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#CovidIsAirborne—Wearing a *high quality* mask is the most important thing to protect yourself after vaccine; don’t ditch masks!
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The massive list of suspended UCLA grants came out today: 300 NSF and 500 NIH grants. I am miraculously not on the list, but this is devastating. Science will be lost, progress will be frozen, people will lose jobs, and careers in science and medicine are being destroyed. This is not ok.
August 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The massive list of suspended UCLA grants came out today: 300 NSF and 500 NIH grants. I am miraculously not on the list, but this is devastating. Science will be lost, progress will be frozen, people will lose jobs, and careers in science and medicine are being destroyed. This is not ok.
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Two people in my family have died in the past year after having Covid that they contracted in the hospital while being treated for something else. Not a single healthcare worker masked around my brother, a heart failure patient, until after he tested positive for it.
July 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Two people in my family have died in the past year after having Covid that they contracted in the hospital while being treated for something else. Not a single healthcare worker masked around my brother, a heart failure patient, until after he tested positive for it.
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the bottom line is that Mamdani won the D nomination and is almost certainly going to be mayor NY. He's been endorsed by major D unions, by Jerry Nadler, by Bill Clinton, by elected officials in NY state and city.
It is hard to understand what Jeffries thinks he's gaining by refusing to endorse. 1
It is hard to understand what Jeffries thinks he's gaining by refusing to endorse. 1
July 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
the bottom line is that Mamdani won the D nomination and is almost certainly going to be mayor NY. He's been endorsed by major D unions, by Jerry Nadler, by Bill Clinton, by elected officials in NY state and city.
It is hard to understand what Jeffries thinks he's gaining by refusing to endorse. 1
It is hard to understand what Jeffries thinks he's gaining by refusing to endorse. 1
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From @alexander_tin on X: The @CDCgov's airport screening program with @Ginkgo has now detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a recent surge in China. 50% higher RGA. Summer is likely.
May 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
From @alexander_tin on X: The @CDCgov's airport screening program with @Ginkgo has now detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a recent surge in China. 50% higher RGA. Summer is likely.
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Actually, UPDATE:
CALL YOUR SENATORS, TELL THEM TO REMOVE THE PROVISION ELIMINATING TRANS COVERAGE
HOUSE PASSED IT LAST NIGHT
CALL YOUR SENATORS, TELL THEM TO REMOVE THE PROVISION ELIMINATING TRANS COVERAGE
HOUSE PASSED IT LAST NIGHT
Cis Americans, if you do one single thing today please let it be to contact your representative. You have no idea how many US trans people I follow who are freaked the fuck out
And for everyone else, if America does it, your country will use America as an example of how they can do it too. Speak up
And for everyone else, if America does it, your country will use America as an example of how they can do it too. Speak up
IMPORTANT: Nationwide ban on Medicaid covering gender affirming care is in the House bill.
May 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Actually, UPDATE:
CALL YOUR SENATORS, TELL THEM TO REMOVE THE PROVISION ELIMINATING TRANS COVERAGE
HOUSE PASSED IT LAST NIGHT
CALL YOUR SENATORS, TELL THEM TO REMOVE THE PROVISION ELIMINATING TRANS COVERAGE
HOUSE PASSED IT LAST NIGHT
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The elite surrender to him bothers me more than anything else. This is the way to a quick end to our democracy unless we raise so much hell that companies like this one learn that they will pay a heavy price for choosing to serve a disgusting dictator rather than the public.
May 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The elite surrender to him bothers me more than anything else. This is the way to a quick end to our democracy unless we raise so much hell that companies like this one learn that they will pay a heavy price for choosing to serve a disgusting dictator rather than the public.
Hello @hcrichardson.bsky.social please consider the damage that Substack is doing to the future of our media landscape. What can we do about this?
If you care about democracy, you *really* need to get off of Substack soon. Here is a guide for creators (and readers) for how and why to do it and without harming creators you want to support.
america2.news/the-substack...
america2.news/the-substack...
The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America's Failure
Creators have flocked to Substack because of its ease of use — but that simplicity comes at a steep price.
america2.news
May 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hello @hcrichardson.bsky.social please consider the damage that Substack is doing to the future of our media landscape. What can we do about this?
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Yes. Richard Youle is a rockstar who has accomplished more, and given more to America, than Elon Musk.
He was rif’d today.
He was rif’d today.
As I write this, w are losing rockstar scientists at the NIH. These are tenured, highly productive, cutting edge innovators who cannot be replaced.
April 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Yes. Richard Youle is a rockstar who has accomplished more, and given more to America, than Elon Musk.
He was rif’d today.
He was rif’d today.
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NYC Youth for Trans Rights march
And Dad brag- my kid is one of main organizers holding the banner :)
And Dad brag- my kid is one of main organizers holding the banner :)
March 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
NYC Youth for Trans Rights march
And Dad brag- my kid is one of main organizers holding the banner :)
And Dad brag- my kid is one of main organizers holding the banner :)
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Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. Join us at 4PM in Union Square at 14th Street & Broadway.
We will be there with our friends NYC Youth for Trans Rights @queermarch.bsky.social @jfrejnyc.bsky.social @demsocialists.bsky.social @nycforabortion.bsky.social
#TransRights #TDoV 🏳️⚧️
We will be there with our friends NYC Youth for Trans Rights @queermarch.bsky.social @jfrejnyc.bsky.social @demsocialists.bsky.social @nycforabortion.bsky.social
#TransRights #TDoV 🏳️⚧️
March 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. Join us at 4PM in Union Square at 14th Street & Broadway.
We will be there with our friends NYC Youth for Trans Rights @queermarch.bsky.social @jfrejnyc.bsky.social @demsocialists.bsky.social @nycforabortion.bsky.social
#TransRights #TDoV 🏳️⚧️
We will be there with our friends NYC Youth for Trans Rights @queermarch.bsky.social @jfrejnyc.bsky.social @demsocialists.bsky.social @nycforabortion.bsky.social
#TransRights #TDoV 🏳️⚧️
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of course he's fucking wrong. he's trying to murder children with measles. what is wrong with you?!
RFK Jr. is not wrong. We are failing to keep our communities healthy. This message resonates with many.
But I have serious concerns about his ability and expertise to lead such a sweeping overhaul of the HHS workforce. We need accountability, not just rhetoric.
But I have serious concerns about his ability and expertise to lead such a sweeping overhaul of the HHS workforce. We need accountability, not just rhetoric.
March 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
of course he's fucking wrong. he's trying to murder children with measles. what is wrong with you?!
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it is really possible to oppose people you disagree with or even dislike politically without resorting to bigotry of various sorts.
March 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
it is really possible to oppose people you disagree with or even dislike politically without resorting to bigotry of various sorts.
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also, this is basically telling trump it's fine if he defies lower court orders. it's saying Ds will do nothing unless he defies the supreme court. and then they'll leave it up to the public to rise up...or not.1
Schumer: "If he defies the Supreme Court, then we are in uncharted territory ... our entire democracy is at risk. I believe that if Donald Trump should defy the courts, the public will rise up. Democrats will fight it in every single way ... autocrats only succeed if the public lets them."
March 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
also, this is basically telling trump it's fine if he defies lower court orders. it's saying Ds will do nothing unless he defies the supreme court. and then they'll leave it up to the public to rise up...or not.1
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Democrats are still more or less focused on midterms with little congressional effort to figure out a way to pushback against trump now.
I feel like they're not factoring in what a campaign will look like if anyone who criticizes the regime is disappeared. 1
I feel like they're not factoring in what a campaign will look like if anyone who criticizes the regime is disappeared. 1
March 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Democrats are still more or less focused on midterms with little congressional effort to figure out a way to pushback against trump now.
I feel like they're not factoring in what a campaign will look like if anyone who criticizes the regime is disappeared. 1
I feel like they're not factoring in what a campaign will look like if anyone who criticizes the regime is disappeared. 1
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The damage will be far worse than just a 4-yr gap. Both I and the individual who has managed this site for most of the past 50 yrs are retiring within the next 2 years. With this closure, we will not be able to plan a transition.
March 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The damage will be far worse than just a 4-yr gap. Both I and the individual who has managed this site for most of the past 50 yrs are retiring within the next 2 years. With this closure, we will not be able to plan a transition.
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Zeynep Tufekci's lie about the context of the cancellation of the EcoHealth Alliance NIH grant in April 2020 is particularly shameful given the current climate.
It was an arbitrary political decision. At the time, the reason was working with WIV, and not "risky research". ▫️1/6
It was an arbitrary political decision. At the time, the reason was working with WIV, and not "risky research". ▫️1/6
March 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Zeynep Tufekci's lie about the context of the cancellation of the EcoHealth Alliance NIH grant in April 2020 is particularly shameful given the current climate.
It was an arbitrary political decision. At the time, the reason was working with WIV, and not "risky research". ▫️1/6
It was an arbitrary political decision. At the time, the reason was working with WIV, and not "risky research". ▫️1/6
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Even what she writes about 1977 flu is stupid, because she cites stuff she saw on Twitter instead of engaging with the scientific literature on the topic. It guess it's what happens when you are more an influencer on social media than a proper scholar, but still.
March 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Even what she writes about 1977 flu is stupid, because she cites stuff she saw on Twitter instead of engaging with the scientific literature on the topic. It guess it's what happens when you are more an influencer on social media than a proper scholar, but still.
Hi @karaswisher.bsky.social I’m inclined to believe Newsom is implying here that he listens to Bannon's WarRoom, especially considering he told Charlie Kirk that his son is a fan. Maybe that partially explains Newsom's change in approach from his Desantis debate.
March 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hi @karaswisher.bsky.social I’m inclined to believe Newsom is implying here that he listens to Bannon's WarRoom, especially considering he told Charlie Kirk that his son is a fan. Maybe that partially explains Newsom's change in approach from his Desantis debate.
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Few days ago I said I hoped stories of ways that trans men & women have helped keep American safe might help reverse demonization of them as part of Trump's coup. Equiv stories from USAID (thought to be hard to defend, too) are in court filings.
If there's no suit is there another way to do this?
If there's no suit is there another way to do this?
March 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Few days ago I said I hoped stories of ways that trans men & women have helped keep American safe might help reverse demonization of them as part of Trump's coup. Equiv stories from USAID (thought to be hard to defend, too) are in court filings.
If there's no suit is there another way to do this?
If there's no suit is there another way to do this?
Thanks for nothing, PH experts. 😒
“Public health experts agree that there is no urgent need for free tests to be sent to American households now, given low levels of covid-19. But they said keeping the tests on hand is an insurance policy in case the virus evolves to cause a large outbreak again.”
“Public health experts agree that there is no urgent need for free tests to be sent to American households now, given low levels of covid-19. But they said keeping the tests on hand is an insurance policy in case the virus evolves to cause a large outbreak again.”
SCOOP: Trump administration has been evaluating the costs of destroying or disposing of tens of millions of coronavirus tests that would otherwise be provided free to Americans. My story w/ Carolyn Y. Johnson.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
U.S. weighs destroying $500 million in stockpiled covid tests
The government is reviewing proposals to shut down the program that ships free covid tests to American households and has been considering destroying 160 million tests.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Thanks for nothing, PH experts. 😒
“Public health experts agree that there is no urgent need for free tests to be sent to American households now, given low levels of covid-19. But they said keeping the tests on hand is an insurance policy in case the virus evolves to cause a large outbreak again.”
“Public health experts agree that there is no urgent need for free tests to be sent to American households now, given low levels of covid-19. But they said keeping the tests on hand is an insurance policy in case the virus evolves to cause a large outbreak again.”
“Drinking every time he says a pronoun”
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2y62cr1/
It’s amazing how smoothly he is able to use “they/them” repeatedly! 😏
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2y62cr1/
It’s amazing how smoothly he is able to use “they/them” repeatedly! 😏
February 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Drinking every time he says a pronoun”
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2y62cr1/
It’s amazing how smoothly he is able to use “they/them” repeatedly! 😏
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2y62cr1/
It’s amazing how smoothly he is able to use “they/them” repeatedly! 😏
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I've been waiting for an instance of censorship by government outlet Xitter that someone could build a 1A case around. This might be the one! @mluckovich.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I've been waiting for an instance of censorship by government outlet Xitter that someone could build a 1A case around. This might be the one! @mluckovich.bsky.social
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it's sort of taken a moment, but I think the resignations have turned the eric adams corruption dismissal into a pretty major media scandal.
February 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
it's sort of taken a moment, but I think the resignations have turned the eric adams corruption dismissal into a pretty major media scandal.
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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really something that biden absolutely refused to fire Louis DeJoy no matter what and trump comes in and fires every fucking body.
February 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
really something that biden absolutely refused to fire Louis DeJoy no matter what and trump comes in and fires every fucking body.