Jennifer Brokaw
@jenniferbrokaw.bsky.social
Retired physician. Wigging out about waning immunity, US autocracy and CO2 levels.
https://jenniferbrokaw.substack.com/
https://jenniferbrokaw.substack.com/
Thank God Alexandra Petri found a home at The Atlantic😅
A Gift Guide From the Trump Administration? @Petridishes imagines the perfect recommendations from the White House for everyone in the family! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
A Gift Guide From the Trump Administration? @Petridishes imagines the perfect recommendations from the White House for everyone in the family! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Trump Administration’s Guide to Christmas Giving
A piece of East Wing Rubble? An MRI for no reason? The options are endless!
www.theatlantic.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Thank God Alexandra Petri found a home at The Atlantic😅
A Gift Guide From the Trump Administration? @Petridishes imagines the perfect recommendations from the White House for everyone in the family! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
A Gift Guide From the Trump Administration? @Petridishes imagines the perfect recommendations from the White House for everyone in the family! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
☺️https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/22/greetings-friends
Greetings, Friends!
It’s the annual Christmas poem: so turn the carols to eleven!
www.newyorker.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
☺️https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/22/greetings-friends
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We have the votes to extend the ACA subsidies and save healthcare for our constituents TODAY.
But Republicans would rather send Congress home, attack abortion care, & let premiums skyrocket.
The shame and sham of it all.
Speaker Johnson must bring this bill to the floor NOW.
But Republicans would rather send Congress home, attack abortion care, & let premiums skyrocket.
The shame and sham of it all.
Speaker Johnson must bring this bill to the floor NOW.
December 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We have the votes to extend the ACA subsidies and save healthcare for our constituents TODAY.
But Republicans would rather send Congress home, attack abortion care, & let premiums skyrocket.
The shame and sham of it all.
Speaker Johnson must bring this bill to the floor NOW.
But Republicans would rather send Congress home, attack abortion care, & let premiums skyrocket.
The shame and sham of it all.
Speaker Johnson must bring this bill to the floor NOW.
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A second levee broke south of Seattle last night as our relentless parade of atmospheric rivers continues.
Thinking of the John Holdren quote that we have three options: mitigation, adaptation or suffering. The third is growing ever more apparent as progress lags on one and two.
Thinking of the John Holdren quote that we have three options: mitigation, adaptation or suffering. The third is growing ever more apparent as progress lags on one and two.
December 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A second levee broke south of Seattle last night as our relentless parade of atmospheric rivers continues.
Thinking of the John Holdren quote that we have three options: mitigation, adaptation or suffering. The third is growing ever more apparent as progress lags on one and two.
Thinking of the John Holdren quote that we have three options: mitigation, adaptation or suffering. The third is growing ever more apparent as progress lags on one and two.
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I called Shomari Figures, my congressman, and asked him to support RFK’s impeachment. As a scientist and a parent and a human in this world, I am horrified by the daily damage this man has done to research and medicine. He should never have gotten the job and it’s time to send him packing.
Our Click to Call is set up! Let's get these phones ringing off the hook with voters demanding that our representatives take a stand, and give Bobby the Boot! There is not a moment too soon to #impeachrfkjr
standupforscience.net/impeac...
standupforscience.net/impeac...
December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I called Shomari Figures, my congressman, and asked him to support RFK’s impeachment. As a scientist and a parent and a human in this world, I am horrified by the daily damage this man has done to research and medicine. He should never have gotten the job and it’s time to send him packing.
View this as a gift from prior US government funding. Incredible. Hope they can replicate it in humans. #science #cancerresearch #vaccinessavelives
www.umass.edu/news/article...
www.umass.edu/news/article...
UMass Amherst Researchers Create Nanoparticle Vaccine That Prevents Cancer in Mice | UMass Amherst
The vaccine also proves highly effective at preventing cancer’s deadly spread.
www.umass.edu
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
View this as a gift from prior US government funding. Incredible. Hope they can replicate it in humans. #science #cancerresearch #vaccinessavelives
www.umass.edu/news/article...
www.umass.edu/news/article...
Why don’t I feel reassured by this person investing in San Francisco? 😳
Meet the Lurie-loving crypto bro helping lead Powell Street’s turnaround sfstandard.com/2025/12/07/p...
Meet the Lurie-loving crypto bro helping lead Powell Street’s turnaround sfstandard.com/2025/12/07/p...
Meet the Lurie-loving crypto bro helping lead Powell Street’s turnaround
An unlikely character is spearheading the recent glow-up of one of SF’s most important retail corridors.
sfstandard.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Why don’t I feel reassured by this person investing in San Francisco? 😳
Meet the Lurie-loving crypto bro helping lead Powell Street’s turnaround sfstandard.com/2025/12/07/p...
