Dorothy N. Charles, MD
@dncharles.bsky.social
she/her. family med doc with a passion for Black maternal-child health. mango aficionado. occasional creative.
www.dncharles.com
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A THREAD.
I've seen so many people online using the government shutdown as an opportunity to demonize people who receive SNAP benefits, WIC and any kind of government assistance.
Here's the thing:
I agree with those people.
We need to end the WHITE welfare state
BECAUSE welfare works.
A thread:
Here's the thing:
I agree with those people.
We need to end the WHITE welfare state
BECAUSE welfare works.
A thread:
November 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A THREAD.
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Nazis were big into collective punishment after acts of civil resistance. The Israelis have used it widely in Gaza and the West Bank. It was even a major plot point in establishing the heinous villainy of the bad guys in Red Dawn.
August 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Nazis were big into collective punishment after acts of civil resistance. The Israelis have used it widely in Gaza and the West Bank. It was even a major plot point in establishing the heinous villainy of the bad guys in Red Dawn.
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This is exactly one block from the sandwich throwing incident. The neighborhood is being collectively punished for it.
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
August 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is exactly one block from the sandwich throwing incident. The neighborhood is being collectively punished for it.
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The UK is about to ban access to Wikipedia, just remember this bill was originally pitched as a means to protect kids from accessing porn.
Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge
www.thenational.scot
August 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The UK is about to ban access to Wikipedia, just remember this bill was originally pitched as a means to protect kids from accessing porn.
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We were within inches of a vaccine for several cancers, flu, the cold. Inches.
NIH Director Battacharya on mRNA technology: "We should not be using as a platform for mass vaccination"
August 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We were within inches of a vaccine for several cancers, flu, the cold. Inches.
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Kim Davis going from "my religious beliefs demand that I don't facilitate a same-sex marriages" to "my religious beliefs demand that there are NO same-sex marriages anywhere" *should* make Democrats realize there is no "sincere" compromise with bigots on trans issues.
August 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Kim Davis going from "my religious beliefs demand that I don't facilitate a same-sex marriages" to "my religious beliefs demand that there are NO same-sex marriages anywhere" *should* make Democrats realize there is no "sincere" compromise with bigots on trans issues.
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Next is MUDCAPS from @labmuffin.com and @theecowell.bsky.social, more friends that are bigger deals on instagram so do follow them there if you use it. Here’s a frame from Michelle’s most recent vid which I really liked, even though I have no special interest in cosmetics, I still learnt loads
August 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Next is MUDCAPS from @labmuffin.com and @theecowell.bsky.social, more friends that are bigger deals on instagram so do follow them there if you use it. Here’s a frame from Michelle’s most recent vid which I really liked, even though I have no special interest in cosmetics, I still learnt loads
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I want to share two handy mnemonics that can help you identify BS, BS peddlers, and ensure you give yourself the best chance to take in GOOD information
The first is CRABS by Jessica Stokes-Parish. We are instagram friends but I don’t think she’s here. She’s great! www.instagram.com/j_stokespari...
The first is CRABS by Jessica Stokes-Parish. We are instagram friends but I don’t think she’s here. She’s great! www.instagram.com/j_stokespari...
August 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I want to share two handy mnemonics that can help you identify BS, BS peddlers, and ensure you give yourself the best chance to take in GOOD information
The first is CRABS by Jessica Stokes-Parish. We are instagram friends but I don’t think she’s here. She’s great! www.instagram.com/j_stokespari...
The first is CRABS by Jessica Stokes-Parish. We are instagram friends but I don’t think she’s here. She’s great! www.instagram.com/j_stokespari...
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Press needs to stop repeating govt euphemism of “clearing homeless camps.” I’ve witnessed it in other cities: massive destruction of personal property. Not just bedrolls & tents; family photos, Bibles, meds. Times I’ve seen it people weren’t even given option to move their things.
August 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Press needs to stop repeating govt euphemism of “clearing homeless camps.” I’ve witnessed it in other cities: massive destruction of personal property. Not just bedrolls & tents; family photos, Bibles, meds. Times I’ve seen it people weren’t even given option to move their things.
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The new admin strategy for facts and real data is to fire the messenger or demand retraction. That isn't going to work.
August 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The new admin strategy for facts and real data is to fire the messenger or demand retraction. That isn't going to work.
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It is egregious that RFK Jr requested @annalsofim.bsky.social retraction of this paper because he didn't like the data www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
August 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It is egregious that RFK Jr requested @annalsofim.bsky.social retraction of this paper because he didn't like the data www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
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Report on Musk long enough and you start to see him say the same things over and over.
He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
February 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Report on Musk long enough and you start to see him say the same things over and over.
