Nurse Anesthesiologist, Feminist, Humanist, Unrepentant Tree Hugger.
Joined May 2013
- Tweets19.5K
- Following5.1K
- Followers5K
- Likes60.5K
Pinned Tweet
"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." /1
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
Not hyperbole — this is language copy and pasted from the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
The 1918 flu wiped out 90% of adults in Brevig Mission, Alaska. 🧵
It carried a key mutation: PB2 E627K.
Now, H5N1 is showing signs of similar adaptation.
The strain detected in a Canadian teenager also carries PB2 E627K.
1/
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
As we continue to try to get the full truth out about what’s happening in this country, I encourage you to watch @cspan.
On yesterday a colleague had a bill in markup entitled “dismantle DEI.” In explaining why the bill was needed, multiple white R men argued that they are being “oppressed.”
I didn’t bring race into anything… THEY DID & always do & then they twist
history & dilute the definition of words.
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
Mika and Joe will only be the first of many people who once faced with the loss of their jobs and homes, will embrace Trump.
Many.
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
The idea of a president soliciting a foreign country to help in his reelection was such a massive abuse of presidential power that it convinced America's founders we needed a way to remove such a president from office.
Just some fun trivia.
3/3
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
Franklin said, Imagine a president asked a foreign country to give him assistance in his effort to be reelected. That president would then be beholden to a foreign power.
That did it.
True story.
2/3
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
More broadly, pushing Hegseth, Gaetz and all the other abusers and harassers signals to women -- intentionally -- -- there are in fact no consequences to men, not even when reported, not even when made public. You're on your own, you lose, forget #metoo.
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
Omg do yall not know what the word adjacent means?! I'm not saying everything women do is sex work, but a lot of it is similar. Anyways I took this class at NYU called Deviance and Social Control and it explored how society is not consistent in it's labeling of deviant behavior
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
So much of this is an attack on expertise, on the idea that there are actual experts who know more than a reality tv host. Because once you succeed in denigrating experts, you have no one to question you who has any, well, expertise.
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
Given that DNA damage and impaired repair processes can contribute to chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative conditions, it will be crucial to investigate potential similar effects in patients with COVID-19. 5/5
link.springer.com/article/10…
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
These results indicate that levels of DNA damage may be an effective indicator in prognostic decision-making and may therefore help to reduce mortality. 4/
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
The levels of DNA damage in the post-COVID-19 period were significantly lower compared to those in the epidemic peak period but there was still a discernible increase in DNA damage in the ICU group. 3/
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
During the epidemic peak, the levels of DNA damage ranged from the highest to the lowest levels in the following groups, respectively: intubated-ICU, non-intubated-ICU, non-ICU, and influenza with a discernible increase in DNA damage in ICU-treated patients. 2/
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
DNA damage caused by COVID-19 in post COVID-19
➡️ A new study finds that SARS-CoV2 caused DNA damage both during the epidemic peak and during the post-COVID-19 period. The levels of DNA damage depended on the severity of the illness. 1/
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
On this day in 1960, a six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school in Louisiana.
A mob protested her.
This is not ancient history. Ruby Bridges is 70 now.
Veterans health care is one of those programs.
I hope Vets for trump are ready tonight lose their benefits.
We shouldn’t let the government spend money on programs that have expired. Yet that’s exactly what happens today: half a *trillion* dollars of taxpayer funds ($516 B+) goes each year to programs which Congress has allowed to expire. There are 1,200+ programs that are no longer authorized but still receive appropriations. This is totally nuts. We can & should save hundreds of billions each year by defunding government programs that Congress no longer authorizes. We’ll challenge any politician who disagrees to defend the other side.
The American public, who paid his salary, deserve to know.
New: Republicans on House Ethics have canceled their meeting tomorrow with Dems that was expected to address the long-awaited report on Matt Gaetz
The GOP members huddled privately Thursday night. Those lawmakers declined to comment as they left the meeting
W/@sarahnferris
Encyclopedia Brendan retweeted
You fucking people.
Yes, party’s fortunes tend to rise & fall with incumbency bc we have a shit system that doesn’t deliver and a public that can’t be bothered to Google news.
The diff this time is we’re handing the system to people who don’t plan on any more real elections.
