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Public health PhD, science, politics, college basketball πŸ€ and happy single cat lady. #resist #science

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Trump nominee says he has a β€˜Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be β€œtossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has β€œa Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.

20.10.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2099    πŸ” 1072    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 511
(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL

Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history!

With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).

(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that β€œvery few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

18.10.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7377    πŸ” 2434    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 213
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17.10.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4380    πŸ” 967    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 42
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ICE Agent Threatens to Shoot Ambulance Driver Helping Protester Federal agents swarmed an ambulance crew to prevent them from taking an injured protester to the hospital.

ICE agents interfered withβ€”and even threatened to β€œshoot and arrest”—emergency personnel rescuing an injured protester last week in Portland.

The agent β€œpointed his finger at me in a threatening manner,” the driver recalled, β€œand began viciously yelling in my face.

newrepublic.com/post/201774/...

15.10.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2467    πŸ” 1445    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 87
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β€˜Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says β€˜they didn’t think through what they were doing’

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

14.10.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 617    πŸ” 303    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 104
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Two more measles cases confirmed in Minnesota Last year Minnesota reported 70 measles cases, but zero in 2023.

Two more measles cases confirmed in Minnesota

Last year Minnesota reported 70 measles cases, but zero in 2023.

13.10.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No Kings β€” Freedom (video) Why protest is patriotic

Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...

12.10.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3116    πŸ” 792    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 23
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"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it awayβ€”King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ nokings.org

11.10.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3091    πŸ” 1020    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 49
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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: β€œWe are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen President Trump tied the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism and made several other claims about vaccines. William Brangham discussed those claims and the concerns about what the president said with Alycia Halladay of the Autism Science Foun...

Alycia Hallady of the Autism Science Foundation: "The scientific studies that have been conducted so far do not support the idea that Tylenol causes autism." https://to.pbs.org/47XUF5Y

23.09.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 12

This MAGA/MAHA/Trump/RFK Jr/Dr Oz/Dr Bhattacharya press conference right now is quite possibly the worst press conferenceβ€”from the viewpoints of medicine, public health, & medical ethicsβ€”that I’ve ever seen. These men are so shameless & deeply irresponsible. Wherever happened to science & evidence?

22.09.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 301    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 10

YES, IT IS AN ATTACK πŸ‘‡

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Trump administration cancels annual food insecurity survey, USDA says (Reuters) -The Trump administration has canceled the USDA’s annual food insecurity survey, ending a decades-long effort to track how many Americans struggle to access enough food, the Agriculture Depa...

After cutting food assistance programs, the Trump administration has now canceled the annual food insecurity survey so Americans don’t realize what his policies are doing
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This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

18.09.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 48261    πŸ” 15332    πŸ’¬ 1290    πŸ“Œ 636
WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull β€˜Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

WGA Statement on ABC's Decision to Pull β€˜Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull β€˜Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

18.09.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7248    πŸ” 2137    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 94
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Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.

17.09.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12157    πŸ” 3711    πŸ’¬ 609    πŸ“Œ 239

One of the saddest things is when children have cancer, immune deficiency or need bone marrow or organ transplants.

And to add insult to injury, they’re unable to receive vaccines.

But YOU can do your part to help protect them by immunizing yourself & your family.

We are ALL in this together.

15.09.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1558    πŸ” 390    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 13
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"if we have a recession, it's a choice, and it's a choice made by the White House based on a particular view about policy."

14.09.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1268    πŸ” 437    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 14

This is a firing offense. Bill Pulte must go.

13.09.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2314    πŸ” 673    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 13
21 people sick. 
6 under age of 10.
7 people hospitalized.
At least 2 severe infections.
1 farm and a glass of raw milk.
Raw milk linked to E. Coli and Campylobacter outbreak in Florida.  This isn’t β€œnatural health.” It’s a public health risk.

21 people sick. 6 under age of 10. 7 people hospitalized. At least 2 severe infections. 1 farm and a glass of raw milk. Raw milk linked to E. Coli and Campylobacter outbreak in Florida. This isn’t β€œnatural health.” It’s a public health risk.

@simonmaechling.bsky.social

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

04.08.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
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Every firm of every size on Wall St. should have done this morning what JPM did yesterday. Instead, it's been mostly crickets and, in some cases, cowardice.

04.08.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1012    πŸ” 340    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 16
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Vaccination Intentions During Pregnancy and Among Parents of Young Children This survey study of pregnant persons and parents of young children in the US examines vaccination intentions during pregnancy and vaccination behaviors after the child's birth for vaccines recommende...

Oh goodness. This is study is a sobering evaluation of parents’ and pregnant women’s vaccination intention (with the caveat that intent is not always equivalent to behavior).

We have so, so much work to do.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

20.07.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.

01.07.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 12657    πŸ” 4249    πŸ’¬ 302    πŸ“Œ 130

Under the Republican "Big, Ugly Bill," high-income individuals are expected to gain approximately $12,000 per year, whereas working-class Americans may face an additional annual burden of $1,600. This administration is the reverse Robin Hood, taking from the poor to give to the rich.

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β€œIt’s the largest redistribution from poor to rich in a single bill in American history.”

It's a play in three regressive parts:
1. Tax cuts for the rich.
2. Spending cuts on the poor.
3. Tariffs that hit low-income folks hardest.

23.06.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1308    πŸ” 624    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 47

Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?

22.06.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 30732    πŸ” 7103    πŸ’¬ 1268    πŸ“Œ 392

What am I worried about?
-Safety of 30k US troops in the Middle East
-cybersecurity (since CISA was recently gutted) & homeland security (as HLS focused on immigration)
-Economic strength (oil prices and tariffs)
-Allied assistance (we’ll need that now)
-Domestic intell (leadership at FBI/DNI)

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