"More than three-quarters of American adults didn't get a #COVID shot last season, a figure that #HealthCare experts warn could rise this year amid new U.S. government recommendations." Incredibly dangerous, and #rfkjr#healthcare#covids making it worse […]

In #Charlotte, keep an eye on the resistance to #Trump and #ice#Trump#charlottehttps://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-charlotte-nc?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=7c7eb3f080-Top+News+%7C+Mon.+11%2F17%2F25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c56d0ea580-600541243

Hmmm... maybe #Trump doesn't always hire "the best people." https://www.commondreams.org/news/comey-case-tainted-halligan?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=7c7eb3f080-Top+News+%7C+Mon.+11%2F17%2F25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c56d0ea580-600541243

The latest #Trump deflection on #epstein#Trumpis hilarious. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/17/trump-official-larry-summers-breakup-00655279?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

"Over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the National Institutes of Health’s funding cuts, according to a new report." Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including #cancer, #heart#cancer[…]

#tesla keeps paying off families of people that its "Autopilot" injures or kills. https://electrek.co/2025/11/17/tesla-settles-another-lawsuit-autopilot-crash-4th-losing-trial/

Welcome to the chamber of horrors that is U.S. #PublicHealth policy under #rfkjr#publichealthhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cdc-watch-vaccine-vacuums-workforce-turmoil-strain-winter-varma-fm7ne?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via

"Avelo’s #ICE flights appear to be a fiasco, defined by the poor planning, cruel treatment, and serious #safety#icelapses endemic to “ICE Air,” the network of charter carriers and military planes that transport shackled migrants to detention facilities and out of the country. Just this past week, a […]

The #Republican #healthcare#republican"plan" plan is no plan at all […]

:Late last week, #NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and his Principal Deputy Director, Dr. Matthew Memoli, published an essay in City Journal1 that argues, basically, for a head-in-the-sand approach to #pandemic preparedness." Never forget that US #publichealth#pandemic#niholicy is currently being set by […]

This seems like a metaphor for the state of the USA in late 2025. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118526

#Trump claims he's gone after "the worst of the worst" in #Chicago raids on #immigrants#Chicago#Trumpbut Of 614 people on list who may have been unlawfully arrested and detained by federal officials, only 16 had a criminal record of any kind […]

Shared Decision-Making on Covid-19 #Vaccines Sounds Reasonable — But It’s a Deadly Mistake: "There is no uncertainty in the data that #covid#vaccinesvaccination of older adults and other high-risk individuals is beneficial. The evidence is clear: Covid vaccines save lives, and the risks are extremely […]

"A recent report by the International Cryosphere #Climate Initiative warns that 'the European Alps, Rockies of the Western U.S. and Canada, Iceland, and Scandinavia would lose nearly all #ice#climateat 2 degrees Celsius of warming.' And we’re on track for more than that at this point." Uh, this is […]

It’s really tough for Republicans when they discover that they also have to live in the same world they force us to live in

This is evil. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/14/trump-usda-snap-participants-reapply-benefits-00651874?mc_cid=40a10aca4a&mc_eid=42caf3e016 #Trump #SNAP #food

Damn. Access to one of my favorite #BigIsland swimming spots is cut off, probably for some time. #hawaii

This is hilarious. #RightWing nutjobs are convinced that #CharlieKirk's widow is secretly #transgender#charliekirk#rightwinghttps://www.them.us/story/charlie-erika-kirk-transvestigator-trans-transvestigation?

"The description of Carranza’s killing as murder aligns with the views of United Nations experts and human rights advocates who have characterized the Trump administration’s bombings in international waters as extrajudicial killings." […]

Okay, you really need to stop and read this. #TrumpAdministration #socialmedia#trumpadministrationhttps://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-administration-extremist-social-media

ICYMI: A group of 17 #transgender members of the Air Force are suing the U.S. government over what they say is the military’s unlawful revocation of their early #retirement#transgenderpensions and benefits. In a just world, winning this suit would be a no-brainer […]

#Trump takes a break from attacking #PublicHealth to work on increasing #homelessness#publichealth#Trumphttps://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-housing-cuts

More on the continuing #Trump attack on #healthcare, especially for "#immigrants and #trans#immigrants#healthcare#Trumplks […]

This #Trump attack on #PublicHealth has flown under the radar, but it means fewer people to keep us safe from #epidemics#publichealth#Trumpnd other threats. https://aspph.org/department-of-education-proposal-excludes-public-health-degrees-from-professional-degree-definition/

