Gwen Brandt
@dancnlizard.bsky.social
geriatrician, family medicine trained, gamer, outdoor enthusiast, wife to an ER doc, mother, she/her
Michigan Aotearoa/NZ
Michigan Aotearoa/NZ
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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An incredible admission at how top down the right is and how the oligarchs propagandists view their followers as lemmings to manipulate through social media rage bait. Now they're upset that they have lost control of the manipulation machine.
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
An incredible admission at how top down the right is and how the oligarchs propagandists view their followers as lemmings to manipulate through social media rage bait. Now they're upset that they have lost control of the manipulation machine.
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Every facet of Israeli society—its government and politicians, its media and its culture—have collectively agreed to “make the decimation of Palestinian life in Gaza simply disappear from Israeli memory,” writes Lee Mordechai for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social.
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Every facet of Israeli society—its government and politicians, its media and its culture—have collectively agreed to “make the decimation of Palestinian life in Gaza simply disappear from Israeli memory,” writes Lee Mordechai for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social.
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This is by design, it’s a choice.
This is back on track for the Government. Luxon, Seymour, Peters their Ministers/MPs, all want you so scared of losing your job that you will accept lower pay, less security and less safety lest you end up where they’re putting people everyday. #nzpol
This is back on track for the Government. Luxon, Seymour, Peters their Ministers/MPs, all want you so scared of losing your job that you will accept lower pay, less security and less safety lest you end up where they’re putting people everyday. #nzpol
People facing 'imminent homelessness' not eligible for emergency housing, Citizens Advice Bureau says
Many facing 'imminent homelessness' don't qualitfy for emergency housing anymore, the Citizens Advice Bureau warns.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is by design, it’s a choice.
This is back on track for the Government. Luxon, Seymour, Peters their Ministers/MPs, all want you so scared of losing your job that you will accept lower pay, less security and less safety lest you end up where they’re putting people everyday. #nzpol
This is back on track for the Government. Luxon, Seymour, Peters their Ministers/MPs, all want you so scared of losing your job that you will accept lower pay, less security and less safety lest you end up where they’re putting people everyday. #nzpol
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‘The public will not have their say’ is a feature of what style of governance?
#nzpol
#nzpol
The public will not have their say on the Govt's weakening of the methane target, even though it could raise household bills by $270 a year.
Govt to rush climate target change through Parliament under urgency
newsroom.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
‘The public will not have their say’ is a feature of what style of governance?
#nzpol
#nzpol
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Save the Children NZ have actually talked to children themselves about online safety - if the focus was genuinely on children’s safety we’d be elevating their voices and idea of solutions.
www.savethechildren.org.nz/assets/Files...
www.savethechildren.org.nz/assets/Files...
www.savethechildren.org.nz
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Save the Children NZ have actually talked to children themselves about online safety - if the focus was genuinely on children’s safety we’d be elevating their voices and idea of solutions.
www.savethechildren.org.nz/assets/Files...
www.savethechildren.org.nz/assets/Files...
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A 5-month-old baby died, & 3 surviving children, ages 2, 4, & 5, had to be hospitalized with rickets, osteopenia, vitamin D deficiency, & significant developmental delays bc their parents put them on “alkaline diets.”
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A 5-month-old baby died, & 3 surviving children, ages 2, 4, & 5, had to be hospitalized with rickets, osteopenia, vitamin D deficiency, & significant developmental delays bc their parents put them on “alkaline diets.”
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
Anyone saying alkalization has health benefits is a murderous liar & a charlatan.
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"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
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It’s actually more than shit tonne, it’s a never ending fire hose of hoofwanking shitfuckery… #nzpol
#OneTermGovernment
#OneTermGovernment
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It’s actually more than shit tonne, it’s a never ending fire hose of hoofwanking shitfuckery… #nzpol
#OneTermGovernment
#OneTermGovernment
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“This is the strongest critique of New Zealand CERD has ever issued. Unlike the 2017 review, which acknowledged progress, this report finds virtually no positive steps on Māori rights or racial equity.”
Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.
Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.
It's so bad, we now have an article in the international edition of The Guardian.
“unprecedented in both its length and its language”
@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
“unprecedented in both its length and its language”
@evacorlett.bsky.social doing some of her best work, again.
#nzpol
UN report sounds alarm over Māori rights in New Zealand
UN committee raised concerns over government policies including scrapping the Māori Health Authority and funding cuts for Indigenous services
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“This is the strongest critique of New Zealand CERD has ever issued. Unlike the 2017 review, which acknowledged progress, this report finds virtually no positive steps on Māori rights or racial equity.”
Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.
Pretty clear why the coalition have been so eager to discredit the UN.
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Thank you NZ Greens for saying this so clearly.
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Thank you NZ Greens for saying this so clearly.
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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The 14th Amendment doesn’t mince words — birthright citizenship is a constitutionally protected right.
