Molly Knight Raskin
@mollykraskin.bsky.social
Journalist. Storyteller. Special interest in public/global health. Freelancer, PBS NewsHour.
Just why? Not to state the obvious, but these are entirely preventable tragedies.
The two additional deaths will be added to DOH’s measles dashboard Wednesday, as part of the regular update
Don't hold breath on Center for Disinformation Control measles propaganda page on deaths
www.pa.gov/agencies/hea...
Don't hold breath on Center for Disinformation Control measles propaganda page on deaths
www.pa.gov/agencies/hea...
www.pa.gov
September 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Just why? Not to state the obvious, but these are entirely preventable tragedies.
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Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
www.tampabay.com/news/2026/08...
www.tampabay.com/news/2026/08...
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
ICE sent them away under a controversial policy without knowing where they were going or what would happen next.
www.tampabay.com
September 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
www.tampabay.com/news/2026/08...
www.tampabay.com/news/2026/08...
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The only way you can argue that gutting USAID didn't kill anyone is if you think USAID never saved anyone.
Yes, the Cuts to USAID Have Killed
Elon Musk dismisses the human toll of the Trump administration’s gutting U.S. foreign aid—but it’s real and it’s measurable.
lnk.thebulwark.com
July 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The only way you can argue that gutting USAID didn't kill anyone is if you think USAID never saved anyone.
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We are working through the courts to hold DOGE accountable for their actions that have caused so much damage. Please consider donating to our legal fund!
www.usaidemployeefund.org
www.usaidemployeefund.org
Support USAID Employees | Legal Assistance Fund by USAID Employee Suppo
Support USAID employees with our legal assistance fund. Protect their rights and contribute to their legal defense. USAID Employee Suppo.
www.usaidemployeefund.org
July 17, 2026 at 3:32 PM
We are working through the courts to hold DOGE accountable for their actions that have caused so much damage. Please consider donating to our legal fund!
www.usaidemployeefund.org
www.usaidemployeefund.org
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Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
June 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
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If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.
July 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.
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This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days.
ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
July 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days.
ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern
At least 80 deaths reported in Congo’s Ituri province while Uganda reports spread from travellers from the DRC
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern”.
The WHO on Sunday said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2026 at 2:15 AM
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern
Leave it to @nickkristof.bsky.social to report - yet again - the ugly truth of what this administration has done to the world’s most vulnerable #usaid #foreignaid #globalhealth
Opinion | This Is What Happened When Trump Abandoned the World’s Poorest Children
www.nytimes.com
May 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Leave it to @nickkristof.bsky.social to report - yet again - the ugly truth of what this administration has done to the world’s most vulnerable #usaid #foreignaid #globalhealth
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If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment.
This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
April 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment.
This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
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JD Vance is heading to Hungary to endorse Viktor Orban after Easter. Here is a description of the corrupt regime, and the post-reality campaign, that the US administration now supports:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The First Post-Reality Political Campaign
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
JD Vance is heading to Hungary to endorse Viktor Orban after Easter. Here is a description of the corrupt regime, and the post-reality campaign, that the US administration now supports:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This 🙌
A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive ordering the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment. n.pr/3PUBm6t
Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded
A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive ordering the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.
n.pr
March 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
This 🙌
Journalism colleagues, what would Trump have to do or say for the media to report his obvious cognitive … Decline? Dementia? Delusional
Rants? … as news?
Rants? … as news?
March 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Journalism colleagues, what would Trump have to do or say for the media to report his obvious cognitive … Decline? Dementia? Delusional
Rants? … as news?
Rants? … as news?
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MEMO TO US MEDIA:
- Trump has NOT called off all strikes. He has postponed his ultimatum to strike energy infrastructure
- Iran denies any talks, even via intermediaries
- Report the pattern: Trump makes threats when markets close, backs down when they open.
- The Strait of Hormuz remains CLOSED
- Trump has NOT called off all strikes. He has postponed his ultimatum to strike energy infrastructure
- Iran denies any talks, even via intermediaries
- Report the pattern: Trump makes threats when markets close, backs down when they open.
- The Strait of Hormuz remains CLOSED
March 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM
MEMO TO US MEDIA:
- Trump has NOT called off all strikes. He has postponed his ultimatum to strike energy infrastructure
- Iran denies any talks, even via intermediaries
- Report the pattern: Trump makes threats when markets close, backs down when they open.
- The Strait of Hormuz remains CLOSED
- Trump has NOT called off all strikes. He has postponed his ultimatum to strike energy infrastructure
- Iran denies any talks, even via intermediaries
- Report the pattern: Trump makes threats when markets close, backs down when they open.
- The Strait of Hormuz remains CLOSED
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If you somehow needed any more evidence that there’s zero strategic thinking happening at the highest levels of our government, well…
Ummmm…
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil to Get More to Market www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/w...
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil to Get More to Market www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/w...
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil to Get More to Market
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM
If you somehow needed any more evidence that there’s zero strategic thinking happening at the highest levels of our government, well…
Science is real.
March 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Science is real.
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Two young Palestinian brothers - little boys - shot in the head and face by Israeli police undercover; murdered along with their parents.
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Two young Palestinian brothers - little boys - shot in the head and face by Israeli police undercover; murdered along with their parents.
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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.
A truly extraordinary moment.
We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
Act like it.
A truly extraordinary moment.
We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
Act like it.
March 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.
A truly extraordinary moment.
We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
Act like it.
A truly extraordinary moment.
We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
Act like it.
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I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is.
People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
March 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is.
People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)