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Hundreds of people gathered at Patriots Park right now in Tarrytown for a Stop the Cuts Rally — holding Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) accountable for his vote to decimate Medicaid.

Scientist eliminates HPV

Todays hero

Sepsis Rates Soared in Texas After Abortion Ban: Report Women in Texas are forced to wait with dangerous infections due to extremist anti-choice laws

ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

I'm digging down details on a few stories, but I'm very interested in hearing from any federal employees or contractors:
* who are just seeing DOGE folks coming into your agencies now
* about what has happened in the wake of a DOGE bomb: rehires, canceled programs, big changes, etc.

Signal: crg.32

Last week's Palestinian Digital Rights Update:
Check out the full update: 7amleh.org/2025/02/21/d...

It's simple: Discussions about trans youth's health care belong between them, their families, and their doctors. Not the government.

Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.

We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

Folks if you need or follow any CDC data download/capture it now. It’s still reliable but in the next hour will likely all be the clown show.

Your Local Epidemiologist | Katelyn Jetelina | Substack Providing a direct line of "translated" public health science to you. Click to read Your Local Epidemiologist, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

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Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years.

“The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.”

apnews.com/article/meas...

Danielle Sassoon, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, chose to resign rather than comply with the unusual request by Acting Deputy AG Emil Bove to dismiss corruption charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams.

This is real courage.

Vintage Vanity Congratulations! It is with great enthusiasm that we at Vintage Vanity Press formally accept your debut poetry collection.

Terrance Hayes bringing the lyric theory and poeticriticism in
"Vintage Vanity": "We are the sort of publisher who believes poetry is a reverse personification where you unmask your best self in language. Our motto is 'Make Your Self A Poem.'"

poets.org/poem/vintage...

Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research.

These are our HEALTH agencies. Our national disease monitoring and intervention. Our clinical trials. These jobs are hard won— even the temporary or contract ones! This is so disgusting. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Please contact your Senator about this now no matter their party affiliation. Use 5 Calls!!! It’s easy!

Damage has also been done to Centers for Disease Control. This is absolutely chilling and we can and will fight for these institutions but the damage done now is HORRIBLE.

According to the Parks staff rebellion, The Parks staff did NOT make the change. Some other entity rifling through systems did. Wonder who that could have been?

Wow.

The removal of a transgender reference from the National Park Service’s Stonewall website wasn’t done by NPS staff. Elon, care to elaborate?

Please New Yorkers makes sure you are registered for the primaries

In order for New Yorkers to vote in the closed Democratic Mayoral Primary, they must be registered as Democrats (and not unaffiliated or otherwise) by TOMORROW, February 14th.

You CAN do change or update online through the DMV link below with a valid ID:

e-register.vote.nyc

COME ON JUST THROW THE FUCKING RING INTO THE FIRE FRODO WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS SHIT

Crying at work reading Joint Statement from our NY State Atty General and Department of Education affirming the rights of transgender students in our public schools. 🏳️‍⚧️ I ❤️ NY

Today, we sent a powerful message to lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol. We are united and we WILL protect our students and our public schools!

The Trump administration restores federal webpages after court order Doctors filed suit to restore access.

Things only happen if people DO things. Keep fighting.

www.theverge.com/news/610765/...

USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs Newly filed affidavits of U.S. Agency for International Development workers describe a lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and other outsiders directing the immediate termination of hundreds of U.S. ai...

USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs apnews.com/article/trum... via @apnews.com

YES!!!

Educators understand that we have to fight right now for our students, public schools, and democracy.

Text ACTION to 48744 to join us.

time to make the calls.