Gregg J Montalto, MD, MPH
@gjmontalto.bsky.social
Venn diagram of medicine, mental health, public health, advocacy. Inequity is a societal choice.
Retired US Navy.
Assoc Prof Pediatrics Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
All opinions are mine & may not reflect those of my employer.
Retired US Navy.
Assoc Prof Pediatrics Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
All opinions are mine & may not reflect those of my employer.
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Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.
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Also, and not for nothing, I have zero idea how much my services cost.
Is there going to be an app we can use when we have a gunshot wound and need to determine which emergency room is cheaper tonight?
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Also, and not for nothing, I have zero idea how much my services cost.
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"... a masked, helmeted man pointing a pepper-spray gun through his open window and firing into the car. A wave of a yellow-orange cloudy substance hits Veraza, 25, in the face. Herrera, 24, turned around to the backseat and saw their baby girl, Arinna Sofia, with her eyes screwed shut." #chicago
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"... a masked, helmeted man pointing a pepper-spray gun through his open window and firing into the car. A wave of a yellow-orange cloudy substance hits Veraza, 25, in the face. Herrera, 24, turned around to the backseat and saw their baby girl, Arinna Sofia, with her eyes screwed shut." #chicago
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Do liberal-run cities have a fentanyl problem? We asked the internet's biggest drug trafficker, Ross Ulbricht, who is now a free man after being pardoned by Trump.
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Do liberal-run cities have a fentanyl problem? We asked the internet's biggest drug trafficker, Ross Ulbricht, who is now a free man after being pardoned by Trump.
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Pumpkins will be decorating porches tomorrow as we enjoy Halloween. They come to us thanks to workers like these NY state farm workers who were harvesting these heavy pumpkins last Friday in the rain. #WeFeedYou
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pumpkins will be decorating porches tomorrow as we enjoy Halloween. They come to us thanks to workers like these NY state farm workers who were harvesting these heavy pumpkins last Friday in the rain. #WeFeedYou
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“.. You’ve got to really hate Halloween ‒ and children ‒ to pull that kind of crap.”
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October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“.. You’ve got to really hate Halloween ‒ and children ‒ to pull that kind of crap.”
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During 2028 campaigns,* when Americans are sicker, life expectancy is shorter, health care insurance is out of reach, and more families are devastated by medical debt, we will blame immigrants and not the reckless health influencers who are in charge.
#HealthCare #SurgeonGeneral #CDC #CMS
#HealthCare #SurgeonGeneral #CDC #CMS
What to watch for during Casey Means' confirmation hearing for surgeon general
While she completed medical school, she never finished residency, and is likely to face tough questions from senators about her qualifications and views on vaccines.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
During 2028 campaigns,* when Americans are sicker, life expectancy is shorter, health care insurance is out of reach, and more families are devastated by medical debt, we will blame immigrants and not the reckless health influencers who are in charge.
#HealthCare #SurgeonGeneral #CDC #CMS
#HealthCare #SurgeonGeneral #CDC #CMS
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The 1920s “immigration reform” the VP cited tonight, in this reply to a south Asian woman, was devised by Anglo bigots to all but stop the historic wave of Eastern and Southern Europeans — Jews, Italians, Slavs, Greeks etc www.amazon.com/Guarded-Gate...
A brave young woman asks JD Vance: “When you talk about too many immigrants here, when did you guys decide that number? Why did you sell us a dream? You gave us the path and now tell us we don't belong here? Why do you have to be Christian to be American?”
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October 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The 1920s “immigration reform” the VP cited tonight, in this reply to a south Asian woman, was devised by Anglo bigots to all but stop the historic wave of Eastern and Southern Europeans — Jews, Italians, Slavs, Greeks etc www.amazon.com/Guarded-Gate...
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Rupert Murdoch-owned @thetimes.com of London completely fabricates a hit piece on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , gets called out by former mayor Deblasio — then deletes it.🤔
October 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Rupert Murdoch-owned @thetimes.com of London completely fabricates a hit piece on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social , gets called out by former mayor Deblasio — then deletes it.🤔
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This incident is spreading through Chicago running circles. A 67 year old man, driving back from a long run with his friends, is pulled from the car and thrown to the ground by ICE (or BP?) agents because he did... something.
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67-year old American citizen left with broken ribs by ICE #breakingnews #iceraids #savedemocracy
YouTube video by Nick Valencia News
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October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This incident is spreading through Chicago running circles. A 67 year old man, driving back from a long run with his friends, is pulled from the car and thrown to the ground by ICE (or BP?) agents because he did... something.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
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Amazon announces they are laying off the largest amount of workers ever in the company’s history.
30,000+ workers will lose their jobs.
30,000+ workers will lose their jobs.
October 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Amazon announces they are laying off the largest amount of workers ever in the company’s history.
30,000+ workers will lose their jobs.
30,000+ workers will lose their jobs.
