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Here to follow news about the current H5N1 panzootic.
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Senate appropriators seemingly snubbed an effort by health secretary RFK Jr. to reorganize certain primary care and chronic health programs into a new agency known as the Administration for a Healthy America. www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/h...
Senators leave RFK Jr.’s MAHA agency out of 2026 budget in apparent snub
Senators ignored RFK Jr.'s proposal to create a chronic disease agency called the Administration for a Healthy America.
www.statnews.com
August 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Senate appropriators seemingly snubbed an effort by health secretary RFK Jr. to reorganize certain primary care and chronic health programs into a new agency known as the Administration for a Healthy America. www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/h...
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Pressure matters, advocacy matters. Don't let any one convince that it doesn't. 450 CDC employees and several key departments including HIV prevention and STI surveillance and testing departments were reinstated today.
Keep speaking up!
www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/...
Keep speaking up!
www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/...
US CDC restores jobs for 450 laid-off employees
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reinstating some 450 employees laid off under the Trump administration's massive reduction of the federal workforce, a government spokesperson...
www.marketscreener.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Pressure matters, advocacy matters. Don't let any one convince that it doesn't. 450 CDC employees and several key departments including HIV prevention and STI surveillance and testing departments were reinstated today.
Keep speaking up!
www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/...
Keep speaking up!
www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/...
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NEW: Judge Boasberg grants TRO preventing deportation of all in US custody subject to new Trump EO! Concludes that terms like "nation" and "government" likely don't apply to Tren de Aragua, immigration doesn't seem to be "invasion," so Alien Enemies Act wouldn't provide basis for removal.
March 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
NEW: Judge Boasberg grants TRO preventing deportation of all in US custody subject to new Trump EO! Concludes that terms like "nation" and "government" likely don't apply to Tren de Aragua, immigration doesn't seem to be "invasion," so Alien Enemies Act wouldn't provide basis for removal.
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BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump order against law firm, calling it a "personal vendetta."
Judge Beryl Howell issued the temporary restraining order from the bench at the conclusion of a two-hour hearing over Trump's executive order against Perkins Coie.
New, at Law Dork —>
Judge Beryl Howell issued the temporary restraining order from the bench at the conclusion of a two-hour hearing over Trump's executive order against Perkins Coie.
New, at Law Dork —>
Breaking: Federal judge blocks Trump order against law firm, calling it a "personal vendetta"
Judge Beryl Howell issued the temporary restraining order from the bench at the conclusion of a two-hour hearing over Trump's executive order against Perkins Coie.
www.lawdork.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks Trump order against law firm, calling it a "personal vendetta."
Judge Beryl Howell issued the temporary restraining order from the bench at the conclusion of a two-hour hearing over Trump's executive order against Perkins Coie.
New, at Law Dork —>
Judge Beryl Howell issued the temporary restraining order from the bench at the conclusion of a two-hour hearing over Trump's executive order against Perkins Coie.
New, at Law Dork —>
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This is a very welcome sign and a reminder that resistance produces results.
Breaking News: ICE has abruptly cleared out a second group of migrants it had brought to Guantánamo, returning 40 men to the U.S. days before the practice is set to face a court challenge.
ICE Returns All Migrants From Guantánamo to Stateside Facilities
A court filing described strip searches and the use of restraint chairs on some of the 290 migrants the Trump administration has cycled through the base.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This is a very welcome sign and a reminder that resistance produces results.
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HPAI #H5N1 virus continues to spread among multiple species across the Unites States, including birds, wild animals, and domestic livestock, raising concerns about potential human exposures and public health risks. Follow this 🧵 for current updates. #EpiSky
www.factcontagion.org/breaking-dow...
www.factcontagion.org/breaking-dow...
March 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
HPAI #H5N1 virus continues to spread among multiple species across the Unites States, including birds, wild animals, and domestic livestock, raising concerns about potential human exposures and public health risks. Follow this 🧵 for current updates. #EpiSky
www.factcontagion.org/breaking-dow...
www.factcontagion.org/breaking-dow...
