Sydney Redepenning, PhD

infectious disease researcher. podcast producer. reader. runner. minneapolitan. she/her.

[Union @yumtapwater]

One thing I wished people understood better was that the resistance to ICE in MN was not just that one enormous freezing march, though that did absolutely rule.

It was a relentless and 24/7 campaign of both shrewd civil disobedience and mass volunteering

[Ryan Eichten @REichten]

Been thinking about this moment a lot tonight

In retrospect, feels like a gigantic turning point in all of this. Felt like it at the time to some extent too

[daviss @daviss]

New mural in progress at Hennepin Ave on the Midtown Greenway in Uptown Minneapolis.

Featuring Alex Pretti, who was shot to death after being disarmed along with ICE on ICE violence, federal agents at Whipple and other scenes of violence in Minneapolis by federal agents. 1/2

[Mike Norton @NortonMpls]

Angie Craig’s super PAC using an AI deepfake isn’t just slimy, it’s also criminal.

Minnesota Statue 609.771 states that using a deepfake of a candidate in an election is punishable by up to 5 years in prison. Whoever was involved with this should face criminal investigation.

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

The White House is intent on keeping Ebola out, at all costs.

The U.S. is planning to send Americans exposed to or infected with Ebola to Kenya, instead of bringing them home for care.

Please read and share—this is unbelievable and infuriating.
https://t.co/dyNhl4roWF

[Sam Richards @MinneapoliSam]

Minnesota wins again. Quality of life and affordability metrics top the chart-- all nine measured beat the national average.

[Jake Scott, MD @jakescottMD]

They cut USAID because they said we couldn't afford it. Now they're spending $1 billion a day on a war that a majority of Americans oppose and that's killed over 1,000 people. It was never about the money.

[Jake Scott, MD @jakescottMD]

This morning, the White House posted targeting footage with an explosion emoji and “No pause. No hesitation.” The gamification of war in real time. This afternoon, a SpongeBob meme celebrating bombing runs in Iran.

Over 1,000 people are dead. Kill footage as content wasn’t enough. Now it’s kill footage as comedy. This is a shitpost about war. The official account of the United States government is using a children’s cartoon character to celebrate bombing runs. And it normalizes escalation. People are dying. Children are dying. And these people find it entertaining.

[taylr @taylr]

this message from the lake of the isles pencil on 2/6 is so sweet

“Minneapolis, I have been watching over you this difficult month, while ICE agents occupy us and kill us… I have never been prouder to stand among you and to belong to this community.”

[Paige❤️‍🔥 @bejeweledpaige]

It makes me mad that big accounts lied about the boy in the halftime show being Liam Ramos. He isn't getting a happy ending where he's flown out to perform in a halftime show. The government is expediting his entire family's deportation. This isn't a Cinderella story

[Wedge LIVE!™ @WedgeLIVE]

I would like my local neighborhood news and my national crisis news to stop being the same thing.

[Ron Wyden @RonWyden]

SNAP and WIC funding runs out in 9 days

[🌸 Chelsea Cirruzzo @ChelseaCirruzzo]

New: The CDC’s flagship publication which reports on public health threats and trends has been essentially rendered inoperable by cuts, sources tell us. I spoke with its former EIC about what this means for the public health of America: https://t.co/AUb5oFdRdV

[David Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon]

We warned everyone. Repeatedly. More and more loudly.

[Sarah Despres @sarahdespres]

Really staggering to hear ACIP members really not understand what their votes mean for coverage of vaccination including VFC. This is not an academic, ivory tower exercise. There are lives and health at stake here. Sad.

[Sydney Redepenning, PhD @sydredepenning]

Thanks, Mike! It was great to be behind the mic with you, @cvdall , Mark, and Ann!

[Michael Osterholm PhD, MPH @mtosterholm]

Thanks to Mark, Ann, and Sydney for joining me to discuss the new book on the week's podcast!

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

New Osterholm Update podcast episode! @cvdall interviews @mtosterholm & coauthor Mark Olshaker on their new book, "The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics." They are joined by book contributors Ann Hennigan Grace & @sydredepenning

https://t.co/VkhShs63Ma

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

Just arrived! Excited to read the newest book by my great friend and ⁦@CIDRAP⁩ colleague ⁦@mtosterholm⁩ ⁦@littlebrown⁩

[Jake Scott, MD @jakescottMD]

Florida eliminated vaccine requirements for polio, measles, and other diseases that will now cause preventable suffering for children and many others. They're destroying one of humanity's greatest public health triumph for absolutely no reason.
https://t.co/Yl2rJnlPRt

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program

The CDC's FoodNet program has reduced required surveillance from eight foodborne pathogens to two, a move some experts warn could leave the country more vulnerable to outbreaks.

https://t.co/EYwLZ9YkM2