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Saagalicious
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lurker. bear clan. 1 human child + 4 pet momma. MPH… other labels subject to change when I come to know fancier terms
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‘What I see is ICE treating Indigenous Peoples as though they’re not Americans.’

Niigaan Sinclair on the arrest of three members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Minneapolis.

Hear the full discussion on the Truth & Politics podcast: youtu.be/dR49rFkSp6o?...
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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Don’t let them make you think you are powerless, or that you can’t make a difference. You do every single day you show up.

Good morning. ☀️
March 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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@kkjetelina.bsky.social is always great, but this figure on the increasing probability of risk of an H5N1 bird flu pandemic is particularly helpful. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/h5n1-updat...
February 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The wildest part of this is that my parents were forced to learn English, my Tribal language was stolen from me and this foreign one was forced down my throat. I was required to learn the history of the colonizers who came here, and my own history was an elective. My people’s knowledge systems were
February 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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I LOVE TO DOUBLE TEXT. I LOVE TO TRIPLE TEXT. I LOVE TO BLOW UP MY FRIENDS PHONES IDC
February 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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The overdose epidemic kills more than 100,000 Americans annually—many of them homeless. Grassroots organizations in Minneapolis are providing a model to change that. New photo essay from @timevansphoto.bsky.social in partnership with @economichardship.bsky.social: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
February 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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In the 90s, we had a cat running the White House and had a budget surplus.
February 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.

Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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I feel trapped in my own country with these people. Sincerely. I feel trapped. Surrounded by crazy people.
February 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I'm gonna say the quiet part aloud. Sadly there are many in scientific, academic & healthcare ranks as well as in the leadership of professional societies who support the purge of DEI.
The failure to peak out forcefully and rush to comply by some is unsurprising.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...
Removal of DEI content from a microbiology group’s website shows reach of Trump executive orders
The professional society for microbiologists stripped content about Black, female, and LGBTQ scientists from its website
www.statnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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"I'm really not sure what is so radically leftist about treating gonorrhea," Natalie DiCenzo, an obstetrician-gynecologist and member of Physicians for Reproductive Health, told AFP, on the removal of STI guidelines.
Silencing science: How Trump is reshaping US public health
Medical researchers forced to compile national data by hand, silence on a major tuberculosis outbreak, and the erasure of gender references: the Trump administration has pushed the US public health sy...
uk.news.yahoo.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Just deleted my Meta accounts… you can do it too.
January 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Staff at CDC are being asked to scrub data on trans and non-binary folks from datasets.

Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.

OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.

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www.apha.org
February 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Knowing who we are and where we come from is power.

Happy Black History Month!
Black history is Minnesota history.
 
This Black History Month matters more than ever as we reflect on our collective past to move forward with intention, building a future that continually celebrates Black joy and liberation.
February 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM