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How YouTube Sees Podcasting YouTube has eaten podcasting, with study upon study indicating that the Alphabet-owned video platform is now the distribution point of choice for podcast consumers everywhere, ahead of Spotify and Apple.

YouTube has eaten podcasting, with study upon study indicating that the Alphabet-owned video platform is now the distribution point of choice for podcast consumers everywhere, ahead of Spotify and Apple.

This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.

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'No excuse': Mississippi is failing to prevent the most preventable cancer in Black women, report says “It is a cancer that is preventable and highly treatable if people have access to the right kind of medical professionals and screenings and the HPV vaccination.”

'No excuse': Mississippi is failing to prevent the most preventable cancer in Black women, report says

real haters only this Super Bowl 👆🏾🦅

Newsom Signs Bills to Fight Trump, Including Legal Aid for Immigrants Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has been balancing a desire to push back on Republican policies with a need to cooperate in seeking federal disaster aid.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Friday that authorized $50 million in state funds intended to counter President Trump's agenda.

Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) Overview | Immunize.org| Immunize.org Find materials on legal requirements to give VISs to patients before vaccinating.

Vaccines and immunization fact sheets you can't find on CDC website anymore are archived at the link below. May be helpful to bookmark this for future reference.
www.immunize.org/vaccines/vis...

Some of the world leading HIV rights activists are coming together to have this important conversation and provide answers for the community in this moment when access to HIV care and treatment is threatened for millions.
Save the date and RSVP if you are interested email: ace@healthequity4all.com

The CDC Is Altering Data to Follow Trump’s DEI Order The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.

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

Go to the CDC website now enter any of these words:
- lgbtq
- transgender
- diversity
- equity
Most of the links w important resources which we use daily to guide care and prioritize interventions for vulnerable populations are currently broken or removed. This erasure will harm. Do not look away.

Is the HPV Vaccine Safe? Yes, Despite What R.F.K. Jr. Has Said. During his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to disavow comments he had made disparaging the vaccine as unsafe.

Yes, the HPV vaccine is safe, despite R.F.K. Jr.'s claims. It's remarkably effective at preventing cancer — roughly 97% effective in preventing cervical cancer, and nearly 100% effective in preventing external genital warts.

User Mag | Taylor Lorenz | Substack A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring exclusive reporting, interviews, and insights about the online world. Click to read User Mag, a Substack publication with tens of thou...

I know this has been written about to death but it is so frustrating that u get almost zero subscribers from doing actual reporting and breaking news. The incentives of the internet are so misaligned with journalism. If u care about independent media at all please consider a subscription to User Mag

Kansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US history Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.

Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind.

abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...

Did you call your senator and congressman yesterday?
Call them again today!
Oppose the confirmation of
#RFKJr. He is dangerous for public health.
U.S. Capitol Switchboard operator can also connect you directly with their office: (202) 224-3121

That's strange. Mine is working perfectly.

Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising H5N1 is adapting to new mammal hosts, raising the possibility of the virus spreading between humans.

The risk of bird flu continues to rise as it spreads in herds &flock around the country. This is the absolute worst time for health communications the CDC to be muzzled. If we have another pandemic we will be even more vulnerable than the last time around. #h5n1
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Many people have asked me how can they best stay informed and protect their health while we navigate the indefinite pause on communications from NIH, CDC, & FDA. Here’s a thread on concrete steps YOU can take to protect yourself & your community. 🧵

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages To keep your texts safe from prying eyes, make sure they’re encrypted with these 4 tips.

If you don’t want your text messages read by snoops—like wireless companies, law enforcement, or hackers—you should follow these 4 tips. nyti.ms/42rW6qK

Preparing for next pandemic requires more funding, better communication | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire offers her thoughts on preparing for the next pandemic, including the need for additional funding, clearer communication from public health leaders, and stronger partnerships...

Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases, shares her thoughts on preparing for the next pandemic, including the need for more funding, clearer comms from public health leaders, and stronger partnerships among government agencies, business, and academia.

Harvard just fired me and all of my colleagues. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Can’t wait until these guys have to define in court a “DEI hire” and “DEI employees.”

Just in case you were wondering!
Lock in!

Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. nyti.ms/4hilymo

A24 Lands Rights To Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parable Of The Sower’, Setting ‘Time’ Director Garrett Bradley To Helm A24 has won rights to Octavia E. Butler’s sci-fi odyssey Parable of the Sower and has set Time director Garrett Bradley to direct.

Hey is this ever happening

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Trump's Mass Anti-Immigrant Raids to Begin Here are action items to protect your immigrant neighbors, answers to common FAQs, and insights to debunk anti-immigrant propaganda

Trump's fascist anti-immigrant raids are reportedly beginning in Chicago this Tuesday.

If you want to be an ally to immigrant communities, I list 7 action items you can start to take now, as well as debunk common anti-immigrant myths that MAGAs often cite: www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

One, unless Mapquest counts as a paper map 😂

The Great Creator Reset The TikTok ban isn't just a platform reconfiguration, it will reshape the political leaning of the creator economy and permanently alter whose voices get heard online.

The TikTok ban permanently reshapes the ideological tilt of the online creator landscape towards the right. Cheering for it in any way is extremely shortsighted www.usermag.co/p/the-great-...

Exclusive: Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta's social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

Dirty air, dementia, and other adverse brain effects
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
new Feature @nature.com open-access

More than 15,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary Their letter calls the choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is known for promoting false medical claims, “a slap in the face” to health care professionals.

. @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social: "More than 15,000 doctors have signed a letter urging senators to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services."

All LA public libraries have free N95 masks if needed! #lafires