Marina Arvanitis
@arvanitopoula.bsky.social
A human first, and a human-first Med-Peds primary care MD, MPH professionally
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Giving infectious disease research a break, as promised by the MAHA agenda.
Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is *really* saying.
Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-vax grifterese & can translate.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is *really* saying.
Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-vax grifterese & can translate.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
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I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
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A study from Kaiser Permanente demonstrated that maternal Tdap was 90 % effective against #pertussis in the first two months of life. It was 56 % effective in the first 12 months.
Remarkably consistent with a bunch of other studies - #IDSky + #MedSky + #ObGynSky.
www.ajog.org/article/S000...
Remarkably consistent with a bunch of other studies - #IDSky + #MedSky + #ObGynSky.
www.ajog.org/article/S000...
Effectiveness of Tdap5 vaccination in pregnancy at preventing infant pertussis
Maternal vaccination with the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap)
vaccine during pregnancy is the most effective way to prevent pertussis in infants,
especially in the first few months...
www.ajog.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A study from Kaiser Permanente demonstrated that maternal Tdap was 90 % effective against #pertussis in the first two months of life. It was 56 % effective in the first 12 months.
Remarkably consistent with a bunch of other studies - #IDSky + #MedSky + #ObGynSky.
www.ajog.org/article/S000...
Remarkably consistent with a bunch of other studies - #IDSky + #MedSky + #ObGynSky.
www.ajog.org/article/S000...
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Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
TAPPER: You were the deciding vote that allowed RFK Jr to ascend to the role of Health Secretary. Did you give him too much credit?
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
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My spouse made a great point last night, which is that Mamdani should just schedule a weekly call with Trump where they bullshit about miscellaneous things that amuse the President until at the end, Mamdani pulls a Columbo and goes "Oh, ah, one more thing — about that Medicare expansion..."
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
My spouse made a great point last night, which is that Mamdani should just schedule a weekly call with Trump where they bullshit about miscellaneous things that amuse the President until at the end, Mamdani pulls a Columbo and goes "Oh, ah, one more thing — about that Medicare expansion..."
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This man, Rev. Michael Woolf, wrote this for us earlier this month: "It is up to us to keep our communities safe from this terror, and scripture tells us that God will meet us there—at the picket line, amid the tear gas." sojo.net/articles/opi...
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This man, Rev. Michael Woolf, wrote this for us earlier this month: "It is up to us to keep our communities safe from this terror, and scripture tells us that God will meet us there—at the picket line, amid the tear gas." sojo.net/articles/opi...
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Also: bsky.app/profile/jack...
UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Also: bsky.app/profile/jack...
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NEWS: The Trump admin's decision to suspend SNAP benefits due to the shutdown has been blocked. In two cases, both judges found the government action is likely illegal. Although a judge in Mass gave the admin until Monday to reverse course, a judge in Rhode Island issued a TRO from the bench today.
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL.,
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ET AL.,
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Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-13165-IT
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
October 31, 2025
TALWANI, D.J.
Pending before the court is Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [Doc.
No. 3] seeking to enjoin, on an emergency basis, Defendants' November 1, 2025 suspension of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP"). For the reasons stated
below, Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action and are likely to succeed on their claim that
Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is unlawful. Where that suspension of benefits rested
on an erroneous construction of the relevant statutory provisions, the court will allow Defendants
to consider whether they will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November, and report
back to the court no later than Monday, November 3, 2025.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiczapq36myqhzcrdp4jfodg5rkso7nuvlta4e5b5r4l5upce7b3le@jpeg)
![As both parties acknowledge, Congress has not yet appropriated any new funds for SNAP
benefits for Fiscal Year 2026, which began on October 1, 2025. Pls.' Mem. 6 [Doc. No. 4];
Defs.' Opp'n 7 [Doc. No. 18]. But Congress took steps to protect against the deprivation of
SNAP assistance. In the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 118-42, § 6, 138
Stat. 25, 93-94, Congress separately appropriated $6 billion to the SNAP program "to remain available through September 30, 2026" and "be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations." See also Pub. L.
No. 119-4, § 1101(a), 139 Stat. 9, 10 (2025). As Plaintiffs point out, given the mandatory nature
of SNAP benefits under 7 U.S.C. § 2014(a) and the appropriation of these funds to be available
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Case 1:25-cv-13165-IT
Document 26 Filed 10/31/25
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through this current fiscal year, the government is obligated to use this contingent reserve
account to fund SNAP "as may become necessary to carry out program operations." 138 Stat. at
93-94; Pls.' Mem. 11 [Doc. No. 4].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiac7aa6icx44x5xjkilpwj7il5oriyttttnrslzrhkwvw6b32cbnm@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
NEWS: The Trump admin's decision to suspend SNAP benefits due to the shutdown has been blocked. In two cases, both judges found the government action is likely illegal. Although a judge in Mass gave the admin until Monday to reverse course, a judge in Rhode Island issued a TRO from the bench today.
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Either this ends with some sort of truth and reconciliation process where a very large number of people go to prison for a very long time or we will take a short pause and then start doing it again, but worse.
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Either this ends with some sort of truth and reconciliation process where a very large number of people go to prison for a very long time or we will take a short pause and then start doing it again, but worse.
The docs and staff at Erie have an impossible job on the best of days. They and the community they serve shouldn’t have to suffer this. What a f-ing nightmare.
The scenes marked the third consecutive day that federal agents swarmed Chicago in what seemed like a new level of escalation in their immigration enforcement blitz, even for the standard they had set since early September. trib.al/iOUZBP2
Feds make arrests across North and Near West sides, deploy tear gas on residential street in Lake View
“It was terrifying,” said one woman, who witnessed the arrest of a soon-to-be father outside the Erie Family Health Center in West Town.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The docs and staff at Erie have an impossible job on the best of days. They and the community they serve shouldn’t have to suffer this. What a f-ing nightmare.
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
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Oak Park resident Scott Sakiyama reports feds pointed weapons at him across from an elementary school today. They then arrested him and took him to Broadview. While in custody, he saw agents texting in a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2."
Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...
Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...
October 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Oak Park resident Scott Sakiyama reports feds pointed weapons at him across from an elementary school today. They then arrested him and took him to Broadview. While in custody, he saw agents texting in a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2."
Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...
Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...
“One of the chants that has become ubiquitous at these protests at Broadview is, ‘Love your neighbor, love your God, save your soul and quit your job’”
NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“One of the chants that has become ubiquitous at these protests at Broadview is, ‘Love your neighbor, love your God, save your soul and quit your job’”
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Unless Governor Pritzker and mayor Johnson are being detained by ICE somewhere they should be out in the street with the people.
October 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Unless Governor Pritzker and mayor Johnson are being detained by ICE somewhere they should be out in the street with the people.
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
BEGGING Democrats to not engage with this insanity as part of their strange synchronized healthcare messaging weekend
Democrats made the conversation about healthcare for some reason (????????) so this is his equivalent of announcing he’s Solved Healthcare? I think?
September 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
BEGGING Democrats to not engage with this insanity as part of their strange synchronized healthcare messaging weekend
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I keep thinking about how fascism requires an existential threat to justify seizing the reins of power.
We've seen him demonize immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, DEI, etc.
The 'MAHA' thing is just a way to demonize medical research to justify cutting every public health measure for illogical reasons.
We've seen him demonize immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, DEI, etc.
The 'MAHA' thing is just a way to demonize medical research to justify cutting every public health measure for illogical reasons.
Yesterday's Tylenol press conference was at "inject bleach" levels of insanity, but it also revealed the plan for cancelling the MMR. Here's how I think this is going to go down.
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
The Poison Pill to End the MMR is Tylenol
If you think Tylenol is bad for babies, wait until you hear about rubella virus
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I keep thinking about how fascism requires an existential threat to justify seizing the reins of power.
We've seen him demonize immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, DEI, etc.
The 'MAHA' thing is just a way to demonize medical research to justify cutting every public health measure for illogical reasons.
We've seen him demonize immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, DEI, etc.
The 'MAHA' thing is just a way to demonize medical research to justify cutting every public health measure for illogical reasons.
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I've said this before, but I feel pretty strongly that the building of concentration camps - and now, the inevitable disappearance of 1,800 people from those camps - is the biggest story in American public health right now that isn't being treated like one
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I've said this before, but I feel pretty strongly that the building of concentration camps - and now, the inevitable disappearance of 1,800 people from those camps - is the biggest story in American public health right now that isn't being treated like one
Solid advice for everyone everywhere, in fact.
UK HEALTH SEC: Pregnant mothers should not pay "any attention whatsoever" to the US president's unfounded claims.
$KVUE
@bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
$KVUE
@bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
September 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Solid advice for everyone everywhere, in fact.
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ACIP meets tomorrow. Looks like they're going to spotlight a study (Garly 2004) from Guinea-Bissau to question hepatitis B birth dose. This study is irrelevant to US policy. Classic cherry-picking to doubt a vaccine that reduced childhood HBV from ~18,000/year to near-zero. 🧵
September 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
ACIP meets tomorrow. Looks like they're going to spotlight a study (Garly 2004) from Guinea-Bissau to question hepatitis B birth dose. This study is irrelevant to US policy. Classic cherry-picking to doubt a vaccine that reduced childhood HBV from ~18,000/year to near-zero. 🧵
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MAGA 3 days ago: Chicago is about to find out the meaning of WAR
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
September 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
MAGA 3 days ago: Chicago is about to find out the meaning of WAR
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
When these frustrating, asymmetric rhetorical wars flare up, it’s probably helpful to remember that MAGA will never believe their opponents truly denounce violence because they don’t actually believe violence is wrong.
September 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
When these frustrating, asymmetric rhetorical wars flare up, it’s probably helpful to remember that MAGA will never believe their opponents truly denounce violence because they don’t actually believe violence is wrong.