Susan Lin, ScD, OT/L, FACRM, FAOTA
@susanlinot.bsky.social
Occupational therapist, Former Professor & Research Director, Patient Advocate, #PCORI Ambassador/Reviewer, #PinkSocks
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There has to be more to this. Maybe they are trying avoid the medical costs of the coming purges?
October 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There has to be more to this. Maybe they are trying avoid the medical costs of the coming purges?
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On Monday, RFK posted a rambling video on the HHS X account showing a series of graphs and directly stating that vaccines have had minimal impact on human health and saving lives.
Today, in response, we brought our own graphs.
We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.
Today, in response, we brought our own graphs.
We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.
October 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
On Monday, RFK posted a rambling video on the HHS X account showing a series of graphs and directly stating that vaccines have had minimal impact on human health and saving lives.
Today, in response, we brought our own graphs.
We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.
Today, in response, we brought our own graphs.
We will not let his dangerous nonsense go unanswered.
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This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours.
Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator
Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator
October 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours.
Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator
Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator
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🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court RULES that election officials violated voter’s rights by rejecting mail-in ballots with technical errors without notifying voters. Voters must be given notice their ballots won’t count so they can challenge the disqualification or cast a provisional ballot.
🚨 Center for Coalfield Justice v. Washington County Board of Elections
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court RULES that election officials violated voter’s rights by rejecting mail-in ballots with technical errors without notifying voters. Voters must be given notice their ballots won’t count so they can challenge the disqualification or cast a provisional ballot.
Join @NASEM Health & Medicine Div. for a 2-day virtual workshop, Sept. 29-30, addressing personal protective equipment (PPE) to safeguard workers in U.S. farm settings against Influenza A (H5N1) and practices to prevent transmission between livestock & humans. Register: mailchi.mp/nationalacad...
New workshop: Personal Protective Equipment for Influenza A (H5N1) in High-Risk Farm Settings
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September 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Join @NASEM Health & Medicine Div. for a 2-day virtual workshop, Sept. 29-30, addressing personal protective equipment (PPE) to safeguard workers in U.S. farm settings against Influenza A (H5N1) and practices to prevent transmission between livestock & humans. Register: mailchi.mp/nationalacad...
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September 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
AHRQ National Webinar on Prepping for the Future: Digital Solutions for Aging Populations (free)
Wed., Oct. 8, 2025, 2:30 - 4:00 PM
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Thanks @atrupar.com for the video clips from today's hearing. Here is one to consider
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September 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks @atrupar.com for the video clips from today's hearing. Here is one to consider
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Research funded by NIH: repeated head impacts from contact sports can cause early and lasting changes in the brains of young- to middle-aged athletes, & these changes may occur years before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops its disease features. www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes
NIH-funded study reveals brain changes long before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops.
www.nih.gov
September 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Research funded by NIH: repeated head impacts from contact sports can cause early and lasting changes in the brains of young- to middle-aged athletes, & these changes may occur years before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops its disease features. www.nih.gov/news-events/...
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Rhode Island Energy, our state’s utility monopoly, was just caught overcharging state agencies by millions of dollars!
I am calling for a complete and thorough audit of RI Energy’s residential and commercial accounts to make sure these kinds of mistakes never cost us again.
I am calling for a complete and thorough audit of RI Energy’s residential and commercial accounts to make sure these kinds of mistakes never cost us again.
September 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Rhode Island Energy, our state’s utility monopoly, was just caught overcharging state agencies by millions of dollars!
I am calling for a complete and thorough audit of RI Energy’s residential and commercial accounts to make sure these kinds of mistakes never cost us again.
I am calling for a complete and thorough audit of RI Energy’s residential and commercial accounts to make sure these kinds of mistakes never cost us again.
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Republicans Who Voted Against 9/11 Families Tweeted "Never Forget" Today
3 of them are now running for governor of their state
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3 of them are now running for governor of their state
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Republicans Who Voted Against 9/11 Families Tweeted "Never Forget" Today
3 of them are now running for governor of their state
meidasnews.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Republicans Who Voted Against 9/11 Families Tweeted "Never Forget" Today
3 of them are now running for governor of their state
meidasnews.com/news/republi...
3 of them are now running for governor of their state
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The CDC has quietly and drastically scaled back the country’s most comprehensive system for tracking the food-borne illnesses estimated to sicken millions of Americans each year.
The CDC’s Cuts to FoodNet Could Threaten Americans’ Health
Public health experts worry that downsizing the sprawling FoodNet surveillance system could make it harder to prevent food-borne illnesses.
nyti.ms
September 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The CDC has quietly and drastically scaled back the country’s most comprehensive system for tracking the food-borne illnesses estimated to sicken millions of Americans each year.
