@knittermom.bsky.social
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This is all-hands on deck. RFK Jr. wants to destroy vaccination in the US. COVID and HBV vaccination were the first step. These diseases WILL come back. And your personal vaccination status is important, but so is the coverage in your community. So up your game and fight. www.vox.com/2015/3/25/82...
The lives vaccines have saved in the US, in one chart
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl...
www.vox.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is all-hands on deck. RFK Jr. wants to destroy vaccination in the US. COVID and HBV vaccination were the first step. These diseases WILL come back. And your personal vaccination status is important, but so is the coverage in your community. So up your game and fight. www.vox.com/2015/3/25/82...
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As Attorney Siri begins to claim that childhood vaccines don’t undergo testing with randomized controlled trials, please have a look at @jakescottmd.bsky.social’s compilation of RCTs.
Vaccine RCT spreadsheet aims to show the data, dispel myths about vaccines
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As Attorney Siri begins to claim that childhood vaccines don’t undergo testing with randomized controlled trials, please have a look at @jakescottmd.bsky.social’s compilation of RCTs.
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In agreement with my friend @kkjetelina.bsky.social who writes today: "I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website."
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/cdc-false-...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/cdc-false-...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In agreement with my friend @kkjetelina.bsky.social who writes today: "I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website."
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/cdc-false-...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/cdc-false-...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
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The inside story of COVAX, started in January 2020, and led to 2 billion doses of Covid vaccines given in 146 countries, with 2.7 million lives saved. FAIR DOSES, by
@drsethberkley.bsky.social
A clip from our Ground Truths conversation today
Link to full: erictopol.substack.com/p/seth-berkl...
@drsethberkley.bsky.social
A clip from our Ground Truths conversation today
Link to full: erictopol.substack.com/p/seth-berkl...
November 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The inside story of COVAX, started in January 2020, and led to 2 billion doses of Covid vaccines given in 146 countries, with 2.7 million lives saved. FAIR DOSES, by
@drsethberkley.bsky.social
A clip from our Ground Truths conversation today
Link to full: erictopol.substack.com/p/seth-berkl...
@drsethberkley.bsky.social
A clip from our Ground Truths conversation today
Link to full: erictopol.substack.com/p/seth-berkl...
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why killing mRNA vaccine research is dangerous
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
why killing mRNA vaccine research is dangerous
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How mRNA vaccines helped patients fight vs cancer
Recent Ground Truths on this important topic erictopol.substack.com/p/how-mrna-v...
Recent Ground Truths on this important topic erictopol.substack.com/p/how-mrna-v...
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
How mRNA vaccines helped patients fight vs cancer
Recent Ground Truths on this important topic erictopol.substack.com/p/how-mrna-v...
Recent Ground Truths on this important topic erictopol.substack.com/p/how-mrna-v...
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There are two OTHER guys! Don’t let certain media outlets and big cigars memory hole @dewayneforminneapolis.com & @jazzformayor.bsky.social (also, @omarfatehmn.com >> frey)
September 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
There are two OTHER guys! Don’t let certain media outlets and big cigars memory hole @dewayneforminneapolis.com & @jazzformayor.bsky.social (also, @omarfatehmn.com >> frey)
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281 US children died from the flu in the 2024-25 season. Vaccination saves lives. 👇
More kids died from flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitored began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents: talk to your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
September 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
281 US children died from the flu in the 2024-25 season. Vaccination saves lives. 👇
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As Mayor, I won’t stand for Lynx disrespect!! Also, I will ensure we spend our tax dollars well.
September 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
As Mayor, I won’t stand for Lynx disrespect!! Also, I will ensure we spend our tax dollars well.
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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I was a Fateh guy because he had the best chance of beating Frey at the convention, but Davis is clearly the better leader for the city right now -- just a perfect combination of good policy and clear-eyed, big-hearted leadership
fiery speech from dewayne davis addressing dinner du nord, looking at photos of who was at the table and not recognizing the mayor’s friends from when he goes to the food shelf, contrasted with the encampments and shootings, who is being invited to the table?
dewayne the pastor in full effect 🔥
dewayne the pastor in full effect 🔥
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I was a Fateh guy because he had the best chance of beating Frey at the convention, but Davis is clearly the better leader for the city right now -- just a perfect combination of good policy and clear-eyed, big-hearted leadership
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For crying out loud people, don’t you want this man to be your Mayor?!?!?
fiery speech from dewayne davis addressing dinner du nord, looking at photos of who was at the table and not recognizing the mayor’s friends from when he goes to the food shelf, contrasted with the encampments and shootings, who is being invited to the table?
dewayne the pastor in full effect 🔥
dewayne the pastor in full effect 🔥
September 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
For crying out loud people, don’t you want this man to be your Mayor?!?!?
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This is why gutting support for mRNA will compromise such remarkable progress vs autoimmune diseases
And cancer
And genome editing for rare disease
And cancer
And genome editing for rare disease
September 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is why gutting support for mRNA will compromise such remarkable progress vs autoimmune diseases
And cancer
And genome editing for rare disease
And cancer
And genome editing for rare disease
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“If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?”
Paul Farmer
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Paul Farmer
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Countering Failures Of Imagination: Lessons We Learnt From Paul Farmer
Few people in the field of global health have had a bigger impact than Paul Farmer. In this post, people from around the world summarize the biggest lessons they've learnt from his work and life
www.forbes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“If access to health care is considered a human right, who is considered human enough to have that right?”
Paul Farmer
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Paul Farmer
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
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Americans have short memories—keep reminding them. PLEASE SHARE!
September 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Americans have short memories—keep reminding them. PLEASE SHARE!
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This is frankly one of the worst things Donald Trump has ever posted, which is really saying something
September 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is frankly one of the worst things Donald Trump has ever posted, which is really saying something
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Let's see more of Maria Cantwell!
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Let's see more of Maria Cantwell!
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Yes. I also felt this way about the assassinations in Minnesota. In fact, I continue to feel this way about the assassinations in Minnesota.
Feel like one political party kidnapping an opponent should be bigger news
NEW:
“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
August 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Yes. I also felt this way about the assassinations in Minnesota. In fact, I continue to feel this way about the assassinations in Minnesota.
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What’s taken can be taken back. Please enjoy teammpls.com #mplsmayor2025
TeamMpls
teammpls.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What’s taken can be taken back. Please enjoy teammpls.com #mplsmayor2025
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Food for thought for tonight's Mpls Mayoral Forum, and for the entire campaign. -
Mexico City's Mayor Clara Brugada has taken some imaginative steps in her efforts to undo decades of economic and cultural inequality www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Mexico City's Mayor Clara Brugada has taken some imaginative steps in her efforts to undo decades of economic and cultural inequality www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Living proof that you can spend money on the poor’: Utopia comes to Mexico City
A visionary mayor has harnessed her imagination to promote health, wellbeing and culture in one of the Mexican capital’s most impoverished neighbourhoods
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Food for thought for tonight's Mpls Mayoral Forum, and for the entire campaign. -
Mexico City's Mayor Clara Brugada has taken some imaginative steps in her efforts to undo decades of economic and cultural inequality www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Mexico City's Mayor Clara Brugada has taken some imaginative steps in her efforts to undo decades of economic and cultural inequality www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Please join us tomorrow at 530PM EDT/230PM PDT for a national town hall on the Measles outbreak.
This is also the first public health town hall in what will be a year long partnership with the AFT to ensure accurate health info is widely available and totally free.
event.on24.com/wcc/r/490311...
This is also the first public health town hall in what will be a year long partnership with the AFT to ensure accurate health info is widely available and totally free.
event.on24.com/wcc/r/490311...
event.on24.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Please join us tomorrow at 530PM EDT/230PM PDT for a national town hall on the Measles outbreak.
This is also the first public health town hall in what will be a year long partnership with the AFT to ensure accurate health info is widely available and totally free.
event.on24.com/wcc/r/490311...
This is also the first public health town hall in what will be a year long partnership with the AFT to ensure accurate health info is widely available and totally free.
event.on24.com/wcc/r/490311...
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“You are meant to feel powerless. That is what a strongman wants: to make you feel as if nothing can stop the takeover of your country.”
But we are not helpless — unless we act that way, as too many of us are sadly doing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
But we are not helpless — unless we act that way, as too many of us are sadly doing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
Opinion | Democrats Can Stop Trump and Save America
The Democratic Party can’t stop America’s spiral into autocracy and oligarchy unless it casts off its stale talking points and reimagines what it stands for.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“You are meant to feel powerless. That is what a strongman wants: to make you feel as if nothing can stop the takeover of your country.”
But we are not helpless — unless we act that way, as too many of us are sadly doing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
But we are not helpless — unless we act that way, as too many of us are sadly doing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...
Stop Forcing BookLooks on St. Francis Area Schools!
The St. Francis Area Schools Board of Education must end its mandate that the library use BookLooks.org, an anonymous website designed to target books with diverse viewpoints. Parents, students, and t...
www.fightforthefirst.org
March 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...