ReetsRoss
@teachingdoc.bsky.social
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Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
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Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
#medicine
#graduate medical education
#meded
#science
#climate change believer
#democracy
#J,E,D,I advocate
#LGBTQIA ally
#Beatles fan
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"I am a political prisoner," Mahmoud Khalil says in his first statement since being detained
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs
Exclusive: Palestinian activist and green card holder speaks out from Louisiana detention for first time
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"I am a political prisoner," Mahmoud Khalil says in his first statement since being detained
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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One in four Illinoisans is enrolled in Medicaid.
It's impossible to overstate the devastating impact cuts would have on our working families.
Republicans want to kick off millions who need lifesaving care just to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
It's impossible to overstate the devastating impact cuts would have on our working families.
Republicans want to kick off millions who need lifesaving care just to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
Illinois patients, hospitals fear potential Medicaid cuts: ‘I hope people have some kind of compassion’
Illinois patients worry about losing Medicaid coverage, and hospital leaders say cuts could lead to serious limits on care.
www.chicagotribune.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
One in four Illinoisans is enrolled in Medicaid.
It's impossible to overstate the devastating impact cuts would have on our working families.
Republicans want to kick off millions who need lifesaving care just to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
It's impossible to overstate the devastating impact cuts would have on our working families.
Republicans want to kick off millions who need lifesaving care just to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.
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Putin and his oligarch buddies are laughing at Donald Trump.
Please tell me again how Donald is respected by Putin, MAGA?
Please tell me again how Donald is respected by Putin, MAGA?
March 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Putin and his oligarch buddies are laughing at Donald Trump.
Please tell me again how Donald is respected by Putin, MAGA?
Please tell me again how Donald is respected by Putin, MAGA?
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WH: "Today, President Trump will receive his quarterly performance review from Super President Putin. He will make the case that his abandonment of Ukraine, weakening of NATO and global trade wars are strongly aligned with Super President Putin's goals and should merit a favorable rating."
March 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
WH: "Today, President Trump will receive his quarterly performance review from Super President Putin. He will make the case that his abandonment of Ukraine, weakening of NATO and global trade wars are strongly aligned with Super President Putin's goals and should merit a favorable rating."
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Yesterday at a joint press conference, NIJC, ACLU of IL, @icirr.bsky.social and OCAD Chi announced a federal court action against ICE's unlawful arrests that've broken the Castañon Nava settlement agreement. See our joint statement & link to a recording here: immigrantjustice.org/press-releas...
22 People Arrested in ICE Raids Announce Federal Court Action Challenging Unlawful Warrantless ICE Arrests Under New Trump Administration
Twenty-two people, including a U.S. citizen from Chicago, subjected to unlawful arrests and detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the early weeks of the second Trump administr...
immigrantjustice.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yesterday at a joint press conference, NIJC, ACLU of IL, @icirr.bsky.social and OCAD Chi announced a federal court action against ICE's unlawful arrests that've broken the Castañon Nava settlement agreement. See our joint statement & link to a recording here: immigrantjustice.org/press-releas...
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"Between March 2020 and March 2021, the rolling monthly average of homicides in the United States rose by 31 percent, making it the largest single-year increase in the U.S. homicide rate recorded in modern history.7 No such increase was observed in the rest of the world."
COVID-19’s Impact on Gun Violence in America
Five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, there are several theories surrounding why gun violence spiked in the United States during the pandemic’s first year.
www.americanprogress.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Between March 2020 and March 2021, the rolling monthly average of homicides in the United States rose by 31 percent, making it the largest single-year increase in the U.S. homicide rate recorded in modern history.7 No such increase was observed in the rest of the world."
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Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
March 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
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Putin keeping Trump on hold while chatting with Russian oligarchs says it all. Trump promised strength, but Putin just brushed him off—again. Who’s really in charge here?
March 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Putin keeping Trump on hold while chatting with Russian oligarchs says it all. Trump promised strength, but Putin just brushed him off—again. Who’s really in charge here?
The Tell-All Book That Meta Doesn’t Want You to Read www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
Opinion | The Tell-All Book That Facebook Doesn’t Want You to Read
The “free speech” champion Mark Zuckerberg tries to shut up a critic.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Tell-All Book That Meta Doesn’t Want You to Read www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
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We found the real fraud.
March 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
We found the real fraud.
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The last time America increased tariffs like this, it was 1930 — and it triggered the Great Depression.
March 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The last time America increased tariffs like this, it was 1930 — and it triggered the Great Depression.
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A 25% across-the-board tariff on Canada does nothing to bring American manufacturing home, strengthen U.S. supply chains, or create jobs.
Donald Trump promised to lower prices on “Day 1", but now families have to worry about higher costs.
Donald Trump promised to lower prices on “Day 1", but now families have to worry about higher costs.
