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Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD

@lisamthompson.bsky.social

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Professor of nursing; environmental scientist; citizen of this chaotic US nation spinning out of control.

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Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific. As a nurse practitioner, I am glad the nurse said something at the end, but too little too late. Anyone presenting in this state should have had a medical examination. Looking at his unilateral paralysis (arm) upon entry to the jail it was obvious to me that it was a stroke.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · 3d

Deflect through lies that are impossible to answer in the moment. This admin just makes shit up.

Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · 3d

Stupidity+evil+deflection+bald-faces lies is the MO of this administration. Just answer the questions Blondi.

Pressed on Justice Dept. Politicization, Bondi Goes on Attack www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Pressed on Justice Dept. Politicization, Bondi Goes on Attack

www.nytimes.com

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 18d

How it started // How it’s going

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 19d

🧵More than three dozen professors, teachers and school staffers have been fired or suspended for posting about Charlie Kirk.

One Illinois teacher was fired for posting Kirk's empathy quote.

This is a map of where the firings have happened so far, with 200 more teachers under review in Texas alone.

Map of schools where teachers have been fired over Charlie Kirk posts

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20d

Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄

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Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Everglades Detention Camp is inhumane, and DeSantis must shut it down immediately. Add your name now. sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

Stop the Everglades Detention Camp!

The Everglades Detention Camp is inhumane, and DeSantis must shut it down immediately. Add your name now.

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elDiario.es @eldiario.es · Mar 8

El feminismo sale a la calle frente al “rearme patriarcal”

Las portavoces de la marcha de Madrid claman “contra el avance de la ultraderecha que quiere eliminar derechos” www.eldiario.es/sociedad/fem...

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · Mar 13

if I were physically in the United States and not a citizen I would probably go ahead and factory reset any phone that had CBP One on it

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Mar 12

Under the Biden administration, the CBP One app allowed migrants to apply to enter the U.S. legally as asylum-seekers.

Now relaunched as the CBP Home app, the mobile application has "a self-deportation reporting feature," the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.
nbcnews.to/3XPkMpJ

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Mar 14

They’re mocking the Dems now

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Mar 14

The Trump regime will arrest you in the middle of the night because you spoke your mind.

And federal agents in plain clothes who refuse to identify themselves will be the ones to do it.

If you think I'm being hyperbolic, watch this clip.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Mar 14

NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest

“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”

Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions

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Bumblebike @bumblebike.bsky.social · Mar 17

@altairforce.altgov.info @altcoast.altgov.info BZ to all the veteran musicians from all branches who stepped up to make this happen.

www.cbsnews.com/news/concert...

What musicians did after an executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration

After an executive order ending DEI initiatives, the U.S. Marine Band canceled a concert featuring young musicians of color. Veterans stepped in to mentor the aspiring musicians.

www.cbsnews.com

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · Apr 8

Clean sources made up 41% of the world’s electricity mix in 2024. That's up from 33% a decade before.

Solar’s share of the overall mix reached 6.9%, up from just 0.8% in 2014.

theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/08/c...

Clean sources made up 41% of the world's electricity mix in 2024

Solar's share of the overall mix reached 6.9%, up from just 0.8% in 2014.

theprogressplaybook.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 8

Breaking News: The White House violated the First Amendment in banning The Associated Press from President Trump’s events, a judge ruled.

Judge Orders White House to Restore AP’s Access to Trump

The Trump administration has barred the news outlet from certain events for its use of the term “Gulf of Mexico,” which a federal judge agreed amounted to a violation of the First Amendment.

www.nytimes.com

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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · Apr 12

BREAKING: 36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year.

Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · Apr 12

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social makes an incredibly important observation here. Stay engaged. Keep speaking out. I’ll never stop fighting to protect our democracy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aDb...

Murphy: Trump Is Dismantling Our Democracy. We Must Come Together And Act Before It’s Too Late.

YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy

www.youtube.com

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · Apr 13

Pilots should take note to use caution with all upper-level forecast products, including global models and CAMS, the rawinsondes (weather balloons) from Omaha/Valley are not happening, and as such, that data is missing in guidance products. Everything east of 96W affected.

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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · Apr 19

When David Brooks has more resistance in him than Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries…

ernie from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and orange gloves

ALT: ernie from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and orange gloves

media.tenor.com

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · Apr 20

This is further evidence of Hegseth potentially endangering the lives of American soldiers. The appropriate response from the US government would be to open a counterintelligence investigation and possibly a criminal one www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat

The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

www.nytimes.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Apr 26

i genuinely want to know what the hell is wrong with this guy. he is a total monster and i am a little interested in how he got to be this way.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Apr 26

Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam.

Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.

Stephen Miller Unveils Bizarre New Attack on Birthright Citizenship

Stephen Miller has found a new excuse to ignore the Constitution.

newrepublic.com

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Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · Jul 18

Asking RFK Jr: Is there a vaccine for that?

Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · May 18

Because I made it through to year 4. I was starting year 5. I was in the last 6 months of the trial

Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · May 18

No. Just be transparent and compliant. I feel for the POs who are navigating this confusing EO too. Also wait and see for September when the new structure is unveiled.

Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · May 18

Not really but I will ask her! Just something for all of us to consider.

Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · May 18

Yes because we got through baseline and 4 months and had to stop at 12 months in 1/4 of the group of 400 women

Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · May 17

Told I have to rewrite my Year 5 NIH budget without my Guatemala subaward due to the new federal law. Adding to the CONSORT flow diagram “lost to follow up” (reason=Trump cancellation of foreign awards, n=100)

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Lisa M Thompson RN, PhD @lisamthompson.bsky.social · May 10

What bitcoin? www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...

WATCH: White House weighs in on why Trump plans to attend memecoin dinner

President Donald Trump will attend a May 22 dinner at his Virginia golf club for the largest investors in the memecoin $TRUMP, and has used his social media site to drum up interest.

www.pbs.org

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · May 10

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

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