Alex Limkakeng

Did Secretary Kennedy get a PhD in immunology and review (again) the merit of all these cutting edge research grants? No. Instead he spouted outright factual inaccuracies about their value in COVID.

“Chris Meekins, an assistant secretary for pandemic preparedness in the first Trump administration, said that ending BARDA’s mRNA work created a “national security vulnerability.””

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...

Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations

Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...

“The rules are clear, the goal is fair, and one child edges ahead — until, suddenly, another child starts losing. That’s when the trouble begins. “He cheated!” the losing child yells. “I’m the winner anyway!” he declares. And then, like clockwork, he flips the board.”

Opinion | What to Do When the President Acts Like a 5-Year-Old?

What to Do When the President Acts Like a 5-Year-Old? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/o...

Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Cognition in Later Life url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2837047?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=080325

A Fight Over a West Point Job Reveals Two Visions of America Under Trump

A Fight Over a West Point Job Reveals Two Visions of America Under Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...

The view from the International Space Station as an aurora meets the sunrise in space.

Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare A truckload of hot dogs spilled across a Pennsylvania highway after a crash, clogging the road toward the end of the morning rush hour.

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“FEMA arrives with emergency buns and ketchup”

The burden of multimorbidity-associated acute hospital admissions in Malawi and Tanzania: a prospective multicentre cohort study The global burden of multimorbidity—the coexistence of two or more long-term conditions—is increasing. Limited access to primary care in sub-Saharan A…

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When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures.’ But Many of His Sketches Sold at Auction.

Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures.’ But Many of His Sketches Sold at Auction. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/u...

“So how is America responding to the greatest challenge of Cold War II? With huge increases in research? By infusing money into schools and universities that train young minds and produce new ideas? We’re doing the exact opposite.”

Opinion | Trump Is Winning the Race to the Bottom

Trump Is Winning the Race to the Bottom www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...

Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again

Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...

DOGE still posted those claims on its website, adding $6 million to V.A.’s savings.

Over the past six months, The New York Times has documented how that group’s Wall of Receipts, the only public accounting of DOGE’s work, has been plagued by errors.”

“It also reported ending contracts for reasons unrelated to DOGE. They expired on schedule, or were cut off after a vendor shut down, or in Father Freeman’s case, died…”

“The veterans agency claimed credit for canceling contracts that had not been canceled, including those that provided veterans with prosthetic legs and wheelchairs…”

Facing Painful Cuts, the V.A. Reported Dubious Savings to DOGE

Facing Painful Cuts, the V.A. Reported Dubious Savings to DOGE www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

Opinion | ‘Egregious.’ ‘Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administration’s lawlessness.

‘Egregious.’ Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | You Don’t Have to Be a Doctor to Understand This

You Don’t Have to Be a Doctor to Understand This www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

Opinion | As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent

As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/o...

To Protest Budget Cuts, Young Scientists Try Letters to the Editor

To Protest Budget Cuts, Young Scientists Try Letters to the Editor www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...

DGHI’s Emily Smith to Coordinate Rwandan Partnerships

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In today’s episode of What Are They Thinking: “If you don’t see a hurricane coming… does it really exist?”

🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.

Brilliant timing.

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PBS New Hour coverage of EPA (and NIH) Declaration of Dissent

Opinion | Alaska Cannot Survive This Bill

Alaska Cannot Survive This Bill www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...