Melissa Higdon

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.

@gallego.senate.gov

Great hit on Jen Psaki's show tonight.
You're one of my Senators, whom I proudly voted for!!

We have breaking news in Inside Medicine.

We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.

But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.

Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...

White House memo that says MEMORANDUM October 10, 2025 TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness. Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters. In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations. President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction. SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

Trump got his COVID19 vaccine today.

He will always have access to everything he needs to maintain his health while denying others the same.

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Seen on LinkedIn: “Staff at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention across multiple programs being fired tonight, including all current (civilian) Epidemic Intelligence Service, and several people working on the Ebola response.”

Vaccinations Averted 17 Million Deaths In Past Five Years – But Global Challenges Persist - Health Policy Watch Vaccinations have saved the lives of an estimated 17 million people between 2021 and 2024 – but global immunisation programmes face several challenges,

Vaccinations Averted 17 Million Deaths in Past Five Years – But Global Challenges Persist healthpolicy-watch.news/vaccinations... via @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."

Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

The Advisory Committee for Immunization Propaganda Anti-vax ACIP wants to build trust in vaccines by lying about the evidence

TGIF! I had a wild evening finishing my recap and criticism of this week's chaotic and unbearably stupid ACIP meeting.
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Thanks for this great recap, Angie, and for your radical transparency regarding your calculations🙂. I have so much admiration for the career scientists at CDC for pushing back and not completely losing their shit during these meetings.

@who.int calls for protection of public health excellence in the US CDC

So true. I ask myself everyday if my courage that exists today will exist tomorrow. It has to.

Folks should care *way* more about FL ending childhood vax mandates than they apparently do. This is *huge.* Other red states are going to follow suit, & national herd immunity will be lost. W/o it, *everyone* will be increasingly exposed to diseases we haven't been for years.

That's important...

#CDC was alerted to 3 more #flu deaths in kids, bringing the total for the 2024-25 season (so far) to 278 — only 10 fewer than during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. About 90% of those kids weren't vaccinated against flu. So tragic.
Kids should be vaccinated against flu.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

MAGA media figures argue some Americans are not really American As the Trump administration continues to expand immigration raids, arrests, and mass deportations, right-wing media have pushed for a more exclusionary America, calling for targeted deportations of no...

Right-wing media are pushing for a more exclusionary America, calling for targeted deportations of noncriminal migrants and elected officials they deem “not American.”

OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost

Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵

An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

📽️ WATCH: Student Kenneth Santizo captured ICE and FBI officers stopping a family on their way to church in the Boston suburbs.

Agents broke the window, forced Daniel Flores-Martinez to his knees and slammed him to the ground while his children and his wife, a U.S. citizen, sobbed in the car.

“[T]he greatest crime of the poor in the eyes of the wealthy has always been to strike back. To fail to suffer in silence and instead disrupt their lives and their fantasies of a compassionate society that coincidentally set them on top. To say no.” -Shannon Chakraborty
#timetoresist #laborday

DC is our home. Trump can't have it. — Free DC On Monday, August 11, Free DC and partners will hold a press conference and rally to make it clear DC belongs to DC residents.

Since Thursday, federal agents have been out in DC. Trump plans more Monday - unwanted by residents. DC is their home, not his. Join the rally & press conference Mon 10 AM, 815 16th St NW. RSVP: bit.ly/free-dc-our-... #MDIndivisible #freeDC #WashingtonDC

Republicans know they can't win unless they cheat. Once again, they are gerrymandering to suppress the vote and undermine democracy.

@govwesmoore.bsky.social, Maryland must be ready to fight back and fight for a better future!
#MessWithTexas #FAFO #MDIndivisible

~ We are Not Criminals. We build your houses. We cut your grass. We cook your fav foods. We clean your houses, we pay taxes. ~ We Make America Great !!!

#WeAreNotCriminals

#Pinks
#ProudBlue

THIS IS HUGE! The FIRST 100% effective HIV PrEP drug, Lenacapavir, is APPROVED AND GOING GLOBAL. The makers are providing AFFORDABLE access to the drug in the United States AND beyond, signing ROYALTY-FREE licensing agreements with SIX generic manufacturers to produce AND supply it.
🧪🧵⬇️

Trump said ICE arrests “the worst of the worst.” Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal is the best of the best. Free this man now. #fuckice #crushice #eyesonice #MDIndivisible

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

This is who Trump shipped to a Salvadoran dungeon:

An event planner
A coal miner
An Uber driver
Tortilla maker
Barber
DoorDashers
Soccer coaches
Furniture-maker
Car washers
Taxi drivers
HVAC techs
Auto parts worker
Tire plant worker

and 240 more...

projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...

This morning, the Atlantic published an article on David Geier, highlighting his history of publishing papers that claim associations between various vaccines and chronic conditions, including autism.

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

This is oligarchy. This is obscene.

While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.

End this oligarchy.

CATO: “New nonpublic data from ICE indicates the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind… 93% had no violent convictions… 65% no criminal record at all…” @MarshaBlackburn
www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...

Text at the top Where are CDC programs going based on proposed FY 2026 budget slashing? Pie chart shows 49% maintained, 36% eliminate, 14% move to AHA, 2% move to OS. fviredbutfighting.org is at the bottom right of the image.

🚨 News Flash: 🚨 Fired But Fighting teamed up to create an amazing dashboard showing how the proposed FY 2026 CDC budget cuts would impact public health programs across the U.S. View data like shown above and more!

Explore the data: cdcdataproject.org.
📣 Spread the word.
#CDCDataProject #SaveCDC