Maybe we shouldn’t let someone who doesn’t believe in germs and who thinks it’s okay to eat roadkill and swim in contaminated ponds be in charge of our national food safety.

I do wish big-time media orgs would stop taking the bait of calling these cuts to "Brown" or "Harvard." These are cuts to alzheimers research, maternal health research, antiviral coronavirus innovations, not "insert school here." They are cuts to our medical future and scientific livelihood.

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

Looks like we’re going back in time.

"This isn't a battle of your choosing. But it is the battle for which you will always be judged. This is the moment you must show the world and history which side of the Edmund Pettis Bridge you are standing on." - Stuart Stevens

Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.

Huge cuts to health funding

I cannot overstate how despicable the Mahmoud Khalil case is

The Government concedes he hasn’t broken any laws

But they assert he can be deported for his past, current or even EXPECTED beliefs

All based on the sole determination of Marco Rubio

Who is apparently now the head of the Thought Police

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?

Cory Booker. 👇👇👇

By the Numbers: Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on the Devastating Impact of Federal Cuts on New York State’s Health and Human Service Programs Governor Hochul shared a breakdown of the Trump administration’s devastating cuts to New York State’s health programs.

Here’s the scorecard on New York federal funding lost so far.

Trump officials will screen NIH funding opportunities Staff at biomedical agency worry about political interference in setting priorities

Scientific research must now be approved by MAGA and DOGE

A news headline that reads "Giant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean - and slash their carbon emissions" Below it is a picture of an old sailing ship using the wind and sails to propel itself

Time is a flat circle

Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number. (Gift Article) A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.

The exact amount that was canceled from Columbia. Coincidence?

YouTube video by Randy Rainbow Defy Democracy - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody

Taking my Trump derangement syndrome to new heights. (Stay for the finale.) 🧹🫧💚🇺🇸 #NewVideo #DefyDemocracy #Parody

Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.

SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.

Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.

Opinion | Will They Come for PubMed Next? Here's what we lose if the administration takes away this invaluable resource

PubMed has been down for at least 11 hours and we are EXTREMELY concerned. We hope it’s mere incompetence and not an official action. If any of our followers have media events today, please mention it.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

Breaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to halt offensive cyberoperations against Russia, officials said.

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Hilarious NYT headline: REPUBLICANS LOVE TRUMP’S SPENDING CUTS. JUST NOT IN THEIR STATES.

‘Wrecking ball’: RFK Jr. moves to fire thousands of health agency employees Supervisors deliver bad news across NIH, CDC

www.science.org/content/arti... go ahead and let your patients know if they wish cutting edge treatment for a variety of conditions that may not be possible or accessible to them #medsky #Blackmedsky

Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.

This was from 2023, but it sure has aged well!

The hardest part about public health is that when we succeed, there's no crisis, no epidemic. People carry on with daily life, unaware of a near-miss. We may never know how bad it could have been - because our public health workforce is always taking action to avoid, prevent, and control threats.

Cancelling grants wholesale.
Scientists, do we think this won’t happen at NIH and NSF?

Hopefully it’s clear that this is a war on expertise, education, and any source of truth that can constrain power. The sooner 🧪 really gets in the fight the more we can protect.

Fellow federal employees, please download your eOPF ASAP. Here is a handy guide on how to do so: www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

Thank you for your service. Rest in Peace.