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In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.
February 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.
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Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze Halted a Crucial Program Fighting HIV in Africa. Here's What's at Stake: The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease
Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze Halted a Crucial Program Fighting HIV in Africa. Here's What's at Stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease
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February 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze Halted a Crucial Program Fighting HIV in Africa. Here's What's at Stake: The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease
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1. The Senate confirmed RFK Jr at the same time as a massive measles outbreak was sweeping through areas of Texas with low vaccination rates.
RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.
RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.
As measles outbreak rages in Texas, RFK Jr. pushes anti-vaccine message
The largest measles outbreak Texas has seen in over 30 years is sweeping through the western part of the state.
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February 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
1. The Senate confirmed RFK Jr at the same time as a massive measles outbreak was sweeping through areas of Texas with low vaccination rates.
RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.
RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.
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At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.
Although HHS…
Although HHS…
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.
Although HHS…
Although HHS…
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February 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I’m going to keep hitting this until they figure it out, because they are it…the Democrats are THE ONLY political opposition. They had three months to prepare for these acts. And they seem surprised and flat footed.
I’m old enough to remember when we had 3 branches of government. Forget checks and balances. I guess we are a Muskocracy now.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’m going to keep hitting this until they figure it out, because they are it…the Democrats are THE ONLY political opposition. They had three months to prepare for these acts. And they seem surprised and flat footed.
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(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
(h/t: @the.language.nerds)
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic” - Science
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Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic” - Science
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
www.science.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic” - Science
www.science.org/content/arti...
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic” - Science
www.science.org/content/arti...
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“The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science agencies, has canceled a string of scientific meetings and instructed federal health officials to refrain from all public communications…”
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Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
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January 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science agencies, has canceled a string of scientific meetings and instructed federal health officials to refrain from all public communications…”
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US immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as US citizens during a raid of a Newark, New Jersey, worksite that the city's mayor said involved detaining a military veteran and violations of the people's rights reut.rs/3WqEpUj
US agents raid New Jersey worksite as Trump escalates immigration crackdown
U.S. immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as U.S. citizens during a raid of a Newark, New Jersey, worksite on Thursday that the city's mayor said involved detaining a military veteran and violations of the people's rights.
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January 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
US immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as US citizens during a raid of a Newark, New Jersey, worksite that the city's mayor said involved detaining a military veteran and violations of the people's rights reut.rs/3WqEpUj
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The National Treasury Employees Union said that it has sued President Trump to block an executive order that would enable him to fire career federal workers across the government.
Trump Sued by Federal Employees Union Over Schedule F Order
The National Treasury Employees Union argues a move to “radically reshape the civil service” by making it easier to fire federal workers violates the will of Congress.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The National Treasury Employees Union said that it has sued President Trump to block an executive order that would enable him to fire career federal workers across the government.
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Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law made a sworn statement to senators that the secretary of defense nominee was abusive toward his second wife. nyti.ms/4hol9z8
January 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law made a sworn statement to senators that the secretary of defense nominee was abusive toward his second wife. nyti.ms/4hol9z8
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For the record:
January 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
For the record:
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RFK Jr previously claimed his career as the founder, chairman and general counsel of an anti-vaccine nonprofit was “unpaid” and “the opposite of a profit motive.” But after being nominated by Trump for health secretary, he admitted that he had lied — he actually was paid a whopping $1.2 million.
RFK Jr. Admits He Didn’t Come Clean on Anti-Vax Fortune
Kennedy claimed in the past that he was “unpaid” by his nonprofit. Now he has revealed the eye-opening total he was actually paid.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
RFK Jr previously claimed his career as the founder, chairman and general counsel of an anti-vaccine nonprofit was “unpaid” and “the opposite of a profit motive.” But after being nominated by Trump for health secretary, he admitted that he had lied — he actually was paid a whopping $1.2 million.
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This is a fascinating turn of events
January 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is a fascinating turn of events
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.