Siobhan Wescott, MD, MPH
@alaskachevy.bsky.social
Indigenous public health physician.
Reposted by Siobhan Wescott, MD, MPH
It occurred to me that many Americans are experiencing for the first time a feeling that Black, brown, and Indigenous people have had since forever. Fear and distrust of this government.
Not a “gotcha” statement; it’s my observation.
I hope you have community to lean into. All of us.
Not a “gotcha” statement; it’s my observation.
I hope you have community to lean into. All of us.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It occurred to me that many Americans are experiencing for the first time a feeling that Black, brown, and Indigenous people have had since forever. Fear and distrust of this government.
Not a “gotcha” statement; it’s my observation.
I hope you have community to lean into. All of us.
Not a “gotcha” statement; it’s my observation.
I hope you have community to lean into. All of us.
This would make more sense if this were an episode of The Twilight Zone.
RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms"
The farms will "reparent" them.
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This would make more sense if this were an episode of The Twilight Zone.
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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
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We are pretty much the only post-apocalyptic populations native to this land.
There’s hard-fought wisdom in that, as horrifying as it was/is. There’s understandings of community care and interdependence in that. There’s teachings on the absolute necessity for joy in that.
There’s hard-fought wisdom in that, as horrifying as it was/is. There’s understandings of community care and interdependence in that. There’s teachings on the absolute necessity for joy in that.
This is the time for America to listen to the people who have experience with colonization and/or authoritarian regimes. You need us. Before it’s too late.
It occurred to me that many Americans are experiencing for the first time a feeling that Black, brown, and Indigenous people have had since forever. Fear and distrust of this government.
Not a “gotcha” statement; it’s my observation.
I hope you have community to lean into. All of us.
Not a “gotcha” statement; it’s my observation.
I hope you have community to lean into. All of us.
February 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We are pretty much the only post-apocalyptic populations native to this land.
There’s hard-fought wisdom in that, as horrifying as it was/is. There’s understandings of community care and interdependence in that. There’s teachings on the absolute necessity for joy in that.
There’s hard-fought wisdom in that, as horrifying as it was/is. There’s understandings of community care and interdependence in that. There’s teachings on the absolute necessity for joy in that.
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It’s Black History Month, friends. 🫶🏽
We have NEVER required the acknowledgment of a colonizing occupier, to see one another’s beauty, share our stories with each other.
Artwork by Joelle Joyner (Kauwetsʔa·ka)
We have NEVER required the acknowledgment of a colonizing occupier, to see one another’s beauty, share our stories with each other.
Artwork by Joelle Joyner (Kauwetsʔa·ka)
February 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It’s Black History Month, friends. 🫶🏽
We have NEVER required the acknowledgment of a colonizing occupier, to see one another’s beauty, share our stories with each other.
Artwork by Joelle Joyner (Kauwetsʔa·ka)
We have NEVER required the acknowledgment of a colonizing occupier, to see one another’s beauty, share our stories with each other.
Artwork by Joelle Joyner (Kauwetsʔa·ka)
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Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
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This is a chilling read by @usha.bsky.social. We now live in a time when advisory board members to government agencies expect to be fired for doing their jobs.
9 of 12 members of the CDC’s advisory board wrote a letter to the director asking why data had been removed, whether that was legal, how… +
9 of 12 members of the CDC’s advisory board wrote a letter to the director asking why data had been removed, whether that was legal, how… +
BREAKING: CDC's top advisors demand answers and a restoration of crucial public health data. New story by me: www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/c...
CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored
Information on topics such as gender, teens' behavior, and infectious diseases was removed from the CDC's website.
www.statnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is a chilling read by @usha.bsky.social. We now live in a time when advisory board members to government agencies expect to be fired for doing their jobs.
9 of 12 members of the CDC’s advisory board wrote a letter to the director asking why data had been removed, whether that was legal, how… +
9 of 12 members of the CDC’s advisory board wrote a letter to the director asking why data had been removed, whether that was legal, how… +
Presented without comment.
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Presented without comment.
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omg, these images are terrifying. #PalisadesFire laist.com/news/climate...
January 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
omg, these images are terrifying. #PalisadesFire laist.com/news/climate...
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It was a year of large spiders, large moths, large eagles and a wall of ducks. A year of art, squirrels, monsters, and Knife Ghosts. It was a year of not establishing parasocial relationships on Bluesky. The best year yet. And now, for your consideration, our favorite safety graphics made in 2024...
December 31, 2024 at 5:19 AM
It was a year of large spiders, large moths, large eagles and a wall of ducks. A year of art, squirrels, monsters, and Knife Ghosts. It was a year of not establishing parasocial relationships on Bluesky. The best year yet. And now, for your consideration, our favorite safety graphics made in 2024...
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To honor President Jimmy Carter, here is a link to Habitat for Humanity.
www.habitat.org/honoringcart...
www.habitat.org/honoringcart...
Remembering President Carter
www.habitat.org
December 30, 2024 at 2:01 AM
To honor President Jimmy Carter, here is a link to Habitat for Humanity.
www.habitat.org/honoringcart...
www.habitat.org/honoringcart...
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Water your real Christmas tree
December 21, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Water your real Christmas tree
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Cold people - Plug your space heater directly into the wall.
December 13, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Cold people - Plug your space heater directly into the wall.
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Just your regular reminder that iron deficiency affects ~40% of 12-21 yo females and still no one cares.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020
This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.
jamanetwork.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Just your regular reminder that iron deficiency affects ~40% of 12-21 yo females and still no one cares.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
December 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
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December 11, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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Water your real Christmas tree, America. A dry tree burns faster than newspaper.
December 10, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Water your real Christmas tree, America. A dry tree burns faster than newspaper.
Reposted by Siobhan Wescott, MD, MPH
This is the energy I’m going into 2025 with
December 10, 2024 at 6:36 PM
This is the energy I’m going into 2025 with
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More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination
Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM
More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
Oh this is so on point...
December 8, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Oh this is so on point...
Classic, this is one of the funniest interactions between med specialists.
As long as it's not a-systol-eee 🤣🦴 youtu.be/3rTsvb2ef5k?...
orthopedia vs anesthesia (orthopaedics, anaesthetics conversation)
YouTube video by tazobactar
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Classic, this is one of the funniest interactions between med specialists.
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Insurance companies should be required to disclose their denial rates before they’re allowed to sign anyone up.
December 5, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Insurance companies should be required to disclose their denial rates before they’re allowed to sign anyone up.
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Unless Congress acts in the next three weeks, Medicare will stop covering telehealth.
For people too sick to leave home for months, including millions who have been disabled by Covid, this will mean losing all access to healthcare.
Please sign this petition urging your representatives to act
For people too sick to leave home for months, including millions who have been disabled by Covid, this will mean losing all access to healthcare.
Please sign this petition urging your representatives to act
Preserving Telehealth
Preserving Telehealth Many U.S. telehealth benefits are set to expire shortly at the end of this year (December 31, 2024). With this email campaign, you can simply fill out your information and it wi...
actionnetwork.org
December 4, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Unless Congress acts in the next three weeks, Medicare will stop covering telehealth.
For people too sick to leave home for months, including millions who have been disabled by Covid, this will mean losing all access to healthcare.
Please sign this petition urging your representatives to act
For people too sick to leave home for months, including millions who have been disabled by Covid, this will mean losing all access to healthcare.
Please sign this petition urging your representatives to act