Kelly LaMarco
@kellymaki.bsky.social
Encyclopedic synthesist (and science nerd) who still wishes she could have become a ballerina
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Doing great 👍
February 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Doing great 👍
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Even judges and prosecutors APPOINTED BY TRUMP are refusing to obey Trump.
Have faith. Keep fighting.
Have faith. Keep fighting.
February 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Even judges and prosecutors APPOINTED BY TRUMP are refusing to obey Trump.
Have faith. Keep fighting.
Have faith. Keep fighting.
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My latest for @thenation.com.
Pulling NIH funding from medical research, as Musk and his cronies are credibly threatening, is a not-so-sneaky return to eugenics-based health policy, writes Yale public health researcher @gregggonsalves.bsky.social.
Trump’s Plan to Defund the NIH Will Ruin a National Treasure
Trump, Musk, and Vought are purging institutions and cutting off access to educational and research opportunities for anyone who isn’t straight and white.
www.thenation.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My latest for @thenation.com.
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The shock waves from the Trump administration's assault on the world of science will reverberate for years go come. Progress is being thwarted. Cures are further out of reach. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already reshaping American science
Scientists shocked by the Trump administration's "sledgehammer" wonder about possible motives and lament a short-sighted approach to cuts.
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The shock waves from the Trump administration's assault on the world of science will reverberate for years go come. Progress is being thwarted. Cures are further out of reach. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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"Look, buddy, you’re in no condition to be getting behind a desk at the Defense Department right now." theonion.com/concern...
Concerned Bartender Takes Away Pete Hegseth’s Security Clearance
ARLINGTON, VA—Expressing unease with his customer’s obvious level of inebriation, local bartender Benny Waller confirmed Friday that he had been forced to take away Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s security clearance. “Look, buddy, you’re in no condition to be getting behind a desk at the Defense Department right now,” the proprietor of local dive bar the Anchor reportedly […]
theonion.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Look, buddy, you’re in no condition to be getting behind a desk at the Defense Department right now." theonion.com/concern...
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“I’ve spent over five decades as a scientist in academia & the federal government, including as director of the National Institutes of Health. Never before have I seen my profession so politicized as it is now under the Trump administration”
#AcademicSky 🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
#AcademicSky 🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
Opinion | American Science is Under Attack (Gift Article)
The Trump administration hobbles research and endangers the public health.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“I’ve spent over five decades as a scientist in academia & the federal government, including as director of the National Institutes of Health. Never before have I seen my profession so politicized as it is now under the Trump administration”
#AcademicSky 🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
#AcademicSky 🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
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Want a glimpse of the future? www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years
The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state's worst in nearly 30 years.
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Want a glimpse of the future? www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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This new Administration is a bunch of terrorists blowing up all that is meant to keep us safe and healthy.
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t... via @statnews.com
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t... via @statnews.com
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This new Administration is a bunch of terrorists blowing up all that is meant to keep us safe and healthy.
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t... via @statnews.com
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t... via @statnews.com
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Varmus: "the executive branch is waging war on America’s scientific enterprise...nominating leaders hostile to science and unqualified for their roles...This is not a fight that our country can afford to lose." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
Opinion | American Science is Under Attack
The Trump administration hobbles research and endangers the public health.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Varmus: "the executive branch is waging war on America’s scientific enterprise...nominating leaders hostile to science and unqualified for their roles...This is not a fight that our country can afford to lose." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.
Although HHS…
Although HHS…
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.
Although HHS…
Although HHS…
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🚨 DONALD TRUMP’S STUPIDITY HAS KILLED SOMEONE:
A 71 year old woman has died after being sent home from a USAID funded hospital.
Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp died four days after she was discharged from the healthcare facility.
A 71 year old woman has died after being sent home from a USAID funded hospital.
Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp died four days after she was discharged from the healthcare facility.
February 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
🚨 DONALD TRUMP’S STUPIDITY HAS KILLED SOMEONE:
A 71 year old woman has died after being sent home from a USAID funded hospital.
Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp died four days after she was discharged from the healthcare facility.
A 71 year old woman has died after being sent home from a USAID funded hospital.
Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp died four days after she was discharged from the healthcare facility.
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Nationwide Protest Against Donald Trump and Fascism!
Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 17th, 2025!
We do not abide! We will not obey! We always resist!
Nationwide Protest Against Donald Trump and Fascism!
Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 17th, 2025!
We do not abide! We will not obey! We always resist!
February 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Nationwide Protest Against Donald Trump and Fascism!
Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 17th, 2025!
We do not abide! We will not obey! We always resist!
Nationwide Protest Against Donald Trump and Fascism!
Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 17th, 2025!
We do not abide! We will not obey! We always resist!
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“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Tyler Hamilton on Substack
“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
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U.S. Senators: If Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. takes over the Department of Health and Human Services, people will die who could have lived. If you vote today to confirm him, their deaths will be on your hands. slate.com/technology/2...
There Seems to Be One Principle Governing RFK Jr.’s View of Health
Despite the name, he’s no Kennedy.
slate.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
U.S. Senators: If Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. takes over the Department of Health and Human Services, people will die who could have lived. If you vote today to confirm him, their deaths will be on your hands. slate.com/technology/2...