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❌ Cut global vaccination support ❌ Pushed millions off Medicaid ❌ Fired Dr. Monarez for refusing to rubber-stamp dangerous vaccine claims This should alarm every American. 🎁https://shorturl.at/Z7SP2 #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #cardioSky #ObSky #NewsSky
Nine former CDC directors sound the alarm: RFK Jr. is undermining science, weakening health protections & endangering American lives. ❌ Fired thousands of health workers ❌ Gutted cancer & heart disease programs ❌ Downplayed vaccines during measles outbreak #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky
From White House to Crypto House 🏦 Trump family just paper-handed their way to a $6B fortune with crypto launch. 💸 www.wsj.com/finance/curr... #BlueSky #Medasky #NewsSky
💊 GLP-1 battle: Novo says Wegovy cuts risk of heart attack, stroke & CV death by 57% vs Lilly’s obesity drug. shorturl.at/bTdiE #press #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky #GISky
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🧪 NIH study: With 1 in 3 U.S. adults taking multivitamins, the question of mortality matters. 📊 Tracking ~400K healthy adults for 20+ yrs: daily multivitamins = no lower risk of death (all causes, cancer, heart disease, stroke) — and linked to a 4% higher risk #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #SciSky #NurseSky
BREAKING: Rudy Giuliani, 81, fractured his T-spine and suffered multiple injuries in a New Hampshire car crash. Prior to the accident, he’d flagged down cops to help a domestic violence victim. His team says: not a targeted attack. apnews.com/article/rudy... #BlueSky #MedSky #TraumaSky #NewsSky
“Nearly 40% of online shoppers abandon their carts when faced with these extra tariff and duty surcharges at checkout,” Sean Henry, CEO of e-commerce and fulfillment company Stord, told Fortune. trib.al/2E6tnjT #BlueSky #NewsSky
Trump plans to ban mail voting & impose voter ID by executive order. One hitch: the Constitution leaves elections to the states—not him! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
✨ Not a hunting photo. Brit Alex Larenty spends his days in South Africa giving lions foot massages. They relax, stretch out, and even ‘smile.’ Proof that with love + respect, even kings of the jungle melt. Source: National Geographic #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
🔥 The Northeast isn’t waiting on Washington. 8 states are banding together to chart their OWN vaccine rules. #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky
Federal rules restrict who gets COVID shots. New Mexico stepped in—removing barriers so all ages 6 months & up can get protected. Let’s all get on board 💉 #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky
A lead CDC official who resigned said Kennedy’s team asked him to “change studies that have been settled in the past” to fit anti-vax views. That’s not public health leadership—it’s malpractice. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky #NurseSky
America’s health care is already broken & overpriced. Now Kennedy’s anti-vax crusade + Trump’s $1T cuts will make millions sicker, poorer & more vulnerable. This is NOT “Making America Healthy Again.” #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky
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Heartburn relief ≠ risk-free. Long-term PPIs(Prilosec, Prevacid, Protonix, Nexium) tied to kidney disease, fractures, infections, nutrient loss… and cancers (gastric, liver, pancreatic, colorectal). And 25–70% of prescriptions may not be truly needed… #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #NewsSky #GISky #EMSky
$245M wasted on “Alligator Alcatraz”: abuse, sewage leaks, and destroyed wetlands. Now a judge has ordered Florida’s swamp jail shut. Taxpayers left holding the bill. Utter disgrace. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky
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NEW: 4-yr Saudi cohort: 29.2% developed long COVID (many w/ comorbidities, severe cases, hosp’d). Top sxs: fatigue (57%), post-exertional malaise (46%), cough (41%), brain fog (31%). Women (aOR 11.1) & diabetics (aOR 14.3) hit hardest. Only 39% w/ long COVID back to work @1yr vs 82% recovered.
