Margaret McCarthy

US Regime Deploys Troops, Arrests Citizens, and Detains Opposition Amid Mass Pro-Democracy Protests What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?

“US Regime Deploys Troops, Arrests Citizens, and Detains Opposition Amid Mass Pro-Democracy Protests”

What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?

Brilliant stuff, from @premthakker.bsky.social

The Trump administration. Famous for starving the entire world.

RFK, Jr. Laying Off Entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services is reportedly laying off the entire Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy. Here's the impact

RFK, Jr. Laying Off the entire OIDP - Office Of Infectious Disease And HIV/AIDS Policy

Problem is: general public not aware of what OIDP stands for, let alone what it does - and why this vision, strategy and organization is crucial

Here's just a small segment of what OIDP:
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Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump If law firms won’t defend the rule of law, who will?

As these lawyers write, lawyers have a special duty to defend the rule of law. Bowing to an extortionist only brings more extortion.

...Vance/Trump "use the same language as fascist mass murderers. I’ve witnessed this process of normalization over the last 8 years as a reporter covering the far right, seeing neo-Nazi talking points, especially around immigration, enter the mainstream discourse with horrifying, accelerating speed"

As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies.

The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.

Maybe it's not the judges?

Nielsen: Democracy in peril — a call to action for Northwestern and beyond Silence and acquiescence will not protect Northwestern and other universities from the Trump administration’s authoritarian attacks on democracy. The University must speak out now — or watch liberty a...

Universities must resist authoritarianism.

New Boasberg order just dropped:

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Megaphone: 📢 When fascists try to take control, what do we do?

Us: STAND UP, FIGHT BACK!!!

"Antisemitism" and Antisemitism The abuse of the word and the spread of the phenomenon

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One reason this government can so easily frame protesters as terrorists is that others—including some at universities—have already laid the groundwork. When we treat students engaged in constitutionally protected speech like criminals, we make it easier for authoritarian governments to do the same.

Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments (Gift Article) In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.

Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments. Story by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/h...

At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.

As the NIH expects staff cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.

Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.

Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials increasingly worry that residents are relying on unproven remedies endorsed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and postponing doctor visits until the illness has worsened.

As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials Fear Two more people are reported dead from the disease, and dozens are in isolation, as the outbreak grows.

President Trump’s freeze on international aid has hampered Uganda’s ability to respond to an Ebola outbreak, U.S. officials said in private.

ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

The war on DEI is a smoke screen MAGA’s attacks on “wokeness” and “diversity, equity, and inclusion” are a thinly veiled attack on the Civil Rights Movement itself.

“Far from harmless, the crusade against DEI has been a way of laundering racist policies into the mainstream. The anti-woke right’s public focus on hollow cultural signifiers obscures their actual goal: undoing the gains made by the Civil Rights Movement.”

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He mocked Hedtler-Gaudette’s blindness in a tweet that reached 21 million views, unleashing a wave of harassment—including calls to expose his bank account.

Juvenile bigotry at its finest.

4 Top Officials to Resign Over Adams’s Cooperation With Trump Gov. Kathy Hochul said the resignations raised “serious questions about the long-term future of this mayoral administration.” She planned meet with elected officials to discuss “the path forward.”

Breaking News: Gov. Kathy Hochul, who could remove Mayor Eric Adams, said the resignation of 4 aides raised concerns about his “long-term future” at City Hall.

Hells bells

Rally in Union Square against the destruction of America.

Trump administration asked Ukraine for 50% of its minerals, signals openness to deploying troops Axios Senior Political reporter Alex Isenstadt, "Fast Politics" host Molly Jong-Fast, and Puck News Chief Political Correspondent John Heilemann join Nicolle Wallace to discuss the breaking news that ...

So…Trump wants rare earth mineral rights in Ukraine in exchange for ground troops?

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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

ABC: “.. Multiple current and former employees described the situation as ‘a national security crisis.’”

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R.I.P. Gerri Wells
ACTUP Oral History xscript:
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(Photo by Jon Nalley)

I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated.

Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!

Scoop: Trump administration moves to protect businesses accused of anti-trans discrimination The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is trying to dismiss its own cases—with prejudice.

SCOOP: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has begun filing motions to dismiss court cases the agency brought against businesses accused of discriminating against transgender and nonbinary employees.

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.

These f**king idiots

The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.

Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down A court finding that the Trump administration did not comply with an earlier order and a recent statement by Vice President JD Vance have some experts warning of a potential constitutional crisis.

A court finding that the Trump administration did not comply with an earlier order and a recent statement by Vice President JD Vance have some experts warning of a potential constitutional crisis.