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The United States was the gold standard for science and technology for decades, and there was never any reason that had to end.
Canadian officials are correct, and it’s truly a tragedy.
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 AM
The United States was the gold standard for science and technology for decades, and there was never any reason that had to end.
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing at least 12 people
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
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If everyone wore n95 respirators at conventions, there'd be basically no such thing as "con crud".
Remember this when you're recovering from Covid or "Some Kind Of Bad Flu... Not Covid™️ Though" after MFF.
sph.umd.edu/news/study-s...
Remember this when you're recovering from Covid or "Some Kind Of Bad Flu... Not Covid™️ Though" after MFF.
sph.umd.edu/news/study-s...
Study shows N95 masks near-perfect at blocking escape of airborne COVID-19 | University of Maryland | School of Public Health
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive “duckbill” N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infec...
sph.umd.edu
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
If everyone wore n95 respirators at conventions, there'd be basically no such thing as "con crud".
Remember this when you're recovering from Covid or "Some Kind Of Bad Flu... Not Covid™️ Though" after MFF.
sph.umd.edu/news/study-s...
Remember this when you're recovering from Covid or "Some Kind Of Bad Flu... Not Covid™️ Though" after MFF.
sph.umd.edu/news/study-s...
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
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It was absolutely working. You could hear Republicans beginning to panic at the prospect of Trump presiding over Thanksgiving chaos.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
It was absolutely working. You could hear Republicans beginning to panic at the prospect of Trump presiding over Thanksgiving chaos.
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When you can. Watch this.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
When you can. Watch this.
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David Rose, the police officer and Afghanistan veteran with a wife and 2 small children, was murdered by a white, right wing extremist man a month ago over antivaccine conspiracies pushed by RFK Jr. and this administration. He did not get recognition from political leaders or even much news coverage
"My thoughts turned to David Rose, who volunteered to try to prevent another such attack on our country, and then, when back home, ran toward danger once again to help his fellow Americans."
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-hero-dav...
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-hero-dav...
A Hero We Didn’t Deserve
Remembering David Rose who ran towards danger.
www.thebulwark.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
David Rose, the police officer and Afghanistan veteran with a wife and 2 small children, was murdered by a white, right wing extremist man a month ago over antivaccine conspiracies pushed by RFK Jr. and this administration. He did not get recognition from political leaders or even much news coverage
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“A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available.” [kgw.com]
Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.
www.kgw.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available.” [kgw.com]
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The 1918 Influenza Epidemic was made significantly worse because Wilson's administration (and the rest of the participants in WWI) deemed reporting on it to be bad for morale. It's called the Spanish Flu because Spanish newspapers were free to publish the truth about the spread and severity. 1/2
Just spoke with my CDC sources.
They said RFK Jr. has ordered officials to hide tuberculosis cases, even as three active TB cases were just reported in Maine. He’s also suppressing bird flu reports.
Pandemics don’t start with viruses they start with secrecy.
RFK Jr. must resign now!
They said RFK Jr. has ordered officials to hide tuberculosis cases, even as three active TB cases were just reported in Maine. He’s also suppressing bird flu reports.
Pandemics don’t start with viruses they start with secrecy.
RFK Jr. must resign now!
September 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The 1918 Influenza Epidemic was made significantly worse because Wilson's administration (and the rest of the participants in WWI) deemed reporting on it to be bad for morale. It's called the Spanish Flu because Spanish newspapers were free to publish the truth about the spread and severity. 1/2
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Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…
September 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…
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September 1, 1939
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade:
Waves of anger and fear
Circulate over the bright
And darkened lands of the earth...
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade:
Waves of anger and fear
Circulate over the bright
And darkened lands of the earth...
September 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
September 1, 1939
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade:
Waves of anger and fear
Circulate over the bright
And darkened lands of the earth...
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Of a low dishonest decade:
Waves of anger and fear
Circulate over the bright
And darkened lands of the earth...
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The CDC’s scientific integrity and access to safe, routine vaccinations are not partisan issues. Congress cannot sit idly by as Kennedy and his cronies decimate our nation’s public health infrastructure.
Here is a script. Please, please call. We cannot sit by and we cannot let our representatives sit by as our nation’s public health infrastructure is destroyed.
Stop the Anti-Vaccine Takeover of the CDC ⭑ 5 Calls
The Trump administration is continuing to undermine public health and scientific integrity by firing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
5calls.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The CDC’s scientific integrity and access to safe, routine vaccinations are not partisan issues. Congress cannot sit idly by as Kennedy and his cronies decimate our nation’s public health infrastructure.