March 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A 25% across-the-board tariff on Canada does nothing to bring American manufacturing home, strengthen U.S. supply chains, or create jobs.
Donald Trump promised to lower prices on “Day 1", but now families have to worry about higher costs.
Donald Trump promised to lower prices on “Day 1", but now families have to worry about higher costs.
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In less than 30 minutes, the Dow has already dropped over 600 points. That’s the real State of the Union.
March 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In less than 30 minutes, the Dow has already dropped over 600 points. That’s the real State of the Union.
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There was only one person acting presidential in the Oval Office today: Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He stood up to bullies in a Kremlin-style shakedown.
What will it take to awaken the conscience of the country after such a shameful display?
He stood up to bullies in a Kremlin-style shakedown.
What will it take to awaken the conscience of the country after such a shameful display?
February 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
There was only one person acting presidential in the Oval Office today: Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
He stood up to bullies in a Kremlin-style shakedown.
What will it take to awaken the conscience of the country after such a shameful display?
He stood up to bullies in a Kremlin-style shakedown.
What will it take to awaken the conscience of the country after such a shameful display?
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That press conference was the most disgraceful act of betrayal I’ve ever seen.
February 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
That press conference was the most disgraceful act of betrayal I’ve ever seen.
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Russia wants direct flights to the U.S. restored—just as Trump isolates Ukraine and downplays Putin’s threat. Coincidence? Or is Moscow seeing an opening to regain ground while the White House looks the other way?
March 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Russia wants direct flights to the U.S. restored—just as Trump isolates Ukraine and downplays Putin’s threat. Coincidence? Or is Moscow seeing an opening to regain ground while the White House looks the other way?
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Thousands of fired USAID employees were given 15 minutes today to clear out their personal belongings from headquarters.
February 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Thousands of fired USAID employees were given 15 minutes today to clear out their personal belongings from headquarters.
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DOGE's access to the personal information of alleged housing discrimination victims, including domestic violence survivors, is dangerous and potentially life-threatening.
DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence
While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. The potential harm to privacy could be significant.
www.propublica.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
DOGE's access to the personal information of alleged housing discrimination victims, including domestic violence survivors, is dangerous and potentially life-threatening.
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Under Trump's leadership, the US took Russia's side at the UN, opposing a resolution acknowledging Russia’s responsibility for the war.
@gallego.senate.gov and I rushed to the floor to force the Senate to condemn this betrayal of our ally.
Republicans blocked us.
youtu.be/Wtazkuq1JhU?...
@gallego.senate.gov and I rushed to the floor to force the Senate to condemn this betrayal of our ally.
Republicans blocked us.
youtu.be/Wtazkuq1JhU?...
Schiff Blasts Trump For Abandoning Ukraine in Fiery Senate Floor Speech
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Under Trump's leadership, the US took Russia's side at the UN, opposing a resolution acknowledging Russia’s responsibility for the war.
@gallego.senate.gov and I rushed to the floor to force the Senate to condemn this betrayal of our ally.
Republicans blocked us.
youtu.be/Wtazkuq1JhU?...
@gallego.senate.gov and I rushed to the floor to force the Senate to condemn this betrayal of our ally.
Republicans blocked us.
youtu.be/Wtazkuq1JhU?...
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BREAKING HEALTH ALERT:
A case of measles has now been confirmed in the state of Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Public Health said the person had traveled internationally to an area with an ongoing measles transmission.
CRITICAL REMINDERS: Measles is highly, highly contagious — one of the…
A case of measles has now been confirmed in the state of Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Public Health said the person had traveled internationally to an area with an ongoing measles transmission.
CRITICAL REMINDERS: Measles is highly, highly contagious — one of the…
February 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
BREAKING HEALTH ALERT:
A case of measles has now been confirmed in the state of Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Public Health said the person had traveled internationally to an area with an ongoing measles transmission.
CRITICAL REMINDERS: Measles is highly, highly contagious — one of the…
A case of measles has now been confirmed in the state of Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Public Health said the person had traveled internationally to an area with an ongoing measles transmission.
CRITICAL REMINDERS: Measles is highly, highly contagious — one of the…
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Not making this up
“He was planning to reorganize the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a regional command structure, raise fitness requirements for special agents and arrange a partnership between the FBI and the UFC cage-fighting league…”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“He was planning to reorganize the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a regional command structure, raise fitness requirements for special agents and arrange a partnership between the FBI and the UFC cage-fighting league…”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside Kash Patel’s Whirlwind Start at the FBI
The new FBI director ordered officials to undertake a $100 million restructuring with no clear way to pay for it—and took on a second job.
www.wsj.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Not making this up
“He was planning to reorganize the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a regional command structure, raise fitness requirements for special agents and arrange a partnership between the FBI and the UFC cage-fighting league…”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“He was planning to reorganize the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a regional command structure, raise fitness requirements for special agents and arrange a partnership between the FBI and the UFC cage-fighting league…”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...