Mike Aylward, MD
@primarydoc.bsky.social
Med-Peds Primary Care Doc in MN. I believe in Human Rights. Advocacy is a professional responsibility.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“How can I help you today?”
“How can I help you today?”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"I hate transitions."
"I hate transitions."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Yes, I will write you a letter of recommendation."
"Yes, I will write you a letter of recommendation."
February 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“How can I help you today?”
“How can I help you today?”
Is “Ice Out” a pun or a double entendre? I think pun.
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Is “Ice Out” a pun or a double entendre? I think pun.
The criteria for fulfilling the right to health is that it must be:
Available
Accessible
Acceptable
And of high quality.
Our government is failing us, and it is intentionally violating the rights of immigrants (or anyone who looks like an immigrant)
Available
Accessible
Acceptable
And of high quality.
Our government is failing us, and it is intentionally violating the rights of immigrants (or anyone who looks like an immigrant)
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The criteria for fulfilling the right to health is that it must be:
Available
Accessible
Acceptable
And of high quality.
Our government is failing us, and it is intentionally violating the rights of immigrants (or anyone who looks like an immigrant)
Available
Accessible
Acceptable
And of high quality.
Our government is failing us, and it is intentionally violating the rights of immigrants (or anyone who looks like an immigrant)
Exhibit 1000 that it was never about the law. This administration has broken more laws than the people they are hunting on the streets of Minneapolis.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Exhibit 1000 that it was never about the law. This administration has broken more laws than the people they are hunting on the streets of Minneapolis.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Early entry for word of the year: Habeas
February 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Early entry for word of the year: Habeas
A reminder that many of the people currently forced to stay home at home because of ICE didn’t get to benefit from telemedicine during COVID. Because they didn’t work from home.
February 6, 2026 at 12:17 AM
A reminder that many of the people currently forced to stay home at home because of ICE didn’t get to benefit from telemedicine during COVID. Because they didn’t work from home.
Medical debt vs. food vs. housing vs. remittance vs. family vs. vs. vs. is a daily consideration
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Medical debt vs. food vs. housing vs. remittance vs. family vs. vs. vs. is a daily consideration
Our patients have been dealing with a version of this since 1/2025, many for much longer. It’s worse now, but it’s been bad for a long time.
February 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Our patients have been dealing with a version of this since 1/2025, many for much longer. It’s worse now, but it’s been bad for a long time.
Healthcare providers need to be discussing Delegation of Parental Authority forms, habeas processes, and safety plans with all patients at risk. Before they come to your city.
#medsky #pedsky #imsky #academicsky
#medsky #pedsky #imsky #academicsky
Minnesota immigrant families are being advised to make plans they may have never considered before: finding someone to care for their children.
Minn. advocates urge immigrant parents to make plans with kids
Minnesota immigrant families are being advised to make plans they may have never considered before: finding someone to care for their children.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Healthcare providers need to be discussing Delegation of Parental Authority forms, habeas processes, and safety plans with all patients at risk. Before they come to your city.
#medsky #pedsky #imsky #academicsky
#medsky #pedsky #imsky #academicsky
This is being run like a drawdown of an occupying force. Because it is.
Border czar Tom Homan says about 700 federal agents will be immediately withdrawn from the immigration operation around Minnesota.
Homan announces 700 immigration officers to leave Minnesota
Tom Homan says about 700 federal agents will be immediately withdrawn from the immigration operation around Minnesota.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This is being run like a drawdown of an occupying force. Because it is.
Is this a face saving measure? It’s an odd demand since they clearly don’t care whether people they snatch up have criminal offenses.
www.startribune.com/mn-sheriffs-...
www.startribune.com/mn-sheriffs-...
Minnesota sheriffs group, border czar Tom Homan negotiating blueprint for federal drawdown
Documents obtained by the Star Tribune show how county jails would give access to ICE agents, a key demand Homan has made to decrease the number of federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Is this a face saving measure? It’s an odd demand since they clearly don’t care whether people they snatch up have criminal offenses.
www.startribune.com/mn-sheriffs-...
www.startribune.com/mn-sheriffs-...
