Carolyn Barber, MD
@cbarbermd.bsky.social
Emergency Med physician (25 yrs) & science journalist | Contributor
@Fortune @TIME @SciAm. Author: Runaway Medicine. Championing evidence, truth & democracy. https://www.carolynbarbermd.com/
@Fortune @TIME @SciAm. Author: Runaway Medicine. Championing evidence, truth & democracy. https://www.carolynbarbermd.com/
A note thrown over the fence at Otay Mesa Detention Center describes life inside: 290 days with no fruit. Freezing cold. Food so bad it makes people sick. Detainees say they’re held in one massive room—no doors, no windows, no sunlight, no trees—constantly ill.
Former detainees allege 1/
Former detainees allege 1/
February 8, 2026 at 6:50 AM
A note thrown over the fence at Otay Mesa Detention Center describes life inside: 290 days with no fruit. Freezing cold. Food so bad it makes people sick. Detainees say they’re held in one massive room—no doors, no windows, no sunlight, no trees—constantly ill.
Former detainees allege 1/
Former detainees allege 1/
BREAKING: Savannah Guthrie pleads for mother’s return in new video, says “we will pay”
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Savannah Guthrie pleads for mother’s return in new video, says “we will pay”
In a new video posted online, Savannah Guthrie pleads for her mother’s return with Nancy Guthrie’s possible kidnapper. It comes a day after drone video showed the FBI searching Nancy Guthrie’s home in...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:13 AM
BREAKING: Savannah Guthrie pleads for mother’s return in new video, says “we will pay”
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky #LawSky
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky #LawSky
Federal prosecutors began investigating Renee Good’s killing. They had a warrant.
Washington ordered them to stop — fearing a civil-rights probe would contradict Trump’s claim that Good “violently, willfully, and viciously” ran over the ICE officer who shot her.
When prosecutors
Washington ordered them to stop — fearing a civil-rights probe would contradict Trump’s claim that Good “violently, willfully, and viciously” ran over the ICE officer who shot her.
When prosecutors
February 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Federal prosecutors began investigating Renee Good’s killing. They had a warrant.
Washington ordered them to stop — fearing a civil-rights probe would contradict Trump’s claim that Good “violently, willfully, and viciously” ran over the ICE officer who shot her.
When prosecutors
Washington ordered them to stop — fearing a civil-rights probe would contradict Trump’s claim that Good “violently, willfully, and viciously” ran over the ICE officer who shot her.
When prosecutors
A 19-yo college student.
No criminal record.
Lived in the U.S. for a decade.
A judge ordered her return after her deportation was blocked.
A federal prosecutor says the govt “respectfully declines” bringing her back from Honduras.
Her dream: college.
The government’s choice: defy the 1/2
No criminal record.
Lived in the U.S. for a decade.
A judge ordered her return after her deportation was blocked.
A federal prosecutor says the govt “respectfully declines” bringing her back from Honduras.
Her dream: college.
The government’s choice: defy the 1/2
Trump administration declines judge’s request to return college student who was deported over Thanksgiving break
A federal prosecutor said Friday that government will not return a 19-year-old college student who was deported despite a court order blocking her removal.
abcnews.go.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A 19-yo college student.
No criminal record.
Lived in the U.S. for a decade.
A judge ordered her return after her deportation was blocked.
A federal prosecutor says the govt “respectfully declines” bringing her back from Honduras.
Her dream: college.
The government’s choice: defy the 1/2
No criminal record.
Lived in the U.S. for a decade.
A judge ordered her return after her deportation was blocked.
A federal prosecutor says the govt “respectfully declines” bringing her back from Honduras.
Her dream: college.
The government’s choice: defy the 1/2
JUST IN: Pentagon cuts ALL ties with Harvard—ending military training, fellowships, and programs.
Pete Hegseth: “We train warriors, not wokesters.”
After months of threats and funding pressure, the Trump admin is using federal power to enforce ideological conformity, branding 1/2
Pete Hegseth: “We train warriors, not wokesters.”
After months of threats and funding pressure, the Trump admin is using federal power to enforce ideological conformity, branding 1/2
Pentagon to cut ties with Harvard over ‘wokesters’, ending training, programs and fellowships
Move by Pete Hegseth marks latest escalation by Trump administration against the Ivy League school
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February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
JUST IN: Pentagon cuts ALL ties with Harvard—ending military training, fellowships, and programs.
Pete Hegseth: “We train warriors, not wokesters.”
After months of threats and funding pressure, the Trump admin is using federal power to enforce ideological conformity, branding 1/2
Pete Hegseth: “We train warriors, not wokesters.”
After months of threats and funding pressure, the Trump admin is using federal power to enforce ideological conformity, branding 1/2
NEW: Congress will be able to view the unredacted Epstein files next week. On DOJ computers. No phones. No copies. Notes only.
3 million files. 6 million exist.
Transparency shouldn’t come with a blindfold and If the Epstein files are safe for Congress but not the public, the question 1/2
3 million files. 6 million exist.
Transparency shouldn’t come with a blindfold and If the Epstein files are safe for Congress but not the public, the question 1/2
Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week
Lawmakers will be able to review the files on computers at the Justice Department starting Monday, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. They can take notes but can't have electronic devices.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM
NEW: Congress will be able to view the unredacted Epstein files next week. On DOJ computers. No phones. No copies. Notes only.
3 million files. 6 million exist.
Transparency shouldn’t come with a blindfold and If the Epstein files are safe for Congress but not the public, the question 1/2
3 million files. 6 million exist.
Transparency shouldn’t come with a blindfold and If the Epstein files are safe for Congress but not the public, the question 1/2
"I fired five rounds, and she had seven holes. Put that in your book, boys.”
That’s Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, texting after shooting U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez—no body cam. He later said he was “proud” of his shooting skills. A federal judge just okayed releasing the texts, 1/2
That’s Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, texting after shooting U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez—no body cam. He later said he was “proud” of his shooting skills. A federal judge just okayed releasing the texts, 1/2
Border Patrol agent's texts after he shot a Chicago woman five times will be released, judge rules
The text messages a Border Patrol agent sent to colleagues and family after he shot a Chicago woman five times can be released to the public, a federal judge ruled.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
"I fired five rounds, and she had seven holes. Put that in your book, boys.”
That’s Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, texting after shooting U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez—no body cam. He later said he was “proud” of his shooting skills. A federal judge just okayed releasing the texts, 1/2
That’s Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, texting after shooting U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez—no body cam. He later said he was “proud” of his shooting skills. A federal judge just okayed releasing the texts, 1/2
The @nytimesoped.bsky.social just raised its autocracy warning for the U.S.
Minnesota this winter followed the autocrat playbook:
Dubious policy → protests → intimidation → force → blame the victims → lie about it.
Federal immigration agents killed U.S. citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti and 1/2
Minnesota this winter followed the autocrat playbook:
Dubious policy → protests → intimidation → force → blame the victims → lie about it.
Federal immigration agents killed U.S. citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti and 1/2
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The @nytimesoped.bsky.social just raised its autocracy warning for the U.S.
Minnesota this winter followed the autocrat playbook:
Dubious policy → protests → intimidation → force → blame the victims → lie about it.
Federal immigration agents killed U.S. citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti and 1/2
Minnesota this winter followed the autocrat playbook:
Dubious policy → protests → intimidation → force → blame the victims → lie about it.
Federal immigration agents killed U.S. citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti and 1/2
Leaked ICE forum tells the real story:
• 3-week virtual “academy”
• No planning, no training, no equipment access
• Forced deployments with <24h notice
• False arrest reports to juice numbers
• Vehicle rammings despite a no-pursuit policy
Agents call it a train wreck, led by “some of the worst
• 3-week virtual “academy”
• No planning, no training, no equipment access
• Forced deployments with <24h notice
• False arrest reports to juice numbers
• Vehicle rammings despite a no-pursuit policy
Agents call it a train wreck, led by “some of the worst
Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs
“I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there? Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Leaked ICE forum tells the real story:
• 3-week virtual “academy”
• No planning, no training, no equipment access
• Forced deployments with <24h notice
• False arrest reports to juice numbers
• Vehicle rammings despite a no-pursuit policy
Agents call it a train wreck, led by “some of the worst
• 3-week virtual “academy”
• No planning, no training, no equipment access
• Forced deployments with <24h notice
• False arrest reports to juice numbers
• Vehicle rammings despite a no-pursuit policy
Agents call it a train wreck, led by “some of the worst
Breaking: Trump reportedly offered to unfreeze $16B for NYC rail if Penn Station & Dulles Airport get renamed after him.
Context: Kennedy Center. Institute for Peace. "Trump Class” battleships. TrumpRx
Senators call it arrogant and illegal. Hold the trains hostage. Slap your name on the station. 🚆
Context: Kennedy Center. Institute for Peace. "Trump Class” battleships. TrumpRx
Senators call it arrogant and illegal. Hold the trains hostage. Slap your name on the station. 🚆
Trump wants Penn Station, Dulles Airport named after him in deal, sources say
Sources told ABC that Schumer rejected Trump's offer.
www.yahoo.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Breaking: Trump reportedly offered to unfreeze $16B for NYC rail if Penn Station & Dulles Airport get renamed after him.
Context: Kennedy Center. Institute for Peace. "Trump Class” battleships. TrumpRx
Senators call it arrogant and illegal. Hold the trains hostage. Slap your name on the station. 🚆
Context: Kennedy Center. Institute for Peace. "Trump Class” battleships. TrumpRx
Senators call it arrogant and illegal. Hold the trains hostage. Slap your name on the station. 🚆
BREAKING: A 5-year-old, Liam Conejo Ramos, just got home after being illegally detained with his father. Now the federal govt appears to have it out for his family—filing a motion to end their asylum case & expedite deportation.
“The government is moving many pieces… doing everything possible to do
“The government is moving many pieces… doing everything possible to do
February 6, 2026 at 6:46 AM
BREAKING: A 5-year-old, Liam Conejo Ramos, just got home after being illegally detained with his father. Now the federal govt appears to have it out for his family—filing a motion to end their asylum case & expedite deportation.
“The government is moving many pieces… doing everything possible to do
“The government is moving many pieces… doing everything possible to do
File this under sentences no one expected to read before the Olympics...Reports claim ski jumpers may be injecting their penises to get looser suits, catch more air, and fly farther.
WADA is aware. Science is involved. So is hyaluronic acid.
Winter Olympics 2026: when aero gains meet genital gain🏂
WADA is aware. Science is involved. So is hyaluronic acid.
Winter Olympics 2026: when aero gains meet genital gain🏂
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM
File this under sentences no one expected to read before the Olympics...Reports claim ski jumpers may be injecting their penises to get looser suits, catch more air, and fly farther.
WADA is aware. Science is involved. So is hyaluronic acid.
Winter Olympics 2026: when aero gains meet genital gain🏂
WADA is aware. Science is involved. So is hyaluronic acid.
Winter Olympics 2026: when aero gains meet genital gain🏂
“On October 6th, crypto markets hit a record high market cap of $4.3 trillion.
Today, the crypto market is worth just $2.3 trillion, losing -$2 TRILLION worth of market cap in 4 months.
In other words, ~46% of crypto's entire value has been wiped out since October 6th. 1/2
Today, the crypto market is worth just $2.3 trillion, losing -$2 TRILLION worth of market cap in 4 months.
In other words, ~46% of crypto's entire value has been wiped out since October 6th. 1/2
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“On October 6th, crypto markets hit a record high market cap of $4.3 trillion.
Today, the crypto market is worth just $2.3 trillion, losing -$2 TRILLION worth of market cap in 4 months.
In other words, ~46% of crypto's entire value has been wiped out since October 6th. 1/2
Today, the crypto market is worth just $2.3 trillion, losing -$2 TRILLION worth of market cap in 4 months.
In other words, ~46% of crypto's entire value has been wiped out since October 6th. 1/2
While Nancy Guthrie remains missing, a man was arrested for sending her family fake Bitcoin ransom demands.
