Dr. Richard Pan
@drpanmd.bsky.social
Pediatrician, Educator, Former State Senator, Small Business Owner. Candidate for CA-06.
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I took on RFK Jr. and the anti-vaccine movement, and we won.
Now extremists in Washington are attacking science and shutting down the government again.
I’ve fought this battle before. I’ll fight it again for truth, science, and families.
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Now extremists in Washington are attacking science and shutting down the government again.
I’ve fought this battle before. I’ll fight it again for truth, science, and families.
Donate ⬇️
Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign at the California Democratic Party Pre-Endorsement conference. Let’s keep this momentum going! #CA06 #DrPanforCongress
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign at the California Democratic Party Pre-Endorsement conference. Let’s keep this momentum going! #CA06 #DrPanforCongress
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its 2026 childhood vaccine schedule & emphasizes it no longer endorses the CDC's version. The CDC went rogue & adopted a vaccine schedule mirroring Denmark's, which has fewer shots. A dozen medical organizations support the academy's recommendations👇
AAP Releases 2026 Child Vax Schedule, No Longer Endorses CDC's Version
'We're going to publish vaccine recommendations that are based on scientific evidence'
www.medpagetoday.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its 2026 childhood vaccine schedule & emphasizes it no longer endorses the CDC's version. The CDC went rogue & adopted a vaccine schedule mirroring Denmark's, which has fewer shots. A dozen medical organizations support the academy's recommendations👇
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“He was a calm presence amid hospital chaos. A mentor who taught kindness and patience to younger friends and colleagues. A singer with a knack for dancing. A bicyclist who treasured the beauty of Minnesota… He was the kind of nurse patients remembered, colleagues said, and he was a beloved mentor”
Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“He was a calm presence amid hospital chaos. A mentor who taught kindness and patience to younger friends and colleagues. A singer with a knack for dancing. A bicyclist who treasured the beauty of Minnesota… He was the kind of nurse patients remembered, colleagues said, and he was a beloved mentor”
#ICYMI 250 yrs ago:
“when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government”
www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
“when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government”
www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
Note: The following text is a transcription of the Stone Engraving of the parchment Declaration of Independence (the document on display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Museum.) The spelling a...
www.archives.gov
January 26, 2026 at 1:13 AM
#ICYMI 250 yrs ago:
“when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government”
www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
“when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government”
www.archives.gov/founding-doc...
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Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status
Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,144 measles cases across 44 states — the most since 1991 — and nearly 50 separate outbreaks.
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
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‘He was only helping’:
Witness accounts of shooting shared
A pediatrician at the scene said they saw no agents performing CPR.
www.startribune.com/he-was-only-...
Witness accounts of shooting shared
A pediatrician at the scene said they saw no agents performing CPR.
www.startribune.com/he-was-only-...
‘He was only helping’: Witness accounts of shooting shared in bid to get ICE restrictions reinstated
A pediatrician at the scene said they saw no agents performing CPR.
www.startribune.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
‘He was only helping’:
Witness accounts of shooting shared
A pediatrician at the scene said they saw no agents performing CPR.
www.startribune.com/he-was-only-...
Witness accounts of shooting shared
A pediatrician at the scene said they saw no agents performing CPR.
www.startribune.com/he-was-only-...
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Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF
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This is true in all aspects of coverage. What officials say happened should never carry as much weight as what can be demonstrated to have happened.
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is true in all aspects of coverage. What officials say happened should never carry as much weight as what can be demonstrated to have happened.
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The victim of Saturday’s fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis was identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse.
Who Was Alex Pretti? Man Shot Dead By Border Patrol Agent In Minneapolis
The victim of Saturday’s fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis was identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse.
www.forbes.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The victim of Saturday’s fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis was identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse.
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Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Data suggests separations are now happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Data suggests separations are now happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Data suggests separations are now happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Data suggests separations are now happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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“He wanted to help people. He was a super nice, super helpful guy," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
Pretti's dad recalls that his son "was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis."
@melodyschreiber.com reports:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Pretti's dad recalls that his son "was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis."
@melodyschreiber.com reports:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man killed in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse Alex Pretti: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
“He wanted to help people. He was a super nice, super helpful guy," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
Pretti's dad recalls that his son "was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis."
