Veterans deserve the best health care available. At a time when the VA is already understaffed, these layoffs will hurt veterans. Unacceptable.

Trump must not cut VA health care so that he can give tax breaks to Musk and other billionaires.

The VA must rescind this order.

Flu hospitalization rates are higher so far this season than at the same point during each of the past FIFTEEN YEARS, at least
Chart shows Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET) cumulative hospitalization data; red line is current (2024-2025) season
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We’re living in the golden age of press conferences where a weird guy on pills babbles incoherently

98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule

Medicaid spending is $880 billion, so, I guess, no Medicaid?

this morning i learning about H.R. 6951 which includes capping federal loan borrowing at 200k per person and would get rid of grad PLUS loans. they want to make higher education private and exclusive to the wealthy

Just paid my taxes via X, the everything app, but it said my payment went to something called $GOVCOIN. I emailed the IRS for help but they replied with just a poop emoji

DOGE and Trump admin have hobbled at least 11 federal agencies *that have been investigating Musk's companies.*

The NLRB alone had 24 ongoing investigations into Tesla & others--but Trump fired top officials so now cases can't move forward.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

@ericlipton.nytimes.com

The AP says it was blocked from the Oval Office over continuing to use “Gulf of Mexico” | CNN Business The Associated Press said the White House barred its reporter from Tuesday’s Oval Office executive order signing because of the AP style guidance on using the name Gulf of Mexico versus Gulf of Americ...

AP reporter blocked from the Oval Office over AP’s continued use of “Gulf of Mexico”

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i know not the point but wtf is he wearing?? the posture?? is he mewing??? goofy ass

New York doctor says he'll continue providing transition care despite Trump executive order As legal battles are fought over an executive order restricting transgender care for patients younger than 19, some clinics continue to provide the care, while others are backing off.

A New York City doctor said he will continue providing gender-affirming treatments to his patients younger than 19 despite President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to ban such care.

If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all.

Don't tell me that the billionaires running the country don't have my interests at heart. You don't know my interests. What if my interests are to eat shit and die

bad day for annoying people

harry styles needs to give barack back to michelle. it’s time

can’t wait for the prescriber AI and insurance AI to fight each other

if it’s not a nazi salute then why would they fire her for calling it out? if it was truly an innocent gesture, they wouldn’t care about the criticism

“what to do if ICE comes for your patient”… med school definitely hasn’t prepare me for this but here we are

When someone puts their life on the line to defend this country in uniform, we in turn, promise them health care after their service.

Trump froze all hiring at the VA at a time when the VA is experiencing a shortage of doctors & nurses. Unacceptable. Our veterans deserve better.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent this internal memo to diplomats about Trump’s executive orders seeking to end DEI (1/2)

NBC White House correspondent reporting that legal experts advise those with passports with x markers may be held up upon attempt to use it.

I CANNOT confirm this but it’s certainly notable that it’s being reported.

I cannot believe that our ghetto ass govn't actually worked together to get rid of a fuckin app. Meanwhile, I can die from eating a mixed salad laced with Listeria or a mass shooting on my way to get it. Man, FUCK YALLL