Ricardo Ismach

Ricardo Ismach

@rockerdoc.bsky.social

College dropout, audio engineer, one-time Parasitologist, free clinic/street medicine/ER doc, guitarist, documentary filmmaker, Dad. Oh, and vigilant defender of everyone's rights (women, Black/ brown people, LGBTQ, the neurospicy, punks), and democracy.

2.6K followers2.6K following1.1K posts

Ricardo Ismach reposted

Ukraine losing access to Starshield raises serious concerns for our national security—like who controls critical capabilities the U.S. government has spent billions to procure & how decisions to restrict them are made. I'm demanding answers from the Department of Defense & SpaceX

Ricardo Ismach reposted

NEW: Watchdog group Democracy Forward asks court to expand its halt on Trump taxpayer-funded TV ads to block ads from social media & YouTube They argue govt staff are helping produce “advertisements fawning over President Trump and attacking his ideological opponents”

Ricardo Ismach reposted

El-Sayed: "We had a little debate. Or I had a debate and he just pointed at me and said, 'He's Muslim.'"

Ricardo Ismach reposted

The students knew they would be marked with an unexcused absence for walking out. Still, about 430 did. "We don't care, because we've got to support our people," "We've got to support our people who belong here." The hundreds of students, who left their campuses from 7 Santa Fe schools.

Ricardo Ismach reposted

Scroll to the left to see a cartoon carousel of #myart from the last 7 days. Special thanks to all who repost and interact, it is truly appreciated. As always, prints of my work are available.

Ricardo Ismach reposted

There's no doubt that @aoc.bsky.social has changed the trajectory of American politics. Grateful to have her with us on the ground across Michigan to strengthen our movement to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All.

Ricardo Ismach reposted

Ricardo Ismach reposted

Meta needs to explain why the No Kings Coalition account was removed in the middle of a nationwide day of action. Restore the account immediately. Silencing political dissent is what authoritarian regimes do, and Americans should be fucking furious!

Ricardo Ismach reposted

Protesters in Ocean Beach, San Fransisco made a human banner on No Kings Day today to encourage people to vote early for the most consequential midterm elections in US history. Beautiful.

Ricardo Ismach reposted

Ultra-wealthy donors are spending a staggering $430 million to fight state efforts to raise their taxes. If they can afford to drop millions of dollars to keep their taxes low, they can afford to pay slightly higher taxes. They’re making the case for taxing the rich better than anyone else could.

levernews.comThe $430 Million War Against Taxing The RichUltrawealthy donors have spent nearly half a billion dollars trying to convince voters to keep their taxes low via the b

Ricardo Ismach reposted

As I first reported on Monday, Katie Zacharia is not a lawyer and has never been licensed to practice law. The WSJ reports that she took the California Bar Exam but failed. Nevertheless, Zacharia appeared on media programs for YEARS and repeatedly called herself a lawyer. Here's a super cut:

Ricardo Ismach reposted

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published Feb. 2025)

propublica.orgTexas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

Ricardo Ismach reposted

Instead of standing up to Trump’s deportation and death machine that has brutalized their workers, DoorDash is lobbying for the regime’s legislative priorities — including a bill to weaken DC home rule. Delete your account and app until DoorDash speaks out against ICE’s brutality and violence.

deletedoordash.comDelete DoorDash: our demandsOur demands for DoorDash on ICE raids, H.R. 9720, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.