Mical Raz
@micalraz.bsky.social
Historian, health policy professor, internal medicine physician , mother of 5, Navy wife .
Author of Abusive Policies https://uncpress.org/9781469661216/abusive-policies/. New book on adoption and child welfare out this fall.
Author of Abusive Policies https://uncpress.org/9781469661216/abusive-policies/. New book on adoption and child welfare out this fall.
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I was always told that one of the central lessons of the Shoah is that legal, juridical regimes can still be immoral. The claim that Anne Frank was in Amsterdam "legally" is false, but more than that, the question "Was Anne Frank an illegal?" is so grossly missing the point of Holocaust remembrance.
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I was always told that one of the central lessons of the Shoah is that legal, juridical regimes can still be immoral. The claim that Anne Frank was in Amsterdam "legally" is false, but more than that, the question "Was Anne Frank an illegal?" is so grossly missing the point of Holocaust remembrance.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
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Monstrous acts and crimes are being committed right now, in our names, with our tax dollars:
-Renee Good - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting
-Alex Pretti - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting
-Liam Ramos (5) - used as bait to lure his father out of the house
-Renee Good - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting
-Alex Pretti - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting
-Liam Ramos (5) - used as bait to lure his father out of the house
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Monstrous acts and crimes are being committed right now, in our names, with our tax dollars:
-Renee Good - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting
-Alex Pretti - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting
-Liam Ramos (5) - used as bait to lure his father out of the house
-Renee Good - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting
-Alex Pretti - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting
-Liam Ramos (5) - used as bait to lure his father out of the house
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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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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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"Past or present, it’s not the leaders who disappoint me. It’s the led."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
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Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
"Past or present, it’s not the leaders who disappoint me. It’s the led."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
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Just want to stress that this was a woman who was simply trying to get to a doctor's appointment.
We are so far past the Rubicon that it isn't worth having a discussion anymore as to whether Trump is acting as an authoritarian. The only question is whether we have the strength and courage to get back to the other side.
January 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Just want to stress that this was a woman who was simply trying to get to a doctor's appointment.
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no no don't tread on ME, you see. I of course am going to tread the shit out of YOU
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed an unarmed civilian, flew a don't-tread-on-me Gadsden flag at his house, per the Daily Mail.
January 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
no no don't tread on ME, you see. I of course am going to tread the shit out of YOU
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Nebraska is the first state to announce it will begin enforcing Medicaid work requirements early, starting May 1.
Learn more about the data, policies, and questions that will influence how states implement work requirements via our interactive tracker: on.kff.org/4ozQHFm
Learn more about the data, policies, and questions that will influence how states implement work requirements via our interactive tracker: on.kff.org/4ozQHFm
Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements | KFF
KFF's interactive tracks key data and policies that will affect how states implement Medicaid work requirements, which are required under the 2025 budget reconciliation law starting in January 2027. T...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Nebraska is the first state to announce it will begin enforcing Medicaid work requirements early, starting May 1.
Learn more about the data, policies, and questions that will influence how states implement work requirements via our interactive tracker: on.kff.org/4ozQHFm
Learn more about the data, policies, and questions that will influence how states implement work requirements via our interactive tracker: on.kff.org/4ozQHFm
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So, ICE murdered one of our alumni. So nice to see the Administration try to gaslight the nation by claiming this woman, who won a poetry award as part of her studies, was a domestic terrorist. Zero shame.
www.pilotonline.com/2026/01/08/o...
www.pilotonline.com/2026/01/08/o...
Woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis was 2020 graduate of ODU
A 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer as she drove a vehicle in a snowy Minneapolis neighborhood was a 2020 graduate of Old Dominion University.
www.pilotonline.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
So, ICE murdered one of our alumni. So nice to see the Administration try to gaslight the nation by claiming this woman, who won a poetry award as part of her studies, was a domestic terrorist. Zero shame.
www.pilotonline.com/2026/01/08/o...
www.pilotonline.com/2026/01/08/o...
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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love to be a libertarian whose response to the summary execution of an american citizen is “you shouldn’t say bad words”
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
love to be a libertarian whose response to the summary execution of an american citizen is “you shouldn’t say bad words”
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What’s going on with the daycares in Minneapolis?
December 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
What’s going on with the daycares in Minneapolis?
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As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
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The only person who didn't see this coming was Chuck Schumer.
NEW: Mike Johnson says he WON'T call a House vote on extending ACA funding this week
Weekend talks with centrist Republicans on a health care amendment collapsed.
Enhanced tax credits will expire, raising costs in 2026.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Weekend talks with centrist Republicans on a health care amendment collapsed.
Enhanced tax credits will expire, raising costs in 2026.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans worked on the issue throughout the weekend but could not come to an agreement with a group of members who want the funds extended.
www.nbcnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The only person who didn't see this coming was Chuck Schumer.
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Something that what happened in Australia and the ensuing discourse has brought back in to my mind is that there are still fewer Jews in the world today than there were in 1939
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Something that what happened in Australia and the ensuing discourse has brought back in to my mind is that there are still fewer Jews in the world today than there were in 1939
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The repeated pattern (see also Washington Post) is that these choices to veer rightward are not economic decisions: they turn off the core audience. Editorial choices are loss leaders for bigger corporate goals.
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
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Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The repeated pattern (see also Washington Post) is that these choices to veer rightward are not economic decisions: they turn off the core audience. Editorial choices are loss leaders for bigger corporate goals.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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A year ago, Tracy Hoeg was selling people unproven therapies (like injecting your own blood into your knees) for cash. She is trained in physical medicine & rehabilitation, & does not have any relevant background for this position other than being a prolific & extreme antivaxxer and disease promoter
I suspect FDA no longer has qualified people willing to do this job.
"FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has appointed Tracy Beth Høeg, a longtime skeptic of Covid-19 vaccines, to be the acting director of the agency’s drug unit,...."
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"FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has appointed Tracy Beth Høeg, a longtime skeptic of Covid-19 vaccines, to be the acting director of the agency’s drug unit,...."
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Breaking: FDA to name Tracy Beth Hoeg, who helped lead Covid shot investigation, as acting CDER chief
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has appointed Tracy Beth Høeg, a longtime skeptic of Covid-19 vaccines, to be the acting director of the agency's drug unit
endpoints.news
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A year ago, Tracy Hoeg was selling people unproven therapies (like injecting your own blood into your knees) for cash. She is trained in physical medicine & rehabilitation, & does not have any relevant background for this position other than being a prolific & extreme antivaxxer and disease promoter
I’m teaching my final health policy lecture class tomorrow including the OBBBA, and I am constantly updating my slides …
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I’m teaching my final health policy lecture class tomorrow including the OBBBA, and I am constantly updating my slides …
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Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...