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Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice

BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public.
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It is political.

If anyone in this administration is talking, you should assume they are lying. Miller especially. It’s the only way to show fealty to a president who lies nonstop.

El Salvador Contradicts Trump, Says It Has No Authority Over Migrants Held in Megaprison Read more here.

NEW: El Salvador told the United Nations that it lacks legal authority over the 200+ Venezuelan migrants sent to CECOT by Trump, contradicting his earlier claims that the men cannot be returned to the U.S. due to being under El Salvador's legal jurisdiction.

From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

DHS ends Temporary Protected Status for thousands from Nicaragua and Honduras Some 76,000 people from Nicaragua and Honduras were covered by TPS, which provides protection from deportation and grants work permits to people from certain nations affected by war or natural disasters.

Some 76,000 people from Nicaragua and Honduras were covered by TPS, which provides protection from deportation and grants work permits to people from certain nations affected by war or natural disasters.

U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

RFK Jr.’s war on vaccines is hurting America's kids.

Please call the Senate Budget Committee and tell them to vote no on the One Big Bill, the number is 202-224-0642. A person answers. Say don't pass the bill. They will count your call as nay. Also please call your Senators. The Senate Switch board number is 202-224-3121. Red state. Blue state.

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa discusses state of U.S. democracy

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Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.

Researchers say the Trump administration's plan to slash payments for indirect costs will hamper new medical science. One example? A lab studying respiratory viruses faces losing half its staff.

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Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

Good news: after we raised the alarm, DOGE has been blocked from accessing sensitive Department of Education data.

Your Social Security number, income data, and personal information are safe for now.

We will keep fighting back.

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Why Is the Trump Administration Deleting a Paper on Suicide Risk? Science and health are under assault.

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Rabbis Urge Senate to Vote No on Anti-Immigrant Laken Riley Act | T'ruah January 14, 2025

As we warned in our statement before the Senate vote, the bill will encourage xenophobia against migrants & deny them due process. Under this bill, someone arrested even for shoplifting could be unjustly detained by DHS without proof of them having committed any crime.
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If 50 Senators vote for him, it will take 67 to remove him, even if he rolls tanks on Americans

FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices The Federal Trade Commission’s initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person’s precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target

Just in case you are not sufficiently realizing that EVERYTHING is political:

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The Trump regime is hoping people forget its “Day 1” promises on immigration. But in the New York Times, that’s not lying and trying to get away with it — it’s “tempering expectations.”

Key Republican source who lied to the FBI about the Bidens receives prison sentence Alexander Smirnov may not be a household name, but his prison sentence represents a stunning fiasco for some prominent Republicans in Congress.

"He was the Republicans' star witness. Sean Hannity’s Fox News show ran with his claims in at least 85 separate segments last year. The Republicans’ entire Biden conspiracy theory was based on his claims..."

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Mike Luckovich gets it right as he always does