KarenEdwards
@karensed.bsky.social
MD (Peds)/MPH, former UCEDD/LEND Director. "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children"-- Nelson Mandela
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We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes.
That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
September 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes.
That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
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ICE is detaining pregnant women who pose no threat to the public and putting them and their babies at risk. I've introduced a bill to help, but we need to keep pushing for accountability and shining a spotlight on human rights abuses. That's why I'm pressing for answers NOW.
September 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
ICE is detaining pregnant women who pose no threat to the public and putting them and their babies at risk. I've introduced a bill to help, but we need to keep pushing for accountability and shining a spotlight on human rights abuses. That's why I'm pressing for answers NOW.
@indivisible.org Ground Avelo. The athletic deputy director at one of the universities you list on your website told me that their contract with Avelo expired in June 2025. To whom should I provide the specific information?
September 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
@indivisible.org Ground Avelo. The athletic deputy director at one of the universities you list on your website told me that their contract with Avelo expired in June 2025. To whom should I provide the specific information?
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No one is covering the GOP's growing redistricting scheme as closely, with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information.
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September 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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GOOD NEWS: Despite RFK Jr saying he would cancel $500 million in mRNA research, the House Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending package, that includes $1.1 billion for “advanced research and development” at BARDA, which includes research on mRNA vaccines.
September 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
GOOD NEWS: Despite RFK Jr saying he would cancel $500 million in mRNA research, the House Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending package, that includes $1.1 billion for “advanced research and development” at BARDA, which includes research on mRNA vaccines.
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To my Republican colleagues: You are lawmakers. Write some laws—help people. Do your jobs. Don’t just hand the pen to Russ Vought and call it a day.
September 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
To my Republican colleagues: You are lawmakers. Write some laws—help people. Do your jobs. Don’t just hand the pen to Russ Vought and call it a day.
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I don’t think Trump should get a blank check on how to spend your taxpayer dollars.
I want to throw Trump’s budget in the trash & fund cancer research, child care, and our K-12 schools.
When we pass spending bills, Congress decides how we invest in taxpayer dollars—not Trump.
I want to throw Trump’s budget in the trash & fund cancer research, child care, and our K-12 schools.
When we pass spending bills, Congress decides how we invest in taxpayer dollars—not Trump.
September 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I don’t think Trump should get a blank check on how to spend your taxpayer dollars.
I want to throw Trump’s budget in the trash & fund cancer research, child care, and our K-12 schools.
When we pass spending bills, Congress decides how we invest in taxpayer dollars—not Trump.
I want to throw Trump’s budget in the trash & fund cancer research, child care, and our K-12 schools.
When we pass spending bills, Congress decides how we invest in taxpayer dollars—not Trump.
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Reminder that it’s “I will be posting about Covid 19 season” #idsky #vaccinesky
a cartoon illustration of a bottle of vaccine covid-19 holding a sign that says vaccines save lives
Alt: a cartoon illustration of a bottle of vaccine covid-19 holding a sign that says vaccines save lives
media.tenor.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Reminder that it’s “I will be posting about Covid 19 season” #idsky #vaccinesky
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Trump and RFK Jr. are upending cancer research. They're cutting patients off from clinical trials and killing so many kids' only hope for a cure.
I’m fighting to restore funding, but I can't restore lost time. FIRE RFK Jr. NOW.
I’m fighting to restore funding, but I can't restore lost time. FIRE RFK Jr. NOW.
September 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Trump and RFK Jr. are upending cancer research. They're cutting patients off from clinical trials and killing so many kids' only hope for a cure.
I’m fighting to restore funding, but I can't restore lost time. FIRE RFK Jr. NOW.
I’m fighting to restore funding, but I can't restore lost time. FIRE RFK Jr. NOW.
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September 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
No one is covering the threats to democracy better than the 20-person team at Democracy Docket. No venture capital, no corporate overloads, no compromises. Just pro-democracy news, information and analysis.
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I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.
But we do need your time. ⏰
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But we do need your time. ⏰
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September 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
But we do need your time. ⏰
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We need a Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Not a Secretary of Conspiracies.
Not a Secretary of Measles and Food Poisoning.
Not a Secretary of Cancelled Research and Chemtrail Nonsense.
RFK Jr. is burning down our public health system from the inside.
Fire him.
Not a Secretary of Conspiracies.
Not a Secretary of Measles and Food Poisoning.
Not a Secretary of Cancelled Research and Chemtrail Nonsense.
RFK Jr. is burning down our public health system from the inside.
Fire him.
September 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We need a Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Not a Secretary of Conspiracies.
Not a Secretary of Measles and Food Poisoning.
Not a Secretary of Cancelled Research and Chemtrail Nonsense.
RFK Jr. is burning down our public health system from the inside.
Fire him.
Not a Secretary of Conspiracies.
Not a Secretary of Measles and Food Poisoning.
Not a Secretary of Cancelled Research and Chemtrail Nonsense.
RFK Jr. is burning down our public health system from the inside.
Fire him.
