starr88
@starr88.bsky.social
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🚨Our MN colleagues declared their hospitals are under siege!
📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi...
🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcement
📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi...
🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcement
Healthcare Workers Demand End to ICE Violence
Join healthcare workers across the country to call for our elected officials to use their authority to stop ICE violence while they still can, and our institutions to defend the sanctity of healthcare...
tinyurl.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
🚨Our MN colleagues declared their hospitals are under siege!
📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi...
🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcement
📣 Sign the national healthcare worker letter to stop funding ICE violence & defend healthcare tinyurl.com/HCWStopICEVi...
🖤Jan 26-30 Wear BLACK to mourn, honor and stand up for those killed by immigration enforcement
In the event this information is needed, sharing it with you.
No one's life should be at risk for simply existing in their communities or exercising their rights.
Learn these. Remember them. Share them with your neighbors.
I will continue to use every tool my office has to protect our immigrant community and ensure our residents know their rights.
Learn these. Remember them. Share them with your neighbors.
I will continue to use every tool my office has to protect our immigrant community and ensure our residents know their rights.
January 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
In the event this information is needed, sharing it with you.
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Parent and pediatrician here.
All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info.
Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info.
Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Parent and pediatrician here.
All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info.
Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info.
Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
Dear people,
Vaccinate your children. The vaccines are safe and effective. They save lives and prevent harm.
By all means, consult with your medical providers with your concerns and questions regarding vaccines and vaccination schedule.
Love,
A fellow citizen
PS: USA is not Denmark.
Vaccinate your children. The vaccines are safe and effective. They save lives and prevent harm.
By all means, consult with your medical providers with your concerns and questions regarding vaccines and vaccination schedule.
Love,
A fellow citizen
PS: USA is not Denmark.
The takedown of the US system of childhood vaccines which worked exceedingly well for decades for preventing diseases and major adverse outcomes
December 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Dear people,
Vaccinate your children. The vaccines are safe and effective. They save lives and prevent harm.
By all means, consult with your medical providers with your concerns and questions regarding vaccines and vaccination schedule.
Love,
A fellow citizen
PS: USA is not Denmark.
Vaccinate your children. The vaccines are safe and effective. They save lives and prevent harm.
By all means, consult with your medical providers with your concerns and questions regarding vaccines and vaccination schedule.
Love,
A fellow citizen
PS: USA is not Denmark.
FYI:
ACT UP NY announces HEALTHGATE, “a campaign released on the heels of World AIDS Day…that condemns Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s deadly pseudoscience-led healthcare death circus while calling for the implementation of the New York Health Act & sustained funding for public & global health”
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
FYI:
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Today December 1st is #WorldAIDSDay.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today December 1st is #WorldAIDSDay.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.
Where are all the girls dads regarding Epstein trafficking machine? OK with their girls being approached at 13, 14, 15, 16? Prefer to think not. But maybe they are? #Epstein #sextrafficking #girldads
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Where are all the girls dads regarding Epstein trafficking machine? OK with their girls being approached at 13, 14, 15, 16? Prefer to think not. But maybe they are? #Epstein #sextrafficking #girldads
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NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
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Contrary to what you might have heard, HIP is available on November 1 AND you only need a penny/non-negative balance to access it
Find a participating farm here: dtafinder.com
#Masschusetts @universalhub.com @cambridgeday.com @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
Find a participating farm here: dtafinder.com
#Masschusetts @universalhub.com @cambridgeday.com @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Contrary to what you might have heard, HIP is available on November 1 AND you only need a penny/non-negative balance to access it
Find a participating farm here: dtafinder.com
#Masschusetts @universalhub.com @cambridgeday.com @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
Find a participating farm here: dtafinder.com
#Masschusetts @universalhub.com @cambridgeday.com @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
@universalhub.com MA webpage with resources for SNAP recipients or those who desire to assist November 1 and beyond. www.mass.gov/president-tr...
www.mass.gov
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
@universalhub.com MA webpage with resources for SNAP recipients or those who desire to assist November 1 and beyond. www.mass.gov/president-tr...
