Miss Diagnoses
@missdiagnoses.bsky.social
💚New here
💚Lyme, MCAS, ME/CFS
💚Covid-cautious
💚chronic illness cartoonist on hiatus
💚Childless Cat Lady, hater of Orange
💚Lyme, MCAS, ME/CFS
💚Covid-cautious
💚chronic illness cartoonist on hiatus
💚Childless Cat Lady, hater of Orange
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Joel Camas is a 16 yr-old NYC high-school junior in the Bronx. He loves soccer & pepperoni pizza.
Yesterday morning, his lawyer and I accompanied him to an ICE check-in. He has Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — it should have been fine.
But it was not.💔 [thread]
Yesterday morning, his lawyer and I accompanied him to an ICE check-in. He has Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — it should have been fine.
But it was not.💔 [thread]
A Woman Self-Deported, Hoping to Shield Her Son. He Was Detained Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Joel Camas is a 16 yr-old NYC high-school junior in the Bronx. He loves soccer & pepperoni pizza.
Yesterday morning, his lawyer and I accompanied him to an ICE check-in. He has Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — it should have been fine.
But it was not.💔 [thread]
Yesterday morning, his lawyer and I accompanied him to an ICE check-in. He has Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — it should have been fine.
But it was not.💔 [thread]
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Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”
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Please understand: individual states standing up to the Trump administration will only buy us so much time (if it works at all). There are real power imbalances that need to be considered 🧵 /1
November 23, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Please understand: individual states standing up to the Trump administration will only buy us so much time (if it works at all). There are real power imbalances that need to be considered 🧵 /1
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I have a new article out in the Providence Eye on the long covid crisis in Rhode Island, and how folks are getting their needs met (or not) amidst crumbling health infrastructure.
pvdeye.org/caught-betwe...
#longcovid #localjournalism #chronicillness #mecfs #healthcarecrisis #millionsmissing
pvdeye.org/caught-betwe...
#longcovid #localjournalism #chronicillness #mecfs #healthcarecrisis #millionsmissing
Caught Between Crises: Long COVID Patients Struggle to Find Healthcare in Rhode Island
With Rhode Island’s healthcare system strained to the breaking point, long COVID patients grapple with complex, mysterious, and disabling symptoms — and find meaning supporting each other and working ...
pvdeye.org
August 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I have a new article out in the Providence Eye on the long covid crisis in Rhode Island, and how folks are getting their needs met (or not) amidst crumbling health infrastructure.
pvdeye.org/caught-betwe...
#longcovid #localjournalism #chronicillness #mecfs #healthcarecrisis #millionsmissing
pvdeye.org/caught-betwe...
#longcovid #localjournalism #chronicillness #mecfs #healthcarecrisis #millionsmissing
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US COVID levels rise a bit in West, South
Though levels are still very low, early indicators show regional rises.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Though levels are still very low, early indicators show regional rises.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
July 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
US COVID levels rise a bit in West, South
Though levels are still very low, early indicators show regional rises.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Though levels are still very low, early indicators show regional rises.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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RFK Jr. says “working scientists” aren’t part of his staff cuts. That’s a lie. Scientists are quietly being forced out of CDC and NIH through Title 42 contract lapses - with no public announcement and no plan to replace them. 🧵
RFK Jr. says “working scientists” aren’t part of his staff cuts. That’s a lie. Scientists are quietly being forced out of CDC and NIH through Title 42 contract lapses - with no public announcement and no plan to replace them. 🧵
Skilled scientists at these government agencies are quietly being let go, union reps say
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that scientists are not part of his workforce reduction efforts. But many scientists recruited for their expertise at the nation’s...
www.pbs.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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RFK Jr. says “working scientists” aren’t part of his staff cuts. That’s a lie. Scientists are quietly being forced out of CDC and NIH through Title 42 contract lapses - with no public announcement and no plan to replace them. 🧵
RFK Jr. says “working scientists” aren’t part of his staff cuts. That’s a lie. Scientists are quietly being forced out of CDC and NIH through Title 42 contract lapses - with no public announcement and no plan to replace them. 🧵
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Vaccine refusal, encouraged by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has now led to the worst U.S. measles outbreak since the disease was classified as eliminated in 2000.
