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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Finally, a day of peace.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Folks in North Idaho. Want to join me for this SOS for Health storytelling event?
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Idaho’s public health district is in crisis. All of their executive leadership resigned in protest of MAHA attacks against public health. cdapress.com/news/2026/se...
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PHD officials submit resignations
Three area health officials seek to resign from their positions. At a special meeting called for Thursday, the Panhandle Health District Board of Health will decide whether to accept the proposed res...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/09/2026
There is little evidence that MAGA influencer Nick Adams’ nonprofit has provided the civics education it claims. A review of the organization's finances show that it has paid Adams and his mother more than half its recent annual revenue. (Published July)
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Fuck Trump. 🖕
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SPAM (from Daniel Gamboa) @danielgamboa820.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump Iranian LEGO propaganda Lake America @mleeds2048.bsky.social @patricia-ann.bsky.social @ptarmagan.bsky.social @jnastar70.bsky.social @soldiergirl.bsky.social @energyis.bsky.social @phyllisjsilver.bsky.social @6cats4adomino.bsky.social @sassysister27.bsky.social @yodamonkey2.bsky.social
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Do not cave, national parks
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Are national parks his to give? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
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Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’m drinking the #CupOfJoe that linktr.ee/aaronmanuelbeltran is serving.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Why hasn’t Congress declared war on the destruction of America? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#AZ CD01 Dr. Amish Shah isn't just talking about healthcare -he's lived it. As an ER doc, he's seen what happens when families can't afford care. He's fighting for universal access, codifying Roe, & reversing Medicaid cuts that hurt AZ families. He will also protect SS & Medicare! #ResistanceUnited
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Very happy @progressivemass.bsky.social now has these shirts
Shirt says “Your legislators are lonely. Give them a call.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/08/2026
Q: The family members of US service members are concerned about the conditions on the USS Lincoln TRUMP: No they're not Q: Has the deployment gone on too long? TRUMP: No no no. Not nearly long enough.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
They won’t even talk to him until the next administration.
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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
the most obvious one perhaps (even if the sparrow factor is probably overblown) "We knew it was wrong, but we couldn’t say anything because we were being criticized" thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/96227/great-...
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How killing sparrows caused the deadliest famine ever
In the late 1950s, Chinese leader Mao Zedong ordered the mass killing of sparrows. What followed was the deadliest famine of all time.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
NIH historically followed a rigorous process to identify qualified candidates for institute directorships, . Involving a search committee with internal and external scientists who help interview and recommend candidates to the NIH Director. open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...
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Demand that NIH Maintain the Scientific Credibility of its Institute Directors
The institute directors at NIH are top scientific leaders who in principle can redirect grant money as they please. The Trump NIH must not install new directors without a real hiring process.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It’s always a good thing to have someone who cares about public health! Not only is he a democratic socialist, he is also an epidemiologist.
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Abdul El-Sayed's victory sends tremors through Democratic Party
His win in Michigan sets up a high-stakes contest in November, testing a left-wing candidate's popularity in a swing state.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Excited to share that our new study is out! Do single-tablet HIV regimens lead to better viral suppression than multi-tablet regimens? In our Washington State Medicaid study, we found little difference in viral suppression between the two.
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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is public health
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Carol Haywood @cehaywood.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We're indoctrinated to accept systemic failures as our own. Loss of direction is - by design - what slows down the power of the people. Thanks to @karenyao.bsky.social for vulnerability in this feature from @academyhealth.bsky.social, reminding scientists that we are stronger in community.
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Maternity Leave, Layoffs, and Life After | AcademyHealth
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 25/07/2026
1. A short thread on the Trump / Kratsios "Golden Age of Science" report, the claim that scientific research has become less disruptive over time, and a paper about NIH's inadequate funding of novel science written by none other than the current director of the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
How much did this cost Taylor Farms?
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FDA says Taylor Farms lettuce sample tested for cyclospora produced false positive for the parasite
The false positive was discovered when the Food and Drug Administration re-reviewed the results of a sample from Taylor Farms de Mexico. It doesn’t change its earlier voluntary recall.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
ICE is now going after someone “dangerous” alaskapublic.org/news/2026-07...
