Brenda Thurlow, MD
@brendathurlow4.bsky.social
Pediatrician (primary care, diabetology), wife, mom, idealist. ND prairie girl. Reading, gardening, hiking. She/her/hers.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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The antivax destruction coming from RFK Jr is unspeakably bad.
Many many people will die. Babies will be harmed for life.
Unspeakably. Bad.
Impeach RFK before it’s too late, Congress.
Many many people will die. Babies will be harmed for life.
Unspeakably. Bad.
Impeach RFK before it’s too late, Congress.
This isn't even a slight exaggeration. He is actively working on destroying the US's entire vaccine infrastructure. The HepB vote will be tomorrow, where they will get rid of the birth dose and recommend it at 30 days, dooming a bunch of infants to chronic infection ft. cirrhosis, cancer, and death.
RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.
September 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The antivax destruction coming from RFK Jr is unspeakably bad.
Many many people will die. Babies will be harmed for life.
Unspeakably. Bad.
Impeach RFK before it’s too late, Congress.
Many many people will die. Babies will be harmed for life.
Unspeakably. Bad.
Impeach RFK before it’s too late, Congress.
I’m just a pediatrician trapped in a Red State MAGA conspiracy theory circle of hell these days. (Vaccines, fluoride, gun safety….)
a cartoon of a man sitting in front of a computer with the words coincidence on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon of a man sitting in front of a computer with the words coincidence on the bottom
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September 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I’m just a pediatrician trapped in a Red State MAGA conspiracy theory circle of hell these days. (Vaccines, fluoride, gun safety….)
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Two Democratic legislators were shot, along with their spouses.
Even their dog was shot.
One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.
Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.
The culture must change and gun control is long overdue
Even their dog was shot.
One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.
Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.
The culture must change and gun control is long overdue
For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
September 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Two Democratic legislators were shot, along with their spouses.
Even their dog was shot.
One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.
Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.
The culture must change and gun control is long overdue
Even their dog was shot.
One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.
Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.
The culture must change and gun control is long overdue
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Remember the West Wing episode after Bartlett was shot and CJ listed *all the other people* shot that day and closed with “lest anybody think a gun would have prevented these crimes, let’s remember that the President was shot while surrounded by the best armed bodyguards known to man.”
At least three teenagers were in critical condition after being shot Wednesday afternoon on the grounds of Evergreen High School. The suspected shooter was among the three.
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3 teens, including suspected shooter, in critical condition after shooting at Evergreen High School
A fourth minor was also transported to a hospital, a spokesperson with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said
coloradosun.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Remember the West Wing episode after Bartlett was shot and CJ listed *all the other people* shot that day and closed with “lest anybody think a gun would have prevented these crimes, let’s remember that the President was shot while surrounded by the best armed bodyguards known to man.”
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Wow. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. just single-handedly ruled that Congress doesn’t really control the purse strings. This is becoming a massive crisis for checks and balances and the separation of powers.
September 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wow. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. just single-handedly ruled that Congress doesn’t really control the purse strings. This is becoming a massive crisis for checks and balances and the separation of powers.
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
As a pediatrician, I want your children to grow up healthy, safe, and well-equipped to be successful, happy adults. More than that, I want your children to grow up.
September 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
As a pediatrician, I want your children to grow up healthy, safe, and well-equipped to be successful, happy adults. More than that, I want your children to grow up.
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“If ICE was a military, it would have the 16th biggest budget in the world. You wanna talk about America First? Think about all the things we could do in this country, like giving a [hurricane] warning system to these folks in rural Texas, instead of plucking brown people out of their homes.”
July 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“If ICE was a military, it would have the 16th biggest budget in the world. You wanna talk about America First? Think about all the things we could do in this country, like giving a [hurricane] warning system to these folks in rural Texas, instead of plucking brown people out of their homes.”
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Glacier National Park is one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
The peaks and valleys rise above and below you with sheer verticality.
Its woods are filled with the wildest of animals.
Our public lands must always stay protected.
The peaks and valleys rise above and below you with sheer verticality.
Its woods are filled with the wildest of animals.
Our public lands must always stay protected.
June 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Glacier National Park is one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
The peaks and valleys rise above and below you with sheer verticality.
Its woods are filled with the wildest of animals.
Our public lands must always stay protected.
The peaks and valleys rise above and below you with sheer verticality.
Its woods are filled with the wildest of animals.
Our public lands must always stay protected.
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Senate Republicans just passed a budget creating the largest secret police force in the world & cutting $1.1 trillion from Medicaid, meaning not only will millions lose healthcare, a very large number of healthcare facilities will shut down for good, & Dem leadership is out complaining about Zohran.
June 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Senate Republicans just passed a budget creating the largest secret police force in the world & cutting $1.1 trillion from Medicaid, meaning not only will millions lose healthcare, a very large number of healthcare facilities will shut down for good, & Dem leadership is out complaining about Zohran.
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This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone.
If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
June 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone.
If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?
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If you have never stuck a needle in the back of an infant and watched pus drip out please don’t tell me I am overreacting to RFK Jr.’s latest assault on science.
