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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP

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I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others Humanist | Emergency+Addiction Medicine | Health policy and advocacy | Health technology and innovation | Views my own (he/him)

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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP @tnicholsmd.com · Oct 17

Hi new friends, welcome!
I’m an emergency medicine and addiction medicine physician interested in health policy and advocacy. I post about harm reduction and the intersection between politics and health and healthcare, and my otherwise meandering thoughts of political despair.

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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP @tnicholsmd.com · 8h

Be loud.
Not on here.
With normies.

With people who aren’t already inundated with all of the information and curated content.

I know this seems crazy but they do not know what is happening. They just don‘t. Help restore a fact-based shared reality. You’d be surprised how people might respond.

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 13h

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 13h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 16h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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babs ✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 14h

can’t wait to see if this website runs on essentially the same model as a “speakwithanmd/com” or an “all family pharmacy” or a “wellness company” ie: the physical manifestations & fulfillment centers of the far right alt-medical disinfo machine 🥲

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 14h

Dr. Oz announces that TrumpRx.gov is now live.

If you click, you'll see — it's essentially just a banner ad for now.

U.S. officials have said it will formally launch in January 2026 and help Americans find discounted drugs.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Steambot Willie @pubtoons.com · 17h

Doctor Seuss also worked on some famous WW2 training films; this is the one where he did the most recognizably "Seussian" work
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFu8...

Private SNAFU: Fighting Tools

YouTube video by US National Archives

www.youtube.com

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David @dkuofu.bsky.social · 18h

A few other notable Dr. Seuss political cartoons:

Cartoon: Two men stand on a platform with an intertwined beard. One says "America First" and the other wears a swastika. A circus manager announces to the crowd:

Caption: And on this platform, folks, those most perplexing people... The Lads with the Siamese Beard! Unrelated by blood, they are joined in a manner that mystifies the mightiest minds in the land!

Cartoon: a woman with an "America First" sweater reads to two children from a book entitled "Adolf the Wolf"

Caption: and the Wolf chewed up the children and spit out their bones... But those were FOREIGN CHILDREN and it really didn't matter.

Cartoon: A man with a "Profiteer" emblazoned coat sells umbrellas during a flood to people taking refuge on rooftops. A swastika can be seen in the torrential rain.

Caption: Beware the man who makes a fortune in a flood!

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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP @tnicholsmd.com · 19h

There's an entire book of his political cartoons:
archive.org/details/drse...

Dr. Seuss goes to war : the World War II editorial cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel : Minear, Richard H : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Political cartoons first published in PM

archive.org

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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP @tnicholsmd.com · 19h

If you're curious, here's some references:
www.history.com/articles/whe...

When Dr. Seuss Went to War | HISTORY

Explore the children’s author’s little-known work penning political cartoons and producing propaganda films during Wo...

www.history.com

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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP @tnicholsmd.com · 19h

Dr. Seuss went hard during WWII.
Lessons should have been learned.

A satirical comic drawn by Dr. Seuss with a train with a swastika on the front of the engine is barreling down the tracks, and a man in a jacket is sitting on the train tracks wearing an "America First" jacket trying to reassure Uncle Same that the train will turn off at a point labeled "Appeasement Junction" onto a far too small track and not run him over.

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Dr. Implorable @drimplorable.bsky.social · 22h

Hey, @nytimes.com and @washingtonpost.com -

THIS is how to do your fucking job.

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Michele Quinn, MD, FACOG she/her @drquinngyn.medsky.social · 1d

The anti-circumcision people are more fanatical and unhinged than Libs of TikTok’s army of transphobes and that is really saying something

Dan Collen @dancollen.bsky.social · 1d

For the normal people in the room, you should probably know this shit is a hit with neo-Nazis. The 14-year old Groyper you know has more space in his head for circumcision conspiracies (all of which blame the Jews) than you have space in your head for your cousins' first names.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

open.substack.com

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 1d

in case you want some non bullshit about antifa here is something i wrote

buttondown.com/theswordandt...

We Keep Us Safe: On Antifa

This past Saturday, Donald Trump announced that his administration would be deploying federal troops to Portland, OR, authorizing the military to use “full...

buttondown.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

A federal judge in Illinois has ordered the Trump administration to stop beating, shooting at, and generally using violence against journalists and peaceful protesters. trib.al/4ZfMWqA

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Some of the key elements:

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless
Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,
' President Trump, one of the named Defendants, is not included in this Order.
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as long as the Journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively
reasonable opportunity to report and observe;

b. Issuing a crowd dispersal order requiring any person to leave a public place
that they lawfully have a right to be, unless dispersal is justified by exigent circumstances as defined by Department of Homeland Security Use of Force Policy (updated Feb. 6,
2023), Sections III.F and XII.E;
С.
For purposes of this Order, a crowd dispersal order is a lawful command
given by a Federal Agent for all persons to leave a designated area when three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct that are likely to cause substantial harm in the immediate vicinity;
d. Using riot control weapons including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs), Compressed Air Launchers (e.g., PIS and FN303), Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants, 40 mm Munitions Launchers, less-lethal shotguns,
Less-Lethal Specialty Impact-Chemical Munitions (LLSI-CM), Controlled Noise and Light Distraction Devices (CNLDDs), Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) - on members of the press, protesters, or religious practitioners who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others;

To facilitate the Defendants' identification of Journalists protected under
this Order, the following are examples of indicia of being a Journalist: visual identification as a member of the press, such as by carrying a professional press pass, badge or credentials; wearing distinctive clothing or patches that identify the wearer as a member of the press; or carrying professional gear such as professional photographic or videography
equipment. Other indicia of being a Journalist under this Order include that the person is standing off to the side of a protest, not engaging in chanting, sign holding, shouting slogans, or otherwise protesting, and documenting protest activities, although these are not
requirements. These indicia are illustrative, and a person need not exhibit every indicium
to be considered a Journalist under this Order. Defendants shall not be liable for unintentional violations of this Order in the case of an individual who does not wear a press pass, badge, or other official press credential, professional gear, or distinctive clothing that identifies the person as a member of the press.

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a
uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official
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duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence
will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when
wearing riot gear.

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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP @tnicholsmd.com · 1d

This should concern everyone.

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1d

“Abortion providers say Missouri’s attorney general is trying to get patient records” 10/7/25 … 1/ apnews.com/article/abor...

Abortion providers say Missouri's attorney general is trying to get patient records

Planned Parenthood officials say in court filings that Missouri's Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of patients who’ve had abortions.

apnews.com

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2d

The Politics of Health Care and Elections www.kff.org/elections/he...

The Politics of Health Care and Elections | KFF

This Health Policy 101 chapter explores how health policy in the U.S. is linked to politics, with the direction of policy influenced by who is in power. Health care is often a major issue in political...

www.kff.org

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Taylor Nichols, MD FACEP @tnicholsmd.com · 2d

If I were running for national office right now my primary talking point for my platform would be cataloging every single incident of ICE / law enforcement assault and state violence and prosecute every last one once all the way to the top once power turns over.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 2d

Great explainer in Vox today showing why it’s critical for the right to dismantle any and all regulation of medicine to advance their ultimate agenda, and why this SCOTUS case jeopardizes both public health and LGBTQ protections as a whole.

www.vox.com/politics/463...

This Supreme Court is often sloppy when it hands down decisions that pit the religious right against LGBTQ Americans. So there is a serious risk the justices will hand down a decision that sweeps far beyond conversion therapy. If they interpret the First Amendment to bar any specific restrictions on what professionals can tell their clients, then states could lose the power to prevent doctors from giving dangerous advice to their patients.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 2d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Ms . Penny Oaken, SkyWitch @skywitches.net · 2d

To get to the bottom line:

THE "ANTIFA / SOROS / TRANSGENDER PEOPLE / DEMOCRATIC PARTY / PORTLAND / CHICAGO / IMMIGRANTS ARE TERRORISTS" BULLSHIT

IS GAMERGATE, PIZZAGATE, QANON BULLSHIT

THEY COPPED TO IT ON LIVE TV BY SEATING POSOBIEC

Ms . Penny Oaken, SkyWitch @skywitches.net · 2d

The thing even normies know Jack Posobiec for is that he stochastically pushed a kook into storming Comet Ping Pong with an AR-15, demanding to rescue (fictitious) children from the (non-existent) basement where he believed they were serving a pedophile ring.

Pizzagate. He did that.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a thread on ways Jack Posobiec has been normalized in mainstream media since Charlie Kirk's death:

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

nyti.ms

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law @jhppl.bsky.social · 2d

US public health is in crisis. In this special JHPPL issue edited by @oberlanderunc.bsky.social & @sarahgollust.bsky.social, you’ll find articles that help contextualize the erosion of public health infrastructure & adoption of policies harmful to public health. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...

Advance Publication | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

read.dukeupress.edu

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