Pilot lands a 50-minute live “conference call” with Lockheed Martin engineers—mid-air—to fix a jammed landing gear. Spoiler alert: the $196M F-35 still went down in flames, pilot ejected safely. www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/u... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
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🫀💉 New cardiology guidelines urge people with heart disease to get vaccinated against flu, COVID & RSV. Why? Respiratory infections can strain the heart & raise hospitalization or death risk. Vaccines = protection for BOTH lungs & heart. shorturl.at/H8tRo #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky
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Resignations. Cuts. Politicized vaccine policy. The CDC—once the gold standard in global health—is falling deeper into crisis. “Never before has a nation with world-class science been under assault from its own govt… radically unprecedented.” —Harvard’s Allan Brandt #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky
Six months into Trump's tariffs and the price tags are pure chaos. From $3,300 copper tubs to $249 sinks, businesses and shoppers alike have no idea what anything should cost anymore. shorturl.at/QFtyn #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
NEW: Judge blocks Trump’s “fast-track” deportations as unconstitutional. She warns: if the gov’t could deport immigrants just by accusing them of unlawful entry, it could do the same to anyone—gutting due process for all. www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/p... #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky
Gov. Newsom drops truth bombs 💣: 🔹 Murder rate = 4x higher in Louisiana vs. California. 🔹 Mississippi = #1 crime state in America So… if troops are coming to fight crime, shouldn’t they be heading South? 🤔 x.com/calltoactivi... #BlueSky #MedSky. #NewsSky
BREAKING: Appeals court rules many Trump tariffs illegal, but keeps them in place until Oct. Trump vows Supreme Court fight: “ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT!” 🇺🇸⚖️ Trade war politics aren’t over. www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
is shredding our safety net, from labs to outbreak surveillance.
They called it 'efficiency'—but 20,500+ health workers are gone: 7,000 from NIH, 1,050 from CDC, 450+ FDA vaccine & safety experts, 1,000+ inspectors, 3,000+ scientists & specialists. This public health purge shorturl.at/jfib0 #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #IDSky #SciSky #NurseSky #EMSKy
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Measles surges in Wisconsin: 21 cases, all unvax’d. Back-to-school + no protection = 9 out of 10 exposed will get it. The vaccine is very effective. Before the vaccine, WI saw 68K measles cases and 19 deaths in a single year. Today, every case is preventable. #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky
Not Trump cleaning up crisis or disorder but Trump creating crisis and disorder so he can build what he has wanted to build: an authoritarian state, a paramilitary that answers only to him.” — Radley Balko via Ezra Klein, NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/o... #BlueSky #NewsSky
ICE 🧊& FIRE🔥: Two firefighters were arrested by Border Patrol while battling WA's Bear Gulch Fire—still just 13% contained. Lawmakers are demanding answers, calling the move “immoral” and “dangerous” as the blaze still burns nearly 9,000 acres. www.opb.org/article/2025... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Sophia, 12, was just starting 7th grade when she was shot during mass. Her mom, a pediatric ICU nurse, was on duty when her daughter was brought in. The community is rallying, raising $250K in a day for her long road ahead.🙏 www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky #NurseSky
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CDC in crisis: Director Susan Monarez fired after refusing to rubber-stamp Kennedy’s vaccine directives. Top scientists resign in protest. Dr. Daskalakis: “CDC is being used to push policies that don’t reflect science and are designed to hurt, not help public health.” #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
After dust storms tore apart camps & shut the gates, Burners faced 8+ hour traffic delays this weekend. ⚡ More storms loom— but history shows, the desert party rarely slows down, even with 1,000+ injuries each year. shorturl.at/SIbd6 #BlueSky #NewsSky
A mother clutches her son moments after a school mass turned into tragedy. 2 children dead, 17 injured. It’s the guns. #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
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New Novavax study: In adults already vaccinated, a single Novavax booster shot triggered strong immune response against Omicron, JN.1 & related variants — with a solid safety profile. One shot, good boost. 💉✨ #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky 🧪 #NurseSky #IDSky #EMSky #PedsSky
to bring gun manufactures, munition makers, politicians,policy makers and figure out what more we can be doing. We have got to figure out a better way."—Harold Ford, FOX News
"The common denominator of this is the guns. At some level the sanctity and misapplication of the 2nd amendment can't supersede every conversation about the lives of our kids and our family members. The common denominator is a gun. I encourage @realDonaldTrump #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky
BREAKING: Three CDC leaders resign, warning of ‘weaponized public health.’ As misinformation drowns out science, lives hang in the balance. Shame on you RFK. thehill.com/policy/healt... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky 🧪 #NurseSky #IDSky #EMSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NeuroSky
✈️ Southwest’s new policy for plus-size travelers is sparking backlash: starting Jan 27, 2026, you’ll need to buy an extra seat in advance — or risk being rebooked if none are available. Thoughts?? abcnews.go.com/GMA/Travel/s... #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky
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BREAKING: Weeks into her tenure, CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez is ousted — leaving the agency leaderless. Morale already cratered after mass layoffs & the deadly Atlanta campus shooting. Ex-CDC leader: “Chaotic leadership under Sec. Kennedy… stable leadership matters.” shorturl.at/oZLw7
“It’s psychological warfare.” ICE has slapped immigrants with $6.1B in fines—and now it’s coming to collect. Lawsuits, debt collectors, even tax bills loom unless they self-deport. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... #BlueSky #NewsSky
Whistleblower bombshell: The U.S. DOGE Service allegedly copied all Americans’ Social Security data to the cloud — exposing 300M+ people to identity theft risks. “A cybersecurity & management failure,” experts warn. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
BREAKING: 💍✨ Pop royalty meets gridiron glory — Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce are officially engaged! From Eras Tour to end zones, the love story just hit the endgame. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Trump tries to oust Lisa Cook, the Fed’s first Black woman governor. Cook: “I will not resign. He has no authority.” Buckle up. #BlueSky #NewsSky
stay silent while it burns.
That’s a slow-moving federal takeover of our economy. He’s attacking universities, law firms, the rule of law, the free press — — and now he’s sending troops into our capital. I do think this is a four-alarm fire for our democracy." — Paul Begala on CNN this AM: History will not forgive us if we
raiding the home of one of his chief critics. We see him intimidating judges that he doesn’t like. Look what he’s doing to the economy — taking a huge stake in private companies. That’s called socialism. Demanding 15% of all the sales that Nvidia and AMD have to China with their chips.
Advocate Generals — the top lawyers — saying the quiet part out loud: we don’t want them to be a roadblock to anything. Look what he’s doing to the press — he’s suing, he’s threatening them. He’s used his powers over mergers to gain advantage. Look what he’s doing to the justice system — the FBI is
“Bill Maher said this is a slow-moving coup. Look what he’s done. He’s occupied the national capital with armed troops. On the military front, he’s fired 11 top advisors and generals at the Pentagon and his Defense Secretary, and replaced them. He fired the top Judge #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky
Trump: “Maybe Americans like a dictator.” Translation: Maybe Americans like me as a dictator. When someone tells you who they are, believe them. time.com/7312196/trum... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Canada has approved Moderna’s newly updated COVID-19 vaccine. globalnews.ca/news/1134908... #BlueSky #MedSky#SciSky #IDSky #anewsSky
CDC puts a vaccine skeptic in charge of its COVID shot committee. What could go wrong? 😑 shorturl.at/9WsHo #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky #IDSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #EMSky
Layoffs surge in 2025 🚨 806K+ jobs cut — already worse than all of 2024 (+75% YoY) July alone: 62K cuts (+140% YoY) Sectors hit hard: 🛒 Retail +249% 🏛️ Govt 292K 💻 Tech +36% 🫶 Nonprofits +413% ⚠️ “DOGE Impact” leads reasons for layoffs (289K+ cuts, Fed jobs + contractors). #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
BREAKING: From “monumental achievement” ➝ total BAN? RFK Jr.’s allies say Trump wants to kill the COVID vaccine within months. Even the rumor could tank fall shots & drive up hospitalizations. #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky
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“You can’t run a business when prices change every Tuesday. It’s whack-a-mole.” Tariffs aren’t just policy—they’re crushing small businesses, gutting margins, and turning survival into the only strategy. "Our dream is being crushed right now,” said Jonathan, CEO of WS Game Co. #BlueSky #NewsSky
EPSTEIN SUVIVORS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON CAPITOL HILL ON SEPTEMBER 3RD AT 10:30 AM R/t Fernando Oliver #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Killin' it! 😂 #BlueSky #NewsSky
⭐️Harvard research at risk... The Trump admin’s $2B funding freeze threatens basic science—the kind that companies won’t fund but that powers breakthroughs from MRI to cancer cures. Cutting this lifeline endangers America’s future innovations #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSKy #NurseSky #EMSky
⚠️FEMA employees sound the alarm: Trump’s leadership has gutted disaster response—no qualified administrator, cut mitigation & training, and stalled aid with budget roadblocks. Nearly 180 employees say the country is on track for another Katrina. wapo.st/4mu7HfL #BlueSky #MedSky #NurseSky #NewsSky
Mayor Johnson: “Not democratic. Unconstitutional… Our troops did not sign up to occupy American cities.” Trump: “Chicago’s a mess… incompetent mayor.” 📉Reality check: homicides ↓30%, robberies ↓35%, shootings ↓40% Gov. Pritzker: “This is a trial run for a police state.” #BlueSky #NewsSky
Kilmar Abrego García: ❌ Wrongly deported in March. ⚖️ Court ordered him back in June. ⭐️Tearful family reunion Friday. ❌ Monday: ICE detains him again. Trump admin dangles Costa Rica as carrot, Uganda as stick—to coerce a guilty plea. Weaponizing deportation is unconstitutional. #BlueSky #NewsSky
Slow-bleeding tariffs, stealthy sneakflation: tiny hikes today, big bite tomorrow. 🇺🇸💸 www.cnn.com/2025/08/24/e... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
At a peaceful protest outside SF Immigration Court: – Protester beaten repeatedly with a baton & punched to the ground – Journalist grabbed by the throat despite press ID – Peaceful crowd met with violence – A U.S. citizen tackled & arrested on misdemeanor charges… #BlueSky #MedSkt #NewsSky
“This is the government bigfooting its way in." Trump announces a 10% U.S. stake in Intel — and promises more deals like it to come.” shorturl.at/rrvoJ #BlueSky #NewsSky
GLP-1s(Ozempic, Wegovy) linked to lower cancer risk in ppl with obesity📉 Overall: –17% Endometrial: –25% Ovarian: –47% Meningioma: –31% ⚠️Kidney: +38% (not sig.) With >100M Amers living with obesity, the impact could be huge — but larger studies needed #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #OncSky
Released Friday, threatened Saturday: The US wants to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda — a country he has never lived in or visited. His lawyers say the gov is using the threat of deportation to coerce a guilty plea on smuggling charges. www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
U.S. government seizes 10% stake in Intel — Trump moves to expand control over corporate America. $8.9B investment gives Washington $11B in stock, plus warrants for more. Analysts say it marks a new era of direct gov control in the private sector.” . www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/i... #NewsSky
years old when this happened—that’s how long this sex trafficking ring has been going on.” #PedsSky #NewsSky
“I’ve spent 17 years in my own prison for what she, Jeffrey and all the co-conspirators did to me. I was raped sometimes three times a day. And I was not the only girl on that island. There was a constant stream of girls being raped over and over and over again… I was 10 #BlueSky #MedSky
Trump is unleashing 1,700 Guard troops across 19 states to ‘fight crime & immigration.’ Using soldiers for policing is a page straight from authoritarian playbooks. Today it’s immigrants—tomorrow, anyone who disagrees. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... #BlueSky #NewsSky
Trump isn’t just regulating corporate America — he’s buying it up. 🇺🇸 15% stake in MP Materials 🇺🇸 10% stake in Intel ($8.9B) 🇺🇸 Pressure on Nvidia & AMD for a cut of China revenue This isn’t free markets. It’s a hostile takeover from the top. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/b... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Trump Mobile can’t stop recycling. First a fake gold iPhone, now a fake Galaxy S25 Ultra — Spigen logo and all. “The wait is almost over!” they say… after missing Aug & Sept., shrinking the screen & dropping the “Made in USA” claim. The only thing original may be the grift #BlueSKy #MedSky #NewsSky
democracy fights back.
NEW: Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to dozens of sanctuary cities, including LA & Chicago. “In flagrant disregard of the law, Trump sought to punish dissent, coerce local authorities, & commandeer them into carrying out his agenda.” Today, the courts reminded him: #BlueSky #NewsSky
BREAKING: Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending it to Gov. Abbott’s desk. Majority rule is not democracy when minority rights are outvoted, outgunned, and ignored. That’s not representation — it’s manipulation. www.texastribune.org/2025/08/22/t... #BlueSky #NewsSky
Intelligence agency chief fired — not for failure, but for honesty. After reporting Iran strikes only bought a few mos, Lt. Gen. Kruse joins the growing list of brass axed by Hegseth (six Air Force generals & counting). Truth has become a fireable offense shorturl.at/Zz8cJ #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Powell: "GDP growth has slowed notably in the first half of this year, to a pace of 1.2%, roughly half the 2.5% pace in ‘24. The declining growth has largely reflected a slowdown in consumer spending... higher tariffs have begun to push up prices in some goods."-R/t AtRupar #BlueSky #NewsSky
Trump: “Thought this was a nice picture of Vladimir Putin and me… Reporter: A big US factory was hit in Ukraine by Russia. Trump: I’m not happy about it. I’m not happy about anything in that war. We’ll see what happens.” Why this Putin adoration? #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
💥💥BREAKING: Trump: “Mayor Bowser better get her act straight or she won’t be mayor very long bc we’re taking over with the federal govt running like it’s supposed to be run.” This is an open threat to strip D.C. residents of their elected leadership—a direct attack on democracy. #BlueSky #NewsSky
Breaking: Surprise, Trump unable to broker a peace deal. Nobel Peace award 🥇 now in question… www.nbcnews.com/world/russia... #BlueSky #NewsSky
NEW: Plague case confirmed in California: camper infected near Lake Tahoe, officials say. Patient is recovering; disease is rare but treatable with antibiotics. Health officials urge avoiding contact with wild rodents and fleas in the area. #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #nursesky
FBI agents warn: lowering standards isn’t reform, it’s a takeover. With just 8 weeks of training (down from 18) & no degree required, the Bureau risks shifting from guarding national security—to doing Trump’s bidding as a federal police force. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u... #BlueSky #NewsSky
Judge shuts down “Alligator Alcatraz.” A sweeping ruling gives Florida 60 days to dismantle the Everglades migrant mega-facility. Turns out, you can’t bulldoze wetlands and human rights overnight. 🌴⚖️ www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Good to know!
BREAKING: SCOTUS (5–4) lets NIH pause nearly $800M in research grants not aligned with Trump admin policies—despite a judge concluding the cuts lacked ‘reasoned decision-making.’ #SCOTUS www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g... #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky #SciSky #EMSky
💥GROK: Massive privacy fail 370K+ private Grok chatbot chats— spanning passwords, medical advice & illicit scheming—are now live on Google, thanks to a ‘share’ button that didn’t warn users. AI privacy disaster in progress. www.bbc.com/news/article... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
First-ever at-home flu vaccine No needles. No waiting rooms. Just a quick nasal spray. FDA has approved FluMist Home—the only self-administered flu vaccine, now deliverable to your door in 34 states. #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky 🧪 #NurseSky #IDSky #EMSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NeuroSky
Elon Musk’s “America Party” lasted about a month. Now he’s hitting the brakes — afraid to upset MAGA + VP JD Vance. After dropping nearly $300M on Trump & GOP, Musk looks less like a party founder… and more like MAGA’s billionaire ATM. #BlueSky #NewsSky apple.news/AvX7WjUkET_S...
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500–600 CDC employees just laid off. This comes weeks after a gunman fired hundreds of bullets at CDC HQ, killing a police officer. Trump has said nothing. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. is accused by 750+ health workers of spreading lies & dismantling public health. wapo.st/4mrA2DN #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
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“A walking coffin.” In Texas, women are forced to carry doomed pregnancies — waiting days, even weeks, for their babies to die inside them. Abram died in the womb. His mother endured 4 days of labor to deliver his body. She had no choice. This isn’t care. It’s cruelty & it’s dangerous. #BlueSky