Prosecutors say he wasn’t connected to her disappearance — just exploiting the pain. Awful
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#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Prosecutors say he wasn’t connected to her disappearance — just exploiting the pain. Awful
komonews.com/news/nation-...
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Man arrested for sending Nancy Guthrie's family 'imposter ransom demand': court docs
A 42-year-old California man was arrested for allegedly sending fake ransom texts to Savannah Guthrie’s family in connection to her missing mother.
komonews.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
While Nancy Guthrie remains missing, a man was arrested for sending her family fake Bitcoin ransom demands.
Prosecutors say he wasn’t connected to her disappearance — just exploiting the pain. Awful
komonews.com/news/nation-...
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Prosecutors say he wasn’t connected to her disappearance — just exploiting the pain. Awful
komonews.com/news/nation-...
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
NEW: Secret panel. Secret meetings. Public policy
A federal judge says the Energy Dept broke the law by secretly assembling climate skeptics to write a report downplaying global warming — then using it to gut climate protections.
Science in the sunlight or politics in the shadows — you can’t have
A federal judge says the Energy Dept broke the law by secretly assembling climate skeptics to write a report downplaying global warming — then using it to gut climate protections.
Science in the sunlight or politics in the shadows — you can’t have
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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February 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
NEW: Secret panel. Secret meetings. Public policy
A federal judge says the Energy Dept broke the law by secretly assembling climate skeptics to write a report downplaying global warming — then using it to gut climate protections.
Science in the sunlight or politics in the shadows — you can’t have
A federal judge says the Energy Dept broke the law by secretly assembling climate skeptics to write a report downplaying global warming — then using it to gut climate protections.
Science in the sunlight or politics in the shadows — you can’t have
“I like risk. I like speed. I like pushing myself to the limit. I love being on the mountain.”
Retired. Injured. Knowing this feeling won’t last forever — and grateful for one more chance to do what she loves.
Lindsey Vonn has to do this. Critics called her return reckless. Some called it madness.
Retired. Injured. Knowing this feeling won’t last forever — and grateful for one more chance to do what she loves.
Lindsey Vonn has to do this. Critics called her return reckless. Some called it madness.
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“I like risk. I like speed. I like pushing myself to the limit. I love being on the mountain.”
Retired. Injured. Knowing this feeling won’t last forever — and grateful for one more chance to do what she loves.
Lindsey Vonn has to do this. Critics called her return reckless. Some called it madness.
Retired. Injured. Knowing this feeling won’t last forever — and grateful for one more chance to do what she loves.
Lindsey Vonn has to do this. Critics called her return reckless. Some called it madness.
Job cuts just hit their worst January since 2009.
Hiring plans collapsed.
Job openings fell nearly 1 million in two months.
Unemployment claims are rising.
The labor market is cracking — and recessions don’t announce themselves.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... #BlueSky #PoliSky #EconSky #MedSky
Hiring plans collapsed.
Job openings fell nearly 1 million in two months.
Unemployment claims are rising.
The labor market is cracking — and recessions don’t announce themselves.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... #BlueSky #PoliSky #EconSky #MedSky
Employers announce most job cuts since 2009 as economy wobbles
U.S. employers announce most cuts since the depths of the Great Recession in a signal economic uncertainty may be taking a toll.
www.usatoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Job cuts just hit their worst January since 2009.
Hiring plans collapsed.
Job openings fell nearly 1 million in two months.
Unemployment claims are rising.
The labor market is cracking — and recessions don’t announce themselves.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... #BlueSky #PoliSky #EconSky #MedSky
Hiring plans collapsed.
Job openings fell nearly 1 million in two months.
Unemployment claims are rising.
The labor market is cracking — and recessions don’t announce themselves.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/... #BlueSky #PoliSky #EconSky #MedSky
They tackled a DEAF high school student to the ground—while people screamed “HE’S DEAF.”
18-yo Anthony Paredes was arrested by federal agents at an LA protest.
❌ No interpreter
❌ Ignored bathroom requests
❌ Released hours later like nothing happened.
This is an ADA violation. This is state violence
18-yo Anthony Paredes was arrested by federal agents at an LA protest.
