Holly Taylor
@hollytaylorhltheco.bsky.social
Police escort Diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association Scientific sessions, including the past Pres. of the ADA, for passing out an editorial criticizing cuts to research. They were threatened with arrest. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
www.medpagetoday.com
June 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Police escort Diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association Scientific sessions, including the past Pres. of the ADA, for passing out an editorial criticizing cuts to research. They were threatened with arrest. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Excuse me?
May 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Excuse me?
Wouldn’t that be an interesting plot twist.
ANGWIN: Higher spending. More debt. Fewer users. “This is a company entering its zombie era. .. we will all get to watch Mr. Zuckerberg drive the company into the ground.”
@juliaangwin.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...
@juliaangwin.com #$META
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May 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Wouldn’t that be an interesting plot twist.
My God! This is unbelievable!
New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members receiving minimal food portions as reports grow that some troops have lost significant weight and aren’t receiving care packages—while the Pentagon denies any shortages. (Newsweek)
April 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
My God! This is unbelievable!
Incredibly encouraging!
These vaccines were a miracle. It’s a tragedy that so many people don’t understand that.
I am so thankful for the scientists and pharma companies that developed them. And our government for helping to fund and accelerate that work.
These vaccines were a miracle. It’s a tragedy that so many people don’t understand that.
I am so thankful for the scientists and pharma companies that developed them. And our government for helping to fund and accelerate that work.
How a Covid mRNA vaccine can extend healthspan, delay age-related organ deterioration and promote resilience to systemic inflammation, via inducing p16-high immune cells, independent of its benefit vs the virus.
www.cell.com/immunity/abs...
www.cell.com/immunity/abs...
March 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Incredibly encouraging!
These vaccines were a miracle. It’s a tragedy that so many people don’t understand that.
I am so thankful for the scientists and pharma companies that developed them. And our government for helping to fund and accelerate that work.
These vaccines were a miracle. It’s a tragedy that so many people don’t understand that.
I am so thankful for the scientists and pharma companies that developed them. And our government for helping to fund and accelerate that work.
Reminder that while Congress considers the SAVE Act, which inherently creates barriers for female voters, and Trump threatens to abolish mail in votes, which will disproportionately impact Military personnel, this female pilot was shot down over Kuwait serving her country.
March 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Reminder that while Congress considers the SAVE Act, which inherently creates barriers for female voters, and Trump threatens to abolish mail in votes, which will disproportionately impact Military personnel, this female pilot was shot down over Kuwait serving her country.
So now they are trying to use basic human decency as a weapon?
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:44 PM
So now they are trying to use basic human decency as a weapon?
What are we doing? How can this possibly be seriously considered?
Longtime allies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary, have launched a new effort to repeal laws that for decades have required children to be vaccinated against measles, polio and other diseases before they enter day care or kindergarten. nyti.ms/4tPTU7E
RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools
Proponents of vaccines warn that the efforts will further dismantle the immunization infrastructure and lead to more outbreaks of disease.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
What are we doing? How can this possibly be seriously considered?
Every mother in the country needs to understand what happened to this boy.
ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
January 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Every mother in the country needs to understand what happened to this boy.
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With ZERO fucks left to give, Caroline Kennedy, throws down the gauntlet on the loathsome piece of shit for his desecration of The Kennedy Center. 😳👇
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
With ZERO fucks left to give, Caroline Kennedy, throws down the gauntlet on the loathsome piece of shit for his desecration of The Kennedy Center. 😳👇
Excellent reporting wrapped in riveting storytelling. Absolutely brilliant.
An extraordinary new series by @gingerthompson.bsky.social w/ Doris Burke: Sick in a Hospital Town
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Excellent reporting wrapped in riveting storytelling. Absolutely brilliant.
Reposted by Holly Taylor
An extraordinary new series by @gingerthompson.bsky.social w/ Doris Burke: Sick in a Hospital Town
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
An extraordinary new series by @gingerthompson.bsky.social w/ Doris Burke: Sick in a Hospital Town
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
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December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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I don’t have the appropriate words to describe how vile this is. What has this country become?
Please support @propublica.org so they can continue to shine a light on the truth. Their reporting is unparalleled.
Please support @propublica.org so they can continue to shine a light on the truth. Their reporting is unparalleled.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I don’t have the appropriate words to describe how vile this is. What has this country become?
Please support @propublica.org so they can continue to shine a light on the truth. Their reporting is unparalleled.
Please support @propublica.org so they can continue to shine a light on the truth. Their reporting is unparalleled.
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I friggin dare you to watch this to the end.
Watch & tell me it doesn't move you.
This is a 16 year old American boy explaining how Trump's reign of terror & #ICELawlessness has impacted him & his family.
If it affects you, please share it. I beg you to hit the link in the next post & save it.
Watch & tell me it doesn't move you.
This is a 16 year old American boy explaining how Trump's reign of terror & #ICELawlessness has impacted him & his family.
If it affects you, please share it. I beg you to hit the link in the next post & save it.
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I friggin dare you to watch this to the end.
Watch & tell me it doesn't move you.
This is a 16 year old American boy explaining how Trump's reign of terror & #ICELawlessness has impacted him & his family.
If it affects you, please share it. I beg you to hit the link in the next post & save it.
Watch & tell me it doesn't move you.
This is a 16 year old American boy explaining how Trump's reign of terror & #ICELawlessness has impacted him & his family.
If it affects you, please share it. I beg you to hit the link in the next post & save it.
Reposted by Holly Taylor
Agents snatching up a young protester off the floe today. Resist! Flippers up!
October 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Agents snatching up a young protester off the floe today. Resist! Flippers up!
We needed this. Well researched investigative journalism by our friends at ProPublica. I am so grateful for their work.
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We needed this. Well researched investigative journalism by our friends at ProPublica. I am so grateful for their work.
I am beside myself over this decision. This decision, in a state with the highest population of vulnerable elderly patients, is going to kill untold numbers of people over time.
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social summarizes the impact accurately.
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social summarizes the impact accurately.
What happens when vaccine coverage collapses in Florida because they are ending vaccine requirements for school entry?
1. Disease outbreaks that end up hospitalizing and killing infants too young to be vaccinated by responsible parents, the elderly whose immunity wanes, and the immunocompromised.
1. Disease outbreaks that end up hospitalizing and killing infants too young to be vaccinated by responsible parents, the elderly whose immunity wanes, and the immunocompromised.
September 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I am beside myself over this decision. This decision, in a state with the highest population of vulnerable elderly patients, is going to kill untold numbers of people over time.
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social summarizes the impact accurately.
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social summarizes the impact accurately.
Great summary on COVID-19 vaccines by @vinguptamd.bsky.social , a practicing critical care pulmonologist and much needed advocate for evidence based medicine.
Thankfully, our medical community is stepping up and providing the guidance the public needs. Please listen. And share!
Thankfully, our medical community is stepping up and providing the guidance the public needs. Please listen. And share!
The FDA has approved new COVID-19 booster shots for this fall, but with certain limitations. MSNBC medical contributor @vinguptamd.bsky.social breaks down what the approval means and offers guidance for those considering or in need of the vaccine.
August 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Great summary on COVID-19 vaccines by @vinguptamd.bsky.social , a practicing critical care pulmonologist and much needed advocate for evidence based medicine.
Thankfully, our medical community is stepping up and providing the guidance the public needs. Please listen. And share!
Thankfully, our medical community is stepping up and providing the guidance the public needs. Please listen. And share!
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We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
August 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
“researchers were surprised to find that the loss of water on the continents has grown so dramatically that it has become one of the largest causes of global sea level rise.”
Mind boggling.
Mind boggling.
Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a new study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“researchers were surprised to find that the loss of water on the continents has grown so dramatically that it has become one of the largest causes of global sea level rise.”
Mind boggling.
Mind boggling.
This is absolutely tragic. I have no words for this.
July 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is absolutely tragic. I have no words for this.
Yes!
I’m tired of hearing from some peers how we “need to hear out” the MAGA/MAHA point-of-view on health — in their effort to be the “adult” in the room.
Engaging in false equivalences and normalizing nonsense as serious debate will not move us towards some greater enlightenment.
Engaging in false equivalences and normalizing nonsense as serious debate will not move us towards some greater enlightenment.
July 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Yes!
Incredibly discouraging.
Federal kindergarten vaccination data shows national rates for four major vaccines, which had held steady before the COVID-19 pandemic, have fallen significantly since.
In fact, measles vaccination rates were below herd immunity in most states in 2023.
➡️ Read more: propub.li/40KnM8n
In fact, measles vaccination rates were below herd immunity in most states in 2023.
➡️ Read more: propub.li/40KnM8n
July 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Incredibly discouraging.
Important series
In the first Perspective of a new series, Erin C. Fuse Brown, JD, MPH, writes that “corporatization” of health care now refers to the general trend throughout the industry toward higher levels of integrated control by consolidated profit-seeking enterprises. Learn more: nej.md/40rEOYH
July 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Important series