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Obama on the coming shutdown.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Ultimately, Jeffries is lavishing praise on someone who *left* the Democratic Party—the party Jeffries belongs to—while refusing to support the person who won his party's nomination.

This.

PEPFAR saves-and saved-lives.

just a casual reminder to those outside public health that RFK Jr. didn’t repair CDC’s offices before forcing staff to return monday because he wants the damage to intimidate and traumatize federal workers

TFW the #NIH IT exec who facilitated the separation of you and two other #neurodivergent #ScheduleA hires to please the XO says after 11 yrs "Here's my new email, keep in touch"

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell could not have sold children for sex without rich perverts buying children for sex. I feel like more people should mention that.

Rumor says that RFKJ's NayCIP wants to delay the Hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine dose we give to newborns. What's the worst that could happen? 🤷‍♂️

Turns out that the earlier you get HepB, the more likely you are to deal with lifelong problems like cancer and permanent liver damage.

Awful, right?

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Things are heating up tonight in the 24 Hour AIDS Research Livestream. Come join us for the evening hours! Still many more presentations to come! Streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and StreamYard. Support AIDS research with us! saveaidsresearch.org

Join us on 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research NOW to hear about the incredible successes of the NIH-funded HIV research networks, with leaders Myron Cohen, Larry Corey, Joseph Eron, and Sharon Nachman on YouTube: bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch #HIV

Who Makes Vaccine Policy Decisions in RFK Jr.’s Health Department? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has hired longtime vaccine safety skeptics and scientists who are critical of Covid shots and mandates to make immunization policy decisions for Americans.

Shivers down my spine. What a set of ghouls and charlatans. Thanks to Amy Schoenfeld Walker and @lazarogamio.bsky.social for this. These people want to take away your vaccines. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

3. I was granted withholding of removal by an immigration judge in the Otero Immigration Court on April 30, 2025 on account of the likelihood that I would be persecuted or killed Case 1:25-cv-03135-TSC Document 21-1 Filed 09/13/25 Page 2 of 5 if removed to Nigeria. My wife is a U.S. citizen. She filed an I-130 petition on my behalf for me to receive a family visa. That petition was approved four months ago. 4. I am currently detained in Dema Camp in Ghana, where myself and other people who were also deported from the United States are being imprisoned. We are constantly surrounded by military guards.

5. I am originally from Nigeria. In Nigeria, I was a member of one of Nigeria's main political parties, the P.D.P. In 2018, 1 started being violently targeted by members of the ruling political party, the A.P.C. In November 2018, members of the A.P.C. beat me and other party leaders with plank woods, iron rods, and machetes. The attacks escalated from then and happened several times until I left Nigeria. 6. I fled Nigeria in 2019 after being tortured by the military and police officers for the Nigerian Department of State Services. They tortured me and kept me locked in a dog cage for three days until they let me go and told me they would kill me if they ever saw me again. After this incident I had to leave Nigeria to save my life. 7. Nothing in Nigeria has gotten better since I left. The situation in the country has become worse. The political party that targeted me is still in power.

9. The officer finally told me that we were going to Ghana. I told him that I am afraid of going to Ghana and that I cannot go to Ghana. 10. He told us "whether you like it or not, your ass is getting on that plane." He then straitjacketed me extremely tightly, tying me from my shoulders to my feet. 11. I was put onto a military plane with the other people who were taken from their cells. I remained straitjacketed for several hours until I pleaded with the officers to remove it so that I could use the restroom. I begged the officers over and over again to take off the straitjacket so that I could use the restroom, otherwise I would urinate on myself. They finally removed the restraints on my legs after pleading with them for a long time, but left the restraints on my upper body.

23. We are all afraid for our lives. We are not safe here, and now they are planning to hand us over to our country's government for further persecution and torture. We don't know what our futures hold. 24. We urgently need help. We do not want to meet with government officials of our countries or to be returned to those countries. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on September 13, 2025. /s/ Signature September 13. 2025 Date

It is truly horrifying what is being alleged against the Trump administration in the Ghana case.

Here is from an affidavit filed in the case today: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Time to break out the chart

Thanks for the reminder to change my EOL anatomical donation from one academic center to another consistent with changes in care
**visions of NIAID PIs giddy over getting the rest of me via an intermediary**

Who Was Charlie Kirk, Anyway? Kirk occupied a uniquely powerful place in the MAGA movement

I put together a primer on Charlie Kirk — and paid some special attention to his relationship with Nick Fuentes and the Groyper movement.

There's no hot takes or sweeping declarations. Just some useful background. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...

We agree, @robhuebel — seems Dems should be talking about this:

“State Dept denied Trump intervened on Alexandrovich’s behalf, but that appears implausible. Trump, Israel, pedophilia, corruption… a gift unicorn grazing in Dems’ backyard — And yet?” zeteo.com/p/why-arent-...

“These proposed budget cuts across the board make me rethink the next time I go to the polls.”

Trump and Republicans are cutting an affordable housing grant many rural Americans have relied on to build homes — including in East Tennessee.

apnews.com/article/trum...

Hotez article in Vaccine

My latest just out in VACCINE @sciencedirect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Oh and we need to amp this up, fire up people to fight now. Don't let a three-day-weekend approaching cool your anger. Channel it, focus it. RFK Jr. needs to go. Make it your mission starting today.

In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered the rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse memorial painted over — defacing a sacred space in the heart of Orlando that honors the 49 lives stolen in one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history.

Rep. Vince Perez:
Under this map, a Hispanic Texan's vote counts about one-third, and a Black Texan's just one-fifth, compared to a white Texan's.

LEAF CHRONICLE: “Tennessee car insurance premiums could rise as much as 5% with tariffs this year…”

The Trump Trade War Tax On You is taking many forms. But at least the rich get a tax cut, especially in Williamson County! 🫤
www.tennessean.com/story/money/...

Hey @washingtonpost.com — when you have articles about the numbers showing crime in DC is actually down and people feel safe… maybe put that in your own headlines instead of just parroting Trump’s propaganda?

Do you still not understand what’s happening?

-Trump just bought $100 MILLION in bonds

-When Interest Rates go down, bond prices go up

-Trump has been pushing for interest rate cuts he would personally benefit from

Unheard of levels of corruption and grift. Yet Republicans say nothing.

TFW a recruiter from @mta.info sets up THREE phone #interviews, skips all three. Waiting to see if Head of People returns my call #hr #talentacquisition

Omg, JD Vance getting heckled by people yelling ‘COUCH F*CKER’ as he visits Union Station to survey Trump’s militarization of D.C.

“How many companies have moved 100% of their manufacturing to 🇺🇸 since Trump took office?

The answer is pretty clear: Zero.”

“WILLIAMSON COUNTY, the wealthiest in Tennessee, is expected to receive the highest average tax cut.”

No wonder Marsha Blackburn is so excited about #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer!

(which slashes Medicaid and food assistance and explodes the debt)
www.tennessean.com/story/money/...

Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal's editor told Reuters.

A large-scale, government-funded study tracking 1.2M children over two decades found something Kennedy doesn't like, so he wants it retracted.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

#waste #abuse #cosplay

The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.

The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:

$678M raised through those spam tactics

$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.

$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)

The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.