Michael Donnelly 🇺🇦
@donnellymjd.bsky.social
Proud “nerd node,” data scientist, ultimate frisbee player, and queer community health advocate (he/him)
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Breaking: BILL CASSIDY is calling for CDC's vaccine advisers meeting to be postponed.
"If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership."
"If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership."
Inbox: @sanders.senate.gov is calling for a bipartisan investigation into the firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez.
Sanders is the top Democrat on the Senate's health committee — the chairman is Bill Cassidy, who last night said he would conduct "oversight" but didn't get more specific.
Sanders is the top Democrat on the Senate's health committee — the chairman is Bill Cassidy, who last night said he would conduct "oversight" but didn't get more specific.
August 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Breaking: BILL CASSIDY is calling for CDC's vaccine advisers meeting to be postponed.
"If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership."
"If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership."
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NEW: Trump said he fired the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics after a job report showed weakening employment growth. Her firing raises the threat of political interference in U.S. economic data, which economists say could undermine confidence in the economy.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Trump Fires Jobs Numbers Chief, Raising Fears That Employment Data Will Be Manipulated
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NEW: Trump said he fired the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics after a job report showed weakening employment growth. Her firing raises the threat of political interference in U.S. economic data, which economists say could undermine confidence in the economy.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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Data doesn’t lie but Trump does.
This is authoritarianism. This is what dictators do.
This is authoritarianism. This is what dictators do.
August 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Data doesn’t lie but Trump does.
This is authoritarianism. This is what dictators do.
This is authoritarianism. This is what dictators do.
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A legal permanent resident researching cures for Lyme disease has been detained by immigration officials for over a week.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
July 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A legal permanent resident researching cures for Lyme disease has been detained by immigration officials for over a week.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
He has reportedly been denied access to an attorney and his family has not been given a reason for his detention.
We cannot become immune to this cruelty.
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A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the CDC has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials rescinded recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
Top CDC covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations
Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials removed recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
wapo.st
June 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the CDC has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials rescinded recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
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WTF.
Federal government will close D.C.’s Dupont Circle during Pride, National Park Service announces www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Dupont Circle park to close during WorldPride, Park Service says
The Park Service statement says the request was made “based on a history and pattern of destructive and disorderly behavior from unpermitted activities happening in the park during past DC Pride weeke...
www.washingtonpost.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WTF.
This is a great vaccine and an option I have taken in the past. This decision to restrict is not based in good science and signals even worse restrictions to come.
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 10:14 PM
This is a great vaccine and an option I have taken in the past. This decision to restrict is not based in good science and signals even worse restrictions to come.
This man isn't only out of touch, but he is a true dumb-dumb.
"Eggs are down 97, 98%"
Eggs are currently $5.12/dz on average. Trump's math implies that eggs were $170/dz in January.
He just doesn't understand how the economy (or even simple math) works!
"Eggs are down 97, 98%"
Eggs are currently $5.12/dz on average. Trump's math implies that eggs were $170/dz in January.
He just doesn't understand how the economy (or even simple math) works!
Trump to UAE president: "We have a term 'groceries.' It's an old term but it means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term but it's an old fashioned sound but groceries are down."
May 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This man isn't only out of touch, but he is a true dumb-dumb.
"Eggs are down 97, 98%"
Eggs are currently $5.12/dz on average. Trump's math implies that eggs were $170/dz in January.
He just doesn't understand how the economy (or even simple math) works!
"Eggs are down 97, 98%"
Eggs are currently $5.12/dz on average. Trump's math implies that eggs were $170/dz in January.
He just doesn't understand how the economy (or even simple math) works!
Democrats should require as part of any appropriations bill that federal law enforcement may not conceal their identity (face or ID number) when conducting an arrest or detention.
May 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Democrats should require as part of any appropriations bill that federal law enforcement may not conceal their identity (face or ID number) when conducting an arrest or detention.
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I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark.
I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
May 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark.
I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
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We are not under invasion.
There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights.
Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights.
Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
Stephen Miller: "The writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion. So I would say that's an option we're actively looking at."
May 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We are not under invasion.
There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights.
Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights.
Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.
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Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Just to be clear, this is a violation of the fundamental ethical principle in clinical trial design called "equipoise."
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
Equipoise means that no-one is exposed to excess risk just to test the therapy. That's specifically *why* vaccine trials don't use placebo arms.
Ethical violation as POLICY.
The business community won't rescue us from creeping authoritarianism, but I do expect them to fight for their own interests.
By engaging Jenner, @microsoft.com reaffirms that rule of law is essential for business investment and economic growth. Kudos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
By engaging Jenner, @microsoft.com reaffirms that rule of law is essential for business investment and economic growth. Kudos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
Microsoft Drops Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Law Firm from a Case
The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president’s executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The business community won't rescue us from creeping authoritarianism, but I do expect them to fight for their own interests.
By engaging Jenner, @microsoft.com reaffirms that rule of law is essential for business investment and economic growth. Kudos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
By engaging Jenner, @microsoft.com reaffirms that rule of law is essential for business investment and economic growth. Kudos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
It's historically difficult to so clearly and immediately identify economic downturns with their causes in policy. This time is the exception. Tariffs, among many other destabilizing Trump policies, are clearly causing this reversal in American prosperity.
Breaking news: The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025, contracting by an annualized rate of 0.3 percent, a stark reversal after nearly three years of solid growth, as tariff-related uncertainty upended spending patterns and raised fears of an impending recession.
U.S. economy shrank in early 2025, as tariffs sapped growth
GDP shrank in the first quarter, a new report shows, offering a look at how tariffs are reshaping spending patterns and changing the economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's historically difficult to so clearly and immediately identify economic downturns with their causes in policy. This time is the exception. Tariffs, among many other destabilizing Trump policies, are clearly causing this reversal in American prosperity.
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Take a minute from your day and read this chilling story about how quickly we've gotten to where we are.
1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Take a minute from your day and read this chilling story about how quickly we've gotten to where we are.
Congrats Canada! 🇨🇦
April 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Congrats Canada! 🇨🇦
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In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company, Paramount, in the final moments of its Sunday night CBS telecast, its first episode since the program’s executive producer, Bill Owens, announced his intention to resign.
‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit
The show’s top producer abruptly said last week he was quitting. “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company, Paramount, in the final moments of its Sunday night CBS telecast, its first episode since the program’s executive producer, Bill Owens, announced his intention to resign.
Kudos to Jenner & Block for standing up for the rule of law. The power of the presidency should not be used to extort compliance with a particular political agenda. Democracies are great engines of innovation and economic opportunity because they protect free speech and expression.
Judge Bates ended the hearing on Trump's executive order targeting Jenner & Block without a ruling, after repeated, indignant and scorching remarks about the Trump DOJ's arguments.
He says the ruling will take time.
That's understandable: An appeal is widely considered inevitable.
He says the ruling will take time.
That's understandable: An appeal is widely considered inevitable.
April 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Kudos to Jenner & Block for standing up for the rule of law. The power of the presidency should not be used to extort compliance with a particular political agenda. Democracies are great engines of innovation and economic opportunity because they protect free speech and expression.
👏👏👏
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Kicking someone out of their own country is not deporting. It is illegal. It is fascist.
“Deporting” someone is sending them back to their country where they are free to live as citizens.
What that asshole is doing is NOT deportation.
It’s kidnapping and human trafficking. It’s illegally sending people to USA-funded off shore concentration camps.
What that asshole is doing is NOT deportation.
It’s kidnapping and human trafficking. It’s illegally sending people to USA-funded off shore concentration camps.
April 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Kicking someone out of their own country is not deporting. It is illegal. It is fascist.
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What was your first clue?
I mean, other than starting the war, and continuing the war, and continuing to fire missiles during peace talks. And […], other than those, what was your first clue?
I mean, other than starting the war, and continuing the war, and continuing to fire missiles during peace talks. And […], other than those, what was your first clue?
April 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
What was your first clue?
I mean, other than starting the war, and continuing the war, and continuing to fire missiles during peace talks. And […], other than those, what was your first clue?
I mean, other than starting the war, and continuing the war, and continuing to fire missiles during peace talks. And […], other than those, what was your first clue?