Historians See Autocratic Playbook in an important read to contextualize the administrations attack on science. Trump’s Attacks on Science www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...

Appalling…..

The truth comes out. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...

Beyond the layoffs at the FDA, some longtime inspectors have left in recent months. “I am in utter shock that they don’t support and promote those of us who can do a decent inspection,” one investigator said. “You’re adding to the chaos.”

Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review. Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."

A national abortion ban is closer than you think. The Senate bill could close one in four abortion providers nationwide. As we saw with Roe, a right only on paper is no right at all

Thread on the ethical scandal at the New York Times

The trump scheme to have battlefield ready, masked men grab day workers, moms, seniors & even kids has only just begun & it’s already extremely unpopular (as it should be FFS). And the worst it yet to come with this now super charged ICE funding.

Make no mistake, the SCOTUS decision about birthright citizenship IS ALSO ABOUT *birthright citizenship.* The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship. That way led to war once. My latest in @thenation.com

CDC vaccine report cites study that does not exist, says scientist listed as author https://twp.ai/4ioqxB

'A Lot Of Americans Are Going To Die' www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-va...

Four Democratic members of Congress from Illinois, Jesús “Chuy” García, Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez, and Jonathan Jackson, were denied entry to an ICE facility in Broadview, just outside Chicago, despite federal policy allowing them access without prior notice.

So true....

The president can seize control of states’ National Guard units whenever he sees fit — even during peacetime, and even to simply back up Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents working to meet daily arrest quotas, a Justice Department lawyer argued Tuesday. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Vaccines save lives!

Virginia Voters: this is pretty much everything you need to know in one place about all the primary candidates as well as some general election information. Tomorrow is Primary Day - be prepared before you go to the polls! cardinalnews.org/virginia-vot...

Trump rolls into the G7 summit complaining about how mean they are to Putin, trashes America on foreign soil, confused the EU with the UK, dropped papers on the ground, trashed Tucker Carlson, accomplished nothing, then bailed early to escalate a war. MAGA!

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Full emails below

“Lee spread unfounded claims about the alleged gunman across multiple posts, making light of the killings and attempting to blame the violence on the political left[,] [and] falsely tied the slayings to Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.” www.sltrib.com/news/politic... I

Atul Gawande: If you or someone you love has cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or diabetes, you have likely benefitted personally from the university’s federally funded discoveries. This is true for Harvard, Columbia and the dozen other universities now under attack.

Marching back into my neighborhood #Boston #Pride #NoKings

Try and come for my job #Boston #NoKings #PRIDE

"The HHS document says that another paper it cites found 'an increase in placental blood clotting in pregnant mothers who took the vaccine.' But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women." www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...

Free speech is not a crime — full stop.

Our vaccine policy will now literally be determined by regular guests to the Joe Rogan podcast

All members of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned Wednesday, citing alleged political interference by members of the Trump administration. In a st…

It’s been devastating watching this play out. So many dedicated & passionate people’s careers & livelihoods have been upended (my wife’s incl) for accurately informing the public about impactful, climatological events unfolding across our planet and relaying scientific research to the public.

Protective genetic variants may help prevent Alzheimer's disease development in those who carry them. A Review in @thelancetneuro.bsky.social explores the latest evidence on genetic variants & their potential to slow down Alzheimer's disease: tinyurl.com/ym4v2z9a #AlzheimersAndBrainAwarenessMonth

This should raise more than a few alarms…

'At 4C scientists predict 90% of the world’s population could die. We’re on track to hit 4C within our childrens’ lifetimes. 7,000,000,000+ avoidable deaths. Waiting for a journalist to ask a politician about this.' via Climate Dad [X] #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #Collapse #Extinction

🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Republican National Committee petition to hear case to overturn voting rights victory in Pennsylvania. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

In an act of integrity and resistance, a supervisor in the Nashville federal prosecutor’s office resigned over how the Abrego Garcia case was being handled. The charges are bogus, pure political theater meant to justify a wrongful abduction.

Battle of the egos - who will win?

“For the past 50 years, every significant medical breakthrough, especially in cancer, has been linked to sustained federal investment in research at NIH and NCI. This commitment has contributed to over 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S. today.” www.fiercebiotech.com/research/tru...

A great perspective on the vaccine recommendations this week. www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-g...

Breaking News: The CDC kept Covid shots on an updated vaccination schedule for children, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they would be taken off.

Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.

China has passed the U.S. in clinical trials, marking a turning point in the race to dominate life sciences.

Fairly certain that Crypto = Corruption

RFK Jr. is reportedly going to forbid government scientists from publishing in the world’s most respected medical journals — the Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, etc. It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.