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Yup. If the President can unilaterally stop Congressional appropriations, then we're past any 'guardrails.' Congress is now an advisory body; it does not control the power of the purse.
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
February 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Yup. If the President can unilaterally stop Congressional appropriations, then we're past any 'guardrails.' Congress is now an advisory body; it does not control the power of the purse.
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“It’s illegal. They know it’s illegal. But they’re doing it anyway.”
February 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“It’s illegal. They know it’s illegal. But they’re doing it anyway.”
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BREAKING: In response to doctors' lawsuit, Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, orders CDC, NIH, and FDA to put back up websites and datasets cited by the doctors in their lawsuit as having been relied upon and pulled down without notice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![TOTE ASTRICT COLOR
DOCTORS FOR AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 25-322 (JDB)
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER
Upon consideration of [6] Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order, [8]
Plaintiff's supplemental declarations, [9] Defendants' opposition, [10] Plaintiff's reply, the
hearing on February 10, 2025, and the entire record herein, and for the reasons stated in the
accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that
1. Defendants Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control, and Food
and Drug Administration (hereinafter "defendants") shall, by not later than 11:59 pm on
February 11, 2025, restore to their versions as of January 30, 2025, each webpage and dataset
identified by Plaintiff on pages 6-12 of its Memorandum of Law in Support of the Motion for
a Restraining Order [ECF No. 6-1];
2. Defendants shall, in consultation with Plaintiff, identify any other resources that DF A members
rely on to provide medical care and that defendants removed or substantially modified on or
after January 29, 2025, without adequate notice or reasoned explanation; and defendants shall,
by February 14, 2025, restore those resources to their versions as of January 30, 2025;](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreifoaihlyxzbiko32lmralzpicfxnzwfoxp3ki5w4wniiihonzxira@jpeg)
February 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
BREAKING: In response to doctors' lawsuit, Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, orders CDC, NIH, and FDA to put back up websites and datasets cited by the doctors in their lawsuit as having been relied upon and pulled down without notice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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SARS-CoV-2 harms your vascular system. It disrupts the ACE2 receptors on your endothelial cells, leading to a cascade of harmful effects:
These mechanisms underline how SARS-CoV-2-induced endothelial dysfunction can cause severe cardiovascular complications.
These mechanisms underline how SARS-CoV-2-induced endothelial dysfunction can cause severe cardiovascular complications.
![Citations:
[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-41115-3
[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9604693/
[3] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33626315/
[4] https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1281263/full
[5] https://academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/article/120/1/34/7504580
[6] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7301835/
[7] https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1360364/full
[8] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add2962](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5sz2cdsg4tojqewqh4vjeckg/bafkreibjjfqrbef4uq665c4tfnsemnhixgb2lripgw7e35qnpak7nsxmmq@jpeg)
February 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
SARS-CoV-2 harms your vascular system. It disrupts the ACE2 receptors on your endothelial cells, leading to a cascade of harmful effects:
These mechanisms underline how SARS-CoV-2-induced endothelial dysfunction can cause severe cardiovascular complications.
These mechanisms underline how SARS-CoV-2-induced endothelial dysfunction can cause severe cardiovascular complications.
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A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
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WashU is the second highest NIH grant recipient, receiving $683 million.
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU Medicine reaches all-time high in NIH funding | WashU Medicine
WashU Medicine secured $683 million in NIH funding in 2024, an all-time high that affirms its leadership in shaping the future of medicine.
medicine.washu.edu
February 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
WashU is the second highest NIH grant recipient, receiving $683 million.
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
WashU is in St Louis.
St Louis is in a red state.
Afaik red states aren’t included in the judge’s order restoring the allocated NIH funding.
medicine.washu.edu/news/washu-m...
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The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.
Judge orders restoration of federal health websites
The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.
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Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
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That only makes it more of a challenge.
February 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That only makes it more of a challenge.
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The Church needs to reckon with the fact that both US parties have policies they strongly disagree with, and have a consistent message to us on how to deal with it before it splits the Church.
MAJOR BREAKING: Pope Francis has written a letter to US Bishops saying he’s following “major crisis” of “mass deportations;” takes on Vance saying “The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan”
February 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Church needs to reckon with the fact that both US parties have policies they strongly disagree with, and have a consistent message to us on how to deal with it before it splits the Church.
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This is a room where we turn very modest salaries and budgets (and lots of coffee) into new knowledge, life-saving innovations, and technology that feeds business growth.
It's literally the loom that spins hay into gold but these numpties are suddenly worried about the cost of hay.