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Alaska state attorney arrested by ICE, held at Tacoma detention center
ICE officials say federal officers arrested Shucheng ”Charlie” Yang, 32, on July 10 in Anchorage. An ICE spokesperson said Yang is a Chinese national and violated the terms of his admission to the U.S...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/07/2026
We need to bring back the epithet "weird". Because this is just plain weird.
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Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone (Gift Article)
Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
SC pediatrician Annie Andrews watched measles rip through her state and rural hospitals shut down. Now she’s running for Senate with one target: get RFK Jr. out of HHS. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/article/2130... via @newrepublic.com
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She Wants to Win Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat—and Impeach RFK Jr.
After Graham’s death, Democratic pediatrician Annie Andrews doesn’t know whom she’ll be running against this fall. So she’s focusing on her message.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Ada county, Idaho It’s time to change your commissioners idahocapitalsun.com/2026/07/14/v...
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Vaccine skeptic Dr. Ryan Cole to stay on board of Idaho’s largest public health district • Idaho Capital Sun
Dr. Ryan Cole, an Idaho pathologist who has been a vocal critic of COVID vaccines, is staying on the Central District Health board.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u... via @by-cjewett.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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Plaintiff for Anti-Vaccine Group’s Suit Is Charged With Murder of Her Twins
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Defend Public Health @defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
For those who are planning to write comments about the OMB rule that will take all federal funding decisions out of the hands of experts and put them into the hands of political appointees, check out our handy guide and visit our website (link in next post) for more information!
THE ARCHITECTURE OF A POWERFUL COMMENT

Clear. Specific. Personal. Urgent.

WHO AM I? Introduce yourself and your perspective. Who are you speaking as—your role, your community, your experience?WHAT PROVISION CONCERNS ME? Name the section or part of the rule that concerns you most. Be specific. You can reference the provision number or topic.WHAT WOULD CHANGE? Explain what could happen if this rule is finalized. What are the real-world consequences for you, your work, your patients, or your community?WHY DOES IT MATTER? Share the story behind your concern. What have you seen, experienced, or witnessed that shows what is at stake? Make it personal. Make it real.WHAT AM I ASKING OMB TO DO? Be clear about what you want OMB to do. Example: / urge OMB to not finalize this rule. Or: I urge OMB to strike this provision. Or: / urge OMB to preserve scientific independence.
MAKE IT STRONG
SpecificRelevant to the proposalGrounded in facts, expertise, or lived experienceClear about consequencesDirect in your request
BRING IN YOUR STORY & URGENCY
What's happening in your community?Who is impacted?What do you want decision makers to understand?Your story is evidence.Your voice matters.
WORD COUNT
Your comment is limited to 5,000 characters (including spaces).
SAVE IT. SEND IT. SHARE IT.
SAVE IT. Keep a copy of your comment.SEND IT. Submit to OMB before the deadline.SHARE IT. Send to your members of Congress, local officials, and your networks. Amplify your voice.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Rabies is a bitch.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
“If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to see what was wrong with it. For perspective on extreme wealth: A billion seconds ago was 1994. A trillion seconds ago takes us back to the Ice Age
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Bananas and Billionaires: Unpacking the Paradox of Wealth in the Human World
If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to see what…
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 10/06/2026
She's straightforwardly saying schools’ federal funds are at risk unless they reduce their Black student population to something Trump is more comfortable with By design, the safest way for schools to avoid suspicion is to not admit Black students at all ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Trump DOJ: Yale’s Medical School Has Way Too Many Black Students
The administration’s view is that the mere presence of students of color at Yale Medical School proves discrimination against white people.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
But did they slathered the transport case with Ivermectin?
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Feds: 2 researchers smuggled monkeypox through Detroit airport
Feds say two researchers lied when they arrived at Detroit Metro Airport, claiming to be hauling equipment when they really had dangerous viruses.
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Unregulated wealth accumulation should never be a metric of success.
