KimberlyD-AZ
@kimberlyd-az.bsky.social
Mostly posts about politics & health care with a bit of theatre, tennis, MCU and Star Wars. Arizonan. Rejected by multiple insurers pre-ACA and OH MY GOD, ARE WE DOING THIS AGAIN FOR REAL? Still #SaltingTheVibes in indoor public spaces.
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a man in a plaid suit is standing in front of a sign that says we can make it
Alt: Young Jeronicus Jangle in a plaid suit is standing in front of a sign that says we can make it work again
media.tenor.com
#ChristmasMovie 2025 thread...
Still in my feels from taking 3 generations to see #WickedForGood this afternoon (my second time, their first).
So tonight it's gonna be #JingleJangle, which is also a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, magical musical about love, loss, and complicated relationships.
Still in my feels from taking 3 generations to see #WickedForGood this afternoon (my second time, their first).
So tonight it's gonna be #JingleJangle, which is also a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, magical musical about love, loss, and complicated relationships.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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Prasad is making sure that the FDA can no longer be trusted to share truth and to follow actual medical evidence. People, including kids, will die because of Prasad leading the FDA into pseudoscience and grift.
In a new leaked memo, the FDA outlined plans to make it much harder to get new vaccines approved, claiming, without sharing evidence, that the COVID vaccines have killed at least 10 children.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Prasad is making sure that the FDA can no longer be trusted to share truth and to follow actual medical evidence. People, including kids, will die because of Prasad leading the FDA into pseudoscience and grift.
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Headline should read: Antivax-led FDA attributes 10 child deaths to COVID shots, offers no proof
November 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Headline should read: Antivax-led FDA attributes 10 child deaths to COVID shots, offers no proof
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Let me be clear about something. When career CDC scientists are presenting at ACIP, their data are solid.
When guest presenters or members of ACIP in its current form are speaking, you should view it with extreme skepticism.
When guest presenters or members of ACIP in its current form are speaking, you should view it with extreme skepticism.
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Let me be clear about something. When career CDC scientists are presenting at ACIP, their data are solid.
When guest presenters or members of ACIP in its current form are speaking, you should view it with extreme skepticism.
When guest presenters or members of ACIP in its current form are speaking, you should view it with extreme skepticism.
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The attack on vaccines by the bad actors who are running amok in the U.S. government will result in the following:
1. Substantial reduction in vaccine access
2. Significantly increased vaccine-preventable disease
3. Significantly increased pediatric deaths
4. A witch hunt for a “cover up”.
1. Substantial reduction in vaccine access
2. Significantly increased vaccine-preventable disease
3. Significantly increased pediatric deaths
4. A witch hunt for a “cover up”.
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The attack on vaccines by the bad actors who are running amok in the U.S. government will result in the following:
1. Substantial reduction in vaccine access
2. Significantly increased vaccine-preventable disease
3. Significantly increased pediatric deaths
4. A witch hunt for a “cover up”.
1. Substantial reduction in vaccine access
2. Significantly increased vaccine-preventable disease
3. Significantly increased pediatric deaths
4. A witch hunt for a “cover up”.
There is a non-zero chance there's some shit going on behind the scenes at our local paper of record that causes them to continue reporting on non-existent DOGE/stimulus checks. It does a huge disservice to readers who are about to get crushed on health ins. premiums to make this sound plausible.
Though President Donald Trump mentioned sending $2,000 stimulus checks weeks ago, there is little info on them available. Here's the latest update.
When are stimulus checks being mailed? $2,000 stimulus check update
Though President Donald Trump mentioned sending $2,000 stimulus checks weeks ago, there is little info on them available. Here's the latest update.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There is a non-zero chance there's some shit going on behind the scenes at our local paper of record that causes them to continue reporting on non-existent DOGE/stimulus checks. It does a huge disservice to readers who are about to get crushed on health ins. premiums to make this sound plausible.
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It’s that simple. This is why we were shouting form the rooftops about the dangers of RFK Jr. being in charge of HHS.
He will never, ever, admit he was wrong, nor will any of these other people.
Policy-based evidence making.
He will never, ever, admit he was wrong, nor will any of these other people.
Policy-based evidence making.
Yep.
These are political doctors and there was 0% chance they would conclude “You know what, the vaccine is safe. Everything we’ve said the past 5 years is wrong. Sorry about that.”
