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drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A bookstore in Mobile, AL left @stephenking.bsky.social in charge as they close up due to Hurricane Isaias. Hopefully the Mardi Gras beads and umbrella will protect him!
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ICYMI: Rep. Brian Stewart greased skids for @anduriltech.bsky.social -- turning Ashville into drone manufacturer without discussion or permission. @tkbarnes.bsky.social @inkstickmedia.com: bit.ly/44Q6p7D Ohio GOP's "open for business" model: unsavory, surreptitious. @commoncauseohio.bsky.social
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In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?
Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Accurate.
This color graphic reads “What a tough time for anyone who studied government or history or ethics or social studies or art or medicine or law or political science or regular science.” The letters are white, the background is blue, and there is a red border around the text.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Remember when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said there were no banned words and NIH Program Officers were making them up? Here’s the proof he lied: apnews.com/article/cali... I know, Jay Bhattacharya lying is not news. But it’s still really validating to have the admission.
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 29/06/2026
The Supreme Court Gives Donald Trump Full Control Over the Executive Branch, Except the Part of It that Impacts Their Retirement Portfolios
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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Dr. Peter L. Salk is an American physician, professor, and public health advocate. Peter previously served as president of the Jonas Salk Legacy, an organization dedicated to preserving and extending the contributions of his father, Dr. Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation. #WeAreAmerica250
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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/06/2026
What To Know About Screwworm theonion.com/what-to-know-about-scr…
Q: What is our government doing about screwworm?