On second thought, maybe the Patriot Act turned out to be a bad idea.
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
On second thought, maybe the Patriot Act turned out to be a bad idea.
Because tech bros don’t give a shit.
Why So Much of Silicon Valley Is Mum About Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Why So Much of Silicon Valley Is Mum About Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | Why So Much of Silicon Valley Is Mum About Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Because tech bros don’t give a shit.
Why So Much of Silicon Valley Is Mum About Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Why So Much of Silicon Valley Is Mum About Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
It’s a huge challenge to reform NYC prisons, but nothing else has worked, and putting lived experience front and center is an important step.
Today, I made historic appointments who will lead key agencies and create a city where everyone can thrive.
I appointed Stanley Richards as Commissioner of DOC. Decades after he served time in our city’s jails, Commissioner Richards will now be the first formerly incarcerated person to lead them.
I appointed Stanley Richards as Commissioner of DOC. Decades after he served time in our city’s jails, Commissioner Richards will now be the first formerly incarcerated person to lead them.
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 AM
It’s a huge challenge to reform NYC prisons, but nothing else has worked, and putting lived experience front and center is an important step.
Reposted by Mike Aylward, MD
Why do your organizing over Signal? So that you don't do your organizing on an app that hasn't been tested or reviewed, run by a guy who doesn't tell his users about data breaches and security problems.
www.ibtimes.co.uk/stopice-hack...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/stopice-hack...
StopICE Data Breach Sent Names And Locations of 100,000 Users to The US Government
StopICE, the anti-ICE activist platform, suffered a major security breach exposing names, logins, phone numbers and GPS locations of over 100,000 users to US federal agencies.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Why do your organizing over Signal? So that you don't do your organizing on an app that hasn't been tested or reviewed, run by a guy who doesn't tell his users about data breaches and security problems.
www.ibtimes.co.uk/stopice-hack...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/stopice-hack...
Didn’t know I needed Post Malone, Slash, Andrew Watt , Duff and Chad Smith slaying with War Pigs on a Sunday night.
February 2, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Didn’t know I needed Post Malone, Slash, Andrew Watt , Duff and Chad Smith slaying with War Pigs on a Sunday night.
The description of conditions at Dilley and East Montana are horrific. Measles is bad, but measles plus malnutrition and unsanitary conditions is worse.
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The description of conditions at Dilley and East Montana are horrific. Measles is bad, but measles plus malnutrition and unsanitary conditions is worse.
We are seeing many no-shows in clinic because of fear. Telemedicine exists, but the people who are sheltering at home missed out on the remote work from COVID because they were coming in to work. We need to get the word out that telemedicine exists and is easy to access.
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
We are seeing many no-shows in clinic because of fear. Telemedicine exists, but the people who are sheltering at home missed out on the remote work from COVID because they were coming in to work. We need to get the word out that telemedicine exists and is easy to access.
This reading is fire.
NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below.
Link:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Link:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order – #9 in Conejo Arias v. Noem (W.D. Tex., 5:26-cv-00415) – CourtListener.com
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT--The Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Grea...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This reading is fire.
I’m sure Brad Finstad will do the right thing and stand up for his constituent to protect state sovereignty and federal overreach.
January 31, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I’m sure Brad Finstad will do the right thing and stand up for his constituent to protect state sovereignty and federal overreach.
Tom Morello - Intro + Killing In The Name Of
YouTube video by Kyle Matteson
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM
People who are fleeing other countries and claiming asylum, people who have been persecuted and tortured, describe the same conditions in their home countries detention facilities. It’s often the reason they get asylum. And we are doing it here. Shameful
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
www.startribune.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:26 PM
People who are fleeing other countries and claiming asylum, people who have been persecuted and tortured, describe the same conditions in their home countries detention facilities. It’s often the reason they get asylum. And we are doing it here. Shameful
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
“Troubling” has become a meaningless word in journalism. Say what it is. Write with clarity.
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 AM
“Troubling” has become a meaningless word in journalism. Say what it is. Write with clarity.