Sanjeev K Sriram, MD, MPH

librarians are generals in the war on ignorance

To be clear, epidemiology’s most basic methods are very similar across fields of public health from vaccine-preventable diseases to environmental toxins. Throwing that science out in one area but keeping it in others is ridiculous at best and life-threatening at worst. What does RFK Jr have to say?

If HHS discards meticulous evidence based research from medicine & public health when it comes to vaccines, then why not throw out regulations on lead paint, asbestos, & indoor smoking? If scientific methods are so problematic, why support any of it at all? 👇🏽

As a pediatrician & a parent, I want to know: What are RFK Jr’s plans for mandatory vaccines to enter schools/colleges, the military, & various workforces (including healthcare)? Making vaccines optional for students & various professions is extremely dangerous to individual & community health.

From a pediatrician: He testified under oath to Congress that he would not interfere with the ACIP but abruptly dismissed the entire nonpartisan panel of experts this week. Why did he lie to the American people about this and a host of other things?

In a picture from behind, I'm holding a sign reading, "ABOLISH ICE / SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY". Standing on all sides of me are protesters holding signs like "STOP RACIST DEPORTATIONS / KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER" and "EL PUEBLO DICE / ICE FUERA".

As Trump plans mass deployments of ICE in Chicago, a car just sped through a group of protesters.

I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:

“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

I’m done hearing white fairy tales and fan fic about MLK and the “good” way to protest. Trump is a KKK-endorsed reincarnation of Bull Connor who won the overwhelming majority of white votes but y’all wanna lecture about what MLK would do. Gtfoh

Plane sight.

I hope Merrick Garland is crying his beer somewhere, regretting his cowardice

Dr. Sanjeev Sriram, PNHP board member, talks about how change starts with us. Integrated health care was implemented because WE the people demanded it. WE the people can make health care a human right. @dramerica.bsky.social

Rep. Jayapal, Sen. Sanders, Rep. Dingell Introduce the Medicare for All Act YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal

It was an honor to stand with Senator Sanders and Representatives Jayapal & Dingell to relaunch #MedicareForAll legislation. My part begins at the 28:28 time mark

Sara Haghdoosti: I am here to tell Elon Musk and Donald Trump to keep their #HandsOff our families. Donald Trump tried to tear my family apart w/ the Muslim ban...It was because of protests just like this, as well as legal action from our movements, that my family was ok. @winwithoutwar.bsky.social

#HANDSOFF #NYC

i am like 80% serious when i say that woke is the only thing that kept this country together

Musk slams top Trump adviser Navarro as tariffs bite Musk lost billions of dollars this week as Tesla sank following Trump's sweeping tariffs.

“Elon Musk blasted top Trump administration trade adviser Peter Navarro overnight, calling out his education and lack of corporate credentials.”

So delicious. You absolutely love to see this. 🍿

Attention White House:

Thou shalt not joke about how you sent an innocent father of 3 to a gulag while his autistic son smells his shirts to remember him.

My anger be picky.

i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

We have reached beyond the point of absurdity.

This is just Mad King nonsense - and if Democrats continue to operate as if things are normal ie voting for his preferred funding bill to let him and his regime operate w/o guard rails they are complicit in evisceration of our democracy.

Some sound advice:

Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.

More of this pointed ridicule, please.

Do this. Say this. 👇🏻

He nails it.

RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms" The farms will "reparent" them.

RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

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Why does a 38-year old U.S. Attorney in SDNY, who is also a die hard conservative, have more guts and integrity than the entirety of the GOP Senate Conference combined?!

Shame on the shameless sycophants and enablers there, who can’t find the spine to stand up to common MAGA bullies.

BREAKING: RFK Jr, the most unfit and unqualified candidate for HHS Secretary, has just been confirmed by the Senate.

With a drunken abuser heading the Pentagon, and a convicted felon in the White House, America clearly isn't hiring its best.

god this guy is an idiot. like, a stone cold idiot who sincerely believes that war fighting and preparedness is about having the biggest dick