Kyla
@boysek.bsky.social
(any pronouns)
Primary care peds NP, mommay, friend, UU, singer, mitten state resident/fan
#VaccinesWork
#TransRights
skeeting since Aug '23
Profile pic: Tiffany Aching, by Paul Kidby, cover of The Shepherd's Crown. https://www.paulkidby.com/paintings/
Primary care peds NP, mommay, friend, UU, singer, mitten state resident/fan
#VaccinesWork
#TransRights
skeeting since Aug '23
Profile pic: Tiffany Aching, by Paul Kidby, cover of The Shepherd's Crown. https://www.paulkidby.com/paintings/
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Kyla
@boysek.bsky.social
· Nov 14
This is a fraught time for our beloved trans siblings. Here is a list of some resources for anyone who cares about their well-being and rights and wants to show up. 🧵
Please read on and consider sharing, getting involved, or donating. And feel free to add! #TransRights 1/6
Please read on and consider sharing, getting involved, or donating. And feel free to add! #TransRights 1/6
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When they say “failed state” they also mean a state we invaded, sanctioned, or otherwise undermined and exploited.
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When they say “failed state” they also mean a state we invaded, sanctioned, or otherwise undermined and exploited.
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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If you’re looking to do Black Friday nonsense tomorrow, do your best to patronize local and small businesses.
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If you’re looking to do Black Friday nonsense tomorrow, do your best to patronize local and small businesses.
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🧪It took multiple studies over several years to disprove Andrew Wakefield’s notorious fraudulent research article.
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
🧪It took multiple studies over several years to disprove Andrew Wakefield’s notorious fraudulent research article.
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If and when Trump leaves the scene, the country will still face a daunting task:
Who can channel the disruptive political energies of a society in which the established institutions have lost the people’s trust into a (small-d) democratic direction?
Who can channel the disruptive political energies of a society in which the established institutions have lost the people’s trust into a (small-d) democratic direction?
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If and when Trump leaves the scene, the country will still face a daunting task:
Who can channel the disruptive political energies of a society in which the established institutions have lost the people’s trust into a (small-d) democratic direction?
Who can channel the disruptive political energies of a society in which the established institutions have lost the people’s trust into a (small-d) democratic direction?
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Among white people, the correlation between racial resentment and their voting decision is much, much stronger than between educational attainment and political alignment.
In fact, if you control for racial resentment, education polarization basically disappears.
In fact, if you control for racial resentment, education polarization basically disappears.
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Among white people, the correlation between racial resentment and their voting decision is much, much stronger than between educational attainment and political alignment.
In fact, if you control for racial resentment, education polarization basically disappears.
In fact, if you control for racial resentment, education polarization basically disappears.
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To think of people with a college degree as synonymous with a “liberal elite” makes no sense: That group also includes those who graduated from the many religious-conservative colleges.
And there is little correlation between education and political alignment among people of color.
And there is little correlation between education and political alignment among people of color.
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
To think of people with a college degree as synonymous with a “liberal elite” makes no sense: That group also includes those who graduated from the many religious-conservative colleges.
And there is little correlation between education and political alignment among people of color.
And there is little correlation between education and political alignment among people of color.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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I read a tip earlier this month that I'm going to start implementing–when you purchase something online and they require you to sign up for their mailing list, note in one of your name boxes the website you're filing the form out on. Then you know who sold your data when your inbox gets clogged.
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I read a tip earlier this month that I'm going to start implementing–when you purchase something online and they require you to sign up for their mailing list, note in one of your name boxes the website you're filing the form out on. Then you know who sold your data when your inbox gets clogged.
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Condé Nast’s recent hirings and layoffs reflect how media corporations are undermining journalism and democracy. This dangerous trend is widespread in corporate media
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Why Do Predation and Bigotry Thrive? Ask the National Media. — Assigned
The elite press sees itself as a ruling class, providing cover for the powerful and treating the vulnerable as prey.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Condé Nast’s recent hirings and layoffs reflect how media corporations are undermining journalism and democracy. This dangerous trend is widespread in corporate media
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social showing how it's done!
