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Dr. Ayla 🍉
@draylasays.bsky.social
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Pediatric hospitalist, leftist, activist, cook. Into class consciousness and collective liberation. Views = mine. Black Lives Matter. Healthcare is a human right. فلسطين حرة 🇵🇸 ♥️
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Boosting this as 42 million hungry Americans lose SNAP benefits while Trump bombs Venezuelan boats, sends billions of our tax dollars to his fascist pals, and builds himself a golden ballroom.
Post from Eric McCool (reposted on IG by Amanda Seales) Sharing wisdom from a food bank volunteer: 1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac & Cheese in the box. But it needs milk & butter which is hard to get from food banks. 2. Boxed Milk is a treasure. Kids need it for cereal, which they get a lot of. 3. Everyone donates pasta sauce & spaghetti noodles. 4. Canned Foods should be Pop Tops OR donate Can Openers. 5. Oil is a luxury needed for Rice a Roni which they get a lot of. 6. Spices, Salt & Pepper are a real gift. 7. Tea bags & Coffee are caring gifts. 8. Sugar & Flour are treats. 9. Important are fresh produce donated by farmers & grocery stores. 10. Seeds are great in spring & summer because growing can be easy for some. 11. Rarely is there fresh meat. 12. Tuna & Crackers make a good lunch. 13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef. 14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but NEED sandwich bread. 15. Butter or Margarine are good. 16. Eggs are a commodity! 17. Cake mix & Frosting makes it possible to make a child's birthday cake. 18. Dishwashing Detergent is very expensive & is always appreciated. 19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury & women will cry over them. 20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing. Bonus: CASH makes it possible for the Food Bank to buy what's missing and buy in bulk.
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Israel murdered journalist Anas Al Sharif and his colleagues so it could continue slaughtering Palestinians in the dark.
Tweet from @JehadAbusalim - “Anas Al Sharif was born in 1996. He was 4 when the Second Intifada began in 2000. He was 11 when Israel imposed the blockade on Gaza in 2007. He was 12 during Cast Lead in 2008-2009. He was 18 during the 2014 assault on Gaza. He was 29 when Israel assassinated him in 2025.” Tweet from @LinahAlsaafin - “When western journalists claim that the only way to know what's going on in Gaza is to send them in, they must know that they will never, ever reach the calibre and bravery and tenacity and professionalism of Palestinian journalists systematically murdered by Israel one by one.” Anas Al Sharif in his press vest, crouched next to an injured child in Gaza, both are smiling. Anas Al Sharif’s young daughter giving him a kiss on the cheek.
August 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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My fellow pediatricians:

Dr. Alaa al-Najjar is one of us, a pediatrician in Gaza, and Israel just killed 9 of her 10 children, while critically injuring her husband (another physician) and 11y/o son. This is despicable.

Why have we not collectively condemned Israel’s genocide in Gaza yet?
A woman (Dr. al-Najjar) dressed in hijab and a white coat, embracing the shrouded bodies of her dead children. Top photo: 7 of the al-Najjar children sitting together sipping cups of juice. Bottom photo: small bodies wrapped in white shrouds
May 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I can’t pass by a picket line without needing to join in. I might as well be Linda Belcher.
Still from Bob’s Burgers with Linda Belcher leading museum picketers in a chant, “Give us more money, damn it! Or we’ll shave the wooly mammoth!”
February 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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It shouldn't take an Israeli Holocaust professor to confirm that what Israel is doing to Gaza is indeed a genocide but some of you still don't recognize what's happening, or care.
Screenshot of a LinkedIn post by Benedict Coyne (human rights barrister) quoting: "My name is Amos Goldberg. I am an Israeli Professor of Holocaust Studies. For nearly 30 years I have researched and taught the Holocaust, genocide and state violence. And I want to tell whoever is willing to listen that what's happening now in Gaza is a genocide.” Beneath this, an aerial view of an empty field with the words “YES IT'S A GENOCIDE” posted by IG user, @khaledbeydoun
December 23, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Richard Scarry illustration of a cat in a dress, lying in bed, staring blankly at nothing. The caption reads: Me thinking about how I have to work to make money to afford to live on a planet that I didn't even ask to be on.
