Fred Dillon

Public health advocate passionate about health equity, civil rights, social justice, compassion and decency. Views are my own.

[Curtis Houck @CurtisHouck]

Chris Christie UNLOADS on Vivek Ramswamy losing the Ohio governor’s race...

“You not only have to question the judgement of a man who would take a woman — an elderly woman, out of the car she was living in out of the parking lot in a church in Pennsylvania with her cats and put her in front of a video camera, and make that a TV add in the gubernatorial race. We know what Vivek Ramswamy is, and voters have judged him as such. But here is the real problem going forward. J.D. Vance stood 100 percent with Vivek Ramaswamy. Not only as a person and a candidate, but he stood behind that advertisement. And Vivek Ramaswamy will be forgotten. He is going to be sent to the dustbin of history. But J.D. Vance is going to be remembered, I think, for this campaign, for more than anything else, David, that he stood by that ad, a man who wrote a book on Catholicism, stood behind that ad. It’s a disgrace.”

[Acyn @Acyn]

Pappas: I want to thank the guy next to me, my amazing husband. He's always been by my side. Win, lose or draw, I'm the luckiest guy because I'm married to a man that I love.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Republicans sent the Senate home this week without taking ANY real action to:

- End Donald Trump's Iran war
- Lower costs for American families
- Regulate AI

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:

"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

King Charles III’s Royal Guard honored Dolly Parton by playing one of her biggest hits outside Buckingham Palace.

After the 80-year-old country music star died on Aug. 25 following a brief battle with cancer, the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed Parton’s 1980 hit “9 to 5” during the Changing of the Guard ceremony.

[Fred Dillon @freddillon]

AHRQ grants that help hospitals prevent infections, improve patient safety, and reduce unnecessary health care costs are being canceled across the country. Join me in urging your reps to protect this vital research. Learn more here: https://t.co/OgpMItKnpX

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with Dr. Fauci!

[Fred Dillon @freddillon]

@crystalamberbam Yes!! Could not agree more!

[Fred Dillon @freddillon]

@kennedyddoftx You are a gift to all of us!

[Andrew Weinstein @AWeinstein]

There's a reason the Michelle Obama-George W. Bush friendship goes viral every time: People are starving for decency. For respect without agreement. For politics without cruelty. Their friendship reminds us what we've lost, and what we can still choose.

[Fred Dillon @freddillon]

@stanmidnightsx Silky needs to get on Traitors immediately!!!

[Fred Dillon @freddillon]

I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: Protect PEPFAR & Protect CDC’s Global Health Work!. Write one here: https://t.co/CnDmNq8kFj

[Mai ☆ #alwaysworshipathena @pois0n_envy]

they should be drag queens
(small flash warning ⚠️)

[Kerem @Krm_H67]

Me running away from my responsibilities

#Eurovision #Eurovision2026 #ESC2026 #Greece

[Justin Snyder || TheMaineWonk @TheMaineWonk]

I’ve written a few campaign ads in my day.

But holy shit.

This ad from @ossoff might be one of the best I’ve ever seen.

[Fred Dillon @freddillon]

@glenn_tunes So with you!!

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

I think younger gays/trans gals cannot appreciate just how much of a warrior Madonna was for us in the 80s.

You have to understand Democrats were not publicly pro gay in this era. Politicians were largely silent on the AIDS crisis. We had no real representation on television or in popular culture.

So here comes this absolute warrior in the mainstream embracing ballroom culture and drag. Unapologetically saying in the media every single chance she could get that gay people deserved respect and civil rights.

And the media, especially the right wing media, absolutely destroyed her for it. She was targeted relentlessly in the late 80s and 90s. Rush Limbaugh blasted her nonstop. National review called her the antichrist on the cover. They fought tirelessly to censor her music.

And Madonna never blinked.

I love Madonna for so many reasons. But when other queer people call her “mother,” it is out of absolute reverence. She fought for us to have a space in American culture in a way no one ever had and no one ever will again.