@tarahaupert.bsky.social
"Meet Gillbert: He eats environmental disaster for breakfast, literally. This robotic fish is designed to filter plastic out of our water and power himself in the process”
Student designs mind-blowing robot fish with incredible capabilities: 'Meet Gillbert'
The engineers at the University of Surrey are behind Gillbert, a robotic fish designed to filter plastic out of our water.
www.thecooldown.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Meet Gillbert: He eats environmental disaster for breakfast, literally. This robotic fish is designed to filter plastic out of our water and power himself in the process”
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Tell Congress Right Now: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act
Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Tell Congress Right Now: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act
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National Public Health Coalition released new data showing impacts of illegal firings across CDC since Jan 2025. CDC has lost one-third of its civil-service workforce & over 150 programs. Explore an interactive dashboard. See how cuts are undermining public health nationwide.
CDCDataProject.org
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CDCDataProject.org
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November 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
National Public Health Coalition released new data showing impacts of illegal firings across CDC since Jan 2025. CDC has lost one-third of its civil-service workforce & over 150 programs. Explore an interactive dashboard. See how cuts are undermining public health nationwide.
CDCDataProject.org
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CDCDataProject.org
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Dictators don’t like math—because math insists on reality.
We’re still trying to work out how this math maths. Is he suggesting people are crossing illegally out of the US into Mexico and Canada? Math exposes the lie, but when reality is inconvenient, the authoritarian will simply demand a new one.
We’re still trying to work out how this math maths. Is he suggesting people are crossing illegally out of the US into Mexico and Canada? Math exposes the lie, but when reality is inconvenient, the authoritarian will simply demand a new one.
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Dictators don’t like math—because math insists on reality.
We’re still trying to work out how this math maths. Is he suggesting people are crossing illegally out of the US into Mexico and Canada? Math exposes the lie, but when reality is inconvenient, the authoritarian will simply demand a new one.
We’re still trying to work out how this math maths. Is he suggesting people are crossing illegally out of the US into Mexico and Canada? Math exposes the lie, but when reality is inconvenient, the authoritarian will simply demand a new one.
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Whiplash and trauma- that's what the CDC staff are currently experiencing. CDC can't protect us if they don't have the resources and the boots on the ground. My conversation with @jaketapper.bsky.social @cnn.com last night. @firedbutfighting.bsky.social
The Lead With Jake Tapper - Dr. Deb Houry
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October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Whiplash and trauma- that's what the CDC staff are currently experiencing. CDC can't protect us if they don't have the resources and the boots on the ground. My conversation with @jaketapper.bsky.social @cnn.com last night. @firedbutfighting.bsky.social
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We're collecting resources for furloughed CDC workers (and other feds!) on our new Shutdown Survival Guide page. Check it out (and let us know if we've missed something!) www.cdcresourceportal.org/resources/sh...
October 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
We're collecting resources for furloughed CDC workers (and other feds!) on our new Shutdown Survival Guide page. Check it out (and let us know if we've missed something!) www.cdcresourceportal.org/resources/sh...
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More CDC Cuts :: NCHS Edition 📊🔫
At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.
Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.
At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.
Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.
October 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
More CDC Cuts :: NCHS Edition 📊🔫
At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.
Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.
At least 1/3 of the staff at the National Center for Health Statistics has been cut (and remain cut). This is catastrophic for our nation’s health data.
Say goodbye to national health statistics that you can trust, healthcare surveys, NHANES and data systems.
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No one knows what is happening. Now, we are hearing some of the CDC RIF notices might have been in error.
Error = Miscoding
Where are we hearing this? Through media of course! No one is being transparent with CDC staff.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
We continue to track the cuts. Stay tuned.
Error = Miscoding
Where are we hearing this? Through media of course! No one is being transparent with CDC staff.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
We continue to track the cuts. Stay tuned.
a picture of a giraffe dancing with the words welcome to the circus
Alt: a picture of a giraffe dancing with the words welcome to the circus
media.tenor.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
No one knows what is happening. Now, we are hearing some of the CDC RIF notices might have been in error.
