Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @andertoon.bsky.social )

What an incredibly obtuse thing for a writer to say. Whether or not you’re deliberately injecting some overt Message, your worldview suffuses your narrative. It can’t not.

The Jetsons lied to us

Again: Donald Trump is dying, & he knows it. He is losing the midterms, & he knows it. He’s getting impeached, & he knows it. He is losing his mind, & we all know it. Donald Trump is a man with nothing left to lose. Know that, & recognize the existential threat to the world it presents.

How Congress can restore the independence of US science Members must go beyond reinstating US government research spending and re-establish decentralized governance at the National Institutes of Health and other agencies. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

California boy dies of SSPE (measles complication) after being infected at age 7 months, when he was too young to be vaccinated.

#Nirsevimab may help prevent severe respiratory illnesses beyond #RSV in infants, young kids The monoclonal antibody was tied to a 62% effectiveness against all-cause lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations. www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...#Nirsevimab#RSVPhoto: Wirestock / iStock

Ozempic and Zepbound are just the beginning of the expanded medical GI hormone era. A new selective amylin mimetic (pancreatic peptide)) achieved marked weight loss and reduced inflammation without a plateau effect in a randomized trial @thelancet.com thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Yes, we did👇🏻 Hundreds of public health workers & their allies marched from the National Mall toward HHS headquarters at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building on Wednesday. Their mission: Demand HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s resignation.

“Dozens of scientists are considering leaving the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, where Prasad serves as director, to escape a work environment that eight agency officials described to STAT as rife with mistrust and paranoia. These officials said staffers are terrified of pushing back”

One of my homeless friends and her husband get $200/month from SNAP. They live in a tent. $200. For a whole month. This is pretty standard in Missouri.

Hepatitis B vaccine can prevent cancer — RFK Jr is wrong again www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social

If you're lucky enough to be financially stable and have a few bucks to spare, now would be a really good time to donate to America's food banks. They've already lost a ton of funding this year and with SNAP on the line, more are going to need them in the coming weeks.

No, seriously, it’s a death cult.

Some people truly do change the world. Dr. Bartlett was one of them ❤️‍🩹

The butcher’s bill that this man and this administration is enabling & encouraging…

With SNAP benefits ending for millions & the economy shrinking what little resources food banks have, I’m sharing food resource supports & educators/creators. Rebecca Chobat runs the account Dollar Tree Dinners—she educates on how to shop/cook thrifty like $100 budget for 30 days (90 meals) 🧵

NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com

I can’t imagine the stress of immigrant scientists and international students in the United States these days www.science.org/content/arti... @science.org

A change in guidance on giving peanuts to babies as young as 4 months old has helped roughly 60,000 children avoid potentially serious allergies. That's according to a new report out in the medical journal "Pediatrics."

In The News: The Infectious Diseases Society of America @idsainfo.bsky.social recommends that adults and children with weakened immune systems (immunocompromised) receive an age-appropriate COVID-19 vaccine dose ASAP for the upcoming respiratory virus season. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/ids...

Soooo … the manufacture of almost 700 drugs requires chemicals solely sourced from China. Given the current tariff situation, that seems … problematic. 😬 #drugsupply #tradewar #tariffs #pharma #medsky

💤 October is Safe Sleep and SIDS Awareness Month. Every parent wants their baby to sleep soundly – and safely. 👶 Place babies on their back. 🛏️ Room share, don’t bed share. 🧸 Keep blankets, pillows, and toys out of the crib. Learn more: dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=146357

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC

Farmers planted in April or May. They have to sell in the next couple months. There isn’t any way they can react to the Trump havoc. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.” What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Indeed. @holdenthorp.bsky.social telling it like it is www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman feels like one of the most important books to read in the moment. Our autistic brothers and sisters are facing a wave of persecution from RFK Jr. and his Woo Thugs, gotta educate ourselves so we can stand up for them.

"Knowledge is power when it is wisely used to shape public health policy. The measles vaccines have saved around 94 million lives over the past 50 years." @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Specifically the report found "patients that were seen at the gender clinic before the age of 18 had a lower risk of suicide compared to those referred as an adult.”

Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023. They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."

The #misinformation epidemic has killed countless people & will kill more, but you already knew that. So what do we DO about it? We start by understanding it & how to talk to ppl. @lewan.bsky.social literally wrote the book on that. Join @healthjournalism.org to hear from him buff.ly/3QEnISh

Thou shalt not spend millions on Super Bowl ads about Jesus when you could’ve used it to feed the hungry.

Our family is not religious but okayest son attends a Jesuit school (long story). Once I asked him to name a Bible verse. Just one. I wanted to see if he actually retained something from his religion classes. The one he picked is a great one to consider for many right now.

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Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement is a horribly misguided decision, and the statements that go back and forth each time we have an election are a 50-year old pattern. How do we break the cycle? My column. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Much needed today

Sending joy, hope and positivity to the world!

Tennessee has one of the highest rates of women killed by men, and most of those homicides are committed with guns. One rural county is taking steps to try to ensure that abusers don’t have access to firearms. (Published Aug.) w/ @wpln.bsky.social

Maybe we need a "get the treatment THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE" campaign? arstechnica.com/health/2024/...

The key takeaway is that the world’s richest man got what he wanted; stripped our cancer funding for kids, killed reforms to bring down drugs prices and caps on investment in China. Trump on the other hand demanded a debt ceiling raise and got nothing.

Insurers must spend 80-85% of premiums on care by law. "But big insurers have figured out if they also become health care providers—by buying physician practices, clinics, and pharmacy benefit managers—they can meet that threshold by paying themselves and avoiding payment for their customers’ care."

LAST DAY of #HCWvsHunger! The 2024 contest ends tonite after #GivingTuesday. Many food banks have generous donor matches today! 🍎 Donate to any food bank or hunger org & 📸 receipt 🍎 Log it + any employer/charity match here for Team #DiagnoseAndTreats by 12/3 11:59p: hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/