Agnes Jones Trower
@agnesjtrow.bsky.social
Vaccines|Diagnostics|Virology. Gov|Industry|Academia. Former rabble rouser. Retired (maybe). Lover of dogs and sci-fi. "Grieving over who we were only gets in the way of who we need to become." ~Katarina Jones, 12 Monkeys
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Picard civics tip: If there is one truth, one constant that history shows us over and over, it is that resistance is never futile.
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Thanks to the efforts of many federal workers, the bill to restore collective bargaining rights targeted by the Executive Order earlier this year passed the House yesterday, HR2550 "Protect America's Workforce Act." This is a big win that many thought would be impossible. Now on to the Senate!
House passes bill to restore federal workers' bargaining rights
It's a first step to overturning the president's executive orders, but the legislation still needs to clear the Senate.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Thanks to the efforts of many federal workers, the bill to restore collective bargaining rights targeted by the Executive Order earlier this year passed the House yesterday, HR2550 "Protect America's Workforce Act." This is a big win that many thought would be impossible. Now on to the Senate!
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@drnicolecampbell.bsky.social once again wowing us with a showstopper at the @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social Xmas party. Individual macarons shaped like different the cells we work on, including #macrophage #neuron #NKcell #astrocyte #bacteria #virus
Amazing! 🧪👩🍳
Amazing! 🧪👩🍳
December 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
@drnicolecampbell.bsky.social once again wowing us with a showstopper at the @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social Xmas party. Individual macarons shaped like different the cells we work on, including #macrophage #neuron #NKcell #astrocyte #bacteria #virus
Amazing! 🧪👩🍳
Amazing! 🧪👩🍳
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Plastics, Benjamin. Plastics.
Another Mar-a-Lago gala while people struggle to buy groceries
December 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Plastics, Benjamin. Plastics.
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this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
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Again I will note that if you are out there saying that Trump is committing crimes snd yet refuse to vote to hold him accountable, you are sending the message that you weren’t serious about him committing crimes
Significant statement from Jeffries and House Democratic leaders saying they will vote “present” on the motion to table Al Green’s resolution to impeach President Trump. They say they’re “laser-focused on fighting to lower the high cost of living” plus on health care and corruption.
December 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Again I will note that if you are out there saying that Trump is committing crimes snd yet refuse to vote to hold him accountable, you are sending the message that you weren’t serious about him committing crimes
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Reports like this are proof there are still good people inside CDC. What are they doing there? Slowly losing their minds, presumably.
COVID-19 vaccines protect children from severe illness, a new report from (~checks notes~) CDC finds. Meanwhile, the administration no longer recommends COVID-19 shots for kids.
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Reports like this are proof there are still good people inside CDC. What are they doing there? Slowly losing their minds, presumably.
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I will never forget and never forgive these actions. And there are so many, with so many people carrying these orders out while others laugh and clap and post excited selfies about it all.
Justice has to be served.
Justice has to be served.
Read to the end. NPR asked why the Trump team ended a low-cost program that cured millions of tropical diseases w drugs donated by pharma. The spokesperson replied with an NPR headline—“Farewell to USAID”—and said: “What do you think farewell meant?” www.npr.org/sections/goa...
The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I will never forget and never forgive these actions. And there are so many, with so many people carrying these orders out while others laugh and clap and post excited selfies about it all.
Justice has to be served.
Justice has to be served.
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Alt: the cover of TIME's Person of the Year Issue, subtitled The Architects of AI.
The image is a parody of the iconic steelworkers sitting on a girder in the mist alongside the skyscrapers photo, but in this case it's a badly-placed line of photoshopped-looking tech moguls side by side.
The image is a parody of the iconic steelworkers sitting on a girder in the mist alongside the skyscrapers photo, but in this case it's a badly-placed line of photoshopped-looking tech moguls side by side.
December 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Alt: the cover of TIME's Person of the Year Issue, subtitled The Architects of AI.
The image is a parody of the iconic steelworkers sitting on a girder in the mist alongside the skyscrapers photo, but in this case it's a badly-placed line of photoshopped-looking tech moguls side by side.
The image is a parody of the iconic steelworkers sitting on a girder in the mist alongside the skyscrapers photo, but in this case it's a badly-placed line of photoshopped-looking tech moguls side by side.
