Maybe that’s better given the intense bumbling we saw from ACIP members and the secretariat yesterday….

As of 8am CDC's ACIP website does not have the proposed vote language for today's COVID vaccine recommendation posted. How is the public able to engage and provide informed comments? I testified before Senator Cassidy and @sanders.senate.gov on Wednesday- this is not radical transparency.

Smart: The Atlantic plans to offer every public high school in the U.S. free digital access to its journalism. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

280 kids have died from the flu this season. Flu shots are safe, effective, and protect you and the most vulnerable 💚 Everyone 6 months+ should get vaccinated each year (rare exceptions: severe allergy)

Robert Redford: the incandescently handsome star who changed Hollywood forever

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...

Happy Star Trek day 🖖

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👏👏 An example of standing up for your morals, even when it hurts the coffers. Not an NEH grant, but one from our sister agency, NEA. www.timesunion.com/preview/arti...

👀 Lots of questions here. VAERS is a system that generates hypotheses. It is designed to be a very low threshold system for everyone, patients and providers, to submit adverse events for additional review and to generate more study.

So what I’m hearing is Trump’s FDA is linking Trump’s COVID shot to 25 unverified deaths…?

Or maybe your doctor has suggested giving pats as a source of stress relief. If so, Uno the pharmacy dog is here to assist you.

This evening hundreds of swallows getting a last feed before they go to bed. I’m sure they’re only days away from leaving to fly south.

Dogs romp in this morning’s predawn gloaming, night transfers to day, bats are going to bed as swallows wake up

5/ Right now flu is pretty quiet, but we will likely see the season begin soon. The new flu vaccines are in pharmacies, and are recommended for everyone over 6 months old, every year. It's best to get it between now and mid-October.

Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the courage of the First Responders, and countless others, who answered the call that day. We will never forget their sacrifice. 24 years ago this country was so united - I pray we find our better selves.

We remember and honor the lives lost 24 years ago. 911digitalarchive.org

For people in a state that is asking for a prescription, try a CVS MinuteClinic. Some MinuteClinic’s are getting around restrictions by having nurses on site who will give you a prescription during a visit. They ask to confirm if you are high risk but don’t ask for proof.

PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: Everyone six months and older can now get a COVID-19 vaccine in NJ thanks to the New Jersey Department of Health. Learn more: www.nj.gov/governor/new...

More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July. Now some farmers are saying that as a results of ICE raids, and of workers be afraid to show up to job sites, crops are going to waste.

SURPRISE!* *It’s not.

Major Polish airports temporarily shut down as the military reports shooting down what may be Russian drones. Prime Minister Tusk tweets: “An operation related to multiple violations of Polish airspace is underway. The military has used weapons against the targets.”

"Poland said it scrambled its own & Nato air defences to shoot down drones over its territory after repeated violations of its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, marking the first time in the war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets." @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

🇵🇱 NOTAM has now also been issued for Warsaw International Airport

Hey @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social This quote from your Epstein File report is a lie. Trump HAS BEEN accused of rape by several women including girls 13 and 15 at the time. "...nor has Trump ever been accused of wrongdoing in connection with the Epstein matter."

But I think we can count on @schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @pelosi.house.gov and their fellows to continue to stand stand idly by, right? What about you, @padilla.senate.gov? Did we hear anything from loudmouth @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov? Genuine question; I don’t follow him.

I suspect we’re going to need a lot of furballs to get us through today.

Taking up so much of my time is actually checking stories, like this one (translated) below. Reposted 100s of times, but no source & I cannot find a shed of evidence to support it. No mention on the Foundation website, whose total donations ever are $4bn, so 1/8th to Ukraine in 1 go seems doubtful.

205 letters sent 📧 There’s 17,000+ here at AltUSFS 🌲✊ We CAN make a difference for our brave smokejumpers— it only takes a few moments ✍️ Let’s go, morning crew! ☕️

“The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs more defenders.” - Edward Abbey This famous quote has never been more relevant than today, so please take action to defend Wilderness. >>> wildernesswatch.org/action-alerts/

it’s not even a sacrifice, it’s like a Free Gift With Purchase

Right you are. It wasn't Peter Ueberroth who made the '84 Los Angeles Olympics great.

I was in Atlanta in '96, and I 100% agree.

This is Trigger. The pool may be shallow. But his thoughts are deep. 12/10 (via u/hercules25)

The Roadless Rule protects the quality and reliability of drinking water for millions of Americans. These untouched areas have tremendous importance for fish and wildlife, outdoor recreation, and much more. 🗣️ Tell the USDA to NOT rescind it! act.americanrivers.org/page/87510/a...

The USDA also recently announced the contamination of some CA RAWR cat food (chicken meat) with #H5N1. It killed several cats. They reported that the strain was also the B3.13 lineage (cattle lineage). #BirdFlu www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

🧵1/7 Six people in the U.S. died from rabies in the past year--the highest in years. 🦠 TL;DR: vaccinate your pets, avoid wild animals, wash any bites, and get medical help if exposed.

You know what's a great way to show solidarity with your coworkers and community? Don't be the asshole who spreads flu or covid. 💉

I get that the court thinks the US showed it could win on appeal, and that the US showed how super important rounding people up based on their appearance is to their whole program, but Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence (on an emergency docket with no explanation) is disgusting.

Today’s US Supreme Court ruling allowing racial targeting, that being Hispanic and working a low-income job and not speaking English proficiently ‘constitute at least reasonable suspicion of illegal presence in the United States’, is staggeringly racist. Shameful doesn’t come close. This is awful

I hope my Republican colleagues will do more than express reservations about RFK Jr. They should join me in calling on RFK Jr. to resign or be fired. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Just going to point out that I was in LA for the ‘84 Olympics and those service workers will earn every penny of those wages.

Wouldn't it be amazing if we had the technology to store energy and the ability to release it on demand?

If the State of California actually gave a shit about health, not just political grandstanding, they would mandate free covid vaccines for anyone who wants one. But that lapsed on 11 November 2023, and hasn't been seen since.

RFK Jr 🧵Jonas Salk's son, Jonathan, was a neighbor and good friend of mine. I spent many nights hearing about polio and how it had crippled America. His father was old by then, but I've never forgotten the many stories they shared of the terror and death that had raced through our nation.

Ticket sales at the Kennedy Center continue to plunge after Trump appointed himself chairman. Subscription revenue is down by 50% and seats are only “between 4 and 19%" full for the prestigious Stuttgart Ballet.