I-270, Exit 1

What the fuck?! The correct answer is, "I don't know anything about that."

A normal-shaped Parker is indeed a Weird Guitar.

If you are inclined to make a call after you sign the SUFS petition, you can find your rep here.
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My grandmother marched with MLK. My grandparents had bricks thrown through their windows, with death threats attached, for supporting him and his message. They taught me to always stand up for what is right, no matter the cost. If we stay silent, we contribute to injustice.

"Democratic leaders are not backing it. Some of [Rep. Steven's] colleagues viewed it as the politically motivated move"

Those "colleagues" are blind to the threats facing public health: measles, whooping cough, HepB, and a potential ban on mifepristone.

House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health

@haleyformi.bsky.social introduces Articles of Impeachment for RFK, Jr.

Defend Public Health!

@standupforscience.bsky.social

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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.

House Minority Speaker @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social JUST POSTED THREE DAYS AGO that Bobby has to go...so why isn't he supporting articles against him??????

Let's get riled up, dorks!!

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An Open Letter from Former Civil Rights Division Employees On the 68th anniversary of the Civil Rights Division, former employees share an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.

Today is the 68th anniversary of the creation of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, and over 200 recent employees have shared an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.

Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender It's time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.

My latest for @thenation.com: "Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender"
It’s time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Ravens get robbed because nobody can define "a football move"

Important info on #NIH here. The institute directors are the top officials at NIH below the director, and they control each institute’s budget.

This post 👇 describes the real gold standard scientific hiring process used at NIH pre-Trump. 🧪

A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

I’m from the generation that remembers when these diseases ran rampant. Perhaps we need to be reminded with a dose of repeated history

I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True "Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."

Please take the time to read this article from @drdebhoury.bsky.social

It describes the destruction of CCD, and it closely parallels what we are seeing at NIH: politicization of science and harm to the American public.

time.com/7338714/dr-d...

Prioritizing "geographic balance" in funding decisions means that the opinions of peer reviewers will be diminished even further than the move away from paylines. This guy does not care about fair competition.

Should I come to the next rally in drag?

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#NIA invites you to participate in a virtual Pre-Summit Listening Session on 12/10/2025. Share ideas and priorities to inform planning for the 2026 #Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit. This is open to all: care partners, persons living with dementia, and anyone interested. #ADRD #geronsky

They call it Glow & Lovely now, but the models on the package look the same. 🙄

Demand that NIH Maintain the Scientific Credibility of its Institute Directors The institute directors at NIH are top scientific leaders who in principle can redirect grant money as they please. The Trump NIH must not install new directors without a real hiring process.

NIH has for decades used a rigorous recruitment process to hire its top scientists, the institute directors.

The Trump NIH is changing that. They’ve already installed one political hire this way, reportedly a friend of JD Vance.

This post describes the process. Demand the Trump people follow it.

🧪An important PSA
Killing the #NIH kills our next gen breakthrough therapies that need decades of sustained support from initial spark to treatment. These therapies must stand the test of time.

Pharma companies only invest in "new" therapies that show real promise.

via @markhisted.org on IG.

And
The FIFA Prize in Medicine: Donald Trump for the measles outbreak
The FIFA Prize in Economics: Donald Trump for tariff wars and unemployment
The FIFA prize in Literature: Donald Trump for 1,600+ pardons

wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics

I hope the public understands that RFK’s appointment of completely incompetent CDC and FDA officials is much much bigger than just vaccines. The FDA controls ALL of the medications for Americans. Do we want totally unqualified people in charge of all of our life-saving medications?

“What have I done!” 🤡

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