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Trump vs University: UCLA faces $1 Billion federal demand after DOJ finds civil rights violations -Here’s what we know The US administration is pursuing a $1 billion settlement from UCLA, as confirmed by a White House official on Friday, following accusations of antisemitism and civil rights violations by the Department of Justice. UCLA has become the first state university to face such extensive funding restrictions over civil rights concerns related to antisemitism and affirmative action.The administration has previously negotiated settlements with private institutions, securing $50 million from Brown University and $221 million from Columbia University, whilst pursuing larger settlements with institutions like Harvard University, AP reported.The White House source, speaking anonymously due to lack of authorisation, provided no additional information about specific demands or the settlement figure.UCLA reported that the administration had frozen $584 million in federal grants.

Trump vs University: UCLA faces $1 Billion federal demand after DOJ finds civil rights violations -Here’s what we know

The US administration is pursuing a $1 billion settlement from UCLA, as confirmed by a White House official on Friday, following accusations of antisemitism and civil rights…

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

Well, this is a huge Executive Order power grab...

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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mRNA vaccines are, without exaggeration, one of the greatest inventions in human history.

We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.

And the US is throwing it away. For what?

Bravo

RFK Jr has been a liar for as long as I can remember.

“Dismayed”?!? Try being furious!! Impeach RFKJr!

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"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."

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Gonorrhoea vaccine roll-out begins across the UK Doctors say the jabs could save the NHS millions of pounds over the next decade.

As usual, America under Krazy Kennedy is left behind.

In a world first, Gonorrhoea vaccines will be widely available in sexual health clinics across the UK, to tackle record-breaking levels of infections.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Where Pi Equals 4 and Circles Aren’t Round (Gift Article) In the world of taxicab geometry, even the Pythagorean theorem takes a back seat.

If you missed my New York Times series, "Math, Revealed", here are free gift links to it -- no paywall 🕺

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AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.

Levi, a business management professor, also wrote that working group membership “will be based on merit & expertise — not membership in organizations proven to have (conflicts of interest) and radical & narrow view of public health!”

The Immunity Thief: Why Measles Is Much Worse Than a Rash How one infection can wipe out years of hard-earned immune protection

#MeaslesIsADangerousVirus

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#SharedFacts from #HealthScience

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Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

"Concerns are rising that President Donald Trump’s administration is finding new ways to shrink the U.S. biomedical research enterprise [right now]"

Great article from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social at @science.org
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Your regular reminder to thank licensed physician #billcassidy - Senator from LA for his continued support of RFKJ. He certainly hasn’t expressed any concerns as a physician…..

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...

Well, I'll be damned.

It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.

newatlas.com/infectious-d...

Fearing Medicaid Coverage Loss, Some Parents Rush To Vaccinate Their Kids - KFF Health News Worried parents are hurrying to get their children vaccinated, fearing future federal policy changes will limit access to free immunizations. Pediatricians worry that any changes to the childhood vacc...

Parents trying to get vaccines as allowably early as possible, as access and funding are threatened.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

I think it's time for us to view Kennedy's actions as an attack not just on our public health but the country itself. He's an incredible monster.

Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients.

New exclusive 🗞️

Health secretary RFK Jr. plans to oust the members of an advisory panel that recommends which cancer screenings, HIV drugs and other preventive services insurers must cover at no cost

www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Paramount Got Its Big Merger, but at What Cost? The ‘South Park’ humiliation is the latest in a string of questionable events surrounding the company

“Paramount got its big merger, but at what cost?” www.theringer.com/2025/07/25/t...

RFK Jr + Epstein

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Sign the Petition RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost

RFK Jr. must be removed
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An assistant conducts cancer vaccine research at Moderna's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2024.

'Tremendous uncertainty' for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/12/mrna-vaccine-cancer-research-trump-administration

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my submission

"Dear Colleagues: I am a senior faculty member at my institution. I have been funded by NIH for several decades and have served on study sections including as chair. This policy is well-intended but misguided through its myopia. 1/n