Error = Miscoding
Where are we hearing this? Through media of course! No one is being transparent with CDC staff.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
We continue to track the cuts. Stay tuned.
Error = Miscoding
Where are we hearing this? Through media of course! No one is being transparent with CDC staff.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
We continue to track the cuts. Stay tuned.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
October 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, even as the nation grapples with the most cases recorded since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated in the U.S.
C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases
Scientists who focused on other infectious diseases, like an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also were let go.
nyti.ms
October 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, even as the nation grapples with the most cases recorded since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated in the U.S.
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RIFed:
Global Health Center - Office of the Director
GHC works to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide - BECAUSE HEALTH ISSUES WORLDWIDE WILL AFFECT THE USA AS WELL.
(and also, it’s the right thing to do)
GHC’s leadership - gone. Doesn’t seem efficient (or wise) to me.
Global Health Center - Office of the Director
GHC works to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide - BECAUSE HEALTH ISSUES WORLDWIDE WILL AFFECT THE USA AS WELL.
(and also, it’s the right thing to do)
GHC’s leadership - gone. Doesn’t seem efficient (or wise) to me.
Global Health Center
CDC's Global Health Center works 24/7 to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide.
www.cdc.gov
October 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
RIFed:
Global Health Center - Office of the Director
GHC works to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide - BECAUSE HEALTH ISSUES WORLDWIDE WILL AFFECT THE USA AS WELL.
(and also, it’s the right thing to do)
GHC’s leadership - gone. Doesn’t seem efficient (or wise) to me.
Global Health Center - Office of the Director
GHC works to reduce illness and respond to health threats worldwide - BECAUSE HEALTH ISSUES WORLDWIDE WILL AFFECT THE USA AS WELL.
(and also, it’s the right thing to do)
GHC’s leadership - gone. Doesn’t seem efficient (or wise) to me.
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RIFed:
OSSAM - Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management
Let this sink in. They are getting rid of federal employees tasked w/ protecting sensitive public health data - that we would NOT want foreign entities to get access to.
(Foreign entities - China, etc. But can we add Vought🤮💩 too?)
OSSAM - Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management
Let this sink in. They are getting rid of federal employees tasked w/ protecting sensitive public health data - that we would NOT want foreign entities to get access to.
(Foreign entities - China, etc. But can we add Vought🤮💩 too?)
October 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
RIFed:
OSSAM - Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management
Let this sink in. They are getting rid of federal employees tasked w/ protecting sensitive public health data - that we would NOT want foreign entities to get access to.
(Foreign entities - China, etc. But can we add Vought🤮💩 too?)
OSSAM - Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management
Let this sink in. They are getting rid of federal employees tasked w/ protecting sensitive public health data - that we would NOT want foreign entities to get access to.
(Foreign entities - China, etc. But can we add Vought🤮💩 too?)
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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From the 6 Surgeon Generals who served across administrations since President Bush: "Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
From the 6 Surgeon Generals who served across administrations since President Bush: "Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."
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Nearly a month later, the silence from the Trump administration is deafening
No flags at half mast to honor a fallen hero
If extremist violence is the problem, why does addressing it depend on who pulls the trigger?
⚠ Caution: gun violence discussed ⚠
www.nickvalencianews.com/p/another-fo...
No flags at half mast to honor a fallen hero
If extremist violence is the problem, why does addressing it depend on who pulls the trigger?
⚠ Caution: gun violence discussed ⚠
www.nickvalencianews.com/p/another-fo...
Another Forgotten Shooting
By Nick Valencia | October 6, 2025
www.nickvalencianews.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Nearly a month later, the silence from the Trump administration is deafening
No flags at half mast to honor a fallen hero
If extremist violence is the problem, why does addressing it depend on who pulls the trigger?
