The fate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping changes to federal vaccine guidance remains to be seen, but public health experts say that lasting damage has already been done. With comments from @drsyramadad.bsky.social and @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/no-one...

Critical reporting by @walkerbragman.bsky.social on Jay Bhattacharya and the right-wing politicization of HHS and NIH. @jeremymberg.bsky.social and I were pleased to share our thoughts on the matter…which are more important than ever, given NASEM. www.importantcontext.news/p/as-hhs-rai...

💬 Viewpoint: Utah authorized the first autonomous #AI drug prescriber for nearly 200 medications, bypassing physician oversight and FDA review, raising questions about safety and regulatory gaps. ja.ma/4cGSoxO

RFK Jr. Launching Podcast to Spread Falsehoods www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

The deaths caused by the Trump administration are in the millions and will echo into the future

Dr. Dan Edney, Mississippi’s State Health Officer, is no longer a candidate to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. He faced opposition from allies of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his strong support for vaccines and medical science. buff.ly/gIkknM8

to be clear, rfk jr. is using fake medical astroturf orgs with real-sounding names to try and circumvent the courts/the law (FACA)

The images of Earth from Artemis are amazing. But if we destroy our ability to understand (and live on) our planet, all they are is pretty pictures www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

My back of the envelope calculation is that RFK Jr.’s new podcast will be an abundant source for @defendpublichealth.bsky.social Whopper of the Week content for approximately 75-100 years. @benecal.bsky.social @miriam2024.bsky.social @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy

This is so cool, during the lunar flyby the astronauts are just looking out the windows, taking pictures, and describing stuff they see back to the science team at mission control. Like this is a critical component of the scientific mission, "I see a thing!" and then others will analyze it.

BREAKING: The White House today proposed eliminating the Title X family planning program. A few hours later, the health dept quietly released guidance that would shift the focus of the program millions of low-income people rely on away from contraception and toward "family formation."

Even Trump's previous Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, says his current nominee, Casey Means, doesn't meet the requirements of the role. Email your Senators and urge them to say no Means, NO! tr.ee/NoMeansNo A few reasons why: (1/2)

The Regime wants to cut $5B from the National Institutes of Health to pay for their foreign and domestic wars.

Some science cuts in Trump's proposed FY27 budget ❌ NIH: -$5B, including all of NIEHS, NIMHD, FIC & NCCIH. ❌ EPA: -4.6B ❌ NSF: -3.8B ❌ NASA Science: -3.4 Billion ❌ NOAA: -1.8B, including the entire Oceanic and Atmospheric Research budget ($605M) ❌ AHRQ: All of it. -$296M, 100% And there's more.

RFK Jr. is taking away our access to new cancer screening and other preventative strategies in plain sight and he is getting away with it. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force is not allowed to meet so they can’t issue disease prevention recommendations that must be covered under the ACA.

The aggressive destruction of the CDC by RFK.Jr has led to a pause in rabies and mpox virus testing. "By July, the rabies team will be down to just one person with the clinical expertise to advise state and local officials, and the pox virus team will have none" www.yahoo.com/news/article...

the trump administration is selling this country wholesale to rapacious, extractive industries that will destroy our collective resources for private profit morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

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As anti-abortion politicians like Sen. Hawley try to get a rigorously tested, safe and effective drug like mifepristone removed from the market, RFK Jr. is likely to succeed in getting the FDA to lift restrictions on peptides, which the FDA has not determined to be safe and effective....

What could possibly go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/h...

The Regime has decimated public health to the extent that the CDC has had to “pause” a program to assist states with testing for rabies and mpox. MAHA!

NASA is honestly one of the greatest things humans have ever created, the stuff of math and dreams

Canada just lost an inspiring leader, diplomat, and advocate www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The National Security Archive is a nonprofit housed at GWU, not a govt agency. They FOIA for the public good, capturing an enormous amount of U.S. history. Their Chronology itemizes >100 disappearances, from shutting the Spanish WH website to purging Holocaust remembrances from DOD website. 😢

#NoKings Chapel Hill, NC

NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety. This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them.

Kennedy’s Vaccine Agenda Hits Roadblocks, Diminishing His Clout #RFK @standupforscience.net @defendpublichealth.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...

"As a wellness grifter, he [RFK Jr.] was free to make unsupported statements, but as the Secretary of HHS, he now needs to produce evidence for his claims... #Kennedy is finding out the hard way that Gold Standard Science is not as easy as making stuff up and posting it on social media." 👇

Indeed it must be hard to find somebody who believes in both RFK jr and in public health

Not so marvelous news. ~95,000 scientists have left the federal government since the Trump regime took over.

Senate Democrats urge Kennedy to stop hindering the US Preventive Services Task Force, which shapes health care coverage for Americans #RFK www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...

New data out today from @guttmacher.org found that the *total number of abortions* in the U.S. increased slightly between 2024 and 2025 — from 1,124,000  to 1,126,000 — despite mounting bans, while the *ways* people ended their pregnancies shifted dramatically. 🧵 www.guttmacher.org/report/full-...

CDC used to be the world's preeminent public health agency. It has been dismantled with astonishing speed. The loss of CDC expertise and credibility will lead to more sickness & distrust for a generation, regardless of who wins the next election. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“agency scientists are being sidelined, political appointees are taking charge and a vital public health institution is being remade into a vehicle for ideologues.” A Mass Disaster Nonstop’: Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s C.D.C. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Central England temperature record represents the longest series of monthly temperature observations in existence. Recent temperatures there are over 1.5 degrees Celsius above the 1961-1990 average, and over 2 degrees above preindustrial values. Chart: UK Met Office.

@brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy pulls no punches: “Congress needs to impeach Kennedy now and put a stop to this grotesque circus” #ACIP #vaccines @defendpublichealth.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for Defend Public Health’ Whopper of the Week: In a Deadly Flu Season, RFK Jr. Discourages Vaccination. Thanks to the awesome team! @benecal.bsky.social @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @miriam2024.bsky.social Kathylynn Saboda and Aurora Horstcamp

A Reuters analysis of Michigan state data found childhood vaccination rates dropped sharply in 2025. The share of toddlers completing the recommended series of seven vaccinations fell to 66.5% — a decline 13 times greater than the average annual change over the last 18 years reut.rs/4bxP9Hy

Breast cancer mortality dropped 58% from 1975 to 2019. Localized, early detected breast cancer has a 99% 5 year survival rate. Modern mammogram tech was developed by NASA for telescopes. Last year, RFK Jr. cancelled 87 research grants on breast cancer. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

Breaking news: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from implementing sweeping changes to the nation’s childhood immunization schedule, arguing RFK Jr. unlawfully altered vaccine policy and improperly reconstituted an advisory panel.

BREAKING: A judge just blocked Kennedy's handpicked vaccine advisers, and all votes they've taken in the past year. They will not meet this week. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A judge has blocked vaccine policy revisions made by RFK Jr.'s hand-picked, "unqualified" ACIP members. From the decision: "It would be quite strange for Congress...to authorize the Secretary to “assist” states by encouraging the spread of communicable diseases." 🔥

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The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with HIV in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to the country’s critical minerals. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

💬 Perspective: Cuts to social welfare, health agencies, and data surveillance are projected to increase mortality rates and escalate the US health disadvantage relative to other nations. ja.ma/3PEERha

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Health care costs have officially overtaken food, gas, and housing as the top economic anxiety for Americans. A new KFF poll shows 66% of us are now worried about affordability, and more than half say their medical expenses increased this past year—often faster than the price of groceries.