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Heather Bateman
@heatherb228.bsky.social
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An NP with boundless love and empathy for others—until they believe they can only rise up by pushing others down. Also—quirky as hell, & happy with that.

Pro-Science and expertise advocate (in all fields)
She/Her LGBTQ+ Ally
Pro-Women’s and Human rights
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66 Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, does not appear to have sought out vaccine research to fund, though. Memoli "is really the one who has pushed this ahead," one NIH official told me: A few weeks ago, he dispatched Taubenberger to brief Kennedy on the pair's work. (Memoli did not respond to questions about this briefing or about how he had solicited so much of Kennedy's support.) No matter the instigator, though, the outcome sends an unsettling message to the rest of the American research community-"the only way to overcome HHS priorities is to be part of the inner circle," the University of Arizona's Bhattacharya told me. One NIH official put it more bluntly: "It's very clear it's all cronyism going forward."
May 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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THIS. There are hundreds of scientific studies, worldwide, confirming no causal connection to Autism and vaccines.
Neil Stone @DrNeilStone Rates of of autism are the same in unvaccinated kids as in vaccinated kids. So vaccines aren't the cause. There. I've saved RFK Jr a lot of time and effort.
April 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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True then. Still true now.
IF YOU CAN'T EVEN SECURE A GROUP CHAT, HOW CAN YOU SECURE A NATION?!
April 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Protestor sign: “Pissed Off Granny” Protestor sign: “If woke is too much for you, AT LEAST WAKE UP” Protest sign: “Impeach him by the pussy”. Protest sign: “The only dangerous minority is the RICH”.
April 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Some of my favorite protest signs from our protest in Downtown Mobile, Alabama.
WE COULD BE FIGHTING THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS TOGETHER BUT, ya’ll OUT HERE WORRIED ABOUT DRAG QUEENS Protest sign: Use the spark of anger to ignite a flame of change Protest sign: “Orange Lies Matter” Protest sign: “Never be afraid to make some noise and get in some good necessary trouble.”
April 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I’m a healthcare professional, not a law expert, but this appears to fly in the face of several voter enticement laws. Yes? No? 🤔
Elon Musk 0 X @elonmusk Follow Easiest money you ever made! You don't even need to be from Wisconsin, you just need to get people in the state to hold a picture of @TeamSchimel (can be on a phone/ device or paper) in one hand and go thumbs up with the other hand. Every time you do that you get $20 and they get $20. The goal is to build awareness about the election tomorrow, so this offer applies to today and tomorrow. 0 Elon Musk X @elonmusk • 9h You could make over $1000 in one day just by getting out the vote in Wisconsin! x.com/america/ status...
April 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Kill Luigi and you make him a martyr.

This is our Mockingjay…
"Luigi Mangione's murder of Brian Thompson - an innocent man and father of two young children - was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again." -ATTORNEY GENERAL PAMELA BONDI APRIL 1, 2025
April 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Maybe voting for the lawless guy wasn’t such a great idea.

If they can detain anyone they CLAIM is an undocumented migrant, they will detain anyone, at any time, for any reason. Their deportations have been a test…and we are failing miserably.
Rep. Don Beyer & @RepDonBeyer Follow ICE detained a U.S. citizen in Northern Virginia with guns drawn. He offered to show ID and told the officers he was an American citizen, but they handcuffed him anyway. The man is a Trump voter, but says he is reconsidering his support after he was targeted for being Hispanic: (Picture shows his Virginia driver’s license).
April 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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GREAT podcast with Commander Bobby Jones on the actions against the military right now, and how much the military has survived, and thrived, through POC and women.

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But let's call the spade a spade. We are not your beard. The American military is not your beard, President Trump, Secretary Hegseth. We're not. We're people that are willing to give up our lives if need be to protect this experiment that has been going on for 248 years. And mind you, it's an experiment. And each person, each generation that comes into that lab has to do their best to try to take care of it and make it better. The Founding Fathers knew it wasn't perfect. They knew it. That's why they enabled us and gave us a system to improve it, to form a more perfect union, not to be perfect, but a more perfect union. And right now we have someone in the lab that wants to play with Silly Putty and Play-Doh instead of attending to this experiment. Well, I think that's the best place to leave it. Thank you so much for joining us today. I am so grateful. Commander Bobby R. Jones, everybody. Thank you so much. And go listen to Valor Media. That's where the men are.
April 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Mobile County, Alabama: Will lose $4 million in grants.
March 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Sums up the current administration nicely.
DIFFERENT I want things to be different: (character standing in his house) Trashes entire house with baseball bat oh no (realization that simply destroying everything for the sake of “change” just leaves everything in ruins) webcomicname.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Cover up, versus FACTS.
@marklevinshow Follow I honestly don't give a sh"t what the media and Democrats say. The Democrat media and Democrats are desperately trying to create a scandal with the Atlantic text story. There is no scandal. There was no threat to our armed forces or the ongoing mission. POTUS will get to the bottom of it. The Democrats have selective moral outrage about these things, right Eric Swalwell, Mark Warner, Adam Schiff, and there was Alger Hiss, Ted Kennedy and on and on. In those cases, the national security breaches or attempted breaches were intentional. The first unconstitutional impeachment of President Trump was based on a national security leak. The ruling class is corrupt as hell. 9:41 AM • Mar 26, 2025 • 120.9K Views Pete Hegseth TEAM UPDATE: TIME NOW (1144et): Weather is FAVORABLE. Just CONFIRMED w/ CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch. 1215et: F-18s LAUNCH (1st strike package) 1345: "Trigger Based" F-18 1st Strike Window Starts (Target Terrorist is @ his Known Location so SHOULD BE ON TIME) - also, Strike Drones Launch (MQ-9s) 1410: More F-18s LAUNCH (2nd strike package) 1415: Strike Drones on Target (THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP, pending earlier "Trigger Based" targets) 1536: F-18 2nd Strike Starts - also, first sea-based Tomahawks launched. MORE TO FOLLOW (per timeline) We are currently clean on OPSEC. Godspeed to our Warriors. 19m O JV JD Vance I will say a prayer for victory 12:13 PM O 小2 • Michael Waltz set disappearing message time to 4
March 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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And yet…here is his signature on those documents.
Trump’s signature on deportation documents, shared by CNN.
March 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Is THIS what they want America to represent?