⚠ Caution: gun violence discussed ⚠
www.nickvalencianews.com/p/another-fo...
No flags at half mast to honor a fallen hero
If extremist violence is the problem, why does addressing it depend on who pulls the trigger?
⚠ Caution: gun violence discussed ⚠
www.nickvalencianews.com/p/another-fo...
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Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high — nearly double the national average.
Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.
Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.
Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts
Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.
www.npr.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high — nearly double the national average.
Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.
Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.
Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Exclusive: "The CDC is far too important to just give up on" says Susan Monarez, who was director of the CDC for just 29 days under the current administration
go.nature.com/4pSmanQ
go.nature.com/4pSmanQ
Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.
go.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Exclusive: "The CDC is far too important to just give up on" says Susan Monarez, who was director of the CDC for just 29 days under the current administration
go.nature.com/4pSmanQ
go.nature.com/4pSmanQ
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NEW: Some 4 million people in the U.S. could lose federal housing assistance under new plans from the Trump administration, say experts who reviewed drafts of two unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...
www.propublica.org
September 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Some 4 million people in the U.S. could lose federal housing assistance under new plans from the Trump administration, say experts who reviewed drafts of two unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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“I was fired for holding the line on scientific integrity. The stakes are not theoretical — we have already seen the largest [US] measles outbreak in more than 30 years, which claimed the lives of two children.”
go.nature.com/46rhA7s
go.nature.com/46rhA7s
Three ways ex-CDC chief says that Trump team is sidelining science
Susan Monarez testifies at tense Senate hearing that scientific integrity is being quashed at US health agency.
go.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“I was fired for holding the line on scientific integrity. The stakes are not theoretical — we have already seen the largest [US] measles outbreak in more than 30 years, which claimed the lives of two children.”
go.nature.com/46rhA7s
go.nature.com/46rhA7s
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Monarez: "Kennedy made another set of assertions associated with CDC that were particularly pointed and hurtful and disparaging ... he said that CDC employees were killing children and they don't care"
September 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Monarez: "Kennedy made another set of assertions associated with CDC that were particularly pointed and hurtful and disparaging ... he said that CDC employees were killing children and they don't care"
A horrible day for public health.
💔 Americans will suffer because of this.
💔 Americans will suffer because of this.
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A horrible day for public health.
💔 Americans will suffer because of this.
💔 Americans will suffer because of this.
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These cuts are a recipe for more illness, higher healthcare costs, and less information for people to make decisions about their own health.
They're a recipe for disaster.
They're a recipe for disaster.
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars
The Office on Smoking and Health, the Environmental Health Laboratory, CDC Communications offices — the gutting of these teams will make America sicker, writes former CDC Director Tom Frieden.
www.statnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
These cuts are a recipe for more illness, higher healthcare costs, and less information for people to make decisions about their own health.
They're a recipe for disaster.
They're a recipe for disaster.
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🚨 RFK Jr.’s Plan to Cut 10,000 HHS Jobs: What You Need to Know 🚨
Big changes coming to the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS). RFK Jr. is planning 10,000 job cuts + major restructuring. Sounds like government "efficiency," but here’s why it might be a disaster for public health. 🧵👇
Big changes coming to the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS). RFK Jr. is planning 10,000 job cuts + major restructuring. Sounds like government "efficiency," but here’s why it might be a disaster for public health. 🧵👇
March 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚨 RFK Jr.’s Plan to Cut 10,000 HHS Jobs: What You Need to Know 🚨
Big changes coming to the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS). RFK Jr. is planning 10,000 job cuts + major restructuring. Sounds like government "efficiency," but here’s why it might be a disaster for public health. 🧵👇
Big changes coming to the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS). RFK Jr. is planning 10,000 job cuts + major restructuring. Sounds like government "efficiency," but here’s why it might be a disaster for public health. 🧵👇
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive