Karen Woo MD PhD
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Vascular surgeon, health services researcher, scientist, champion of equitable and inclusive healthcare for all
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The U.S. spent $103 billion in the first 120 days of Trump’s war on Iran. That could fund…
-Food stamps for an entire year
-Medicaid coverage for nearly 30 million children
-ACA subsidies for about 2.5 years
It’s not a question of what we can afford. It’s a question of priorities.
-Food stamps for an entire year
-Medicaid coverage for nearly 30 million children
-ACA subsidies for about 2.5 years
It’s not a question of what we can afford. It’s a question of priorities.
The real cost of the Iran War: $103 billion in 120 days
Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee last week, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell
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July 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The U.S. spent $103 billion in the first 120 days of Trump’s war on Iran. That could fund…
-Food stamps for an entire year
-Medicaid coverage for nearly 30 million children
-ACA subsidies for about 2.5 years
It’s not a question of what we can afford. It’s a question of priorities.
-Food stamps for an entire year
-Medicaid coverage for nearly 30 million children
-ACA subsidies for about 2.5 years
It’s not a question of what we can afford. It’s a question of priorities.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Trump planning to drop his $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund:
“Donald Trump is weak. When you stand up to his bullshit, he retreats. When you challenge him, he folds. Bullies count on fear. Stand up to them.”
“Donald Trump is weak. When you stand up to his bullshit, he retreats. When you challenge him, he folds. Bullies count on fear. Stand up to them.”
June 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Trump planning to drop his $1.8 billion “weaponization” fund:
“Donald Trump is weak. When you stand up to his bullshit, he retreats. When you challenge him, he folds. Bullies count on fear. Stand up to them.”
“Donald Trump is weak. When you stand up to his bullshit, he retreats. When you challenge him, he folds. Bullies count on fear. Stand up to them.”
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Elon Musk didn’t go to the moon.
Jeff Bezos didn’t go to the moon.
NASA went to the moon.
Jeff Bezos didn’t go to the moon.
NASA went to the moon.
April 11, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Elon Musk didn’t go to the moon.
Jeff Bezos didn’t go to the moon.
NASA went to the moon.
Jeff Bezos didn’t go to the moon.
NASA went to the moon.
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Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.
For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
April 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.
For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.
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Some thoughts about the President of the United States speaking about ending a civilization. The president speaks genocide. Anyone who has been involved in that conversation or associated actions would be complicit. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment.
April 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Some thoughts about the President of the United States speaking about ending a civilization. The president speaks genocide. Anyone who has been involved in that conversation or associated actions would be complicit. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment.
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Every Republican House and Senate member unwilling to remove Trump is a traitor to the country.
March 30, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Every Republican House and Senate member unwilling to remove Trump is a traitor to the country.
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Don’t let them gaslight you. This is from the NYPD’s official account
March 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Don’t let them gaslight you. This is from the NYPD’s official account
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I’m just going to say it plain:
Donald Trump ruined lives, and MILLIONS of people in all 50 states hate what he’s doing to this country.
Donald Trump ruined lives, and MILLIONS of people in all 50 states hate what he’s doing to this country.
March 29, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I’m just going to say it plain:
Donald Trump ruined lives, and MILLIONS of people in all 50 states hate what he’s doing to this country.
Donald Trump ruined lives, and MILLIONS of people in all 50 states hate what he’s doing to this country.
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Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊
March 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊
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The NY Times saves its harshest skepticism for progressives. Instead of being impressed by 3,000+ coordinated protests, NYT dismisses the value of “hitting a number” and asks if No Kings will be “a primal scream that fades into a whimper.”
F off, NY Times. We'll defeat fascism w/o you. (Gift link)
F off, NY Times. We'll defeat fascism w/o you. (Gift link)
A Challenge for ‘No Kings’ Protests, the Third Time Around
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March 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The NY Times saves its harshest skepticism for progressives. Instead of being impressed by 3,000+ coordinated protests, NYT dismisses the value of “hitting a number” and asks if No Kings will be “a primal scream that fades into a whimper.”
F off, NY Times. We'll defeat fascism w/o you. (Gift link)
F off, NY Times. We'll defeat fascism w/o you. (Gift link)
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Is this what winning looks like?
March 21, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Is this what winning looks like?
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Thank you to the 53 House Democrats who voted NO on a war-mongering GOP messaging resolution designed to justify Trump's war on Iran by calling Iran a "direct and persistent threat to the US."
March 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Thank you to the 53 House Democrats who voted NO on a war-mongering GOP messaging resolution designed to justify Trump's war on Iran by calling Iran a "direct and persistent threat to the US."
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I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.
This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
March 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.
This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
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Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.
But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
March 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.
But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
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The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.
February 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.
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Struck a deal to contain Iran's nuclear program forever.
Didn't go to war in Iran.
DID IT ALL IN A TAN SUIT.
Didn't go to war in Iran.
DID IT ALL IN A TAN SUIT.
February 28, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Struck a deal to contain Iran's nuclear program forever.
Didn't go to war in Iran.
DID IT ALL IN A TAN SUIT.
Didn't go to war in Iran.
DID IT ALL IN A TAN SUIT.
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Seems to be the pattern…
February 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Seems to be the pattern…
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