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"As violence erupted, his charging document said, he told other rioters who were attacking law enforcement officers, 'Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!'
He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"As violence erupted, his charging document said, he told other rioters who were attacking law enforcement officers, 'Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!'
He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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Donald Trump isn't just cutting health care — he's also closing hospitals in Illinois and across the country with his latest scheme.
Hard-working Illinoisans will spend more time in overcrowded waiting rooms and lose access to life-saving care.
Hard-working Illinoisans will spend more time in overcrowded waiting rooms and lose access to life-saving care.
Proposed Healthcare cuts threaten rural hospitals, including Danville's OSF Sacred Heart
A major warning sign for rural health care.OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville is on a national list of hospitals facing financial instability and poten
newschannel20.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Donald Trump isn't just cutting health care — he's also closing hospitals in Illinois and across the country with his latest scheme.
Hard-working Illinoisans will spend more time in overcrowded waiting rooms and lose access to life-saving care.
Hard-working Illinoisans will spend more time in overcrowded waiting rooms and lose access to life-saving care.
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When political power silences science, we all lose. From climate to health, anti‑science agendas erode progress.
Scientists, institutions, and leaders must speak up - or risk letting ideology undermine academic freedom and evidence-based discovery.
zurl.co/OrCHk
#StandUpForScience
Scientists, institutions, and leaders must speak up - or risk letting ideology undermine academic freedom and evidence-based discovery.
zurl.co/OrCHk
#StandUpForScience
In the face of anti-science politics, silence is not without cost
More scientific leaders need to speak out about anti-science agendas and threats to academic freedom across the world. More scientific leaders need to speak out about anti-science agendas and threats to academic freedom across the world.
www.nature.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
When political power silences science, we all lose. From climate to health, anti‑science agendas erode progress.
Scientists, institutions, and leaders must speak up - or risk letting ideology undermine academic freedom and evidence-based discovery.
zurl.co/OrCHk
#StandUpForScience
Scientists, institutions, and leaders must speak up - or risk letting ideology undermine academic freedom and evidence-based discovery.
zurl.co/OrCHk
#StandUpForScience
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Make this go viral.
Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?
June 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Make this go viral.
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Medicare for All isn't radical.
What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to what these nurses have say:
What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to what these nurses have say:
May 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Medicare for All isn't radical.
What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to what these nurses have say:
What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to what these nurses have say:
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This is so important. No pretenses. Speak the truth.
Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.
Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is so important. No pretenses. Speak the truth.
Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.
Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.
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Walz: "This is how government is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be one old man in the Oval Office sending out middle of the night tweets that shock markets into free fall. It's not supposed to be a bunch of 20 somethings unelected and firing everyone. It's not supposed to be chaos."
April 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Walz: "This is how government is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be one old man in the Oval Office sending out middle of the night tweets that shock markets into free fall. It's not supposed to be a bunch of 20 somethings unelected and firing everyone. It's not supposed to be chaos."
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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This is another big loss at NIH. He explains why in the thread below.
Our recent conversation about what we should eat
erictopol.substack.com/p/kevin-hall...
Our recent conversation about what we should eat
erictopol.substack.com/p/kevin-hall...
April 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is another big loss at NIH. He explains why in the thread below.
Our recent conversation about what we should eat
erictopol.substack.com/p/kevin-hall...
Our recent conversation about what we should eat
erictopol.substack.com/p/kevin-hall...
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Being able to heat your home in the winter is not a luxury. It is a matter of life and death.
Trump and Musk’s decision to arbitrarily fire every worker in the office that helps working class and low income people heat their homes is outrageous.
Trump and Musk’s decision to arbitrarily fire every worker in the office that helps working class and low income people heat their homes is outrageous.
April 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Being able to heat your home in the winter is not a luxury. It is a matter of life and death.
Trump and Musk’s decision to arbitrarily fire every worker in the office that helps working class and low income people heat their homes is outrageous.
Trump and Musk’s decision to arbitrarily fire every worker in the office that helps working class and low income people heat their homes is outrageous.
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Thousands of protesters gathered at the Japanese American Historical Plaza on Portland’s waterfront before they started marching south down Naito Parkway onto the Morrison Bridge.
#HandsOff protest live updates: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
#HandsOff protest live updates: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
April 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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How I will remember April Fools' Day 2025.
Reckless.
My heart is out for these dedicated folks at NIH, FDA and CDC
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
Reckless.
My heart is out for these dedicated folks at NIH, FDA and CDC
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies
Layoff notices began arriving early Tuesday for thousands of employees of HHS and its subsidiary agencies, with as many 10,000 workers potentially expected to be hit by the cuts.
www.statnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How I will remember April Fools' Day 2025.