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Bananas and Billionaires: Unpacking the Paradox of Wealth in the Human World
If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to see what…
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
We quit the W.H.O. so we are okay, right? W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/w...
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W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We are fucked people.com/trump-admin-...
people.com
Trump Administration Health Official Tapped to Lead Hantavirus Response Is a Penile Implant Specialist
The health official tapped to lead the U.S. response to the hantavirus outbreak is a urologist who specializes in penis implants and has a history of inflammatory pro-conspiracy theory comments.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Operation Dildo Blitz has kicked off outside of the Broadview ICE facility.
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
"they were repeatedly losing those attempts at subpoenaing stuff in court, [bc] what they’re doing is illegal & unconstitutional" “They are [now trying to] strong-arm information that they were denied through the courts legally [by using an obscure law & hiding what they're doing]"
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A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.
An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent.
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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The People's Health Platform LIVES. www.defendpublichealth.org/resource/peo... Shout it from the rooftops, discuss it with friends and lovers, and badger candidates in the midterms. It's time for us to take back the conditions of health and wellbeing in America.
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The People's Health Platform | Defend Public Health
After a year of relentless attacks on the health of Americans from the highest levels of government, Defend Public Health believes it is critical to not just fight back against those attacks, but to a...
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
So many things were not on my bingo card, Boobgate certainly was not www.reddit.com/r/AnythingGo...
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From the AnythingGoesNews community on Reddit: Kristi Noem's husband Bryon leads secret crossdressing life as pouting 'busty bimbo' photos and trove of explicit messages are revealed
Explore this post and more from the AnythingGoesNews community
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Just like a dicktator would
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 28/03/2026
It's No Kings Day! Besides going to your local protest, please also know that Universal Basic Income is Power to the People. With UBI, general strikes are actually possible which is why we don't already have UBI and why besides fighting fascism we must fight for UBI widerquist.com/basic-income...
A livable UBI is the ultimate check in government and in economics, because it devolves one important piece of real power to everyone as an individual: the freedom from labor-market dependence; the power to say no to any and all employment. The weakest, most-vulnerable person can wield this power in concert with others, but even if they wield it alone or without any coordination with others, it has important, real effects. They can use it to demand better wages and working conditions or to reject labor if no attractive offers are forthcoming. They can use it to protect themselves from abusive domestic partners or to protect their children from exploitation. They can use it to start a business or a cooperative, so that they don’t have to play the economic game as it is presented to them. They can use it as a tool to press for political goals and to resist oppression of all kinds.
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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🔥🔥🔥
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
North Idaho’s public shady board room deal to push RFK jr’s anti-vax agenda
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A blockbuster expose by @jeneeninterlandi.bsky.social on RFK's CDC. Read it. Get angry. And get on the phones to your elected members of Congress. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Inside the Turmoil at RFK Jr.’s CDC, as Told by Current and Former Employees
Forty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations
Unprecedented changes to routine US immunization recommendations ‘arbitrary and capricious’, court says
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
A must read for anyone who cares (and these days, worries constantly) about American science and medicine. Credit to Prof. Will Mair for sharing his story. There are many more stories like it.
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Jeff Richards @jeffrichards.io · 12/03/2026
" ... Americans are not living under threat of future democratic breakdown; we are living inside the aftermath of one that has already occurred." - Dr. Eric Reinhart www.eric-reinhart.com
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Americans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric Reinhart
The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
You know when they taught you in school not to define a word using the same word?
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Former DOGE employee can’t define DEI during deposition
YouTube video by Dave Jorgenson
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Rogue evil virologist @karenyao.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Darwin Award winner
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Idaho bill to alter vaccine rules gains support, raises concerns among nurses
House Bill 808 would remove vaccine mandate laws for schools and daycares. It would also change the state’s immunization reminder information system from an “opt out” model to “opt in.”
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Some people are probably wondering what prompted the tear gas and less than lethal rounds l used in Vermont. The video above is from the crowd prior to the warrant being executed. ICE later executed the warrant and that’s when the violence began
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