Reposted by Alex WayneMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Among other things, a 5-4 ruling on birthright citizenship is an invitation to try again. 242353370
Reposted by Alex WayneCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Florida has executed nine men this year, more than all other states combined. This description by @pamelacolloff.bsky.social of what that looks/feels like is definitely worth your time. www.propublica.org/article/flor... 12611
Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 30/06/2026We’re gonna find more places to park Bram with a card table and a “let’s talk xxx” sign 141
Reposted by Alex WayneTracy O’Connell Novick @tracynovick.bsky.social · 12/06/2026"She would make sure that all 535 packets of letters and drawings were delivered to every member of Congress. She would keep telling the stories of the children she’d met." Keep going, Ms. Rachel. (gift link) wapo.st/4ecHKP2wapo.stMs. Rachel goes to Washington, carrying letters from children in ICE custodyThe children’s media star is urging lawmakers to end family detention and reunite the kids and parents who had been separated by ICE enforcement. 1734951095
Reposted by Alex WayneBailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026People were burned out of their homes with children inside. City busses were set on fire. This is what the face of DHS is supporting? 771640401
Reposted by Alex WayneAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I checked with Bluesky-famous shark biologist @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and he declined to rule out with certainty that Congressman Kean was swallowed by a shark. 4319
Reposted by Alex WayneDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026FIFA painted over a beloved Wyland mural of whales, one of just 100 in the world, to advertise for the World Cup. Apparently without talking to anyone before doing so. www.espn.com/soccer/story...espn.comOutcry as World Cup art replaces beloved Dallas whale muralAs Dallas pulls out the stops for the World Cup this summer, one makeover is causing an uproar: the sudden disappearance of a beloved, giant mural downtown of swimming whales. 26308145
Reposted by Alex WayneAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Brilliant story on RFK's push for an unethical study that withholds vaccines from 7000 children in Guinea-Bissau, based on a "house of cards." Guinea-Bissau says they never approved of this. And yet HHS calls it an "opportunity." By Arthur Allen @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/a-dani...wired.comA Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine PolicyThe work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t. 011767
Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 18/05/2026NEWS: Trump's stock trades included up to $680,000 in Eli Lilly as his administration was preparing policies that would benefit the drug company's GLP-1 business. $LLY Trump personally signed the disclosure. By @dariustahir.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...kffhealthnews.orgTrump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs - KFF Health NewsNew ethics disclosures show the president invested in Eli Lilly and a company that manufactures injectable devices as his health agencies implemented policies that benefited them. 086
Reposted by Alex WayneKFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 14/05/2026A growing number of states are using their health agencies as arms of immigration enforcement, requiring them to report recipients of Medicaid to DHS if their legal status is in question. @arjonesreports.bsky.social has the story⤵️kffhealthnews.orgTrump Demands Medicaid Data for Deportation. Some States Go a Step Further. - KFF Health NewsSeveral states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. North ... 0710
Reposted by Alex WayneChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Pope Leo XIV gifted Marco Rubio a plant of peace. In return, Marco Rubio gave the pope a crystal football. The pope’s response? “Wow. Okay.” 3162735542
Reposted by Alex WayneJackie Fortiér @jackie-fortier.bsky.social · 07/05/2026GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Zepbound will be available to some Medicare enrollees for weight loss for the first time. The program will cap the monthly cost of the popular drugs at $50. bsky.app/profile/kffh... 002
Reposted by Alex WayneDaniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Amid plenty of hantavirus headlines... The official leading CDC’s cruise ship program has retired, according to an internal announcement obtained by STAT www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/l...statnews.comOfficial leading CDC’s cruise ship program retiresThe hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius has focused the public's attention on cruise ship safety. 196
Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 30/04/2026NEWS: Medicaid work requirements begin in Nebraska *tomorrow* -- nine months ahead of the One Big Beautiful Bill's deadline. But the state published a list of thousands of health conditions that will exempt people as "frail." Via @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/neb...kffhealthnews.orgTrump’s Medicaid Work Mandate Debuting in Nebraska to Much Dismay - KFF Health NewsOn May 1, the state will become the first to require people on the government health program to fulfill a work requirement or lose their coverage under a new rule that was a key part of congressional ... 111
Reposted by Alex WayneReuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 29/04/2026The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender.reut.rsTrump administration rejects women picked for soybean board, appoints men insteadThe Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender. 8219841004
Reposted by Alex WayneJackie Fortiér @jackie-fortier.bsky.social · 09/04/2026A lot of people choose their health insurance the same way they shop for a flight - sort by the lowest monthly price and click “buy.” If you have a high-deductible plan, we've got tips to make it work better for you. @kffhealthnews.org @npr.orgnpr.orgHow to make a high-deductible health plan and HSA work for youIf you chose a cheaper health plan, you may be stuck with some hefty medical bills until you meet your deductible. Here's how to get the most out of your plan and health savings account. 01111
