Random Sunday thought: If I ever make it to the big leagues, my walking up to the plate song is gonna be “Chest Fever” by the Band. youtu.be/h_7q9_EJYvE?...

New ruling on HHS/RIF case. Judge Dubose has DENIED the motion to dismiss, moving the case forward. @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info @altfda.altgov.info ecf.rid.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Someday, when historians try to figure out what happened between “This aggression will not stand” and “Open the Fuckin’ Strait,” their heads will explode.

New filing in the ongoing HHS/RIF case in Rhode Island. Further RIF recissions (though many actually occurred months ago). Please share @altcdc.altgov.info @altfda.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Remember all of the shitbird anti-vaxxers papering the social media walls with their “Died Suddenly” bullshit about the COVID19 vaccine? Read this article by @lizszabo.bsky.social, or the paper linked below showing that it was all nonsense. Or don’t. Because I know you knew already.

New — I collected stories from travelers at airports around the country on Monday after ICE agents were deployed to help TSA. No one understood beforehand why they would be there, and after a day with them around, it’s no more clear. Read the multi-city dispatches:

This was a stunning piece of reporting and a heartbreaking read. Thanks to all the brave CDC folks speaking out and to @jeneeninterlandi.bsky.social for this article. 🎁🔗

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social Great shot! Was this before or after stopping at Tosche station for those power converters?

*Someone* needs to super cut all the videos taken in the last couple of weeks and present this at Sen. Mullin’s confirmation hearing.

r/confidentlyincorrect

Translation: people HATE what we’ve done to vaccines and vaccine schedules, so we’re trying to pretend it never happened.

Look, I’m not saying you should combine the search term Bondi with a certain vulgar female anatomical term here on BlueSky, but…damn it is entertaining.

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In the latest filing in the District Court of Rhode Island, HHS now claims “nothing to see here” from NIOSH RIFs. 1/2 @altcdc.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NBC edited out JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. CBS and ABC paid millions in bogus settlements to fund Trump. CNN made Scott Jennings a rightwing star. The Washington Post laid off 300 journalists. Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

THOU SHALT NOT PROTECT PEDOS!!! WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SENDER’S NAME REDACTED?!?

"Consoler in chief." 🙄

From The Hill: [The South Carolina Republican also signaled that he had an issue with the lack of full-year Homeland Security funds. “The cops need us right now,” he said. “They’re being demonized. They’re being spat upon. They can’t sleep at night.“] WHAT. A. TOOL.

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“The Democrats are coming for your guns!…….oh…wait…uh….”

Amen. To this I would add: ask yourself if a Democratic president used the same tactics under the guise of "going after right wing extremists," would you be OK with it?

Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."

💯. And every Dem politician who steps in front of a microphone needs to begin and end with “The government is coming for your guns.”

I wrote a short piece on my trip to Texas and how it confirmed for me why we can’t fund this version of ICE. The Department of Homeland Security is lawless. We need to demand reforms.

“It’s reckless, encouraging people to believe that we have masses of bad actors in a particular agency,” Cole said. Sure, Rep. Cole….except you, your GOP colleagues, and this administration, have done nothing but this since last January. federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/202...

Important story from Max Kozlov. Loss without replacement of council members is a serious concerns which could be a huge problem in the future, but this is uncertain.

Well, the HHS appropriations bill that just cleared the House is gonna give lawyers even more to use in those RIF cases. @altcdc.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social

On the CDC side of things, essentially all the cuts made are being walked back. And there’s still language mandating that any RIF/reorg of CDC be done through Congress. @altcdc.altgov.info

The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning. www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... 1/5

The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.

"This is like Germany 1938."

But hey, good thing we're no longer recommending the flu vax for kids. 🤦‍♂️

“The CDC on Friday estimated there have been at least 15 million illnesses, 180,000 hospitalizations & 7,400 deaths from flu so far this season.” “More than 18% of visits to the doctor for children under 4 yrs old were related to flu, which is the highest level since at least 2016, the CDC noted.”

I again wish to point out that it is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. has unilaterally ended CDC recommendations for many childhood vaccines. It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States. And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).

Ppl are going to find out quick why we have the vaccine schedule that we have. www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...

Once again, I implore media outlets to stop saying these are CDC decisions. These are changes being made unilaterally by RFK Jr. against the expert advice of CDC scientists. I note that RFK Jr. no longer recommends flu vaccine for kids in the midst of a horrible influenza year.

Tobacco use is leading cause of preventable disease, disability, & death in USA. Why did admin fire CDC's tobacco prevention & control experts? Illegal RIFs didn’t just eliminate jobs, they have silenced science. Critical data on tobacco use & its harms are NOT being published through MMWR. 1/2 🧵

This is still true today. Keep calling your reps. #strangerthings

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Caption this photo as a Netflix series. I'll start: "Nobody Wants This."

Snake oil salesman selling snake oil to seniors now. mjbizdaily.com/trump-mariju...

Correction: 1 winner, 28 losers, and the Sacramento Kings.

As always, a superb historical perspective. Well worth your time to listen to this compelling series. Thanks @maddow.bsky.social !

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Indiana Republicans are under significant pressure to do something they know is wrong: rig the maps and silence voters. Washington Republicans are demanding a "9–0 map." That’s not democracy - that’s cheating. They know it, and they’re ashamed, which is why they’re hesitating.

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Before it was banned for being woke, we used to talk a lot about the social determinants of health. @niniandthebrain.bsky.social has a phenomenal summary of how these factors influence health and why comparisons to Europe miss the point. 🧵1/10

Well, Senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, you wanted RFK Jr. to “go wild” at HHS. Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.

The AP has quoted my statement from yesterday that ACIP is an epidemiological crime scene, because it is.