December 14, 2024 at 6:18 AM
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If my video is turned off during the Zoom conference I’m joining after a long shift, it’s bc I look like this
Bert from Sesame Street with his face puckered into a scowl.
December 13, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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Just one example of why we can’t trust corporate media outlets like CNN.
Twitter thread from @CharlieNash”: Taking a look at the extremely bizarre video of CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward supposedly rescuing a Syrian prisoner, and the huge number of questions it raises: In the video, Ward and CNN are led by an armed "guard". A member of the new Islamist regime, he takes CNN on a tour through the complex. They soon stumble upon a locked cell - in a prison which has been completely emptied, the prisoners freed. "The guard makes us turn the camera off while he shoots the lock off the cell door,” Viewers do not get to see the "guard" opening the door. (Screenshot of CNN clip showing a holding cell with a clean concrete floor with a blanket draped neatly in one corner) After a fade to black, we see Ward and the camera crew enter the cell. From what we can see, the cell is clean. There is no waste. Only a blanket, which Ward repeatedly calls out to to see if anyone is underneath. Receiving no response, the guard lifts the blanket, revealing a man who quickly gets up and raises his hands in the air. He looks healthy, his clothes clean, hair and nails trimmed. He says he has been in the cell for three months, without food/water for four days @CharlieNash’s thread, part 2: and raises his hands in the air. He looks healthy, his clothes clean, hair and nails trimmed. He says he has been in the cell for three months, without food/water for four days. [screenshot of CNN clip showing a clean and nourished-appearing man crawling out of the blanket on the prison cell floor. Beneath the image is CNN’s banner “CNN ON SCENE THE MOMENT A SYRIAN PRISONER IS FREED”] @CharlieNash’s thread continues: Presumably, the man did not hear the guard shooting the lock off his door, or the camera crew calling out to him from a few feet away. But he appears to be in remarkably good condition. He is quickly on his feet and in conversation. He can hear the guard and the CNN crew. They escort the man outside, but instead of taking him straight to a hospital or doctor - the logical thing to do with a man who has been in a windowless cell for three months, without food & water for four days - they sit him in a chair and interview him They escort the man outside, but instead of taking him straight to a hospital or doctor - the logical thing to do with a man who has been in a windowless cell for three months, without food & water for four days - they sit him in a chair and interview him. [screenshot of CNN vid with Clarissa Ward and the same man with a trimmed beard standing outdoors. The man is looking and pointing upwards, his fingernails appear short and clean. The CNN banner reads “RELEASED PRISONER SAYS HE HAS BEEN JAILED FOR THREE MONTHS”] @CharlieNash continues: Asked by Anderson Cooper what is known "about this man and how he ended up in the prison," Ward admits, "Well, we don't know that much because you can see from the report, Anderson, that he's in a deep state of shock." Ward admits she knows nothing about the man or if his statements are true. Everything in the report is taken at face value, from the guard opening the door (they were not allowed to film) to the prisoner's claims.
December 12, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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White dog looking into the mirror saying “Okay, me, we're going to only say NORMAL things today! Normal things!” Its reflection says back “The harder you avold being weird the more you kill your spirit. normalcy will. not save you. post stupid things or die”
December 12, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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This is sickening. We need to revolt.
Photo of a Black man, smiling while standing on a beach with his arms crossed. Democracy Now! post with headline “Indianapolis police officers acquitted in killing of pianist Herman Whitfield” Caption: Two Indianapolis police officers have been acquitted in the 2022 killing of Herman Whitfield Ill, an award-winning African American piano virtuoso, who died atter the officers repeatedly tasered him, handcutted and pinned him to the ground as he cried
December 10, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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What is a “real Palestinian genocide” if not for the exact carnage we’ve been witnessing for over a year??
December 5, 2024 article screenshot: Amnesty International investigation concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza” Amnesty International's research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, the organization said in a landmark new report published today. The report, 'You Feel Like You Are Subhuman': Israel's Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, documents how, during its military offensive launched in the
December 5, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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I’m on call today but must inform you all that Sufu still wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving, some exceedingly loud purring, a bounty of catnip and toy mice, and very many head bonks.
