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After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology.

Informal Grievance Template for Adverse Personnel Actions There is a limited amount of time to oppose personnel actions. Time is short.

ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: I’ll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF.

Now.

Print hard copies.

And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

Neo-Nazis chased out of Greater Cincinnati, local residents set swastika flag ablaze The group had their faces covered.

Lincoln Heights residents yelled for them to leave and set fire to one of their flags. They took a stand against white supremacists.

This is how to handle Nazis! 💯🔥🔥

Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

This was the table that the CDC posted and took down regarding #H5N1 bird flu

Dr. Zachary Rubin | Substack Pediatrician | Allergist/Immunologist | Bow tie aficionado | Hula hoops! | 🚫Med advice

Allergy people: Dr. Zachary Rubin is posting FDA recalls and drug shortages for free on his Substack through Trump's communications blackout substack.com/@drrubin

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DOGE targets U.S. health agencies, gains access to payment systems Associates of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” have fanned out across the federal government in recent days, alarming some career employees.

DOGE is fanning out across health agencies this week

They’re seeking (and getting) access to sensitive payment systems in hunt for fraud and abuse

They’re even getting boots on the ground at CDC in Atlanta

with @jeffstein.bsky.social @lenasun.bsky.social @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social

🚨NEWS: A temporary order has been issued blocking the Labor Dept. from sharing any data with DOGE, after a group of unions, including AFGE, sued DOGE and held a major protest outside DOL yesterday.

Here's the union's email:

🚨 BREAKING

SEPTA TRAIN GOES UP IN FLAMES

A six-car train carrying roughly 350 people from Philadelphia to Wilmington caught fire Thursday night in Delaware County.

The train was evacuated with no injuries.

Service to Wilmington has been halted.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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If the FBI was doing their job properly Elon Musk and his vigilante-boys would have been taken into Federal custody and all of their hard drives and personal property seized as evidence of crimes against The United States.

Debbie Cox Bultan: Four Ways The DNC Chair Can Rebuild The Democratic Party from the Ground Up Since the election, I've spoken with dozens of state and local leaders, and based on those conversations, here’s what I think we must do to fight back and win again.

"While the road before us is long, now is the moment to overhaul the [Democratic] Party’s message."

For COURIER, Debbie Cox Bultan of @newdealleaders.bsky.social unpacks the steps the DNC must take to be successful in 2026 and beyond.

The #Resistance Lives. It Just Looks Different This Time. Defying mainstream media narratives about the exhausted opposition, protests are picking up in D.C. and across the country, led by protesters who never hung up their placards to begin with.

The #Resistance Lives. It Just Looks Different This Time.

Defying mainstream media narratives about the exhausted opposition, protests are picking up in D.C. and across the country, led by protesters who never hung up their placards to begin with

Vive la resistance

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This is your daily reminder that this really did happen.

A Retro design of a light-up drive-in sign with a smiling, cartoon lightbulb.Text: Electric Lit's Fund Drive 2024. $25,000 Goal. Keep the lights on: electricliterature.com/donate a bar at the bottom shows that $12,516 has been raised by 125 donors so far toward our $25,000 goal

We're halfway to our year-end fundraising goal! We need to raise $25,000 by December 31 to keep Electric Literature going into next year. We only need 125 more donors to give $100 each to reach our goal. Please keep the momentum going by donating today. https://buff.ly/48QNuuJ

Based on Scandinavian noir, The Killing is the perfect watch during the slow slide into NE winter. Captivated. #hulu

We need Biden and Harris to actually make use of their last 60 days in office. There’s much to be done and just because Trump was elected doesn’t mean Democrats should throw their hands in the air and accept defeat. People need help. Mitigate harm. Try things. Be creative. Set a tone. Fight now.

Pam Bondi is one of the most pro for-profit university state AG’s. People in Florida were complaining to the Florida AG’s office about Trump University scamming them. Trump made an illegal campaign contribution to Bondi and she changed course and decided not to investigate Trump University.

Spoke alongside @debtcollective.bsky.social on @abcnews.go.com.web.brid.gy about how American healthcare sucks and hey nobody in power is doing anything about it.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

"To be a service worker is to be in constant deference to Karens, yes. But in retail, a Karen can be anyone." https://buff.ly/3YYspKw

Online arguments are a massive distraction from doing the work.