Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.

NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...

A graphic with a photo of Senator Cory Booker celebrating 25 hours filibustering on the Senate floor. There are two quotes on the graphic from his speech that read: "I rise with the intention of of disrupting the normal business of the U.S. Senate for as long as I am physically able. Our constituents are asking us to acknowledge that this is a crisis."

Thank you, Senator Booker, for standing up for the American people.

With measles in the news, adults are wondering, do I need a vaccine booster? With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and isolated cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is the best protection. And not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

Thanks, anti-vaxxers. Those born between 1957 and 1968 might need to get a booster. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

The settlement here will not be for a trivial amount

U.S. Attorneys are not the President’s lawyers. They are the United States’ lawyers. You didn’t pledge an oath to a President, you pledged it to the constitution. This statement alone is reason enough to resign.

LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge "They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"

In the USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials.

“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”

Let's make our disapproval known! I emailed and called this morning.

Meet the new state media How the second Trump administration grants access and status to conspiracy theorists, propagandists, and far-right influencers.

From the moment he returned to office, Donald Trump has prioritized giving access to an array of far-right influencers and news outlets, including figures with checkered pasts and nonexistent journalistic credentials.

@annamerlan.bsky.social on the rise of the new state media:

DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.

Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.

Americans should call and write the US's UN office and the acting ambassador's office. I email and called Ms. Shea's office this morning.

The email for UN office of the USA is USUN.newyork@state.gov. Acting US representative at the UN is Ms. Dorothy Shea. The number for her office is 212-415-4417. Call and write to let them know what you think of the USA siding with Russia and North Korea and against our European allies.

bluebook.unmeetings.org

Exclusive: Foot traffic fell at Target after it backtracked on DEI But Costco, which refused to retreat on DEI, saw traffic increase.

I know I stopped going to Target after they did this. I've been a loyal customer my whole life. I won't be back, like many others, unless they reverse course on this busllshit and apologize.
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Report: Sepsis, maternal deaths surged in Texas following abortion bans A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021.

According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.

DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.

A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.

DOGE recommended firing workers at:

-FDA, which oversees Neuralink

-FAA, which oversees SpaceX

-USAID, which probed Starlink

-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.

"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms" The farms will "reparent" them.

RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."

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Elon Musk’s takeover of federal agencies could blow American spies’ cover, @shaneharris.bsky.social reports. Counterintelligence is in crisis. theatln.tc/A1NYlvf4

In Trump’s Cuts to Aid and Refugees, a Clash Over Christian Values Vice President JD Vance and the Pope square off, as faith-based groups face an existential crisis.

Christian charity groups have worked with the federal government for decades to deliver lifesaving American assistance around the world. Now, the Trump administration's cuts have left faith-based humanitarian groups with gaping funding deficits, hastily shuttered programs and unfolding layoffs.

The madness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The depth of his extremism has not been fully conveyed to the public.

The madness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Trump’s senseless capitulation to Putin is a betrayal of Ukraine – and terrible dealmaking | Timothy Garton Ash As the US and its European allies head to the Munich security conference, Europe must learn from its tragic history and oppose appeasement, writes Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

Trump’s senseless capitulation to Putin is a betrayal of Ukraine – and terrible dealmaking | Timothy Garton Ash

“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."

All kidding aside, the reason he is doing this is to establish some kind of culpability by @profgalloway.com and I. We never threatened these people but it is all in service of getting his supporters to think we did. It’s not a random tweet — all planned for a larger effort to silence us or worse.

The dipshit twins shut down the consumer financial protection bureau, which protected Americans from being scammed.

So expect even more scamming from them!

THEY ARE SCAMMERS!

EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.

In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.

Little Donny Convict — the man his cultists believe is God’s Own Avatar On Earth — is what would happen if the seven Deadly Sins became a real boy. let’s run through the list: pride — yup. greed — you betcha. lust — just ask Ivanka. envy — no shit. gluttony — have you seen his waistline? wrath — ducked any ketchup bottles lately? sloth — the lazy fuck drives his golf cart right up onto the green. with those bona fides, it’s only natural that God’s Own Avatar be chosen to speak at the National Prayer Breakfast. how’d the speech go? it was a burst trash bag of incoherence — brags, boasts, outright lies, and fairy-tale fantasy nonsense. let’s settle in and sample some of the effluvia that slowly oozed out of Donny’s rancid anus-mouth.

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CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.

Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.

Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.