Scott B.
@scbrown.bsky.social
Worn out Infection Prevention Director in Florida. RN, Army Veteran. Opinions do not reflect my employer.
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12 million #Florida residents are about to see their electricity prices spike in one of the largest utility rate increases in state history. Thanks, "Public" Service Commission! abcnews.go.com/Business/wir... via @apnews.com
Millions of Floridians' utility bills will soon go up. Here's what to know
Millions of Floridians will continue to see their electricity bills rise
abcnews.go.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
12 million #Florida residents are about to see their electricity prices spike in one of the largest utility rate increases in state history. Thanks, "Public" Service Commission! abcnews.go.com/Business/wir... via @apnews.com
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Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.
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Trump’s America: FBI Director is taking govt jets to watch his girlfriend sing, president is in Palm Beach holding Great Gatsby balls after golf, we are murdering people in boats while refusing to show proof of guilty, govt is shut down, airports are a disaster, prices are up.
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Trump’s America: FBI Director is taking govt jets to watch his girlfriend sing, president is in Palm Beach holding Great Gatsby balls after golf, we are murdering people in boats while refusing to show proof of guilty, govt is shut down, airports are a disaster, prices are up.
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The right-wing war against public health means that now a person has refused to cooperate with a case investigation that exists for the sole purpose of minimizing the risk to others.
Really selfish behavior from a suspected measles case in Utah.
Really selfish behavior from a suspected measles case in Utah.
Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk
The person refused to even tell health officials their address.
arstechnica.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The right-wing war against public health means that now a person has refused to cooperate with a case investigation that exists for the sole purpose of minimizing the risk to others.
Really selfish behavior from a suspected measles case in Utah.
Really selfish behavior from a suspected measles case in Utah.
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Scary thread about #BirdFlu
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tracks human cases, and the Department of Agriculture, which monitors animal outbreaks, have both suspended routine communication with states, leaving many officials without up-to-date guidance on how to detect and contain the disease”
Bird Flu Is Back
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Scary thread about #BirdFlu
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Jay Bhattacharya didn’t come up with the Great Barrington Declaration. He was sponsored to write it by Jeffrey Tucker, a right-wing activist.
GBD was not Bhattacharya standing by his convictions. It was him selling out for opportunity.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
GBD was not Bhattacharya standing by his convictions. It was him selling out for opportunity.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Meet the man who built RFK Jr.’s kitchen cabinet
Jeffrey Tucker, who elevated Covid contrarians now working for the health secretary, is building support for Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
www.politico.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Jay Bhattacharya didn’t come up with the Great Barrington Declaration. He was sponsored to write it by Jeffrey Tucker, a right-wing activist.
GBD was not Bhattacharya standing by his convictions. It was him selling out for opportunity.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
GBD was not Bhattacharya standing by his convictions. It was him selling out for opportunity.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Frustration grows amid measles outbreak quarantines across several states. “For many in our community, they’re frustrated, like, ‘Why don’t you just get your kid vaccinated?’”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
'Why don't you just get your kid vaccinated?' Public frustration grows amid measles outbreaks
“For many in our community, they’re frustrated, like, ‘Why don’t you just get your kid vaccinated?’” said Dr. Mysheika Roberts, health commissioner for Columbus, Ohio.
www.nbcnews.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Frustration grows amid measles outbreak quarantines across several states. “For many in our community, they’re frustrated, like, ‘Why don’t you just get your kid vaccinated?’”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Meet The Master Race
Insane GOP Telegram Chat Rips Off The Mask
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Pope Leo says pro-life people are hypocrites abc7news.com/post/pope-le...
October 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Pope Leo says pro-life people are hypocrites abc7news.com/post/pope-le...
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Once we lose democracy, it will be nearly impossible to regain.
And it’s slipping through our hands…
And it’s slipping through our hands…
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Once we lose democracy, it will be nearly impossible to regain.
And it’s slipping through our hands…
And it’s slipping through our hands…
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As the US past its peak of a summer Covid wave, the new CDC genomic surveillance today shows it's nearly all XFG as the variant involved with the cases
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/va...
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/va...
September 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As the US past its peak of a summer Covid wave, the new CDC genomic surveillance today shows it's nearly all XFG as the variant involved with the cases
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/va...
www.cdc.gov/covid/php/va...
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2/ Trump is considering a $20 BILLION rescue - YOUR money. Not for American schools or healthcare, but to prop up a failed authoritarian who bankrupted his or people. Trump’s using the U.S. Treasury as a personal piggy bank for his far-right buddies. finance.yahoo.com/news/bessent...
US Readies $20 Billion Rescue to Help Milei Win in Argentina
The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country’s foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain inv...
finance.yahoo.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
2/ Trump is considering a $20 BILLION rescue - YOUR money. Not for American schools or healthcare, but to prop up a failed authoritarian who bankrupted his or people. Trump’s using the U.S. Treasury as a personal piggy bank for his far-right buddies. finance.yahoo.com/news/bessent...
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Trump has been the worst president ever for farmers.
Twice.
But they voted for him three times.
Now they want the rest of America to give them welfare.
When they did it to themselves.
But they don’t like socialism.
Twice.
But they voted for him three times.
Now they want the rest of America to give them welfare.
When they did it to themselves.
But they don’t like socialism.
September 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump has been the worst president ever for farmers.
Twice.
But they voted for him three times.
Now they want the rest of America to give them welfare.
When they did it to themselves.
But they don’t like socialism.
Twice.
But they voted for him three times.
Now they want the rest of America to give them welfare.
When they did it to themselves.
But they don’t like socialism.
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Where are the Covid nasal vaccines for the US to block infections and transmission?
Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Intranasal vaccine combining adenovirus and trimeric subunit protein provides superior immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant - Nature Biomedical Engineering
A combination of adenovirus-vectored and subunit protein intranasal vaccine enhances immune response against SARS-CoV-2 variants in animal models and humans.
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Where are the Covid nasal vaccines for the US to block infections and transmission?
Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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4 #Florida bail bondsmen arrested on kidnapping, extortion charges www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
4 Florida Keys bail bondsmen arrested on kidnapping, extortion charges: officials
Three years ago, three bail bondsmen based in Key Largo took it upon themselves to enter a residence in Miami-Dade County. They began the search by breaking through a locked gate, forcibly opening the...
www.miamiherald.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
4 #Florida bail bondsmen arrested on kidnapping, extortion charges www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c... via @miamiherald.com
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Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash.
Pam Bondi knew.
Kash Patel knew.
Emil Bove knew.
And they made the investigation go away.
A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
Pam Bondi knew.
Kash Patel knew.
Emil Bove knew.
And they made the investigation go away.
A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
September 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash.
Pam Bondi knew.
Kash Patel knew.
Emil Bove knew.
And they made the investigation go away.
A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
Pam Bondi knew.
Kash Patel knew.
Emil Bove knew.
And they made the investigation go away.
A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
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So basically RFK Jr’s antivax ACIP were unable to make any big changes to vaccine access because they were too incompetent. We should all take this as a win I guess…
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So basically RFK Jr’s antivax ACIP were unable to make any big changes to vaccine access because they were too incompetent. We should all take this as a win I guess…
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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Today is the day of the special election to fill the seat of former MN State Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot by a right-wing extremist.
September 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today is the day of the special election to fill the seat of former MN State Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot by a right-wing extremist.
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Here's a #Florida immigration story for you: 50 years after they fled Saigon, Vietnamese refugees who arrived in the Panhandle are a key part of the fabric of life: "We really are a melting pot in Pensacola." www.pnj.com/story/news/l...
Once refugees, Vietnamese-Americans now woven into the fabric of Pensacola
In 1975, Vietnamese refugees began settling in Northwest Florida. Now they and their families are our doctors, teachers, classmates and neighbors.
www.pnj.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Here's a #Florida immigration story for you: 50 years after they fled Saigon, Vietnamese refugees who arrived in the Panhandle are a key part of the fabric of life: "We really are a melting pot in Pensacola." www.pnj.com/story/news/l...
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In 1991, ACIP transitioned to a universal recommendation that made all the difference
Within 10-15 years, prevalence of Hepatitis B among children decreased by 68%
Millions have avoided chronic liver inflammation that could lead to liver disease & liver cancer
academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
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Within 10-15 years, prevalence of Hepatitis B among children decreased by 68%
Millions have avoided chronic liver inflammation that could lead to liver disease & liver cancer
academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
U
September 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In 1991, ACIP transitioned to a universal recommendation that made all the difference
Within 10-15 years, prevalence of Hepatitis B among children decreased by 68%
Millions have avoided chronic liver inflammation that could lead to liver disease & liver cancer
academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
U
Within 10-15 years, prevalence of Hepatitis B among children decreased by 68%
Millions have avoided chronic liver inflammation that could lead to liver disease & liver cancer
academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
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Live your life in such a way that, when you die, people directly quoting you does’t sound like a personal attack on your character.
September 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Live your life in such a way that, when you die, people directly quoting you does’t sound like a personal attack on your character.
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The Supreme Court just legalized racial profiling for Trump’s war on American minorities. 🤯 #FascismIsHere
September 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Supreme Court just legalized racial profiling for Trump’s war on American minorities. 🤯 #FascismIsHere
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A man wound up in the hospital after seeking dietary advice from ChatGPT. The man wanted to eliminate salt from his diet and asked ChatGPT for a replacement. AI recommended sodium bromide, a chemical often used in pesticides, as a substitute.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A man wound up in the hospital after seeking dietary advice from ChatGPT. The man wanted to eliminate salt from his diet and asked ChatGPT for a replacement. AI recommended sodium bromide, a chemical often used in pesticides, as a substitute.
newsnationnow.com/business/tec...
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