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“NIH is in crisis, grants are being terminated, labs are closing….but they found $1.6 million for an unsolicited proposal to study whether we should delay a vaccine we’ve been safely giving for 40 years, in a country where infants are at high risk of infection”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“NIH is in crisis, grants are being terminated, labs are closing….but they found $1.6 million for an unsolicited proposal to study whether we should delay a vaccine we’ve been safely giving for 40 years, in a country where infants are at high risk of infection”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
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A much needed reminder in these times. 🧡
December 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A much needed reminder in these times. 🧡
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Why do I wear an N95 mask?
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
December 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Why do I wear an N95 mask?
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
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Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
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404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and how people are resisting this tech.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
404 Media is making a print zine about the surveillance tactics used by ICE, and how people are resisting this tech.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
Why? Print media is cool. Also, 404 Media has watched ICE grow from an already horrifying organization into a deportation force that is better funded than most militaries.
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“Instead of telling patients ‘I don’t know what’s wrong,’ we should be saying, ‘This meets the criteria for Long Covid.’”
Although the info isn’t groundbreaking, hope looks like the AAMA educating medical assistants on what Long Covid is.
Plus offering CEUs.
www.aama-ntl.org/docs/default...
Although the info isn’t groundbreaking, hope looks like the AAMA educating medical assistants on what Long Covid is.
Plus offering CEUs.
www.aama-ntl.org/docs/default...
December 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“Instead of telling patients ‘I don’t know what’s wrong,’ we should be saying, ‘This meets the criteria for Long Covid.’”
Although the info isn’t groundbreaking, hope looks like the AAMA educating medical assistants on what Long Covid is.
Plus offering CEUs.
www.aama-ntl.org/docs/default...
Although the info isn’t groundbreaking, hope looks like the AAMA educating medical assistants on what Long Covid is.
Plus offering CEUs.
www.aama-ntl.org/docs/default...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Ah, Good Old War Propaganda
The mass media do this every time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/ah-good-ol...
The mass media do this every time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/ah-good-ol...
Ah, Good Old War Propaganda
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ah, Good Old War Propaganda
The mass media do this every time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/ah-good-ol...
The mass media do this every time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/ah-good-ol...
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This is why this garbage is being pushed on us so hard. They want to kill intellectual curiosity and learning.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
ANALYSIS | ChatGPT may help you find information faster, but you learn less | CBC Radio
Bob McDonald’s Blog: Recent studies show that using chatbots like ChatGPT may get us information faster than ever before, but we’re not gaining much knowledge by using it.
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is why this garbage is being pushed on us so hard. They want to kill intellectual curiosity and learning.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
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Kylie Cheung at Abortion, Every Day writes about the future anti-abortion extremists want: "One in which we’re not just stripped of our most basic rights, but also deemed crazy for fighting back—even just for pointing out what’s being done to us."
The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Projecting
And their buzzwords give it away
jessica.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Kylie Cheung at Abortion, Every Day writes about the future anti-abortion extremists want: "One in which we’re not just stripped of our most basic rights, but also deemed crazy for fighting back—even just for pointing out what’s being done to us."
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Agree or disagree?
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Agree or disagree?
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Americans who saw through the propaganda for war in the middle east but now fully buy into it for regime change in Venezuela are the weirdest. That’s like managing to pull your head out of your ass, taking a deep breath, and then shoving it right back in there.
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Americans who saw through the propaganda for war in the middle east but now fully buy into it for regime change in Venezuela are the weirdest. That’s like managing to pull your head out of your ass, taking a deep breath, and then shoving it right back in there.
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Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
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Don't Let The Empire Gaslight You Into Believing You Are Powerless
There are always things you can do to fight the bastards, and there are always things you can do to improve your own life.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/dont-let-t...
There are always things you can do to fight the bastards, and there are always things you can do to improve your own life.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/dont-let-t...
Don't Let The Empire Gaslight You Into Believing You Are Powerless
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Don't Let The Empire Gaslight You Into Believing You Are Powerless
There are always things you can do to fight the bastards, and there are always things you can do to improve your own life.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/dont-let-t...
There are always things you can do to fight the bastards, and there are always things you can do to improve your own life.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/dont-let-t...
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A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday
The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
truthout.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
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“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” an attorney specializing in public records said.
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s i...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” an attorney specializing in public records said.
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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Serious reply for once. This is why conservatives get so upset about DEI. It gets in the way of appointing their undeserving friends who have the brain capacity of toe fungus. Also they are usually racist.
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Serious reply for once. This is why conservatives get so upset about DEI. It gets in the way of appointing their undeserving friends who have the brain capacity of toe fungus. Also they are usually racist.
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Some more of that trademark Conservative mErIToCrAcY.
November 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Some more of that trademark Conservative mErIToCrAcY.
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Israel Moved Gaza’s Yellow Line And Then Shelled Palestinians For Being On The Wrong Side
They just keep finding new ways to carve off more pieces of Gaza and murder more Palestinians.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-mov...
They just keep finding new ways to carve off more pieces of Gaza and murder more Palestinians.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-mov...
Israel Moved Gaza's Yellow Line And Then Shelled Palestinians For Being On The Wrong Side
Notes from The Edge of the Narrative Matrix
www.caitlinjohnst.one
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Israel Moved Gaza’s Yellow Line And Then Shelled Palestinians For Being On The Wrong Side
They just keep finding new ways to carve off more pieces of Gaza and murder more Palestinians.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-mov...
They just keep finding new ways to carve off more pieces of Gaza and murder more Palestinians.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-mov...
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"Polls and industry experts suggest a surge in Canadian patriotism and perceptions of Canada as a safe and friendly destination have helped drive a record-breaking summer for tourism in the country."
Contrary to what the CPC is always saying, Canada is in fact delightful.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Contrary to what the CPC is always saying, Canada is in fact delightful.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
ANALYSIS | Canadians are shunning U.S. travel — and reaping the rewards | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive politics, tariffs and heightened border security have helped drive a decline in international tourism spending in the U.S. Meanwhile, polls and industry experts ...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Polls and industry experts suggest a surge in Canadian patriotism and perceptions of Canada as a safe and friendly destination have helped drive a record-breaking summer for tourism in the country."
Contrary to what the CPC is always saying, Canada is in fact delightful.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Contrary to what the CPC is always saying, Canada is in fact delightful.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Is it just me or do other Long Covid suffers read headlines like this one and think:
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Is it just me or do other Long Covid suffers read headlines like this one and think:
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.