A: They are currently negotiating with the highest-ranking screwworm representatives.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...
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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello opine on the recent executive order on the routine childhood vaccination schedule. From TWiV 1328: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 26/05/2026
The research that led to this miracle drug started more than five decades (!) ago. Basic science research has massive payoffs but they are often very long-term. As a society, we invest in basic research for our kids and grandkids.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Late in the afternoon on Friday (yesterday), HHS/NIH did 2 things: 1) They RIFd more employees (despite the extreme staffing shortages). 2) They sent announcements to supervisors letting them know people in their chain of command will be moved to the career/policy “at will” status. 🧵1/3
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Microbetv @microbetv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
🫶 thank you for spreading the word!
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The scope of these terminations is unprecedented. At RFK Jr's HHS alone, 77 advisory boards were disbanded in 2025 — more than a quarter of all the panels. For context: in 2024, HHS terminated just two. Among the casualties: panels on organ transplantation, dietary guidelines, and long COVID.
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Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A particularly nasty one: some store brands of vinegar are now less acidic (4% vs the standard 5%), making them unsafe for pickling or canning. You have to look carefully at the label to be sure. news.vt.edu/articles/202...
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Be wary of low-acidity vinegar options when preserving food at home, Virginia Tech food safety experts say
With low-acidity vinegars becoming increasingly prevalent, consumers can’t just grab any bottle from the shelf. They need to check the label carefully, according to Virginia Tech food safety experts M...
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drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Thanks for speaking out, Mick Foley. youtu.be/7ssDFzesdn4?...
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WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS
YouTube video by Mick Foley
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/03/2026
Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food. “It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said. (Published Nov. 2025)
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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GovExec @govexec.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
A new survey of 10,000+ feds shows morale is falling fast. Many employees say they feel less motivated at work, and more than half say things have gotten worse since last year. Only about 1 in 5 say they feel safe reporting problems without retaliation. via Erich Wagner buff.ly/WWZ7xpC
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Survey of 11,000 feds underscores ‘layer cake of trauma’
A new survey from the Partnership for Public Service, aimed at replicating the cancelled 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, reveals just 7% of federal workers believe their political leaders…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/03/2026
NEW: RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled in favor of @ameracadpeds.bsky.social and issued a preliminary injunction against the CDC. The ruling pauses the Jan 2026 childhood immunization schedule revisions, blocks RFK Jr's 13 recent ACIP member appointments, and pauses all votes taken by the committee.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/03/2026
NEW: TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.
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Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPB
TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.
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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
FIGHT MILK! We drink it every day so we can fight like these two crones *CAW* 🦅💥👊🇺🇸 @robmac @charlie_day #ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia #rfk
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Ink Radio @inkradio.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
If you feel behind, congratulations—you’re paying attention. The truly lost think they’re crushing it.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/02/2026
“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin
WASHINGTON—In a firm dismissal of decades of scientific research and real-world data on the organ’s benefits and safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly questioned t...
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drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Glad this woman was found safe. Also glad I learned that cadaver otters exist. @in-otter-news.bsky.social www.wkrg.com/northwest-fl...
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Nature @nature.com · 26/01/2026
Obituary: Gladys Mae West (1930-2026) mathematician who pioneered GPS technology go.nature.com/4jWMeM8
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We lost a public health legend yesterday, Bill Foege. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Bill Foege’s optimism helped save the world from smallpox
His design of “surveillance-containment” changed the course of public health strategy.
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Michael Burk, MD @mjburkmd.medsky.social · 25/01/2026
Hey #Medsky and #Pulmsky, check on your ICU nurse friends. I am and will always be grateful for my time and training at a VAMC ICU. The nurses there were wonderful humans who helped a tired, sometimes struggling new doc through difficult shifts. Cheers to the #ICUNurses, we lost a great one today.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The new chair of RFK Jr.’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Kirk Milhoan, has decided that personal freedoms are more important than herd immunity from polio. He also seems glad to have the opportunity to undermine vaccine requirements because he views it as an experiment.
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Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
“…Kennedy and his handpicked allies are tossing aside longstanding review practices and working behind the scenes … to fund studies they think may generate after-the-fact scientific justification for policy changes they appear determined to make.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
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drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
The Life of Chuck 💜 Thank you, @stephenking.bsky.social for the beautiful story. A year ago, I was listening to the audio book in the car when I had to pull into a random parking lot to focus on the story. Thank you, @mikeflanaganfilm.com for the beautiful film (now on Hulu). A balm for the soul.
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NPR @npr.org · 18/12/2025
Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December. n.pr/4p0qEr6
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These federal workers proudly served the American people. Then came Trump's upheaval
Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/12/2025
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
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drdanascully53.bsky.social @drdanascully53.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no star wars, Marvel etc.
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two men giving a thumbs up with the words we 're on a mission from god behind them
Alt: Jake and Elwood Blues stating, "We're on a mission from God."
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in. Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A glorious selfie with the official MAHA lanyard seconds after I made it past Secret Service screening.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
NEW: "It takes a special kind of callousness to take away cancer patients’ hope—and for what? To score a quick political point?" newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/trump-cut-...
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Trump Cut Cancer Research That Could Save My Daughter’s Life
The human cost of this administration's war on science.
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
“More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.“
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Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/10/2025
Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen. We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously. Here's how to get in touch securely 👇
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How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica
Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2025
NEW: In newly unsealed testimony, a SpaceX insider revealed that Elon Musk’s company had directly received money from Chinese investors, raising questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 01/10/2025
More marine life is living on some World War II munitions disposed of on the Baltic Sea’s seabed than on the sediment surrounding it, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/48yFNLy 🌊 🧪
This is figure 5, which shows examples of the species identified from the ROV videos.
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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2025
Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
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Federal workers who took Trump's buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future
Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Donald Trump’s system for handing out pardons “is the definition of corruption,” according to the former U.S. Pardon Attorney he fired in March.
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The Cynical Truth About Trump’s Latest Million Dollar Grift: Attorney
A former U.S. Pardon Attorney fired by President Trump tells The Daily Beast Podcast why there’s no better time to be a white-collar criminal.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/08/2025
Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced massive cuts to federal health agencies. The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But a new ProPublica analysis gives a detailed view.
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Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies
More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
NEW: In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies. We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left. They refused to give us numbers. So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵 projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies.

We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left, and the admin refused to give us numbers.

So we conducted our own analysis, a thread...
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Aliyya Swaby @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🤔🤔🤔 He said he became convinced the peptides weren’t the cause of the severe reactions after plugging everything he knows about the incident into an artificial intelligence app, which he said gave him a 57-page report that “basically says that it is impossible it was the peptides.”
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