This was preventable. Vaccines save lives and prevent hospitalizations that are physically, mentally, and financially draining.
This was preventable. Vaccines save lives and prevent hospitalizations that are physically, mentally, and financially draining.
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
amp.cnn.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Vaccine refusal, encouraged by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has now led to the worst U.S. measles outbreak since the disease was classified as eliminated in 2000.
This was preventable. Vaccines save lives and prevent hospitalizations that are physically, mentally, and financially draining.
This was preventable. Vaccines save lives and prevent hospitalizations that are physically, mentally, and financially draining.
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BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
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I am one of the people who have been furloughed. And just to deal and prepare our backup plans for this unfortunate event is mentally taxing.
I hope that we are getting out of this series of unfortunate events soon.
I hope that we are getting out of this series of unfortunate events soon.
The Secretary of Commerce's new policy requiring his personal review of all NOAA contracts over $100,000 is directly harming American science. 🧪
How do I know? Because this morning, twelve of America's rising leaders in climate science (including myself) were furloughed.
How do I know? Because this morning, twelve of America's rising leaders in climate science (including myself) were furloughed.
July 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I am one of the people who have been furloughed. And just to deal and prepare our backup plans for this unfortunate event is mentally taxing.
I hope that we are getting out of this series of unfortunate events soon.
I hope that we are getting out of this series of unfortunate events soon.
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New article out today on disability, pandemic fatigue, trauma, and masking in the Providence Eye! pvdeye.org/why-we-mask-...
Why We Mask: Solidarity, Creativity & Community Care in a Not-Quite-Post-Pandemic World
At a backyard cookout this spring, Emily Kindschy did something she hadn’t done in several years: she took off her mask in a crowd. “We were standing at a distance, [...]
pvdeye.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New article out today on disability, pandemic fatigue, trauma, and masking in the Providence Eye! pvdeye.org/why-we-mask-...
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The recent antisemitic attack in Boulder is disgraceful and unacceptable. We must all condemn it in the strongest terms and wish a rapid recovery to those injured.
Violence only begets violence, and we must allow no place for it in our politics.
Violence only begets violence, and we must allow no place for it in our politics.
June 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The recent antisemitic attack in Boulder is disgraceful and unacceptable. We must all condemn it in the strongest terms and wish a rapid recovery to those injured.
Violence only begets violence, and we must allow no place for it in our politics.
Violence only begets violence, and we must allow no place for it in our politics.
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COVID-conscious people don't think that they've abandoned science; they’ve come to think that science has abandoned them. @engber.bsky.social reports:
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
COVID-conscious people don't think that they've abandoned science; they’ve come to think that science has abandoned them. @engber.bsky.social reports:
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If you're in the UK and still care about #LongCovid and #DisabilityJustice, please get this SIGNED AND SHARED
What it asks for:
New rules on air quality & infection control to prevent & control airborne infections.
New ventilation & filtration requirements.
New PPE standards & staffing rules
Monitoring and inspection to ensure compliance.
Please sign below ✍️:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
2/
New rules on air quality & infection control to prevent & control airborne infections.
New ventilation & filtration requirements.
New PPE standards & staffing rules
Monitoring and inspection to ensure compliance.
Please sign below ✍️:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
2/
Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings
We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...
petition.parliament.uk
April 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you're in the UK and still care about #LongCovid and #DisabilityJustice, please get this SIGNED AND SHARED
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Mask up. The life you save could be your own, or someone else’s. Either way, it’s worth it.
#CovidIsntOver
#CovidIsAirborne
#WearAnN95
#CovidIsntOver
#CovidIsAirborne
#WearAnN95
May 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Mask up. The life you save could be your own, or someone else’s. Either way, it’s worth it.
#CovidIsntOver
#CovidIsAirborne
#WearAnN95
#CovidIsntOver
#CovidIsAirborne
#WearAnN95
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THE TRUTH COMES OUT
Trump’s White House says the veterans his admin fired were perhaps “not fit” for their jobs.
