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Dr. Orna Izakson

@orna.bsky.social

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Climate, polycrisis, mental health, functional medicine, 🌱🌲🌻🌼. Pro-science licensed naturopathic dr (OR/AK), herbalist, ex environmental journalist. Love 🥾and 📷 wild places. 💔 about 🌎. 1st-gen US, 🇮🇱 fam. Born 320ppm. #Angret. She/her/doctor. NDClimate.org

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · Nov 14

For the past year I’ve been gathering resources on the climate crisis and its effects on health, mental health, food and herbal medicines. Find those resources here: ndclimate.org

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#ClimateCrisis #NaturopathicClimateAlliance #ClimateMentalHealth #HerbalMedicine

naturopathic climate alliance - Dr. Orna Izakson

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 50m

The slogan right now needs to be “don’t take the bait!”

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 52m

Thanks, you made my day!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

NEW: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action if Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 7h

Shouldn’t changing DOD to DOW be immediately disqualifying?

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h

Leaked messages from leaders of Young Republican groups obtained by Politico:

They referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people" and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

www.politico.com

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 10h

Beauty break.

#BeautyBreak #DoomScrollBreak

Iran’s and yellow dahlia flower resting on a small fig tree branch, with the tree’s leaves fully furled in the background.

Orange yellow leaves of some plant I don’t know, bright against the background of a shadowed street.

Bright red and cold leaves of a maybe sycamore tree against a clear blue sky.

Yellow tree leaves against a bright blue sky.

Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 13h

A little good news.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS BID BY INFOWARS' ALEX JONES TO CHALLENGE $1.4 BILLION DEFAMATION JUDGMENT OWED TO FAMILIES OF SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING VICTIMS

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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 15h

The director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has just been laid off.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

Pete Hegseth has set a 5PM deadline for media orgs to agree to unprecedented new restrictions on their coverage.

Dozen of outlets — including conservative ones — have said they'll refuse to sign: WaPo, NYT, Newsmax, The Atlantic, WSJ, NPR, the Washington Examiner, Reuters, POLITICO, and more.

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 21h

You don’t need Paramount. I catch pretty much everything on social media.

Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 22h

feeling seen.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 22h

It is.

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José Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 1d

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 1d

Try having them watch an old TV show like The Rockford files, where everyone depended on payphones.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Woody Guthrie wrote a song called "Old Man Trump" that, shall we say, resonates today

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man...

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 1d

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a mediocre blog post. At least one person has now read it.

Phytomaven @tmigratorius.bsky.social · 1d

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got insomnia? try CBT-I first - Dr. Orna Izakson

The best treament for chronic insomnia is called cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and you may have never even heard of it.

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Returning hostage Elkana Bohbot meets his wife Rivkah for the first time after two years in Hamas captivity.

So much relief, disbelief, and joy, all in one hug.

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 1d

Oh look, someone got my email! Thank you so much for sharing!

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 1d

Bar Kupershtein’s family, overcome with tears of relief after two years of unimaginable pain.

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 1d

Nimrod Cohen with his brother, who can smile again 💜

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Dr. Orna Izakson @orna.bsky.social · 1d

Gross.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day

Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all

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Phytomaven @tmigratorius.bsky.social · 1d

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Rare wildflower bloom blankets Chile's Atacama desert

One of the world's driest deserts is transformed into a sea of wildflowers after a rare bloom.

www.bbc.com

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