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Ah crap, these folks just keep emerging.
SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ah crap, these folks just keep emerging.
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Kommissar is pleased to announce generous allocation of two pencils per child. Thank the kommisar for his bounty!
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kommissar is pleased to announce generous allocation of two pencils per child. Thank the kommisar for his bounty!
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Remember Car Talk, where you call two guys with your car problems and get advice to fix it? Me and Max Miller are starting a show that's like a "Car Talk" for the messed up economy.
First? SURVEILLANCE AT WORK. We got the best expert for it. Submit questions by next Thursday!
First? SURVEILLANCE AT WORK. We got the best expert for it. Submit questions by next Thursday!
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember Car Talk, where you call two guys with your car problems and get advice to fix it? Me and Max Miller are starting a show that's like a "Car Talk" for the messed up economy.
First? SURVEILLANCE AT WORK. We got the best expert for it. Submit questions by next Thursday!
First? SURVEILLANCE AT WORK. We got the best expert for it. Submit questions by next Thursday!
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This would be truly heartbreaking. The HPV vaccine is a lifesaver.
I'm furious that RFK Jr & his Great Barrington Declaration/Brownstone/anti-vaxx wrecking crew have the HPV vaccine next in their sights; HPV causes many cancers (e.g., cervical & oral)
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
Thanks for quoting me - I wasn't able to listen yesterday afternoon but I am guessing the HPV vaccine will be the next to fall. See @skepticalraptor.bsky.social here - www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This would be truly heartbreaking. The HPV vaccine is a lifesaver.
@altcdc.altgov.info FoxLive is presenting this as a Live feed from the CDC Meeting on Childhood Vaccines. Who is this? He is speaking on public health informatics; no info on vaccines
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
@altcdc.altgov.info FoxLive is presenting this as a Live feed from the CDC Meeting on Childhood Vaccines. Who is this? He is speaking on public health informatics; no info on vaccines
Is this what's known as a thruple? I'm old. I don't know such things.
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Is this what's known as a thruple? I'm old. I don't know such things.
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The last post was supposed to be a gift link. That really wasn’t sorry. This one is not behind a paywall
These people know no end to their cruelty. they are petty and their lawlessness continues.
Their fucking schoolhouse bullying is tiresome,
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
These people know no end to their cruelty. they are petty and their lawlessness continues.
Their fucking schoolhouse bullying is tiresome,
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
Suspended FEMA workers who criticized Trump administration got their jobs back — until DHS leaders found out | CNN Politics
In a dramatic about-face, the Trump administration on Monday re-suspended more than a dozen FEMA employees mere hours after CNN broke the news that they’d been reinstated to the agency following a thr...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The last post was supposed to be a gift link. That really wasn’t sorry. This one is not behind a paywall
These people know no end to their cruelty. they are petty and their lawlessness continues.
Their fucking schoolhouse bullying is tiresome,
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
These people know no end to their cruelty. they are petty and their lawlessness continues.
Their fucking schoolhouse bullying is tiresome,
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
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These developments confirm what so many have said all along, these courageous public servants did nothing wrong.
We are ecstatic they were reinstated. But, let’s be clear, ninety days of administrative leave without cause is retaliation.
4/10
We are ecstatic they were reinstated. But, let’s be clear, ninety days of administrative leave without cause is retaliation.
4/10
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
These developments confirm what so many have said all along, these courageous public servants did nothing wrong.
We are ecstatic they were reinstated. But, let’s be clear, ninety days of administrative leave without cause is retaliation.
4/10
We are ecstatic they were reinstated. But, let’s be clear, ninety days of administrative leave without cause is retaliation.
4/10
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By Friday almost all of the signers had been reinstated. The most amazing surprise was the signer who had previously been terminated was among those reinstated. And as of today 100% of the signers have been reinstated. They are being reinstated as protected whistleblowers.
3/10
3/10
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
By Friday almost all of the signers had been reinstated. The most amazing surprise was the signer who had previously been terminated was among those reinstated. And as of today 100% of the signers have been reinstated. They are being reinstated as protected whistleblowers.
3/10
3/10
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$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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We are watching @kenlburns.bsky.social "The American Revolution". It's a 10/10 @pbs.org and we highly recommend it. It is also grand to tune into something so intellectual and so accessible. Watch with your kids because this history is not being taught in our schools. www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
The American Revolution | All Episodes Now Streaming | Ken Burns | PBS
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States. Stream the full documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.
www.pbs.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We are watching @kenlburns.bsky.social "The American Revolution". It's a 10/10 @pbs.org and we highly recommend it. It is also grand to tune into something so intellectual and so accessible. Watch with your kids because this history is not being taught in our schools. www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
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To the men and women who wear the uniform...my brothers and sisters in arms...I know the message from those six Democratic lawmakers wasn’t just heard...it resonated. The nation will look to you to act with honor. I have full confidence you’ll rise to the moment.
#Holdfast
#Holdfast
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
To the men and women who wear the uniform...my brothers and sisters in arms...I know the message from those six Democratic lawmakers wasn’t just heard...it resonated. The nation will look to you to act with honor. I have full confidence you’ll rise to the moment.
#Holdfast
#Holdfast
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There is no debate --
“An order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be disobeyed when such act is unlawful.”
Manual for Courts-Martial United States (2024), Part IV, ¶ 14.c.(2)(a)(i)
www.sja.marines.mil/Portals/135/...
#HOLDFAST
“An order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be disobeyed when such act is unlawful.”
Manual for Courts-Martial United States (2024), Part IV, ¶ 14.c.(2)(a)(i)
www.sja.marines.mil/Portals/135/...
#HOLDFAST
www.sja.marines.mil
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
There is no debate --
“An order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be disobeyed when such act is unlawful.”
Manual for Courts-Martial United States (2024), Part IV, ¶ 14.c.(2)(a)(i)
www.sja.marines.mil/Portals/135/...
#HOLDFAST
“An order requiring the performance of a military duty or act may be disobeyed when such act is unlawful.”
Manual for Courts-Martial United States (2024), Part IV, ¶ 14.c.(2)(a)(i)
www.sja.marines.mil/Portals/135/...
#HOLDFAST
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Trump threatens to execute members of Congress for affirming the military’s duty to reject unlawful orders, even as some allies and military lawyers warn his boat strikes may violate international law and some partners suspend cooperation over concerns #holdfast
www.justsecurity.org/124762/carib...
www.justsecurity.org/124762/carib...
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Trump threatens to execute members of Congress for affirming the military’s duty to reject unlawful orders, even as some allies and military lawyers warn his boat strikes may violate international law and some partners suspend cooperation over concerns #holdfast
www.justsecurity.org/124762/carib...
www.justsecurity.org/124762/carib...
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Fond memories of that time Mike Johnson was president of a local law school that never opened its doors, in part because it was attached to a Baptist college that was losing its accreditation, and in part because it was always a scam from the start
Mike Johnson -- who is, yes, theoretically a lawyer -- has not had a chance to look at the American Constitution because he's been very busy lately, folks, he just can't see everything, gosh, how is he supposed to know if it's wrong that the president called for the execution of congress members?
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Fond memories of that time Mike Johnson was president of a local law school that never opened its doors, in part because it was attached to a Baptist college that was losing its accreditation, and in part because it was always a scam from the start
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Montgomery County’s “Burger Coach,” who fed us at the No Kings NIH Vigil Rally, will be co-sponsoring a community event for Feds and science 2-5pm Sunday Rockville Science Center www.instagram.com/reel/DRSg3fA...
Please share!
Please share!
Coach Asif “Trey” Rahman on Instagram: "🚨Come down to the @rockvillesciencecenter this Sunday from 2:30-4:30 for special smashburger event!! We are partnering with Rockville City Council member @izola...
Come enjoy a smashburger and support a great cause at the Rockville Science Center on Sunday, November 23, 2025, from 2-5 PM. Benefits for STEM education and resources for current and former federal e...
www.instagram.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Montgomery County’s “Burger Coach,” who fed us at the No Kings NIH Vigil Rally, will be co-sponsoring a community event for Feds and science 2-5pm Sunday Rockville Science Center www.instagram.com/reel/DRSg3fA...
Please share!
Please share!
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.