We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
December 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The 14th Amendment doesn’t mince words — birthright citizenship is a constitutionally protected right.
We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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No one deserves to starve.
No one deserves to starve.
No one deserves to starve.
Most SNAP recipients work. They need SNAP because corporations refuse to pay a living wage.
The rest are disabled, elderly or unpaid caregivers.
People should be fed. Period.
No one deserves to starve.
No one deserves to starve.
Most SNAP recipients work. They need SNAP because corporations refuse to pay a living wage.
The rest are disabled, elderly or unpaid caregivers.
People should be fed. Period.
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
No one deserves to starve.
No one deserves to starve.
No one deserves to starve.
Most SNAP recipients work. They need SNAP because corporations refuse to pay a living wage.
The rest are disabled, elderly or unpaid caregivers.
People should be fed. Period.
No one deserves to starve.
No one deserves to starve.
Most SNAP recipients work. They need SNAP because corporations refuse to pay a living wage.
The rest are disabled, elderly or unpaid caregivers.
People should be fed. Period.
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For anyone who believes the private sector can replace public investment in science: no, it's never going to come close.
It will never be cheaper to not have cures for diseases or to be beholden to someone for them. Health is a public service.
It will never be cheaper to not have cures for diseases or to be beholden to someone for them. Health is a public service.
Antiviral drug abandoned by pharma shows promise against dengue
A daily pill can prevent the crippling disease, but its maker won’t bring it to market
www.science.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For anyone who believes the private sector can replace public investment in science: no, it's never going to come close.
It will never be cheaper to not have cures for diseases or to be beholden to someone for them. Health is a public service.
It will never be cheaper to not have cures for diseases or to be beholden to someone for them. Health is a public service.
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The CDC is compromised and is advocating against evidence-based public health.
This is a pro-death and pro-disease recommendation.
This is a pro-death and pro-disease recommendation.
This regressive move will literally kill people. It's making kids' liver cancer great again. And it's a sign of more harm to come.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
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ACIP voted to stop recommending the Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, even though only 1/2 of infant Hep B infections come from the birthing parent and infant infections run a 90% risk of chronic Hepatitis B which is a/w cirrhosis and liver cancer. I wrote about the importance of Hep B vaccination 👇
These are the top 5 questions/concerns I’ve gotten about the press conference on autism:
-the “Harvard” study tho
-what about “trusting the science”?
-shouldn’t we warn people even if it’s just a correlation?
-but Tylenol said don’t take it!
-Hep B vaccine for newborns
Asked and answered 👇
-the “Harvard” study tho
-what about “trusting the science”?
-shouldn’t we warn people even if it’s just a correlation?
-but Tylenol said don’t take it!
-Hep B vaccine for newborns
Asked and answered 👇
You asked. Here are the answers.
In the wake of the disastrous press conference on Tylenol and autism, a lot of you had questions about why I and so many other physicians have been so forcefully countering what was said.
arghavan.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
ACIP voted to stop recommending the Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, even though only 1/2 of infant Hep B infections come from the birthing parent and infant infections run a 90% risk of chronic Hepatitis B which is a/w cirrhosis and liver cancer. I wrote about the importance of Hep B vaccination 👇
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As a member of the rainbow community I don’t think it’s okay that Labour still hasn’t put out an official press release supporting the trans community - regardless of whether they end up in a coalition with NZ First, I’ll remember that they didn’t use their platform - despite their stated values.
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
As a member of the rainbow community I don’t think it’s okay that Labour still hasn’t put out an official press release supporting the trans community - regardless of whether they end up in a coalition with NZ First, I’ll remember that they didn’t use their platform - despite their stated values.
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A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp
popular.info
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
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NEW: The FDA’s new top drug regulator is “utterly unqualified” say experts.
Tracy Beth Høeg is a physical medicine doctor who became a right-wing star for her opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures and questioning of the mRNA vaccines.
More here:
www.importantcontext.news/p/utterly-un...
Tracy Beth Høeg is a physical medicine doctor who became a right-wing star for her opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures and questioning of the mRNA vaccines.
More here:
www.importantcontext.news/p/utterly-un...
“Utterly Unqualified”: Embattled FDA Taps Vaccine Opponent For Top Drug Regulator Position
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg is a familiar name on the medical fringes.
www.importantcontext.news
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
NEW: The FDA’s new top drug regulator is “utterly unqualified” say experts.
Tracy Beth Høeg is a physical medicine doctor who became a right-wing star for her opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures and questioning of the mRNA vaccines.
More here:
www.importantcontext.news/p/utterly-un...
Tracy Beth Høeg is a physical medicine doctor who became a right-wing star for her opposition to COVID-19 mitigation measures and questioning of the mRNA vaccines.
More here:
www.importantcontext.news/p/utterly-un...
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This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.