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The GOP prioritizes tanning beds over hospital beds.
Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith refuses to read a line from Republican's legislation that would provide a tax break for owners of tanning beds.
Fernandez: "So if you have a tanning bed, you get a little bit of a tax break and if you need a hospital bed in rural America, you're out of luck."
Fernandez: "So if you have a tanning bed, you get a little bit of a tax break and if you need a hospital bed in rural America, you're out of luck."
May 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The GOP prioritizes tanning beds over hospital beds.
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I see tomorrow is Friday.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I see tomorrow is Friday.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
Cutting science and medicine research, so we can go back to the dark ages?
PubMed has gone dark
A database I've used for over 30 years
I hope and pray it comes back soon!
A database I've used for over 30 years
I hope and pray it comes back soon!
March 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Cutting science and medicine research, so we can go back to the dark ages?
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
TB programs globally have also been completely closed...so, when drug resistant TB shows up in the US inevitably, I hope people will remember who is to blame...
The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
TB programs globally have also been completely closed...so, when drug resistant TB shows up in the US inevitably, I hope people will remember who is to blame...
It should not be surprising to anybody that Musk now wants to cut the subsidies which directly led to the growth of Tesla and Space X, so basically he can have a monopoly? I don’t know any other way to describe a person like this, other than complete scumbag.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It should not be surprising to anybody that Musk now wants to cut the subsidies which directly led to the growth of Tesla and Space X, so basically he can have a monopoly? I don’t know any other way to describe a person like this, other than complete scumbag.
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How garbage right wing news in India use search engine optimization to dominate google search listings on searches on news about Bangladesh, crowding out news from respected Bangladesh media, and replace them with banshees spewing propaganda:
How garbage right wing news in India use search engine optimization to dominate google search listings on searches on news about Bangladesh, crowding out news from respected Bangladesh media, and replace them with banshees spewing propaganda:
Unrest in Bangladesh is revealing the bias at the heart of Google’s search engine
Google’s search engine fields 6.3 million queries every second. But the results it dishes up are far from perfect.
theconversation.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
theconversation.com/unrest-in-ba...
How garbage right wing news in India use search engine optimization to dominate google search listings on searches on news about Bangladesh, crowding out news from respected Bangladesh media, and replace them with banshees spewing propaganda:
How garbage right wing news in India use search engine optimization to dominate google search listings on searches on news about Bangladesh, crowding out news from respected Bangladesh media, and replace them with banshees spewing propaganda:
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Excellent piece from PLOS co-founder and Nobel laureate, Harold Varmus: "If the attacks on our scientists and their institutions are allowed to continue, our envisioned future of longer, healthier lives will happen more slowly, in other countries, or not at all."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Excellent piece from PLOS co-founder and Nobel laureate, Harold Varmus: "If the attacks on our scientists and their institutions are allowed to continue, our envisioned future of longer, healthier lives will happen more slowly, in other countries, or not at all."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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Infant mortality increased along with births in most U.S. states with abortion bans in the first 18 months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to new research. Babies who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects died at the highest rates.
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Infant mortality increased along with births in most U.S. states with abortion bans in the first 18 months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to new research. Babies who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects died at the highest rates.
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Just because they confirmed RFK Jr today, I am resharing this good news:
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation - News - Public Health Scotland
An exciting new study from PHS, in collaboration with the Universities of Strathclyde and Edinburgh, shows that no cervical cancer cases have been detected in women vaccinated at age 12-13 since the H...
publichealthscotland.scot
February 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just because they confirmed RFK Jr today, I am resharing this good news:
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
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Farmers slammed. “American farms… supply about about 41 percent of the food aid that the agency sends around the world.” And “hundreds of tons of American-grown wheat stranded in Houston alone.”
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Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
wapo.st
February 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Farmers slammed. “American farms… supply about about 41 percent of the food aid that the agency sends around the world.” And “hundreds of tons of American-grown wheat stranded in Houston alone.”
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Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment (Gift Article)
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
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Thank you to the anonymous data hero who archived critical public health data sets before they were removed/altered from the public. Medical researchers, public health professionals and scientists rely on data. Share widely #medsky #pubhealthsky
archive.org/details/2025...
archive.org/details/2025...
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
archive.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Thank you to the anonymous data hero who archived critical public health data sets before they were removed/altered from the public. Medical researchers, public health professionals and scientists rely on data. Share widely #medsky #pubhealthsky
archive.org/details/2025...
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The impending shutdown of USAID is unconstitutional and reveals complete ignorance or indifference to how vital its work -- in global health, conflicts, disasters and beyond -- is to Americans and humanity. abcnews.go.com/US/video/elo...
Video Elon Musk’s actions against USAID ‘frightening’: Former administrator
Dr. Atul Gawande, former assistant administrator for global health at USAID, said Elon Musk has “no clue” about an organization that “keeps vital functions moving.”
abcnews.go.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The impending shutdown of USAID is unconstitutional and reveals complete ignorance or indifference to how vital its work -- in global health, conflicts, disasters and beyond -- is to Americans and humanity. abcnews.go.com/US/video/elo...