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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
What it's like to get fired from the CDC by DOGE. "It’s scary. I am a single mother of two kids."
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What it's like to get fired from the CDC by DOGE. "It’s scary. I am a single mother of two kids."
Termination notices went out on Saturday, after painfully long hours of waiting. Legal challenges already underway.
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What it's like to get fired from the CDC by DOGE. "It’s scary. I am a single mother of two kids."
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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By shutting down USAID, DOGE is doing the work of Russia and China at the expense of the United States.
It’s dangerous.
It’s against America’s interests.
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
It’s dangerous.
It’s against America’s interests.
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
By shutting down USAID, DOGE is doing the work of Russia and China at the expense of the United States.
It’s dangerous.
It’s against America’s interests.
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
It’s dangerous.
It’s against America’s interests.
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
Reposted by Kimberly Schwartz, MD MPH, FAAP
Governing through chaos and confusion will not save taxpayer dollars, lower prices, or deliver solutions to working Americans.
January 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Governing through chaos and confusion will not save taxpayer dollars, lower prices, or deliver solutions to working Americans.
Reposted by Kimberly Schwartz, MD MPH, FAAP
Last week, Kash Patel claimed not to know of mass firings at the FBI. Minutes after his hearing ended, Trump’s team ousted top FBI officials and demanded a list of thousands who investigated him.
Patel must come back before the Judiciary Committee to explain what he knew and when he knew it.
Patel must come back before the Judiciary Committee to explain what he knew and when he knew it.
February 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Last week, Kash Patel claimed not to know of mass firings at the FBI. Minutes after his hearing ended, Trump’s team ousted top FBI officials and demanded a list of thousands who investigated him.
Patel must come back before the Judiciary Committee to explain what he knew and when he knew it.
Patel must come back before the Judiciary Committee to explain what he knew and when he knew it.
Reposted by Kimberly Schwartz, MD MPH, FAAP
A reminder that HIPAA applies regardless of a patient’s immigration status.
A 6-year-old article from the AMA with evergreen guidance for healthcare providers facing this situation:
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
A 6-year-old article from the AMA with evergreen guidance for healthcare providers facing this situation:
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
A colleague wants to call ICE on a patient. What should you do?
Concerns over a patient’s immigration status can create uncertainty and stress in clinic. These five legal points add clarity.
www.ama-assn.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A reminder that HIPAA applies regardless of a patient’s immigration status.
A 6-year-old article from the AMA with evergreen guidance for healthcare providers facing this situation:
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...
A 6-year-old article from the AMA with evergreen guidance for healthcare providers facing this situation:
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...