JB, MD
@nerdypedsmd.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Pediatrician, Doing my best to care about other people. #vaccineswork #PedsSky #medsky #savethecdc
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We stand with Stephen Colbert.
Jimmy Kimmel Drops F-Bomb In Fiery Instagram Post Ripping CBS For Canceling Colbert—And Fans Are Here For It
We stand with Stephen Colbert.
www.comicsands.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We stand with Stephen Colbert.
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There is no greater five alarm fire than this. I don’t know how to break through to Republicans about the impact of ending VICP, but I won’t stop posting about it, and neither should you. Call your elected reps. Write letters. This is a living nightmare.
July 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
There is no greater five alarm fire than this. I don’t know how to break through to Republicans about the impact of ending VICP, but I won’t stop posting about it, and neither should you. Call your elected reps. Write letters. This is a living nightmare.
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has derided federal health agencies as being under the thumb of the pharmaceutical industry. But ethicists say the financial ties he and other “Make America Healthy Again” notables have to the U.S. wellness industry raise red flags.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Vested Interests. Influence Muscle. At RFK Jr.’s HHS, It’s Not Pharma. It’s Wellness. - KFF Health News
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lambasted federal agencies he accused of being overly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. But he and other “Make America Healthy Again”...
kffhealthnews.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has derided federal health agencies as being under the thumb of the pharmaceutical industry. But ethicists say the financial ties he and other “Make America Healthy Again” notables have to the U.S. wellness industry raise red flags.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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💙 A TRUE PROFILE IN
COURAGE
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COURAGE
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July 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
💙 A TRUE PROFILE IN
COURAGE
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COURAGE
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Not only did this scammer take $100K in his scam lying to kids, he also destroyed more than $28K of federally-purchased vaccines - taxpayers paid for - when vaccines first became available. It’s not just RFK and it’s not just “skepticism.” Our government is willing to lose money to promote antivaxx.
He sold vaccine cards and injected kids with saline so they thought they were vaccinated. There are no rules anymore
July 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Not only did this scammer take $100K in his scam lying to kids, he also destroyed more than $28K of federally-purchased vaccines - taxpayers paid for - when vaccines first became available. It’s not just RFK and it’s not just “skepticism.” Our government is willing to lose money to promote antivaxx.
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Senator @campbell4tn.bsky.social is correct. Senator @MarshaBlackburn is lying.
Never has cutting $1 Trillion from a program “strengthened” it. She thinks we are all
idiots.
People will lose coverage. Hospitals will close. All for a tax cut for herself and her donors.
Never has cutting $1 Trillion from a program “strengthened” it. She thinks we are all
idiots.
People will lose coverage. Hospitals will close. All for a tax cut for herself and her donors.
July 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Senator @campbell4tn.bsky.social is correct. Senator @MarshaBlackburn is lying.
Never has cutting $1 Trillion from a program “strengthened” it. She thinks we are all
idiots.
People will lose coverage. Hospitals will close. All for a tax cut for herself and her donors.
Never has cutting $1 Trillion from a program “strengthened” it. She thinks we are all
idiots.
People will lose coverage. Hospitals will close. All for a tax cut for herself and her donors.
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We love and appreciate ALL our hospital workers. We can only do what we do together.
Immigrants account for at least one in five hospital workers in nine states, including California, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
California has the highest share at 32%: on.kff.org/4lNZ9jo
California has the highest share at 32%: on.kff.org/4lNZ9jo
July 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
We love and appreciate ALL our hospital workers. We can only do what we do together.
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1/ Your local hospital.
Your kid’s checkups.
Your parents’ nursing home.
They’re all at risk.
Congress just passed the largest #Medicaid cuts in U.S. history—$1 trillion over 10 years—and most Americans have no idea how this could affect them, even if they aren't on Medicaid.
Your kid’s checkups.
Your parents’ nursing home.
They’re all at risk.
Congress just passed the largest #Medicaid cuts in U.S. history—$1 trillion over 10 years—and most Americans have no idea how this could affect them, even if they aren't on Medicaid.
July 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
1/ Your local hospital.
Your kid’s checkups.
Your parents’ nursing home.
They’re all at risk.
Congress just passed the largest #Medicaid cuts in U.S. history—$1 trillion over 10 years—and most Americans have no idea how this could affect them, even if they aren't on Medicaid.
Your kid’s checkups.
Your parents’ nursing home.
They’re all at risk.
Congress just passed the largest #Medicaid cuts in U.S. history—$1 trillion over 10 years—and most Americans have no idea how this could affect them, even if they aren't on Medicaid.
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Just me and my non-ambiguous feelings about wanting what’s best for kids.
Shoutout to Sen. John Cornyn for the inspiration.
Shoutout to Sen. John Cornyn for the inspiration.
July 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Just me and my non-ambiguous feelings about wanting what’s best for kids.
Shoutout to Sen. John Cornyn for the inspiration.
Shoutout to Sen. John Cornyn for the inspiration.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
July 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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It’s time for real Christians to get really loud about the rise in fake Christianity.
July 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It’s time for real Christians to get really loud about the rise in fake Christianity.
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Everybody needs sunscreen, including people with dark skin. And we need a lot. Here is a look at what the ingredients in a sunscreen tube do. cen.acs.org/business/con... #chemsky
What’s in sunscreen, and how does it protect your skin from the sun’s rays?
UV filters help prevent sunburn and cancer, while other ingredients encourage people to slather sunscreen on their skin
cen.acs.org
July 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Everybody needs sunscreen, including people with dark skin. And we need a lot. Here is a look at what the ingredients in a sunscreen tube do. cen.acs.org/business/con... #chemsky
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So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
July 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
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By 2029, 1.22 million healthcare jobs could be lost due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill." www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
How Medicaid and SNAP Cutbacks in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Would Trigger Big and Bigger Job Losses Across States
The budget bill recently passed by the House of Representatives reduces federal funding for Medicaid by $863 billion and for SNAP by $295 billion over 10 years.
www.commonwealthfund.org
July 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
By 2029, 1.22 million healthcare jobs could be lost due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill." www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...
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Disabled kids like mine rely on Medicaid to survive; this bill cuts Medicaid.
I don't know how else to say that medically complex disabled children will die as a result of this bill.
I don't know how else to say that medically complex disabled children will die as a result of this bill.
June 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Disabled kids like mine rely on Medicaid to survive; this bill cuts Medicaid.
I don't know how else to say that medically complex disabled children will die as a result of this bill.
I don't know how else to say that medically complex disabled children will die as a result of this bill.
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In other news: never take your eyes off children when they are in or around water. I have channeled every neurosis this job could give me into this one area and I now can't even bear to be around large groups of children and water when there isn't a life guard.
June 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
In other news: never take your eyes off children when they are in or around water. I have channeled every neurosis this job could give me into this one area and I now can't even bear to be around large groups of children and water when there isn't a life guard.
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Anti-DEI is about re-segregation and the erasure of Black and Brown people. Every day brings another example of the blatantly racist agenda of this policy.
eji.org/news/fearing...
eji.org/news/fearing...
June 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Anti-DEI is about re-segregation and the erasure of Black and Brown people. Every day brings another example of the blatantly racist agenda of this policy.
eji.org/news/fearing...
eji.org/news/fearing...
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I just voted NO on the motion to proceed with the Washington Republican Tax Bill.
Simply put: I cannot support a bill that will cut health care, raise premiums, and kill Georgia jobs.
This bill robs from you to give another tax break to big corporations and billionaires.
Simply put: I cannot support a bill that will cut health care, raise premiums, and kill Georgia jobs.
This bill robs from you to give another tax break to big corporations and billionaires.
June 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I just voted NO on the motion to proceed with the Washington Republican Tax Bill.
Simply put: I cannot support a bill that will cut health care, raise premiums, and kill Georgia jobs.
This bill robs from you to give another tax break to big corporations and billionaires.
Simply put: I cannot support a bill that will cut health care, raise premiums, and kill Georgia jobs.
This bill robs from you to give another tax break to big corporations and billionaires.
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I’m grateful that these people are willing to share their stories, hopefully so that others can avoid their fate. There is a reason that specific infections have been targeted by vaccines. Vaccine-preventable diseases are terrible.
"These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday." 1/
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
apnews.com/article/vacc...
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
apnews.com/article/vacc...
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America.
apnews.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I’m grateful that these people are willing to share their stories, hopefully so that others can avoid their fate. There is a reason that specific infections have been targeted by vaccines. Vaccine-preventable diseases are terrible.
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Great Measles 2025 update in NEJM. It is unfortunate we need this but measles is on course to return to endemicity in the United States and Canada. A self inflicted predicament thanks to the spread and rise of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Measles 2025 | NEJM
In this article on measles, the authors review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and associated illnesses as well as treatment and prevention strategies.
www.nejm.org
June 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Great Measles 2025 update in NEJM. It is unfortunate we need this but measles is on course to return to endemicity in the United States and Canada. A self inflicted predicament thanks to the spread and rise of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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1/ The first #ACIP meeting with RFK Jr.’s handpicked members wrapped up yesterday. Over 4,000 tuned in—a level of attention we haven’t seen since the pandemic. And for good reason: these meetings shape vaccine policy, coverage, timing, access and availability. Here's what happened 👇
June 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
1/ The first #ACIP meeting with RFK Jr.’s handpicked members wrapped up yesterday. Over 4,000 tuned in—a level of attention we haven’t seen since the pandemic. And for good reason: these meetings shape vaccine policy, coverage, timing, access and availability. Here's what happened 👇
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I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong
by @jakescottmd.bsky.social (congrats Jake - keep it up!)
theconversation.com/im-a-physici...
by @jakescottmd.bsky.social (congrats Jake - keep it up!)
theconversation.com/im-a-physici...
I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong
The health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood illness, disability and death.
theconversation.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM