Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship

People need to start to understand what happens when you fire the inspectors.

The Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases were designed to study viruses that could jump from animals to people, including hantavirus, but the National Institutes of Health in 2025 said the work wouldn't continue

Was just coming here to post this. Science helps us flourish. It makes it possible to live healthy lives. It's the portal through which we can immerse ourselves in wonder. It hones our capacity to think for ourselves. All of which, of course, is why Trump, RFK Jr., et al. hate it so.

“The retirement of Luis Rodríguez, who has been part of the Vessel Sanitation Program since 2010 and served as its chief since 2023, was announced internally at the CDC on Wednesday” www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/l...

Because of course 🤦‍♀️

"Human to human transmissable hantavirus" and "farmers literally cannot afford fertilizer" competing for bleakest headline I've seen so far today.

One of my biggest non-nuclear war fears was another public health crisis under this joke of an administration, who remain unequipped to handle even a war they started. Hello, hantavirus.

We are not the same…

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇)

Ohhhh. There it is. Got it.

Coloradans are also freaking the fuck out about this, and for good reason. This from a recent statewide poll via www.copollinginstitute.org (who we just recorded an interview with and will be releasing next week):

I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.

The president’s number one promise was to drive inflation down. Instead, he drove it up.

Spoiler alert: nothing trickled down.

CNN: The White House is claiming it was the president's tough rhetoric that brought Iran to its knees MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I'm sorry. That's not 'tough rhetoric.' It's insanity. It's calling for the murder of an entire civilization

A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.

"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'" These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now. Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.

On this day in 1887, Susannah Medora Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, soon after Kansas women won the right to vote in municipal elections. She was the first female mayor in the United States. Men may have placed her name on the ballot as a joke; it backfired. #WeTheMen

This is classic abuser speak. This is quintessential sadistic personality disorder speak. This is archetypal rapist speak.

Linda Davis, a beloved Savannah teacher, is dead. Her car was hit by a suspect fleeing from ICE. Chatham County, Georgia has a no-chase policy. ICE still chased the suspect through a school zone. ICE agents did not directly kill Linda Davis, but their actions contributed to her death.

Me and my team have been in contact with Juan’s family. Juan has bronchitis—according to his mom—and at some point in the last several hours he was unresponsive. Juan was still discharged from the hospital despite that around midnight today.

THIS IS INSANE!!!

Robin Williams on Trump in 2012: And he owns all these beauty pageants. Miss America, Miss Universe. Isn't that a bit like Michael Vick owning a series of pet stores? It's a f-cking catch and release program for him. This is a man who said, 'My daughter is hot.'

This flew under the radar, but it shouldn’t have. When senator Alex Padilla was tackled by DHS, Kristi Noem’s side piece, Corey Lewandowski, was orchestrating the situation in the hall.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.

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So, a federal agent killed Renee Good. Top Trump Admin officials mobilized to defame Good and lie about the nature of her death. Then, they immediately obstructed the investigation into Good’s killing. A killing and a coverup. An outrageous injustice.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This 👇 so damn true! #EpsteinPedosJailTime

SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?” @acyn.bsky.social

So blaming it on a staffer lasted about 4 hours.

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (sound) DAY 6 FEBRUARY 2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH WE CELEBRATE PRESIDENT and MICHELLE OBAMA WE ALL KNOW TRUMP IS A RACIST IF I COULD I would ask Snoop Dog & Nicki Minaj, he still your guy? Thank you Anthony Elfonzia... We will stay on task #PEDOPHILE #Epstein ⬇️

Here’s the thing - Trump blaming a staffer for a wildly racist post might hit a little different if his official government DHS/DOL feeds weren’t posting a steady drumbeat of white supremacist messaging all day every day

Law enforcement cannot be lawless. Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end. apnews.com/article/immi...

Blanche says there isn't enough evidence to investigate names in the Epstein files, but the DOJ has been investigating Trump's enemy list without a scintilla of proof.

This should have been the case long before they killed two Americans. Border patrol agents should never have been sent in masks and camo to wreak havoc and aimlessly run around a state 1,500 miles from the Southern border. apnews.com/article/immi...

Don’t make the mistake of lumping this in with weekly Trump outrages. This is the knife at the jugular of democracy. It should be an absolute call to maximum resistance for all patriots. Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

AOC on Epstein Files: We need to get to the bottom of it. It does not matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, or donor. We are talking about sexual crimes and trafficking.

“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “ www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

We already live in a surveillance state. ICE lets its agents wear masks so they can’t be identified; meanwhile, they scan our faces. They know who we are, where we’ve been, and who we’re connected to. They’re openly building a 24/7 social media surveillance operation. 1/2

Employees of a system built on exploitation did not expect to be included in the exploitation. #leopardsatemyface #Politics #News

Golly gee, oh well. They got me again. What can I do about?

🤔You mean the *centrist* Dem responsible for killing good bills had ties to Epstein? Imagine that

@EricMGarcia: What do you make of Kristi Noem calling Alex Pretti a domestic terrorist? AOC: Kristi Noem’s actions in Minnesota and her leadership on ICE in general are grounds for impeachment.

The rationale for not releasing the Epstein files is that innocent people would be smeared by false allegations, but the most damaging stuff is people emailing their willingness to befriend a truly awful person in hopes of accessing money, connections or sex.

Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and is a sore loser.