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Mount Sinai Creates First Manual for Treating Infection-Associated Chronic Illness for Clinicians
Brilliant work - huge thanks to all involved 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
Brilliant work - huge thanks to all involved 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
Mount Sinai Creates First Manual for Treating Infection-Associated Chronic Illness for Clinicians
www.mountsinai.org
August 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Mount Sinai Creates First Manual for Treating Infection-Associated Chronic Illness for Clinicians
Brilliant work - huge thanks to all involved 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
Brilliant work - huge thanks to all involved 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
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Much love to all CDC staff. I am so sorry you are going through this. You deserve so much better. So many of us appreciate all your work and will continue to stand up with you. ❤️
August 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Much love to all CDC staff. I am so sorry you are going through this. You deserve so much better. So many of us appreciate all your work and will continue to stand up with you. ❤️
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One of the canceled vaccines? A Phase 3 CMV vaccine.
CMV is the leading cause of birth defects in the US—more common than Down Syndrome, yet most parents have never heard of it.
Most of us carry this virus harmlessly, but it can impact pregnancies with lifelong consequences.
1/n
CMV is the leading cause of birth defects in the US—more common than Down Syndrome, yet most parents have never heard of it.
Most of us carry this virus harmlessly, but it can impact pregnancies with lifelong consequences.
1/n
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled nearly $500 million of grants and contracts for developing mRNA vaccines, the Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
One of the canceled vaccines? A Phase 3 CMV vaccine.
CMV is the leading cause of birth defects in the US—more common than Down Syndrome, yet most parents have never heard of it.
Most of us carry this virus harmlessly, but it can impact pregnancies with lifelong consequences.
1/n
CMV is the leading cause of birth defects in the US—more common than Down Syndrome, yet most parents have never heard of it.
Most of us carry this virus harmlessly, but it can impact pregnancies with lifelong consequences.
1/n
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A new book criticizing lockdown responses to COVID-19 hails Sweden as a success story. @ryanlcooper.com debunks this COVID revisionist narrative:
https://trib.al/x0hL6RX
https://trib.al/x0hL6RX
COVID Contrarians Are Wrong About Sweden
Trying to ‘let it rip’ in early 2020 was a disaster.
trib.al
August 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A new book criticizing lockdown responses to COVID-19 hails Sweden as a success story. @ryanlcooper.com debunks this COVID revisionist narrative:
https://trib.al/x0hL6RX
https://trib.al/x0hL6RX
Shame on you, indeed @senangusking.bsky.social. This constituent is deeply, deeply disappointed.
Divine is 35 years old. He has no real legal experience, just GOP appointments: clerked Pryor, then Thomas, then worked for Hawley, then Missouri SG's office. His trivial time actually in court was entirely partisan showboating.
Shame on you, @senangusking.bsky.social.
Shame on you, @senangusking.bsky.social.
A curious development today: Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with Democrats + supports abortion rights, voted with Republicans to confirm Trump's anti-abortion court pick Josh Divine to a lifetime federal judgeship.
No comment from his office on why. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
No comment from his office on why. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
July 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Shame on you, indeed @senangusking.bsky.social. This constituent is deeply, deeply disappointed.
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In a habeas corpus suit against DHS, Lionel Flores was arrested at his ISAP check-in. When he ask ICE agents why he was being arrested they, said "judges orders don't matter, only the President." After telling them he had a lawyer, they replied "that doesn't matter either."
July 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In a habeas corpus suit against DHS, Lionel Flores was arrested at his ISAP check-in. When he ask ICE agents why he was being arrested they, said "judges orders don't matter, only the President." After telling them he had a lawyer, they replied "that doesn't matter either."
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So someone came on CBC this week to say 20% of Covid infections result in long COVID & it's just business as usual. No one realizes how dire this stat is.
And CBC keeps on forcing its staff to work in offices with no mitigations
And CBC keeps on forcing its staff to work in offices with no mitigations
July 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
So someone came on CBC this week to say 20% of Covid infections result in long COVID & it's just business as usual. No one realizes how dire this stat is.
And CBC keeps on forcing its staff to work in offices with no mitigations
And CBC keeps on forcing its staff to work in offices with no mitigations
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The best way to prevent chronic disease and reduce the burden of chronic diseases is with preventive medicine. This also includes things like mammograms & colonoscopies (just to name 2) that not only prevent cancer but also make cancer far more treatable when it occurs. Eating organic food does not.
100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting. The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which now may be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
radiologybusiness.com/topics/healt...
Senator, 100 health groups sound alarm after ‘abrupt’ cancellation of USPSTF meeting
The influential task force dictates whether health insurers must cover preventive services such as mammograms and low-dose CT lung exams, which some say could be in jeopardy.
radiologybusiness.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The best way to prevent chronic disease and reduce the burden of chronic diseases is with preventive medicine. This also includes things like mammograms & colonoscopies (just to name 2) that not only prevent cancer but also make cancer far more treatable when it occurs. Eating organic food does not.