Nancy Elder, MD, MSPH

This is crazy!

The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.

I'm in love.

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#medsky

Small, but mighty No Kings rally in the small town of Manzanita, OR. Hundreds showed up!

I spent many wonderful days in Springfield during the 18 years I lived in Ohio. It is a peaceful, kind community.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. 😢💔🙏 He spent his life helping people, and now our government is peddling lies in an attempt to make you believe them.

January 5, 2026

#PillarICE

BREAKING: The full bench of the 9th circuit has agreed to take up the Portland National Guard case and vacated the panel decision that had blessed Trump’s deployment.

A colossal waste of time and resources. Meanwhile, millions of Texans may go hungry as SNAP benefits lapse during the government shutdown.

I have to agree. I am dumbfounded by this maneuver.

“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”

wapo.st/3KuOywj At the end of a depressing month, we can enjoy the Fat Bear Week champion, Chunk, who overcame adversity to win the crown. With thanks to all the Park Rangers and staff at Katmai NP for also struggle with their own adversities...

PLEASE! Whatever you do, do not take medical advice from Trump and RFKJ. Just don't. From a worried physician.

My fear, too.

This is such an important point. Anyone can make reports to VAERS about any incident or event possibly related to a vaccine. These reports must then be studied and evaluated, which takes time, money and scientific knowledge and skill.

Well said.

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Wow. Just speechless at the collapse of what had been the shining star of public health, the CDC. Read their resignation letters. They are powerful.

Don't forget to breathe. (Neakahnie Mountain, Oregon)

This makes me so mad! I have depended on these recommendations for years to offer my patients quality, evidence based care. My colleagues who served on the USPSTF over the years were some of the smartest and wisest people in medicine.

PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding. NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.

The Hemophilus influenza vaccine was introduced in 1985. I was a Family Med resident from 83 to 86. I saw first hand the dramatic drop in sick, hospitalized babies. The residents I taught from 1990 onwards never knew what that was like. I fear they will see H. Flu sick babies again soon.

This IS outrageous!

Breathe

So true! The devastation of science and health is on a par with the devastation of human rights in this country.

Agreed. There is so much wrong with RFK's report! Smoking, poverty, adverse childhood events... totally important in children's health, but neglected here.

Succinct and clear!!

This is just wrong!

I have to agree with this!

Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools.

✅ crashes stock market ✅ fires long covid researchers ✅ puts quack in charge of HHS ✅ seems friendly with measles Holy sh*t. Did we just elect a coronavirus for president? 😱

Hands Off, Beaverton, OR. One of dozens of rallies in the Portland metro area. With my daughter and her dogs

Howard Lutnick: "Let Donald Trump run the global economy. He's knows what he's doing. He's been talking about it for 35 years." Hello? Trump has killed almost every business he's ever touched. Watch. https://youtu.be/zbh9SW5Cgqg?si=1AQLnUjnabA61SN-

SAVE THE PENGUINS. STOP TRUMP’S TARIFFS.

It's a long, hard struggle for justice. Don't forget to take in the beauty of nature along the way. (Then return to the work of doing justice and loving kindness)

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Grass roots grow national forests.

NEW: GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept. @mckenziefunk.com

No kings.

The FBI is trying to criminalize Habitat for Humanity for receiving climate grants from the EPA. Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people. This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become. It's targeted harassment.

Remember to breathe.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.