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Twice a year, WHO brings together experts to analyze #influenza virus surveillance and characterization data and issue recommendations on the composition of influenza vaccines. 🧵
February 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Twice a year, WHO brings together experts to analyze #influenza virus surveillance and characterization data and issue recommendations on the composition of influenza vaccines. 🧵
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What the nice law professor said!!!
The D.C. Circuit ruled at 8:07 p.m. The deadline was 11:59 p.m. The plaintiffs hadn’t even responded yet.
I understand that everyone’s dander is up about … everything. But there’s nothing sinister about a two-day pause so #SCOTUS can actually review the arguments. The key is what happens on Friday.
I understand that everyone’s dander is up about … everything. But there’s nothing sinister about a two-day pause so #SCOTUS can actually review the arguments. The key is what happens on Friday.
#BREAKING: Chief Justice Roberts issues temporary, "administrative" stay of the government's midnight deadline to turn spending taps back on in foreign aid funding case.
This is *not* a sign that the Court is going to rule for Trump on the merits; it's buying a short amount of time to sort it out.
This is *not* a sign that the Court is going to rule for Trump on the merits; it's buying a short amount of time to sort it out.
February 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
What the nice law professor said!!!
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I wish more people knew about the 1920s Klan because they—perhaps more than European fascists—are the model for Trumpism.
This is a good summary and a nice reminder that they do a lot of damage, but in the end, fascists always lose.
This is a good summary and a nice reminder that they do a lot of damage, but in the end, fascists always lose.
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I wish more people knew about the 1920s Klan because they—perhaps more than European fascists—are the model for Trumpism.
This is a good summary and a nice reminder that they do a lot of damage, but in the end, fascists always lose.
This is a good summary and a nice reminder that they do a lot of damage, but in the end, fascists always lose.
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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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Good to see that CDC finally updated its measles page and will now update it weekly. That's about the only good news though. Measles outbreak in West Texas continues. Kindergarten vaccination rates are declining. The US is at risk of losing the elimination status we achieved in 2000.
February 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Good to see that CDC finally updated its measles page and will now update it weekly. That's about the only good news though. Measles outbreak in West Texas continues. Kindergarten vaccination rates are declining. The US is at risk of losing the elimination status we achieved in 2000.
Absolutely LOVE this!
February 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Absolutely LOVE this!
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Vocal, blanket doomerism is not a dignified or honorable way to move through life
February 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Vocal, blanket doomerism is not a dignified or honorable way to move through life
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So they gotta walk this back or otherwise uh gonna be a total disaster
February 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
So they gotta walk this back or otherwise uh gonna be a total disaster
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New findings from Trump’s longtime pollster Tony Fabrizio & Bob Ward
Generic ballot —> D+5
Among swing voters:
—66% say tax priority should be helping working class families; 1% say helping highest earners
—Top-polling policy: extend expiring health care tax credits under ACA
Generic ballot —> D+5
Among swing voters:
—66% say tax priority should be helping working class families; 1% say helping highest earners
—Top-polling policy: extend expiring health care tax credits under ACA
February 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New findings from Trump’s longtime pollster Tony Fabrizio & Bob Ward
Generic ballot —> D+5
Among swing voters:
—66% say tax priority should be helping working class families; 1% say helping highest earners
—Top-polling policy: extend expiring health care tax credits under ACA
Generic ballot —> D+5
Among swing voters:
—66% say tax priority should be helping working class families; 1% say helping highest earners
—Top-polling policy: extend expiring health care tax credits under ACA
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BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.
February 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.
Every single day of my one wild and precious life, I learn something new about The Supreme Court that I would never have otherwise cared about 😭, in this case, abeyance. But I am grateful for all the legal reporters who make these things easier for us laypeople to understand.
NEW: The Supreme Court allows Hampton Dellinger to continue serving as Special Counsel, for now, but holds the case in abeyance until the restraining order expires on Feb. 26.
A win for Dellinger and a loss for Trump. But this is not the end of the case.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
A win for Dellinger and a loss for Trump. But this is not the end of the case.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
![This matter concerns the President’s action to remove
Hampton Dellinger from his position as Special Counsel for
the Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger challenged his
without-cause removal in the District Court for the District
of Columbia. See 5 U. S. C. §1211(b). On February 12,
2025, the District Court entered a temporary restraining
order (TRO) providing that Dellinger should remain in office until the court ruled on his motion for a preliminary
injunction. The District Court has scheduled a hearing on
that motion for February 26, the day that the TRO expires.
