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On his decision to end $500M worth of research on mRNA vaccines, RFK Jr. said:

“The the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu”.

These vaccines saved 3.2M lives in the U.S.

He is running a disinformation op against Americans.

As I report here for @motherjones.com, a local lawmaker in LA says ICE showed up to a confidential domestic violence shelter. That’s just one of the many impacts they’ve had on shelters & survivors this past week ⬇️

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.

(Via Christopher Hale)

There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

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Global hunger hits new high amid conflict, extreme weather: UN More than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024, with the outlook ‘bleak’ due to funding cuts for aid efforts.

More than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024, with the outlook ‘bleak’ due to funding cuts for aid efforts.

What the absolute. 1) A valedictorian earns that spot. It's not a privilege. 2) He was using language used by the ICC and other respected global bodies. No lies detected. 3) Higher education needs to remember one of its ket functions in society: platforming well researched and grounded views.

For Some International Students, U.S. Dreams Dim Under Trump

Canceled travel plans, deleted social media profiles and applications to transfer to universities in Canada or Europe. International students at U.S. colleges and universities shared how the Trump administration’s immigration policies have affected them.

Again, Christianity offers no alternative by which we can turn away from such cruelty.

We are condemned by our turning a blind eye to the need of others to food. Christianity offers no alternatives that allow such callous cruelty.

This part

A reminder: Both sheriffs and local police have the right to refuse ICE detainers. These requests are voluntary and not legally enforceable under federal law. Across the country, many sheriffs and police departments choose not to cooperate and that choice is fully within their legal rights.

Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.

His argument fails even on its own terms.

He's going to be really surprised by how much chaos AGI is actually able to tolerate.

JUST A FACT…👇

Any Questions?!

A photo of the Terrorism Confinement Center prison in El Salvador. The text reads: "Behind Trump's Deal to Send Venezuelans to El Salvador's Most Feared Prison." Photo by Jose Cabezas/Reuters.

The New York Times pieced together President Trump's deal with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador to imprison “convicted criminals” in a feared Salvadoran prison. But many of the Venezuelan men labeled gang members and terrorists by the U.S. government had not been tried in court. nyti.ms/4jygTyl

Andry José Hernández Romero

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.

No one has heard from you in 43 days.

As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties Union Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well

Important work and coverage here by ACLU. Please support them. If US citizens are forcibly removed from their country of citizenship though it is something worse than a deportation.
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'It’s a time to be brave’: Cornell professor talks federal funding freeze Risa Lieberwitz, president of Cornell’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, says Cornell should stand up against potential demands from the White House.

“Institutions that stood up are remembered for standing up to that power & that coercion, they're remembered for their acts of bravery. Institutions that capitulated are remembered for their willingness to cave to autocratic demands.”

— Risa Lieberwitz, president of the Cornell chapter of the AAUP

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TWO IF BY D.C.

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it’s 250 years today

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Chris Van Hollen Turned Away From El Salvador Prison, in Seeking Visit With Abrego Garcia Armed officials stopped Senator Chris Van Hollen from trying to visit the prison where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been held for over a month.

Armed officials stopped Senator Chris Van Hollen from trying to visit the prison where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been held for over a month.

We'd appreciate connecting later to share actionable steps and salient points from this day of advocacy.

Have you tried unplugging, waiting 5 seconds, and plugging back in?

boston globe editorial board: harvard is making the right decision, and universities should band together to fight.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/16/o...

Fantastic! Yes! We are doing a day (which is turning into multiple days) of virtual advocacy at the MA State House. So far so good. Lots of interest and ideas from MA lawmakers on how to resist federal attacks on higher education.

Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rul...

A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.

Join an online session for the April 17 #DayofActionforHigherEd. Register: www.dayofactionforhighered.org/events

Events — A National Day of Action for Higher Ed Organize your April 17 Day of Action for Higher Education action now! You can also register for a virtual action. See you April 17!

See you out in the streets tomorrow.

Lots of ways to participate: in person, online, everywhere.

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US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity

“If a pact is formed, the universities shall “commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund”. The fund will be in turn used to provide “immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement.”

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