Michael O’Brien
@DrOBrienMD
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Pediatrician • @DontTreadOnTF co-host • @their__future • former child • he/him 🏳️🌈
South Carolina, USA
Joined February 2020
#PROTECTMEDICAID ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
A message from @DrOBrienMD about Medicaid, CHIP, and how important they are to America’s kids! #ProtectMedicaid
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The way I’m about to become a professional gas and eggs price tracker is absolutely astonishing.
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I cannot overstate this… if you are afraid that your child is going to have a gender affirming surgery at school but you aren’t afraid they may be shot at school, there is no way we’re living in the same nation.
Trump: Can you imagine you're a parent and your son leaves the house and you say, Jimmy, I love you so much. Go have a good day in school and your son comes back with a brutal operation.
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Hey! Pediatrician here…. Children aren’t supposed to get shot. Anywhere… any time… at any age.
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“It’s a mental health crisis, not a gun crisis”. Okay Republicans, explain this.
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Last night a group of parents were violently attacked by proud boys outside a California school board meeting where the parents were defending LGBTQ kids — even pepper spraying a religious clergy member for holding a Pride flag in solidarity. This is not “parental concern”.
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Kids dying in mass shootings was not what the founding fathers inended. And if it was… then fuck the founding fathers.
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In the last 3 days I’ve been called groomer, pedophile, baby-killer, sodomite, faggot, murderer…. I’m just a young queer pediatrician who understands science, empathy, and patient autonomy. Sling all the mud you want, bc I’m not changing.
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Hey @NikkiHaley — I’m a pediatrician right here in South Carolina who has worked with countless suicidal kids, and zero have ever cited trans kids in sports… but plenty mentioned anti-LGBTQ rhetoric akin to the words coming out your mouth.
Nikki Haley discussing trans girls in kids sports: "How are we supposed to get our girls used to the fact that biological boys are in their locker room. And then we wonder why a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year."
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Hey @NancyMace, wasn’t it less than a month ago you excitedly endorsed your buddy Matt Gaetz for AG??. Where’s that #protectkids energy when your bestie is an actual pedo?.
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We don’t want straight kids to be queer, we want queer kids to survive.
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I didn’t fully understand the true impacts of long haul COVID-19 in children until starting my rotation in pediatric cardiology… this is no joke. The evidence is clear: the risk of covid-19 myocarditis & long-haul covid-19 outweigh the risk of vaccine associated myocarditis.
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They call themselves Moms For Liberty because the other options didn’t have quite the same ring to it:. • Moms for Book Bans.• Moms Against LGBTQ Kids.• Moms Quoting Hitler.• Moms Against Black History.• Moms Bullying Teachers.• Moms Funded by Neo Nazis. Huh 🤷🏼♂️.
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I always tell my patients, the only people who are allowed to look at your genitals are your parents or doctors, and both of those are contingent on YOUR permission. Required genital exams to participate in school sports is a violation of children’s bodily autonomy. End of story.
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I’m seeing so many people criticize Kate Cox by saying many kids live with trisomy 18 and have joyful lives. While this is partly true, her specific case revealed severe multi-organ disease on her fetal ultrasound. Stop criticizing women for things you don’t understand.
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You know who deserves to have their student loans forgiven? NURSES.
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Fuck that. Everything is on the line. Abortion rights, gender affirming care, every single social determinant of health, child care, gun violence…. Apolitical? No. Get loud. Get organized. Donate. Fundraise. Knock doors. Work your ass off FOR your patients. I will be!.
It’s going to be difficult in the coming weeks but I think clinicians should try hard to stay apolitical in the public sphere. We owe it to our patients.
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@healthbyjames There’s really no need to mock a child who is scared of needles and turn it into anti-vax propaganda. I can’t believe you are a nurse.
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Alright internet my name is Michael O’Brien and in response to a certain right wing post I’m here to put some well-earned respect on Admiral Dr. Rachel Levine’s name. Let’s get into the amazing accomplishments of this outstanding woman in service.
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JUST IN FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT: . “our state constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s decision to have an abortion”
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I won’t disclose details for privacy, but I responded to a community opioid overdose tonight… and I’ll never leave the house w/out narcan. Also, dear Boston PD… there is no contraindication for administering narcan, so when a doctor on-scene asks for your supply, don’t refuse.
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If you disagree with this statement I honestly don’t know how to share oxygen with you.
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Hi. Children and babies do not get aborted, fetuses do. 91% of abortions occur before 13 weeks, when the fetus is < 1 oz. ~1% of total abortions occur after 21 weeks gestation (viability varies but starts ~23/24 weeks at the earliest). I love babies. I am pro-choice.