Reposted by Alex WayneNSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 02/04/2026Introducing over 11,000 new members of the Solar System...and our main survey hasn't quite started yet! ☄️ Using pre-survey observations from 2025, NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory scientists have reported more than 11,000 new asteroids and comets! 🔭🧪 🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/11000-n... 310530
Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 02/04/2026NEWS: After an unexplained delay, the CDC has begun publicly releasing taxpayer-funded sequences of genomes from measles outbreaks. The data will help determine whether we've lost our status as a measles-free country. By @amymaxmen.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...kffhealthnews.orgUS Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines - KFF Health NewsThis week, the CDC began to publish long-awaited data that will reveal the extent of measles’ comeback. While applauding the science, researchers say the Trump administration has done little to contai... 02114
Reposted by Alex WaynePrism @prismreports.org · 01/04/2026UPDATE: Two hours ago, Nurul Amin Shah Alam's death was ruled a homicide by the Erie County Medical Examiner. 413059
Reposted by Alex WayneJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Adam means that she is the daughter of immigrants, but it is worth emphasizing that *every* U.S. citizen who has not been naturalized is a birthright citizen, either by the 14th Amendment or by statute. 764779849
Reposted by Alex WayneBertha Coombs @berthacoombs.cnbc.com · 30/03/2026This is so wrong. Great reporting, as always, by @kffhealthnews.org ’s Elizabeth Rosenthal.apple.newsShe Owed Her Insurer a Nickel, So It Canceled Her Coverage — KFF Health NewsWhen medical bills started rolling in, a teacher’s aide in Florida wondered why her insurance suddenly wasn’t covering them. The answer? She owed a balance of 5 cents, so her insurer canceled her poli... 052
Reposted by Alex WayneThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/03/2026President Trump showed a classified map from his first term to passengers on a 2022 private plane flight and retained another record so sensitive that only six government officials had access to it, according to a prosecution memo released to Congress. washingtonpost.comTrump showed classified map to passengers on his plane in 2022, memo saysThe document offers a snapshot of an early moment in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation and adds new shading to the public understanding of Smith’s probes. 28257118
Reposted by Alex WayneAshley Kirzinger @ashleykirzinger.bsky.social · 19/03/2026One of the great things about my job at @kff.org is coming up with innovative survey designs. In a rare instance of longitudinal survey data, we went back to our 2025 ACA Marketplace Enrollees to see how they fared during open enrollment. www.kff.org/public-opini...kff.orgCost Concerns and Coverage Changes: A Follow-Up Survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees | KFFThis KFF survey is a follow-up survey of adults who had ACA Marketplace insurance in 2025. The survey examines the cost concerns and coverage changes that these 2025 Marketplace enrollees are experien... 3219
Reposted by Alex WayneThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/03/2026An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder, groomed and sexually abused young girls who worked in the movement.nyti.msCesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for YearsAn investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement. 3416489
Reposted by Alex WayneDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 05/03/2026Kristi Noem is out at DHS. Here's a TV commercial of her on a horse, filmed five months ago at Mount Rushmore, for an ad campaign that cost more than $200 million 4024274
Reposted by Alex WayneKatheryn Houghton @k-hought.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Hi — new to BlueSky! I’m a journalist covering how health policy and systems impact people. Lately I’ve reported on federal cuts hitting a rural bioscience hub, a town recovering from meth, and a man who said he had to break Medicaid rules. Based in Montana, I write for both 📰 and 📻 33012
Reposted by Alex WayneMichael McAuliff @mcauliff.bsky.social · 23/02/2026CBO finds after passage of Trump's tax cuts and recent economic adjustments, the Medicare hospital trust fund will be exhausted in 2040, "12 years earlier than in our most recent estimate.. which was published in March 2025." www.cbo.gov/publication/...cbo.gov 02717
Reposted by Alex WayneBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 23/02/2026Just months after receiving a presidential pardon, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao appeared at Mar-a-Lago last week, placing himself squarely in the Trump family’s crypto orbit.bloom.bgBinance’s Zhao Touts US Growth Bid at Trump Family Crypto BashJust months after receiving a presidential pardon, Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao appeared at Mar-a-Lago last week, placing himself squarely in the Trump family’s crypto orbit. 94828
Reposted by Alex WayneRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/02/2026in public, the men's hockey team has been supportive of the women's team, going to games, cheering them on, saying they were inspired by the OT golden goal must be gutting to feel that support and then get first-hand evidence that behind closed doors, when it's just The Boys, they're laughing at you 7137801091
Reposted by Alex WayneSTAT @statnews.com · 23/02/2026When a clinical trial showed that lung cancer patients treated in the morning had a massive reduction in the risk of progression compared to those treated in the afternoon, many scientists were intrigued, if skeptical. Now that study is coming under fire.statnews.comNature Medicine to investigate study that found cancer treatment is better in morningNature Medicine starts an investigation into inconsistencies in a study that found it was better to have immunotherapy in the morning. 0167
Reposted by Alex WayneDavid Noll @david.noll.org · 21/02/2026Incredible opinion. It holds that the common ICE tactic of jumping out of an unidentified rental vehicle and seizing suspected noncitizens while masked violates the Fourth Amendment because the *manner* of the seizure is incompatible with a free society governed by the rule of law. 104117163869
Reposted by Alex WayneKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 18/02/2026NEW: DOJ told a judge in New Jersey that it had violated court orders about 54 times between Dec. 5 and this week — the latest accounting of a phenomenon that used to be rare and is now rampant. www.politico.com/news/2026/02... 7920871033
Reposted by Alex WayneKFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 12/02/2026Moderna spent years and $1 billion studying a new mRNA flu vaccine for adults. Now, the FDA is refusing to review it. “How do we expect companies to invest in new medicines like this if the FDA is basically acting on vibes?” asks @julierovner.bsky.social. Listen for more on this week's news🎧 ⤵️kffhealthnews.orgNew Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks - KFF Health NewsIt’s been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain ... 02816
Reposted by Alex WayneDustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 12/02/2026News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...wsj.comGabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared KushnerThe substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known. 731210488
Reposted by Alex Waynegwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The fact that James Van Der Beek had to auction off memorabilia from his movies just broke me. It shouldn't be like this, not for beloved stars, not for anyone. 653985
Reposted by Alex WayneReuters @reuters.com · 10/02/2026ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, according to two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operations reut.rs/46wwn1jreut.rsICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their carsBecky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly boxed in by unmarked vehicles. 45387267
Reposted by Alex WayneGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record. And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once. The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...doomsdayscenario.coICE's Masks Are All a LieWorking for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America. 8738091667
Reposted by Alex WaynePolitico @politico.com · 10/02/2026ICE chief refuses to apologize for Minneapolis shooting victims being labeled terroristsdlvr.itICE chief refuses to apologize for Minneapolis shooting victims being labeled terroristsICE chief Todd Lyons also sidestepped questions from House lawmakers at a DHS oversight hearing about whether he concurred with other Trump officials that the shooting victims were domestic terrorists. 48533
Reposted by Alex WayneDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 10/02/2026In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint www.wsj.com/business/med... 1234164691
Reposted by Alex WayneBrad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 05/02/2026NEW: The Justice Department unit responsible for pursuing potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown in Minneapolis, has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and is under orders to scale back its investigations of excessive force. www.reuters.com/world/justic... 7398252
Reposted by Alex Waynejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/02/2026continue to think that if instead of "raw milk" we called it "doodoo milk" people would understand the risk proposition 32476571190
Reposted by Alex WayneDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 03/02/2026A retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account. A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech. New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social 4327351284
Reposted by Alex WayneEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Having a body cam is just the first step. You also gotta turn it on and release the footage. DHS has footage of Alex Pretti's killing. Yet it won't even say whether it's own investigators have it. www.propublica.org/article/alex... 17637145
Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Does your health insurance now cost more than your mortgage? Or did you drop your coverage altogether this year? We want to hear from you. Check out our new series, Priced Out, and tell us about your own experience trying to pay for health care. kffhealthnews.org/priced-out/kffhealthnews.orgPriced Out - KFF Health NewsSkyrocketing health care costs and insurance premiums combined with congressional inaction have forced a perilous decision upon many people: Pay higher prices for health insurance or go uncovered. KFF... 036
Reposted by Alex WayneProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.propublica.orgTwo CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti ShootingThe two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym... 22683489317189
Reposted by Alex WayneMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 22/01/2026🚨 New from me: Grant review at more than half of NIH's institutes could be frozen by the end of the year. That's because crucial NIH grant-review panels are slated to be empty at those institutes by Jan 2027. A wonky bureaucratic problem with big implications. A short 🧵nature.comExclusive: key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026Thirteen of the agency’s advisory councils, which must review grant applications before funding is awarded, are on track to have no voting members. 2322258
Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Went to Terry Black's once at the advice of the Uber driver who picked me up at the airport. Good, but overpriced even for Austin. Plenty of other choices. 031
Reposted by Alex WayneKFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 22/01/2026The loss of enhanced ACA subsidies, coupled with the challenging economic conditions, has made health coverage unaffordable for many farmers. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...kffhealthnews.orgFarmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance - KFF Health NewsMore than a quarter of the agricultural workforce purchases health insurance through the individual marketplace, a much larger share than the overall percentage of U.S. adults. After a tough year for ... 01610
Reposted by Alex Waynekate conger @kateconger.com · 22/01/2026We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...nytimes.comMusk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show 1333801434