He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
He agreed to buy Twitter then made sweeping accusations about fraud and bots to try to break the deal. He also accused Twitter of harboring "ghost employees" who took paychecks.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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Executive Orders tell Federal Agencies, in the Executive Branch, to change what they are doing or to make a report and send it to the White House. That's it!
EOs can't melt laws
EOs can't melt laws
February 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Executive Orders tell Federal Agencies, in the Executive Branch, to change what they are doing or to make a report and send it to the White House. That's it!
EOs can't melt laws
EOs can't melt laws
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Not just "without arrest" they were being shielded from counter-protesters by dozens of armed cops
Residents in greater Cincinnati expressed dismay after armed, masked neo-Nazis were allowed to gather on a freeway bridge without arrest.
After armed neo-Nazis get police protection, some Black residents in Ohio express disbelief
Authorities defended their actions after a demonstration on a freeway bridge north of Cincinnati saw a dozen or so people in black clothing display Nazi flags and symbolism.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Not just "without arrest" they were being shielded from counter-protesters by dozens of armed cops
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Musk has received $13B in government contracts over the last 5 yrs. With all his fuss about the $9B/yr in overhead to the more than 2,500 universities conducting lifesaving research, I am curious when he is going to turn DOGE on his own contracts and ‘efficiencies’.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up
Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling amid President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Musk has received $13B in government contracts over the last 5 yrs. With all his fuss about the $9B/yr in overhead to the more than 2,500 universities conducting lifesaving research, I am curious when he is going to turn DOGE on his own contracts and ‘efficiencies’.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
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Instead of "don't cut our funding," our message should be: hands off higher ed.
You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.
You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.
You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.
Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.
You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.
You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.
You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.
Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.
February 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Instead of "don't cut our funding," our message should be: hands off higher ed.
You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.
You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.
You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.
Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.
You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.
You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.
You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.
Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.
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The big takeaway here is that Reuters won this case against the AI company on grounds they violated fair use—the judge found the AI company was guilty because, in using copyrighted works to generate its output, it “meant to compete... by developing a market substitute.”
Huge.
Huge.
Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
wrd.cm
February 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The big takeaway here is that Reuters won this case against the AI company on grounds they violated fair use—the judge found the AI company was guilty because, in using copyrighted works to generate its output, it “meant to compete... by developing a market substitute.”
Huge.
Huge.
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NEW: ProPublica has identified nine additional Musk-affiliated staffers.
A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
The Staffers Helping Elon Musk Dismantle and Downsize the U.S. Government, One Agency at a Time
Musk and his lieutenants are reshaping the government and its mission with the blessing of President Trump. ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 staffers affiliated with the…
propub.li
February 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
NEW: ProPublica has identified nine additional Musk-affiliated staffers.
A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
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And let's have a brief moment of history because I don't think people understand how long the American Revolution took. Or the Civil Rights movement. The American Revolution was 8 years. The Civil War was 4 years. And almost 100 years later Jim Crow "ended"
February 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
And let's have a brief moment of history because I don't think people understand how long the American Revolution took. Or the Civil Rights movement. The American Revolution was 8 years. The Civil War was 4 years. And almost 100 years later Jim Crow "ended"
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I blame dystopian fiction for the expectations I am seeing. Ironically, those books largely come after 50 years (or more) for a reason. You think the revolution is immediate because that's when you're brought into the story. But if the fall took decades, the revolution also took decades.
February 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I blame dystopian fiction for the expectations I am seeing. Ironically, those books largely come after 50 years (or more) for a reason. You think the revolution is immediate because that's when you're brought into the story. But if the fall took decades, the revolution also took decades.
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BREAKING: @lawyerscomm.bsky.social and partners have sued Meta for racially discriminatory advertising practices and for algorithmically sorting for-profit college ads to Black users disproportionately act.lawyerscommittee.org/ercvsmeta/
Holding Meta Accountable – Lawyers Committee
act.lawyerscommittee.org
February 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
BREAKING: @lawyerscomm.bsky.social and partners have sued Meta for racially discriminatory advertising practices and for algorithmically sorting for-profit college ads to Black users disproportionately act.lawyerscommittee.org/ercvsmeta/
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"Karina's Law" was signed into law on yesterday by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.
The bill requires guns to be removed from an accused abuser's home after the victim in a domestic violence case is granted an order of protection.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The bill requires guns to be removed from an accused abuser's home after the victim in a domestic violence case is granted an order of protection.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
February 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Karina's Law" was signed into law on yesterday by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.
The bill requires guns to be removed from an accused abuser's home after the victim in a domestic violence case is granted an order of protection.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The bill requires guns to be removed from an accused abuser's home after the victim in a domestic violence case is granted an order of protection.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