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Possum

@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social

43, Disabled, Chronically ill, Queer, Childless Cat Guy, AuDHD, Elder Swiftie, Halsey fan, Kesha fan, Cozy Gaymer, Partner Of The Best Human Ever, 18+. Please no DMs unless I know you. 🔵 in a 🔴 sea.

created December 27, 2023

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Profile picture Dave Levitan (@davelevitan.bsky.social) reposted

I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable

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Profile picture AnnieForTruth (@anniefortruth1.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Molly Shah (@mommunism.bsky.social) reposted

Yousef is really struggling and is losing his ability to ask for help 💔

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Profile picture Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted

It shouldn't be up to American children to save each other from getting shot. It's the job of American adults to stop shootings from happening in the first place. Ban assault weapons again now.

NBC News Chicago headline: 5th grader says friend saved him before getting shot in Minneapolis church shooting
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Profile picture Rotten Rouge (@rottenrouge.bsky.social) reposted

The Last Bus Home

A painting of the upstairs interior of a Dublin bus. There are two ghosts sitting down as another ghost makes its way downstairs
27/8/2025, 7:16:00 AM | 65 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rotten Rouge (@rottenrouge.bsky.social) reposted

Me & my art :)

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Profile picture Rotten Rouge (@rottenrouge.bsky.social) reposted

Happy September! It’s officially spooky season 👻🍂🎃

A painting of a skeleton dancing in a field of sunflowers
1/9/2025, 7:27:14 AM | 17 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

I love this so much!

2/9/2025, 6:26:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

Gorgeous work

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Profile picture Calaveras2026Election (@calaverasintegrity.bsky.social) reposted

"His grave site will be a gender neutral bathroom." – @covie_93

1/9/2025, 1:30:36 AM | 11 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

😂

1/9/2025, 12:46:16 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ (@apsciencebylyn.bsky.social) reposted

Tiny green moth, giant green moth 💚 (emerald and luna) #InverteFest

Tiny pale green emerald moth with wings spread, on a palmetto frond, barely the size of my purple thumbnail next to it Giant luna moth, nearly as big as my hand next to it
1/9/2025, 12:27:00 AM | 133 17 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

Yay chronic depression! /s

1/9/2025, 12:42:56 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

You understand me! I would rather be depressed and it be cool out than depressed and sweating and gross.

1/9/2025, 12:40:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social)

Sooooooo excited for Autumn. It’s by far my favorite season.

1/9/2025, 12:39:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ✨🌟 ⭐️ LoveKat ⭐️🌟✨🟦♿️🧬🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🌎☮️🕊️🟪 (@lovekat41.bsky.social) reposted

🥰🥰🥰

31/8/2025, 11:17:54 PM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) reposted

1. My newest Anti-Trans Legal Risk Map is here. Risk has increased sharply for youth in many states as clinics shutter under Trump and state AGs refuse to enforce civil rights laws. For adults, some increases in risk. Nationwide risk remains extreme. Subscribe to support my journalism.

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Profile picture DougBlueWahoo 🦋💙✌️🌈🌊 (@dougbluewahoo2.bsky.social) reposted

Babbit was a J6th traitor, acting against her country.

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31/8/2025, 11:18:32 PM | 9 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, it’s not criminals they’re targeting. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...

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Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social)

And the sad part is is their followers will eat up this pile of excrement like it’s gospel.

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Profile picture Humor For Resistance (@funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social) reposted

freddie krueger - a guy saying 'show the real villain of the 80s' jason from friday the 13th - - a guy saying 'i said the real villain' reagan - - a guy saying 'perfection.'
31/8/2025, 6:48:07 PM | 697 134 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture polillitam G.M. 💙🦋🦋🦋 (@polillitam.bsky.social) reposted

Did we stop?

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31/8/2025, 7:14:51 PM | 730 289 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted

My Audition for ICE 😂

31/8/2025, 11:01:28 AM | 457 155 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you 🫶

31/8/2025, 3:30:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Julie J (@j1j2.bsky.social) reposted

New Orleans, Louisiana Tomorrow September 1

31/8/2025, 3:18:50 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. (@zangerliberia.bsky.social) reposted

👇👇👇👇👇

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Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

Not all of us are. Just unfortunately born into a cesspool of ignorance.

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Profile picture 1kr5ur43m.bsky.social (@1kr5ur43m.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Out-of-touch QT Blerd (@xpctmyrzstnz.bsky.social) reposted

Hoping this hasn't already been done. #fuckDonaldTrump

Altered screenshot of a webpage-embedded tweet from Aaron Rupar That said: Donald Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago:
31/8/2025, 2:59:45 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Julie J (@j1j2.bsky.social) reposted

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 38th Annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade 2025 Tomorrow September 1

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Profile picture tweety (@bluskypolitics.bsky.social) reposted

🔴 Need a laugh , today ? 🤭🤣🙃🤭 #Dogsky #Dogs 🐥

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Profile picture SisterSue (@sistasue.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Peppa Pax Pippa 🕊️☮️✌🏼 (@peppapaxpippa.bsky.social) reposted

ONCE YOU REALIZE HE WAS INSTALLED BY RUSSIA TO DESTROY AMERICA FROM WITHIN WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT, EVERYTHING HE DOES MAKES SENSE.
31/8/2025, 12:07:58 PM | 48 19 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Luca (@lucagalletti.bsky.social) reposted

Burnt art… IG: Michele Keith sunmanandwifelady

31/8/2025, 2:58:59 AM | 106 23 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture KellzEvan💙🫶🏻 (@kellzevan.bsky.social) reposted

Just thought I would throw this out there.

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Profile picture GrandmaDeb (@deebee54.bsky.social) reposted

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31/8/2025, 11:41:20 AM | 223 74 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social)

He just can’t believe that people hate him for free.

31/8/2025, 1:19:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Antonio Bonasera (@antoniobnsr.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Just keep distracting...

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Profile picture James Hughes (@dystopian-fashion.bsky.social) reposted

Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.

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Profile picture JonZoidberg (@jonzoidberg.xyz) reposted

Make dying of preventable causes great again!

Political cartoon of the Rebrand of the Week: The CDC is now the CD, center for Disease. The logo looks like the new Cracker Barrel logo, a yellow hexagon with brown CD in the middle.
30/8/2025, 5:35:20 PM | 57 26 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Molly Shah (@mommunism.bsky.social) reposted

Aw wish Tasmeem a happy birthday

31/8/2025, 5:19:11 AM | 23 22 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

If I could keep just not seeing him that would be great.

31/8/2025, 1:02:13 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture nypapajoe.bsky.social (@nypapajoe.bsky.social) reposted

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30/8/2025, 7:09:40 PM | 18359 4299 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Molly Shah (@mommunism.bsky.social) reposted

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Saleh. Before this he was a taxi driver but he also was being treated for a severe back injury. He’s been unable to continue this treatment and is trying to take care of his family including Hamdi, 10, Enaya, 9, Laila, 6, Elham, 5 and Ahmed, 1

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Profile picture jeanmoulin4ever.bsky.social (@jeanmoulin4ever.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

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Profile picture Andrew Rothstein (@asrothstein.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

NRA Accidentally Forgets To Rise Up Against Tyrannical Government An embarrassed National Rifle Association says it totally forgot to do the one thing it has been saying for years it is solely there to do.
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Profile picture Get Out The Mid Term Vote (@gotmtv.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Mrs. Beaverhausen (@ghostmom.bsky.social) reposted

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30/8/2025, 8:42:44 PM | 13822 2473 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Jones: We have a presidential administration that has more outrage about the changing of the cracker barrel logo than they do about changing the policies that allow our children to be gunned down in school…

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Profile picture 💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 (@northjules.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Dr Lindsey Fitzharris (@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social) reposted

In the 1930s, Listerine cigarettes were created. The tobacco was infused with the same antiseptic oils used in the mouthwash for a "cooling and soothing effect." Listerine cigarettes were evidently not very popular because there is almost no record of their existence.

A green tin advertising Listerine Cigarettes The back of the tin claiming the cigarettes are
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Profile picture Rick Paisano (@sicilianrick.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

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Profile picture Julie J (@j1j2.bsky.social) reposted

San Clemente, California Monday, September 1

30/8/2025, 4:45:21 PM | 7 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture @KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social (@keepitbluedems.bsky.social) reposted

Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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Profile picture DemCastDonGA (@donshantajr.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture John F Leech🦋💙 (@jfleech3.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Julie J (@j1j2.bsky.social) reposted

Fremont, California Monday, September 1

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Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

Smile

30/8/2025, 5:13:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

Exactly

30/8/2025, 5:11:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ReneePaints (@painthike.bsky.social) reposted

If they were shooting politicians instead of kids you’d do something. #GunReform #fuckNRA

Man with a hat on holding a sign: if they were shooting politicians instead of kids you’d do something
29/8/2025, 3:54:48 PM | 211 84 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

Yup

30/8/2025, 5:05:23 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture elphabaforgood.bsky.social (@elphabaforgood.bsky.social) reposted

Boosting! Please help a friend stay housed if you are able. Please share.

