John Mekrut
@johnmekrut.bsky.social
Progressive. Proudly Woke.
Foreign equity firm funding research at Harvard. Does MAGA not understand the implications of this?
Private equity firm will finance Harvard research lab, in possible template for future
A private equity firm will finance a Harvard University research lab, a possible template for the future as schools nationwide absorb federal funding cuts.
www.statnews.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Foreign equity firm funding research at Harvard. Does MAGA not understand the implications of this?
DEI will prevail!. The value of immigrants is clearer to younger people.
Majority of Americans continue to say immigrants strengthen the U.S.
The American public’s views of the impact immigrants have on the country remain largely positive – and deeply partisan.
www.pewresearch.org
June 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
DEI will prevail!. The value of immigrants is clearer to younger people.
Major U.S. health agencies face budget cuts, layoffs, and restructuring, impacting research and public health services, particularly in mental health and substance use disorder areas.
Facts Over Fiction: The Current State of Psychiatry
The government has always played an important role in health care. Recent changes, however, are actively altering the practice of medicine and are posed to have a deep and lasting psychiatric impact o...
www.psychiatrictimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Major U.S. health agencies face budget cuts, layoffs, and restructuring, impacting research and public health services, particularly in mental health and substance use disorder areas.
Dr. Richard Bresser's response to RFK's firing of vaccination experts.
RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccine experts endangers every American
“Our nation’s top health official cannot be trusted to protect America’s children and their families,” writes Richard Besser, pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
www.statnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Dr. Richard Bresser's response to RFK's firing of vaccination experts.
Whatever you may think about RFK, this is long overdue. California led the way in 2023, other states have followed suit. Now we'll see if the states rights crowd will get behind this "overreach" by the "Federal government".
There will be push back. Shall we poison our children for better profits?
There will be push back. Shall we poison our children for better profits?
Food companies agree to phase out synthetic dyes, handing MAHA a victory
Food manufacturers will phase out eight synthetic dyes from all U.S. products by the end of 2026.
www.statnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Whatever you may think about RFK, this is long overdue. California led the way in 2023, other states have followed suit. Now we'll see if the states rights crowd will get behind this "overreach" by the "Federal government".
There will be push back. Shall we poison our children for better profits?
There will be push back. Shall we poison our children for better profits?
A chronology of Abrego Garcia's life. I'll have to toss my Chicago Bulls hat!
Abrego Garcia and MS-13: What Do We Know?
The allegation seems to stem from double hearsay in a document authored by a later suspended police detective.
www.lawfaremedia.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A chronology of Abrego Garcia's life. I'll have to toss my Chicago Bulls hat!
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If you haven't seen Leigh's latest rant, she has nailed this situation.
Emergency Announcement
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Emergency Announcement
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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April 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If you haven't seen Leigh's latest rant, she has nailed this situation.
"Never yield" is trending in China.
‘Never yield’: Fareed Zakaria explains Chinese mentality over trade war | CNN
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria joins Erin Burnett to discuss the increasing tensions between the US and China over trade and tariffs, and how China’s history as a formally colonized nation explains the intensit...
www.cnn.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Never yield" is trending in China.
If you not sure we're moving toward a dictatorship, you're not paying attention.
Analysis: Trump’s retribution sends a chilling message to dissenters | CNN Politics
Donald Trump’s White House has a threatening message for anyone who might even be perceived to disagree with the president: Don’t. Or else.
www.cnn.com
April 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If you not sure we're moving toward a dictatorship, you're not paying attention.
China is not a contractor to be stiffed on a bill.
They cannot be bullied into settling.
Trump cannot win this game with Xi.
China's history from the warlords to Mao to today should tell us they play the long game and are willing to absorb economic and social pain that America is not.
They cannot be bullied into settling.
Trump cannot win this game with Xi.
China's history from the warlords to Mao to today should tell us they play the long game and are willing to absorb economic and social pain that America is not.
Why China Won’t Give In to Trump
Xi Jinping, like his American counterpart, needs to be the top dog.
www.theatlantic.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
China is not a contractor to be stiffed on a bill.
They cannot be bullied into settling.
Trump cannot win this game with Xi.
China's history from the warlords to Mao to today should tell us they play the long game and are willing to absorb economic and social pain that America is not.
They cannot be bullied into settling.
Trump cannot win this game with Xi.
China's history from the warlords to Mao to today should tell us they play the long game and are willing to absorb economic and social pain that America is not.
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#CanadaSky - this is a MUST WATCH. Short sweet & bang on!
To my fellow Canadians...
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To My Fellow Canadians
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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April 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
#CanadaSky - this is a MUST WATCH. Short sweet & bang on!
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Republicans call it dependency. Democrats call it giving a damn.
April 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Republicans call it dependency. Democrats call it giving a damn.
The job of the next President (and Congress) will be to rebuild trust with the rest of the world.
Which Democrat is up to the task?
Any Joe Biden's on the bench?
Which Democrat is up to the task?
Any Joe Biden's on the bench?
Opinion | What Trump Just Cost America
Do you think these former close U.S. allies are ever going to trust getting into a trench with this administration again?
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The job of the next President (and Congress) will be to rebuild trust with the rest of the world.
Which Democrat is up to the task?
Any Joe Biden's on the bench?
Which Democrat is up to the task?
Any Joe Biden's on the bench?
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In theory this nightmare could end today:
April 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In theory this nightmare could end today:
This is what's wrong with America. Great article.
"A pastor in Texas stood before his congregation and proudly announced that their school had the lowest vaccination rate in the state. With balloons and celebratory T-shirts, he praised their community for what he called “freedom of health.”"
"A pastor in Texas stood before his congregation and proudly announced that their school had the lowest vaccination rate in the state. With balloons and celebratory T-shirts, he praised their community for what he called “freedom of health.”"
We’re in a responsibility recession—not of personal responsibility, but of our shared responsibility to each other. My latest in STAT on what we’re losing when public health becomes personal choice. www.statnews.com/2025/04/08/m... via @statnews.com
Personal choice has been weaponized to undermine public health
“Public health isn’t the sum of individual choices. It’s our collective agreement to protect the most vulnerable among us,” writes MeiLan Han.
www.statnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is what's wrong with America. Great article.
"A pastor in Texas stood before his congregation and proudly announced that their school had the lowest vaccination rate in the state. With balloons and celebratory T-shirts, he praised their community for what he called “freedom of health.”"
"A pastor in Texas stood before his congregation and proudly announced that their school had the lowest vaccination rate in the state. With balloons and celebratory T-shirts, he praised their community for what he called “freedom of health.”"
Hope to see everyone out there today at a rally near you!
Opinion | Trump Is About to Bet the Economy on a Theory That Makes No Sense
The president has many arguments for tariffs. They’re all wrong.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hope to see everyone out there today at a rally near you!
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THEY’D BE SCREAMING IMPEACHMENT!
April 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
THEY’D BE SCREAMING IMPEACHMENT!
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Is a reckoning at hand? Are some lawyers finally going to jail for contempt? Can we climb higher on that ladder?
Federal judge finally LOSES ALL PATIENCE with Trump
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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April 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Is a reckoning at hand? Are some lawyers finally going to jail for contempt? Can we climb higher on that ladder?
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The stock market has now lost over $9 trillion in value since Trump took office this year.
$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
April 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The stock market has now lost over $9 trillion in value since Trump took office this year.
$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
$5 trillion of that loss has been in the past two days.
Great time to cut funding for research. Deja vu.
COVID-19: we’re no better prepared for a pandemic today than we were in 2020
We have learned some lessons, but five years on, our healthcare and information services are still vulnerable.
theconversation.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Great time to cut funding for research. Deja vu.
Way to go RFK, let's see which sycophantic toady gets this job.
Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine regulator, forced out
Top FDA official Peter Marks was forced to resign as the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
www.statnews.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Way to go RFK, let's see which sycophantic toady gets this job.