An obscene way to talk about America’s veterans. They put their lives on the line for us. We owe them a debt we can never repay.
Dems are fighting for them.
Trump is mocking them.
Trump’s White House says the veterans his admin fired were perhaps “not fit” for their jobs.
An obscene way to talk about America’s veterans. They put their lives on the line for us. We owe them a debt we can never repay.
Dems are fighting for them.
Trump is mocking them.
March 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
THE TRUTH COMES OUT
Trump’s White House says the veterans his admin fired were perhaps “not fit” for their jobs.
An obscene way to talk about America’s veterans. They put their lives on the line for us. We owe them a debt we can never repay.
Dems are fighting for them.
Trump is mocking them.
Trump’s White House says the veterans his admin fired were perhaps “not fit” for their jobs.
An obscene way to talk about America’s veterans. They put their lives on the line for us. We owe them a debt we can never repay.
Dems are fighting for them.
Trump is mocking them.
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Behold, Trump's lawyer and senior advisor for MAGA Inc.
Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
March 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Behold, Trump's lawyer and senior advisor for MAGA Inc.
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There's literaly an mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer in the works. It's shown promising results in a Phase 1 trial. Most people with pancreatic cancer are dead within 5 years. It's what killed Patrick Swayze.
A bill banning gene-based vaccines, like some forms of the COVID-19 vaccine, received approval from a Senate subcommittee Monday.
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill...
Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee
A bill banning gene-based vaccines, like some forms of the COVID-19 vaccine, received approval from a Senate subcommittee Monday.
www.newsfromthestates.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There's literaly an mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer in the works. It's shown promising results in a Phase 1 trial. Most people with pancreatic cancer are dead within 5 years. It's what killed Patrick Swayze.
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I’ve been suggesting on TV and podcasts—without actual evidence(!)—that it may turn out that DOJ will wind up not having enough lawyers to defend all the lawsuits challenging this administration’s illegal conduct.
Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
March 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’ve been suggesting on TV and podcasts—without actual evidence(!)—that it may turn out that DOJ will wind up not having enough lawyers to defend all the lawsuits challenging this administration’s illegal conduct.
Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
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In a single day, we learned this administration is planning to halt or cancel work on all new Covid and flu vaccines, including the H5N1 bird flu vaccine. Here's a list of alternative treatments for viral infections, backed by peer-reviewed research:
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/in-a-world...
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/in-a-world...
In a World Without Medicine, These Plants Could Save Your Life
Protection when the government has failed.
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
In a single day, we learned this administration is planning to halt or cancel work on all new Covid and flu vaccines, including the H5N1 bird flu vaccine. Here's a list of alternative treatments for viral infections, backed by peer-reviewed research:
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/in-a-world...
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/in-a-world...
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apnews.com/article/chil...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
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apnews.com/article/chil...
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amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
FDA meeting to choose flu vaccine composition canceled without explanation | CNN
A March meeting of outside advisers to the United States Food and Drug Administration to discuss the composition of flu vaccines for this fall’s flu season has been canceled, a member of the advisory ...
amp.cnn.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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There are other countries that limit birthright citizenship - that's true. However every country except the US has ratified the UNCRC which specifically contains at least nominal protections to make sure that children aren't born stateless. The US also failed to ratify the UNCRS.
January 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
There are other countries that limit birthright citizenship - that's true. However every country except the US has ratified the UNCRC which specifically contains at least nominal protections to make sure that children aren't born stateless. The US also failed to ratify the UNCRS.
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On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-24-110: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024 NOT-OD-24-110. NIH
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I can’t get into my Social Security account.
#ElonMusk, the richest man on Earth, is rooting around in #Social Security and #Medicare payment systems.
He’s reaching his hands into our pockets and firing anyone who tries to stop him.
This reeks of #corruption — it must stop. www.salon.com/2025/01/31/m...
- Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
He’s reaching his hands into our pockets and firing anyone who tries to stop him.
This reeks of #corruption — it must stop. www.salon.com/2025/01/31/m...
- Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
February 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I can’t get into my Social Security account.
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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.