Uh-oh. CDC Director Susan Monarez "being ousted weeks after she was confirmed to lead the public health agency, according to multiple administration officials familiar with the matter."

Miraculously, he didn’t hit a single CDC employee! But he did kill David Rose, the police officer who responded, who leaves behind two children and a pregnant wife. I can't help but imagine the vast attention this case would have received if the race of the shooter and the victim were reversed.

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵 An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

Tariffs like these raise prices and don't work. But if you skipped class the day we all learned that – here's a refresher:

And on Thursday, Mr. Kennedy said on NewsNation that he planned to create a vaccine injury agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He said the effort was a priority for him and would help bring “gold-standard science” to the federal government.

Mexico, #Measles outbreak update: 95 confirmed measles cases in Chihuahua state Source: Ministry of Health of Chihuahua State chihuahua.gob.mx/index.php/pr... @crof.bsky.social @jusdayda.bsky.social @health.bnonews.com chihuahua.gob.mx/index.php/pr...

One more time for the people in the back. David Geier is not a researcher. David Geier is not a Doctor ( though he has claimed to be one). David Geier has zero credentials to lead any type of study. His dad is a discredit researcher whose medical license has been suspended.

Thank you @petebuttigieg.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS MINNESOTA DAIRY HERD REINFECTED AVIAN FLU H5N1 Minnesota today disclosed a 21march2025 positive Dairy Cow H5 infection on same farm that was infected July 2025 Unclear if individual cows are reinfected or new cows Unclear if B or D variant content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNB...

BREAKING NEWS MINNESOTA DAIRY HERD REINFECTED AVIAN FLU H5N1 Minnesota today disclosed a 21march2025 positive Dairy Cow H5 infection on same farm that was infected July 2025 Unclear if individual cows are reinfected or new cows Unclear if B or D variant content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNB...

Wow DJ's cancer was likely caused by a chemical he was exposed to? Trump admin this week:

Avian Flu in Dairy Cows H5 California added one herd and cleared many on 20feb -991 total dairy herds -419 infected/quarantined -329 cleared quarantine -748 ever infected (~75% in 180+ days) Nevada added two herds and is at 50% in 80+ days Colorado was 60% in 110 days

@angierasmussen.bsky.social @peacockflu.bsky.social virological.org/t/timing-and... Nevada jump from Birds to Cows (Not the Arizona Jump) D1.1 Oct-Jan with early December 2024 likely.. Will we see similar analysis of Arizona? @rickabright.bsky.social

Bongino and Kash will delete anything exculpatory. Neither has a moral compass which prohibits lying. Biden should have released the Epstein lists and any “data” regardless what those files contain.

Before you can predict the future you need to understand the past. These new CMI charts encapsulate the difficulty projecting death rates based on recent data. 3A illustrates a worldview where there's been no improvement in mortality since 2011. In 3B, mortality is improving by 0.5% per annum.

Mike Coston: afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/02/aust...

Good news from Wyoming on H5N1 case that had been hospitalized in neighboring Colorado: - bird flu case now discharged from hospital - patient and her flock both infected by D1.1 tinalexander.github.io/notes/2025/0...

First photo released for this years scariest horror film

Cuts to research funding and the anti-science tenor of government policies are already prompting universities to cut back on post-graduate admissions. www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/t...

If you’re ever in public while high on ketamine, this DEA pamphlet suggests you might want want to wear sunglasses, even indoors. www.dea.gov/sites/defaul...

SO MUCH FOR HEALTHY FOOD. The food division regulates some additives, like artificial colorings and dyes. It also plays a role in investigating outbreaks of food borne illness.The F.D.A. also funds and participates in inspections of food and infant formula. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

The lazy, unqualified-to-perform-their-jobs-staff at USDA and APHIS who got laid off over the weekend decided they would still work on a Sunday to update data on Avian Flu which is placing a risk on protein supply for all Americans Two California and one Arizona herds added

Old friend just laid off by USDA, 1 mos short of his probationary period as senior researcher. Brilliant person who left a tenured faculty position several yrs ago to join USDA. Bright early-career researchers also being laid off. USDA is terminating a generation of highly-qualified scientists.

I reviewed @carlzimmer.com's new book Airborne. "His book is an enthralling historical exploration of the role of airborne microorganisms in disease, and examines why these pathogens have been overlooked for centuries." www.nature.com/articles/d41... /1

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years. Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.

This is probably the most accurate take.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

When people see the maple leaf, they see possibility. They see freedom. They see a helping hand. They see Canada, and the best of our values. Happy 60th to our flag. 🇨🇦

Colorado and California Avian Flu, Birds and Dairy Cows Note the time of year? Migration Note the alignment of cows and birds in Colorado? Note the alignment of cows and birds in California? If barns are similar and if in a drought, then expect birds to transfer to cows this spring or next fall

audible boos for the US National Anthem in Montreal before the USA-Canada 4 Nations Face-Off hockey game

Authorities in both of the Greek islands Santorini and Amorgos have declared a state of emergency as a series of earthquakes continue to rattle the Aegean Sea. Crickets from the ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. Is she even there?

Susan Collins ignores that RFKjr does not support research of new therapies and drugs. RFKjr wants eliminate new and existing therapies and drugs and replace them with Neutraceuticals and re-branded Generics owned and distributed by friends and family.

A federal judge in Massachusetts has just blocked Trump administration's move to cut NIH's funding of indirect costs A hearing is now scheduled for Feb. 21 in case, which was brought by 22 states earlier today storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Avian Flu in Cows BovineH5 B3.13 and now D1.1 California (green) - added one more herd B3.13 Nevada (red) - added 6 herds since 31jan2025 (and a possible 7th) all D1.1 variant, new to cows Local birds (Starlings) in Northwest Nevada are being poisoned to try and contain the spread.

Has anyone copied all the CFPB data/enforcement actions from the website before it disappears?

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

Where is the Avian Flu H5 wastewater peak inside the US? On the Eastern Seaboard... Newark, New Jersey to be exact What city/state recently shut down all live-chicken-markets prior to this weekend? New York.... ...concrete jungle where dreams are made of H5?

Not so brilliant.

“The order affects roughly 80 markets in New York City and in several nearby counties. Gov. Kathy Hochul described it as a “proactive” step to help curb the spread of bird flu.”

We need to be giving this more attention - measles outbreaks are rough on patients, taxing on response, and indicative of larger public health vulnerabilities. Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Good: CDC’s outbreak publication (MMWR) is now up and running after the first pause in over 70 years Bad: Todays publication is about fires, and not the missing bird flu or mpox studies we knew were up for publication. Of which have safety implications for veterinarians and people with house cats …

I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI

Bravo, Rep. Marc Pocan !

The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned. Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.

Annual population estimates by age and sex for 1990-2000 are still available here, but annual estimates by age, sex, and race/ethnicity have been taken down. Truly unbelievable www.census.gov/data/tables/...

now that's how you write a headline www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...