Yunwen
@yunwen.bsky.social
Health justice comms strategist working primarily with trans and homeless people, photographer, digital media specialist, life-long gamer streaming on Twitch
Queer, immigrant, non-binary, autistic, leftist, totally panicking. They/them
Queer, immigrant, non-binary, autistic, leftist, totally panicking. They/them
I guess it’s been a while since I’ve been here, but my healthcare job update: we have retained the majority of our funding and still use explicit language to talk about trans health and gender affirming care (because of our lawsuit against the admin).
I’m proud of all of us for standing our ground
I’m proud of all of us for standing our ground
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I guess it’s been a while since I’ve been here, but my healthcare job update: we have retained the majority of our funding and still use explicit language to talk about trans health and gender affirming care (because of our lawsuit against the admin).
I’m proud of all of us for standing our ground
I’m proud of all of us for standing our ground
More confessions: I completely downgrade my categorization of people if I find out that they are not up-to-date on “politics,” but act like my friend. Like if there was a 5-tier ladder of 5 being safe to 1 being not safe people, they immediately start at 3 and under.
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
More confessions: I completely downgrade my categorization of people if I find out that they are not up-to-date on “politics,” but act like my friend. Like if there was a 5-tier ladder of 5 being safe to 1 being not safe people, they immediately start at 3 and under.
I have a confession: I never do the SOGI (sexual orientation gender identity) trainings at work. I just take the quiz at the end. I don’t want to potentially see a trainer saying the wrong thing about my people and get angry. Like the guy who said he doesn’t understand why people identify as queer.
November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I have a confession: I never do the SOGI (sexual orientation gender identity) trainings at work. I just take the quiz at the end. I don’t want to potentially see a trainer saying the wrong thing about my people and get angry. Like the guy who said he doesn’t understand why people identify as queer.
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#US to lose its #measles elimination status by the WHO
“Health officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles”
It is “Deeply Embarrassing”
“Health officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles”
It is “Deeply Embarrassing”
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Is #tylenol safe in pregnancy? Data 👇
A large Swedish study of 2.48M children found:
👶 No link btwn prenatal tylenol & autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability once sibling comparisons controlled for family/genetic factors.
👉 Tylenol is safe in pregnancy if needed.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A large Swedish study of 2.48M children found:
👶 No link btwn prenatal tylenol & autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability once sibling comparisons controlled for family/genetic factors.
👉 Tylenol is safe in pregnancy if needed.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Is #tylenol safe in pregnancy? Data 👇
A large Swedish study of 2.48M children found:
👶 No link btwn prenatal tylenol & autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability once sibling comparisons controlled for family/genetic factors.
👉 Tylenol is safe in pregnancy if needed.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A large Swedish study of 2.48M children found:
👶 No link btwn prenatal tylenol & autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability once sibling comparisons controlled for family/genetic factors.
👉 Tylenol is safe in pregnancy if needed.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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if i get vaccinated with tylenol do i get double autism or do they cancel each other out
September 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
if i get vaccinated with tylenol do i get double autism or do they cancel each other out
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Every time I feel like I know a lot about the rise of fascism in Germany, I learn something new.
My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?"
Turns out, mom was right.
Turns out, mom was right.
September 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Every time I feel like I know a lot about the rise of fascism in Germany, I learn something new.
I just got my flu and Covid vax. I have asthma and other conditions that put me in the high risk group. I also work at a clinic and am much more likely to be exposed. A bunch of old folk behind me glared at me like I shouldn’t have been there given the current guidance. Do better people.
September 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I just got my flu and Covid vax. I have asthma and other conditions that put me in the high risk group. I also work at a clinic and am much more likely to be exposed. A bunch of old folk behind me glared at me like I shouldn’t have been there given the current guidance. Do better people.
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🚨GREAT NEWS! California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii have created their own health alliance, saying the CDC has become “a political tool that increasingly peddles ideology instead of science.”
New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have now done the same.
New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have now done the same.
September 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚨GREAT NEWS! California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii have created their own health alliance, saying the CDC has become “a political tool that increasingly peddles ideology instead of science.”
New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have now done the same.
New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have now done the same.
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When you stand up and fight; sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. But do you know what happens if you don't fight at all?
Nothing.
Nothing.
BREAKING: A federal judge reverses the Trump administration's cut of billions of dollars to Harvard University.
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the reversal of the Trump administration’s cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding research grants for Harvard University. U.S.
bit.ly
September 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
When you stand up and fight; sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. But do you know what happens if you don't fight at all?
Nothing.
Nothing.
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Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
August 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
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ICE is about to get access to Medicaid records—a HIPAA violation.
Quick facts:
Undocumented immigrants don’t get full Medicaid. They only qualify for emergency care like childbirth or life-threatening treatment.
States like CA & NY offer limited coverage, but its’s state-funded, not federal.
Quick facts:
Undocumented immigrants don’t get full Medicaid. They only qualify for emergency care like childbirth or life-threatening treatment.
States like CA & NY offer limited coverage, but its’s state-funded, not federal.
July 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
ICE is about to get access to Medicaid records—a HIPAA violation.
Quick facts:
Undocumented immigrants don’t get full Medicaid. They only qualify for emergency care like childbirth or life-threatening treatment.
States like CA & NY offer limited coverage, but its’s state-funded, not federal.
Quick facts:
Undocumented immigrants don’t get full Medicaid. They only qualify for emergency care like childbirth or life-threatening treatment.
States like CA & NY offer limited coverage, but its’s state-funded, not federal.
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Yesterday we posted about the Trump administration shutting down the LGBTQ+ youth crisis line, the “press 3” option on 988 is officially gone. The Trevor Project is stepping up to help fill the gap, and they could really use some support right now. If you’re able, please consider donating! 🏳️🌈 💛
July 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Yesterday we posted about the Trump administration shutting down the LGBTQ+ youth crisis line, the “press 3” option on 988 is officially gone. The Trevor Project is stepping up to help fill the gap, and they could really use some support right now. If you’re able, please consider donating! 🏳️🌈 💛
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1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
popular.info
July 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
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There is nothing okay about seeing abandoned lawnmowers and food carts.
The people gone.
Disappeared by our government.
The people gone.
Disappeared by our government.
July 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
There is nothing okay about seeing abandoned lawnmowers and food carts.
The people gone.
Disappeared by our government.
The people gone.
Disappeared by our government.
I’ll be honest, I changed all of my socials that use this name so that it’s disconnected from the name I use professionally
My work also requires that I don’t post my personal opinion about related issues, because we are in an active lawsuit against the Trump administration
My work also requires that I don’t post my personal opinion about related issues, because we are in an active lawsuit against the Trump administration
I understand why many leftists on this app are anonymous and also one of the consequences of doing your business on here as an anonymous person is that if you try to moralize and pressure people about something, no one knows why the fuck they should listen to you or what your social location is
July 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I’ll be honest, I changed all of my socials that use this name so that it’s disconnected from the name I use professionally
My work also requires that I don’t post my personal opinion about related issues, because we are in an active lawsuit against the Trump administration
My work also requires that I don’t post my personal opinion about related issues, because we are in an active lawsuit against the Trump administration
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Analysts suggested 51,000 Americans a year will die preventable deaths under the original House version of the MAGA murder budget.
(This version is likely to be even deadlier.)
(This version is likely to be even deadlier.)
House Bill Seen Causing 51,000 Preventable Deaths Annually
Health care scientists warm the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will strip health insurance from millions and cause thousands of preventable deaths annually
ldi.upenn.edu
July 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Analysts suggested 51,000 Americans a year will die preventable deaths under the original House version of the MAGA murder budget.
(This version is likely to be even deadlier.)
(This version is likely to be even deadlier.)
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Programs like Medicaid and SNAP literally keep people alive. This isn’t a reconciliation bill, it’s a big death bill.
June 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Programs like Medicaid and SNAP literally keep people alive. This isn’t a reconciliation bill, it’s a big death bill.
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An update from Washington on the GOP Tax Bill.
June 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
An update from Washington on the GOP Tax Bill.
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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Six former CDC vaccine chairs are sounding the alarm—and we better listen. The U.S. is on the brink of losing access to life-saving immunizations. When science is attacked and trust is eroded, lives will be lost. This is not a drill. This is a national emergency.
June 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Six former CDC vaccine chairs are sounding the alarm—and we better listen. The U.S. is on the brink of losing access to life-saving immunizations. When science is attacked and trust is eroded, lives will be lost. This is not a drill. This is a national emergency.
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CATO: “New nonpublic data from ICE indicates the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind… 93% had no violent convictions… 65% no criminal record at all…” @MarshaBlackburn
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
June 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
CATO: “New nonpublic data from ICE indicates the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind… 93% had no violent convictions… 65% no criminal record at all…” @MarshaBlackburn
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
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1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so.
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I am getting multiple reports that the Trump admin is NOT complying with the court order requiring passport updates for transgender people.
Some passport agencies are being told not to give trans people passports with their correct gender marker, for now.
Some passport agencies are being told not to give trans people passports with their correct gender marker, for now.
June 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so.
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