The FDA has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said, in another setback for the technology that’s been a target of some Trump administration health officials. https://cnn.it/4kt8iyn

Home Office @ukhomeoffice Follow Illegal migrants living in hotels have been banned from using taxpayer-funded taxis for medical appointments. Under new rules, taxi use for medical journeys will be restricted to individuals with physical disabilities and serious or chronic illnesses. ... TP + ILLEGAL MIGRANTS BANNED FROM USING TAXIS FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS

Home Offi... @ukhomeoffi... • Feb 6 The largest number of illegal migrants and foreign criminals have been removed or deported off British soil in a decade. - NEARLY - 60000 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS CRIMINALS REMOVED OR DEPORTED

Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso Cuarón put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens “Children of Men”.

I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/

Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.

🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls.

The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

"Michael Lotfi, the deputy state director of Americans for Prosperity Tennessee, a conservative group, who has been without power since Jan. 25, sees the DEI classes and more targeted tree trimming as symbols of misplaced priorities. “It’s certainly not a conservative value to leave the trees hanging around power lines that will fall during a storm,” he said. In a statement to NBC News, Blackburn agreed. “To say NES’ priorities were grossly misplaced is an understatement, and the company has shown current leadership cannot be trusted to do what is best for their customers,” she said."

it's an active choice by journalists to frame these people as serious, reputable people with valid points

cutting back on tree trimming is a direct result of the deregulation you support, assholes

A letter to the director of the CIA from Senator Ron Wyden saying he has sent a classified letter that expressed concerns.

This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.

I may never stop throwing up

DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’ Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims

After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.

But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

The Untimely Death of Civil Rights in America And what can be done to resurrect them.

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@wartranslated

This is what Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region looks like now, as Putin's forces level another city. The outskirts are already in the gray zone.

Want to re-emphasize what this bill does. It implements a $1,000 bounty for anyone to sue someone they suspect is trans and using the bathroom.

Retroactively pushing the narrative that a police brutality victim somehow deserved to die is one of the most disgusting traditions in American journalism

You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.

The Second Amendment Was Never Meant for Everyone The killing of Alex Pretti, a licensed gun owner, in Minneapolis is waking white Americans up to the reality that rights are conditional.

The Second Amendment Was Never Meant for Everyone

After the killing of Alex Pretti, white America is realizing what Black gun owners have always known — rights are conditional.

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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests

- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact

““I’ll believe it when I see it,” Villerius said. “I hope that he’s sincere and actually wants the police to be confrontational with ICE,” they continued, referring to O’Hara. “But again, I’ll believe it when I see it.””

Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free Neil Young has escalated his fight against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland.

“My music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos”
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Don't feel bad for Bovino, he still gets to join the Christmas Adventurer's Club.

The nyt’s Sulzberger, Kahn and Ryan scapegoated trans ppl, a tiny and vulnerable minority who pose no threat to anyone, in a single-minded campaign to spread disinformation and legitimize bigotry in the years leading up to the ‘24 election.

They handed Trump a potent campaign ad

Shame he didn’t have those feelings until this morning.

AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.

If you want proof that Trump is going to try to rig the elections, here it is:

In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.

AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.

🚨BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids across the state.

If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine

Bird flu antibodies found in cow in the Netherlands, a first outside of U.S. Dead cat led to discovery, but officials stress no further spread of H5N1 has been detected

Breaking news: A dairy cow in the Netherlands appears to have been infected with H5N1, the first report of this deadly avian influenza virus having spread to cattle outside of the United States—but officials stress no further spread of H5N1 has been detected. https://scim.ag/4jWCLEs

Good. Also: We can't know about any particular case, but this is the sort of thing that happens more when everyone thinks the president is unpopular - politicians start looking for highly visible ways to oppose him and are willing to devote resources to it.

The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

Minnesota prisons chief accuses Homeland Security of peddling ‘misinformation’ on ICE surge Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell offered video evidence to refute DHS claims, suggesting it’s spreading “pure propaganda.”

Weird to see the mass incarcerationists fighting with each other www.startribune.com/paul-schnell...

Don't print lies in the newspaper. Is "Restrictions on federal tactics" an honest characterization of what ICE had been doing and why it was objected to?