@shanmarieg.bsky.social
This is so well said, and something I have been trying to express for so long, albeit much less eloquently.
My new column praises Italian Senator Calenda’s viral push back of Ru propaganda and argues that democratic debate requires more of this. "We cannot hide confrontation over facts and truth behind the false-equivalency facade of 'let’s agree to disagree'."
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When Confronting Russian Propaganda, Truth is Not Optional - Policy Magazine
In late October, Italian Senator Carlo Calenda went viral for bluntly calling economist Jeffrey Sachs a liar. During a debate between the two on the Italian
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November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This is so well said, and something I have been trying to express for so long, albeit much less eloquently.
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This is censorship, another step towards authoritarianism, all from the “free speech” warriors.
Seth Rogen said President Trump had “single-handedly destroyed all of American science” while presenting an award at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony — sometimes called the “Oscars of Science” — where Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were in attendance. Rogen's comments were cut from the broadcast.
Seth Rogen’s Trump Jokes Are Edited Out of Awards Broadcast
While presenting an award at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony this month, Mr. Rogen said President Trump had “single-handedly destroyed all of American science.”
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is censorship, another step towards authoritarianism, all from the “free speech” warriors.
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Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
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NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
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The Meals on Wheels program—which provides food to housebound elderly and disabled people—reportedly to experience cuts by DOGE.
The world’s wealthiest man is directing the dismantlement of services that provide for our most vulnerable.
www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
The world’s wealthiest man is directing the dismantlement of services that provide for our most vulnerable.
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Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...
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March 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Meals on Wheels program—which provides food to housebound elderly and disabled people—reportedly to experience cuts by DOGE.
The world’s wealthiest man is directing the dismantlement of services that provide for our most vulnerable.
www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
The world’s wealthiest man is directing the dismantlement of services that provide for our most vulnerable.
www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
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Some unvaccinated children being treated for measles at a Texas hospital showed signs of liver damage from ingesting too much vitamin A. RFK Jr has been recommending vitamin A.
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For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Some unvaccinated children being treated for measles at a Texas hospital showed signs of liver damage from ingesting too much vitamin A. RFK Jr has been recommending vitamin A.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
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A memo has just leaked revealing that the Trump administration is planning to sabotage the Social Security Administration.
Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.
Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.
Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause sign...
popular.info
March 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A memo has just leaked revealing that the Trump administration is planning to sabotage the Social Security Administration.
Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.
Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits.
Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:
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President Donald Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
Long lines and canceled rentals: Firings bring chaos to national parks
Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
wapo.st
February 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
President Donald Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
This makes my Iowa Hawkeye heart very happy! #lightthebeam
February 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This makes my Iowa Hawkeye heart very happy! #lightthebeam
This is why public health is so important! This is the work the CDC and WHO perform and coordinate with State and local laboratories. Like so many government services, this work is vitally important and virtually unknown to the general public.
A new strain of avian influenza has been identified for the first time in the United States, raising concerns that the virus is transforming in a way that could eventually cause wider outbreaks among humans.
Rare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spread
First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment that could trigger human outbreaks.
wapo.st
January 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is why public health is so important! This is the work the CDC and WHO perform and coordinate with State and local laboratories. Like so many government services, this work is vitally important and virtually unknown to the general public.
Working in infectious disease, this was the type of thing that was so scary to think about in the days leading up to this administration taking office. This is an unbelievably dangerous decision with H5N1 respiratory cases in humans in multiple states, national and global coordination is key.
One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.
Under communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not others
One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.
www.npr.org
January 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Working in infectious disease, this was the type of thing that was so scary to think about in the days leading up to this administration taking office. This is an unbelievably dangerous decision with H5N1 respiratory cases in humans in multiple states, national and global coordination is key.