Don't forget what #Trump is doing to #science#Trump "Clinical trials for cancer patients were stopped. Defunded satellite missions and climate centers mean less of the data farmers need to manage water and crop yields. Deadly foodborne illnesses will go undetected by under-resourced local health […]

#ElonMusk: Lying or delusional? Every year since 2018, Musk has alternately claimed that #tesla#ElonMuskwould solve self-driving “by the end of the year” or “next year.” It never happened. https://electrek.co/2025/11/13/is-elon-musk-delusional-or-lying-about-tesla-full-self-driving/

Oh look, #ICE lied about arresting "terrorists" in #Chicago#ice https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-terrorists-chicago-apartment-ice-raid?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=08c7898685-Top+News+%7C+Thur.+11%2F13%2F25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c56d0ea580-600541243

"Undisclosed #influencer promotion was present in the vast majority of high-engagement social media posts related to #prescription drug promotion for three major #drug#prescription#influencerlasses... 'The main takeaway is that this is an urgent issue of public protection," study author] Kresovich told MedPage Today […]

This would be hilarious, if it weren’t so dangerous #doj sues to block #california US #house map in clash that could tip control of #congress The DOJ Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by CA voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine […]

Typical US family paying $700/month more for necessities thanks to #inflation under #Trump#inflation https://www.commondreams.org/news/inflation-under-donald-trump

This tracks. #epstein

I don't just want Trump held accountable. Hold accountable every single person, including every single elected and appointed official, who tried to cover this up, and lied in public before Congress and in the Courts. Throw the book at all of them.

Confirmation: the so-called discharge petition that would force a vote on the #epsteinfiles has the backing of 218 members, their signatures are frozen & cannot be removed. #house #congress #doj #law #criminal #trump #epstein #rape #sexualassault #sextrafficking #felon47 #coverup

#WhoopingCough, aka #pertussis, is exploding in #Texas. #rfkjr#texas#pertussis#whoopingcoughst be proud. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5602511-texas-pertussis-cases-rise/

For this week’s Whopper of the Week, we consider RFK Jr.’s claim that he gets a lot of fan mail. You can have a read here:

Evil #RussellVought is still trying to kill the best thing that the federal government has done in this century, the #cfpb#russellvought[…]

The latest #RFKJr Whopper of the Week from my colleagues at @defendpublichealth.bsky.social#rfkjr. Kennedy says he has lots of support from the scientific and medical communities. Uh... no, unless you count quacks and grifters […]

"As experts work to understand detransitioners, their vulnerabilities and their highly individualized needs, their identities are being co-opted as part of a national campaign against #transgender rights. #HealthCare access and research are being blocked by politicians for both #trans#healthcare#transgendereople and […]

It's clear that #GavinNewsom is using #cop30#gavinnewsomas a campaign stop on his planned drive for the White House. Please exercise caution. He is not to be trusted.

#Trump amd his fellow #billionaires#Trumpare in full Marie Antoinette mode: https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-wall-street-dinner

Remember that #rural health fund that was supposed to save rural #hospitals from being devastated by #medicaid#hospitals#ruraluts? "The fund isn’t the infusion of cash for rural hospitals Senate leaders claimed it would be. It will be spread far too thinly to save hospitals on the brink, and in fact it looks […]

Fascinating report from inside sn #antivaxxer conference: "#Science can — and must — continue to produce the evidence proving medicines work and #vaccines#science#antivaxxerre safe. But waving a table of numbers in someone’s face won’t change their mind... The leaders applauded at CHD, including Kennedy, are […]

spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"

Many have called for #ChuckSchumer to go, but not the ones who could oust him: Senate #democrats#chuckschumer https://www.commondreams.org/news/chuck-schumer-resign?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=69c4903aaa-Top+News+%7C+Tue.+11%2F11%2F25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c56d0ea580-600541243

On this Veterans Day, I pay special tribute to those who served, especially the trans service members, only to have Whiskey Pete Hegseth shit all over their service because he's an insecure, inadequate right wing white man.

Hey, #Democrats, #zohranmamdani#democratss policies are popular. Per YouGov: 69% of respondents somewhat or strongly support raising taxes on corporations and millionaires; 66% support implementing free childcare for every child ages 6 weeks to 5 years; 65% support freezing rent for lower-income tenants […]

#JonStewart showed Senate #democrats#jonstewartno mercy, tonight, and I am so here for it.

The U.S. will be next thanks to #RFKJr https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/canada-loses-measles-elimination-status-after-record-year-outbreaks #measles

New: The real story is the Democratic leadership collapse: presswatchers.org/2025/11/the-...

Apparently #climatechange hasn't gone away.