That would cost them their jobs and fancy titles.
These are political doctors and there was 0% chance they would conclude “You know what, the vaccine is safe. Everything we’ve said the past 5 years is wrong. Sorry about that.”
That would cost them their jobs and fancy titles.
I’m going to be clear. In my opinion, none of these people can be trusted. Prasad and Hoeg made their careers out of an agenda to take down COVID19 vaccines.
It is so incredibly dangerous to have these people at the FDA. They are a threat to the entire U.S. vaccination program.
It is so incredibly dangerous to have these people at the FDA. They are a threat to the entire U.S. vaccination program.
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s that simple. This is why we were shouting form the rooftops about the dangers of RFK Jr. being in charge of HHS.
He will never, ever, admit he was wrong, nor will any of these other people.
Policy-based evidence making.
He will never, ever, admit he was wrong, nor will any of these other people.
Policy-based evidence making.
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After Marty Makary claimed, with no evidence, that COVID19 vaccines killed children, Defend Public Health published this report on the topic.
Now Prasad is making the same claims.
These are not “unbiased” people. We don’t trust them & neither should you.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Now Prasad is making the same claims.
These are not “unbiased” people. We don’t trust them & neither should you.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Scientific evidence shows no link between COVID19 vaccines and child deaths | Defend Public Health
In response to claims by the Trump administration that COVID19 vaccines caused 25 pediatric deaths, Defend Public Health reviewed the scientific evidence from rigorous vaccine safety surveillance syst...
www.defendpublichealth.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
After Marty Makary claimed, with no evidence, that COVID19 vaccines killed children, Defend Public Health published this report on the topic.
Now Prasad is making the same claims.
These are not “unbiased” people. We don’t trust them & neither should you.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Now Prasad is making the same claims.
These are not “unbiased” people. We don’t trust them & neither should you.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Here's Prasad's full email, if you'd like to read it for yourself: www.washingtonpost.com/documents/30...
And I jotted down a few thoughts on my substack, including how the strategy of "asking more evidence" — which on the surface, sure, everyone wants more data — can lead to red tape.
And I jotted down a few thoughts on my substack, including how the strategy of "asking more evidence" — which on the surface, sure, everyone wants more data — can lead to red tape.
FDA's big change to how vaccines will get approved
We obtained an internal email laying out the planned shift in strategy.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here's Prasad's full email, if you'd like to read it for yourself: www.washingtonpost.com/documents/30...
And I jotted down a few thoughts on my substack, including how the strategy of "asking more evidence" — which on the surface, sure, everyone wants more data — can lead to red tape.
And I jotted down a few thoughts on my substack, including how the strategy of "asking more evidence" — which on the surface, sure, everyone wants more data — can lead to red tape.
Yikes.
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys
The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Yikes.
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Vinay Prasad sent Tracey Høeg dumpster diving in VAERS for pretext to block access to flu vaccines, alter safety standards, end combo vaccines, & hold clinical trials to impossible standards.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Vinay Prasad sent Tracey Høeg dumpster diving in VAERS for pretext to block access to flu vaccines, alter safety standards, end combo vaccines, & hold clinical trials to impossible standards.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
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Wow. Nice to see Makary regurgitating old lab leak conspiracy theories about HIV. This should serve as a reminder that *every* new pathogen that’s caused an epidemic or pandemic since the age of genetic engineering has spawned conspiracy theories that it was created in and/or leaked from a lab.
While Makary spreads bullshit about the origin of HIV.
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
November 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Wow. Nice to see Makary regurgitating old lab leak conspiracy theories about HIV. This should serve as a reminder that *every* new pathogen that’s caused an epidemic or pandemic since the age of genetic engineering has spawned conspiracy theories that it was created in and/or leaked from a lab.
My God. Gift link to the WaPo article on the latest vaccine bullshit brought to you by Kennedy, Prasad, and Hoeg. (Oh, and don't forget Bill Cassidy. I hope reporters are camped outside his house for comment.) ⬇️
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
My God. Gift link to the WaPo article on the latest vaccine bullshit brought to you by Kennedy, Prasad, and Hoeg. (Oh, and don't forget Bill Cassidy. I hope reporters are camped outside his house for comment.) ⬇️
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Don’t miss the news the Trump administration quietly made late Friday of a holiday weekend 👇🏾
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Don’t miss the news the Trump administration quietly made late Friday of a holiday weekend 👇🏾
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One of these things is not like the other.
