Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD

BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc

Oh by the way also Trump lost one in the House today - 20 Republicans voted with the Dems to pass a bill to restore federal worker union rights Trump tried to remove with an exec order. Came to the House floor via a discharge petition.

The war in the GOP is between those who can do math and those who keep bragging about how many dementia tests they've passed.

Will Hoosiers shoot themselves in the foot? A look ahead at 2026 suggests that Indiana legislators would be wise to hedge their bets.

Here, I explain how today’s action - in which 21 out of 40 Republican state senators went against the President of the United States - is deeply in the interest of their state.

With a likely Democratc Congress in 2027, they need bipartisan representation.
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"At least 11 Indiana Rs got death threats after he [Trump] called for primaries—but it still failed."

Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported

“Covid vaccines administered last fall sharply decreased the risk of emergency department and urgent care visits in children… [cutting] the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent in children under 4, and 56 percent in children 5 to 17.”

She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria

The twelfth installment in the @nytimes.com Lost Science series is up: an entomologist who helped protect people from malaria. Story by @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4pBdYbk

He's at 38-60 on immigration!

31-67 on the economy!

These are abandon ship numbers

and yet the calendar says this mishegas isn’t over for another three years and change

Another terrible poll for Trump, this time from AP-NORC. His overall job approval rating is 36-61. Among Independents, it's 20-74. He's incredibly unpopular with Independents on every major issue. On the economic, their job approval of him is 15-80.
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In bizarre, self-pitying tirade, unraveling Trump admits his polling is actually pretty bad and not at record highs, as he keeps claiming

I think some folks might be happy to see this. NIGMS MIRA R35 for EI/NI has been published. PAR-26-121 files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

You have canceled the release of three different economic data reports in the last two months

Fetterman Writes Letter Asking Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) prepared a letter in recent days asking Israel’s...

Scoop, w the incomparable @kateriga.bsky.social: John Fetterman asked Israel's President to pardon Netanyahu in a previously unreported letter

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There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.

GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing

BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?

GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now

THOMPSON: What does that mean?

Abrego Garcia is not a "proven human trafficker." He has merely been *accused by the government* of being one. That's not the same thing. And if Leavitt is so certain of these charges, why is the administration attempting to deport him to Africa to avoid trying him in a US court?

Hill Democrats brought it today. Been great to see. This is my favorite clip of the day so far….

How do you walk into this one

One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them

Lifesaving research: gutted. Vaccines: restricted. Science: ignored.

Enough is enough. RFK Jr. must be removed from office.

B. No Order of Removal Exists for Abrego Garcia No such order of removal exists for Abrego Garcia. When Abrego Garcia was first wrongly expelled to El Salvador, the Court struggled to understand the legal authority for even seizing him in the first place. At the first hearing in Abrego I, the Court inquired of Respondents’ counsel: The Court: I want to ask, though, the very specific question, if there is a final order of removal, what . . . document got this process started? There is no warrant for his arrest by an order of removal. There is no statement of probable cause. There’s no charge. There’s no report that says that anyone saw Mr. Abrego Garcia doing anything illegal or criminal. So what is the actual document that gave these officers the authority to start this process? Counsel: That is not in the record, and the government has not put that into the record. And that’s the best I can do. Abrego I, ECF No. 33 at 21:11–22. The Court continued to press counsel about the existence of a removal order and was told plainly that none can be found:

The Court: Okay. So if there’s a Title 8 removal order, there would be an order of removal that’s being executed, and we don’t have one for Mr. Abrego Garcia, right? . . . Do you have that order? . . . Is it in the record? Counsel: I do not have that order. It is not in the record. Id. at 23:7–24:4. Since that time, Respondents have never produced an order of removal despite Abrego Garcia hinging much of his jurisdictional and legal arguments on its non-existence. ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 68–69; ECF No. 32 at 10, 15–17, 27; ECF No. 87 at 11–12. Indeed, Respondents twice sponsored the testimony of ICE officials whose job it is to effectuate removal orders, and who candidly admitted to having never seen one for Abrego Garcia. See ECF No. 107 at 30:16–22 (testimony of Cantú) (“Q: Based upon your many years of experience you described to us, you know what a final order of removal looks like, right, sir? Cantú: I do. Q: And have you seen a final order of removal in regard to Mr. Abrego Garcia? Cantú: I have not.”). See also Abrego I, ECF No. 234 at 46:6–12 (testimony of interim Assistant Director for ICE Removal Operations, Thomas Giles (“Giles”)) (“Q: You have not seen the final order of removal, have you, sir? Giles: What do you mean by that? Q: I mean, you have not seen a piece of paper that represents the final order of removal vis-a-vis Mr. Abrego Garcia, correct? Giles: No, I have not.”).15 Based on this, the Court concludes that no order of removal exists.

🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.

I just don't see how the court can avoid at least sanctioning the attorneys at this point.

Memorandum Opinion – #110 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Paula Xinis on 12/11/2025. (kns, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

Read the opinion here:

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BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis orders the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody

🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge rules the Department of Homeland Security must release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody effective immediately. More to come.

Background:
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/kilmar-abrego-garcia-justice-department-extra-judicial-statements/

Sign the Petition Support a New York State Biomedical Institute for a Healthier, More Affordable Future

Petition for a NY Biomedical Institute. This is a no-brainer to support science in NY, similar to programs in CA/TX.

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WSJ: “.. A Visual Breakdown of Trump’s Pardon Spree”

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Epstein survivors and Senate Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files have been "tampered with" Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and a group of Democrats are asking for a review of the Epstein case files to determine whether the records have been "tampered" with or concealed, ahead of a...

EXCLUSIVE: Epstein survivors and Senate Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files have been "tampered with"

Just filed ‬⁩ ===>

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