the zone with SOOO much crime that you cannot possibly keep up, 1/6
1. “It’s a distraction.”
Yes, of course Trump want to distract us from the Epstein files or whatever other crime was most recent, but all of this is *intentional* and fulfills two goals: flood the zone with SOOO much crime that you cannot possibly keep up, 1/6
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Things I am very tired of hearing:
1. “It’s a distraction.”
Yes, of course Trump want to distract us from the Epstein files or whatever other crime was most recent, but all of this is *intentional* and fulfills two goals: flood the zone with SOOO much crime that you cannot possibly keep up, 1/6
1. “It’s a distraction.”
Yes, of course Trump want to distract us from the Epstein files or whatever other crime was most recent, but all of this is *intentional* and fulfills two goals: flood the zone with SOOO much crime that you cannot possibly keep up, 1/6
I am not a horror person at all but when I want to see something with a good message, I have my husband or teenagers tell me what’s happening while I have my eyes closed during the violent parts!
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I am not a horror person at all but when I want to see something with a good message, I have my husband or teenagers tell me what’s happening while I have my eyes closed during the violent parts!