30/8/2025, 4:48:31 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

And they do if you know how to listen.

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Profile picture P. L. Klein (@plkleinauthor.bsky.social) reposted

"I may look normal, but believe me, I talk to animals and wait for them to reply." ~ #unknown

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Profile picture Julie J (@j1j2.bsky.social) reposted

Los Angeles, California Monday, September 1 Indivisible AF Peaceful Protest “We Are NOT backing down”

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Profile picture anonymous profitt (@anonymousprofitt.bsky.social) reposted

Disabled combat vet arrested in dc yesterday under false pretense Please help get this out #3e This is the actual vet, arrested under false pretense, yes he was wearing a costume this isn’t a joke he’s been “ lost in the system” and refused council

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Profile picture Comfortably Numb (@numb.comfortab.ly) reposted

RFK Jr joined the fight on deadly diseases on the side of deadly diseases.

30/8/2025, 1:50:38 PM | 4233 809 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted

"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:

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Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

Feel better soon 🫂💜

30/8/2025, 4:57:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Profile picture Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted

The fun would be watching Chump's reaction to it. 🤯 #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Profile picture Resist 🕎🍉 (@antizionistjew.bsky.social) reposted

A displaced Palestinian man in Gaza breaks down in tears as he apologises to visiting journalists for not being able to offer them tea. With no tea or sugar left because of Israel’s ongoing blockade, he laments the loss of even the simplest acts of hospitality

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Profile picture Free DC (@freedcproject.bsky.social) reposted

Hey, hey! Ho, ho! The national guard has got to go! Hey hey! Ho ho! These federal troops have got to go! Let’s get loud DC! #FreeDC

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Profile picture Julie J (@j1j2.bsky.social) reposted

Mount Vernon, Washington Monday, September 1

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Profile picture BeefReeferLives (@beefreeferlives.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

FYI - republicans are all about the 2nd Amendment until Black & brown folks start open carrying. www.history.com/articles/bla...

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Profile picture Rep. Ted Lieu (@reptedlieu.bsky.social) reposted

The White House fired the Center for Disease Control Director because she refused to go along with RFK Jr.’s unscientific directives. More top CDC officials have now stepped down amid the chaos. Vaccines and science save lives. This Admin must stop politicizing public health.

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Profile picture Darrell "Jesus Christ Was A Immigrant" West (@darrell40.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

I second this sentiment

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Profile picture James Miller (Millermena) (@jamesmiller.bsky.social) reposted

This checks out

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Profile picture 🇨🇦 NanaGale (@nanagale.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Charles Keener (@charleskeener.bsky.social) reposted

Today is the 70th anniversary of the murder of Emmett Till, a horrific act of violence that exposed the spiritual rot at the heart of Jim Crow authoritarianism and because of the courage of Till’s mother, who demanded an open casket funeral, gave birth to a moral movement to save the soul of America

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Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

CINDY MCCAIN: “The desperation is overwhelming.”

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Profile picture Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted

Just admit it: You love your guns more than your children. The first step is acknowledging the problem.

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Profile picture 🦋💙🩵CHERYL🇨🇦🇺🇸🦋 (@canadacheryl.bsky.social) reposted

USA is quickly becoming a 3rd world country. It’s fallen so far, so fast. 🤦‍♀️ 😞 🤯 #shameful

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Profile picture Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back. "The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."

My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles. The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC. Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.
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Profile picture Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@ocasio-cortez.house.gov) reposted

School just started, and we are already mourning two children killed and dozens more injured as they prayed during mass. It doesn’t have to be this way. Congress must act to keep our kids safe.

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Profile picture Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted

Release the Epstein files. We don’t care about party. Hold them all accountable! But think about it: why is Trump trying to stop the Epstein files from coming out? He’s not doing it to protect Bill Clinton.

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Profile picture Freedom Writers Collaborative (@fwcollaborative.bsky.social) reposted

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

😂😂😂😂

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Profile picture Helen Pappas❤️💙 (@hpappas.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Endless Screaming (@infinitescream.bsky.social) reposted

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Profile picture Possum (@ascreaminpossum.bsky.social) reply parent

That is adorable lmao

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Profile picture sasha (@krassotkin.bsky.social) reposted

🐈 A ginger cat walked into the gym, turned on the treadmill, and started working out. This cat is a true athlete—what about you? 🏋️‍♂️ Now, I’m off to lift weights on the exercise machines!

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Profile picture Matt-Man69 (@matt-man69.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Clare Blackwood (@clareblackwood.bsky.social) reposted

we do not publicly shame cybertruck owners enough

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