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I am a simple, peaceful person who stands with science and public health. I work for a non-profit, though I am an epidemiologist by training. I enjoy jogging outdoors.
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Fifty-six percent of children in Oklahoma have Medicaid. These liars will stop at nothing. Soonercare covers those who are older as well as those with disabilities.

The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf

He's willfully sabotaging all of public health. www.npr.org/sections/sho... #Medsky #IDSky

This is outrageous. US should not destroy $500 million in COVID tests! Hundreds of people in the US are still dying every week from COVID. People are still getting COVID and then Long COVID and other serious health issues from COVID. COVID wastewater is high. COVID is not over. wapo.st/42VLGQh

LaLa Zanell advocates on behalf of LGBTQ people facing violence, from her own community all the way to Congress. For her work as our Trans Justice campaign manager and for many other facets of her life, we celebrate LaLa and her continued fight for our communities.

The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.

Vaccines are safe and effective. Elections have consequences. #MedSky

#IDSky on a roll here

They distract you over here with a little anti-trans bigotry in an executive order, while their other hand is stealing your Social Security number. Tell Congress to pass the "Stop the Steal" bill to prevent Elon Musk from meddling with our payment systems and data here: bit.ly/4gnneKE

200-300 Texans are believed to infected with #measles, an extremely contagious and deadly virus, as the disease spreads throughout the state. State officials urge residents to get vaccinated and warn it may not be possible to stop the spread of measles. www.chron.com/news/houston...

Stop the attack on Section 504

RFK will result in a greater percentage of the population needing medication for mental health.

"Just awful: One of the inspector generals that Trump fired was examining Elon Musk's failures to meet reporting protocol designed to safeguard national security as a major recipient of Pentagon contracts. It's time to follow up on that." Read more here: bit.ly/4hwLoDN #ResistTrump

They're not planning on actually governing. They never were. The plan is to rule. #ResistTrump

Google folded to Trump's will immediately to rename the Gulf of Mexico. How to submit a correction comment: Go to Google maps (website). Hamburger menu -> Edit the map -> Your Opinion -> Report an issue

American Medical Association is providing regular updates on bird flu and other infectious diseases on YouTube. I highly recommend subscribing to their page, especially since CDC has been axed by FOTUS #Voices4Victory m.youtube.com/user/AmerMed...

"The administration, in its drive for total power, is determined to plunge the nation into even deeper constitutional crisis as Vance all but said directly by tweet last night that Trump intends to ignore court orders designed to curb some of his unconstitutional power grabs." More: bit.ly/3WVqzKd

Listen to Secretary Pete. And remember, these are our funds. These are our courts. And these are our streets.

The tactics being used by the current administration are not legal or constitutional. Executive orders can not establish or abolish departments of our government.Their nominees are highly unqualified and inexperienced. The American people elected Donald Trump, not Elon Musk.

Football, food, music, commercial, Taylor Swift. Here we gooooo! But, first a public service announcement from an epidemiologist: This is one of the most dangerous days for women—domestic violence, human trafficking. Check on your friends today.

If you want to “Make America Healthy Again,” one of the worst things you can do is slash the budget of the world's largest public funder of biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health.

Trump's CFPB, now under the command of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, has halted the Biden admin's rule to ban medical bills from credit reports. It's been estimated that the rule would help improve the credit scores of 15 million people. Some populist, huh?

MN is proud to help feed the world (in fact, this program was created by Hubert Humphrey). Now not only is that in jeopardy, but millions of dollars in income for farmers is too? Disgusting. This food, which we’ve already paid for, is waiting on ships to be delivered to those who need it.

Evolution shows that species thrive not in isolation but through deep connections to their ecosystems. Nature knows diversity isn’t a threat—it’s resilience. Like a tree in a forest, no organism stands alone; roots intertwine, sharing resources and enriching the soil. It’s not a zero-sum game.

The madness and illegal actions continue. The press keeps the government in check.

Has anyone heard how Project 2025 will effect the IHS Loan Repayment Program?

I Want My Public Health. I Want My MMWR. I Want My NVAC. I Want My PACCARB.

Join Oklahoma Family Network Toolbox Tuesday on Feb. 11th at 6:00 PM on Zoom to hear about helpful resources and experiences. Register: tinyurl.com/yf3hxbdv Our featured guest is Cassie Mitchell, Ph.D, professor, and 4-time Paralympian for Team USA. .

Seditious gun weilding criminals run free, but public health info and data is held captive. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...