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If the rest of medicine was like this, the influence of the MAHA movement would go from sky-high to virtually subterranean. There’s this erroneous notion that it’s a fait accompli and public health is just dead, and it freaks me out.
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social showing how it's done!
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@boysek.bsky.social Your people!
I don’t think people outside of healthcare realize how much AAP is standing out as a moral backbone of medicine right now, especially in pediatrics. There is so much fear at institutions. Seeing an org directly and repeatedly targeted refuse to budge an inch is extraordinary.
AAP: ‘Stop wasting government resources to amplify false claims’ about vaccines, autism
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its website to include false claims linking vaccines and autism, prompting a swift rebuke from the AAP and other medical experts.
publications.aap.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
@boysek.bsky.social Your people!
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The people who do this, who conceived of it, who demand it, are real life monsters.
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The people who do this, who conceived of it, who demand it, are real life monsters.
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National Guard members do not want to be used as political props. They want to be home with their families. The only person who wants them here is Trump.
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
National Guard members do not want to be used as political props. They want to be home with their families. The only person who wants them here is Trump.
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
Police killed three people in DC last week and now this. When will this administration stop escalating and putting people in harm's way?
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Last Thursday, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., was illegal.
Today 2 National Guard soldiers are shot
Trump sends 500 more troops
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Today 2 National Guard soldiers are shot
Trump sends 500 more troops
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November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Last Thursday, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., was illegal.
Today 2 National Guard soldiers are shot
Trump sends 500 more troops
🤔
Today 2 National Guard soldiers are shot
Trump sends 500 more troops
🤔
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These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
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Here's my book, Cheers to Michigan, which is perfect for the craft cocktail or Michigan fan in your life. And on sale! Use HOLIDAY25 to save 50%!
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Here's my book, Cheers to Michigan, which is perfect for the craft cocktail or Michigan fan in your life. And on sale! Use HOLIDAY25 to save 50%!
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Over a quarter of Trump's proposed $1T military budget would go to just four companies who have spent $103B in taxpayer dollars on stock buybacks and dividends over the last decade.
He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.
He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Over a quarter of Trump's proposed $1T military budget would go to just four companies who have spent $103B in taxpayer dollars on stock buybacks and dividends over the last decade.
He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.
He wants to use your money to make the military-industrial complex even richer.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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"When you remove scientists from science, you don’t get truth. You get ideology. " Signed D3- Deb, Dan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social
We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.
Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
www.ms.now
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"When you remove scientists from science, you don’t get truth. You get ideology. " Signed D3- Deb, Dan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social
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Weaponization of the premier public health agency in the country for personal clout and gain. The CDC website should not be trusted given the fact that it is controlled by people who will profit from spurious and false attempts to link vaccines to autism.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
www.cdc.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Weaponization of the premier public health agency in the country for personal clout and gain. The CDC website should not be trusted given the fact that it is controlled by people who will profit from spurious and false attempts to link vaccines to autism.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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A very, very important peer-reviewed empirical study published in the academic journal Pediatrics shows that hormone treatment of young trans people decreases suicidality very significantly.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Changes in Suicidality among Transgender Adolescents Following Hormone Therapy: An Extended Study
To examine changes in suicidality following hormone therapy (HT) among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents and young adults.A retrospective cha…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
A very, very important peer-reviewed empirical study published in the academic journal Pediatrics shows that hormone treatment of young trans people decreases suicidality very significantly.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
Doubtless it will be ignored by Simonoff et al, who are not even measuring this in the “Pathways” study.
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this is really important.
You won't believe the CRAZIEST part of the Olivia Nuzzi scandal! (My latest) newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
this is really important.
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Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just because Trump brought RFK Jr. aboard to firm up the kook vote doesn't mean health writers have to keep looking for some kernel of truth in there somewhere.
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The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense