Healthcarechik
@healthcarechik.bsky.social
Nurse & healthcare exec, who values science, nature, and history. Classical liberal, independent voter, APPALLED by Trumpism, white christian nationalism, nihilistic tech-bro oligarchs, kleptocrats, and MAHA crackpots.
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Could treating political violence like a contagion help safeguard the future of American democracy?
Should Political Violence Be Addressed Like a Threat to Public Health?
Treating political violence as a contagion could help safeguard the future of American democracy.
www.newyorker.com
Gun violence is our nation’s biggest public health issue and should be treated as such with science-based and data-driven solutions.
I am old enough to remember that Trump’s platform in both 2016 and 2020 included “no foreign or forever wars”. Another potential major quagmire. When will we ever learn?
Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I am old enough to remember that Trump’s platform in both 2016 and 2020 included “no foreign or forever wars”. Another potential major quagmire. When will we ever learn?
Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
Trump Weighs New Military Options Against Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
The Unbridled Quackery Approach to Public Health 🤦♀️
This man was once trained in science, but rejects years of scientific knowledge in virology.
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
This man was once trained in science, but rejects years of scientific knowledge in virology.
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Unbridled Quackery Approach to Public Health 🤦♀️
This man was once trained in science, but rejects years of scientific knowledge in virology.
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
This man was once trained in science, but rejects years of scientific knowledge in virology.
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
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Great and powerful Oz will now decide:
1. Defense company capital returns
2. Defense CEO comp
3. Institutional homebuying
4. Foreign country oil revenue
1. Defense company capital returns
2. Defense CEO comp
3. Institutional homebuying
4. Foreign country oil revenue
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Great and powerful Oz will now decide:
1. Defense company capital returns
2. Defense CEO comp
3. Institutional homebuying
4. Foreign country oil revenue
1. Defense company capital returns
2. Defense CEO comp
3. Institutional homebuying
4. Foreign country oil revenue
A complete travesty. Anti-vax and science deniers won. Our nation’s children, and the value of scientific evidence lost.
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A complete travesty. Anti-vax and science deniers won. Our nation’s children, and the value of scientific evidence lost.
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Worthwhile reading-“The $64,000 Question Is What Happens When He Is Gone’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | ‘The $64,000 Question Is What Happens When He Is Gone’
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Worthwhile reading-“The $64,000 Question Is What Happens When He Is Gone’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
The worm that ate his brain would like a word. www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr.’s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading
The NIH is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The worm that ate his brain would like a word. www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
The understatement of 2025 by the NYT: Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The understatement of 2025 by the NYT: Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/w...
Why the hell are these people dressed war in the neighborhoods of Charlotte?
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Why the hell are these people dressed war in the neighborhoods of Charlotte?
WAPO: Nancy Mace turns embarrassing airport feud into political war.
This mercurial and crazed Congresswoman seems to be in urgent need of mental health care.
This mercurial and crazed Congresswoman seems to be in urgent need of mental health care.
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
WAPO: Nancy Mace turns embarrassing airport feud into political war.
This mercurial and crazed Congresswoman seems to be in urgent need of mental health care.
This mercurial and crazed Congresswoman seems to be in urgent need of mental health care.
Fact-Checking Misinformation About SNAP www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
Fact-Checking Misinformation About SNAP
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Fact-Checking Misinformation About SNAP www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
Sue this cruel administration into oblivion
After arresting a U.S. citizen in a Home Depot parking lot, armed immigration agents drove off with his one-year-old daughter.
The Trump administration's mass deportation machine puts every one of us in danger.
The Trump administration's mass deportation machine puts every one of us in danger.
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
‘Devastated’ family demands answers after one-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Sue this cruel administration into oblivion
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Trump:
- Doesn’t want to talk about prices or employment.
- Is asking SCOTUS *right now* to let him stop funding SNAP so he can use hunger as a weapon.
- Is still lying about trillions of dollars in tariffs.
All while he builds a ballroom and remodels the White House.
- Doesn’t want to talk about prices or employment.
- Is asking SCOTUS *right now* to let him stop funding SNAP so he can use hunger as a weapon.
- Is still lying about trillions of dollars in tariffs.
All while he builds a ballroom and remodels the White House.
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Trump:
- Doesn’t want to talk about prices or employment.
- Is asking SCOTUS *right now* to let him stop funding SNAP so he can use hunger as a weapon.
- Is still lying about trillions of dollars in tariffs.
All while he builds a ballroom and remodels the White House.
- Doesn’t want to talk about prices or employment.
- Is asking SCOTUS *right now* to let him stop funding SNAP so he can use hunger as a weapon.
- Is still lying about trillions of dollars in tariffs.
All while he builds a ballroom and remodels the White House.
“Let Them Starve, SCOTUS”
November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“Let Them Starve, SCOTUS”
Time to gear up the donations
Food banks have already been contending with higher food prices and increased need. Administrators say demand will skyrocket if federal nutrition benefits stop in a few days because of the government shutdown.
'The helpers need help'. Food banks brace for impact as SNAP cliff looms
Food banks have already been contending with higher food prices and increased need. Administrators say demand will skyrocket if federal nutrition benefits stop in a few days because of the government shutdown.
n.pr
November 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Time to gear up the donations
The richest country in America has millions of people relying on food stamps to eat, and Republicans want to know why Americans are mad at the billionaire tax cuts and a Democratic Socialist is getting votes. Go figure.
Trump tried to starve Americans by cutting off SNAP to score political points
The courts stopped him
Millions of families will keep food on the table because the law — & decency — prevailed
Read how democracy is fighting back @contrariannews.org 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/contrarian...
The courts stopped him
Millions of families will keep food on the table because the law — & decency — prevailed
Read how democracy is fighting back @contrariannews.org 👇 - TN
contrarian.substack.com/p/contrarian...
Contrarian cases CRASH Trump clown car
Publisher's Roundup 42
contrarian.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The richest country in America has millions of people relying on food stamps to eat, and Republicans want to know why Americans are mad at the billionaire tax cuts and a Democratic Socialist is getting votes. Go figure.
I have never witnessed a less competent negotiator than Trump.🤦♀️
The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I have never witnessed a less competent negotiator than Trump.🤦♀️
The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
Heroes don’t always have capes ❤️
Today's resistance hero, BlackHawk Pajama Guy, is Brian Kolp, formerly a prosecutor for Cook County, according to Chicago Tribune article - link below by @smith816.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Heroes don’t always have capes ❤️
So proud of the people in my small town. We had a huge turn out for No kings Day! 👏👏👏 🇺🇸
October 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
So proud of the people in my small town. We had a huge turn out for No kings Day! 👏👏👏 🇺🇸
An UnAmerican viewpoint, and exactly what Barry Goldwater warned the Republican party to guard against.
October 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
An UnAmerican viewpoint, and exactly what Barry Goldwater warned the Republican party to guard against.
My question: Will the ethical lawyers speak out and serve to lead us? Will the unethical lawyers supporting/serving illegal actions be disbarred?
‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My question: Will the ethical lawyers speak out and serve to lead us? Will the unethical lawyers supporting/serving illegal actions be disbarred?
‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
Note the unconscionable decimation of subsidized health care coverage for Americans under the ACA. 👇
These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats May Shut Down the Government www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats May Shut Down the Government www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
Opinion | These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats May Shut Down the Government
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Note the unconscionable decimation of subsidized health care coverage for Americans under the ACA. 👇
These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats May Shut Down the Government www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats May Shut Down the Government www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
🤦♀️ What happened to America First? Is Trump really planning for the US to become further and now directly entangled in this terrible conflict?
September 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🤦♀️ What happened to America First? Is Trump really planning for the US to become further and now directly entangled in this terrible conflict?