June 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If you have never stuck a needle in the back of an infant and watched pus drip out please don’t tell me I am overreacting to RFK Jr.’s latest assault on science.
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Senator Bill Cassidy (R) is a disgrace to medicine and a menace to the United States of America.
He should condemn the firing of the entire Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. Instead, he says this.
He does not care about public health, or your health. He only cares about his power.
He should condemn the firing of the entire Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. Instead, he says this.
He does not care about public health, or your health. He only cares about his power.
June 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Senator Bill Cassidy (R) is a disgrace to medicine and a menace to the United States of America.
He should condemn the firing of the entire Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. Instead, he says this.
He does not care about public health, or your health. He only cares about his power.
He should condemn the firing of the entire Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. Instead, he says this.
He does not care about public health, or your health. He only cares about his power.
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As we celebrate Pride let us pause for a moment to remember. This is an image of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget.
#HappyPrideMonth
#HappyPrideMonth
June 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
As we celebrate Pride let us pause for a moment to remember. This is an image of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget.
#HappyPrideMonth
#HappyPrideMonth
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NPR is suing Trump.
Why? Because he slashed their funding just for doing their job—which is political retaliation.
He’s trying to silence public media because they don’t bow down to his ego.
News flash: the First Amendment doesn’t disappear just because you don’t like the coverage, Donnie.
Why? Because he slashed their funding just for doing their job—which is political retaliation.
He’s trying to silence public media because they don’t bow down to his ego.
News flash: the First Amendment doesn’t disappear just because you don’t like the coverage, Donnie.
BREAKING: NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.
NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.
www.npr.org
May 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
NPR is suing Trump.
Why? Because he slashed their funding just for doing their job—which is political retaliation.
He’s trying to silence public media because they don’t bow down to his ego.
News flash: the First Amendment doesn’t disappear just because you don’t like the coverage, Donnie.
Why? Because he slashed their funding just for doing their job—which is political retaliation.
He’s trying to silence public media because they don’t bow down to his ego.
News flash: the First Amendment doesn’t disappear just because you don’t like the coverage, Donnie.
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Crockett: Right now, it seems like you don’t care about the constitution unless it’s the second amendment and that’s misinterpreted as well. There’s other amendments.. And we don’t get to just change it because our fearless leader says that he doesn’t like it
May 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Crockett: Right now, it seems like you don’t care about the constitution unless it’s the second amendment and that’s misinterpreted as well. There’s other amendments.. And we don’t get to just change it because our fearless leader says that he doesn’t like it
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RFK Jr. says unhealthy food is a big challenge on reservations (true)—but calls it “genocidal”? Given actual genocides, that’s...a choice.🥴
Food deserts are real. So why propose cuts to SNAP and WIC?
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Food deserts are real. So why propose cuts to SNAP and WIC?
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May 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
RFK Jr. says unhealthy food is a big challenge on reservations (true)—but calls it “genocidal”? Given actual genocides, that’s...a choice.🥴
Food deserts are real. So why propose cuts to SNAP and WIC?
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Food deserts are real. So why propose cuts to SNAP and WIC?
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Any other pediatricians having Covid19 flashbacks when discussing measles risk and mitigation with anxious parents? #VaccinesWork #ExhaustedPCP
May 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Any other pediatricians having Covid19 flashbacks when discussing measles risk and mitigation with anxious parents? #VaccinesWork #ExhaustedPCP
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RFK Jr. testifies at the Senate HELP Committee tomorrow.
If this were a report card, Bernie Sanders says it’s an F.
🚫 Slashed funding for cancer, Alzheimer’s & addiction research
🤐 Silenced scientists
🔥 Sowed chaos
🌀 Spread disinformation
Yep… that's an F.
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If this were a report card, Bernie Sanders says it’s an F.
🚫 Slashed funding for cancer, Alzheimer’s & addiction research
🤐 Silenced scientists
🔥 Sowed chaos
🌀 Spread disinformation
Yep… that's an F.
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www.sanders.senate.gov
May 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
RFK Jr. testifies at the Senate HELP Committee tomorrow.
If this were a report card, Bernie Sanders says it’s an F.
🚫 Slashed funding for cancer, Alzheimer’s & addiction research
🤐 Silenced scientists
🔥 Sowed chaos
🌀 Spread disinformation
Yep… that's an F.
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If this were a report card, Bernie Sanders says it’s an F.
🚫 Slashed funding for cancer, Alzheimer’s & addiction research
🤐 Silenced scientists
🔥 Sowed chaos
🌀 Spread disinformation
Yep… that's an F.
www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country!
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
May 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Let’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country!
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
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Trump has now elected liberals in Canada, Australia, and the Vatican
May 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Trump has now elected liberals in Canada, Australia, and the Vatican
So much anti-science
The FDA names Dr. Vinay Prasad — a hematologist-oncologist who has been accused of spreading misinformation about Covid vaccines and was an outspoken critic of the agency’s decision to approve Covid shots in children — as its new vaccine chief.
FDA names oncologist Dr. Vinay Prasad, a Covid vaccine critic, as the new vaccine chief
Prasad was an outspoken critic of the FDA’s response to the pandemic, including the former vaccine chief, Dr. Peter Marks.
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May 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
So much anti-science