Sabrina Hermosilla
@sabrinahermosilla.bsky.social
Person, humanitarian, applied social epidemiologist (Columbia University), environmentalist, parent (human and pet)
All opinions are my own
All opinions are my own
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it's cool how every day there's a news story about the CDC changing vaccine recommendations and it's right next to a news story about how a kid died from a disease that last killed in 1893 but any reporter that tries to connect the two gets fired by a venture capitalist for taking up ad space
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
it's cool how every day there's a news story about the CDC changing vaccine recommendations and it's right next to a news story about how a kid died from a disease that last killed in 1893 but any reporter that tries to connect the two gets fired by a venture capitalist for taking up ad space
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
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A mother of 8 was sexually abused by an ICE officer.
She went public with the abuse, and was deported the very next day.
Her lawyer says she had a stay on her deportation order
They disappeared her so she couldn’t speak out.
Silvia Reyna Mendoza deserves justice.
ICE should be abolished.
She went public with the abuse, and was deported the very next day.
Her lawyer says she had a stay on her deportation order
They disappeared her so she couldn’t speak out.
Silvia Reyna Mendoza deserves justice.
ICE should be abolished.
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A mother of 8 was sexually abused by an ICE officer.
She went public with the abuse, and was deported the very next day.
Her lawyer says she had a stay on her deportation order
They disappeared her so she couldn’t speak out.
Silvia Reyna Mendoza deserves justice.
ICE should be abolished.
She went public with the abuse, and was deported the very next day.
Her lawyer says she had a stay on her deportation order
They disappeared her so she couldn’t speak out.
Silvia Reyna Mendoza deserves justice.
ICE should be abolished.
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DR Congo: UNHCR warns of dramatic scale of violence against forcibly displaced women and girls in emergencies, as protection risks rising amid funding shortfalls #Refugees
DR Congo: UNHCR warns of dramatic scale of violence against forcibly displaced women and girls in emergencies, as protection risks rising amid funding shortfalls
reliefweb.int
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
DR Congo: UNHCR warns of dramatic scale of violence against forcibly displaced women and girls in emergencies, as protection risks rising amid funding shortfalls #Refugees
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“You know what sucks? Having customers. Surely we can put an end to that.”
Campbell’s Soup VP mocks ‘poor people’ who buy its food in secret recording
Campbell’s Soup VP mocks ‘poor people’ who buy its food in secret recording
Lawsuit alleges Campbell’s fired worker who reported a VP’s recorded rant belittling customers and making discriminatory remarks.
www.newsweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“You know what sucks? Having customers. Surely we can put an end to that.”
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The Repayment Assistance Plan removed many professions from the designation of professional when reviewing lending caps.
Nursing, PA, PT, & audiology are excluded from the updated list. Others not considered professional include architecture, accounting, & mental health.
Still included? Theology.
Nursing, PA, PT, & audiology are excluded from the updated list. Others not considered professional include architecture, accounting, & mental health.
Still included? Theology.
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Repayment Assistance Plan removed many professions from the designation of professional when reviewing lending caps.
Nursing, PA, PT, & audiology are excluded from the updated list. Others not considered professional include architecture, accounting, & mental health.
Still included? Theology.
Nursing, PA, PT, & audiology are excluded from the updated list. Others not considered professional include architecture, accounting, & mental health.
Still included? Theology.
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A 44 year old Mexican immigrant named Vicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing from ICE custody since Oct 7th.
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is
A witness told his brother and attorneys that the 44-year-old Mexican immigrant, who doesn't have lawful immigration status, was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Oct. 7 in south-centra...
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
A 44 year old Mexican immigrant named Vicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing from ICE custody since Oct 7th.
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Coast Guard: Let's let the racists racist.
Journalists: Here is the racist plan.
Citizens: WITAF?! 🤬
Coast Guard: But... we meant..uh...brb
Coast Guard: Ok nevermind.
#Resist #AltCitizen
Journalists: Here is the racist plan.
Citizens: WITAF?! 🤬
Coast Guard: But... we meant..uh...brb
Coast Guard: Ok nevermind.
#Resist #AltCitizen
Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive'
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as...
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Coast Guard: Let's let the racists racist.
Journalists: Here is the racist plan.
Citizens: WITAF?! 🤬
Coast Guard: But... we meant..uh...brb
Coast Guard: Ok nevermind.
#Resist #AltCitizen
Journalists: Here is the racist plan.
Citizens: WITAF?! 🤬
Coast Guard: But... we meant..uh...brb
Coast Guard: Ok nevermind.
#Resist #AltCitizen
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ICE agents in Queens, New York break down a bedroom door and point guns at a mother & her four US citizen children
They dragged the mother out by her hair while yelling at the kids to “put your hands up, stupid!”
This is tyranny
These kids are traumatized
It was warrantless and no ID was shown.
They dragged the mother out by her hair while yelling at the kids to “put your hands up, stupid!”
This is tyranny
These kids are traumatized
It was warrantless and no ID was shown.
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
ICE agents in Queens, New York break down a bedroom door and point guns at a mother & her four US citizen children
They dragged the mother out by her hair while yelling at the kids to “put your hands up, stupid!”
This is tyranny
These kids are traumatized
It was warrantless and no ID was shown.
They dragged the mother out by her hair while yelling at the kids to “put your hands up, stupid!”
This is tyranny
These kids are traumatized
It was warrantless and no ID was shown.
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“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Pig Is in the White House
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bless @sophiegilbert.bsky.social @theatlantic.com: "The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings...The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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This year’s memorials take on particular poignance as the Trump administration has restricted how trans people can live publicly and privately while also eliminating federal data collection about anti-trans hate crimes and ending funding for an LGBTQ suicide hotline.
www.advocate.com/news/transge...
www.advocate.com/news/transge...
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This year’s memorials take on particular poignance as the Trump administration has restricted how trans people can live publicly and privately while also eliminating federal data collection about anti-trans hate crimes and ending funding for an LGBTQ suicide hotline.
www.advocate.com/news/transge...
www.advocate.com/news/transge...
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Chad: Authorities failing to address deadly clashes between herders and farmers amid climate crisis #Refugees
Chad: Authorities failing to address deadly clashes between herders and farmers amid climate crisis
reliefweb.int
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Chad: Authorities failing to address deadly clashes between herders and farmers amid climate crisis #Refugees
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
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A Chinese immigrant named
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A Chinese immigrant named
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
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It's DAY SIX of our national, open-ended ULP strike 🔥
Check out this incredible customer who immediately turned around and joined the picket line with us in Philly this morning to SHUT IT DOWN! THIS is what solidarity looks like. #NoContractNoCoffee
Check out this incredible customer who immediately turned around and joined the picket line with us in Philly this morning to SHUT IT DOWN! THIS is what solidarity looks like. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's DAY SIX of our national, open-ended ULP strike 🔥
Check out this incredible customer who immediately turned around and joined the picket line with us in Philly this morning to SHUT IT DOWN! THIS is what solidarity looks like. #NoContractNoCoffee
Check out this incredible customer who immediately turned around and joined the picket line with us in Philly this morning to SHUT IT DOWN! THIS is what solidarity looks like. #NoContractNoCoffee
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Just a thought: How about we stop protecting the reputation of powerful, rich child rapists, and start bringing powerful, rich child rapists to justice?
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop protecting the reputation of powerful, rich child rapists, and start bringing powerful, rich child rapists to justice?
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Straight from the picket line in Dallas, TX - why are Starbucks workers organizing for a better workplace? #NoContractNoCoffee
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Straight from the picket line in Dallas, TX - why are Starbucks workers organizing for a better workplace? #NoContractNoCoffee
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Big day today, NYC! Events all around the city where you can meet neighbors and get free whistles, Know Your Rights cards, and other materials—all to help you protect neighbors from ICE.
Community organizing and protecting starts in your neighborhood, on your block.
Join us!
HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
Community organizing and protecting starts in your neighborhood, on your block.
Join us!
HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
This Saturday (11/15), join us for a citywide day of community action where New Yorkers are coming together to build our relationships, visibility, and collective strength—borough by borough, block by block—in resistance to the Trump administration.
