This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

“Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their ​citizens universal healthcare, calling it a ‘moral imperative’ that ‌people have access to the health services they need.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Means isn’t merely unqualified in the way everyone in this admin is unqualified - inexperienced, deranged zealot and/or grifter. She’s unqualified in the Lindsey Halligan way - by legal statute. Actually, Halligan was more qualified if she has an active law license.

May we all see the day when this story is in citi human subjects research training modules

Nearly every ad break has included at least one commercial designed to make a primary care doctor’s head explode. Good thing for the half time show and sad patriots.

Martinez ends her testimony with this: "If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."

'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once

Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept." Astonishing thing for a judge to do.

When anyone ever tries to say that billionaires should fund science (or anything meant for the public good), let’s remember Epstein et al and their “proposal” for female behavior-modifying STIs.

We did not properly punish the confederates. We did not properly punish the insurrectionists on January 6th. We have to punish ICE. They can’t be allowed to slink back into their communities quietly. Expose them. Arrest them. Convict them. Imprison them.

I sometimes wish the Democratic Party in Congress consisted of any 260 people in the Minneapolis telephone directory rather than the 260 dignitaries now representing us.

"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ

No snow, cold, or ICE will stop our movement! We will MELT ICE, dismantle DHS, and protect our neighbors.

“Rejoice, for you warmed the cold earth with your fervent tears.” Akathist to St Xenia of St. Petersburg, January 24

“I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.”

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Another civilian gunned down by federal agents in Minneapolis, the day after several Democrats, including moderate media darlings, voted to give ICE another $10 billion.

Inhumane and incredibly short-sighted. These meds keep people healthy and protect their partners and communities. This is a death sentence for people who can’t afford the meds ($20k plus per year) and will lead to more infections, more drastically altered lives, and more need for assistance.

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this photo. minneapolis. 💜 📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune

Chicago: Always Down, Never Out (No Matter What)

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

The fundamental difference - and the reason why Denmark can "get away" with fewer shots - is because it has universal healthcare, paid leave, and a homogenous population. But, ultimately, they have decided that thousands of annual cases of chickenpox, RSV, rotavirus, etc. is okay. I disagree.

“Trump and his administration have lied, consolidated power, and committed war crimes to seize Venezuelan oil and pursue regime change for their imperialistic agenda in the Western Hemisphere,” said Rep. @ramirez.house.gov. “Trump must be impeached.”

What is public health's "lane"? It surely ends somewhere; there are epistemic boundaries in every direction. But public health must have an abolitionist view of violence and empire, even when we do not have the immediate tools to achieve it overnight

he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him

Wait so the Gang of Eight was not informed before the strike but the NYT and WP were??

I feel like that makes it worse, bc it underscores that it's not just (using just loosely) RFK Jr randomly being a conspiracy addled eugenicist wackjob -- this catastrophe was coordinated and had the backing of the conservative legal movement

83% of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid: www.kff.org/medicaid/7-c... Republicans simply can't believe that's true. It's government insurance, surely everyone hates it! But guess what: People don't want to be "health consumers," they just want secure coverage.

“I've known Bobby my whole life. We grew up together. It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because Bobby himself is a predator.” -Caroline Kennedy

Illinois vaccine committee votes to keep recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns The move marks the second time that state public health officials have broken away from guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines. www.wbez.org/health-medic...

Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true

BTW, here's a Life Magazine cartoon from 1911, two years after Michele Bovino came to the US:

“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.

Dr. Jason Goldman of the American College of Physicians says (paraphrasing) that this entire meeting is complete bullshit and should be adjourned. He has been a constant voice of reason.

Re: today’s ACIP meeting. Hang in there, friends.

I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.

A study from Kaiser Permanente demonstrated that maternal Tdap was 90 % effective against #pertussis in the first two months of life. It was 56 % effective in the first 12 months. Remarkably consistent with a bunch of other studies - #IDSky + #MedSky + #ObGynSky. www.ajog.org/article/S000...

Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say. Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.

My spouse made a great point last night, which is that Mamdani should just schedule a weekly call with Trump where they bullshit about miscellaneous things that amuse the President until at the end, Mamdani pulls a Columbo and goes "Oh, ah, one more thing — about that Medicare expansion..."

This man, Rev. Michael Woolf, wrote this for us earlier this month: "It is up to us to keep our communities safe from this terror, and scripture tells us that God will meet us there—at the picket line, amid the tear gas." sojo.net/articles/opi...

Also: bsky.app/profile/jack...

NEWS: The Trump admin's decision to suspend SNAP benefits due to the shutdown has been blocked. In two cases, both judges found the government action is likely illegal. Although a judge in Mass gave the admin until Monday to reverse course, a judge in Rhode Island issued a TRO from the bench today.

Either this ends with some sort of truth and reconciliation process where a very large number of people go to prison for a very long time or we will take a short pause and then start doing it again, but worse.

The docs and staff at Erie have an impossible job on the best of days. They and the community they serve shouldn’t have to suffer this. What a f-ing nightmare.

SNAP benefits expire in one week.