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“I’ve never seen more active propaganda coming from the federal government,” said WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell. “When I’ve seen something with my own eyes and then I see a completely different characterization coming from the spokesperson in Washington … it’s hard to know how to respond to that.”
October 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“I’ve never seen more active propaganda coming from the federal government,” said WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell. “When I’ve seen something with my own eyes and then I see a completely different characterization coming from the spokesperson in Washington … it’s hard to know how to respond to that.”
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This headline requires more details than this. It’s a grossly political action by a Republican president against democratic voters. Don’t pretend it’s somehow normal. Good grief.
October 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This headline requires more details than this. It’s a grossly political action by a Republican president against democratic voters. Don’t pretend it’s somehow normal. Good grief.
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People in one of the richest parts of Chicago’s North Side scream at federal agents who were detaining a Hispanic worker today - “Fuckin cowards! Fuckin Nazis!” - and chant at them to “LET HIM GO!”
October 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
People in one of the richest parts of Chicago’s North Side scream at federal agents who were detaining a Hispanic worker today - “Fuckin cowards! Fuckin Nazis!” - and chant at them to “LET HIM GO!”
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If you're wondering who this fellow is:
Nephew of William F Buckley
Founder of Media Research Center, which attacked "liberal media," including, on a few dumb occasions, me
Wrote a weekly syndicated column until it was learned he wasn't writing it
Father of a convicted and then pardoned Jan 6er
Nephew of William F Buckley
Founder of Media Research Center, which attacked "liberal media," including, on a few dumb occasions, me
Wrote a weekly syndicated column until it was learned he wasn't writing it
Father of a convicted and then pardoned Jan 6er
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If you're wondering who this fellow is:
Nephew of William F Buckley
Founder of Media Research Center, which attacked "liberal media," including, on a few dumb occasions, me
Wrote a weekly syndicated column until it was learned he wasn't writing it
Father of a convicted and then pardoned Jan 6er
Nephew of William F Buckley
Founder of Media Research Center, which attacked "liberal media," including, on a few dumb occasions, me
Wrote a weekly syndicated column until it was learned he wasn't writing it
Father of a convicted and then pardoned Jan 6er
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This is fucked
Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."
October 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is fucked
Per Dr. Oz, and in case you didn’t know, the goal of the American health system is to get you the f*ck back to work and add value to the GDP.
Dr Oz: "We should make you so healthy that you flourish in life and you engage the workplace. Getting America back to work full speed, getting you to work longer if you desire, that builds trillions of dollars of value to the GDP. That's the goal of the health system."
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Per Dr. Oz, and in case you didn’t know, the goal of the American health system is to get you the f*ck back to work and add value to the GDP.
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2023: Gov. Bill Lee signs record tax break for corporations
2024: Lee signs new record tax giveaway for corporations ($2B most of which went out of state)
2025, Jan: Lee signs $1.1B voucher handout to private school parents
2025, Oct: Lee says state can’t afford to feed kids
2024: Lee signs new record tax giveaway for corporations ($2B most of which went out of state)
2025, Jan: Lee signs $1.1B voucher handout to private school parents
2025, Oct: Lee says state can’t afford to feed kids
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
2023: Gov. Bill Lee signs record tax break for corporations
2024: Lee signs new record tax giveaway for corporations ($2B most of which went out of state)
2025, Jan: Lee signs $1.1B voucher handout to private school parents
2025, Oct: Lee says state can’t afford to feed kids
2024: Lee signs new record tax giveaway for corporations ($2B most of which went out of state)
2025, Jan: Lee signs $1.1B voucher handout to private school parents
2025, Oct: Lee says state can’t afford to feed kids
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This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
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Exactly the sort of approach described by a Border Patrol leader to @chipmitchell1.bsky.social of @wbez.org in downtown Chicago last weekend
“Kavanaugh stops” is a tremendous term term for cops racially profiling people and someone should start a crowdfunding effort to pay a bunch of SEC sorority influencers to popularize it on TikTok. We must fight fire with devastating trending topics slate.com/news-and-pol...
There’s a New Lawsuit Against “Kavanaugh Stops.” It’s Absolutely Devastating.
These detentions, far from the “brief” inconvenience the justice described, are often lengthy, violent, and dangerous.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Exactly the sort of approach described by a Border Patrol leader to @chipmitchell1.bsky.social of @wbez.org in downtown Chicago last weekend
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Curtis Evans, of Evanston, carries a U.S. flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. Evans said he was a Marine during Ronald Reagan’s term.
September 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Curtis Evans, of Evanston, carries a U.S. flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. Evans said he was a Marine during Ronald Reagan’s term.
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“.. I can’t remember anyone ever telling me we can’t say anything critical about a civilian like this. He was not in our chain of command or anything,” the officer said.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“.. I can’t remember anyone ever telling me we can’t say anything critical about a civilian like this. He was not in our chain of command or anything,” the officer said.
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