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The Daily Beast is reporting that Kennedy and President Donald Trump are cooking up a plan to MAHA, or Make America Healthy Again, by banning the COVID-19 vaccine. Yes, ban. Not just refuse to authorize it for certain subgroups, such as children—he did that a while ago.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone from “guy who yells at clouds” to Secretary of Health and Human Sacrifices. First order of business? Ban the COVID vaccine. Next? Decide who’s “frail enough” to keep Medicaid.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Welcome to MAHA life, where you work until you die of COVID
Monday brought back-to-back bad news from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., what with the Health and Human Services secretary helming a possible plan to ban the COVID vaccine and the mercurial, jeans-loving,…
www.dailykos.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Daily Beast is reporting that Kennedy and President Donald Trump are cooking up a plan to MAHA, or Make America Healthy Again, by banning the COVID-19 vaccine. Yes, ban. Not just refuse to authorize it for certain subgroups, such as children—he did that a while ago.
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Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
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Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government.
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government.
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place?
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This is madness. Political entry screenings…
June 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is madness. Political entry screenings…
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People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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A private equity firm will finance a Harvard University research lab, a possible template for the future as schools nationwide absorb federal funding cuts.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/h...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/h...
Private equity firm will finance Harvard research lab, in possible template for future
A private equity firm will finance a Harvard University research lab, a possible template for the future as schools nationwide absorb federal funding cuts.
www.statnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A private equity firm will finance a Harvard University research lab, a possible template for the future as schools nationwide absorb federal funding cuts.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/h...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/h...
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U.S. Tanker Aircraft Head to Middle East as Threat of Iran War Rises https://twp.ai/4ioVml
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US tanker aircraft head to Middle East as threat of Iran war rises
twp.ai
June 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
U.S. Tanker Aircraft Head to Middle East as Threat of Iran War Rises https://twp.ai/4ioVml
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Folks it doesn't even *look* like a parade is supposed to look
Like whoever planned this has never seen a parade
Like whoever planned this has never seen a parade
June 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Folks it doesn't even *look* like a parade is supposed to look
Like whoever planned this has never seen a parade
Like whoever planned this has never seen a parade
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Four members of the ACIP, which advises the CDC on vaccination policy, have had their status as special government employees terminated
www.statnews.com/2025/06/08/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/08/c...
With U.S. vaccine policy in flux, four members of CDC advisory panel receive termination notices
Four members of the ACIP, which advises the CDC on vaccination policy, have had their status as special government employees terminated
www.statnews.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Four members of the ACIP, which advises the CDC on vaccination policy, have had their status as special government employees terminated
www.statnews.com/2025/06/08/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/08/c...
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A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
NOAA's Center for Heat Resilient Communities would have helped local officials keep residents safe.
www.motherjones.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
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Two of the nation’s most preeminent pediatricians, Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Sapna Singh join host Dr. Vin Gupta for an expansive conversation on tackling health misinformation, the real meaning of the MAHA agenda, and the ongoing measles epidemic. Listen to the new episode of Meidas Health!
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · 05/26/2025 · 1h
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May 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Two of the nation’s most preeminent pediatricians, Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Sapna Singh join host Dr. Vin Gupta for an expansive conversation on tackling health misinformation, the real meaning of the MAHA agenda, and the ongoing measles epidemic. Listen to the new episode of Meidas Health!
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I am seeing a lot of people posting about this anti-democracy provision of the GOP budget bill. Here is Democracy Docket’s coverage from last Thursday.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The GOP’s Chaotic Bid to Defang the Courts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I am seeing a lot of people posting about this anti-democracy provision of the GOP budget bill. Here is Democracy Docket’s coverage from last Thursday.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."
May 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."
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The FDA will permit Covid vaccines only for adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions in the fall, according to new regulatory standards.
F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The FDA will permit Covid vaccines only for adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions in the fall, according to new regulatory standards.
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This is still part of the Constitution, FYI: "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
May 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is still part of the Constitution, FYI: "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
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Rep. Menendez: "They had over 20 armed ICE HSI officers, they were heavily armed, their faces were covered, and they wearing no identification. So this is who they chose to have come engage with the mayor of Newark and 3 elected members of the House of Representatives."
May 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Rep. Menendez: "They had over 20 armed ICE HSI officers, they were heavily armed, their faces were covered, and they wearing no identification. So this is who they chose to have come engage with the mayor of Newark and 3 elected members of the House of Representatives."
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The Trump administration hired a company to open an ICE facility in Newark
Mayor Ras Baraka said they needed permits
There's a sordid history of for-profit businesses holding immigrants under inhumane conditions
So the mayor went to inspect
And they arrested him
NEVER
STOP
FIGHTING
FASCISM
Mayor Ras Baraka said they needed permits
There's a sordid history of for-profit businesses holding immigrants under inhumane conditions
So the mayor went to inspect
And they arrested him
NEVER
STOP
FIGHTING
FASCISM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey mayor is arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting its opening, acting US attorney says.
May 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Trump administration hired a company to open an ICE facility in Newark
Mayor Ras Baraka said they needed permits
There's a sordid history of for-profit businesses holding immigrants under inhumane conditions
So the mayor went to inspect
And they arrested him
NEVER
STOP
FIGHTING
FASCISM
Mayor Ras Baraka said they needed permits
There's a sordid history of for-profit businesses holding immigrants under inhumane conditions
So the mayor went to inspect
And they arrested him
NEVER
STOP
FIGHTING
FASCISM
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Ignorance scores.
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Ignorance scores.
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this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions
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Well done SLC!! 👏 👏👏
May 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Well done SLC!! 👏 👏👏