Margaret McCluskey

The extent of the damage done to public health, biomedical science, and healthcare in the US in less than a year will take a generation or more to repair. This is the scale of the destruction. Let that sink in. A new president, Congress won't be enough to reverse things fully. It's that bad.

#billcassidy is the worst of the cowards of this era. he could have stopped the RFK Jr nomination and he didn’t. he still refuses to lift a finger to save lives. what an odious little man.

As @gregggonsalves.bsky.social said, here is the main winner in the forced departure of Carl Dieffenbach.

You mentioning this would do a LOT of good. A lot of good people and organizations behind this including former Jan 6 officers, veterans, influencers, pastors and so much more.

Aftermath of Afghan quake shows fallout of USAID withdrawal Aftermath of Afghan quake shows fallout of USAID withdrawal

With USAID support largely gone, Afghanistan struggles to respond to a quake that has blocked roads, overrun hospitals, and stretched relief operations thin.

Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation Vaccine Integrity Project intends to provide scientific responses to ill-founded vaccine moves

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Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBTQ-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century.

Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBT health funding, upending research field

The administration’s cancellation of hundreds of grants is dismantling the LGBT-focused research field, built out of nothing over a quarter century.

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Long Seen As The ‘Pandemic Of The Poor,’ TB Is A Threat To Us All Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis remains a persistent health threat across the world.

“TB can be found in every major city in every country... Failing to control TB creates huge risks for everyone,” asserts Peter Sands, Executive Director of The Global Fund in an op-ed for @forbes.com.

Learn more about how #tuberculosis— the world's deadliest disease— threatens health security:

Who’s hiring in the health sector — and what for? Who’s hiring in the health sector — and what for?

The world’s leading bilateral and multilateral organizations and international nonprofits were the top employers in the health sector.

New issue of Global Health Watch is out! We cover plans to cut thousands of USAID awards & overhaul #HHS (NIH, #CDC, FDA), fresh threats to US research funding in South Africa, & an uncertain future for #PEPFAR as reauthorization expires. #GlobalHealth avac.org/blog/global-...

Foreign aid is an easy political target. But do Americans want it gone? Foreign aid is an easy political target. But do Americans want it gone?

Despite Trump’s aggressive cuts to USAID, polling shows most Americans support foreign aid — once they know how little the U.S. actually spends on it.

@altusaid.bsky.social is already crushing it on Blsky and we don't feel the need to compete. We're all in this fight together. Follow them here for outstanding content on USAID and foreign aid. Follow @friendsofusaid on IG and X. See you on the FrontLines💙.

USAID treated 17M TB patients.
India, Nigeria, Vietnam—lives saved.
Now? Clinics closed. TB surging.
Drug-resistant strains rising fast.Congress must act.
Restore USAID. Save lives.
#WorldTBDay #RestoreUSAID #EndTB #GlobalHealth #HopeInAction

Speak up for foreign aid | Friends Committee On National Legislation The Trump administration ordered all foreign assistance to stop for 90 days. Following this, it started to work to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the main agency whic...

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A tragic ending to a truly promising and yes, BRILLIANT, program. We at USAID were so proud of the work you did @MRCza with your partners across Africa. You were leading the world in understanding what it takes to make an HIV Vaccine. Thank you so very much and I’m so sorry. 💔

Q&A: How Trump’s USAID freeze halted the effort to develop an effective HIV vaccine in Africa Glenda Gray, program director of a research consortium, talked with STAT about the impact of the funding freeze on an HIV vaccine trial and other HIV-related research in Africa.

Q&A: How Trump’s USAID freeze halted the effort to develop an effective HIV vaccine in Africa www.statnews.com/2025/02/26/t... via @statnews.com

Chief Justice Allows U.S. to Continue Freeze on Foreign Aid Payments (Gift Article) Lawyers for the government had said it would miss a deadline to release more than $1.5 billion in payments for past aid work and sought a late intervention from the Supreme Court.

AVAC case update: USG asked SCOTUS for a temp stay on foreign aid payments—Chief Justice granted it, w/responses due by 2/28. Our lower court hearing is set for next week. In the meantime, massive USAID/State Dept terminations are also hitting global health contracts, www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

Doctor who survived Ebola highlights risks of Musk's funding cuts In a Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk defended the actions his team has made to cut government jobs, but public health experts say Musk is wrong. USAID's Ebola prevention efforts have been largely frozen si...

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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.

Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

Foreign aid chaos, staffing cuts & new donor demands make decisions on #Lenacapavir for #PrEP procurement more complex and uncertain, but in good news, the EMA also agreed to accelerate its review.

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— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu
— Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile
— Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans

“Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

Court says thousands of USAID staff can be put on leave, recalled

BREAKING: A U.S. federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue dismantling USAID, placing thousands of staff on administrative leave and pulling 1,400+ from overseas posts.

The court continues to make clear in our case against the US government that defying the temporary restraining order on the foreign aid freeze is unlawful.

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Congrats to @maxkozlov.bsky.social and @avaskham.bsky.social for having this story first, and glad the NYT picked it up from them and is sending it out to a broader audience.

Opinion | ‘We’re Just Keeping Everybody Alive’: The Damage Done by the U.S.A.I.D. Freeze Testimonials from around the world show that Trump’s foreign aid funding freeze has been damaging and chaotic.

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#HIV activists disrupted a House committee hearing on #PEPFAR. In a candid interview, @hivpxresearch.bsky.social AVAC’s Mitchell Warren takes a hard look at the impact Trump’s freeze of PEPFAR globally and warns how domestic programs face similar jeopardy.
www.positivelyaware.com/mitchell-warren

Critical Win In Lawsuit Against Trump Admin Over Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, a federal district court granted our motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the…

This decision is a step forward for HIV prevention and global health equity. The USG has a responsibility to end this massive disruption and harm to work that is essential to global health and national security. Thank you for your support, @publiccitizen.bsky.social! www.citizen.org/news/critica...

#ICYMI, we released our newest issue of #GlobalHealthWatch earlier today, outlining the latest developments of US policies and their impact on global health. Read on for deeper analysis on issues including AVAC's foreign aid lawsuit, #PEPFAR waivers, US NIH cuts and more: avac.org/blog/ghw-feb...

USAID freeze deepens Rohingya crisis, exacerbating ‘subhuman conditions’

USAID's 90-day funding freeze is hampering the humanitarian response for Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, risking closures of key health, food, and sanitation programs.

How a cancer researcher lost a gender-related grant to Trump’s executive orders “Unethical, unlawful, inhumane”: NIH-backed scientist decries termination of study collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity of cancer patients

The cancellation of the project for political reasons “is pretty alarming,” says cancer researcher Mandi Pratt-Chapman. scim.ag/4b7RZCx