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Erin Carroll @hidinginalabama.bsky.social · 9h

I know someone who experienced the same growing up. I was talking about my own complications during childbirth and they commented that I shouldn’t do it in front of my child b/c they’d feel guilty & then related how their mother had constantly told them how she’d been so sick and it was their fault.

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Ellen Sandbeck @esandbeck.bsky.social · 9h

Anyone who is capable of blaming an infant for anything, should not be allowed to raise children. My kids knew I had had complications, and they also knew it was not anyone's fault. I had a near fatal recurrence when our kids were 7 and 4, so they definitely knew what was going on.

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Ellen Sandbeck @esandbeck.bsky.social · 9h

It is all kinds of wrong. I nearly died of complications of childbirth, but it never occurred to me to blame anyone for that, especially not my newborn infant son!

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 9h

I’m sorry she got polio, but blaming the baby seems all kinds of wrong.

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Ellen Sandbeck @esandbeck.bsky.social · 9h

My MIL contracted polio when she was in the hospital giving birth to her first child (my husband). She ended up with a limp. She never forgave him.

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Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 12h

I took on RFK Jr. and the anti-vaccine movement, and we won.

Now extremists in Washington are attacking science and shutting down the government again.

I’ve fought this battle before. I’ll fight it again for truth, science, and families.

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Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 12h

I’m Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician, father, and former state senator.

I’ve spent my career protecting kids and expanding health care. Now I’m running for Congress because Washington could use a little good medicine. #CA03 #DrPanForCongress

Watch our launch video, then share it.

Launch - Dr. Pan for Congress

YouTube video by Dr. Richard Pan for Congress

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Autistic Book🇨🇦 🍁🇺🇦 🗽 @autisticbook.bsky.social · 11h

Dr Pan has worked hard for health education. Thank you Dr Pan for everything you have accomplished for public health.
@amberspeaks.bsky.social @doritreiss.bsky.social @gavinyamey.bsky.social @drjudystone.bsky.social @drdebhoury.bsky.social @angierasmussen.bsky.social

Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 12h

I’m Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician, father, and former state senator.

I’ve spent my career protecting kids and expanding health care. Now I’m running for Congress because Washington could use a little good medicine. #CA03 #DrPanForCongress

Watch our launch video, then share it.

Launch - Dr. Pan for Congress

YouTube video by Dr. Richard Pan for Congress

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Eric Trump: "Make no mistake -- he is heaven-bound. I've seen the hand of God on him for a very long time ... I think there is a lot less people going to heaven-- meaning, they are going to heaven slower because he stopped the death and destruction around the world."

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 13h

3/3! – I forgot to add, the incoming government dropped this, IMO because they were focused on "opposing" rather than if a policy was good or not. Or rather their idea of "good" was a "watch us smash their stuff" show for their supporters. It’s something we need to disincentivise.

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 13h

That last, for example, is why the previous government dropped the pharmacy charges: research had shown if you did, people were more likely to get treatments sooner, that would lean to fewer have their conditions get worse and need hospital attention. Both patient and hospitals were better off.

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 13h

My dad had to spend a year off school, mostly in bed, because he had polio. And his brothers and him were first in line when the vaccine became available (and ever since he's made sure to be up-to-date on all his shots).

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 14h

🧪A good perspective.

Mothers from the 1950s, who saw how polio affected children's lives would like a word.

For every $ spent on the MMR vaccine, the healthcare system saves $13. Now, The direct medical costs of a measles case is $1793. This translates to $~1.79B/yr for Americans.

RFK Jr. says vaccines don’t save lives. He’s wrong

Now RFK Jr. is claiming vaccines don’t actually save lives. Here’s the math to show what he gets wrong.

www.statnews.com

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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 13h

Similarly for #NZ, the return on investment in most preventative medicine can be high.

Not spending might "save money" in the very short term, but cost later. Investing would be better.

This isn’t just for vaccines, it’s also early detection of illnesses, starting treatments early, etc.

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 14h

🧪A good perspective.

Mothers from the 1950s, who saw how polio affected children's lives would like a word.

For every $ spent on the MMR vaccine, the healthcare system saves $13. Now, The direct medical costs of a measles case is $1793. This translates to $~1.79B/yr for Americans.

RFK Jr. says vaccines don’t save lives. He’s wrong

Now RFK Jr. is claiming vaccines don’t actually save lives. Here’s the math to show what he gets wrong.

www.statnews.com

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 14h

A new drug slows insulin-dependent diabetic deterioration and has sped up development of a complete remedy

A New Drug Slows the Worsening of Type 1 Diabetes and Has Sped up Work on a Full Cure

A new drug slows insulin-dependent diabetic deterioration and has sped up development of a complete remedy

www.scientificamerican.com

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 14h

Should expanded health insurance subsidies expire, people are “going to have to make super hard choices of, ‘Do I cut back on my groceries, or my rent, or do I go uninsured?’” says @healthaccess.bsky.social's Rachel Linn Gish.

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California’s Health Insurance Marketplace Braces for Chaos as Shutdown Persists - KFF Health News

Jessica Altman, the head of California’s Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, warns letters will be sent out this week with sky-high premiums unless Washington extends covid-era enhanced ...

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 13h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 13h

“We unequivocally denounce any policies that devalue our students’ presence or diminish their contributions to our intellectual & cultural community.

International & non-citizen students bring invaluable & diverse perspectives to our classrooms, labs & campuses.”

— AAUP University of North Texas

Letter to the Editor: Open letter to non-citizen UNT students

To our non-United States citizen students at UNT,

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 13h

And there's a LOT that could be done to reform FDA. But Lysenkoism isn't it.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 13h

What could go wrong?
<googles: food safety, drug safety>

STAT @statnews.com · 15h

Employees inside the FDA and outside experts said they were worried the U.S. is headed toward a new era of drug regulation: one where political decisions lead, and evidence follows
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.

www.statnews.com

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STAT @statnews.com · 15h

Employees inside the FDA and outside experts said they were worried the U.S. is headed toward a new era of drug regulation: one where political decisions lead, and evidence follows
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

Current and former FDA staff said the level of involvement of political officials in nitty-gritty regulatory matters is unprecedented.

www.statnews.com

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 13h

The U.S. says that it stands by its Philippine ally and emphasized their mutual defense treaty after vessels from China and the Philippines clashed amid heightened tensions in the disputed South China Sea.

U.S. backs Philippine ally after China warns over vessel clash

Earlier, Beijing urged Manila not to challenge its efforts to “safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests” after Sunday’s incident in the Spratly Islands.

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Monica Torres @monicatorrr.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote about what the National Guard can ask or do to civilians and how the Insurrection Act could dramatically change that: www.huffpost.com/entry/nation...

Can The National Guard Detain And Arrest You? Here Are Some Surprising Facts.

Trump's push to federalize troops "has no precedent," one expert said.

www.huffpost.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 13h

Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 1d

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

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