Allison Blackburn
@allisonbburn.bsky.social
Psychologist*, dog lover, and believer that all humans deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Ready to fight.
*Views expressed here are my own
*Views expressed here are my own
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This is good news.
"The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will begin publishing “public health alerts” in the coming month, CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm announced at the IDWeek conference on Sunday."
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
"The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will begin publishing “public health alerts” in the coming month, CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm announced at the IDWeek conference on Sunday."
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
www.statnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This is good news.
"The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will begin publishing “public health alerts” in the coming month, CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm announced at the IDWeek conference on Sunday."
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
"The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will begin publishing “public health alerts” in the coming month, CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm announced at the IDWeek conference on Sunday."
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
My favorite moment of the #nokings rally in Cincinnati today - former Children’s chaplain and wrongfully detained Ayman Soliman speaks to the masses!
October 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My favorite moment of the #nokings rally in Cincinnati today - former Children’s chaplain and wrongfully detained Ayman Soliman speaks to the masses!
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Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?
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Are you bringing a sign to next Saturday’s (10.18.25) event? Hosting a sign making party? We’d love to see photos or video (time lapse is great) of Your sign making process. Remember these helpful tips
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Are you bringing a sign to next Saturday’s (10.18.25) event? Hosting a sign making party? We’d love to see photos or video (time lapse is great) of Your sign making process. Remember these helpful tips
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Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case
“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica on his release from an Ohio jail. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of…
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
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📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
September 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
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NEW: Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case
“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica in a call just after his release. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of providing material support to terrorists.
“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica in a call just after his release. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of providing material support to terrorists.
Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case
“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica on his release from an Ohio jail. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of providin...
www.propublica.org
September 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
NEW: Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case
“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica in a call just after his release. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of providing material support to terrorists.
“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica in a call just after his release. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of providing material support to terrorists.
Oh no
JUST IN: Vaccine advisers to the CDC have voted to recommended against using the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for children under 4. https://cnn.it/3K73pNn
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Oh no
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The U.S. government is trying to deport Ohio children’s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, alleging tenuous connections to terrorism. If DHS succeeds, experts say it could hand the Trump admin. a “sledgehammer” to use on mass deportations.
➡️ Read the full story: www.propublica.org/article/ayma...
➡️ Read the full story: www.propublica.org/article/ayma...
September 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The U.S. government is trying to deport Ohio children’s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, alleging tenuous connections to terrorism. If DHS succeeds, experts say it could hand the Trump admin. a “sledgehammer” to use on mass deportations.
➡️ Read the full story: www.propublica.org/article/ayma...
➡️ Read the full story: www.propublica.org/article/ayma...
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Dems have a real opportunity to push a gun violence prevention act in Charlie Kirk's name.
September 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Dems have a real opportunity to push a gun violence prevention act in Charlie Kirk's name.
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The big box retailer has struggled with slumping sales recently amid a backlash over its retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Target CEO Brian Cornell Will Step Down As Sales Continue To Fall
The big box retailer has struggled with slumping sales recently amid a backlash over its retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
www.forbes.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The big box retailer has struggled with slumping sales recently amid a backlash over its retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
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This former model, with no background in history, has been put in charge of curating what is "appropriate" at the National Museum of African American History.
August 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This former model, with no background in history, has been put in charge of curating what is "appropriate" at the National Museum of African American History.
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Days 101-200: Every Anti-LGBTQ Move the Trump Administration Has Made
www.unclosetedmedia....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.unclosetedmedia....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Days 101-200: Every Anti-LGBTQ Move the Trump Administration Has Made
In his second 100 days, Trump’s relentless attack against the community has intensified.
www.unclosetedmedia.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Days 101-200: Every Anti-LGBTQ Move the Trump Administration Has Made
www.unclosetedmedia....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.unclosetedmedia....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Two Planned Parenthood centers are closing in SW Ohio after Trump’s budget cut nearly $1T from healthcare to fund tax breaks for the super-wealthy. Women will lose access to care immediately.
How we’re fighting back 🧵👇🏻
How we’re fighting back 🧵👇🏻
August 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Two Planned Parenthood centers are closing in SW Ohio after Trump’s budget cut nearly $1T from healthcare to fund tax breaks for the super-wealthy. Women will lose access to care immediately.
How we’re fighting back 🧵👇🏻
How we’re fighting back 🧵👇🏻
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Experts are calling for an independent vaccine panel. Since RFK Jr fired CDC’s esteemed advisory panel, medical experts—pediatrcians, pharmacists & others—have called for an alternative. The Univ of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy is forming the Vaccine Integrity Project.
Outside groups organize to form unbiased, independent vaccine panel
Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the members of the CDC’s esteemed vaccine advisory panel, medical organizations and experts are looking for alternatives.
www.nbcnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Experts are calling for an independent vaccine panel. Since RFK Jr fired CDC’s esteemed advisory panel, medical experts—pediatrcians, pharmacists & others—have called for an alternative. The Univ of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy is forming the Vaccine Integrity Project.
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Kamala Harris in October: “[Trump] considers any American who doesn’t support him or bend to his will to be an enemy to our country, and further, he says that as commander-in-chief, he would use our military to go after them.”
June 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Kamala Harris in October: “[Trump] considers any American who doesn’t support him or bend to his will to be an enemy to our country, and further, he says that as commander-in-chief, he would use our military to go after them.”
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There's no evidence that prayer in school improves grades, but one study found kids who ate breakfast at school had 17.5% higher scores on math tests. Food for thought.
June 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
There's no evidence that prayer in school improves grades, but one study found kids who ate breakfast at school had 17.5% higher scores on math tests. Food for thought.
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Research shows that movements with just 3.5% of the population engaging in sustained nonviolent resistance have been historically successful in achieving major goals such as the removal of an authoritarian in power. This is our goal, and our movement must be disciplined in nonviolence to achieve it.
May 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Research shows that movements with just 3.5% of the population engaging in sustained nonviolent resistance have been historically successful in achieving major goals such as the removal of an authoritarian in power. This is our goal, and our movement must be disciplined in nonviolence to achieve it.
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Great example of why we all need to get more friendly’s elected, and oust Republicans…
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes anti-trans bills, and tells lawmakers to 'focus on real issues that matter'.
www.advocate.com/politics/kat...
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes anti-trans bills, and tells lawmakers to 'focus on real issues that matter'.
www.advocate.com/politics/kat...
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes anti-trans bills, and tells lawmakers to 'focus on real issues that matter'
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a birth certificate update ban as well as two DEI bans that explicitly included transgender people.
www.advocate.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Great example of why we all need to get more friendly’s elected, and oust Republicans…
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes anti-trans bills, and tells lawmakers to 'focus on real issues that matter'.
www.advocate.com/politics/kat...
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes anti-trans bills, and tells lawmakers to 'focus on real issues that matter'.
www.advocate.com/politics/kat...
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Many political science faculty perceive declines in academic freedom since January, especially on Israel/Palestine (43%) & DEI (42%). Self-censorship reported in extramural speech (55%), communicating with students (40%), teaching (33%), and research (20%).
May 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Many political science faculty perceive declines in academic freedom since January, especially on Israel/Palestine (43%) & DEI (42%). Self-censorship reported in extramural speech (55%), communicating with students (40%), teaching (33%), and research (20%).