Meet the Lurie-loving crypto bro helping lead Powell Street’s turnaround sfstandard.com/2025/12/07/p...
In the face of all the haters, vaccine science continues to astound. #provax #vaccinescience #publichealthmatters
www.futurity.org/vaccines-den...
www.futurity.org/vaccines-den...
You may get future vaccines via dental floss
Researchers have created a new way to deliver vaccines: using dental floss to introduce vaccine via the tissue between the teeth and gums
www.futurity.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In the face of all the haters, vaccine science continues to astound. #provax #vaccinescience #publichealthmatters
www.futurity.org/vaccines-den...
www.futurity.org/vaccines-den...
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"For almost 80 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been the nation's immune system... During 2025 that immune system has been compromised." Op-ed in the Lancet by @drdebhoury.bsky.social, Dan Jernigan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
US CDC: a public health agency in critical condition
For almost 80 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been
the nation's immune system, detecting threats early, coordinating rapid responses,
and safeguarding population hea...
www.thelancet.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"For almost 80 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been the nation's immune system... During 2025 that immune system has been compromised." Op-ed in the Lancet by @drdebhoury.bsky.social, Dan Jernigan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
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If the state of Delaware prohibited companies incorporated there from spending on elections in any way, Citizens United would be dead in the water.
Delaware incorporates more companies than any other state.
It’s a blue state. Let’s get cracking on moving Delaware lawmakers on this!
Delaware incorporates more companies than any other state.
It’s a blue state. Let’s get cracking on moving Delaware lawmakers on this!
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
If the state of Delaware prohibited companies incorporated there from spending on elections in any way, Citizens United would be dead in the water.
Delaware incorporates more companies than any other state.
It’s a blue state. Let’s get cracking on moving Delaware lawmakers on this!
Delaware incorporates more companies than any other state.
It’s a blue state. Let’s get cracking on moving Delaware lawmakers on this!
“MAGA man, Florida man, Tesla driver” have become synonymous descriptors.
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“MAGA man, Florida man, Tesla driver” have become synonymous descriptors.
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“On Christmas Day, Dad became convinced — wrongly — that the nephrostomy tube placed to drain his right kidney had malfunctioned. So, like any good ex-engineer, he “fixed” it. That is, he mangled it so that it was in fact not draining properly, then hid his handiwork from the rest of the family…”
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“On Christmas Day, Dad became convinced — wrongly — that the nephrostomy tube placed to drain his right kidney had malfunctioned. So, like any good ex-engineer, he “fixed” it. That is, he mangled it so that it was in fact not draining properly, then hid his handiwork from the rest of the family…”
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i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
A beautiful missive with an urgent message. 😞 #impeachRFKjr
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A beautiful missive with an urgent message. 😞 #impeachRFKjr
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As a retiring but still sitting member of the House, MTG has the opportunity to read into the public record documents that otherwise could not be released... and would be protected by the constitution's speech or debate clause from prosecution.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
As a retiring but still sitting member of the House, MTG has the opportunity to read into the public record documents that otherwise could not be released... and would be protected by the constitution's speech or debate clause from prosecution.
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Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water.
Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.
A Trump Overhaul of the Energy Dept. Breaks Up Clean Energy Offices
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Up next: planes. ✈️🔌⚡️
First electric cars and buses, now trucks: in the past we were often told that electric trucks would not be feasible.
But the market is picking up speed and electric trucks have become a reality. Expectations are for significant market expansion in the coming years.
But the market is picking up speed and electric trucks have become a reality. Expectations are for significant market expansion in the coming years.
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Up next: planes. ✈️🔌⚡️
Our culture right now: Don’t let facts get in the way of a hilarious meme.
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our culture right now: Don’t let facts get in the way of a hilarious meme.
Some Californians call this the “most wonderful time of the year.” Persimmon season😊 #persimmon #autumncooking
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some Californians call this the “most wonderful time of the year.” Persimmon season😊 #persimmon #autumncooking
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URGENT: Climate change is a maternal health crisis. Research shows extreme heat & air pollution are linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, hitting Black moms hardest.
blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov/momnibus-pro...
blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov/momnibus-pro...
The Momnibus: Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act
Introduced by Rep.
blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
URGENT: Climate change is a maternal health crisis. Research shows extreme heat & air pollution are linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, hitting Black moms hardest.
blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov/momnibus-pro...
blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov/momnibus-pro...
How unsurprising and heartbreaking. 😞
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How unsurprising and heartbreaking. 😞