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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

the Trump administration wants to stamp out every safe haven. And it’s working: Even hospitals in blue states are dropping gender affirming care rather than fighting the full might of the Justice Department. /10

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

policing the practice of medicine is the job of the states — the better to pierce the shield of protection many blue states have erected around gender affirming care. Making life as difficult as possible for trans kids and adults in states Republicans control isn’t enough; 9/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

But the heart of both cases is clear, argued the hospitals: The government is abusing its broad investigatory powers to attack trans kids under the pretense of probing drug labeling and prescription. And it’s doing so this way to circumvent the reality that 8/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

“Is forum shopping evidence of bad faith?” asked Judge Lara Montecalvo, as the hospital and child advocate argued that the subpoenas are not part of a legitimate investigation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act — as the government claims — but an attempt to endanger trans kids. 7/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

“The government moved to enforce a subpoena in a Texas court 1,500 miles from the hospital, its many patients and the records sought by the subpoena — records including personal information for an entire class of minor patients,” said Eric Olshan, the attorney for the hospital. 6/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

The child advocate for the state of Rhode Island responded in kind, moving to quash the subpoena in the less right-wing (and more relevant) district court of Rhode Island. 5/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

DOJ sued Rhode Island Hospital in the northern district of Texas, a blatant attempt to try the case in a region full of Trump judges. 4/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

one in which a federal district judge in MA quashed a subpoena of Boston Children’s Hospital, and one in which a federal district judge in Texas upheld a subpoena of Rhode Island Hospital while a federal judge in Rhode Island quashed it. 3/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

The Trump DOJ went to court Wednesday to continue its fishing expedition for the most sensitive information about trans children. The First Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in two parallel cases: 2/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

He was obviously under enormous pressure, and not getting any support from the very governments and law enforcement authorities who were supposed to protect him as a whistleblower with key information about possible corruption. /6

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

“The personal consequences of whistleblowing, and the retaliation I say followed, have been devastating for my family and me,” Andriesz said in his last post on X, Aug 9.

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

It’s not clear why he was in Bangkok since he was most recently living in Cornwall, England. But it comes just months after he wrote about the toll that going up against powerful people had taken on his life. 4/ “

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

Simon Andriesz, 57, a former British banker who exposed financial ties between Epstein and Trump commerce secretary Lutnick, was found dead in a town just outside of Bangkok. His death was reported as “asphyxiation from hanging.” 3/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

The growing number of deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit deserves a thorough investigation to rule out whether any of them are not what they are purported to be: suicides and/or accidents. The latest death happened September 23. 2/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

The government does not need a conviction to start proceedings, so prosecutors can strip someone’s citizenship based on an accusation alone. US born citizens who were born are not subject to denaturalization under any circumstances, meaning the United States has a two-tier citizenship system. 10

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 7h

The administration has filed at least 250 denaturalization cases this year alone. Between 2008 and 2026, DOJ filed only 166, an average of fewer than 10 per year. 9/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

DOJ has ordered prosecutors to aggressively pursue denaturalization proceedings against naturalized Americans with criminal records. In a June 2025 memo, Asst AG Brett Shumate named denaturalization as one of the dept’s five top priorities, and instructed attorneys to take every possible case. 8/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

The administration is separately planning to send roughly 1,000 federal monitors to polling places across the country. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has publicly called for ICE agents to “surround the polls” in November, which Trump has refused to rule out. 7/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

The US is one of 57 countries that have agreed to allow OSCE observers under the 1990 Copenhagen Document. Only two years ago, the US government publicly criticized Russia for not cooperating with the observers, saying it took their assessments seriously. 6/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

The Trump administration has declined to invite the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to monitor the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The OSCE has monitored all federal elections in the United States since 2002, including six midterms and all general elections. 5/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

In a separate post, Trump called for legal action against the journalists who reported what they saw. He wrote that the New York Times and many other outlets “should be arrested for their dishonesty and disservice to our Country.” 4/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

The remarks were aimed at NYT correspondent Katie Rogers, who observed that several sections of an upper deck were empty by the time Trump finished speaking. 3/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

Butler High School has hosted pep rallies with better attendance. On Monday, Trump said reporters should be arrested for their coverage of his campaign event in Ohio. 2/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

Trump has never escaped his 1980s Queens mentality -- he imagines that like those in his home borough back in the 1980s that most people east of the Mississippi revile Californians. He's an incredible throw back.

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

Deters did not send the funds, citing his marriage; her lawyer now disputes the messages' authenticity, claiming she was owed speaking fees, as questions swirl around her Athens posting confirmed in September 2025. /3

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

She had been trading updates on her outreach to officials like the IRS in exchange for promised payments up to $1M, while cautioning him against texting money details that could jeopardize her nomination. 2/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 8h

As she geared up for confirmation ambassador to Greece, Guilfoyle messaged Eric Deters, a Kentucky Republican seeking her help on tax and legal matters, urging him to wire $100K directly to American Express because it 'won’t show up anywhere.' 1/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

NYS rules requiring vaccines for school attendance are among the strictest in the US. They do not allow students to opt out of vaccinations for religious reasons. That may change. Last year, the US Supreme Court signaled it may favor loosening New York’s requirements. /11

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

In a few places, vaccine coverage is much lower, including in sparsely populated Yates County, where the rate is about 53%. Yates County has logged three cases this year. 10/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

In the NYS counties with the most measles cases, fewer than 80% of children had received their first dose of the measles vaccine by the time they turned 2. In most counties in the state, more than 80% of children had received their first dose by then. 9/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

The coronavirus pandemic and mandatory vaccination policies also fueled skepticism toward vaccines. RFK Jr., health secretary, has waged a campaign against them that has further weakened public confidence in immunizations. 8/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

vaccination rates have declined amid fears that the M.M.R. vaccine — which protects against measles, mumps and rubella — might be linked to autism. Dozens of scientific studies have debunked that claim, finding no association between the shot and autism. 7/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

NYC has registered seven cases this year, which is not an unusually high number. No one has died from measles this year in New York State, the state Health Department said. 6/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

Three counties, including Seneca and Steuben in the Finger Lakes, account for about half of New York’s measles cases. Otsego County, best known for Cooperstown, has had 20 cases this year, the most of any county. 5/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

Hochul’s declaration relaxs rules about who can administer vaccines to make it easier for midwives, pharmacists and other health care workers to give shots to prevent measles. 4/

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Michael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 9h

As of Saturday, 108 measles cases had been reported across the state this year, the most since 2019, when New York was the epicenter of a national outbreak. Most of the cases are in rural areas, concentrated in the Finger Lakes region. 3/

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