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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 17

I'll be there. Who'swith me? #JohnLewis #GoodTrouble

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jul 16

TOMORROW: It’s time to make some good trouble.

People all across the nation will gather together for the Good Trouble Lives On National Day of Action to honor the late Rep. John Lewis. In the face of an authoritarian takeover, it’s more important than ever that we stand up and speak out.

Good Trouble Lives On

On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, v...

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 13

Build community
Love others with abandon
Joy is resistance

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 13

Please understand what a horrific miscarriage of justice this is. One day, our children and grandchildren will study this time and view this practice with horror and disbelief. Make no mistake: future generations will judge all of us for what we do in this moment. Silence is not an option

Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · Jul 13

ICE memo: Officers can “immediately” deport immigrants to alternative countries — places they’ve never lived, without family, language, or protection. 6-24 hours’ notice.

“Thousands of lives are at risk of persecution and torture.”
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens

The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 13

I'll be there, how about you?

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jul 12

On Thursday, we’re honoring Congressman John Lewis by taking to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all.

Join a Good Trouble Lives On event near you to march in peace and act in power.

Good Trouble Lives On

On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, v...

goodtroubleliveson.org

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Jul 9

@brontyman.bsky.social

Dear US citizens,
Whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 7

We CANNOT allow this to stand. History will judge all of us for what we do in this moment

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Chris N. Morfas @thehappygringo.bsky.social · Jul 7

This is an excellent explainer. Read it to prepare yourself to watch and oppose the looming disaster.

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · Jul 7

I wrote today about why we should shudder about ICE and CBP adding 19,000 new agents and officers — because we should terrified of WHO would want to join CBP and ICE amid politicized authoritarian images like this: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/four-fears...

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 7

Medicaid cutsnwont ONLY affect those on Medicaid

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Jul 7

I do not meet Medicaid requirements, but my healthcare premiums became affordable when Missouri expanded Medicaid.

Medicaid cuts will impact my insurance. It will impact my rural hospital. It will impact my life.

It’s all connected.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Jul 7

Concentration camp?
-mass detention without trial
-targeted group persecution
-state of military control
-harsh, inhumane conditions
-isolation and surveillance
-fear as a tool of control

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Jul 7

Is anyone else having a hard time living a normal day-to-day life while our nation builds literal concentration camps?

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 6

By the way, I HIGHLY recommend this entire season of The Uncertain Hour on #Welfare #WorkRequirements - it is eye-opening

When I heard that one of the measures in the #BigBeautifuBill would institute work requirements for #Medicaid, I couldn't stop thinking about it

Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 6

Almost ALL of my Medicaid patients work, or are too elderly or disabled to do so. New work requirements will cause them to lose their Healthcare, not because they don't meet them, but because proving they meet them is complicated and burdinsome.

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 6

This gave Black women the option to turn down work cooking and cleaning for White families, and those families complained to their elected officials.

They literally wrote a law that said all able-bodied Black women HAD to work, "regardless of whether they want to or have to"

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 6

Did you know that the first work requirements in the United States EXPLICITLY only applied to Black women? They were instituted during WW1 because women of all races whose husbands were deployed received war allowances.

Chapter 3: Race and rumor www.marketplace.org/episode/2023...

Chapter 3: Race and rumor

How a rumor about welfare cheats transformed a small city.

www.marketplace.org

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Jul 5

@ashishkjha.bsky.social

time.com/7300067/budg...

One way most Americans will feel the OBBB law is through crowded ERs. No, not because uninsured folks will flood ERs. But because the law will close a lot of nursing homes. Which will create a backlog in the system overcrowding ERs.

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 4

I suspect she also doesn't know the definition of the word "indictment"

Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 4

Today we rest. Tomorrow we resist. And every single day afterward, until our country lives up to it's best ideals.

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 3

Last week I was on Capitol Hill, pleading with members of Congress not to cut Medicaid, Medicare, and vital programs offering a lifeline to struggling families.

PLEASE contact you US Representative - the House has to vote on the Senates version of the Reconciliation Bill and YOUR VOICE MATTERS

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Jul 3

@greenhousemd.bsky.social

I don’t think I’ve ever been this afraid for my patients.
Some may lose their health care access.
Some may lose their hospitals
Some may lose their medications
And at the end of it all, it won’t matter who had Medicaid and who didn’t . Everyone loses.

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jul 3

I cant think of a better way to mark the anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence

Join me at People's Independence Day Chicago action.womensmarch.com/events/peopl...

People's Independence Day Chicago

We are calling on CHICAGO for all to join us on July 4th for the PEOPLE’s INDEPENDENCE DAY because there can be no freedom without justice!  The Coalition Against the Trump Agenda is a growing c...

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jun 20

Gender-affirming care isn't just for trans and gender non-conforming people

Gender-affirming care is being addressed by your correct name

It's being offered the appropriate screenings

It's being sensitive about your comfort in your body and your modesty

It isn't something radical or specialized

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · Jun 20

Your display is beautifully done, and it's hard to fathom what that person thought would be inappropriate for children to see. I've seen more sexually explicit photos and headlines waiting in line at the grocery store . . .

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · May 4

Proof this guy is full of SITH.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · May 4

In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.

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Margaret Russell @drmargaretrussell.bsky.social · May 4

Highly recommend "On Tyrrany" if you haven't read it already

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · May 4

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow

Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

snyder.substack.com

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · May 2

@catgyoung.bsky.social

Did you know the Human Genome Project cost taxpayers about $3 billion over 13 years but is estimated to have generated a ROI of $1 trillion impacting the fields of medicine, agriculture, energy, and the environment? Science is not a cost. It’s an investment with countless returns.

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