This is not MY America.
I respectfully call on the U.S. Military to fulfill its oath to defend our Constitution against all enemies foreign or domestic and to take President Donald J. Trump into custody to be charged and tried as he has repeatedly violated federal court orders and thus his oath of office and in doing so is creating a Constitutional crisis that threatens the very fabric of our democracy.
March 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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James Fell & Poster based in Canada • 5h • G Elon: "Stop burning Teslas!" Me: "All cars matter."
March 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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WITAF???

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No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC ... The Trump administration has just removed a federal ban on contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms, and drinking fountains. This is a result of Trump's executive order to combat DEl.
March 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The current administration does not care the slightest about fraud, waste, OR abuse. They want to STEAL from the weakest among us, to fund their lavish lifestyles. That is quite literally all.
Meals on Wheels CANCELED! One year cost to taxpayers: $3M APPROVED Cost to taxpayers PER TRIP: $3M Trump golfing in Fl.
March 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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This guy needs drug rehab and some serious therapy.
Elon Musk @elonmusk Subscribe You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you're capable of great violence. If you're not capable of violence, you're not peaceful. You're harmless. Important distinction. 1:51 AM • 16 Mar 25 • 12.9M Views 17.6K Reposts 1,514 Quotes 147K Likes
March 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Sign the petition to remove RFK Jr as ANY part of our government.

He is doing precisely what he said he would NOT—causing undue distrust in vaccines and appropriate healthcare measures.

HE. IS. DANGEROUS.
TEXT SIGN PYJLCA TO 50409 TO JOIN HEATHER & TELL YOUR OFFICIALS REK Jr. Is Endangering Our Lives By His Dereliction: Impeach & Remove Him Now Feather SIGNER No. 2,465
March 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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“Loving others gets disregarded for the sake of dominating others.”

This is not the way…

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There seemed to have been so many other ways to handle that situation better, yet he chose to be rude and yell at another human being and just force his own way. It seems so emblematic of how so many have come to define politics, Christianity, and masculinity in our current time. They all seem to coalesce around a singular definition: dominion. With this being the central goal of these categories in our culture, bullying and arrogance become not only justifiable means to that end, but they become rebranded as "leadership" or "manhood" or even "righteousness." Loving others gets disregarded for the sake of dominating others.
March 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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THAT one…
66 IMAGINE CHEERING ON PEOPLE IN POWER WHO ARE ACTIVELY TARGETING AND HARMING THE HUNGRY, THE POOR, THE SICK, THE ELDERLY, THE VETERAN, THE DISABLED, THE DIFFERENT, AND THE STRANGER AND STILL SOMEHOW EXPECTING PEOPLE TO BELIEVE YOU FOLLOW JESUS. BTC @BRCREMER.BSKY.SOCIAL
March 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Yeah…tell me Musk is scared without telling me Musk is scared.
DogeDesigner 0le @cb_doge Follow BREAKING: President Trump with Elon Musk and X outside the White House to buy a Tesla.
March 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Picture of 45’s profile, with this caption: Amanda Hu @amandalhu Friendly reminder that anti-intellectualism is an authoritarian tactic that is used to control a population by robbing people of the tools to understand and solve problems, foster innovation and build up communities. Education gives people power to improve their conditions.
March 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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This says it all….
Elon Musk to CNN: "The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit," Musk said. "There it's they're exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response." Empathy, he said, has been "weaponized." Now read the attached, below: GM Gilbert was the chief psychologist who interviewed Nazis on trial at Nuremberg. His words are as valid today. I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I've come close to defining it: a lack of empathy. It's the one characteristic that connects all the defendants. A genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow man. Evil, I think, Is the absence of empathy. - G. M Gilbert - AZ QUOTES
March 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Calhoun County Democrats (Alabama) bought a digital billboard space to let everyone know who is taking their jobs.
This is the Immigrant Who Took Your Job
March 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM