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A functioning democracy is a gift to be guarded jealously, protected fiercely and never taken for granted
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The world's oldest president seeks an eighth term in Cameroon as youth grumble
Cameroon’s Paul Biya is the world’s oldest president at age 92
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A functioning democracy is a gift to be guarded jealously, protected fiercely and never taken for granted
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My quote of the day
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
October 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
My quote of the day
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
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We’re headed for the first shutdown since the last time Trump was in office.
The framing of trying to give Medicaid to illegals is absolute nonsense.
The average family of four is paying up to *$1500* a month on the insurance marketplace.
Dems wanted to help. GOP refused.
The framing of trying to give Medicaid to illegals is absolute nonsense.
The average family of four is paying up to *$1500* a month on the insurance marketplace.
Dems wanted to help. GOP refused.
September 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We’re headed for the first shutdown since the last time Trump was in office.
The framing of trying to give Medicaid to illegals is absolute nonsense.
The average family of four is paying up to *$1500* a month on the insurance marketplace.
Dems wanted to help. GOP refused.
The framing of trying to give Medicaid to illegals is absolute nonsense.
The average family of four is paying up to *$1500* a month on the insurance marketplace.
Dems wanted to help. GOP refused.
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BREAKING: Massive ICE raid ongoing at a farm in Camarillo, Ventura County, CA.
Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained.
Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained.
Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
July 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
BREAKING: Massive ICE raid ongoing at a farm in Camarillo, Ventura County, CA.
Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained.
Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained.
Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.
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Great news - The global fund has reached an agreement w Gilead to purchase 2M doses of lenacapavir for PrEP for low and middle income countries. Access will be prioritized based HIV epidemiology, national prevention strategies, + available resources
www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2025...
www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2025...
Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) today announced it has signed an access agreement with Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HI...
www.theglobalfund.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Great news - The global fund has reached an agreement w Gilead to purchase 2M doses of lenacapavir for PrEP for low and middle income countries. Access will be prioritized based HIV epidemiology, national prevention strategies, + available resources
www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2025...
www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2025...
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July 3, 2025
July 3, 2025
And on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed...
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July 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
July 3, 2025
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ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
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Just a reminder that Republicans in Congress could put a stop to this at any time.
June 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Just a reminder that Republicans in Congress could put a stop to this at any time.
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A bit of positive news today. FDA has just approved Lenacapavir for PrEP in the US. In clinical trials one injection every 6 months was close to 100% effective in preventing HIV transmission.
PrEP is for everyone who needs it.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
PrEP is for everyone who needs it.
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FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV shot. What to know
The FDA approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show prevents new infections.
www.usatoday.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A bit of positive news today. FDA has just approved Lenacapavir for PrEP in the US. In clinical trials one injection every 6 months was close to 100% effective in preventing HIV transmission.
PrEP is for everyone who needs it.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
PrEP is for everyone who needs it.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
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@stephanienolen.bsky.social's piece on the destruction of the South African biomedical research effort by the Trump Administration is a must-read. Please circulate. This is a disaster for South Africa AND the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/h...
South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
@stephanienolen.bsky.social's piece on the destruction of the South African biomedical research effort by the Trump Administration is a must-read. Please circulate. This is a disaster for South Africa AND the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/h...
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This man is hazardous to our health. This is a disastrous move. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/r...
RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines
It's the latest move by Kennedy – a prominent vaccine skeptic – to change and potentially undermine vaccinations in the U.S. since he took the helm at HHS.
www.cnbc.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This man is hazardous to our health. This is a disastrous move. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/r...
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The culture of medicine must change.
Doctors may be the experts in certain diseases, but the patient is the expert in their own body.
We deserve to be partners in our care. Our lived experience given equal weight as their 'expertise'.
Misogyny, ableism & discrimination have no place in healthcare
Doctors may be the experts in certain diseases, but the patient is the expert in their own body.
We deserve to be partners in our care. Our lived experience given equal weight as their 'expertise'.
Misogyny, ableism & discrimination have no place in healthcare
April 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The culture of medicine must change.
Doctors may be the experts in certain diseases, but the patient is the expert in their own body.
We deserve to be partners in our care. Our lived experience given equal weight as their 'expertise'.
Misogyny, ableism & discrimination have no place in healthcare
Doctors may be the experts in certain diseases, but the patient is the expert in their own body.
We deserve to be partners in our care. Our lived experience given equal weight as their 'expertise'.
Misogyny, ableism & discrimination have no place in healthcare
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Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Deaths from heart disease down 75%, that’s NIH.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
Deaths from stroke down 75%, that’s NIH.
HIV/AIDS no longer a death sentence, that’s NIH.
99% of FDA approved drugs in the last decade, that’s NIH.
Please show this video to anyone who doesn’t understand why the NIH is so important.
This is true leadership.
I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is true leadership.
Un-fucking-believable.
"Prime, but with human beings"
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
April 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Un-fucking-believable.
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Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
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MIT offering travel advice (or rather do not travel advice) for international visitors and green card holders.
If folks at other institutions are receiving similar guidance, please consider sharing here.
Please be as safe as you can.
If folks at other institutions are receiving similar guidance, please consider sharing here.
Please be as safe as you can.
March 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
MIT offering travel advice (or rather do not travel advice) for international visitors and green card holders.
If folks at other institutions are receiving similar guidance, please consider sharing here.
Please be as safe as you can.
If folks at other institutions are receiving similar guidance, please consider sharing here.
Please be as safe as you can.
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A long time ago my community was under siege & the reaction was to play nice. There were proper ways to channel your concerns & damn it we were nothing if not rule followers. Until Larry Kramer. He urged us to act up, not be polite. I wrote about him this week. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/acti...
We Need to Turn Our Outrage Way Up
This is no time to sit idly by. People’s lives are at stake. We have to put our bodies on the line.
www.thenation.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A long time ago my community was under siege & the reaction was to play nice. There were proper ways to channel your concerns & damn it we were nothing if not rule followers. Until Larry Kramer. He urged us to act up, not be polite. I wrote about him this week. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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This isn’t about fixing bureaucracy in Washington. This is about defunding your local public school.
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Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce | CNN Politics
The US Education Department said it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, according to senior agency officials, as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the agency altogether.
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March 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This isn’t about fixing bureaucracy in Washington. This is about defunding your local public school.
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the leap from disappearing the undocumented to disappearing visa holders to disappearing green card holders to disappearing naturalized citizens to disappearing natural born citizens is no leap at all, but a series of tiny steps
block the path
block the path
March 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
the leap from disappearing the undocumented to disappearing visa holders to disappearing green card holders to disappearing naturalized citizens to disappearing natural born citizens is no leap at all, but a series of tiny steps
block the path
block the path
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This clinical vignette plus review article was published in 2019. Great time for clinicians to review and refresh their knowledge on an old infection which has not changed, but is making an unwelcome and avoidable comeback.
#Measles
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#Measles
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Measles | NEJM
Clinicians should suspect measles in persons with a febrile rash illness, especially if they lack documentation of vaccination, have recently traveled overseas, or are part of a community with low ...
www.nejm.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This clinical vignette plus review article was published in 2019. Great time for clinicians to review and refresh their knowledge on an old infection which has not changed, but is making an unwelcome and avoidable comeback.
#Measles
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#Measles
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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"Medical staff along the Uganda–DRC border have been terminated. Soldiers are everywhere. The laboratory built to deal with zoonotic diseases with US funding is empty."
www.wired.com/story/race-t...
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A Lethal Mystery Illness Is Spreading in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response
Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.
www.wired.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"Medical staff along the Uganda–DRC border have been terminated. Soldiers are everywhere. The laboratory built to deal with zoonotic diseases with US funding is empty."
www.wired.com/story/race-t...
www.wired.com/story/race-t...
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Democrats should make sure as many people see this as possible: that Trump's #1 adviser wants to destroy Social Security. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Elon Musk Calls Social Security 'The Biggest Ponzi Scheme Of All Time'
The tech billionaire argued Friday on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast that one of America's most enduring social safety nets is an insidious ploy.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Democrats should make sure as many people see this as possible: that Trump's #1 adviser wants to destroy Social Security. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Blood is on your hands if you support this government. Shame, shame, shame.
"A whole new level of cruelty": I spoke to public health experts about this week's sudden cancellation of HIV treatment contracts by Marco Rubio, et. al, which all but guarantees more children will die of AIDS. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...
"A whole new level of cruelty": Health experts decry "devastating" cuts to HIV treatment programs
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation said the latest cuts will deprive 350,000 people of HIV treatment.
www.salon.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Blood is on your hands if you support this government. Shame, shame, shame.