Talked to everybody I know about hantavirus Anytime you have a deadly outbreak, it's a serious matter But mostly I picked up concern about the U.S. response and readiness for bio-threats, rather than the virus itself www.thebulwark.com/p/hantavirus...

The greatest war movies of all time? Who better to ask than @markhertling.bsky.social Another fantastic conversation about film with @sonnybunch.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldht...

Remember the predictions that GOP cuts to food assistance would take benefits away from millions? Looks like it's happening Full story from @delaneyrules.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/snap-e...

This week, we saw RFK Jr. accelerate his attacks on antidepressants, calling for a shift to rely on therapy and nutrition at a time of cuts to health insurance and SNAP. Drawing on research (including from my book Coverage Denied) and experience, I wrote this for @ms.now. www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...

Noticing a pattern here.... Also great reporting from @by-cjewett.bsky.social

There's a strand of MAGA that's about pushing certain people out of sight, out of mainstream life And it comes straight from Trump Latest from @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-has-a...

Today in Trump administration cruelty

Without the shots “kids would go without vaccines — which maybe is the desire — but that would lead directly to deaths from those diseases,” said @pandemiccenter.bsky.social ‘s @drsethberkley.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

“I sent him that information,” Rogan said, revealing he’d texted the president about it. “The text message came back, ‘Sounds great. Do you want FDA approval? Let’s do it.’ It was literally that quick.” Too bad Rogan was not an advocate of providing school-based meals to children.

Lots of reason to think psychedelics have potential as a treatment for PTSD, depression and other conditions Which is precisely why you don’t want Donald Trump meddling with the FDA review process www.thebulwark.com/p/when-joe-r...

The past 15 months have marked a dark chapter in US science; one that will require significant effort to repair. But I'm not interested in duct tape and bandaid solutions. Our system had problems before Jan 20th, 2025. So, @standupforscience.net is doing what we do best: TAKING ACTION. 1/7

This is what Marco Rubio decided to do with his life: "AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance: A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...

I talked to Jamie Raskin about his explosive exchange with CNN's Dana Bash. "The media should understand that the survival of the free press is at stake right now," he tells me. "There is only one party in America trying to censor and control the press.” New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2095...

"He has been one of the most influential voices in the anti-vaccination movement, not just in the U.S., but worldwide for more than a decade... the idea that he has nothing to do with this is crazy." @citizencohn.bsky.social discuss RFK Jr.'s contentious hearing on Capitol Hill.

Unfortunately, I predicted this. Before I knew the identity of the shooter, which, as Jonathan notes, compounds the indifference. But domestic violence is still treated as a "private matter," even when 8 children get massacred. bsky.app/profile/aman...

Eight children died in a mass shooting on Sunday EIGHT CHILDREN And the national conversation barely paused to notice My latest for @thebulwark.com looks at what happened, how it's devastated the community and why America accepts gun violence so casually www.thebulwark.com/p/america-ju...

How Democrats and their allies are preparing for a Supreme Court vacancy, just in case... By @lauren-egan.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

The anti-vaccination movement is FURIOUS over Trump's pick for CDC director But will it really make a difference as long as RFK Jr. is in charge? A closer look here... www.thebulwark.com/p/kennedy-rf...

“This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”

Stephen Miller is so vile that he boomeranged immigration into a beloved public good

Trump & RFK are making psychedelics (like LSD & MDMA) "available in controlled therapeutic settings." I have no opinion on their medical potential b/c they haven't been studied enough. But I think it strange that an admin. so insistent on new clinical 🧵1/9 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW at @thebulwark.com I wrote about the well-credentialed, highly regarded doctor Trump just picked to run CDC And what it says — and doesn’t say — about the future of RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccination crusade www.thebulwark.com/p/kennedy-rf...

"It says something that the MAGA base treats Romney as a persona non grata, while Democrats in one of America’s bluest states will embrace him the way they did on Monday." ICYMI @citizencohn.bsky.social catches up with Mitt Romney: www.thebulwark.com/p/a-bittersw...

NEW at @thebulwark.com Mitt Romney returned to Massachusetts this week, to celebrate the 20th birthday of Romneycare I wrote about him, the festivities and the law’s backstory — and how it’s all a bittersweet reminder of what governing used to look like www.thebulwark.com/p/a-bittersw...

NEW at @thebulwark.com I wrote about Abdul El-Sayed’s raucous university rallies this week Why the challenge for him is showing he can reach voters beyond campus And why the challenge for his opponents is showing they can win over those kids www.thebulwark.com/p/what-i-saw...

NEW at @thebulwark.com What I saw when Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed came to town www.thebulwark.com/p/what-i-saw...

Thanks to @citizencohn.bsky.social for the shoutout of my book Coverage Denied! Really enjoyed discussing these important issues of health care access.

"In isolation, this is lunacy, but it's especially galling when you think about like what the opportunity costs are, right? Like what we don't have money for, but we do have money for this." Catherine Rampell and Sam Stein discuss Trump's insane new budget proposal.

Is Trump *trying* to lose the midterms? @crampell.bsky.social tries to figure it out www.thebulwark.com/p/is-trump-t...

So just how big is the Democrats' big tent? @lauren-egan.bsky.social on the Hasan Piker controversy, and questions it raises www.thebulwark.com/p/how-big-is...

The responses to this thread are pure gold

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Just so you understand, this is as if you prepared for argument in front of a panel that included Cookie Monster, and Cookie Monster asked you a question about cookies, and you had not thought about cookies in advance.

Good points here from @stevebenen.com: Pete Hegseth isn't just claiming that God sanctions his bloodlust and his war crimes; he's also erasing the church-state separation in numerous ways, which Steve helpfully lists in this piece: www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

NEW at @thebulwark.com The FDA just nixed a rule to protect kids from cancer-causing tanning bed rays Does that sound like gold-standard science? And making America healthy again? www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-jr-cre...

“I do think people recognize that, as we wage the fight to defend coverage and consumer protection and specific communities under attack, that we don’t fall into a trap of defending the status quo that people thought rightly was broken,” said @awright2care.bsky.social. ow.ly/99Lu50YAO9A

"The Pitt" has not been shy about weaving political issues into its storylines Especially true for a recent episode on immigration enforcement in hospitals Great analysis -- and behind-the-scenes look -- from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/why-the-ic...

That sound you (barely) hear is the sound of the health care debate shifting from where it's been stuck for the last 15 years I wrote about that shift -- and a group of Democrats who say they want to be ready when it does NEW at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

"When we talked, tears came to his eyes... in a way that really caused me to bond with him." Al Gore tells @timmiller.bsky.social about a moment where Mike Pence expressed the profound effect Gore's decision to certify the 2000 election played in his role on Jan. 6, 2021.

I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't had any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since typical grants are for three years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

Zero Americans benefit from this. All of us, every Conservative and every Liberal American, are watching our future hobbled. Shattering a treasured national asset: our former status as the top destination for global talent, hard-wrought by generations of visionary Republicans and Democrats.

"Science is not a 35-page, college B+ quality research paper to justify [altering the vaccine schedule]" - @citizencohn.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com Listen to the @msignorile.bsky.social Show LIVE weekdays 3pm-6pm ET and On Demand at Signorile.com

“Nature will allow 1 in 5 human infants to die in the first year of life, which is why generations of scientists and doctors have worked to bring that number way, way down.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/h...

New: Pete Hegseth’s pastor and close spiritual advisor says he wants Texas Democratic state Rep. James Talarico to die. “We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of Talarico, as the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.” www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-h...

‼️On Today's @MSignorile Show‼️ @mjsdc.bsky.social of @slate.com @citizencohn.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com Eleanor Clift of @thedailybeast.bsky.social 🔊Listen Here: Signorile.com 📞Join the Conversation: 866-997-4748

No Kings, One Boss www.startribune.com/bruce-spring...

What is wrong with Trump and so many Republicans? Would it kill them to rethink a policy or two? For SAVE America Act month, I wrote about the path from GOP to MAGA, and the choice to suppress voters rather than change the dog-food recipe. New @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-grows-...

No to global warming, yes to hot candidates @lauren-egan.bsky.social on the science of attractiveness -- and the questions Democrats are contemplating as they size up presidential contenders www.thebulwark.com/p/thirst-tra...

We’ve seen this before: Demand for fuel-efficient cars surges after an oil shock, Detroit’s carmakers unprepared But this time they were ready, thanks to Biden-era support—had been gearing up to compete on Electric Vehicles Only to have Trump pull the plug www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-elec...

I am a member of @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social & I encourage you to listen @thebulwark.com podcast “Just Measles” Left Her Sister Disabled for Life.” Thank you, @samsteindc.bsky.social & @citizencohn.bsky.social phenomenal episode! @nurseteria.bsky.social relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/03/21/t...