Annemarie Dooley
@annemariedooley.bsky.social
Physician, advocate. Healthcare and housing for all is a right. Board member @psr_washington. Safe streets.
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Doctors at the Bernie & AOC tour in Idaho talking about disappearing health infrastructure in the state.
Sent to me by family medicine doctor raised in Idaho. Huge numbers packed the stadium to the rafters with people standing up to oligarchy.
Sent to me by family medicine doctor raised in Idaho. Huge numbers packed the stadium to the rafters with people standing up to oligarchy.
“Holy crap, these things just keep getting bigger”. At Seattle Auto Show
The car guy is surprised, many of us are not. Larger vehicles kill people walking or biking. They throw a toxic brew of chemicals into the air from tire/brake/road wear. Worse than the tailpipe
Seattle should tax them heavily
The car guy is surprised, many of us are not. Larger vehicles kill people walking or biking. They throw a toxic brew of chemicals into the air from tire/brake/road wear. Worse than the tailpipe
Seattle should tax them heavily
November 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
“Holy crap, these things just keep getting bigger”. At Seattle Auto Show
The car guy is surprised, many of us are not. Larger vehicles kill people walking or biking. They throw a toxic brew of chemicals into the air from tire/brake/road wear. Worse than the tailpipe
Seattle should tax them heavily
The car guy is surprised, many of us are not. Larger vehicles kill people walking or biking. They throw a toxic brew of chemicals into the air from tire/brake/road wear. Worse than the tailpipe
Seattle should tax them heavily
"I want great safe public spaces where kids can run around with abandon"
Said the new Mayor of Seattle Katie Wilson yesterday, a woman of course. First time I've heard an executive say kids safety is a priority. She's going to change the City!
Said the new Mayor of Seattle Katie Wilson yesterday, a woman of course. First time I've heard an executive say kids safety is a priority. She's going to change the City!
We’re spending a rainy Friday getting ready for next week’s Netherlands launch. Copies of Women Changing Cities are stamped, signed, and ready to go!*
Want to secure your own copy? There are still a few book+tickets available. Reserve yours today via Eventbrite!
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*Cat not included 🐈⬛
Want to secure your own copy? There are still a few book+tickets available. Reserve yours today via Eventbrite!
bit.ly/3Lq1Ev5
*Cat not included 🐈⬛
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"I want great safe public spaces where kids can run around with abandon"
Said the new Mayor of Seattle Katie Wilson yesterday, a woman of course. First time I've heard an executive say kids safety is a priority. She's going to change the City!
Said the new Mayor of Seattle Katie Wilson yesterday, a woman of course. First time I've heard an executive say kids safety is a priority. She's going to change the City!
Ban “bull bars” in Seattle. Safety of people outside the vehicle is a legitimate area for regulation.
These bars alter collision dynamics of vehicles, increasing the risk of severe injury to people walking & biking.
These bars alter collision dynamics of vehicles, increasing the risk of severe injury to people walking & biking.
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Ban “bull bars” in Seattle. Safety of people outside the vehicle is a legitimate area for regulation.
These bars alter collision dynamics of vehicles, increasing the risk of severe injury to people walking & biking.
These bars alter collision dynamics of vehicles, increasing the risk of severe injury to people walking & biking.
We should triple fees on SUVs parking on Seattle streets. Higher levels of tire and road particles released from these vehicles is dangerous too.
Our new mayor could push this as a public health imperative.
Our new mayor could push this as a public health imperative.
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
We should triple fees on SUVs parking on Seattle streets. Higher levels of tire and road particles released from these vehicles is dangerous too.
Our new mayor could push this as a public health imperative.
Our new mayor could push this as a public health imperative.
Healthcare should be based on need rather than ability to pay.
We could do that in Washington State if people demand it.
We could do that in Washington State if people demand it.
“Every doctor and nurse diverted to private-pay clinics is a resource taken away from the collective effort to rebuild universal primary care." writes Broadbent Research fellow @danyaalraza.com
Read his latest @thestar.com op-ed: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Read his latest @thestar.com op-ed: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Healthcare should be based on need rather than ability to pay.
We could do that in Washington State if people demand it.
We could do that in Washington State if people demand it.
This story brings a tear to my eye. I remember the police hiding in the bush on the Burke Gilman trail at Brooklyn (We're like NY!)
To ticket people on bikes who did not come to a complete stop. While ignoring the cars not yielding to the crosswalk!
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To ticket people on bikes who did not come to a complete stop. While ignoring the cars not yielding to the crosswalk!
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Drivers Run Red Light, But Cops Ticket Cyclists at Dangerous Delancey Intersection - Streetsblog New York City
Drivers are zooming onto and off the Williamsburg Bridge in Lower Manhattan by running red lights. But cops are targeting cyclists instead.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This story brings a tear to my eye. I remember the police hiding in the bush on the Burke Gilman trail at Brooklyn (We're like NY!)
To ticket people on bikes who did not come to a complete stop. While ignoring the cars not yielding to the crosswalk!
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/11/d...
To ticket people on bikes who did not come to a complete stop. While ignoring the cars not yielding to the crosswalk!
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/11/d...
WA doctors filled out 731 death certificates for people killed by cars & trucks in 2024.
The majority of these deaths are from poor policy. But you won't learn this at the Seattle Auto show on Nov 14th.
Cars are too big and go too fast.
www.seattleautoshow.com
The majority of these deaths are from poor policy. But you won't learn this at the Seattle Auto show on Nov 14th.
Cars are too big and go too fast.
www.seattleautoshow.com
Coming this Fall to Lumen FieldSeattle International Auto Show
Seattle International Auto Show
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
WA doctors filled out 731 death certificates for people killed by cars & trucks in 2024.
The majority of these deaths are from poor policy. But you won't learn this at the Seattle Auto show on Nov 14th.
Cars are too big and go too fast.
www.seattleautoshow.com
The majority of these deaths are from poor policy. But you won't learn this at the Seattle Auto show on Nov 14th.
Cars are too big and go too fast.
www.seattleautoshow.com
Shoulder to Shoulder in Seattle.
In the pouring rain today. 4 women working to makes things better
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
CM Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Dionne Foster for City Council
Erika Evans for City Attorney (speaking)
In the pouring rain today. 4 women working to makes things better
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
CM Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Dionne Foster for City Council
Erika Evans for City Attorney (speaking)
November 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Shoulder to Shoulder in Seattle.
In the pouring rain today. 4 women working to makes things better
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
CM Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Dionne Foster for City Council
Erika Evans for City Attorney (speaking)
In the pouring rain today. 4 women working to makes things better
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
CM Alexis Mercedes Rinck
Dionne Foster for City Council
Erika Evans for City Attorney (speaking)
"Social Ties Are More Important to Health and Longevity Than Many Realize"
When I enter a hospital room, I can guess how someone will do based on the number of visitors at the bedside.
Cars are one reason social ties are broken. They limit street level interactions. We need to limit cars instead.
When I enter a hospital room, I can guess how someone will do based on the number of visitors at the bedside.
Cars are one reason social ties are broken. They limit street level interactions. We need to limit cars instead.
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
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November 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Social Ties Are More Important to Health and Longevity Than Many Realize"
When I enter a hospital room, I can guess how someone will do based on the number of visitors at the bedside.
Cars are one reason social ties are broken. They limit street level interactions. We need to limit cars instead.
When I enter a hospital room, I can guess how someone will do based on the number of visitors at the bedside.
Cars are one reason social ties are broken. They limit street level interactions. We need to limit cars instead.
How to eat kidney friendly treats on Halloween by Dr Glaucomflecken.
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Have a renal-friendly Halloween!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
How to eat kidney friendly treats on Halloween by Dr Glaucomflecken.
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The high cost of health care in America is caused by the insatiable greed of corporate middlemen who get rich by standing in between you and the healthcare you need.
We already have a solution. Medicare for All.
We already have a solution. Medicare for All.
Hit with higher insurance premiums? Trump is making them even higher.
Forced into bankruptcy by medical debt? Trump doesn’t care.