@melodyschreiber.com reports:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Pretti's dad recalls that his son "was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis."
@melodyschreiber.com reports:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Our fundraiser for @drpanmd.bsky.social tonight started with a solemn moment of admiration for another healthcare worker who gave his life for American ideals today. Giving time & money seems like nothing in comparison. But it's *not* nothing. We need new people - new healers - representing us.
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Our fundraiser for @drpanmd.bsky.social tonight started with a solemn moment of admiration for another healthcare worker who gave his life for American ideals today. Giving time & money seems like nothing in comparison. But it's *not* nothing. We need new people - new healers - representing us.
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Alex Pretti, who is identified as the man fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, was an intensive care nurse dedicated to treating veterans.
Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Alex Pretti, who is identified as the man fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, was an intensive care nurse dedicated to treating veterans.
Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
Read more about him here: https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
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Some 2,255 measles cases were recorded last year, marking the highest point in over 30 years.
Measles Cases Boom To Start 2026—Here’s Where Cases Have Been Confirmed
Some 2,255 measles cases were recorded last year, marking the highest point in over 30 years.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Some 2,255 measles cases were recorded last year, marking the highest point in over 30 years.
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Alex Pretti took care of veterans as an ICU nurse. “He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with Pretti both at the hospital and on scientific research. "I’m just stunned.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Alex Pretti took care of veterans as an ICU nurse. “He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with Pretti both at the hospital and on scientific research. "I’m just stunned.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The world's premiere sanctuary city for criminals👇
The true sanctuary city for criminals is Washington, DC because convicted felon Donald Trump is in the city pardoning numerous convicted criminals with little protest from the Republican Congress.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The world's premiere sanctuary city for criminals👇
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Between February and August 2025, 1 in 30 NIH-funded clinical trials lost grant funding, affecting over 74 000 participants, with disproportionate impact on prevention, infectious disease, and behavioral trials. ja.ma/4pScQPT
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Between February and August 2025, 1 in 30 NIH-funded clinical trials lost grant funding, affecting over 74 000 participants, with disproportionate impact on prevention, infectious disease, and behavioral trials. ja.ma/4pScQPT
The merchants of doubt have been eclipsed by the merchants of death. #measles #Ivax2protect #MAHA
www.merchantsofdoubt.org
www.merchantsofdoubt.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The merchants of doubt have been eclipsed by the merchants of death. #measles #Ivax2protect #MAHA
www.merchantsofdoubt.org
www.merchantsofdoubt.org
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Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
The true sanctuary city for criminals is Washington, DC because convicted felon Donald Trump is in the city pardoning numerous convicted criminals with little protest from the Republican Congress.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
January 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The true sanctuary city for criminals is Washington, DC because convicted felon Donald Trump is in the city pardoning numerous convicted criminals with little protest from the Republican Congress.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
U.S. Constitution 4th Amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,…”
#AmericanValues
#AmericanValues
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
U.S. Constitution 4th Amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,…”
#AmericanValues
#AmericanValues
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RFK’s anti-vaccine project—part and parcel with the broader Trump agenda's ICE raids and cuts to health care subsidies and food stamps—is a program that seeks to completely overhaul the American population and redefine who gets to be an American, as well as who deserves health and safety
RFK Jr.’s Eugenics-Coded Crusade
Survival of the fittest—a concept that’s been twisted and abused since its birth—could be a Trump administration motto.
www.vanityfair.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
RFK’s anti-vaccine project—part and parcel with the broader Trump agenda's ICE raids and cuts to health care subsidies and food stamps—is a program that seeks to completely overhaul the American population and redefine who gets to be an American, as well as who deserves health and safety
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Kids' flu shots are lagging despite "super flu" outbreak. www.axios.com/2026/01/16/c...
Kids' flu shots are lagging despite "super flu" outbreak
Kids' flu shots are lagging compared to last year, even amid what's shaping up to be a historically nasty influenza season.
www.axios.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Kids' flu shots are lagging despite "super flu" outbreak. www.axios.com/2026/01/16/c...
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January 19, 2026 at 6:23 PM