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🧪 And House appropriators say: no cuts to NIH budget! House subcommittee version just came out (link below). Holds NIH flat at $48 billion. To be clear: this is far from over. But a good sign that science still matters across both sides of aisle. YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!
#LaborDay2025
He’s clearly being shielded from significant public exposure while he recuperates from something, degenerates from something, or both.
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
Honestly, the hour-long run and march of people shouting “Free DC” up 14th Street today is the energy I needed this morning. I love you, DC.
I am a doctor, and my hospital system has not found it cost effective for my pediatric clinic to stock covid vaccine (due to low uptake). So those who want it can't get it from me...
After banning visas for Palestinian children seeking medical care, the Trump administration is now banning any Palestinian passport holders from entering the United States. Extraordinary bigotry being converted into US policy. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
Blocks and blocks of Chicagoans marching against Trump’s fascism.
Rural communities and people with disabilities will have even more limited access to health care. Families with low incomes who rely most heavily on community clinics and health departments will have fewer resources available to them. Children will lose access to lifesaving vaccines due to cost.
Joined my former boss @drtomfrieden.bsky.social and @mkraju.bsky.social on @cnn.com today to discuss recent CDC changes youtube.com/watch?v=3zKG...
Trump: I FEEL GREAT NOTHING IS WRONG HERE LOOK A PHOTO OF ME GOLFING FROM A WEEK AGO Giuliani: I WAS HELPING SOMEONE DONT SPREAD CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT MY CAR WRECK Trump: EPSTEIN IS OVER HE DIED A LONG TIME AGO GET OVER IT Sure, guys.
And it doesn’t stop there. Immigration officials tried to deport a group of Guatemalan children in the middle of the night, literally pulling them from their beds to put them on a plane out of the country.
He’s lived in the U.S. since age 4 and has a visa application pending. Instead of helping fight the flames, agents drove straight into a fire zone just to check IDs of the crews risking their lives.
This is a plan for ethnic cleansing. It’s morally horrific and absolutely insane
Trump limits National Guard assignments to 29 days at a time to keep the called up service members from getting healthcare and housing benefits while on duty. And the NG troops are catching on. Stereotypical Trump. Don't give those losers and suckers an extra dime. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
This should be a bigger story. A government official had the YouTube channel of a private citizen shut down bc he didn’t like what that citizen was saying. This administration’s version of free speech is a joke.
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Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
Hell no!
LET'S NOT FORGET THE EPSTEIN FILES
The LGML case came very close to being JGG redux. But just before the hearing began, the judge decided not to wait. She entered a TRO barring removal of all the children. That made all the difference: DHS already had the kids loaded on planes. One plane even took off (then turned around).
I bet my state of Georgia (home of the organization formerly known as the CDC) won't do anything. 😡
Thou shalt not end vaccines. God will not save you from plague. The Middle Ages should’ve made that very clear.
Illinois is currently exploring the possibility of purchasing Covid-19 vaccines in bulk straight from manufacturers to make sure everyone will still have access.
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The U.S. is one of the world's biggest human rights violators under Trump. Well done, maga.
This is the type of person Trump pardoned. He proudly asserts that they should have injured a US Capitol Police Officer worse than they did on January 6th (@sergeantaqgo.bsky.social) had to medically retire). But MAGA supports law enforcement? Seriously? Then show me by condemning this guy.
One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
These are my patients. Kids dying of brain cancer. Kids and families desperate for treatment and hoping to find a cure through experimental therapies. Trump is dismantling science and children with brain tumor are the victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
This post and its comments are 🔥🔥
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
The undermining of science and the incalculable value of vaccines is scary to watch - effects will be global due to the huge influence of US 💉⚕️🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Fire RFK Jr NOW
STUPID
The American Academy of Pediatrics: Infants ages 6 months to 2 years should get a COVID vaccination. A baby's first encounter should be with the vaccine, not the virus. npr.org/2025/08/20/n...
Phillip: The final point from my conservative friends at the table. Since when are conservatives cheerleading for tax increases? Since when is it okay for one man to decide that every person in the United States has to pay a higher tax, and he never has to go through congress to do it?
New in PN: Alert the media — the WH is lying about Trump's health "Something's clearly up & the official explanations don’t make sense. That’s not a shock given that Trump is a liar surrounded by toadies who surrendered their shame long ago. But it’s past time for reporters to ask some questions."
A resonant echo of the famous September 1939 headline: “How the Hitler-Stalin Alliance Is Pushing the Boundaries of Poland.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
Stephen Miller is full of 💩
Between RFK decimating the CDC, normalizing Ashli Babbitt & the umpteenth school shooting... I'm losing the will to post. #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
Boosting this to get it to my followers. You need to do this now, before these boosters and vaccines are unavailable.
Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administration’s actions. They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.
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COVID vaccine update: Pharmacies in these states won't give you a shot unless you have a prescription. CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
Vindictive much?
Current, continuous mood:
Let's hear it for the people!
Many countries around the world have similar or even higher rates of mental health disorders than the US. Why don’t we hear about all of their school shootings? Oh right, because they’re not happening. Because it’s not a mental health problem. It’s a gun problem.
But what about guns? Guns are the leading cause of death in children 1-19 years of age in the US. But if you look at 1-4 years separately drowning is the leading cause of death. Because those kids haven’t started school yet. Read that again.
If he's not the Antichrist he is certainly one of his minions
the founders envisioned a madman potentially becoming president what the founders did not envision was the majority of Congress and the Supreme Court becoming part of a cult of personality around said president. it’s both pathetic and horrifying
What could possibly go wrong? (Sarcasm font)
Where’s DOGE now??? 🤔😒
TRUMP: "I killed over a million people with my inability to understand disease." RFK Jr: "Hold my horse dewormer."
I like healthychildren.org for great info on childhood immunizations. Immunize.org provides fantastic resources for anyone with questions on vaccines for any age group. I do not agree with the FDA changes announced yesterday as they will dramatically limit access.
"Ashli Babbitt was a grown ass adult who made a series of conscious, ill-advised decisions to engage in treasonous behavior, and she got exactly what she deserved. She was a traitor. She was a threat to national security. There is no nuance needed here."
“It feels like the CDC is over.” Current and former CDC officials say that the departure of several top leaders will further undermine the agency’s ability to provide reliable guidance to Americans, Tom Bartlett reports.
"Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out" "A network of hospitals and cancer centers dedicated to early phase trials of novel treatments will no longer receive federal funding." 🎁🔗 Nina Agrawal for @nytimes.com
"The function of the mere critic is of very subordinate usefulness. It is the doer of deeds who actually counts in the battle of life and not the man who looks on and says how the fight ought to be fought, without himself sharing the stress and the danger." -Teddy Roosevelt GN 💚
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, voted to confirm anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. as health secretary because Cassidy thinks his re-election is more important than whether children die of measles or are crippled by polio.
It's appropriate that the Republican color is red because the entire party has blood on its hands.
Don’t look away
💥 The NFL is stoked to be woke. “All 32 teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: ‘End Racism,’ ‘Stop Hate,’ ‘Choose Love’ or ‘Inspire Change.’ africa.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
The new head of the CDC, Jim O’Neill, has no degree in science or medicine, and has pushed unproven treatments for COVID like ivermectin. This is so incredibly dangerous.
This is bullshit. I can't find anywhere on CDC's site where they call abortion a top 10 metal advance. Several do discuss maternal & infant health but are more about screenings and contraception, including condoms, not abortion.
This.
When I reported for duty at Naval Station Great Lakes, I never imagined that some day a US President would seek to use it as a base for surveillance and enforcement activity on American soil. Our military was not set up to cater to the whims of a would-be American dictator.
Every developed country in the world has people with mental health issues at close to the same rate, but mass shootings in schools happen in America with much greater frequency because of widespread access to guns. People should think and pray about that.
In Atlanta, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered to applaud colleagues who resigned following the firing of Director Susan Monarez. With four top officials stepping down, many now feel that the CDC is effectively finished.
Re flu vaccine recs "[Rigorous science was] not used to develop the recommendation to avoid seasonal influenza vaccines containing thimerosal as a preservative, and this topic, recommendation, and recommendation language were not discussed by the Influenza Work Group." Aka RFKJ’s ACIP is full of 💩
The most radically transparent administration ever?! Shedding light on corruption?! Yeah right 🙄 Susan Monzarez wanted materials for vaccine recommendation meetings posted on CDC webpages, TRANSPARENTLY, ahead of time HHS said no www.reuters.com/business/hea...
BREAKING: Trump’s attorney general and FBI director will *finally* be called to testify before Congress after deceiving their base and inadvertently sparking days of national controversy. trib.al/IX93jf8
🚨 We need to pay attention to what’s happening at the CDC. This isn’t bureaucratic drama — it’s a political takeover of our public health agency. The fallout will hit vaccines, outbreaks, and crisis response. Our health is on the line. We can’t look away.
Thou shalt not listen to a damn thing that RFK Jr. says.
This is the plaque honoring the officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6. It was approved by Congress 3 years ago, but the GOP won't allow it to be installed. It is sitting in a Capitol basement utility room surrounded by tools and maintenance equipment. But Ashli Babbitt.....
She dishonored the uniform and has no right to this. I say this as an Air Force veteran. 😡
I have never seen so many public servants protest the mismanagement of a government. Trumpists will point to this as proof of the deep state, but the reality is that these are professionals who are desperately trying to get the public to understand how bad things are.
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As a doctor, this poster thought she'd only ever see measles in textbooks. Body Count Bobby is bent on changing that. Measles kills kids. Vaccines are safe and effective. #FireRFKJ
This is kidnapping. Outright criminal kidnapping. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Chicagoans will rally and march on Labor Day starting at 11 a.m. at the Haymarket Memorial to protest Trump's threat of a military occupation of the city. It's time to speak out. Join us.
Ashley Babbit dishonored her service by committing insurrection against her country. While her death is absolutely tragic and I wish it hadn’t happened, the Air Force giving her honors is in itself a dishonor.
#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/
Just double checking. RFK Jr is not a medical doctor. Unfit to serve doctorsforamerica.org/statement-re...
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The sabotage of American medical science by Trump and RFK Jr. is the equivalent of mass murder.
Thank you @murray.senate.gov for joining the chorus demanding RFK be fired. www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr... Now we need action! @sanders.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them? This is an insane person.
WASTE! FRAUD! ABUSE! Send the $400 million bill to Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump. 🚨Alligator Alcatraz will be empty within days, according to an email obtained by ABC News.
From @hcrichardson.bsky.social Sorry for the language, but WHAT THE FUCK, people? Is this YOUR America?
Stephen Miller
RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS: If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail. But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege. www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
This is obscene thehill.com/policy/defen...
RFK JR LIES LIES LIES LIES
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act - eat your heart out! 😏🙄 CDC’s new COO, Lynda Chapman, brings minimal public health experience, loyalty to Trump, and a side hustle selling photos of Trump & other GOP figures. Thanks @jeremyfaust.bsky.social for bringing this to light.