Ntate Jefe
@ntatejefe.bsky.social
Family doctor, RPCV-Lesotho, he/him
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I wrote about this moment. You can skip to the end if you just want a list of ways to help. If you want, you can also read about the time I almost died, was in ICU, and a nurse was my light in the darkness www.moryan.com/the-crack-in... 💚
The crack in the dam and intensive care (plus ways to help now)
When I was 19, I got very sick. I had pneumonia that wouldn’t go away. I was kept in an isolation room in a Chicago area hospital for weeks. My mom, a former nurse who never took any shit, determined ...
www.moryan.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I wrote about this moment. You can skip to the end if you just want a list of ways to help. If you want, you can also read about the time I almost died, was in ICU, and a nurse was my light in the darkness www.moryan.com/the-crack-in... 💚
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One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Lucinda Williams told me about co-writing with Big Thief, telling Bob Dylan she's been called "the female Bob Dylan," and imagining getting dragged offstage by the FBI due to her anti-Trump material.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Lucinda Williams on Trump-Bashing New Album: 'Should I Be Afraid?'
Lucinda Williams talks about meeting Bob Dylan and why people ask if she's afraid of bashing Trump on new album 'World's Gone Wrong.'
www.rollingstone.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Lucinda Williams told me about co-writing with Big Thief, telling Bob Dylan she's been called "the female Bob Dylan," and imagining getting dragged offstage by the FBI due to her anti-Trump material.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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In this week’s newsletter, I discuss my own despair at the political fecklessness of the opposition party, but take solace in the fact that the people are leading.
In @thenation.com
In @thenation.com
It’s Official: The People, Not the Politicians, Are Leading
In this week’s Elie V. US, our justice correspondent explores the fecklessness of the Democratic Party, MAGA racism, and fighting despite unwinnable odds.
www.thenation.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In this week’s newsletter, I discuss my own despair at the political fecklessness of the opposition party, but take solace in the fact that the people are leading.
In @thenation.com
In @thenation.com
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The ACLU has a Mobile Justice app that will automatically record video and send it to your local ACLU affiliate if you get attacked by ICE and they try to delete your video or steal your phone. It’s now available in 17 states and Washington D.C.
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
Record and report interactions with police using the ACLU app -- here's how
Learn if your state supports the ACLU Mobile Justice app.
www.cnet.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The ACLU has a Mobile Justice app that will automatically record video and send it to your local ACLU affiliate if you get attacked by ICE and they try to delete your video or steal your phone. It’s now available in 17 states and Washington D.C.
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
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Various presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act. A few, like Trump, have threatened to do it. But none but Trump have been both so casual about it and so ignorant about what it does. An explainer from me. #insurrectionact
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
Explainer: Why the “casual invocation” of the Insurrection Act by President Trump is so unusual
Harvard Kennedy School Senior Lecturer Juliette Kayyem explains what the Insurrection Act is and why Trump is suggesting using it.
www.hks.harvard.edu
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Various presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act. A few, like Trump, have threatened to do it. But none but Trump have been both so casual about it and so ignorant about what it does. An explainer from me. #insurrectionact
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
Fascinating article and the experience he describes of being a standardized patient is a great opener to the inner workings of health care in the US. I would have liked to hear from primary care residents or practicing physicians as well. We have our own frustrations and are very much aware of...
Every few weeks, David H. Freedman puts on a hospital gown and describes a set of symptoms that he doesn’t really have. The fakery reveals what the U.S. medical system isn’t doing for its patients:
In America, Fake Patients Get the Best Care
Medical schools are training students in a form of care that the system can’t—or won’t—provide.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Fascinating article and the experience he describes of being a standardized patient is a great opener to the inner workings of health care in the US. I would have liked to hear from primary care residents or practicing physicians as well. We have our own frustrations and are very much aware of...
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Not many have knowledge about USAID; what are it's economic benefits for Americans?
Supports U.S. Agriculture: USAID purchases vast amounts of U.S. agricultural products
Creates Jobs: Contracts with U.S. companies for goods & services and goods
Supports U.S. Agriculture: USAID purchases vast amounts of U.S. agricultural products
Creates Jobs: Contracts with U.S. companies for goods & services and goods
January 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Not many have knowledge about USAID; what are it's economic benefits for Americans?
Supports U.S. Agriculture: USAID purchases vast amounts of U.S. agricultural products
Creates Jobs: Contracts with U.S. companies for goods & services and goods
Supports U.S. Agriculture: USAID purchases vast amounts of U.S. agricultural products
Creates Jobs: Contracts with U.S. companies for goods & services and goods
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Sometimes, it can be hard to realize that the events you fear are the ones already taking place. Let us state it plainly: We have an autocratic leader seeking power and aggrandizement through the conquest of territory and resources: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Falling for a Trap We Can All See Coming
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Sometimes, it can be hard to realize that the events you fear are the ones already taking place. Let us state it plainly: We have an autocratic leader seeking power and aggrandizement through the conquest of territory and resources: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power
www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power
The peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath.
www.defenseone.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power
www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
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I wrote about the conservative quest to restore the "true" Constitution, the Antebellum Constitution, shorn of the egalitarian nonsense in the Reconstruction Amendments, a document that replaces equality with a society of dominators and the dominated. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I wrote about the conservative quest to restore the "true" Constitution, the Antebellum Constitution, shorn of the egalitarian nonsense in the Reconstruction Amendments, a document that replaces equality with a society of dominators and the dominated. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
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Hey, speaking of good TV programs, here is Vanity Fair‘s list of the best TV of the year, and I contributed to the roster! 👊🏻🌸 www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
The 19 Best TV Shows of 2025
‘Vanity Fair’ staffers break down the best TV shows of 2025, including ‘Andor,’ ‘Adolescence,’ and 17 more shows that don’t start with ‘A.’
www.vanityfair.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hey, speaking of good TV programs, here is Vanity Fair‘s list of the best TV of the year, and I contributed to the roster! 👊🏻🌸 www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
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A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
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New Mexico just became the first U.S. state to offer free universal child care
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
"In 41 states in America, your child care payment is more than your mortgage payment," she said.
#PublicHealth
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
"In 41 states in America, your child care payment is more than your mortgage payment," she said.
#PublicHealth
New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal child care next week
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who championed the new initiative, told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
www.cbsnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
New Mexico just became the first U.S. state to offer free universal child care
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
"In 41 states in America, your child care payment is more than your mortgage payment," she said.
#PublicHealth
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told CBS News it would save families an average of $12,000 a year.
"In 41 states in America, your child care payment is more than your mortgage payment," she said.
#PublicHealth
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
Appreciate you sharing this. Gives me hope for my kids who struggle sometimes.
I don’t talk about this that much but when I was young I had severe OCD that went unaddressed much longer than it should have. For a while, it wrecked (among other things) my gpa; for instance, I’d keep rewriting over and over my name at the top of my math homework (b/c the brain tells u it is…
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Appreciate you sharing this. Gives me hope for my kids who struggle sometimes.
This is super interesting and hits home for me as we're trying to work out accommodations for my HS student and decide if he's in the right school. I loved all the insights and perspectives in the discussion. Thank you!
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is super interesting and hits home for me as we're trying to work out accommodations for my HS student and decide if he's in the right school. I loved all the insights and perspectives in the discussion. Thank you!
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
Omg what a catch by the pitcher
October 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Omg what a catch by the pitcher