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Medical Community: “Suicide and burnout in medicine are out of control. We need to do something.”. Young docs: “We have some ideas, like reasonable work hours and conditions.”. Older docs: 😡🫣🤮
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@JoshuaSchriver You took 7 days for quality time with your family, and your conclusion was “I should definitely try to mess with other people’s families that don’t look like mine”. We must not have read the same scripture (historically accurate scripture, don’t try me).
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As a pediatrician who was formerly trained as a microbiologist, RFK Jr becoming the head of health & human services is actually the worst nightmare I can imagine for kids’ health in our country… I’ve despised that man since I was in undergrad.
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News flash — when pediatricians are terrified to send their kids to schools maskless, EVERYONE should be terrified too. I stand with the @AmerAcadPeds.
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There 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 no 👏🏼 good 👏🏼 argument 👏🏼 against 👏🏼 universal 👏🏼 school 👏🏼 lunches 👏🏼 . Feed the kids!!!.
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My plea as a South Carolinian who watched a Dem win nationally in 2020 while my state and school were overrun by the far right:. DO NOT ignore your local races in this moment. Right now local candidates need you to knock doors, phone bank, and donate. Pick a race and go all in.
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@Acyn @0liviajulianna I don’t understand how republicans expect to be taken seriously when they have now censured Ilhan Omar and Adam Schiff, but failed to censure George Santos….
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BREAKING: My sister’s whole kindergarten class watched my graduation livestream!. After watching, their caterpillars emerged as butterflies AND THEY ASKED TO NAME ONE “DOCTOR MICHAEL” 😭💕✨.
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While everyone discusses Aaron Rogers being an absolute snowflake regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, I’d like to remind everyone that the WNBA had a 99% vaccination rate by June 2021 and has ZERO adverse events. So yeah, men are the worst.
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Kids are being attacked, murdered. Even more kids are living in fear while their society and government discuss the viability of their mere existence, many driven to suicide. Pardon my language, but @NYTimes and JKR can fuck off.
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You featured these 2 as speakers at your convention. This is exactly who you are. Now fix it.
This is not who we are. This is not what we fight for. This is not American. This must stop. Now.
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On the ground reports from parents and board member have shown the meeting inside was largely peaceful and filled with supporters of LGBTQ kids with few exceptions. The fact that these people waited outside to ambush them is cowardly and sad.
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Katie Britt’s attempt to be relatable while delivering whackadoodle remarks from a barren kitchen reminds me of Nancy Mace’s campaign ad on inflation, where she absolutely WRECKS this fried egg.
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I’m begging the public to understand that childhood immunizations are not profitable for your child’s doctor -AND- they are among the least profitable products made by pharma — Pediatricians really just want to help keep your kids healthy 🩷.
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To say we are all devastated at Tufts Children’s is an understatement. In the midst of a pandemic, for-profit healthcare has destroyed a sacred legacy, and obliterated a decades-long commitment to the most vulnerable kids in Eastern Mass and ultimately most of New England.
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This photo has triggered a slew of homophobic and otherwise anti-lgbtq statements against queer parents and their families. I think this would be a great time for @AmerAcadPeds (& @AAPPres) to reaffirm that queer families are healthy families, valid families, and we support them!
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The same people screaming “let kids be kids” are bullying little girls who don’t look feminine enough. THIS is why we must LET KIDS PLAY… because no child, trans or cisgender, should ever be subjected to this type of vile, sexist trauma.
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We must choose kids over guns. We must choose kids over guns. We must choose kids over guns. We must choose kids over guns. We must choose kids over guns. We must choose kids over guns. We must choose kids over guns. We must choose kids over guns.
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I can’t believe this needs to be said, but here we go: Children cry in public. Tantrums happen. Do NOT shame parents whose shoes you’ve never walked in. Signed, a pediatrician who is really mad at a rude person on the T.
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If you are a MD/DO posting about nurses, it better be to thank them for being the damn backbone of our entire world. We would be nothing without outstanding nurses right now, and no nurse should have to deal with disrespect from docs… on Twitter or in real life.
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I cried at work today. Nothing bad happened, but a little girl said “I told my mommy you are my favorite doctor in the world” and I literally fell apart.
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BISEXUAL AND PANSEXUAL PEOPLE IN STRAIGHT RELATIONSHIPS ARE STILL BISEXUAL MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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Jk Rowling is trash and hermoine says “trans rights” .#TransWomenareWomen .#BlackTransLivesMatter
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Love your gay & trans children. It’s not hard. Just love them.