Worried that’ll impact your credit score? Trump wants it to.
Forced into bankruptcy by medical debt? Trump doesn’t care.
Worried that’ll impact your credit score? Trump wants it to.
October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The high cost of health care in America is caused by the insatiable greed of corporate middlemen who get rich by standing in between you and the healthcare you need.
We already have a solution. Medicare for All.
We already have a solution. Medicare for All.
In WA State more people die from heat than cold
By law landlords must meet a mandated min temperature for renters but no max. Landlords stop people from installing AC.
Counties often have no emergency heat plan.
Look for new bills on these issues coming soon!
By law landlords must meet a mandated min temperature for renters but no max. Landlords stop people from installing AC.
Counties often have no emergency heat plan.
Look for new bills on these issues coming soon!
Rising heat killing one person a minute worldwide, major climate report reveals
- The biggest analysis yet finds millions are dying each year due to the failure to tackle global heating
@lancetcountdown.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
Story by me
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- The biggest analysis yet finds millions are dying each year due to the failure to tackle global heating
@lancetcountdown.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In WA State more people die from heat than cold
By law landlords must meet a mandated min temperature for renters but no max. Landlords stop people from installing AC.
Counties often have no emergency heat plan.
Look for new bills on these issues coming soon!
By law landlords must meet a mandated min temperature for renters but no max. Landlords stop people from installing AC.
Counties often have no emergency heat plan.
Look for new bills on these issues coming soon!
The only solution is to get the greed out of healthcare.
Stop defending. Stop letting Republicans set the agenda.
We need Medicare for All.
Stop defending. Stop letting Republicans set the agenda.
We need Medicare for All.
My Democratic colleagues and I remain ready to work today to reopen the government with a bipartisan agreement that protects health care and delivers real solutions for the American people. It’s time for Republicans to put politics aside, come back to the table, and do their jobs.
October 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The only solution is to get the greed out of healthcare.
Stop defending. Stop letting Republicans set the agenda.
We need Medicare for All.
Stop defending. Stop letting Republicans set the agenda.
We need Medicare for All.
"They want us poor and sick and abused and desperate. They did it in red states and now want the same for the entire United States"
I wondered why officials don't seem to care if people get sick or injured. Sick people are too busy to bother them.
I wondered why officials don't seem to care if people get sick or injured. Sick people are too busy to bother them.
I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.”
I beg to differ. This is curated failure.
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I beg to differ. This is curated failure.
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I Know Exactly What They Are Doing
Rural foresight
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October 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"They want us poor and sick and abused and desperate. They did it in red states and now want the same for the entire United States"
I wondered why officials don't seem to care if people get sick or injured. Sick people are too busy to bother them.
I wondered why officials don't seem to care if people get sick or injured. Sick people are too busy to bother them.
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If you make $60,000/year, $36 of your taxes pays for SNAP while $700 of your taxes pays for corporate subsidies. Guess which one the Trump administration is going to cut off at the end of the week?
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you make $60,000/year, $36 of your taxes pays for SNAP while $700 of your taxes pays for corporate subsidies. Guess which one the Trump administration is going to cut off at the end of the week?
More shadow hearings please!
Pastor David Black was attacked by ICE while praying for immigrants.
During our shadow hearing in Chicago, he shared his story, his fight, and his demand that we all continue to work to protect immigrant communities.
During our shadow hearing in Chicago, he shared his story, his fight, and his demand that we all continue to work to protect immigrant communities.
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
More shadow hearings please!
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Plan to leave your car at home on Halloween Night (this Friday night) between 5.00 pm and 9.00 pm, and if you do need to drive, take it slowly and carefully to help keep children safe on the most dangerous night of the year for child pedestrians.
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Plan to leave your car at home on Halloween Night (this Friday night) between 5.00 pm and 9.00 pm, and if you do need to drive, take it slowly and carefully to help keep children safe on the most dangerous night of the year for child pedestrians.
Is the US really interested in zero traffic deaths or Vision Zero? That depends according to this article.
A patient brought me this publication today. Which means my message is getting thru ie that transportation built around cars makes us sicker and often kills.
A patient brought me this publication today. Which means my message is getting thru ie that transportation built around cars makes us sicker and often kills.
October 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Is the US really interested in zero traffic deaths or Vision Zero? That depends according to this article.
A patient brought me this publication today. Which means my message is getting thru ie that transportation built around cars makes us sicker and often kills.
A patient brought me this publication today. Which means my message is getting thru ie that transportation built around cars makes us sicker and often kills.
Just visited TJs. They pay their employees a living wage on Sundays
Why not every day?
Why not every day?
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Just visited TJs. They pay their employees a living wage on Sundays
Why not every day?
Why not every day?
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Today, I hosted the fourth shadow hearing in my series Kidnapped and Disappeared focusing on Trump’s assault on Chicago.
We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Today, I hosted the fourth shadow hearing in my series Kidnapped and Disappeared focusing on Trump’s assault on Chicago.
We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
Doctors are writing more paper prescriptions
Apparently you can mail a paper prescription to Canada.
Jardiance costs $1800 for 90 days here with insurance. Cash pay in Canada costs $150. Jardiance has a good track record of keeping people off dialysis.
Apparently you can mail a paper prescription to Canada.
Jardiance costs $1800 for 90 days here with insurance. Cash pay in Canada costs $150. Jardiance has a good track record of keeping people off dialysis.
October 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Doctors are writing more paper prescriptions
Apparently you can mail a paper prescription to Canada.
Jardiance costs $1800 for 90 days here with insurance. Cash pay in Canada costs $150. Jardiance has a good track record of keeping people off dialysis.
Apparently you can mail a paper prescription to Canada.
Jardiance costs $1800 for 90 days here with insurance. Cash pay in Canada costs $150. Jardiance has a good track record of keeping people off dialysis.
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“Busses are the backbone of Seattle’s transportation system. They connect our neighborhoods. They get people to work in school. They reduce traffic congestion, cut emissions, and they are the most affordable way to get thousands of our neighbors around town.”
NEW // Rinck Launches ‘Better Bus Lanes’ Campaign with Transit Advocates
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org //
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Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org //
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Rinck Launches ‘Better Bus Lanes’ Campaign with Transit Advocates » The Urbanist
# Flanked by a crowd of transit advocates, Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck announced a
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October 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
“Busses are the backbone of Seattle’s transportation system. They connect our neighborhoods. They get people to work in school. They reduce traffic congestion, cut emissions, and they are the most affordable way to get thousands of our neighbors around town.”
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It's time to acknowledge reality:
Our health system is broken. It's time to guarantee good-quality care to every man, woman & child in this country.
Our campaign finance system is broken. It's time to get rid of Citizens United and publicly fund elections.
Let’s do it.
Our health system is broken. It's time to guarantee good-quality care to every man, woman & child in this country.
Our campaign finance system is broken. It's time to get rid of Citizens United and publicly fund elections.
Let’s do it.
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It's time to acknowledge reality:
Our health system is broken. It's time to guarantee good-quality care to every man, woman & child in this country.
Our campaign finance system is broken. It's time to get rid of Citizens United and publicly fund elections.
Let’s do it.
Our health system is broken. It's time to guarantee good-quality care to every man, woman & child in this country.
Our campaign finance system is broken. It's time to get rid of Citizens United and publicly fund elections.
Let’s do it.
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Hope everyone knows about @wholewashington.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hope everyone knows about @wholewashington.org
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Today on Volts: Redwood Materials, the biggest battery recycler in the US, has launched Redwood Energy, which will gather used batteries & hook them up to power banks to serve as grid-scale storage until they're depleted. I talk with the CTO about the logistics & potential of second-life batteries.
Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?
Colin Campbell explains how Redwood drains every drop of capacity from used batteries before they are recycled.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today on Volts: Redwood Materials, the biggest battery recycler in the US, has launched Redwood Energy, which will gather used batteries & hook them up to power banks to serve as grid-scale storage until they're depleted. I talk with the CTO about the logistics & potential of second-life batteries.