The CDCreported 1,544 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the US declared measles eliminated in 2000. #medsky #vaccines
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The storefront Democratic club HQ where the mayor just had a ribbon-cutting ceremony had a parapet collapse in dramatic fashion two years ago and is still subject to a vacate order, @katiehonan.bsky.social reports.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/08/a...

We made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm.

A U.S. citizen on their way to work abducted by ICE then locked in a basement, with federal government employees refusing to consider indisputable proof of citizenship.

Congress endorses it. SCOTUS keeps thwarting judges from even slowing it.

What more is there to say? We live under fascism now.

The ATS condemns the HHS Sec. Kennedy’s unilateral decision to dismiss all members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This decision undermines decades of medical and scientific that have been vital to safeguarding public health.
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Studies show that just one exposure to tear gas can increase the likelihood of respiratory illnesses. That's why in 2020, the ATS called for a moratorium on the use of tear gas and other chemical agents.

Learn more about the damage tear gas causes (via @wired.com‬): www.wired.com/story/what-t...

Have you:
• Filed a complaint with the CFPB in the past year?
• Had problems with a company whose case the CFPB dismissed or stopped investigating?
• Been in touch with the CFPB regarding investigations or resolutions in the past year?

Let us know 👇

The fact that people accidentally text the wrong person is precisely why federal workers must use secure channels and hardened devices. Don't spin it, @usatoday.com

Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.

I present to you the next deputy director of the FBI!

COME WORK WITH ME!

Are you a local journalist looking to spend a year diving into an accountability project of importance to your community?

@propublica.org is accepting our next round of Local Reporting Network proposals.

Deadline: April 14

*Applying will be more fun than doing your taxes.

These companies want to be “non-banks” that can accept deposits of your money and then not have any legal obligations to protect it—which lets them use it to speculate on crypto etc—and not have FDIC insurance. They need to kill the cfpb to do that.

“The Ledger would write something on a Sunday and all the newspapers would follow for the rest of the week,” said Peter J. McDonough Jr., a close aide to former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. “They called out the B.S.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/n...

shout out to the nyt live blogger who’s really just going for it today. have you ever thought about hotels?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/n...

I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:

Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...

Hello, new followers and connections and friends from the other app! I’ve been taking social media breaks on the weekend and am still deciding how much I want to use this app, as nice as it appears. Have a good weekend and remember to take care of yourselves. 😊

This explains the smoke smell…

Firefighters have responded to more than 200 brush fires in the past two weeks, including nearly two dozen in Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx.

If a fire breaks out near your home, here's what you can to keep your indoor air clean:

Read more here: https://buff.ly/4fKtbl4

Was anyone in the NY/NJ tristate affected by the bad air quality from the fires last week and interested in telling your story to an advocacy group that works on human impacts of extreme weather? DM me if so!