Runningwith4
@runningwith4.bsky.social
Friend, wife, mom of 4, sub 3 hour marathoner, duke pediatric urology nurse practitioner. Protect 🏳️⚧️ kids! NC dem precinct 20-17 chair. Views are my own
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It's just a sports ban.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It's just a sports ban.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
The thing about the current Republican Party is that they would sacrifice 999 people to catch the 1 person they feel is gaming the system.
Democrats give that one person some benefit of doubt and are happy that 999 people get the services they need.
Democrats give that one person some benefit of doubt and are happy that 999 people get the services they need.
July 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The thing about the current Republican Party is that they would sacrifice 999 people to catch the 1 person they feel is gaming the system.
Democrats give that one person some benefit of doubt and are happy that 999 people get the services they need.
Democrats give that one person some benefit of doubt and are happy that 999 people get the services they need.
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News: The American Academy of Pediatrics says it will no longer take part in the process of ACIP meetings.
“We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
“We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
CDC vaccine advisory committee to review long-approved immunizations
A leader of the CDC's reconstituted vaccine advisory committee said the panel would start a review of long-approved shots.
www.statnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
News: The American Academy of Pediatrics says it will no longer take part in the process of ACIP meetings.
“We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
“We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
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If all you give is hate, don't expect peace.
If you want a kinder world, be kinder.
It's that easy.
If you want a kinder world, be kinder.
It's that easy.
May 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
If all you give is hate, don't expect peace.
If you want a kinder world, be kinder.
It's that easy.
If you want a kinder world, be kinder.
It's that easy.
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For my @msnbc.com column this week, I wrote about exactly what the Republican anti-trans budget bill would do to trans people on Medicaid.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump's message to trans people is clear: Detransition, or potentially die
My question to everyone reading this is: When is enough enough?
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May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
For my @msnbc.com column this week, I wrote about exactly what the Republican anti-trans budget bill would do to trans people on Medicaid.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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The house has passed a ban on coverage of gender care for all ages under Medicaid, CHIP and ACA plans. I don't know what to say to anyone this morning other than that the hundreds of thousands of people who are about to lose access to the care they need to stay alive deserve better than silence.
May 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The house has passed a ban on coverage of gender care for all ages under Medicaid, CHIP and ACA plans. I don't know what to say to anyone this morning other than that the hundreds of thousands of people who are about to lose access to the care they need to stay alive deserve better than silence.
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Re: HHS' latest attack on science, transgender youth:
"Patients, their families, & their physicians—not politicians or government officials —should be the ones to make decisions together about what care is best for them based on evidence-based, age-appropriate care. "
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
"Patients, their families, & their physicians—not politicians or government officials —should be the ones to make decisions together about what care is best for them based on evidence-based, age-appropriate care. "
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
AAP Statement on HHS Report Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is deeply alarmed by the report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today on medical care for transgender and gender-diverse ind...
www.aap.org
May 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Re: HHS' latest attack on science, transgender youth:
"Patients, their families, & their physicians—not politicians or government officials —should be the ones to make decisions together about what care is best for them based on evidence-based, age-appropriate care. "
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
"Patients, their families, & their physicians—not politicians or government officials —should be the ones to make decisions together about what care is best for them based on evidence-based, age-appropriate care. "
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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So much upheaval. The consequences will be felt for years. #100Days
STAT spoke with people living through the historic disruptions threatening the future of biomedical research in the U.S. These are their stories
Trump’s first 100 days, seen through 5 lives: Grants terminated. Dreams crushed. Futures in the balance
STAT spoke with people living through the historic disruptions threatening the future of biomedical research in the U.S. These are their stories
buff.ly
April 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So much upheaval. The consequences will be felt for years. #100Days
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On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred.
As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
March 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred.
As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
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Stand up to attacks on medical research and public health agencies this Friday, March 7, by joining the @standupforscience.bsky.social march at 12PM at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, NC.
Stand Up for Science 2025 - Raleigh, NC
Eventbrite - Stand up for Science presents Stand Up for Science 2025 - Raleigh, NC - Friday, March 7, 2025 at Halifax Mall, Raleigh, NC. Find event and ticket information.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Stand up to attacks on medical research and public health agencies this Friday, March 7, by joining the @standupforscience.bsky.social march at 12PM at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, NC.
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To help people understand the importance of NIH, share what you’ve used their funding for (in easily understandable terms).
I’ll start: my NIH postdoc funding helped me develop and test AI tools that could identify skin cancer across diverse skin tones.
I’ll start: my NIH postdoc funding helped me develop and test AI tools that could identify skin cancer across diverse skin tones.
January 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
To help people understand the importance of NIH, share what you’ve used their funding for (in easily understandable terms).
I’ll start: my NIH postdoc funding helped me develop and test AI tools that could identify skin cancer across diverse skin tones.
I’ll start: my NIH postdoc funding helped me develop and test AI tools that could identify skin cancer across diverse skin tones.
From 2/17 protest in Raleigh,NC
February 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
From 2/17 protest in Raleigh,NC
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thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
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"Everything Trump Touches Dies" now includes Patrick Mahomes' comeback streak
February 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
"Everything Trump Touches Dies" now includes Patrick Mahomes' comeback streak
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For every $100 million of funding, NIH-supported research generates 76 patents. These patents create opportunities for an estimated $598 million in further research and development.
February 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
For every $100 million of funding, NIH-supported research generates 76 patents. These patents create opportunities for an estimated $598 million in further research and development.
Not only are they tying DOT funds to marriage and fertility rates, recipients cannot have vaccine mandates!!!!
www.constructiondive.com/news/dot-gra...
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DOT says it will tie funding to birth, marriage rates
The agency issued a memo after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy took the reins this week and authorized a series of actions to advance Trump’s agenda.
www.constructiondive.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Not only are they tying DOT funds to marriage and fertility rates, recipients cannot have vaccine mandates!!!!
www.constructiondive.com/news/dot-gra...
www.constructiondive.com/news/dot-gra...
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I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
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The Justice Department has dropped charges against a doctor who is alleged to have illegally obtained information about patients who were not his, who were undergoing transgender treatment.
Apparently now it’s OK for doctors to steal and release private information.
apnews.com/article/doct...
Apparently now it’s OK for doctors to steal and release private information.
apnews.com/article/doct...
US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data
Federal prosecutors have dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patient...
apnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Justice Department has dropped charges against a doctor who is alleged to have illegally obtained information about patients who were not his, who were undergoing transgender treatment.
Apparently now it’s OK for doctors to steal and release private information.
apnews.com/article/doct...
Apparently now it’s OK for doctors to steal and release private information.
apnews.com/article/doct...
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Medical research and public health policy is a prime target paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump Wants You to Die
The attack on public health begins
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Medical research and public health policy is a prime target paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
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NIH in NC:
NIH Awards Funding:
$2.28 billion
Jobs Supported:
25,081
Economic Activity Supported:
$5.34 Billion
Bio Industry Impact in the State:
Jobs: 89,741
Businesses: 5,814
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
#ncpol
NIH Awards Funding:
$2.28 billion
Jobs Supported:
25,081
Economic Activity Supported:
$5.34 Billion
Bio Industry Impact in the State:
Jobs: 89,741
Businesses: 5,814
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
#ncpol
North Carolina - United For Medical Research
the economic impact of NIH funded research in North Carolina
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NIH in NC:
NIH Awards Funding:
$2.28 billion
Jobs Supported:
25,081
Economic Activity Supported:
$5.34 Billion
Bio Industry Impact in the State:
Jobs: 89,741
Businesses: 5,814
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
#ncpol
NIH Awards Funding:
$2.28 billion
Jobs Supported:
25,081
Economic Activity Supported:
$5.34 Billion
Bio Industry Impact in the State:
Jobs: 89,741
Businesses: 5,814
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
#ncpol
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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
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All the glory to God.
January 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All the glory to God.
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If you know any transgender people in your life, please do all you can to support and affirm them and speak up for them. Call your state reps and D.C. reps to ask them to vote no on bills attacking the transgender community. They record the calls and the subject. Get over your fear of calling.
1. Trump has announced he will sign 200 executive orders on day 1. Already, the first package targeting transgender people has been announced, and many more could be coming.
Writer Mira Lazine details what you could see through Trump EOs today.
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Writer Mira Lazine details what you could see through Trump EOs today.
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Trump Promised 200 Executive Orders Day 1: Here Are Some That Could Target Trans People
On Sunday, far-right outlet The Free Press leaked what is expected to be the first anti-trans executive order Trump will sign. There could be more. Here are the ones experts expect.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you know any transgender people in your life, please do all you can to support and affirm them and speak up for them. Call your state reps and D.C. reps to ask them to vote no on bills attacking the transgender community. They record the calls and the subject. Get over your fear of calling.