@defendpublichealth.bsky.social has filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit against RFK Jr. by five medical and public health organizations, including @apha.org, for his dismantling of science-based vaccine policy. This man must be stopped!

Vindictive RFK Jr cuts grants to #Pediatrics academy. He's truly made a shambles of #PublicHealth www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

One thing about @standupforscience.bsky.social: we are *going* to get our message across.

"The notion that all elected officials have are their thoughts and prayers, regardless of by whom it is uttered, is a direct attack on the purpose of government itself." snyder.substack.com/p/what-a-ter...

A President has no power to declare war, but Donald John Trump just did that by declaring blockade on Venezuela. In international law, such a declaration is equivalent to a declaration of war. If the GOP wants an escape, they could use that and impeach him before the weekend. As if.

LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency? CARR: I think th--- L: Yes or no C: There's a test for this in the la--- L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question C: The FCC is not L: So is your website lying? C: Possibly

BRENDAN CARR: If you want to talk about weaponization, we saw that for 4 years under the Biden adminis--- KLOBUCHAR: Know what? Joe Biden is no longer president

We were the abused. We were the forgotten. We were the bemused. We were the downtrodden. You have abused us. You have forgotten us. You have bemused us. BUT We will no longer allow you to tread on us! We will rise, speak your names + demand justice! Your power over us is gone as you diminish!

A large study of COVID19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy showed that vaccination was significantly associated with reduced: -Preterm births -Hospitalizations -Admissions to critical care unit Yet RFK Jr., Makary, Prasad and Hoeg continue to spread disinformation about it.

McGovern: "When billionaire CEOs need something, Republicans move at lightning speed. But when it comes to working people needing affordable health care, suddenly the story changes. There's hand wringing and the money is gone. My friends, if you are ok with that, we do not share the same values."

I’m not watching the speech tonight. I don’t want to hear that child rapist lie about the economy-we know the truth. I don’t want to hear him as he justifies dragging us into war, killing innocent people. I don’t want to hear him defend ICE. He stole our healthcare. I do not want to hear him.

NEW: As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statements in their tax filings.

Bhattacharya, when prompted to take a stand on vaccines, digressed into a defense of the MAHA movement as a valuable part of scientific discourse. FULL VIDEO: zurl.co/XBkUM

ProPublica could not find evidence Trump ever lived at either of the two Florida properties he claimed as principal residences in the 1990s. Legal documents and other records from the period give his address as Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Read this. Then read it again.

who needs opposition research when you have Trump's chief of staff?

Not sure there's a clearer way to say any security guarantees the US is offering Ukraine are toilet paper than to shutdown EUCOM while offering them. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes. (Published Dec. 2024)

Gallego: "Let's be clear -- the goal of what they're doing right now is to get us into war. They're not gonna be able to stop the drug trade, they're not effectively gonna be going after narcos in this way."

Gallego: "This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor. I'm hoping this doesn't happen, but I'm telling you - if you look at what they have down there, all the assets they have down there, all the actions they're taking, this is absolutely an effort to get us involved in a war in Venezuela"

@carpenter512.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

Here are the US Senators who voted yes on unchecked American military imperialism.

Planning your #resistance #organizing week? Check out this amazing Western Mass #calendar from @in-slwm.bsky.social. Then grab a friend and head to an event. #mapoli in-slwm.org/wp-content/u...

🚨 #GVerse #BreakinNews Pam Bondi PANICS after DOJ whistleblower Ryan Crosswell - who QUIT when #Shit4Brain’s DOJ tried to shut down prosecutions for his allies - - says he’s running for Congress to NOT ONLY expose her corruption in the record, but to ALSO hold her accountable. This is huge. 🔥

ICE, Border Patrol and a host of federal agents have invaded our communities here in SE Louisiana. Now is the time to educate yourselves and your neighbors so that we can stand together. #FreeTheSwamp

Looking for JD Vance to blame immigrants for the Kansas City Chiefs' failure to make the playoffs this year.

This is a great example that the US president is a lunatic. Listen carefully 🙈

Q: Susie Wiles referred to you as a "conspiracy theorist" and your transformation into a Trump supporter as "an act of political expediency." Your response? JD VANCE: Sometimes I am in conspiracy theorist, but I only believe in the conspiracy theories that are true

This is why I'm not overly concerned about Vance being the next in line. The man is so wooden, so immediately annoying, so intensely creepy, that no one, not even the maga dead-enders, will put up with him, let alone follow his lead. The man radiates anti-charisma.

He has always had a lack of self control and restraint - yet you chose him anyway and millions voted for the chaos

Q: You guys were out for 2 months during the shutdown. Why has it taken until the end of the year to start addressing these healthcare bills? And what's your message to those who are going to see their premiums rise? MIKE JOHNSON: We have been working steadily producing ideas trying to address this

"Guillot’s openness about the potential for unprecedented military action within U.S. borders comes as the White House, Pentagon, and Justice Department continue to refuse to rule out summary executions of Americans on Trump’s secret enemies list, after weeks of requests for clarifications"

A major part of this is simple jealousy. Trump is a narcissist, but has never done a single worthwhile thing in his life. Of course he hates someone like Reiner, who is a legend, who made real art someone like Trump can’t even understand. www.salon.com/2025/12/15/w...

On Canadian tv if Trump does a press conference they run about 30 seconds then cut away adding “he’s just repeating things he’s been saying for years” that’s what US tv needs to do. Shut him off. He just rambles.

I insist on being straightforward and forthright, avoiding hyperbole. The atrocity committed by ICE Agents at an East African restaurant in Cedar-Riverside, MN, brings us closer to the actions of Nazi Germany aimed at ethnic cleansing. The jack-booted thugs will find a reason to target citizens.

ICE is a militia/terrorist organization. It's time 4 the local law enforcement of the states ICE is terrorizing to step up & protect the citizens of the communities they serve. Arrest ICE agents 4 the illegalities we all see them doing. It's unacceptable & intolerable, remove them from our streets.

I remember growing up watching WWII movies where the Nazi’s always asked “papers, please!” and it was always in contrast to the freedom of living in America where those things didn’t happen. To those people who argue against calling this administration, fascist, the proof is right in front of you!

Exactly the sort of tyrannical behavior that the Constitution was written to prevent. See the Fourth Amendment in particular.

“They are all in on AI. And they are all in on Trump. And both of those things right now are very unpopular. And I mean *very unpopular*.”- @joshtpm.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/are-t...

Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:

This goes way beyond politics. This is pure evil.

New in PN: The Indiana GOP's defiance shows how Trump is losing juice "This was a remarkable setback for Trump, who orchestrated a barrage of physical and political threats against Republican lawmakers in the state, and it underlines his weakening influence."

We should trump a Metal for ever Category

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