Irina
@irinad.bsky.social
Orchids, cats, beauty.
Be nice, be fair, be kind. Words matter. So do facts.
Be nice, be fair, be kind. Words matter. So do facts.
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RFK Jr. is now blocking an updated flu vaccine for NO reason grounded in science.
American vaccine policy has been hijacked by a conspiracy theorist—yet most Republicans are happy to just sit on their hands.
They are allowing FDA policy to be dictated by DELUSION.
American vaccine policy has been hijacked by a conspiracy theorist—yet most Republicans are happy to just sit on their hands.
They are allowing FDA policy to be dictated by DELUSION.
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:11 AM
RFK Jr. is now blocking an updated flu vaccine for NO reason grounded in science.
American vaccine policy has been hijacked by a conspiracy theorist—yet most Republicans are happy to just sit on their hands.
They are allowing FDA policy to be dictated by DELUSION.
American vaccine policy has been hijacked by a conspiracy theorist—yet most Republicans are happy to just sit on their hands.
They are allowing FDA policy to be dictated by DELUSION.
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No doubt about one thing: they channel some serious Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood here.
If anyone is showing what it looks like to turn empathy into a friggin’ superpower, it is the good neighbors of Minneapolis.
bsky.app/profile/whst...
If anyone is showing what it looks like to turn empathy into a friggin’ superpower, it is the good neighbors of Minneapolis.
bsky.app/profile/whst...
“What if your neighbor is Muslim”
They’re my neighbor
“What if your neighbor is Somali”
They’re my neighbor
“What if your neighbor speaks Spanish”
They’re my neighbor
“What if your neighbor is Hmong”
They’re my neighbors
They’re my neighbor
“What if your neighbor is Somali”
They’re my neighbor
“What if your neighbor speaks Spanish”
They’re my neighbor
“What if your neighbor is Hmong”
They’re my neighbors
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
No doubt about one thing: they channel some serious Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood here.
If anyone is showing what it looks like to turn empathy into a friggin’ superpower, it is the good neighbors of Minneapolis.
bsky.app/profile/whst...
If anyone is showing what it looks like to turn empathy into a friggin’ superpower, it is the good neighbors of Minneapolis.
bsky.app/profile/whst...
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Are we sure he can still distinguish a camel from an elephant?
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Are we sure he can still distinguish a camel from an elephant?
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Asked about his relationship with Starmer and Macron, he rambles and adds "they gotta stop with the windmills"
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January 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Asked about his relationship with Starmer and Macron, he rambles and adds "they gotta stop with the windmills"
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Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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I have no words for this:
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
January 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I have no words for this:
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
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Only in Minnesota — people sliding down an icy hill on their way to join thousands of others to stand up for Renee Good’s family and against ICE actions on our streets and in our schools.
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Yet another dumb thing... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Visitors at National Parks
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Yet another dumb thing... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Trump’s priority is building a new White House ballroom.
Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Trump’s priority is building a new White House ballroom.
Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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This disrespect of our judicial system demonstrates the overall philosophy of this so called President- you can break any law and do anything as long as you’re on my team. 10
Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This disrespect of our judicial system demonstrates the overall philosophy of this so called President- you can break any law and do anything as long as you’re on my team. 10
Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
Convicted GOP congressmen- 10 freed by Trump. #corruption #disrespect #nokings #werhepeople deserve better.
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If you're headed to a No Kings protest this Saturday, make sure you know your rights and others do too.
Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
Know Your Rights, Share Your Rights
Read the full Know Your Rights resource on protesters' rights here. If you're ready to share what you've learned, we've created graphics outlining your protest rights that you can download and share on social media.
www.aclu.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If you're headed to a No Kings protest this Saturday, make sure you know your rights and others do too.
Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
Download a Know Your Rights phone screen background, protest sign, and more.
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"Some 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life." Perhaps that's you. It's for sure someone you know. It was me & I owe everything to those recent breakthroughs. Good job to everyone who voted for cancer. I can't even. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"Some 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life." Perhaps that's you. It's for sure someone you know. It was me & I owe everything to those recent breakthroughs. Good job to everyone who voted for cancer. I can't even. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
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RFK Jr. is working to single-handedly dismantle the CDC. He’s ignoring decades of research and science to advance his own anti-vaccine agenda. He’s unqualified for the role, and his positions are deadly. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
RFK Jr. is working to single-handedly dismantle the CDC. He’s ignoring decades of research and science to advance his own anti-vaccine agenda. He’s unqualified for the role, and his positions are deadly. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
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The fact that Mathew Dowd lost his job for pointing out that Charlie Kirk had engaged in hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests that we should euthanize the homeless and there’s zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The fact that Mathew Dowd lost his job for pointing out that Charlie Kirk had engaged in hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests that we should euthanize the homeless and there’s zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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"Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Trump’s mobster state capitalism is that it isn’t about economic efficiency or stimulating growth, let alone a vision of how the economy works and what it should create. It’s about *power*, pure and simple."
Chairman Trump's Great Grift Forward
Move over, Mao.
www.publicnotice.co
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Trump’s mobster state capitalism is that it isn’t about economic efficiency or stimulating growth, let alone a vision of how the economy works and what it should create. It’s about *power*, pure and simple."
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I'm tired of this theater where Donald Trump asks Republicans to do something, they seem to push bank and then cave. The only two factions of the current GOP are proud MAGA and scared MAGA. Anyone who thinks Republicans are acting in good faith is delusional.
August 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I'm tired of this theater where Donald Trump asks Republicans to do something, they seem to push bank and then cave. The only two factions of the current GOP are proud MAGA and scared MAGA. Anyone who thinks Republicans are acting in good faith is delusional.
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The conflict of interest and corruption at EPA are its new general modus operandi. Not sure whether a “For Sale” sign or a “Sold” sign should hang on the building. More gangster government.
An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The conflict of interest and corruption at EPA are its new general modus operandi. Not sure whether a “For Sale” sign or a “Sold” sign should hang on the building. More gangster government.
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“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.”
— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
August 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.”
— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
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Update: I offered the amendment. Not to refuse acceptance of the Qatari jet; just to prohibit Trump from taking it with him when he leaves office - after the taxpayers spend $1 billion to retrofit it.
Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
The fight against corruption has to be ceaseless.
Today in the Appropriations Committee, I will offer an amendment to prohibit the Qatari jet that was gifted to Trump (which is going to cost taxpayers $1 billion) from being transferred to him personally.
Stay tuned.
Today in the Appropriations Committee, I will offer an amendment to prohibit the Qatari jet that was gifted to Trump (which is going to cost taxpayers $1 billion) from being transferred to him personally.
Stay tuned.
July 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Update: I offered the amendment. Not to refuse acceptance of the Qatari jet; just to prohibit Trump from taking it with him when he leaves office - after the taxpayers spend $1 billion to retrofit it.
Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
Failed 14-15. Every single Republican voted to allow Trump to take the jet.
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Democrats would be wise to start naming things the thing they are instead of trying to hide the ball all the time.
This is a really important point. Most Medicaid recipients likely have NO idea that they’re about to lose their coverage.
July 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Democrats would be wise to start naming things the thing they are instead of trying to hide the ball all the time.