For Mass folks-pass this along. Keep a $1 on SNAP card to access HIP benefits. Share widely.
Massachusetts SNAP recipients, keep $1 -- one dollar! -- on your card into November (Saturday) and your HIP benefits will be applied which can be used at farmers markets, farm stands, and mobile markets:
HIP program could help families impacted by the lapse of SNAP benefits
Western Mass News is getting answers on a local program that could still help families in need buy food.
www.westernmassnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
For Mass folks-pass this along. Keep a $1 on SNAP card to access HIP benefits. Share widely.
@universalhub.com Fireworks again this evening?
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
@universalhub.com Fireworks again this evening?
Adding lack of SNAP funding reverberates into multiple supply chains. It is a world of hurt for many more than the recipients of these benefits.
Food bank director, Jill Dixon explains that for every meal a food bank provides the SNAP program provides nine. If Republicans don’t negotiate with Democrats to keep SNAP benefits going after the Nov 1 deadline, Americans are going to starve. This is just cruel and vile ‼️
October 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Adding lack of SNAP funding reverberates into multiple supply chains. It is a world of hurt for many more than the recipients of these benefits.
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The Women’s Pro Baseball League is set to begin play in 2026. Boston is one of four cities to be awarded an inaugural franchise.
Women’s Pro Baseball League launching in 2026 with Boston team - The Boston Globe
Founder Justine Siegal has spent 15 years building up a nonprofit to support girls playing baseball. Now, they'll finally get the chance to take the next step in their athletic careers.
trib.al
October 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Women’s Pro Baseball League is set to begin play in 2026. Boston is one of four cities to be awarded an inaugural franchise.
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NEW YORK AND BOSTON we are so up WE ARE SO UP
Women’s pro baseball is becoming reality ⚾
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New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco will host the first four teams in the Women’s Pro Baseball League, debuting next spring.
Former Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis was among the hundreds who tried out this summer.
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New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco will host the first four teams in the Women’s Pro Baseball League, debuting next spring.
Former Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis was among the hundreds who tried out this summer.
October 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
NEW YORK AND BOSTON we are so up WE ARE SO UP
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GOOD NEWS: Despite RFK Jr saying he would cancel $500 million in mRNA research, the House Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending package, that includes $1.1 billion for “advanced research and development” at BARDA, which includes research on mRNA vaccines.
September 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
GOOD NEWS: Despite RFK Jr saying he would cancel $500 million in mRNA research, the House Committee on Appropriations has passed a spending package, that includes $1.1 billion for “advanced research and development” at BARDA, which includes research on mRNA vaccines.
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Lots of people asking why isn't my state issuing COVID vaccine executive orders?
In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
September 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Lots of people asking why isn't my state issuing COVID vaccine executive orders?
In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY
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We are Through the Looking Glass now. Ladapo is barking mad, and I mean actually deranged. And please stop calling him a skeptic. He’s a full out anti-vaxxer and denialist. This only ends badly not just for Florida, but for the entire country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’
Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We are Through the Looking Glass now. Ladapo is barking mad, and I mean actually deranged. And please stop calling him a skeptic. He’s a full out anti-vaxxer and denialist. This only ends badly not just for Florida, but for the entire country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I have been saying for months that it is critical to monitor your state’s vaccine requirements for school entry. They are the only things standing between us and massive infectious disease outbreaks.
With Florida ending these requirements, other states are sure to follow.
With Florida ending these requirements, other states are sure to follow.
September 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I have been saying for months that it is critical to monitor your state’s vaccine requirements for school entry. They are the only things standing between us and massive infectious disease outbreaks.
With Florida ending these requirements, other states are sure to follow.
With Florida ending these requirements, other states are sure to follow.
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In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.
September 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.
August 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM