Rachel Weigert

JUST IN:

Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.

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And, of course, avoid undercooked dead birds.

Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.

Russell Vought is the architect of Project 2025, the force cutting NIH funding. But it's thanks to NIH-funded research that Vought’s daughter had access to some treatments.

“We’re extremely grateful to live in a nation that leads the way on medical innovation,” Vought's then-wife wrote in 2021.

@aoc.bsky.social

@aoc.bsky.social We’d like your help organizing a March on Washington to ensure protester safety and secure permits. We’re aiming for a Saturday at least two weeks out to allow for travel planning.

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important

Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone

Call it a Day Of Transparency

To watch Musk, Senate Democrats start whistleblower platform for workers Democrats are hoping federal employees will provide information regarding the president and Elon Musk‘s efforts to slash government agencies.

Senate Democrats have set up a whistleblower complaint portal for federal workers to submit any reports of what they see as unlawful activities in their respective agencies in response to Elon Musk and his group’s efforts to downsize the federal government.

This energy.

Tell your Representatives to Stop Elon Musk! Elon Musk shouldn’t have access to sensitive information like your Social Security Number. Tell your Representatives they MUST use every procedural tool available to stop this unprecedented overreach ...

Tell your representatives to Stop Elon Musk! actionnetwork.org/call_campaig...

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Y'all rock!!
We've notified @support.bsky.team and are awaiting correction.
Thank you so much for your support & continued engagement with your reps.
We can do this!

Done!

Proud to see Oregon on this list. Trump’s obsession with everyone's genitals and telling people how to live their lives is going to lead to more suicides and more dead kids.

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

Breaking news: The Trump administration cut billions in biomedical funding. Researchers say it imperils work on cancer and other illnesses.

Live updates: Trump holds joint news conference with Japan’s prime minister The latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.

Senate Republicans unveiled a plan to fund President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, proposing to spend close to $350 billion on immigrant detention facilities, deportation raids and national security priorities.

These funds also help support scientists who are medical professionals, physicians, professors nationwide. The impact to colleges and hospitals is being completely missed by the general public (and likely a lot of our lawmakers as well).

⏳ Time is running out to stop the 🪱

📱 CALL YOUR SENATORS
(202) 224-3121

“Hell NO RFK Jr.

If you vote to confirm him we will primary you.

We will ensure your constituents know just how many kids you helped kill.” ⚰️⚰️⚰️

Too bad they already have it all.

Little late my dudes.

::MEASLES OUTBREAK IN TEXAS::

A large measles outbreak is rapidly escalating in Texas incl Gaines, Lubbock, and Lynn counties where vaccination rates are low.

Over 30 children with confirmed infection, many of whom are hospitalized. Multiple suspected cases are under investigation.

Don’t mess with @ellenlweintraub.bsky.social

Trump White House moves to allow for a Musk takeover of government IT The Office of Personnel Management is trying to make it easier to put ideologues and cronies in key tech roles.

The Office of Personnel Management, now overseen by Elon Musk, just issued a memo to all heads of federal agencies ordering a startling change in the status of CIOs.

It signals Musk's potential move to take over the IT of the entire federal government.

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🧑‍⚖️ A judge has HALTED the “resignation” program for federal workers until they can determine if it’s legal. There is a hearing on Monday. We will update as we learn more.

Federal folks at risk of layoffs and resignations - confirm your coverage eligibility post-termination with your insurance company. Fill prescriptions, etc. in case you lose benefits. Get your info from a trusted source.

Beware of a DOGEy-looking site with sketchy fine print:

I paid the price for speaking out about “Sharpiegate.” Scientists can’t be silent now, either. "In elections, you elect policy. You don't elect science."

Craig McLean, who had been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for nearly 40 years, spoke out about Sharpiegate, a move that led to serious professional repercussions.

McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.

Um, duh?

Anyone paying attention can 🙄🫠

They have no idea what the implications of each of these sweeping actions has. I’m awaiting total economic collapse at this point.

This is the energy we need from the Democratic Party. Time to look alive and b-e- aggressive.

several of my peers are getting emails saying that NIH can’t conduct federal/grant interviews or do ANY recruiting until the executive order is lifted. insane

Map of the US with text overlayed to note where projected federal wlrkforce cuts would hit hardest at the local level. Source: Author’s calculations using matched March 2024 US Bureau of Labor Statistics and March 2024 US Office of Personnel Management data. Note: Data shown by Core Based Statistical Area.

The current administration is threatening to cut the federal workforce by 75%. Let's take a look at the impact that would have across the country - even in your region.

Read the analysis by @urbaninstitute:
www.urban.org/urban-wire/i...

#federalissue #localissue #fedstatelocal