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Denise Dewald, MD

@denisedewald.bsky.social

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Health is inextricably linked with politics. Democracy requires participation. Not playing Russian Roulette with Covid. Opinions my own. #LongCovid

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Denise Dewald, MD @denisedewald.bsky.social · Nov 15

PSA: 🚨 DO NOT TAKE YOUR MASK OFF INDOORS, even if there is no one else around.🚨

The virus persists in the air for HOURS because #CovidIsAirborne

Only take your mask off outdoors, and preferably use an N95 mask.
Important potentially lifesaving thread. Please RT. 1/n

Don't remove your mask indoors. Aerosols < 5 micrometers can persist in the air for hours.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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Rosalie Wong ❌👑 @rosaliewong.bsky.social · 14h

Listen to Robert De Niro “King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

In 8 days we RISE to say #NoKings

LFG! social.demcast.com/s/4ZaqlX49

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 17h

Gavin Newsom: “What more evidence of authoritarianism do you need? These guys aren’t screwing around. We can no longer screw around. It’s all at stake. People need to wake up. We can’t continue to play by the old set of rules.“

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 14h

“The Death of Public Health”

Jonas Salk saved millions with a polio vaccine. He gave it away to help humanity. Today, venal and yes, evil billionaires—Koch to Musk to Peter Thiel—are fully behind destroying American society for profit. They want you poor, sick, and desperate. We must stop them.

The Death of Public Health

Another Friday night massacre, but this time it's not just an essential federal public health agency that will die

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 18h

This year, I've had so many productivity issues. Whole days lost, deadlines completely blown I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with me

Yeah, so for the last 48 hours I decided to tune out the news and concentrate on an article and surprise surprise: it was the fascism this whole time

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Call me Krazi @krazikrone.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know Nixon never served a day in prison because he was pardoned?
But his Attorney General did.
His Chief of Staff did.
His Domestic Affairs Adviser did.
His Special Counsel did.
His campaign chairman did.
Even members of his re-election committee did time.

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 22h

This is why Dems should be out on the streets, threatening to prosecute when we get power back, and getting arrested if necessary. Because it will draw attention.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 23h

The reason the ICE videos aren’t producing a backlash of that scale (yet) is that our institutional elites are deeply committed to ignoring them, which both reduces their spread and reduces the sense that this is something important we SHOULD be freaking out about.

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 23h

Get out in the streets and stop this, @raskin.house.gov.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 23h

Quantbrain Dem data people are just telling members of Congress to be losers. To stay away from the biggest civil rights violations — Constintuitional crisis — of our time.

Because their bullshit polls, their bad data, lead Dem leaders to be passive and pathetic.

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Denise Dewald, MD @denisedewald.bsky.social · 20h

We are entering the territory of Putin’s Russia

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 22h

Everything about this is bonkers. The arrest, the charge, the possible sentence, the **$2 million bail.**

reason.com/2025/10/10/t...

Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 22h

If you're wondering how our official economic numbers got SO FAR OFF FROM HOW PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY DOING, I recommend The Mismeasurement of America, Gene Ludwig's new book. Hugely eye opening.

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ZiggyStardust @grancracker.bsky.social · 22h

Hitler focused on people other parties neglected as too stupid &apathetic for attention (MAGA?),gave them a feeling of meaning & belonging.Nazi pty comprised those never on the politic scene before-not alone anymore &part of ‘something big’ ignoring his lies &treachery.
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Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny - Watch the documentary now! | American Masters | PBS

Discover Hannah Arendt, who transformed her time as a political prisoner during World War II into daring insights about totalitarianism.

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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 22h

The Washington Post deserves to go out of business.

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 22h

Reminder that a billionaire owns what is now this rag outlet & his only goal is to stroke Trump's ego so Trump helps him become a trillionaire.

Cancel these rag media outlets & invest in people committed to actual justice. No paywall. Paid sub is entirely optional:
www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

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Denise Dewald, MD @denisedewald.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you!

Denise Dewald, MD @denisedewald.bsky.social · 23h

This is honestly the craziest thing I have ever read.

The Ontario Ministry of Health is requiring international medical graduates to have attended HIGH SCHOOL in Ontario to be considered for a first-round residency slot.

www.thestar.com/news/ontario...

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 11d

There's ALWAYS a video clip.
It's #DonaldTrumpsShutdown.

He said so himself.

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Christine @chermitup.bsky.social · 1d

The level of dehumanization. There is something essentially human missing from these racists. That poor man, I cannot imagine how scared and confused he was to be going through a health emergency surrounded by people who were making it worse intentionally.

Denise Dewald, MD @denisedewald.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific. A 50-year old black man had a stroke & was confused from it. Cops didn’t want to “waste time” doing a thorough evaluation for a medical emergency, assumed it was drugs, & simply threw him in jail. He died

A tragic example of the cruelty of structural racism

www.kare11.com/article/news...

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 1d

this entire clip is fuckin comedy gold

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

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Denise Dewald, MD @denisedewald.bsky.social · 1d

“…integrity of the President of the United States…” LMAO 🤣

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