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Ousted CDC director testifies she was fired for resisting pressure from RFK Jr. Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.

Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.

Trump officials order removal of photograph of enslaved man’s scars The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”

The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.” wapo.st/4mnNDLt

Horrible.

I encourage everyone to look out for their safety and practice good internet hygiene, of course. But some of the scolding posts I've read suggest we can change the awful aftermath of a fateful event by just holding our tongues and being quiet little mice, and that isn't my experience.

Pritzker: "We've gathered information from unauthorized, patriotic officials inside the government and from-sourced reporters about Donald Trump's plan, which is to deploy armed military personnel to the streets of Chicago."

Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:

"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."

yes! it was a hoot and loved the dynamic

Important clarification, multiple CDC sources tell me: Federal employees are not allowed to strike/walk out, so this is *not* a walkout but a "clap out" to show support for departing leadership. Current employees were either given permission to attend by a supervisor or used leave time to attend.

Someone shouts, “Demetre, we love to you!” as Dr. Daskalakis joins the CDC walk out. Moving scenes from CDC Headquarters in Atlanta.

Amy Sherald Speaks Out on Cancelling Her Smithsonian Show "When governments police museums, they are not simply policing exhibitions. They are policing imagination itself," the artist wrote in a new opinion essay.

When governments police museums, they are not simply policing exhibitions. They are policing imagination itself. Censorship has taken hold at the Smithsonian. I refused to play along.” —Amy Sherald

Trump administration to begin continuous police-state surveillance of 55 million US visa holders The State Department said the government will begin reviewing all visa holders’ social media accounts for posts or messages that evince support for “terrorism.”

On Thursday, the State Department confirmed that it will subject all 55 million US visa holders to what it calls “continuous immigration vetting.” Behind this bureaucratic phrase lies the creation of permanent police-state surveillance.

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hand holding a small black and white zine with a hand lettered cover that reads "How to report ICE and keep our neighbors safe" Sacramento Edition.

Hand holding open zine. Page reads S Size of group, A Actions/activity, L Location, U Uniforms, T Time/Date, E Equipment/weapons

Black and white ink and watercolor illustration of an eye looking down on a melting ice cube.

"How to Report ICE" zine editions now available for free printable download:

NYC
Philly
Durham, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
All of Massachusetts
Northern California from Humboldt to Monterey Counties!

More to come! Please share widely.

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Agents detain student at gunpoint near school; safe zones to be expanded around LAUSD campuses Amid immigration enforcement, city and school officials will set up "safe zones" monitored by LAPD and community volunteers to protect undocumented families when school resumes at LAUSD.

Los Angeles school district police, staff and volunteers will form protective perimeters around at least 100 schools to help ensure safe passage of children — an announcement that came on a day that immigration agents drew their guns on a student with disabilities. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Gunman who attacked CDC aimed to send message against COVID-19 vaccine Investigators say the suspect blamed the COVID vaccine for his health issues ahead of a deadly shooting in Atlanta.

Investigators say the suspect blamed the COVID vaccine for his health issues ahead of a deadly shooting in Atlanta.

ever. ever. ever.

Penn’s law school pauses scholarship honoring its first Black female graduate, plans to close equal opportunity office The university also is pausing a scholarship program which honors its first Black female graduate, Sadie T.M. Alexander.

“Penn’s law school pauses scholarship honoring its first Black female graduate, plans to close equal opportunity office”

Legionnaires' inspections sank to near-record low ahead of NYC outbreak A test for Legionella pneumophila bacteria. The city is on track to inspect half as many cooling towers compared to the year inspections started in 2017. [ more › ]

Legionnaires' inspections sank to near-record low ahead of NYC outbreak https://gothamist.com/news/legionnaires-inspections-sank-to-near-record-low-ahead-of-nyc-outbreak

Self-Portrait as Hereboy, Sethe’s Dog in Beloved Worried my love’s not worth much, but I always / come when called.

Today's featured poem for the Academy of American Poets "Poem-a-Day" comes from the incomparable @theferocity.bsky.social! It's a good one, too. 💜

Fucking HELL yall.

If you want a repro clinic in LA dm me. This is devastating. Mississippi closed its only physical location. Birmingham AL will be the only physical clinic in the LA/MS/AL region.

From last night on @njspotlightnews.org — our interview with @dep.nj.gov Commissioner @shawnlatur.bsky.social on this landmark settlement www.njspotlightnews.org/video/nj-rea...

Big Freedia takes bounce music to church on new album, 'Pressing Onward' NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church led her to this moment, fusing gospel with her signature bounce music.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church led her to this moment, fusing gospel with her signature bounce music.

Public media is really special. Shame, shame, shame on this regime and its campaign to make everyone scared, obedient, and stupid. They are stealing from all of us and from our futures. Despicable.

Black women’s unemployment is rising. Economists say it’s a warning sign. New data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics marked the third straight month of high unemployment rates for Black women.

We have new Jobs numbers out today and unemployment for Black women remains high. It's now 6.3% — the highest for any group of women.
Last couple of months:
March: 5.1%
April: 6.1%
May: 6.2%
June: 5.8%
July: 6.3%

Last time it was this high was fall 2021.
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CDC Cuts Experts Out of Panels That Develop Vaccine Policy The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told physician groups, public health professionals and infectious disease experts that they will no longer be invited to help review vaccine data and ...

After gutting the panel & putting his anti-vaxx allies in charge, now Kennedy is going further—ejecting physician groups, doctors and nurses, and infectious disease experts from working groups who look at the data and advise the panel. HHS says they're all "biased."
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Classic example of people pulling up the ladder behind them.

Kim Davis is a plague upon the land.

Report: DOJ Investigating George Mason Faculty Senate The Justice Department is now investigating the Faculty Senate at George Mason University after the panel backed the university president and affirmed that “diversity is our strength,” The New York Ti...

I really want us to sit and consider that the Department of Justice is using their time and resources to read faculty senate statements that support having a diverse faculty.
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He Was Asked About His Tattoos and a TikTok Video in Court. Five Days Later, He Was in a Salvadoran Prison. Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra was one of more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants the Trump administration sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. After his release, he says he wants the world to ...

2/ At Albert Rodríguez Parra’s virtual hearing that day, the stakes were high.

His final hearing was 10 days away, on March 20. If the judge granted him asylum, he’d be free.

Little did he know just 5 days later, he’d be deported to El Salvador.
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Baby, there were no undertones in that ad. It was all OVERtones.