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Maybe we shouldn’t let someone who doesn’t believe in germs and who thinks it’s okay to eat roadkill and swim in contaminated ponds be in charge of our national food safety.
A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago.
As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.
As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
nbcnews.to
August 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Maybe we shouldn’t let someone who doesn’t believe in germs and who thinks it’s okay to eat roadkill and swim in contaminated ponds be in charge of our national food safety.
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I do wish big-time media orgs would stop taking the bait of calling these cuts to "Brown" or "Harvard." These are cuts to alzheimers research, maternal health research, antiviral coronavirus innovations, not "insert school here." They are cuts to our medical future and scientific livelihood.
April 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I do wish big-time media orgs would stop taking the bait of calling these cuts to "Brown" or "Harvard." These are cuts to alzheimers research, maternal health research, antiviral coronavirus innovations, not "insert school here." They are cuts to our medical future and scientific livelihood.
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
Looks like we’re going back in time.
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Looks like we’re going back in time.
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"This isn't a battle of your choosing. But it is the battle for which you will always be judged. This is the moment you must show the world and history which side of the Edmund Pettis Bridge you are standing on." - Stuart Stevens
April 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"This isn't a battle of your choosing. But it is the battle for which you will always be judged. This is the moment you must show the world and history which side of the Edmund Pettis Bridge you are standing on." - Stuart Stevens
Huge cuts to health funding
Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts
HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.
wapo.st
April 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Huge cuts to health funding
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I cannot overstate how despicable the Mahmoud Khalil case is
The Government concedes he hasn’t broken any laws
But they assert he can be deported for his past, current or even EXPECTED beliefs
All based on the sole determination of Marco Rubio
Who is apparently now the head of the Thought Police
The Government concedes he hasn’t broken any laws
But they assert he can be deported for his past, current or even EXPECTED beliefs
All based on the sole determination of Marco Rubio
Who is apparently now the head of the Thought Police
April 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I cannot overstate how despicable the Mahmoud Khalil case is
The Government concedes he hasn’t broken any laws
But they assert he can be deported for his past, current or even EXPECTED beliefs
All based on the sole determination of Marco Rubio
Who is apparently now the head of the Thought Police
The Government concedes he hasn’t broken any laws
But they assert he can be deported for his past, current or even EXPECTED beliefs
All based on the sole determination of Marco Rubio
Who is apparently now the head of the Thought Police
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
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Here’s the scorecard on New York federal funding lost so far.
By the Numbers: Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on the Devastating Impact of Federal Cuts on New York State’s Health and Human Service Programs
Governor Hochul shared a breakdown of the Trump administration’s devastating cuts to New York State’s health programs.
www.governor.ny.gov
March 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Here’s the scorecard on New York federal funding lost so far.
Scientific research must now be approved by MAGA and DOGE
Trump officials will screen NIH funding opportunities
Staff at biomedical agency worry about political interference in setting priorities
www.science.org
March 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Scientific research must now be approved by MAGA and DOGE
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Time is a flat circle
March 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Time is a flat circle
The exact amount that was canceled from Columbia. Coincidence?
Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number. (Gift Article)
A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The exact amount that was canceled from Columbia. Coincidence?
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Taking my Trump derangement syndrome to new heights. (Stay for the finale.) 🧹🫧💚🇺🇸 #NewVideo #DefyDemocracy #Parody
Defy Democracy - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Taking my Trump derangement syndrome to new heights. (Stay for the finale.) 🧹🫧💚🇺🇸 #NewVideo #DefyDemocracy #Parody
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Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.
March 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.
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Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight
Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
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PubMed has been down for at least 11 hours and we are EXTREMELY concerned. We hope it’s mere incompetence and not an official action. If any of our followers have media events today, please mention it.
Opinion | Will They Come for PubMed Next?
Here's what we lose if the administration takes away this invaluable resource
www.medpagetoday.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
PubMed has been down for at least 11 hours and we are EXTREMELY concerned. We hope it’s mere incompetence and not an official action. If any of our followers have media events today, please mention it.
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Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
nyti.ms
March 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.
MSN
www.msn.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Hilarious NYT headline: REPUBLICANS LOVE TRUMP’S SPENDING CUTS. JUST NOT IN THEIR STATES.
February 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Hilarious NYT headline: REPUBLICANS LOVE TRUMP’S SPENDING CUTS. JUST NOT IN THEIR STATES.
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www.science.org/content/arti... go ahead and let your patients know if they wish cutting edge treatment for a variety of conditions that may not be possible or accessible to them #medsky #Blackmedsky
‘Wrecking ball’: RFK Jr. moves to fire thousands of health agency employees
Supervisors deliver bad news across NIH, CDC
www.science.org
February 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
www.science.org/content/arti... go ahead and let your patients know if they wish cutting edge treatment for a variety of conditions that may not be possible or accessible to them #medsky #Blackmedsky
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
This was from 2023, but it sure has aged well!
February 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This was from 2023, but it sure has aged well!