"We're on the verge of potentially another pandemic and we're firing the people who have probably more expertise than anyone else in the country collectively.”

The Texas measles outbreak has now confirmed to hit 48 people, 13 have been hospitalized.

apnews.com/article/meas...

The hardest part about public health is that when we succeed, there's no crisis, no epidemic. People carry on with daily life, unaware of a near-miss. We may never know how bad it could have been - because our public health workforce is always taking action to avoid, prevent, and control threats.

The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.

USAID foreign aid spending is ~ 1% of the federal budget. USAID not only provides life saving food and medicine to millions, it protects our health by funding pandemic preparedness, and fighting narcotics’ trade. If you’re looking to cut “waste” look elsewhere.

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

And who determines what the executive’s legitimate power is, JD? The executive?! Come on.

Let me put it in terms you’d get. It’s like football. The judges are the refs, and they say whether you’re in or out of bounds. And Musk is waaaaaay out of bounds with these takeovers of our systems.

Farmers who sell food to USAID now stand to lose billions

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

🚨RED ALERT for 🧪:

The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.

“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮

Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky

We need to call out the blatant lie being pushed by the Trump administration—that Elon’s staffers have only “read-only” access. It has been confirmed across departments that they have “administrative” access to computer systems.

Have you been asked, as a federal worker, to do something you don't want to do? But they won't put it in writing?

DON'T DO IT.

If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.

Document, document, document.

Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document

"You cannot pause an airplane in mid-flight and fire the crew. But, this oligarch with unchecked power is doing that to the entirety of our lifesaving foreign assistance worldwide".
-Atul Gawande, USAID global health

All USAID direct hires will be placed on administrative leave this Friday.

Hi fed friends. A few things to keep in mind:

Keep an eye out for new software on your computers
Assume that your gov devices are being monitored
Assume calls are being recorded and chats reviewed

Ok. Have a great paranoia-free evening!

But seriously. Be smart. Keep calm and carry on. ☕

Pep talk time. For some of us this is incredibly new. For others, painfully familiar. Because we the people have been here before. Pushing back against government, systems, and even each other. Open a history book. Look at whose shoulders we have been standing on.

#Diversity #Equity #Inclusion

Update - Wired's @timmarchman.bsky.social reports it's fuller access than WSJ and Politico suggested.

www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).