Deb Brinker

Deb Brinker

@deb-brinker.bsky.social

Environmentalist, activist, nature and animal lover, wildlife rehabber. Retired MD. #climate #guncontrol #reproductivefreedom #democracy #science#publichealth#vaccineaccess VACCINES SAVE LIVES

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Casey Means is not qualified to be surgeon general. She did not complete a residency and never practiced medicine. She believes and profits from fringe ideas.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

Means flat out REFUSED to answer whether she believes there is “no evidence that flu vaccine prevents disease or prevents hospitalization or death in children”, as RFK Jr. said. The answer is that there is voluminous evidence that it does. This is quite simply disqualifying.

The senseless killing of an ICU nurse and then smearing his name should attract condemnation from every lawmaker and citizen with a conscience. Enough! Republicans can stop this now!

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THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social

👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.

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👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.

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Some anti-vaxeers think polio isn’t a big deal. In the US 1950s, it caused ~20,000 cases of paralysis per year. Iron lungs, crutches, and braces were everyday sites. The Trump administration wants us back in the 1950s. We can’t forget what that means. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

theatlantic.comPolio Was That BadOne of RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers recently floated the idea of stopping vaccination against the virus. It would be catastrophic.

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When we can get bipartisan support to critically address ICE this is big Keep the pressure on - call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to block ICE funding Or text "SIGN PUXXNZ" to 50409 to send letter, fax or email

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social

The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55. Needed 60. Zero Democrats voted for it. SEVEN Republicans opposed it: Budd Johnson Lee Paul Moody Rick Scott Tuberville (John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)

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Friends: While ICE leaves cities reeling and families scarred by their violence, Republicans want to fund trump's gestapo instead of funding healthcare for millions. Let's get 1,000 quick reposts and replies with #FundHealthcareStopICE to make it trend. Please and thank you! 🙏💪

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Walz: "I don't care if you are conservative are flying a Donald Trump flag, a libertarian 'Don't Treat on Me,' a Democratic Socialist -- this an inflection point. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of a citizen and besmirching everything they stood for -- someone has to be accountable."

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Two statements that are compatible. a. I don't think concealed carry is a good policy. b. I do not believe that someone carrying a gun in compliance with a state's gun laws gives federal law enforcement the right to murder them.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE has: ❌ Forced out 7,000 of the Social Security Administration workers ❌ Abused the Social Security database to falsely mark people as dead ❌ Put the entire Social Security database on an insecure server

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I haven't been back from Texas for 24 hours, and there's 3 new reminders why we shouldn't fund DHS without reforms to force them to obey the law. 1. The arrest of little Liam Ramos 2. More brutal treatment of protesters in Minnesota 3. ICE claiming the power to enter our homes

She had a pulse for 8 minutes and was denied medical attention by a physician on the scene. Inexcusable.

Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

If this is accurate, Good was killed by a bullet fired after there was any conceivable argument Agent Ross was in the path of her vehicle, which means there was no legal justification for using deadly force. But DOJ says there’s no reason to investigate. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...

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This week’s revelations are just the tip of the iceberg. We need to know exactly who has our Social Security data and what they are doing with it. And those who have committed illegal acts must be prosecuted.

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Abolish ICE.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

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Goldman: Until DHS reins in this rogue and authoritarian ICE secret police force, there should be no more funding provided to DHS.

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The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends Rotavirus Hepatitis A & B Meningitis Influenza RSV I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis. We all are going to be caring for a lot more now. In our already overflowing hospitals

Decimation of public health and the sowing of confusion, distrust and inequality in vaccines and access by RFK and the remnants of the former CDC. This will increase healthcare costs and kill children.

Dr. Vin Gupta@vinguptamd.bsky.social

You can’t import another country’s vaccine policy without first importing their actual healthcare system. Our vaccine recommendations fill structural gaps in our healthcare system, which is widely regarded as fragmented, inaccessible to many, and riven with inequalities.

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No amount of gaslighting will convince sane and rational Americans that we didn’t see what we saw on January 6, 2021. Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…

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Adopting Denmark's vaccine schedule here in the US is a bad idea. Context matters. Vaccine schedules are built for the countries they serve. Talk to your pediatrician, we're here to answer your questions.

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Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/

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Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.

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As the year ends, let me thank public school teachers who, under difficult circumstances, are doing their best to educate our kids. If this country is to flourish, we need the best education system in the world. Let’s fight for a nation where teachers are well-paid & respected.

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Not enough young men are getting vaccinated against HPV, and it's undermining the elimination of cervical cancer. If more boys receive the vaccine it will save numerous lives from HPV-associated cancers, including cervical, anal, penile & oral cancers. www.sciencealert.com/vaccinating-...

sciencealert.comVaccinating Boys Against HPV Could Eliminate Cervical CancerNot enough young men are getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), and in some nations, it may be undermining the elimination of cervical cancer.