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EMERGENCY EPISODE: Trump Regime Launches Full-Scale Assault on CDC - Meidas Health Dr. Vin Gupta and I break down the breaking news unfolding now

Meidas Health Emergency Episode: The Trump regime removed the CDC director, triggering multiple high-level resignations. Dr. Vin Gupta explains what this means for public health:

U.S. ECONOMY SHRINKS UNDER TRUMP

Just months into Trump’s return to office, the U.S. economy has already reversed course—shrinking by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025.

That’s a stark contrast from the 2.4% growth rate during President Biden’s final months.

A Legal Counteroffensive to Beat Back Trump’s Government Purges A raft of new lawsuits contend that President Trump and Elon Musk are breaking the law to ransack the F.B.I. and other federal agencies. The courts will now decide.

Federal workers set off a counteroffensive with a raft of new lawsuits that contend that President Trump and Elon Musk are breaking the law to ransack the FBI and other federal agencies.

Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.

This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.

Vermonters & Americans need lower electric bills.

I'm outraged that Trump’s EPA put an illegal hold on funding Solar for All, which could lower electric bills for working families by 80% through the installation of solar panels on rooftops. The funding freeze must be rescinded.

Trump’s unilateral decision to impose a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico is most likely illegal and most definitely harmful. 

Economists estimate that these will increase costs for the average American family by as much as $1,200 a year.

We need to drive prices DOWN, not UP.

It's time. 3.5% of the population is all it takes. Please sign up a and share

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Trump ends DEI in US military and reinstates troops who refused Covid vaccines President also signs order to eliminate ‘gender radicalism in the military’ and seeks to develop missile defense system Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday that remove diversity, equity and inclusion from the US military,…

Trump ends DEI in US military and reinstates troops who refused Covid vaccines

Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary The billionaire hedge fund manager gets a central role in shaping the Trump administration's policy ambitions around tax cuts.

The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent to be Donald Trump's Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration's policy ambitions around tax cuts and spending and managing economic relationships reut.rs/3WBEnJk

Trump orders ban foreign aid, rescind federal funds guidance for abortion • Alaska Beacon The policy bans foreign NGOs that receive U.S. family planning funds from promoting abortion as a method of family planning.

Trump orders ban foreign aid, rescind federal funds guidance for abortion, report Kelcie Moseley-Morris, @kelciemmorris.bsky.social, and Sofia Resnick, @sofiaresnick.bsky.social, of @statesnewsroom.com, via @alaskabeacon.com:
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Does anyone else feel like The Enclave from Fallout is running the US now?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Once Pitched Deadly Human Vaccine Experiment Revelations about the role he played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.

Revelations about the role Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.

What are we even doing

The unnecessary suffering, indignities, and cruelty being inflicted on these people far outweighs the money. That should be the focus here.

Exclusive: US military aircraft with deported migrants lands in Guatemala, officials say Earlier, the US came to the brink of a trade war with Colombia after it refused to let C-17 aircraft land.

Exclusive: US President Donald Trump forged ahead with military deportation flights, sending another planeload of migrants to Guatemala a day after coming to the brink of a trade war with Colombia when it refused to let C-17 aircraft land reut.rs/42y119s

Deaths from Los Angeles-area wildfires rise to 29 The 29th person died at a hospital from the Palisades Fire, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

The number of deaths from the wildfires that destroyed entire communities in the Los Angeles area this month has risen to 29, the county medical examiner’s office says.

Well, it’s Monday, and the Inspectors General are resisting Trump’s illegal attempt to fire them with a letter saying, “Heck no, we won’t go!”

a group of people are standing in front of a sign that says rent ALT: a group of people are standing in front of a sign that says rent

You're living in America
At the start of the millennium
You're living in America
Where it's like the Twilight Zone

And when you're living in America
At the start of the millennium
You're what you own
So I own not a notion
I escape and ape content
I don't own emotion- I rent

Unlike Big Tech, Proton will not comply with subpoenas from the incoming Trump administration (just like we refused all subpoenas from the Biden administration), as it would be illegal under Article 271 of the Swiss criminal code.

News and Events | How Amazon’s Ring is becoming Law Enforcement’s New ‘Video Surveillance Network’ The home security and smart home company, Ring Inc., is changing the face of neighborhood policing. Just 4 months ago, it was reported that Amazon’s Ring doorbell has partnered with over 400 police fo...

Ring Cameras work directly with the authorities and their employees have been caught snooping on people through Ring. If anyone can suggest an alternative to the Ring Doorbell, please let me know.
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The practical implementation of this ban by tiktok is completely over the top. It's overcompliance to an extreme degree while praising Trump. It's clear that this is political at this point. This isn't simply an IP ban, it's an account level ban tied to accounts with registered US phone numbers.

It's official. TikTok is gone. Our government came together and agreed to stifle our speech and block our ability to communicate before ever doing anything to actually help us.
Public servants have forgotten that their job it to work for the people.
#TikTokBan #Oligarchy

I'm sorry but the Dems are ridiculously bad at their Hegspeth questions. IMO, if you want to prove someone is incompetent, you ask them the hardest strategic questions they will have to know to succeed at the job

Exclusive: Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a

techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/b... yeah sure ill use blueskinstagram

a boy is standing on a beach with the word sos drawn in the sand ALT: a boy is standing on a beach with the word sos drawn in the sand

Is it possible to clone yourself? We need more of you 😭

How about a hard pass on this one.

Meta has told employees that they're laying off 5 percent of staff on Feb. 10, sources tell me & @mikeisaac.bsky.social @sheeraf.bsky.social. Layoffs are coming after employees have pushed back on new content moderation rules.

YouTube video by OCT HALF HORSE HALF MAN | OFFICIAL VIDEO

Two weeks into the new year and already a contender for best song of 2025 has been released (I'm dead serious).

Half Horse - Half Man by OCT/On Company Time:

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Seeing a lot of people today post some variation of "TikTok needs to be banned because it's rotted everyone's brains." It's not TikTok. You're uncomfortable with how normal people use the internet — which will always be strange and ugly — and you'll say the same thing about whatever replaces TikTok.