❌ No interpreter
❌ Ignored bathroom requests
❌ Released hours later like nothing happened.
This is an ADA violation. This is state violence
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
They tackled a DEAF high school student to the ground—while people screamed “HE’S DEAF.”
18-yo Anthony Paredes was arrested by federal agents at an LA protest.
❌ No interpreter
❌ Ignored bathroom requests
❌ Released hours later like nothing happened.
This is an ADA violation. This is state violence
18-yo Anthony Paredes was arrested by federal agents at an LA protest.
❌ No interpreter
❌ Ignored bathroom requests
❌ Released hours later like nothing happened.
This is an ADA violation. This is state violence
💥The next frontier for weight loss: a ONE-TIME gene therapy
Instead of weekly shots, it uses a harmless virus to reprogram pancreatic cells to make GLP-1 naturally—potentially for yrs💥
💉 Single infusion, delivered directly to the pancreas
🐭 29% weight loss in 35 days(high-fat diet mice)
⚖️ Lean mice
Instead of weekly shots, it uses a harmless virus to reprogram pancreatic cells to make GLP-1 naturally—potentially for yrs💥
💉 Single infusion, delivered directly to the pancreas
🐭 29% weight loss in 35 days(high-fat diet mice)
⚖️ Lean mice
February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
💥The next frontier for weight loss: a ONE-TIME gene therapy
Instead of weekly shots, it uses a harmless virus to reprogram pancreatic cells to make GLP-1 naturally—potentially for yrs💥
💉 Single infusion, delivered directly to the pancreas
🐭 29% weight loss in 35 days(high-fat diet mice)
⚖️ Lean mice
Instead of weekly shots, it uses a harmless virus to reprogram pancreatic cells to make GLP-1 naturally—potentially for yrs💥
💉 Single infusion, delivered directly to the pancreas
🐭 29% weight loss in 35 days(high-fat diet mice)
⚖️ Lean mice
Reposted by Carolyn Barber, MD
"To be clear: this was not in the 'line of duty.' You don’t shoot, murder, or harm people in the line of duty—that’s a crime."— @repstansbury
"This was not an accident. It’s U.S. government policy, funded by our tax dollars... We must defund and dismantle this agency immediately. This has to end
"This was not an accident. It’s U.S. government policy, funded by our tax dollars... We must defund and dismantle this agency immediately. This has to end
February 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
"To be clear: this was not in the 'line of duty.' You don’t shoot, murder, or harm people in the line of duty—that’s a crime."— @repstansbury
"This was not an accident. It’s U.S. government policy, funded by our tax dollars... We must defund and dismantle this agency immediately. This has to end
"This was not an accident. It’s U.S. government policy, funded by our tax dollars... We must defund and dismantle this agency immediately. This has to end
"To be clear: this was not in the 'line of duty.' You don’t shoot, murder, or harm people in the line of duty—that’s a crime."— @repstansbury
"This was not an accident. It’s U.S. government policy, funded by our tax dollars... We must defund and dismantle this agency immediately. This has to end
"This was not an accident. It’s U.S. government policy, funded by our tax dollars... We must defund and dismantle this agency immediately. This has to end
February 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
"To be clear: this was not in the 'line of duty.' You don’t shoot, murder, or harm people in the line of duty—that’s a crime."— @repstansbury
"This was not an accident. It’s U.S. government policy, funded by our tax dollars... We must defund and dismantle this agency immediately. This has to end
"This was not an accident. It’s U.S. government policy, funded by our tax dollars... We must defund and dismantle this agency immediately. This has to end
Trump said it himself: Republicans should “take over the voting” and nationalize elections in key states.
His own officials proved the fraud claims were fake.
Now ballots are being seized anyway.
This was always the plan. More with Jake Tapper👇
#BlueSky #PoliSky #MedSky #ICE #elections #LawSky
His own officials proved the fraud claims were fake.
Now ballots are being seized anyway.
This was always the plan. More with Jake Tapper👇
#BlueSky #PoliSky #MedSky #ICE #elections #LawSky
February 5, 2026 at 6:20 AM