Reckless.
My heart is out for these dedicated folks at NIH, FDA and CDC
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
Reckless.
My heart is out for these dedicated folks at NIH, FDA and CDC
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
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Gee, I wonder what that study on vaccines and autism will show www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
"Geier and his father, Mark Geier, have published papers claiming vaccines increase the risk of autism, a theory that has been studied for decades and scientifically debunked."
"Geier and his father, Mark Geier, have published papers claiming vaccines increase the risk of autism, a theory that has been studied for decades and scientifically debunked."
March 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Gee, I wonder what that study on vaccines and autism will show www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
"Geier and his father, Mark Geier, have published papers claiming vaccines increase the risk of autism, a theory that has been studied for decades and scientifically debunked."
"Geier and his father, Mark Geier, have published papers claiming vaccines increase the risk of autism, a theory that has been studied for decades and scientifically debunked."
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In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.science.org/content/arti...
March 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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SICKENING—Trump’s DHS just deported a surgeon from Brown—who is here legally on an H1B visa that doesn’t expire until 2027, & committed no crimes. Trained in the U.S. at Ohio State, University of Washington, and Yale as a **transplant surgeon**, she is a highly trained doctor on kidney transplants.
March 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
SICKENING—Trump’s DHS just deported a surgeon from Brown—who is here legally on an H1B visa that doesn’t expire until 2027, & committed no crimes. Trained in the U.S. at Ohio State, University of Washington, and Yale as a **transplant surgeon**, she is a highly trained doctor on kidney transplants.
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Thousands of fired USAID employees were given 15 minutes today to clear out their personal belongings from headquarters.
February 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Thousands of fired USAID employees were given 15 minutes today to clear out their personal belongings from headquarters.
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It’s been buried in all the news today, but every scientist in the US should pay attention to this:
Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪
Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪
NEW: In a further sign of turmoil at the NIH, Mike Lauer, who oversees the agency's $39 billion extramural budget that goes to research outside the NIH, has resigned effective tomorrow.
This comes after top NIH official Larry Tabak abruptly retired yesterday.
This comes after top NIH official Larry Tabak abruptly retired yesterday.
February 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It’s been buried in all the news today, but every scientist in the US should pay attention to this:
Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪
Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪
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We are hearing that there is a meeting of all NIH IC directors happening now. We are also hearing, from several sources, rumors about director and assistant director level removals coming soon.
The impact of this wld be enormous.
IC directors have all grantmaking authority for each institute. 🧪
The impact of this wld be enormous.
IC directors have all grantmaking authority for each institute. 🧪
February 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We are hearing that there is a meeting of all NIH IC directors happening now. We are also hearing, from several sources, rumors about director and assistant director level removals coming soon.
The impact of this wld be enormous.
IC directors have all grantmaking authority for each institute. 🧪
The impact of this wld be enormous.
IC directors have all grantmaking authority for each institute. 🧪
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Yes. Also, NIH itself has stopped recruitment of PhD students, postbacs, and postdocs at all its campuses.
The nat'l recruitment cycle is closing, everyone will be done soon. It's already a lost year of talent coming in to do great science at NIH. Damage to 🧪 is real. (Story linked below, see 🧵.)
The nat'l recruitment cycle is closing, everyone will be done soon. It's already a lost year of talent coming in to do great science at NIH. Damage to 🧪 is real. (Story linked below, see 🧵.)
N.b.: Missing one round for grant submissions is one thing. But we're in the stage of the annual grad school cycle where students choose a doctoral program. U Iowa could be losing an entire year's worth of graduate students in some programs here.
If University of Iowa can’t afford NIH 15% indirect rates then no one in California, NY, Fla or Pennsylvania can
February 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Yes. Also, NIH itself has stopped recruitment of PhD students, postbacs, and postdocs at all its campuses.
The nat'l recruitment cycle is closing, everyone will be done soon. It's already a lost year of talent coming in to do great science at NIH. Damage to 🧪 is real. (Story linked below, see 🧵.)
The nat'l recruitment cycle is closing, everyone will be done soon. It's already a lost year of talent coming in to do great science at NIH. Damage to 🧪 is real. (Story linked below, see 🧵.)
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From independent @USAID sources, >800 contracts and awards are being terminated en masse – with the procurement team subject to hourly checks on speed of executing terminations. The pace has exceeded the ability to confirm whether lifesaving assistance or any Congressional mandate is affected.
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
From independent @USAID sources, >800 contracts and awards are being terminated en masse – with the procurement team subject to hourly checks on speed of executing terminations. The pace has exceeded the ability to confirm whether lifesaving assistance or any Congressional mandate is affected.
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NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."