Heather Richardson
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Health agencies purge Trump-targeted programs and websites
NIH spares grants so far, but ‘data apocalypse’ erupts at CDC
www.science.org
The reckless assaults on DEI are not only morally wrong, they will irreversibly undercut science, technology, healthcare, and our economy. “Our country is quite literally hobbling ourselves by canceling these programs” - Dr. Bhalla @needhibhalla.bsky.social
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Least Sandpiper with an awesome reflection
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#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #sandpipers
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Least Sandpiper with an awesome reflection
#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #sandpipers
#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #sandpipers
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Arizona is reporting a 16% increase in child fatalities from infectious disease in 2024.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
Arizona reports increase in vaccine-preventable child fatalities
Arizona’s child fatality rate dropped in 2024, but the number of children who died from vaccine-preventable diseases increased, according to the state’s annual Child Fatality Report.
www.kjzz.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Arizona is reporting a 16% increase in child fatalities from infectious disease in 2024.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
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Past FDA leaders have claimed that Covid 19 vaccines have been extensively studied, including in children, and that the benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks.
Did Prasad forget that
COVID-19 vaccines averted 2.5 million deaths during the height of the pandemic?
🧪 archive.today/285X3
Did Prasad forget that
COVID-19 vaccines averted 2.5 million deaths during the height of the pandemic?
🧪 archive.today/285X3
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Past FDA leaders have claimed that Covid 19 vaccines have been extensively studied, including in children, and that the benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks.
Did Prasad forget that
COVID-19 vaccines averted 2.5 million deaths during the height of the pandemic?
🧪 archive.today/285X3
Did Prasad forget that
COVID-19 vaccines averted 2.5 million deaths during the height of the pandemic?
🧪 archive.today/285X3
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In the end DOGE saved negligible money and made government less efficient.
The only thing Elon accomplished was training his AI with government data.
The only thing Elon accomplished was training his AI with government data.
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
In the end DOGE saved negligible money and made government less efficient.
The only thing Elon accomplished was training his AI with government data.
The only thing Elon accomplished was training his AI with government data.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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I'll just leave this here. 😯
I'd like to make it required reading for congress.
I'd like to make it required reading for congress.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
www.nprillinois.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I'll just leave this here. 😯
I'd like to make it required reading for congress.
I'd like to make it required reading for congress.
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Turns out the deal Trump bragged about, the one where China would buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans by year end, was never an actual deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Turns out the deal Trump bragged about, the one where China would buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans by year end, was never an actual deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
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CNN: Breaking news… this is big, we have learned that the justice department's case against former FBI director Jim Comey and the New York attorney general have both been dismissed
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
CNN: Breaking news… this is big, we have learned that the justice department's case against former FBI director Jim Comey and the New York attorney general have both been dismissed
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He embarrassed her and he should have. I'm tired of the media trying to make Dems the bad people here when the Republicans are outright protecting pedophiles, yet you don't see them asking pointed questions of Republicans like this.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
He embarrassed her and he should have. I'm tired of the media trying to make Dems the bad people here when the Republicans are outright protecting pedophiles, yet you don't see them asking pointed questions of Republicans like this.
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PAMELA BROWN: Texting with the president is different than texting with a pedophile, right?
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
PAMELA BROWN: Texting with the president is different than texting with a pedophile, right?
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
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There it is. Thank you
PAMELA BROWN: Texting with the president is different than texting with a pedophile, right?
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
There it is. Thank you
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It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
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November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🚨NEW AD LAUNCH🚨
It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!
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It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
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‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
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Um. Did he forget what happened? The dementia is really, really bad.
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Um. Did he forget what happened? The dementia is really, really bad.
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Rick Scott: "How can you sleep at night knowing you've harmed a young girl?"
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Rick Scott: "How can you sleep at night knowing you've harmed a young girl?"
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional maps that would boost the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional maps that would boost the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.
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💥 Mass Blackout Reminder… We are done powering their profits. Nov 25 to Dec 2 we step back. Rest. Unplug. Refuse to consume. They fear unity and they are about to feel it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
💥 Mass Blackout Reminder… We are done powering their profits. Nov 25 to Dec 2 we step back. Rest. Unplug. Refuse to consume. They fear unity and they are about to feel it.
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NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.