Delthia Ricks

Im epileptic.
Im a historian of disability and medicine.
Ive taught eugenics histories for over a decade.
This ad is the perfect example of how certain kinds of eugenicist discourse about genes have been normalized, and I will be using it in lectures.
It is not a made up controversy.

We are deeply troubled by apparent raids in Southern California, including one involving a Penske truck filled with agents descending on day laborers today. While more investigation is needed, we have serious concerns that the federal government may be in violation of the federal judge's July TRO.

Congressional Watchdog Publishes Aptly Timed Reminder That WH Budget-Slashing Scheme is Illegal A congressional watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), published a post...

Congressional Watchdog Publishes Aptly Timed Reminder That WH Budget-Slashing Scheme is Illegal talkingpointsmemo.com/news/congres...

60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.

Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.

A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.

Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.

Constitution sections on due process and foreign gifts just vanished from Congress' website

Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...

I agree!

Nearly two dozen people in Florida are ill after drinking raw milk from the same farm | CNN Nearly two dozen people have developed food poisoning in Florida after consuming tainted raw milk from the same farm, according to the state’s Department of Health.

Nearly 2 dozen people in Florida are sick after drinking raw milk from the same farm. They developed Campylobacter & Shiga toxin-producing E. coli—STEC—infections. So far, 7 of the 21 patients have been hospitalized. 6 cases involved children under age 10. RFK Jr has endorsed drinking raw milk👇

Bird Flu May Be Airborne on Dairy Farms, Scientists Report

#Birdflu may be airborne on dairy farms, scientists report. In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking stations www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/health/bird-flu-airborne.html?smid=bs-share

2 dead and at least 58 sick from growing Legionnaires' disease cluster in Harlem Two people have died among the nearly 60 people diagnosed with Legionnaires' Disease in Harlem since last month, according to health officials.

2 people are dead & at least 58 are sick from a growing Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City's Harlem. Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia that's caused by the bacteria Legionella, which grows in warm water. People get infected by inhaling water vapor containing the bacteria👇

The World Nearly Beat Polio: Fake Records and an Imperfect Vaccine Aided Its Return Mistrust of eradication effort persists

The world nearly beat polio but fake records & an imperfect vaccine have aided its return. Some vaccinators in Pakistan have been instructed to mark records of unvaxxed kids as fully immunized. Pakistan is a country where polio stubbornly continues & mistrust of eradication effort persists👇

Who gets the $220 million that Columbia University paid to the Trump regime? This is extortion of unprecedented magnitude. Brown University paid $50 million. Who's pocketing the money?

The Trump Administration is making the biggest “own goal” in American history by destroying one of the things that makes America great: our biomedical research infrastructure. Thanks to @antifaspecops.bsky.social and @jeremymberg.bsky.social for a great conversation!

Department of Health and Human Services—National Institutes of Health—Application of Impoundment Control Act to Availability of Funds for Grants Congress appropriated amounts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to carry out various research objectives for fiscal year 2025. In accordance...

BREAKING: Watchdog government agency finds the NIH and the Trump administration have illegally withheld funds in violation of the Impoundment Control Act, and rips into HHS for failing to justify its slow-walking of funds.

www.gao.gov/products/b-3...

White House Leads Push to Block Watchdog’s Inquiries Into Spending Cuts

The Impoundment Control Act authorizes the head of GAO to file a lawsuit if the agency finds the President illegally impounded funds (as it did here).

It has not yet done so, despite four findings of illegal impoundment this year.

Republicans are working to stop the GAO from doing so, NYT reports.

The question is whether there might be any barriers stronger than tissue paper to prevent the continued violations of such laws.

The mRNA vaccine platform has already been assessed across diverse clinical indications, many with remarkable progress:
—cancer neoantigen vaccines [in patients with refractory disease (e.g. pancreatic)]
—more than 15 infectious diseases
—autoimmune diseases
—rare disease for genome editing

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Nearly two dozen people in Florida are ill after drinking raw milk from the same farm | CNN Nearly two dozen people have developed food poisoning in Florida after consuming tainted raw milk from the same farm, according to the state’s Department of Health.

Nearly 2 dozen people in Florida are sick after drinking raw milk from the same farm. They developed Campylobacter & Shiga toxin-producing E. coli—STEC—infections. So far, 7 of the 21 patients have been hospitalized. 6 cases involved children under age 10. RFK Jr has endorsed drinking raw milk👇

Bird Flu May Be Airborne on Dairy Farms, Scientists Report

#Birdflu may be airborne on dairy farms, scientists report. In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking stations www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/health/bird-flu-airborne.html?smid=bs-share

2 dead and at least 58 sick from growing Legionnaires' disease cluster in Harlem Two people have died among the nearly 60 people diagnosed with Legionnaires' Disease in Harlem since last month, according to health officials.

2 people are dead & at least 58 are sick from a growing Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City's Harlem. Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia that's caused by the bacteria Legionella, which grows in warm water. People get infected by inhaling water vapor containing the bacteria👇

The World Nearly Beat Polio: Fake Records and an Imperfect Vaccine Aided Its Return Mistrust of eradication effort persists

The world nearly beat polio but fake records & an imperfect vaccine have aided its return. Some vaccinators in Pakistan have been instructed to mark records of unvaxxed kids as fully immunized. Pakistan is a country where polio stubbornly continues & mistrust of eradication effort persists👇

Who gets the $220 million that Columbia University paid to the Trump regime? This is extortion of unprecedented magnitude. Brown University paid $50 million. Who's pocketing the money?

We are turning Earth into a unlivable Hot House Earth
Earth was about 2.65 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.47 degrees Celsius) warmer in 2024 than in the late 19th-century (1850-1900) preindustrial average.

The 10 most recent years are the warmest on record.
climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/...

I see why he bankrupted casinos.

Opinion | Another CDC Advisory Committee Purge Is Underway Multiple members of the Advisory Committee to the Director have been terminated

Another CDC advisory committee purge is underway. This time multiple members of the Advisory Committee to the Director are being terminated. Epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo, head of Brown Univ's Pandemic Center announced her termination on LinkedIn. She confirmed 2 others, all without justification

A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth — And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills - KFF Health News Health insurance generally doesn’t cover treatment for injuries sustained shortly before a customer buys a policy. A Massachusetts woman found that out the hard way.

A tourist visiting Arizona ended up w/ a wild bat in her mouth—and nearly $21,000 in medical bills. Her 1st mistake was choosing to temporarily forgo health insurance when she was laid off from her job. The 2nd was screaming when a bat landed on her face👇

Chronically Ill? In Kennedy's View, It Might Be a Patient's Own Fault These attitudes are shaping policies that affect millions of people

Chronically ill? In RFK Jr's view it's the patient's own fault, and these attitudes are shaping policies that affect millions of people. He & his agency leaders have attributed multiple chronic disorders, such as ADHD, depression, diabetes & obesity to lifestyle choices & autism to vaccines👇

‘Hot Wasps’ Found at Nuclear Facility in South Carolina

‘Hot wasps’—as in radioactive—have been found at a nuclear facility in South Carolina.4 radioactive wasp nests may indicate previously undetected environmental contamination at the decades-old Savannah River site www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/s...

Key point: The losses are so large bc the economic benefits of universities to their communities and our country are so great.

That's why possible NIH budget cuts--expertly visualized by SciMAP--are so damaging. Check out their maps ⤵️

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