Robinjam
@robinjam.bsky.social
🐘🔺; Public Health; Oakland➡️ MD; Maybe I’ll stop lurking and actually post
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Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
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I think this should get more media attention, but it won't. People are just going to find out the hard way.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I think this should get more media attention, but it won't. People are just going to find out the hard way.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
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A federal jury this week found a private company that runs detention centers liable for the 2015 death of an inmate in Louisiana and awarded the man’s family $42.75 million in damages.
Jury Awards $42 Million in Death of Inmate at Private Jail in Louisiana
Erie Moore, a retired millworker and father of three, died in 2015, a month after guards slammed him headfirst to the floor at the Richwood Correctional Center, lawyers for his family said.
nyti.ms
October 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A federal jury this week found a private company that runs detention centers liable for the 2015 death of an inmate in Louisiana and awarded the man’s family $42.75 million in damages.
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If you're a furloughed Federal employee living the DC area, the Capital Area Food Bank has added extra distribution sites. Go here for more information and assistance with Maryland tenant protections and utility bill help: econaction.org/in-the-news/...
Food Resources for Furloughed Federal Employees in Maryland | Economic Action MD Fund
Beginning October 20, the Capital Area Food Bank will have additional food distributions, for furloughed Federal workers.
econaction.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you're a furloughed Federal employee living the DC area, the Capital Area Food Bank has added extra distribution sites. Go here for more information and assistance with Maryland tenant protections and utility bill help: econaction.org/in-the-news/...
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Historian Yohuru Williams recounts the history of the Black Panther Party in the United States, established Oct 15, 1966, in Oakland, CA www.history.com/this-day-in-...
Black Panther Party founded
The party’s vision quickly expanded beyond armed self-defense.
www.history.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Historian Yohuru Williams recounts the history of the Black Panther Party in the United States, established Oct 15, 1966, in Oakland, CA www.history.com/this-day-in-...
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- put down the damn AI.
October 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
- put down the damn AI.
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Attn Black people, stop scrolling.
This is not a drill: Chicago
This is not a drill: Chicago
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Attn Black people, stop scrolling.
This is not a drill: Chicago
This is not a drill: Chicago
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Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.
Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.
Legacy media failed the country.
Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.
Legacy media failed the country.
October 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.
Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.
Legacy media failed the country.
Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.
Legacy media failed the country.
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Some of you may remember my rant about getting surprise charged $653 for a medically necessary ultrasound to screen for the cancer that killed my mother.
Well, I wrote about it, and now my bad experience has been made into a cartoon for The Out of Network Network!
open.substack.com/pub/outofnet...
Well, I wrote about it, and now my bad experience has been made into a cartoon for The Out of Network Network!
open.substack.com/pub/outofnet...
Paying $653 to See if I Had the Disease That Killed My Mother
Written by Mara Wilson / Illustrated by Emily Flake
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Some of you may remember my rant about getting surprise charged $653 for a medically necessary ultrasound to screen for the cancer that killed my mother.
Well, I wrote about it, and now my bad experience has been made into a cartoon for The Out of Network Network!
open.substack.com/pub/outofnet...
Well, I wrote about it, and now my bad experience has been made into a cartoon for The Out of Network Network!
open.substack.com/pub/outofnet...
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Republicans control the White House, Senate, and the House. This government shutdown is failed Republican leadership on full display.
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Republicans control the White House, Senate, and the House. This government shutdown is failed Republican leadership on full display.
Wow! What an ending! I am so happy!!!#BB27
September 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Wow! What an ending! I am so happy!!!#BB27
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Stevie Wonder released 'Songs in the Key of Life' 49 years ago on September 28, 1976 | Listen to the album + explore our tribute here: album.ink/SWonderSITKOL
September 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Stevie Wonder released 'Songs in the Key of Life' 49 years ago on September 28, 1976 | Listen to the album + explore our tribute here: album.ink/SWonderSITKOL
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Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
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Valkyries set WNBA home game attendance record in first year of existence trib.al/aKfAuZr
Valkyries set WNBA home game attendance record in first year of existence
Valkyries finish ahead of Caitlin Clark-led Indiana Fever, sell out every home game
trib.al
September 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Valkyries set WNBA home game attendance record in first year of existence trib.al/aKfAuZr
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friend's org is seeking HS students 15-18 interested in film & activism for an internship
apply via google form linked here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
apply via google form linked here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
friend's org is seeking HS students 15-18 interested in film & activism for an internship
apply via google form linked here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
apply via google form linked here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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People be like “RFK jr is out of step with the medical mainstream”
HE IS NOT A MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
HE IS NOT A MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
August 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
People be like “RFK jr is out of step with the medical mainstream”
HE IS NOT A MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
HE IS NOT A MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
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Most tools to measure discrimination overlook parents’ experience during their child’s care. Led by @ashleigh-harlow.bsky.social we made the Parent Racial/Ethnic Healthcare Discrimination Scale (PREHDS), a brief measure that centers parents and caregivers #MedSky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Parental Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Pediatric Healthcare - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Aim The aim of this study was to create a tool capable of measuring parents’ experiences of discrimination when obtaining healthcare for their children, capturing their parental identities and percept...
link.springer.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Most tools to measure discrimination overlook parents’ experience during their child’s care. Led by @ashleigh-harlow.bsky.social we made the Parent Racial/Ethnic Healthcare Discrimination Scale (PREHDS), a brief measure that centers parents and caregivers #MedSky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...