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Talked with my patients about voting today. Four of them scanned my QR code to get registered to vote. Made sure everyone (nurses too!) was aware of the special election and the important opportunity to make their voices heard! #MedSky #DoctorsForDemocracy
September 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Talked with my patients about voting today. Four of them scanned my QR code to get registered to vote. Made sure everyone (nurses too!) was aware of the special election and the important opportunity to make their voices heard! #MedSky #DoctorsForDemocracy
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"Public health will never look the same. But this isn’t just a story about science...
...every woman watching knows what Moneraz risked & why it matters. If one woman at the top of the CDC can hold her ground vs a president trying to tear down science, every one of us can hold our ground too"
...every woman watching knows what Moneraz risked & why it matters. If one woman at the top of the CDC can hold her ground vs a president trying to tear down science, every one of us can hold our ground too"
The End of the CDC We Once Knew
What RFK Jr.'s firing of Susan Monarez tells us about women, science, and power in America.
womeninamerica.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Public health will never look the same. But this isn’t just a story about science...
...every woman watching knows what Moneraz risked & why it matters. If one woman at the top of the CDC can hold her ground vs a president trying to tear down science, every one of us can hold our ground too"
...every woman watching knows what Moneraz risked & why it matters. If one woman at the top of the CDC can hold her ground vs a president trying to tear down science, every one of us can hold our ground too"
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The GOP holds the majority and could pass a law today to protect our children
Instead, they’re scolding us for saying “prayers aren’t enough” when babies are gunned down while praying in church
To those in Congress who claim faith—
Bloodshed isn’t inevitable.
It’s your choice
Instead, they’re scolding us for saying “prayers aren’t enough” when babies are gunned down while praying in church
To those in Congress who claim faith—
Bloodshed isn’t inevitable.
It’s your choice
August 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The GOP holds the majority and could pass a law today to protect our children
Instead, they’re scolding us for saying “prayers aren’t enough” when babies are gunned down while praying in church
To those in Congress who claim faith—
Bloodshed isn’t inevitable.
It’s your choice
Instead, they’re scolding us for saying “prayers aren’t enough” when babies are gunned down while praying in church
To those in Congress who claim faith—
Bloodshed isn’t inevitable.
It’s your choice
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What if we established a tax-exempt Church of Democracy and sued the government for infringing on our religious freedoms when it does authoritarian stuff?
August 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What if we established a tax-exempt Church of Democracy and sued the government for infringing on our religious freedoms when it does authoritarian stuff?
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu:
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
“Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
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Just a little announcement in case you didn’t see it before www.acog.org/about/leader... @acog.org @acogd2.bsky.social #PresidentElect
President Elect
Camille A. Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, serves as the president elect of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
www.acog.org
August 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Just a little announcement in case you didn’t see it before www.acog.org/about/leader... @acog.org @acogd2.bsky.social #PresidentElect
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BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit against ICE for denying people access to lawyers and subjecting them to inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.
ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.
ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.
August 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit against ICE for denying people access to lawyers and subjecting them to inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.
ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.
ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.
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I wasn't a public speaker; I wasn't a fundraiser. There were so many reasons not to run for office. But I pushed fear aside because the health and safety of South Carolina's kids was too important to sit on the sidelines. Thanks to Michelle Glogovac for having me on Beyond the Campaign!
August 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I wasn't a public speaker; I wasn't a fundraiser. There were so many reasons not to run for office. But I pushed fear aside because the health and safety of South Carolina's kids was too important to sit on the sidelines. Thanks to Michelle Glogovac for having me on Beyond the Campaign!
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As of today, thanks to Trump, Americans are paying the highest tariff rate since 1933.
And the average household is going to lose out on $2,400 thanks to Trump's tariffs.
You are paying more for almost everything because of Trump himself.
And the average household is going to lose out on $2,400 thanks to Trump's tariffs.
You are paying more for almost everything because of Trump himself.
August 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As of today, thanks to Trump, Americans are paying the highest tariff rate since 1933.
And the average household is going to lose out on $2,400 thanks to Trump's tariffs.
You are paying more for almost everything because of Trump himself.
And the average household is going to lose out on $2,400 thanks to Trump's tariffs.
You are paying more for almost everything because of Trump himself.
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My optimism about our ability to save our democracy comes from my experience. No matter how broken or bruised our democracy is today, I have seen it work and I know it can work again. I have seen the power of collective action. I know it can save us now.
August 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My optimism about our ability to save our democracy comes from my experience. No matter how broken or bruised our democracy is today, I have seen it work and I know it can work again. I have seen the power of collective action. I know it can save us now.
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Folks, who are your favorite science communicators on Instagram?
I have a great list of the marine biology and conservation folks, but am trying to build out a broader list of people who communicate other types of science using Instagram.
I have a great list of the marine biology and conservation folks, but am trying to build out a broader list of people who communicate other types of science using Instagram.
August 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Folks, who are your favorite science communicators on Instagram?
I have a great list of the marine biology and conservation folks, but am trying to build out a broader list of people who communicate other types of science using Instagram.
I have a great list of the marine biology and conservation folks, but am trying to build out a broader list of people who communicate other types of science using Instagram.