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Breaking News: Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election. He could face decades in prison. nyti.ms/4pyzL3Q
September 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Breaking News: Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election. He could face decades in prison. nyti.ms/4pyzL3Q
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HAPPENING NOW: The Trump administration withdraws its claim that parents of the Guatemalan children it tried to send back last month had requested their return.
DOJ says it has no basis for that claim now in light of contradictory info provided by the Guatemalan government.
DOJ says it has no basis for that claim now in light of contradictory info provided by the Guatemalan government.
September 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
HAPPENING NOW: The Trump administration withdraws its claim that parents of the Guatemalan children it tried to send back last month had requested their return.
DOJ says it has no basis for that claim now in light of contradictory info provided by the Guatemalan government.
DOJ says it has no basis for that claim now in light of contradictory info provided by the Guatemalan government.
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NEW: Senate Republicans have BLOCKED Schumer's effort to release the Epstein files. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Senate Republicans Vote Down Democrats’ Push on Epstein Files
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer decries “coverups,” while GOP leader John Thune calls the measure a political stunt.
www.wsj.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
NEW: Senate Republicans have BLOCKED Schumer's effort to release the Epstein files. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
An SLP, 2 OTs, & 1 physiatrist walk into the Hilton Chicago & .... present: "Clinical Implementation of Cognitive Rehabilitation Best Practices Using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System" on 10/29/25, 1:15-2:15 pm. Presenters: K. O'Brien, K. Watters, N. Corro, & J. Whyte. #ACRM2025
September 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
An SLP, 2 OTs, & 1 physiatrist walk into the Hilton Chicago & .... present: "Clinical Implementation of Cognitive Rehabilitation Best Practices Using the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System" on 10/29/25, 1:15-2:15 pm. Presenters: K. O'Brien, K. Watters, N. Corro, & J. Whyte. #ACRM2025
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I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
August 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
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Israel killed baby Jouri when they dropped a missile on their home in Khan Younis.
Her name was Jouri Lafi, means the rose in Arabic.
Jouri was only (4) 💔😪🤬
Her name was Jouri Lafi, means the rose in Arabic.
Jouri was only (4) 💔😪🤬
August 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Israel killed baby Jouri when they dropped a missile on their home in Khan Younis.
Her name was Jouri Lafi, means the rose in Arabic.
Jouri was only (4) 💔😪🤬
Her name was Jouri Lafi, means the rose in Arabic.
Jouri was only (4) 💔😪🤬
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RFK Jr. will testify before a Senate panel next week.
The Finance Committee hearing was in the works before Wednesday’s CDC shakeup.
The Finance Committee hearing was in the works before Wednesday’s CDC shakeup.
RFK Jr. will testify before Senate panel next week
The Finance Committee hearing was in the works before Wednesday’s CDC shakeup.
www.politico.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RFK Jr. will testify before a Senate panel next week.
The Finance Committee hearing was in the works before Wednesday’s CDC shakeup.
The Finance Committee hearing was in the works before Wednesday’s CDC shakeup.
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NEW: More than two decades after victims and families of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the Saudi government responsible for aiding the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial.
Sept. 11 Victims’ Lawsuit Against Saudi Government Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules
Information uncovered by plaintiffs has already undermined the FBI’s conclusion that two U.S.-based Saudi officials “unwittingly” helped al-Qaida hijackers after they arrived in America.
www.propublica.org
August 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
NEW: More than two decades after victims and families of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the Saudi government responsible for aiding the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial.
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The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.
Monarez refused to fire top CDC leaders, ‘rubber-stamp’ vaccine changes, confidante says
The former CDC director was ousted late Wednesday after refusing to resign despite pressure from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.politico.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.
Source: STAT Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push www.statnews.com/2025/08/21/s...
Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push
The Trump administration can slash $783 million of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.
www.statnews.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Source: STAT Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push www.statnews.com/2025/08/21/s...
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President Trump said he would work to get rid of mail-in ballots and sign an executive order “to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”
The Constitution makes it unlikely he can change voting rules unilaterally.
The Constitution makes it unlikely he can change voting rules unilaterally.
Trump says he will ‘lead a movement’ to eliminate mail-in voting
The Constitution gives states the authority to regulate how elections are run, making it unlikely Trump can change voting rules unilaterally.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
President Trump said he would work to get rid of mail-in ballots and sign an executive order “to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”
The Constitution makes it unlikely he can change voting rules unilaterally.
The Constitution makes it unlikely he can change voting rules unilaterally.