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Daryn Glassbrook

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Executive Director, Mobile Medical Museum Director of upcoming documentary, Medicine and the Movement: The Story of Dr. Escous B. Goode of Alabama mobilemedicalmuseum.org docgoodefilm.com

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Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · Jan 26

I am making a documentary about a Black physician who was denied hospital admitting privileges in the Jim Crow era, co-founded and led a Black hospital for decades, and was the first African American to run for public office in Alabama since Reconstruction. www.docgoodefilm.com

Mobile Medical Museum | museum | 1664 SpringHill Avenue, Mobile, AL, USA

Documentary produced by the Mobile Medical Museum.

www.docgoodefilm.com

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Sarah Handley-Cousins @sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 3h

Thinking like a historian: there will be indelible images from this moment that will live on in history classrooms for decades. If you knew that future Americans would see this image as part of their education, which side of the photo would you want to be on?

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 21h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Mike Johnson is holding Congress out of session for two reasons: number one, so that way there are no negotiations; and number two, to cover for all the pedophiles on Epstein's list...They're covering for pedophiles and dropping your healthcare coverage."

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Glasgow Centre for Population Health @thegcph.bsky.social · 5d

Important in public health history is @uofgshw.bsky.social's James McCune Smith, the first African American to obtain a medical degree. He had a long career as a respected medical doctor, writer, civil rights advocate & welfare campaigner for patients at Glasgow's infamous Lock hospital #BHM25

Portrait of James McCune Smith & Quote: McCune Smith’s legacy is a reminder of the importance of representation in medicine and public health. His advocacy for patient welfare and social justice remains relevant today, as certain communities continue to face barriers to accessing equitable healthcare and are underrepresented in medical leadership and research.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 1d

Conversion therapy for minors is child abuse. It robs them of the two things they need most: a secure attachment with their parents rooted in acceptance, care and unconditional love; and a secure attachment to their own precious, authentic selves.

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Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 1d

The rising costs of private health insurance and health care are still a problem. Barring Medicare for All (which I support), the short-term answer is to pass new legislation to improve the ACA (as Biden and the Dem Congress did), not to go back to the bad old days. /2

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 1d

The Affordable Care Act has not failed, it has succeeded. Before the ACA, premiums were rising at a faster rate, the quality of group plans was declining, and the number of uninsured and uninsurable Americans was much higher. /1

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 1d

🧵 #MythBustingTuesday
The CDC reportedly floated separating the MMR into individual shots without any published evidence that doing so improves safety.
Let’s unpack why this myth persists, what the data show, and why countries like Senegal are moving in the opposite direction.

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Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 1d

Just eight months ago, this administration was strongly coercing thousands of federal employees to take an early retirement. Now they want people to keep working. You can't have it both ways.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Dr Oz: "If we could get that one age cohost, born in 1964, to work not to 61 years of age but to 64 years age or even 65, it's worth more than a trillion dollars to the US economy."

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 2d

John Dewey on gerontocracy. From "The Public and Its Problems (1927)

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 2d

It has always been the case that getting the Israelis and Palestinians to agree on the "details" is the hardest part. And that requires focus and trust-building that are far beyond what the Trump administration has shown itself to be capable of. So I don't think there is reason to be hopeful. /4

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 2d

As for Trump, he wants to keep his oligarch friends happy and to win a Nobel Prize. He has threatened and cajoled both parties, which may result in a short-term cease fire and release of hostages. But he has no vision and says he will leave the "technical details" to the experts. /3

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 2d

The Arab State oligarchs, who are very obviously driving this train, sincerely want the war to end and the killing of innocents to stop, as do most of us. But do they have any interest in building up a viable, self-governing Palestinian state? That is highly doubtful, given their history. /2

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 2d

If a cease fire happens this week, it will be a genuinely good diplomatic achievement and step in the right direction. However, from what I've seen, it is likely to fall apart fairly quickly and be exposed as another shell game by Trump and his cronies. /1

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 2d

I honestly DGAF who the Bluesky CEO or anybody else follows on here and neither should you.

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 3d

A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms... Enthusiasms... What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball!

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 4d

Join me on Oct 16 for a free virtual book talk on the medical history of uranium with science and tech historian @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social.

#histmed
#booksky

Event flyer for Zoom talk with science historian Lucy Jane Santos. Black and white photo on a green background with illustrations of uranium-related artifacts.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 4d

weird how the actual answer, "he has been a habitual liar his entire life," is never considered here

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump’s social media posts: Was he telling the truth before? Did he just not understand that thing that he said earlier? Is he just trolling all of us? | Analysis

Analysis: Trump is finally ready to talk about Project 2025 | CNN Politics

They’re questions that could be asked of any number of President Donald Trump’s social media posts:

www.cnn.com

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Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 4d

This is looking very much like the Russia-Ukraine war, in that Trump issues strong words, which are immediately ignored by Putin and there are no consequences.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 7d

Leaders Schumer and Jeffries are right to force Trump and Congressional Republicans to take responsibility for the harm they are doing to the country - my latest 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/schumer-an...

Schumer and Jeffries Are Right To Force Trump And Congressional Rs To Take Responsibility For The Harm They're Doing To The Country

We are going live at 4pm ET with Reps. Greg Landsman and Mark Veasey to hear the latest from inside the House......

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 7d

The GOP House passed a budget that indulged all of their worst ideas, with no compromises whatsoever for Dem votes they wanted and needed.

There's no good reason for Senate Dems to help the GOP with such a bill, no good reason to share blame and give them "bipartisan" cover for wanton destruction.

Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 7d

A central reason we're in this mess is that the final GOP budget is going to be full of ugly, deeply unpopular stuff - exploding deficits, destructive tariffs, cuts to health care/clear energy/food, supersizing ICE, tax cuts for billionaires - that Rs simply don't want to take responsibility for. 1/

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Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 7d

Wow guys, you won't believe what it says here in the U.S. Constitution

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 7d

The permanent scowl on Trump's face...

Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 8d

Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly.

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 11d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

www.chosun.com

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