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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 03/04/2025

Infertility is a deeply personal struggle. CDC’s IVF tracking program helped hopeful parents make informed choices. Cutting it adds uncertainty to an already difficult journey—all from the so-called "fertilization president." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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CDC's IVF team gutted even as Trump calls himself the 'fertilization president'

The elimination of the CDC's Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance team shocked experts and advocates who felt encouraged by President Donald Trump’s support of IVF.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

NEW @motherjones.com: An analysis found Elon's cybertrucks are deadlier than infamous the Ford Pintos, which were the subject of a famous @motherjones.com cover story that prompted a federal investigation. Cybertrucks have had 5 known fatalities in just 1 year. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Report: Elon's cybertrucks are deadlier than infamous Ford Pintos

It's just the latest reason to be skeptical of the car's safety record.

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cecily-collins.bsky.social @cecily-collins.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

The data not expressed here includes the number of deliveries that are paid for by Medicaid (44.7 % in 2023) and the percentage of funding for Children’s of Alabama which comes from Medicaid (50-57% depending on the year). Medicaid is critical to the healthcare of Alabamians.

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Katherine Long @klong.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...

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DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts

A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The Proud Boys organization no longer controls the trademark, “Proud Boys”, and is now “barred from selling any merchandise with either its name or its symbols without the consent of a Black church in Washington that its members vandalized.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

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Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized

A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.

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