HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that? HASSETT: Uhh --

"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."

Socioeconomic disparities & dog rabies: A retrospective analysis of high-spatial-resolution surveillance data from a Latin American city ft. Sherrie Xie, Julianna Shinnick & @ricardocasney.bsky.social (@dbei-upenn.bsky.social) @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Given falsehoods claimed by our FDA commissioner, it's worth reposting this excellent @theatlantic.com article by @katherinejwu.com. US broader vaccine schedule reflects our higher disease burden, fragmented healthcare & gaps vs Denmark's 6M with universal care. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Louisiana resident here. Gobsmacked by this appointment. A true outrage.

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Ralph Abraham, CDC’s new deputy director: - halted Louisiana’s mass vaccination campaign - promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin - delayed deadly whooping cough outbreak warnings - backed anti-fluoride policies - fought to repeal ACA He should not be making national health decisions!

“Dr. Ralph Abraham, who as Louisiana’s surgeon general ordered the state health department to stop promoting vaccinations and who has called Covid vaccines “dangerous,” has been named the second in command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

He betrayed his oath as a doctor and voluntarily supported a man whose insane policies will kill children, all for the sake of power, MAGA, and politics. I hope he is shamed for life. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

#billcassidy is the worst of the cowards of this era. he could have stopped the RFK Jr nomination and he didn’t. he still refuses to lift a finger to save lives. what an odious little man.

For decades, the White House’s 42-seat movie theater was a refuge for the commander in chief. Now it is gone, demolished this week along with the rest of the East Wing as part of President Trump’s efforts to construct a $300 million ballroom.

George was just trying to get to work. ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process. This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

Are American citizens being disappeared? Yes. Are American citizens who are veterans of the US Armed Forces being disappeared? Yes. Without warrant or probable cause—solely based on skin color—Trump goons captured and caged a citizen veteran for days. This is a fascist regime.

NEW: “The significance of the public’s interest in having only well-trained LE officers deployed in their communities and avoiding unnecessary shows of military force in their neighborhoods cannot be overstated." Our story on Judge Perry's ruling, free gift link >> www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

I really like my job because it allows me to contribute to important @nature.com papers like this one, which shows that online media and large language models (LLMs) distort age and gender in stereotypical ways. Learn more in this video 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vdw...

Fully funded #PhD Studentship in my lab! Get in touch 😀 The role of light-driven proton pumps in sustaining oceanic primary production #microbial #rhodopsins #diatom #ocean @ueaenv.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

So far, Republicans would rather shut down the government. So Americans face flight delays, reduced services, and mounting economic damage. It's time for Trump and Republicans to change course on health care and reopen the government.

In a few days, you may be notified that your health insurance premiums will double, because of Republican cuts to health care. Democrats are fighting to change that before it's too late.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “People often feel nostalgia for their homeland when they are far away.” In Gaza, residents feel a longing for the place they once knew — the Gaza destroyed by two years of war, writes Ghada Abdulfattah.

Weaponizing the Justice Department. Happening right in front of us. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Utterly ridiculous.

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Same thing happened in LA, same thing happened in DC: prosecutors charged people with assaulting a federal officer and then furiously backpedaled when the evidence didn’t support it

Its Monday morning and the President of the United States has committed another impeachable offense by threating to withhold funds from a major city in order to persuade voters not to vote for a certain candidate.

“diversity is not cosmetic—it is a measurable predictor of impact. Inclusion is not ideological—it is a condition for excellence. Access is not a bureaucratic burden—it is a gateway to untapped potential and a diversity dividend” @malindasmith.bsky.social universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-...

FINAL THOUGHT: When scientific process is not followed, the science that make the foundation for decisions is suspect and the decisions are therefore not valid. The ACIP is no longer a scientific committee. It is an ideology machine.

19 drones launched over several hours, from Russia and Belarus, into Poland, were not a mistake. Many of them did not carry explosives, so they had not gone astray in Ukraine....they were a probe of Poland, NATO and Trump.

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

RFK Jr. has said anyone can get a COVID booster if they want one. HE IS LYING. He has created conditions that make it difficult for people to get immunized. States are stepping in; he is creating chaos. Impeach. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

This decision is wrong. Allowing masked agents to racially profile people stands against the fundamental values our country was built on. As the three dissenting Justices made clear: this decision will create second class citizens, and undermines the rule of law which protects us all.

A study in Nature Climate Change suggests that global warming may be associated with an increase in added sugar intake in the form of sugar-sweetened drinks and frozen desserts in the US, especially among more socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. go.nature.com/41Gch2u 🧪 🍎📃

The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump. Join us.

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed. So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.

The crowd has no beginning and no end as it begins its march to the White House

Trump: “vaccines work, no controversy at all… those vaccines should be used. Some vaccines are so amazing… a lot of people think COVID [vaccine] is amazing.” Pound this, everyone!!! RFK jr is weak! He’s teetering. Redouble our efforts.

Babies and children in the United States are nearly twice as likely to die before reaching adulthood compared with their peers in other wealthy countries, according to a new study ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ameri...

KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that? RFK JR: “I never said that.” KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.” RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024) ht: @cwebbonline.com

He's an antivaxxer. People don't say things or do things like this if they aren't antivaxxers. He is not a skeptic, he just wants children to get polio.

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“Besser said the ousting of Monarez, along with the resignation of at least four top leaders, compelled him and his colleagues to speak out… “There will be other public health challenges, and with this Secretary performing in the way that he is, it puts us all at risk."

Once "adults thought young kids should use iPads because it would give them a competitive advantage in a screen-based workplace. So embarrassing. We shit the bed and kids are paying the price. It feels like we’re on the verge of doing it again. What if we didn’t?" ht: @hypervisible.blacksky.app

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s assault may have dealt lasting damage to the CDC, experts fear, with harsh consequences for public health. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/h...

“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time rather than his current ability to kill by the thousands. Why is it that killing a single person is seen as murder but killing masses is excused if you are a politician?” Dr Bill Foege

RFK Jr. is pushing out scientific leaders who refuse to act as a rubber stamp for his dangerous conspiracy theories and manipulate science. Today, I am calling for a bipartisan congressional investigation into the firing of CDC Director Dr. Monarez.

We can’t save global health without saving democracy

President Trump announced that he was removing Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook for mortgage fraud, though this has yet to be proven in the judicial system. The allegation is in some ways an echo of what Trump was found liable for in a New York civil case in 2024.

We have been following the rumors of the COVID vax being entirely banned. We think this rumor is very likely true.