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June 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.
Former CDC staff warn of "a five alarm fire"
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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"The FDA is suspending a quality control program for testing milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division...

Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Huh, weird. Probably just a coincidence
April 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Hi.

Books are incredibly important.

Please let them be.
April 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Hands Off!!
Ames, Iowa
Great turn out!!
April 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Share as many #Handsoff 50501 marches as you can. #LA doesn't start until 4pm pm plenty of time to make a sign and get there. Check for one near you!
April 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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March 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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March 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.

Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM