Ann Lefert

DC lover, HIV advocate, mama #GoNats

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.

[Josh Freed @jsfreed]

What is the point of the Post? Its political coverage rates below Politico and the Times, opinion page is out of sync w readers, no international, local, or sports coverage, and now now weather. It’s deliberate destruction of an institution.

[Jake Scott, MD @jakescottMD]

By that logic, we should abandon all medicine. You can’t prove absolute safety — that’s proving a negative.

What we CAN prove: 40+ years of hepatitis B vaccination. Billions of doses. Anaphylaxis at 1 per million. Meanwhile, 90% of infected newborns develop chronic disease, 25% die of liver cancer.

This isn’t philosophy class. We make decisions based on evidence, not impossible standards. We have four decades of safety data from billions of doses worldwide.

Your statement is technically true and practically useless. Water can’t prove ‘lack of safety’ either. Should we stop giving it to babies?

We don’t have ‘absence of data.’ We have mountains of evidence. You’re demanding logical impossibilities while ignoring decades of proof. Playing word games while babies’ lives are at stake.

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

Hundreds of current and former employees gathered outside the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters in protest, showing support for top officials who have either resigned or been fired. Jim O'Neill has been chosen to serve as acting director of the CDC, a source confirmed to @CBSNews. @SkylerHenry has more. https://t.co/rAe6bgAeOF

[Ann Lefert @AnnLefert]

Always knew he was the absolute worst Chris

[Variety @Variety]

Chris Pratt Says RFK Jr. Is ‘Great’ and Hating Trump Shouldn’t Detract From ‘Any Success From His Administration’: RFK Is ‘Getting Toxic Stuff Out of Kids Food’ and ‘That’s a Great Thing’
https://t.co/KNgTeOEcHE

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

“Imagine.”

[NASTAD @NASTAD]

Emily Schreiber, Senior Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs at NASTAD, discusses how cutting HIV prevention funding can impact state health departments. Read the full article here: https://t.co/zY6hUKZxwa.

[Ann Lefert @AnnLefert]

@tweetelissa @WashProbs You can say there are problems, but doing so at the same time as this theatrical takeover is happening shows compliance. Pointing out that Congress is holding our budget hostage would be useful. There are problems. And plenty of good thoughtful people working to make progess

[Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl]

The Blue Origin women..."positioning themselves as aspirational models of femininity – have presented a profoundly antifeminist vision of what womankind’s future is: dependent on men, confined to triviality, and deeply, deeply silly." @MoiraDonegan
https://t.co/BiDqySlRcA

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

But this js false, there are multiple studies comparing vaccinated vs unvaccinated, I will list a few

[Eric Levitz @EricLevitz]

I think condemning countless HIV patients to death for no reason — while potentially incubating a new, drug-resistant strain of HIV — is a more consequential act of misgovernance than spending $25,000 on a queer opera in Peru. But I know many on this site beg to differ

[National AIDS Memorial @aids_memorial]

Whether you're joining us in the Grove for our National Observance, viewing the #AIDSQuilt display at the White House, or recognizing #WorldAIDSDay in your own way, we hope you find the space to remember those lost and fight against stigma, denial, and hate for a just future.

[Ann Lefert @AnnLefert]

@LizHighleyman Thanks much!

[Ann Lefert @AnnLefert]

@gregggonsalves We need to put in place an actual system of long-term care that supports all aging health needs. Long-term care insurance no longer is a viable option & older people & caregivers are left with a confusing & expensive set of choices when health needs increase.

[Ann Lefert @AnnLefert]

@fritzhahn Teagan & Sara??

[Ann Lefert @AnnLefert]

.@PoPville any word on what happened there yesterday afternoon. Got an alert from DC parks & Rec about emergency/police & the pool is closed again today.

[DC Parks & Recreation #WhereFunHappens @DCDPR]

ALERT: Takoma Aquatic Center is closed today (3/8). https://t.co/yaWBjQTuB4

[Ann Lefert @AnnLefert]

.@British_Airways have tried for 24 hrs to upload COVID info & check-in for trip from CDG-LHR-IAD. Wouldn’t work. Told to go to airport but no employees are here. Been standing here for 90 minutes.

[Ann Lefert @AnnLefert]

@Killmoenetwork How does anyone know it was a violence interrupter doing the shooting? I thought they didn't have a suspect.