Find an event near you:
www.HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
Find an event near you:
www.HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Big day today, NYC! Events all around the city where you can meet neighbors and get free whistles, Know Your Rights cards, and other materials—all to help you protect neighbors from ICE.
Community organizing and protecting starts in your neighborhood, on your block.
Join us!
HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
Community organizing and protecting starts in your neighborhood, on your block.
Join us!
HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
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ICE isn’t just targeting the border. They’re now arresting adults who sponsor unaccompanied children, parents, relatives, etc. Nearly 3K arrests this year.
When a Chicago day-care worker was detained days after her sons arrived, the message was clear: caring for a child is now a risk.
When a Chicago day-care worker was detained days after her sons arrived, the message was clear: caring for a child is now a risk.
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
ICE isn’t just targeting the border. They’re now arresting adults who sponsor unaccompanied children, parents, relatives, etc. Nearly 3K arrests this year.
When a Chicago day-care worker was detained days after her sons arrived, the message was clear: caring for a child is now a risk.
When a Chicago day-care worker was detained days after her sons arrived, the message was clear: caring for a child is now a risk.
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THIS IS HUGE: No Kings Alliance just announced they're going to mobilize in support of our striking baristas.
No kings in the White House, No kings at work!
www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
No kings in the White House, No kings at work!
www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
'Don't Cross the Picket Line': No Kings Alliance Backs Starbucks Boycott During Workers Strike | Common Dreams
The No Kings Alliance stands in solidarity with Starbucks workers on strike for fair pay and contracts, highlighting CEO-worker pay disparity.
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
THIS IS HUGE: No Kings Alliance just announced they're going to mobilize in support of our striking baristas.
No kings in the White House, No kings at work!
www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
No kings in the White House, No kings at work!
www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
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Starbucks strike begins TOMORROW—don’t cross the picket line!
Don't forget to NOT BUY STARBUCKS while we're on ULP strike, tomorrow and beyond!
Pledge to not cross a picket line - nocontractnocoffee.org
Pledge to not cross a picket line - nocontractnocoffee.org
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
nocontractnocoffee.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Starbucks strike begins TOMORROW—don’t cross the picket line!
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It took science a century to eliminate measles and misinformation less than five years to bring it back.
Decades of progress erased by conspiracy theories and political cowardice.
Congratulations, anti-vax movement: you’ve successfully reinvented the 19th century.👇
Decades of progress erased by conspiracy theories and political cowardice.
Congratulations, anti-vax movement: you’ve successfully reinvented the 19th century.👇
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It took science a century to eliminate measles and misinformation less than five years to bring it back.
Decades of progress erased by conspiracy theories and political cowardice.
Congratulations, anti-vax movement: you’ve successfully reinvented the 19th century.👇
Decades of progress erased by conspiracy theories and political cowardice.
Congratulations, anti-vax movement: you’ve successfully reinvented the 19th century.👇
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The dehumanization tactics will only get worse
Saying he’s a “criminal illegal alien & not a firefighter” is meant to make you see him as less than a person.
They do the same thing to disabled people. We’re “useless eaters”.
They want you to view others as expendable so they can commit atrocities
Saying he’s a “criminal illegal alien & not a firefighter” is meant to make you see him as less than a person.
They do the same thing to disabled people. We’re “useless eaters”.
They want you to view others as expendable so they can commit atrocities
After José's arrest sparked outrage in August, DHS attacked him in a press release, calling him a "criminal illegal alien, not a firefighter." DHS has cited a 12-year-old drug delivery charge while failing to acknowledge the charge was dismissed.
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The dehumanization tactics will only get worse
Saying he’s a “criminal illegal alien & not a firefighter” is meant to make you see him as less than a person.
They do the same thing to disabled people. We’re “useless eaters”.
They want you to view others as expendable so they can commit atrocities
Saying he’s a “criminal illegal alien & not a firefighter” is meant to make you see him as less than a person.
They do the same thing to disabled people. We’re “useless eaters”.
They want you to view others as expendable so they can commit atrocities
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Long COVID is here to stay—even in children - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex,
multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact
the daily life of those...
www.thelancet.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...