“‘I remain open to vigorous discussions and debate,’ Prasad wrote to his team, adding that staff who did not agree with the core principles of his new approach should submit their resignations.”
Bottom line, doing all they can to limit vax w/out a ban.
“‘I remain open to vigorous discussions and debate,’ Prasad wrote to his team, adding that staff who did not agree with the core principles of his new approach should submit their resignations.”
Bottom line, doing all they can to limit vax w/out a ban.
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
One of these things is not like the other.
“‘I remain open to vigorous discussions and debate,’ Prasad wrote to his team, adding that staff who did not agree with the core principles of his new approach should submit their resignations.”
Bottom line, doing all they can to limit vax w/out a ban.
“‘I remain open to vigorous discussions and debate,’ Prasad wrote to his team, adding that staff who did not agree with the core principles of his new approach should submit their resignations.”
Bottom line, doing all they can to limit vax w/out a ban.
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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HOW @nytimes.com?
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
HOW @nytimes.com?
FINALLY spotted one of the Easter eggs in #WickedForGood that I'd missed before. I won't spoil it, but during "Every Day More Wicked", at around "calumnies and lies...she liiiiiiiieeeeeees", check out the monkey on the railing.
10/10, no notes.
10/10, no notes.
November 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
FINALLY spotted one of the Easter eggs in #WickedForGood that I'd missed before. I won't spoil it, but during "Every Day More Wicked", at around "calumnies and lies...she liiiiiiiieeeeeees", check out the monkey on the railing.
10/10, no notes.
10/10, no notes.
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. @theatlantic.com has some some of the best writers around.
But, under the guise of being moderate and nuanced, they were also perfectly happy to elevate right disinformation talking points to numb people to the risks of COVID and MAHA.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/if-the-atlan...
But, under the guise of being moderate and nuanced, they were also perfectly happy to elevate right disinformation talking points to numb people to the risks of COVID and MAHA.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/if-the-atlan...
If The Atlantic Wishes to Honestly Understand the Origins of MAHA, They Need to Investigate The Atlantic.
The Atlantic has some of the best writers around. But they were also eager to launder right-wing talking points under the guise of a being liberal, reasonable, and moderate publication, able to see a
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
. @theatlantic.com has some some of the best writers around.
But, under the guise of being moderate and nuanced, they were also perfectly happy to elevate right disinformation talking points to numb people to the risks of COVID and MAHA.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/if-the-atlan...
But, under the guise of being moderate and nuanced, they were also perfectly happy to elevate right disinformation talking points to numb people to the risks of COVID and MAHA.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/if-the-atlan...
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A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
MetLife Owes Disability Pay to Software Engineer With Long Covid
A Google LLC software engineer suffering from long Covid won his lawsuit seeking long-term disability benefits from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
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Around half of #ACA enrollees are people who are self-employed.
The other half mostly work for small businesses which don't provide healthcare coverage for their employees.
The ACA is VITAL to small businesses.
The other half mostly work for small businesses which don't provide healthcare coverage for their employees.
The ACA is VITAL to small businesses.
When health care tax credits expire, it’s working people who pay the price. Maine deserves leadership that protects affordable health care — not let premiums soar because of inaction.
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/24/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/24/m...
Maine small business owners bracing for soaring health care premiums if ACA tax credits expire
They join self-employed workers at a roundtable Monday to discuss the potentially devastating increases with U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, and Gov. Janet Mills.
www.pressherald.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Around half of #ACA enrollees are people who are self-employed.
The other half mostly work for small businesses which don't provide healthcare coverage for their employees.
The ACA is VITAL to small businesses.
The other half mostly work for small businesses which don't provide healthcare coverage for their employees.
The ACA is VITAL to small businesses.
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There has been no breathless roadblock coverage of this shooting on cable channels or in major newspapers, afaik. wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
There has been no breathless roadblock coverage of this shooting on cable channels or in major newspapers, afaik. wgme.com/news/local/i...
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Sound familiar, Arizona? 😐👇
An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Sound familiar, Arizona? 😐👇
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The more you know 👇
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The more you know 👇