A pic from 2021 of Sufu the tuxedo cat wearing a Turkey hat and staring longingly at a green plant vine. Tuxedo cat being held upright, his belly exposed, and looking upwards past his turkey hat.
November 29, 2024 at 5:50 AM
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As a pediatrician who talks to any/everyone who will listen about the benefits of vaccines, I happily endorse this adorable cartoon. 🥰💉
Cute little blob with a happy face and stick arms, meant to represent a vaccine entering the body.
November 25, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Hypothetically, how much would it cost to send a box of live centipedes to the home of an elected official?

Nancy Mace needs something to occupy her time.
Nancy Mace reposting her tweet “No matter where, no matter what, I'm going to stand my ground. No balls in our stalls. #HoldTheLine” Nancy Mace tweeting “Wore pink tonight, to celebrate my real womanhood. #HoldTheLine” and a pic of her posing with her hand on her hip.
November 23, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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The US again vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Meanwhile, Palestinian & Lebanese kids have their limbs blown off and get sniped by Israelis using US weapons every day.

Biden could’ve stopped this long ago but he is an irredeemable monster.
Photo of US ambassador Robert Wood raising his hand to veto a resolution during a UN Security Council meeting at UN HQ in NYC 11/20/2024. Common Dreams article headline: In 14-1 UN Security Council Vote, Lone US Veto Kills Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution Subheading: The U.S. government, said one human rights lawyer, "proves once again to the world that it is fully committed to the continuation of the genocide in Palestine."
November 20, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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As we observe #WorldChildrensDay, let’s reflect on how the US is not only stripping kids of civil rights domestically, but also complicit in genocide around the world, and do all we can to fight for the safety and freedom of all children.
Graduation photo of a smiling Hind Rajab (the 5-year old Palestinian girl who, after calling for help when her family was attacked, was killed after being shot at 335 times by Israel forces). Caption is a quote of James Baldwin’s: "The children are always ours. Every single one of them. All over the globe."
November 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Angry black cat with its mouth open, behind a wooden stand that reads “hissing booth: 25¢”
November 19, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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Us watching the wealthy anti-vax, anti-fluoride, raw milk-chugging, COVID-denialist clown we’ve all dreaded, actually being appointed top banana at the HHS.
A still from Rocko’s Modern Life. Filbert the turtle standing next to Rocko & Heffer, and looking chagrined. Caption reads: Oh fishsticks, I’ve depressed myself. I have to go lie down.
November 16, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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Silver lining: For each corrupt sycophant who succeeds in grabbing more power, we do get to watch their equally shitty competitors flop. Like this sleep paralysis demon:
Creepy photo of grinning Florida Senator, Rick Scott. Or possibly Nosferatu (I can’t tell them apart)
November 14, 2024 at 3:31 AM
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Sufu’s nose needs to be booped.
A black cat peering up from underneath furniture with only the upper half of his little face visible.
November 13, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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I condemn this, along with everything else the racist apartheid state and “Most Moral Army” are doing.
Screenshot of an IG post by Middle East Monitor. Israeli soldiers holding a distressed-looking Palestinian child in a headlock. The caption reads “Israel passes law allowing Palestinian children under 14 to be jailed”
November 12, 2024 at 2:05 AM
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The boycotts are still ongoing. And I promise you, Adeni chai from any Yemeni cafe is far more delicious than anything Starbucks could ever come up with!
Black tray on a cafe table with a kettle of hot Adeni Chai and a gold chai cup and saucer. White tabletop with a plate of Yemeni pastry (chicken pie) in the background, and a slice of pistachio milk cake drizzled with pistachio cream.
November 11, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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FYI Elon’s barrel chest is not due to COPD, and has nothing to do with lung compliance. It’s the direct result of eating the souls of any innocents he comes across, and being a massive chode.
Sketch of Elon’s enormous chest revealing he’s actually a tiny man in a flesh suit. The Tesla logo has been replaced with the word “Torso”
November 11, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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It’s not complicated. ☺️
Graffiti stating “respect existence or expect resistance”
November 10, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Opening bluesky to a spike in followers after a year of no engagement on Twitter
Patrick Star “who are you people” meme. Patrick returns to his home with a bunch of blinking eyeballs waiting for him
November 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM