PLEASE! Whatever you do, do not take medical advice from Trump and RFKJ. Just don't. From a worried physician.

My fear, too.

This is such an important point. Anyone can make reports to VAERS about any incident or event possibly related to a vaccine. These reports must then be studied and evaluated, which takes time, money and scientific knowledge and skill.

Well said.

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Wow. Just speechless at the collapse of what had been the shining star of public health, the CDC. Read their resignation letters. They are powerful.

Don't forget to breathe. (Neakahnie Mountain, Oregon)

This makes me so mad! I have depended on these recommendations for years to offer my patients quality, evidence based care. My colleagues who served on the USPSTF over the years were some of the smartest and wisest people in medicine.

PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding. NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.

The Hemophilus influenza vaccine was introduced in 1985. I was a Family Med resident from 83 to 86. I saw first hand the dramatic drop in sick, hospitalized babies. The residents I taught from 1990 onwards never knew what that was like. I fear they will see H. Flu sick babies again soon.

This IS outrageous!

Breathe

So true! The devastation of science and health is on a par with the devastation of human rights in this country.

Agreed. There is so much wrong with RFK's report! Smoking, poverty, adverse childhood events... totally important in children's health, but neglected here.

Succinct and clear!!

This is just wrong!

I have to agree with this!

Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools.

✅ crashes stock market ✅ fires long covid researchers ✅ puts quack in charge of HHS ✅ seems friendly with measles Holy sh*t. Did we just elect a coronavirus for president? 😱

Hands Off, Beaverton, OR. One of dozens of rallies in the Portland metro area. With my daughter and her dogs

Howard Lutnick: "Let Donald Trump run the global economy. He's knows what he's doing. He's been talking about it for 35 years." Hello? Trump has killed almost every business he's ever touched. Watch. https://youtu.be/zbh9SW5Cgqg?si=1AQLnUjnabA61SN-

SAVE THE PENGUINS. STOP TRUMP’S TARIFFS.

It's a long, hard struggle for justice. Don't forget to take in the beauty of nature along the way. (Then return to the work of doing justice and loving kindness)

Quote by: Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, GMP/CEO, UCC. 👉🏾 From her latest On My Mind Today blog entry: "Politics & The Church": www.ucc.org/politics-and...

Grass roots grow national forests.

NEW: GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept. @mckenziefunk.com

No kings.

The FBI is trying to criminalize Habitat for Humanity for receiving climate grants from the EPA. Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people. This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become. It's targeted harassment.

Remember to breathe.

Participating in the economic boycott today, but I need my coffee and neighbors need jobs. Luckily, my dog and I always go to locally owned coffee shops.

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

“Operation Whirlwind” What’s Happening Now? In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

ACIP—the external CDC advisory committee for US vaccine policy—is not meeting next week, as scheduled. This is a big deal; Americans rely on up-to-date information about eff. and safety of vaccines to make evidence-based decisions. We don’t know motivation, but this is why I’m getting nervous…

I worked as a doctor in Africa in the late 80's. I saw children die of measles. I saw young pregnant women die of TB. I never thought I would see that happening in the US, almost 40 years later. Medically, we are so heading BACKWARDS in time.

Here we go www.nola.com/news/healthc...

February 12, 2025

RFK Jr was confirmed. There is a lesson here for the future. The only chance that science had to stop RFK was a public relations strategy—to mobilize enough of the public that people not paying attention to politics would learn that he is a disaster. We failed at that. Let’s fix it and do better. 🧪

Vaclev Havel on HOPE: Hope is an orientation of the heart and of the spirit; it transcends the world and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons. Hope is not the same as joy that things are going well. Hope, indeed, is the ability to work for something because it is good and because it is just.

Many are asking: “What can I do now?” Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do

DECIMATION OF SCIENCE—Trump WH has announced it will slash NIH indirect grant support across the board to 15%… from previously 50-70% for big universities. ➡️This is what normally keeps the lights on & subsidizes tuition at major scientific institutions. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...

Sometimes, we all need to spend time with a Blue Footed Boobie...