See Fed. Rule Civ. Proc. 65(b)(2).
Pending before this Court is the Government’s application to vacate the TRO. Dellinger has filed a Response in
Opposition. The Government then filed a reply. The question is thus fully briefed before this Court.
Although it acknowledges that this Court typically does
not have appellate jurisdiction over TROs, the Government
urges us to construe the TRO as a preliminary injunction or
to exercise jurisdiction under the All Writs Act in light of
the core executive power assertedly restrained. Application
31–32; see 28 U. S. C. §1292(a)(1). In his opposition,
Dellinger repeatedly notes that the TRO will “expire by its
terms [in] eight [now five] days,” Response in Opposition 1,](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreifv2gcilyqq7ko7izvwirfascnlhwkqhokdoiehtnn4fwqnyyosau@jpeg)
February 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Every single day of my one wild and precious life, I learn something new about The Supreme Court that I would never have otherwise cared about 😭, in this case, abeyance. But I am grateful for all the legal reporters who make these things easier for us laypeople to understand.
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It's helpful to remember that this is an exceptionally stressful time for many people and they should be extended grace accordingly
February 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It's helpful to remember that this is an exceptionally stressful time for many people and they should be extended grace accordingly
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sounds like Dems are asking for the right things
February 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
sounds like Dems are asking for the right things
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AOC speaking to a thousand NYC federal workers and allies about the urgency of resisting Musk 🔥🔥🔥
February 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
AOC speaking to a thousand NYC federal workers and allies about the urgency of resisting Musk 🔥🔥🔥
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Everyone in the Trump coalition voted for someone to get got. Most of them didn’t realize that they were that someone to someone else.
February 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Everyone in the Trump coalition voted for someone to get got. Most of them didn’t realize that they were that someone to someone else.
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The global South is leading in keeping us all safe.
1.Rwanda &Tanzania contained marburg outbreaks
2.Uganda is fighting Ebola
3. DRC is fighting #mpox
Knowledge can flow from the global South to North. With CDC EIS gutted, consider Africa CDC's AES
www.globalsouthopportunities.com/2025/02/17/a...
1.Rwanda &Tanzania contained marburg outbreaks
2.Uganda is fighting Ebola
3. DRC is fighting #mpox
Knowledge can flow from the global South to North. With CDC EIS gutted, consider Africa CDC's AES
www.globalsouthopportunities.com/2025/02/17/a...
Africa CDC Call for Applications: The African Epidemic Service Program 2025 (AES) - Empowering Africa's Public Health Workforce - Global South Opportunities
In an increasingly interconnected world, the rapid spread of disease can pose significant challenges to public health systems. The African continent, with its
www.globalsouthopportunities.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The global South is leading in keeping us all safe.
1.Rwanda &Tanzania contained marburg outbreaks
2.Uganda is fighting Ebola
3. DRC is fighting #mpox
Knowledge can flow from the global South to North. With CDC EIS gutted, consider Africa CDC's AES
www.globalsouthopportunities.com/2025/02/17/a...
1.Rwanda &Tanzania contained marburg outbreaks
2.Uganda is fighting Ebola
3. DRC is fighting #mpox
Knowledge can flow from the global South to North. With CDC EIS gutted, consider Africa CDC's AES
www.globalsouthopportunities.com/2025/02/17/a...
Great! Now can someone please volunteer to hit me over the head with a shovel?
🚨 SCOOP 🚨
The acting Social Security commissioner has left the agency after a clash over providing DOGE access to sensitive data
It follows our reporting that DOGE is seeking access to personal financial data at the IRS for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit.
The acting Social Security commissioner has left the agency after a clash over providing DOGE access to sensitive data
It follows our reporting that DOGE is seeking access to personal financial data at the IRS for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit.
Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data
Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Great! Now can someone please volunteer to hit me over the head with a shovel?