Once upon a time I was petrified at the idea of my parents knowing I’m gay. Now every year they give me a Pride 🏳️🌈 ornament in my stocking, and they are my biggest supporters. Love is love, and there’s nothing better than kind, affirming parents! ❤️💚
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I am anti-measles, anti-whooping cough, and anti-chickenpox…. Therefore I will be making the incredibly easy decision to vote for Harris-Walz.
RFK Jr. on Fox News: “I’m gonna be campaigning actively” with Trump. “I want to Make America Healthy Again”. “President Trump is going to make a series of announcements of other Democrats who are joining his campaign. He said he wanted to leave, as his legacy, healthy children.”
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We need more gay doctors and fewer homophobic doctors.
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This is a disgusting slap in the face to the surviving families of the Emmanuel 9, from someone who has opposed gun safety at every turn, including her tolerance of the Charleston Loophole. There is no low too low for Nancy Mace.
Today, Joe Biden will visit Charleston and try to use the pulpit of a church to further divide our nation and distract from his failures on the economy, the border and foreign policy.
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Adm. Dr. Levine is a trailblazer and absolutely expert in her field. If you think her being transgender disqualifies her from all her other accomplishments, that is YOUR problem, not hers. Dr. O’Brien, out! ✌🏼.
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@ABC These “moms” are also trying to stop people like me from existing… but nice pandering headline you got there.
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Taking medications for mental health is not weakness. Going to therapy is not weakness. Seeking help is not weakness.
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Once upon a time I was petrified at the idea of my parents knowing I’m gay. Now every year they give me a Pride 🏳️🌈 ornament in my stocking, and they are my biggest supporters. Love is love, and there’s nothing better than kind, affirming parents! ❤️💚
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As a pediatrician I know when someone is truly good with kids, and Kamala Harris knocks it out of the park every damn time I see her with a child… it is the greenest of all green flags for me!.
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In a state with rampant gun violence, a push for permitless carry, and refusal to pass a hate crimes bill, Governor McMaster just said:. “I look forward to the day democrats are so rare we have to hunt them with dogs.”. What a horrifying dogwhistle at the @SCGOP convention.
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Remember: IF YOU VOTE EARLY THE CAMPAIGNS WILL STOP CALLING AND TEXTING YOU.
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I’m going to be a psychiatrist AND a pediatrician!!!!!! I cannot wait to join the @TuftsMedicalCtr family in Boston!!! #Match2021
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I wake up every morning grateful for people who enjoy surgery so the rest of us don’t have to do it.
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*This message is not applicable to victims of gun violence, pregnant people, the uninsured, victims of police brutality, immigrants, or victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Life is precious. Republicans will always stand for the sanctity of life.
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I can’t believe this has to be said again, but mandating masks for children in high risk scenarios is not “abusive”.
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Gender affirming care is not child abuse. Removing trans and other LGBTQ kids from their homes because you fail to understand their humanity… now THAT is child abuse.
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So many posts rn about oral sex and throat cancer (oropharyngeal cancer). Please note: These deadly cancers are PREVENTABLE w/ HPV immunization. Kids are eligible at age 9, NOT b/c they are sexually active but b/c it’s proven to be most effective. Just do it, please! 💉💪❤️.
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Can we maybe stop teaching medical students “the blue hair sign” for bipolar patients? . 1. Blue hair is gorgeous. 2. It is unrelated to mental health. 3. This “sign” is just another stigmatization in Psychiatry.
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Mama, I’m coming home!!! 🌙🌴. I’m OFFICIALLY transferring to @MUSCkids to complete my residency training in Pediatrics!. I cried so many happy tears y’all!
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I’m proud to be gay. I’m proud to exist happily and joyously as a person who knows being LGBTQ is not inherently and more ‘sexual’ than any person who says they are straight. Queerness is not inherently inappropriate, and a pretty little flag isn’t a danger to anyone.
Okay, this needs to be said…. A LGBTQ flag or pin or anything that references one’s SEXUALITY is S e x u a l. Sexuality is PRIVATE and no one’s business. We do not need to know what your S E X U A L preference is. We do not care as long as it with consenting adults. We do not.
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In Boston, everyone wears their face mask. EVERYONE 😷💕. I mean, to the point that a young kid pulled his mask up just to skateboard by us on the sidewalk. Boston Hospitality > Southern 👀.
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Homosexuality is not a choice. Homophobia is a choice. Being transgender is not a choice. Transphobia is a choice. Existing is not optional, but being hateful is.
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Jaime Harrison has plans, facts, and dignity. Lindsey Graham has Trump, cops, and Tim Scott. #SendLindseyHome #scsenatedebate.
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Ok ok ok I’m such a corny guncle, but can we all just appreciate just how PERFECT my niece Josephine is?!?
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After working in the NICU all day, 2 votes from yesterday sit heavy on my heart. The @SCGOP voted not to fund prenatal care -AND- voted not to fund obstetric services in 15 unserved South Carolina counties. They do not care about fetuses. They do not care about babies.
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@nypost Pediatrician here 👋🏼. Kids don’t like shots… they never have, they never will. This is NOT news.
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@twoshoes_goody I’m actually not a surgeon and regardless gender affirming surgery on minors does not happen in my state (and in most states). You’re just mad about an emoji flag near my username. Make THAT make sense.
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@highbrow_nobrow @justinbaragona “Post-birth abortion” and “late term abortion” are both fabricated non-medical terms used to describe infanticide — aka murder — which is illegal in all 50 states and D.C.
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Hi America, I’m a pediatrics resident who works in a clinic where I admin all my own vaccines… and I can confirm the CDC recommends FOUR doses of inactivated poliovirus immunization for all children.
Greene: I have never seen the CDC coming out and saying you’ve got to get your second Polio shot, you gotta get your third.
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I’m a pediatrician. Vehicles DO NOT kill more children than firearm injuries. Only in America.
@cathnjrn Vehicles kill more. ban them now.
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I’m really struggling. Working 12 days in a row is simply inhumane.
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I was super nervous about coming to work with my nails painted, UNTIL the mom of my second newborn noticed that she & I were matching perfectly… she loved it!.
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“queer people shouldn’t be pediatricians”. Me: 🏳️🌈👶🏽✨🌈👶🏿💅🏼💕🏳️⚧️👶🏼🥰🏳️🌈👨🏼🤝👨🏾💫🌈🍭🍼 🏳️🌈👶🏽✨🌈👶🏿💅🏼💕🏳️⚧️👶🏼🥰🏳️🌈👨🏼🤝👨🏾💫🌈🍭🍼 🏳️🌈👶🏽✨🌈👶🏿💅🏼💕🏳️⚧️👶🏼🥰🏳️🌈👨🏼🤝👨🏾💫🌈🍭🍼 🏳️🌈👶🏽✨🌈👶🏿💅🏼💕🏳️⚧️👶🏼🥰🏳️🌈👨🏼🤝👨🏾💫🌈🍭🍼 🏳️🌈👶🏽✨🌈👶🏿💅🏼💕🏳️⚧️👶🏼🥰🏳️🌈👨🏼🤝👨🏾💫🌈🍭🍼 🏳️🌈👶🏽✨🌈👶🏿💅🏼💕🏳️⚧️👶🏼🥰🏳️🌈👨🏼🤝👨🏾💫🌈🍭🍼 🏳️🌈👶🏽✨🌈👶🏿💅🏼💕🏳️⚧️👶🏼🥰🏳️🌈👨🏼🤝👨🏾💫🌈🍭🍼 🏳️🌈.
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I’m sorry to break it to you, but saying “I don’t care what goes on in your bedroom” is NOT the allyship gold that you think it is….
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LGBTQ 👏🏻 inclusive 👏🏻 sex 👏🏻 education 👏🏻 doesn’t 👏🏻 hurt 👏🏻 anyone 👏🏻 and 👏🏻 it 👏🏻 helps 👏🏻 everyone!!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️.
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The absolute best thing that can happen to a childless pediatrician is to meet their newest nibling! . Welcome to the world buddy 💛
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@carsonkrow I live in South Carolina ma’am… the rate of child gun deaths here morphs Chicago. Try again.
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I’m losing track of the number of bills explicitly designed to traumatize our kids, but the Florida GOP bill banning discussion of menstruation before 6th grade feels particularly egregious due to its far reaching scope and potential to harm adolescents.
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I’m signing a lease today and I’m happy to say @AyannaPressley is going to be my representative in Congress 💕😭💕 #MA7.
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I’m tired of our country pretending to care about fetuses and then not giving a damn about our children. I’m so so so tired.
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Well y’all, I officially accepted my first big boy job… in D.C…!!! I just couldn’t resist a quick visit to scope out apartments while the cherry blossoms are blooming!. I can’t believe residency will come to a close, but the next adventure awaits 🩷
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Moms for Liberty endorsed 4 town council candidates in Mount Pleasant (my home town) — As of right now, 3 of those 4 are losing. Hopefully this stands, because hate cannot win.
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@BeschlossDC In the NICU. Caring for critically ill babies. Of which there will be far more, with far more dire diagnoses, if medically necessary abortions are made illegal.
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