Rebecca Joy Bingham
@rebeccabingham.bsky.social
Humanizer, dot-connector, and hope generator. Cheerleader for public health, good humans, and love in all its terrifying disguises. 😍 Closet nerd: Show me trends and anomalies. 🤓 Professional wedding gig cellist. 🎻ENFP• NVC
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It's Sunday night 12/2025! You can put me on mute. You can block me. I don't care. I'll not stop! There're NO Civil Rights in Trump's Deranged America! I'll repeat this Every Day until Reality Sinks In. No children's rights! No women's rights! No disability rights! No minority rights! 150 yrs gone!
a cartoon of a man with a quote by john lewis
ALT: a cartoon of a man with a quote by john lewis
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It's Sunday night 12/2025! You can put me on mute. You can block me. I don't care. I'll not stop! There're NO Civil Rights in Trump's Deranged America! I'll repeat this Every Day until Reality Sinks In. No children's rights! No women's rights! No disability rights! No minority rights! 150 yrs gone!
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“Michael Hoerger used CDC data (last available 11/29/25) and Biobot data and estimates that about 1 in 102 Americans had COVID through November 29th with higher levels in Arizona, Indiana and Vermont. His data will update on Monday.”
And other great news of things medical.
And other great news of things medical.
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📰Flu, COVID, RSV updates
☹️SARS-CoV-2 causes low white blood cells for 20 months
💉COVID vaccine reduces all cause mortality for 4 years
🧠Mild COVID causes transient brain ischemia
& much more buff.ly/V1M00u0
#medsky 🛟😷🧪
📰Flu, COVID, RSV updates
☹️SARS-CoV-2 causes low white blood cells for 20 months
💉COVID vaccine reduces all cause mortality for 4 years
🧠Mild COVID causes transient brain ischemia
& much more buff.ly/V1M00u0
#medsky 🛟😷🧪
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Michael Hoerger used CDC data (last available 11/29/25) and Biobot data and estimates that about 1 in 102 Americans had COVID through November 29th with higher levels in Arizona, Indiana and Vermont. His data will update on Monday.”
And other great news of things medical.
And other great news of things medical.
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We are really not prepared for this. People still don’t even understand that Covid is airborne.
📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
December 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
We are really not prepared for this. People still don’t even understand that Covid is airborne.
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Sandy Hook 13 years ago😪
Now Brown University & Bondi Beach
Children that have had to witness this all the time
STOP
We have Lost So Many
When will it eve end
Always just thoughts and prayers
THIS WILL ASTOUND YOU
PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE CLIP⬇️⬇️
DAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Sandy Hook 13 years ago😪
Now Brown University & Bondi Beach
Children that have had to witness this all the time
STOP
We have Lost So Many
When will it eve end
Always just thoughts and prayers
THIS WILL ASTOUND YOU
PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE CLIP⬇️⬇️
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Sandy Hook 13 years ago😪
Now Brown University & Bondi Beach
Children that have had to witness this all the time
STOP
We have Lost So Many
When will it eve end
Always just thoughts and prayers
THIS WILL ASTOUND YOU
PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE CLIP⬇️⬇️
DAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Sandy Hook 13 years ago😪
Now Brown University & Bondi Beach
Children that have had to witness this all the time
STOP
We have Lost So Many
When will it eve end
Always just thoughts and prayers
THIS WILL ASTOUND YOU
PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE CLIP⬇️⬇️
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More people got measles this week than Nuzzi’s book
More than 126 cases have been declared in the latest outbreak and 303 people have been quarantined.
Hundreds Quarantined In South Carolina Measles Outbreak—What To Know About Current Cases And Its Spread
More than 126 cases have been declared in the latest outbreak and 303 people have been quarantined.
www.forbes.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
More people got measles this week than Nuzzi’s book
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"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
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Unlike in the U.S., in Hungary sexual abuse of children is leading to massive protests that pose a serious threat to the power of their far-right leader.
🇭🇺Massive demonstrations in Budapest, Hungary against the Viktor Orbán’s regime.
Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system
Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Unlike in the U.S., in Hungary sexual abuse of children is leading to massive protests that pose a serious threat to the power of their far-right leader.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration is sharing all air travelers’ names with ICE officials to find people with deportation orders.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
The Transportation Security Administration is providing passenger lists to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration is sharing all air travelers’ names with ICE officials to find people with deportation orders.
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Wow. That's insane.
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Wow. That's insane.
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Tyson’s Lexington gutted: tariffs, cattle. #econsky
Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Tyson’s Lexington gutted: tariffs, cattle. #econsky
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We will keep telling folk to read Michael Lewis' book 'The Fifth Risk'. What he describes back then is basically happening now. A government that has no faith in government intervention leads to this kind of stuff happening... #EconSky
Wow. That's insane.
December 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We will keep telling folk to read Michael Lewis' book 'The Fifth Risk'. What he describes back then is basically happening now. A government that has no faith in government intervention leads to this kind of stuff happening... #EconSky
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“After we clean up DC, let’s open up a few freedom cities in economic zones out west?” - Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale
Joe Lonsdale—who co-founded Palantir with Peter Thiel—also wants to build “freedom cities … out west.” 1/
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“After we clean up DC, let’s open up a few freedom cities in economic zones out west?” - Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale
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Study: The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history
Published: December 04, 2025
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
Published: December 04, 2025
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has drawn global attention to post-acute infection syndromes
(PAIS), with millions affected by post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC, or Long COVID).
While Long COVID is newly ...
www.cell.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Study: The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history
Published: December 04, 2025
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
Published: December 04, 2025
www.cell.com/trends/immun...
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Doing my morning reading, and want to call out @thebulwark.com, with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social (and others) for consistently smart takes that make me think.
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Doing my morning reading, and want to call out @thebulwark.com, with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social (and others) for consistently smart takes that make me think.
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Wait what???
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wait what???
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Deadly 'super' flu surge forces schools to close and triggers mask mandates across the US
The CDC estimates between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October, with 19,000–38,000 hospitalisations. Rising cases have led to some states reinstating mask mandates in hospitals.
The CDC estimates between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October, with 19,000–38,000 hospitalisations. Rising cases have led to some states reinstating mask mandates in hospitals.
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Deadly 'super' flu surge forces schools to close and triggers mask mandates across the US
The CDC estimates between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October, with 19,000–38,000 hospitalisations. Rising cases have led to some states reinstating mask mandates in hospitals.
The CDC estimates between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October, with 19,000–38,000 hospitalisations. Rising cases have led to some states reinstating mask mandates in hospitals.
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What was medical care like before the ACA? One tiny glimpse, from a box of old notes: multiple ERs “saturated,” “on diversion,” “trauma case by case only.” The first page of a thick stack of alert reports from one overnight and morning in one metro area.
It was bad, y’all.
It was bad, y’all.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
What was medical care like before the ACA? One tiny glimpse, from a box of old notes: multiple ERs “saturated,” “on diversion,” “trauma case by case only.” The first page of a thick stack of alert reports from one overnight and morning in one metro area.
It was bad, y’all.
It was bad, y’all.
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I do not understand how any Jew could support MAGA. The danger is so obvious.
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I do not understand how any Jew could support MAGA. The danger is so obvious.
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December 5, 2025
December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
December 5, 2025
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"A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this. The message is clear: protecting ourselves still matters."
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
johnsnowproject.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this. The message is clear: protecting ourselves still matters."
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“Trump has reportedly asserted executive privilege to prevent his courtroom opponents from getting access to evidence in the lawsuit in which he is accused of stoking violence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.” 12/4/25
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump asserting executive privilege in January 6 case: what we know
The police officers who filed the lawsuit say Trump’s remarks fueled the riot.
www.newsweek.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“Trump has reportedly asserted executive privilege to prevent his courtroom opponents from getting access to evidence in the lawsuit in which he is accused of stoking violence at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.” 12/4/25
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Mask Mandate Returns At New Jersey Hospitals.
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Mask Mandate Returns At New Jersey Hospitals.
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
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Scotland: Flu cases more than double as hospital admissions surge by 70%
🔹Hospital admissions jumped from 426 to 724 between Nov 24–30
🔹“Very high” levels in ages 5–14
🔹Adults 65+ account for ~40% of admissions
🔹A mutated H3N2 influenza strain is driving more severe illness
🔹Hospital admissions jumped from 426 to 724 between Nov 24–30
🔹“Very high” levels in ages 5–14
🔹Adults 65+ account for ~40% of admissions
🔹A mutated H3N2 influenza strain is driving more severe illness
Flu cases in Scotland more than double as hospital admissions surge by 70%
An influenza mutation of the H3N2 strain, known for causing severe illness, is dominating across Scotland.
news.stv.tv
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Scotland: Flu cases more than double as hospital admissions surge by 70%
🔹Hospital admissions jumped from 426 to 724 between Nov 24–30
🔹“Very high” levels in ages 5–14
🔹Adults 65+ account for ~40% of admissions
🔹A mutated H3N2 influenza strain is driving more severe illness
🔹Hospital admissions jumped from 426 to 724 between Nov 24–30
🔹“Very high” levels in ages 5–14
🔹Adults 65+ account for ~40% of admissions
🔹A mutated H3N2 influenza strain is driving more severe illness
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Lots of interest here, and I will write about it. But what jumped out at me was ZM's observation that the laws we need are already on the books. We just need to enforce them. I mean, OF COURSE, but... it needs to be said.
I had the absolute pleasure of joining @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a conversation yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N15L...
American Conversations: Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Lots of interest here, and I will write about it. But what jumped out at me was ZM's observation that the laws we need are already on the books. We just need to enforce them. I mean, OF COURSE, but... it needs to be said.