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NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...

The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.

By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

This ciuld happen to any of us. They detain people without just cause. 🦋🦋🦋 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Clearest proof yet that the Trump admin uses "DEI" to mean "nonwhite people doing something impressive and getting credit."

Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.

A photo of a grassy and sandy field in front of red rocks during sunset. Dark blue clouds obstruct much of the sky and some pink beams escape down.

We are off to follow our own advice and disconnect. Sleep well everyone!

We are sharing one of our favorite places in this beautiful land (points to those that guess the location). Share yours below.

River with rapids flowing through an oak and pine river canyon with blue sky

I wrote about Teach-ins for the Twenty-first Century

open.substack.com/pub/susandbl...

This does surprise me…. If a private foundation with $26.5 BILLION in assets won’t defend _diversity_ or _equity_ (but will keep _inclusion_) then what organizations will? #ComplyingInAdvance

Congress? Hello—federal workers here. We are struggling to fight all of this on our own.

USAID.gov is down. Why is this concerning? Trump has no legal authority to eliminate a congressionally funded independent agency. The work of USAID is vital, and if this can happen to them, it can happen to any of us.

Has anyone told them infectious diseases don't see borders

Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now

Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

Related public health topics Alphabetical list of infectious diseases, which links to overview pages with all related content.

The European Union also has our friends covered.

www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/all-topics

To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.

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canada.ca/en/public-he...