DrBellsprout
@bellesprout.bsky.social
This is a public health crisis on top of all the other horrors
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
This is a public health crisis on top of all the other horrors
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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Trayvon Martin should be turning 31 today. He should be surrounded by friends and loved ones celebrating him.
He and his family were robbed of that because a grown man stalked him and killed him.
Without accountability.
He and his family were robbed of that because a grown man stalked him and killed him.
Without accountability.
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Trayvon Martin should be turning 31 today. He should be surrounded by friends and loved ones celebrating him.
He and his family were robbed of that because a grown man stalked him and killed him.
Without accountability.
He and his family were robbed of that because a grown man stalked him and killed him.
Without accountability.
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Keith Porter Jr
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Renee Good
Alex Pretti
All killed by ICE/CBP. 32 others died in ICE custody in 2025 alone. That we know of. Meanwhile ICE has stopped paying for most detainee healthcare.
This is a public health emergency. Public health and medical workers. We must speak out.
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Renee Good
Alex Pretti
All killed by ICE/CBP. 32 others died in ICE custody in 2025 alone. That we know of. Meanwhile ICE has stopped paying for most detainee healthcare.
This is a public health emergency. Public health and medical workers. We must speak out.
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Keith Porter Jr
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Renee Good
Alex Pretti
All killed by ICE/CBP. 32 others died in ICE custody in 2025 alone. That we know of. Meanwhile ICE has stopped paying for most detainee healthcare.
This is a public health emergency. Public health and medical workers. We must speak out.
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Renee Good
Alex Pretti
All killed by ICE/CBP. 32 others died in ICE custody in 2025 alone. That we know of. Meanwhile ICE has stopped paying for most detainee healthcare.
This is a public health emergency. Public health and medical workers. We must speak out.
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
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This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
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Seems like every day there are more and more people looking at ICE and saying “I didn’t vote for this”.
You did. You voted for a man who handed out MASS DEPORTATION NOW signs to crowds at his rallies.
Did you think that mass deportation was going to be gentle and thoughtful and peaceful?
You did. You voted for a man who handed out MASS DEPORTATION NOW signs to crowds at his rallies.
Did you think that mass deportation was going to be gentle and thoughtful and peaceful?
January 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Seems like every day there are more and more people looking at ICE and saying “I didn’t vote for this”.
You did. You voted for a man who handed out MASS DEPORTATION NOW signs to crowds at his rallies.
Did you think that mass deportation was going to be gentle and thoughtful and peaceful?
You did. You voted for a man who handed out MASS DEPORTATION NOW signs to crowds at his rallies.
Did you think that mass deportation was going to be gentle and thoughtful and peaceful?
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Having served in multiple countries run by ruthless dictators, I am accustomed to their tactics for keeping their populations under control. One of them is to employ a legion of fake opposition figures who promote the false narrative that "all parties are the same, so why bother voting?"
January 12, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Having served in multiple countries run by ruthless dictators, I am accustomed to their tactics for keeping their populations under control. One of them is to employ a legion of fake opposition figures who promote the false narrative that "all parties are the same, so why bother voting?"
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
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The ICE agent who shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago tried to goad her out of her car.
He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.
The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.
They hate women & it shows.
He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.
The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.
They hate women & it shows.
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The ICE agent who shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago tried to goad her out of her car.
He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.
The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.
They hate women & it shows.
He said “do something b*tch” and shot her 5 times.
The ICE agent who shot Nicole Renee Good did the same thing. Stood right in front of her vehicle and yelled “f*cking bitch”.
They hate women & it shows.
RFK doing a Tuskeege
December 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
RFK doing a Tuskeege
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The incredible @drjudystone.bsky.social has a new piece out on what parents should make of Temu ACIP’s new HepB vaccine recommendations.
Hepatitis B Birth Dose: What Parents Should Know About New Guidelines
As an infectious disease doctor and mother, these are my recommendations for how parents might think about the new CDC advisory committee Hepatitis B vaccine guidelines.
www.forbes.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The incredible @drjudystone.bsky.social has a new piece out on what parents should make of Temu ACIP’s new HepB vaccine recommendations.
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Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
This will absolutely worsen nursing shortages and especially primary care shortages. I was only able to get my degree and practice as a PCP because I could could access almost $200,000 in loans. Capping loans without enforcing tuition caps is just discrimination
youtube.com/watch?v=mIWd...
youtube.com/watch?v=mIWd...
Proposal to declassify nursing as 'professional' threatens ability to secure student loans
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This will absolutely worsen nursing shortages and especially primary care shortages. I was only able to get my degree and practice as a PCP because I could could access almost $200,000 in loans. Capping loans without enforcing tuition caps is just discrimination
youtube.com/watch?v=mIWd...
youtube.com/watch?v=mIWd...
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RIP Alice Wong 🖤
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
RIP Alice Wong 🖤
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🚨🚨🚨 The telehealth extension ends TODAY.
Call your 2 Senators & 1 rep. TODAY. There's a script in the post below. Tell them you're fine with the shutdown, but the freestanding telehealth bills need a floor vote!
Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/46GR21V
It's *not* just seniors. Notes on the WaPo piece below:
Call your 2 Senators & 1 rep. TODAY. There's a script in the post below. Tell them you're fine with the shutdown, but the freestanding telehealth bills need a floor vote!
Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/46GR21V
It's *not* just seniors. Notes on the WaPo piece below:
September 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The telehealth extension ends TODAY.
Call your 2 Senators & 1 rep. TODAY. There's a script in the post below. Tell them you're fine with the shutdown, but the freestanding telehealth bills need a floor vote!
Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/46GR21V
It's *not* just seniors. Notes on the WaPo piece below:
Call your 2 Senators & 1 rep. TODAY. There's a script in the post below. Tell them you're fine with the shutdown, but the freestanding telehealth bills need a floor vote!
Gift 🎁 link:
wapo.st/46GR21V
It's *not* just seniors. Notes on the WaPo piece below:
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Everyone will experience disability at some point.
September 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Everyone will experience disability at some point.
Autistic people have always been here and will always be here.
September 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Autistic people have always been here and will always be here.
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Autistic and neurodivergent people deserve far better than a government looking to prevent their existence, let alone one that will invent fictitious ways to do so that puts everyone in danger
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Autistic and neurodivergent people deserve far better than a government looking to prevent their existence, let alone one that will invent fictitious ways to do so that puts everyone in danger
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It's worth remembering that when RFK and all these other boomer freaks were kids in their formative years, the dominant theory of autism was that "cold" mothers caused it and that you could cure it via lobotomy and forced sterilization.
September 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
It's worth remembering that when RFK and all these other boomer freaks were kids in their formative years, the dominant theory of autism was that "cold" mothers caused it and that you could cure it via lobotomy and forced sterilization.
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Excellent response from Hasan Piker, who was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk in two weeks. On his stream he said: “The reverberation of people seeking out vengeance in the aftermath of this violent, abhorrent incident is going to be genuinely worrisome.” Also talked about his own vulnerability
September 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excellent response from Hasan Piker, who was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk in two weeks. On his stream he said: “The reverberation of people seeking out vengeance in the aftermath of this violent, abhorrent incident is going to be genuinely worrisome.” Also talked about his own vulnerability
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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As I just said on CNN, my father's parents were Nakba survivors. I don't want Israeli children to live in fear and I don't want Palestinian children to starve to death. There is nothing anyone could do to make me put nationalistic talking points above basic human rights.
July 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
As I just said on CNN, my father's parents were Nakba survivors. I don't want Israeli children to live in fear and I don't want Palestinian children to starve to death. There is nothing anyone could do to make me put nationalistic talking points above basic human rights.