It's literally the loom that spins hay into gold but these numpties are suddenly worried about the cost of hay.
February 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is a room where we turn very modest salaries and budgets (and lots of coffee) into new knowledge, life-saving innovations, and technology that feeds business growth.
It's literally the loom that spins hay into gold but these numpties are suddenly worried about the cost of hay.
It's literally the loom that spins hay into gold but these numpties are suddenly worried about the cost of hay.
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"The best and the worst thing about vaccination is that it 'makes nothing happen.'
A child successfully inoculated against measles doesn’t fall sick with that condition, doesn’t miss school, doesn’t go to the hospital. They don’t suffer life-changing complications. They don’t die prematurely."
A child successfully inoculated against measles doesn’t fall sick with that condition, doesn’t miss school, doesn’t go to the hospital. They don’t suffer life-changing complications. They don’t die prematurely."
A leading pediatrician was already worried about the future of vaccines. Then RFK Jr. came along
In a new book, pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner details the history of measles, a virus that’s often a bellwether for public health disasters.
www.latimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"The best and the worst thing about vaccination is that it 'makes nothing happen.'
A child successfully inoculated against measles doesn’t fall sick with that condition, doesn’t miss school, doesn’t go to the hospital. They don’t suffer life-changing complications. They don’t die prematurely."
A child successfully inoculated against measles doesn’t fall sick with that condition, doesn’t miss school, doesn’t go to the hospital. They don’t suffer life-changing complications. They don’t die prematurely."
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Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos: The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos
The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.
www.nature.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos: The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Don’t forget Senators & Representatives do come home on weekends.
An airport is a great place to encounter them.
Here’s a guide to bird-dogging in case anyone is inclined to need it.
ruckus.org/training-man...
An airport is a great place to encounter them.
Here’s a guide to bird-dogging in case anyone is inclined to need it.
ruckus.org/training-man...
Bird-dogging – The Ruckus Society
ruckus.org
February 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Don’t forget Senators & Representatives do come home on weekends.
An airport is a great place to encounter them.
Here’s a guide to bird-dogging in case anyone is inclined to need it.
ruckus.org/training-man...
An airport is a great place to encounter them.
Here’s a guide to bird-dogging in case anyone is inclined to need it.
ruckus.org/training-man...
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On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They're Losing the Battle - KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They're Losing the Battle - KFF Health News
Tools used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks aren’t working this time, experts say. The virus has sickened at least 67 people in the U.S. and killed one, with egg producers begging for a new appr...
kffhealthnews.org
February 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They're Losing the Battle - KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Our latest: Cruelty is Back www.thealtmedia.com/p/cruelty-is...
Cruelty is Back
Happy Friday. There are 634 days until the midterm elections. A dangerous man gets confirmed, a jobs report that might be real and the cruelty is back.
www.thealtmedia.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our latest: Cruelty is Back www.thealtmedia.com/p/cruelty-is...
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Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’
Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
February 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’
Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
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CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access: Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access
Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access: Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I still remember way back before Musk was illegally destroying US foreign aid that time when he claimed he’d give $6B to the UK WFP if they could tell him how it would solve world hunger & then he ignored the response & gave $5.7B to his own charity & no one ever found out where it went from there
February 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I still remember way back before Musk was illegally destroying US foreign aid that time when he claimed he’d give $6B to the UK WFP if they could tell him how it would solve world hunger & then he ignored the response & gave $5.7B to his own charity & no one ever found out where it went from there
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Genuine question: is there any authorization, anything at all, for a so-called Department of Government Efficiency? an executive order? Anything?
Is anyone working for that “department” a government employee? Or is it just a straight up private sector takeover?
Is anyone working for that “department” a government employee? Or is it just a straight up private sector takeover?
February 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Genuine question: is there any authorization, anything at all, for a so-called Department of Government Efficiency? an executive order? Anything?
Is anyone working for that “department” a government employee? Or is it just a straight up private sector takeover?
Is anyone working for that “department” a government employee? Or is it just a straight up private sector takeover?
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Reading this book 📕 for the third time, might be a blueprint for how Marc Cuban can help build a news 📰 network with journalists like Jim Acosta, who can tell the TRUTH to POWER 💪💪💪 and lead the RESISTANCE 🙏🙏🙏
February 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Reading this book 📕 for the third time, might be a blueprint for how Marc Cuban can help build a news 📰 network with journalists like Jim Acosta, who can tell the TRUTH to POWER 💪💪💪 and lead the RESISTANCE 🙏🙏🙏