Sara Silverstein
@sarasilverstein.bsky.social
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Historian. Writer. Public & global health, rights, internationalism, migration, citizenship & statelessness, Modern & Eastern Europe. Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, Department of History and Human Rights Institute. Views my own.
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efinkel.bsky.social
Can we hope that when (if?) the war in Gaza in over the world, and especially the West will finally turn their attention to this mass murder. The violence is bankrolled by the West's closest allies/partners, it's not like there is no leverage and it is just a local fight. Or am I just too naive?
sachadewijs.bsky.social
El-Fasher, Sudan — besieged by the RSF since May 2024 — has become “an open-air morgue” for starving civilians. The world’s silence is shocking. Since 2023 Sudan has seen 150k civilians killed, 15 million displaced & 25 million people facing acute hunger www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
RSF attack on hospital in Sudan’s el-Fasher kills 12, medics say
The attack by the paramilitary on the hospital wounded 17 others, and is the second such attack in 24 hours.
www.aljazeera.com
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sarasilverstein.bsky.social
Our timeline: Trump posted an AI video of himself promising every American will have access to a miraculous cure (that figures in a conspiracy theory) called a "medbed," while in reality Trump and his people are shutting down the government rather than enable access to real healthcare for Americans.
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charlesgaba.com
📣 OK, with ~3 hours to go before the midnight government shutdown, I'm going to go through ALL 50 STATES +DC ONE BY ONE to remind everyone of how many Americans healthcare Democrats are fighting to save (and this is just #ACA exchange enrollees; don't forget about Medicaid).

Please bear with me.
sarasilverstein.bsky.social
Our timeline: Trump posted an AI video of himself promising every American will have access to a miraculous cure (that figures in a conspiracy theory) called a "medbed," while in reality Trump and his people are shutting down the government rather than enable access to real healthcare for Americans.
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sarasilverstein.bsky.social
Yes. And I think about the better world we could be focused on building if we weren’t always reacting to the latest crisis and trying to salvage what we can.
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
When people start rationing their healthcare bad things happen. Ask anyone who has to pay for insulin. Hell, people already literally die in this country because asthma inhalers still cost $50 with insurance because of corporate price manipulation.
charlesgaba.com
Millions more who aren't facing QUITE as insane rate hikes will instead have to downgrade to a worse plan (from Gold to Silver, from Silver to Bronze, from PPO to HMO, etc) in order to escape some/most of the hikes.

That means higher deductibles/co-pays & more paperwork/hoops to jump through.
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joho.bsky.social
We tried to warn you.
ryanmarino.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad, a former adult oncologist, has moved to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule by asserting - against all evidence - that administering multiple vaccines at the same time “could blunt their efficacy.” The added burden/delay of separating shots would sharply reduce US vaccination rates.
FDA quietly positions itself to disrupt childhood vaccine schedule
While CDC turmoil grabbed the media spotlight, a quieter but potentially more consequential drama unfolded last week at FDA. The agency has positioned itse...
www.biocentury.com
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rbreich.bsky.social
Under Dr. Oz, Medicare is launching a pilot program that will use AI to determine whether patients would be covered for certain procedures.

Companies running the program will be paid a share of the savings from rejecting claims.

Who in their right mind voted for this? No one.
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chanda.blacksky.app
"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)".
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says
The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
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drsherrypagoto.bsky.social
This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT:

RFK Jr is a danger to public health.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
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austinkocher.com
Discover a Detention Facility Near You: A Community Exercise in Civic Awareness

Help build a learning community around detention data. Get hands-on with the newly updated facility numbers at DetentionReports.com and add your own findings and perspectives.

austinkocher.substack.com/p/discover-a...
ICE Detention Facilities - Directory
This directory provides transparency and information about ICE detention facilities across the United States.
DetentionReports.com
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pwhickey.bsky.social
The referenced headline is:
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Funding.

This is one of the primary groups studying childhood brain cancers- among the hardest to treat; they need more, not less.

Says a lot about this administration’s priorities
daveminca.bsky.social
Meanwhile, we just spent $280 million on Alligator Alcatraz, which is already being closed down because it violates the law, and we're sending $350 billion in tax breaks over the next 10 years to foreign investors.

This is a truly evil and immoral agenda.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding
www.nytimes.com
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warren.senate.gov
Little kids with brain cancer.

That’s who Donald Trump and RFK Jr. are screwing over by cutting health care.
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newrepublic.com
Graham Platner is blunt, even proud, about how he’s benefitted from government programs. He went to college on the GI Bill. His healthcare is free—paid for by four tours in Iraq & Afghanistan.

"But watching your friends die as the bar to meet for decent healthcare is disgusting.” trib.al/ohYlK9C
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sarasilverstein.bsky.social
A few notes:
Even mild cases of covid can age blood vessels by 5 years, increasing risk for heart disease and stroke.
Vaccines reduce the effect.
Other effects of long covid can strike anyone.
Vaccines reduce the risk.
Blocking access to vaccines makes us sicker.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Even mild Covid may leave blood vessels five years older
Researchers discovered that Covid accelerates blood vessel aging by about five years, especially in women. Even mild infections increased arterial stiffness, with vaccinated individuals showing less d...
www.sciencedaily.com
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luckytran.com
When a top CDC scientist resigns citing eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.
Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions' words over decades
created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues
sarasilverstein.bsky.social
A few notes:
Even mild cases of covid can age blood vessels by 5 years, increasing risk for heart disease and stroke.
Vaccines reduce the effect.
Other effects of long covid can strike anyone.
Vaccines reduce the risk.
Blocking access to vaccines makes us sicker.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Even mild Covid may leave blood vessels five years older
Researchers discovered that Covid accelerates blood vessel aging by about five years, especially in women. Even mild infections increased arterial stiffness, with vaccinated individuals showing less d...
www.sciencedaily.com
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tribelaw.bsky.social
Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.’s “words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.” And his actions are more lethal still. He’s waging war on America. That’s an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says
www.nytimes.com
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gregggonsalves.bsky.social
#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/