RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️

Mom/Cardiology/CV Surgery (MSN PhD JD)
On 24 month sabbatical 11/1/2023
#Facts #ZeroToleranceForRacism #Democracy #Duke #ncpol #HealthcareEquity #NoFear #Vote

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

Current research: Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)

Health Care Equity, Affordable Housing, Literacy, Patient Advocacy, Global Health, Politics/Democracy
(I do have fun, too ;-)

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

This bill, if passed, will restrict voting rights and reduce voter registration and participation among overseas voters, including military voters.
#ncpol

House set to vote on sweeping election bill despite opposition to overseas voter restrictions https://t.co/Sy4taX3oog

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

@SenThomTillis it has been heartening to see you take a stand against some of the Trump legislation and policies. What can we do about this? ⬇️

As SNAP funding shrinks, a poor North Carolina county faces difficult choices https://t.co/FnsfKpB6WG

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

It seems timely to bring this to light again:
https://t.co/q86g4Q647l

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist with zero national security experience, is now Acting Director of National Intelligence. And it is going about as badly as you would expect.

Trump handed Pulte control of our entire intelligence apparatus in the middle of a foreign war and directed him to start firing personnel, telling the Wall Street Journal he wanted Pulte to move without worrying about the “shackles” of congressional oversight.

Days into the job, Pulte ordered staff to identify roughly 400 employees to cut from our National Counterterrorism Center. That is the office our government built after 9/11 to track terrorist threats and share warnings across federal agencies before an attack can happen.

Former intelligence officials are already saying what should be obvious to anyone. Gutting the National Counterterrorism Center weakens our ability to detect and stop terrorist plots before they reach American soil.

In my eight years in Congress, I have not seen such incompetence or recklessness.

Pulte is sidelining national security and waving off expert warnings because the President told him to. That is an unforgivable gamble with the safety of American families.

And where in the hell are my Republican colleagues?

They took the same oath I did.

Their silence right now is its own kind of betrayal.

https://t.co/YNuiWo3yuS

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Pay attention to who is willing to break the law for Trump as we head into the midterms—because his end goal is to create a system where others will break the law for him. It's about building a custom where it's normal to break the law for a person. The big case is the military

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

Possibly, the reason Trump is thinking about keeping this tacky fight cage is to give #MarkwayneMullin a dedicated location to fight his opponents. #Bessent, too?

[RT @RT_com]

White House turning into UFC arena — cranes assemble giant FIGHT CAGE

[Team Roy Cooper @TeamCooperNC]

Here’s what you should know:

Whatley lobbied in DC for Duke Energy.
Whatley owns up to nearly a half million in Duke stock.
Whatley refuses to come out against Duke rate increase.

Duke increases rates + North Carolinians pay more = Michael Whatley’s Duke stock soars.

[Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor]

My statement on the override of my veto of House Bill 87:

[Jonathan Reiner @JReinerMD]

Since WH won’t disclose if he’s taking finasteride we don’t know why his PSA has risen 10x from last yr’s 0.1 to 1.0 now. Did he stop taking the drug, or is he still taking it and now there’s something going on with his prostate? That’s why it’s important. https://t.co/AVV3Hb0bV0

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

@esglaude @MSNOWNews leave one for people I know who have expressed doubtful or negative comments on the subject. I have strong feelings about what you write, and I want those who express doubt to understand and hopefully, begin each day with the intent to think and act with others for change.
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[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

@esglaude @MSNOWNews explain why I am giving the book to them, but I don't sign the note. I wrap the book in Kraft paper and leave it at their door. I don't want anyone to feel any need to reciprocate. I leave the 'mystery' book at the doors of people I know will understand the writing, and I
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[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

A reminder that DOJ has sued 30 states for access to their sensitive voter files. DOJ is currently 0-8 in decided cases.

This is what I mean when I say the future of democracy is on the docket. https://t.co/8iFP5fL7em

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Remarkable story from @propublica of how the Pentagon got a call from the White House and rushed to lend $620 million to an obscure company -- with links to Donald Trump Jr. The company's valuation rose 10-fold to $2 billion. https://t.co/yIJ9bXb9Jb

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

Excellent question.

[Jonathan Reiner @JReinerMD]

“The White House said that medication lists in executive summaries, like the one they provided on Friday, are often abbreviated for readability and relevance.”
No. This is not true. The medication list provided by the president’s doctor is assumed to be a complete list, not just the medications the White House wants the public to know about. What medications were omitted?

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

I have the same questions as @JReinerMD, whom I greatly respect. I will add one more: Why is a full psychological evaluation not included in the report?

[Jonathan Reiner @JReinerMD]

I’m glad Dr. Barbabella’s overall assessment is that the president is well. A few questions.
1. Why did the president have another coronary artery CT? He was last scanned in Oct. We don’t typically scan patients 6 months later unless we are concerned about a finding on the initial scan. What prompted the repeat CT?
2. The report notes that the president’s ankle edema is improved compared with last year, but at the president’s last annual exam he had no edema.
3. Dr. Barbabella attributes the president’s bruising to his aspirin and handshaking. But what about his left hand? Also, why is the president, taking a dose of aspirin 4x higher than recommended for cardiovascular protection?
4. Why was the president again given a MOCA dementia screening test? He’s had 3 in the recent past.
5. Did the WH medical team address the patient’s apparent daytime fatigue and sleepiness?
6. AI assessment the president’s “heart age” is that of a much younger 66-year old man is not a clinically utilized tool.
7. The president himself called this visit a semi-annual physical. Going forward, is the new schedule every 6 months? Why more frequent than the traditional yearly exam?

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

#ncpol @NCDemocrats #Unaffiliated @DNC get to know @abreezeclayton the best party leader we've had in a very long time. Listen to her. She is leading us to victory.

NC Democratic Party leader Anderson Clayton runs to the problem – engaging voters https://t.co/tiOG55SwpQ

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

#NC voters, read this @propublica article and let their investigation cause you to ponder the cruel desire of the @NCGOP and the @NCGA to further restrict our right as women to make decisions about our bodies and families.
#NCHouseBill1232

https://t.co/QFogRT1lVh

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

This article clearly explains it:
https://t.co/pU0ccb81z3

[RebeccaPB #Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 🇺🇲☮️ @RebeccaPB]

#NC voters, the @NCGOP and @NCGA have refused to listen to women despite all of our communications with them. Their desire to further restrict our right to make decisions about our own bodies and to receive proper healthcare is clear in their current #HouseBill1232
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[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Crimes of far-right anti-American terrorists celebrated by far-right anti-American regime
https://t.co/34dwQR9q4Y