Reposted by Firstname LastinitialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025I am as livid as I can be without shimmering 944562
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialLouise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · 08/09/2025We shouldn’t be looking at what causes autism We should be looking at: - how society can STOP STIGMATISING AUTISM - support and services that work for everyone - how to improve autistic people’s quality of life - reducing suicide rates (9x higher for autistic people) 23807279
Firstname Lastinitial @potatopotahto.bsky.social · 07/09/2025I think it is Margaret Brennan who deserves a prize for consistently calling out these types of people 010
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/09/2025Lots of people asking why isn't my state issuing COVID vaccine executive orders? In most states you can already get vaccines without prescriptions, including: AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY 991377506
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/09/2025RFK Jr.: "This is crazy talk! You're making stuff up!" RFK Jr.: "You're making things up to scare people, and it's a lie!" Sen. Hassan: "Every time you make an accusation, it's kind of a confession, Mr. Kennedy." We couldn't say it better. 🎤💥 2561112
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 04/09/2025A month ago, RFK Jr. called his CDC director “unimpeachable.” Then she refused to sign off on his plan to put little kids’ health at risk, and he fired her. RFK Jr. should resign.youtube.comRFK Jr. should resign.YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren 12641261103
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialSenator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 04/09/2025Frankly, I have seen enough. Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately. He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious. 11146601093
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 04/09/2025A partial list of politicians and organizations that have called for RFK Jr to resign 311070341
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialMaya Kaufman @mayakaufman.bsky.social · 04/09/2025BREAKING, from NY Playbook PM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid vaccines to New Yorkers who request them. 157106632665
Firstname Lastinitial @potatopotahto.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Shower thought: why does autism get such a bad rap? Is it because people are inherently afraid of what they don’t understand, or afraid of not fitting in? 100
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 04/04/2025“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...wsj.comExclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science StanceDr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments. 208104383925
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Oh, this is gonna make the rounds. 🤡 #PenguinTariff 🐧 47284252493
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back. 9052799713787
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 01/04/2025"From its unlawful invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, to the frantic removal of these men already in custody to a brutal prison in a third country—the Trump administration has demonstrated purposeful contempt for the rule of law." www.thebulwark.com/p/innocent-b...thebulwark.comInnocent (In a Brutal Prison) AbroadThe Trump administration’s latest stain on our values: sending a man without a conviction to a country where a judge ruled he couldn’t be sent. 1123855
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Peter Marks has been a constant force for good at FDA and this is beyond worrisome. It’s devastating news. wapo.st/4j31DJawapo.stRFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientistMarks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed for coronavirus vaccines, warned that a measles outbreak shows how confidence in science is being “undermined.” 10385120
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Between the unsecured bombing chats and eliminating FEMA and trafficking legal residents to foreign labor prisons and supermaxxing measles and halting cancer research, it’s so hard these days to guess how you’re gonna die 26474031656
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Lewelyn Dixon immigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii 50 years ago. She worked as a lab technician at the University of Washington. But on a trip returning from the Phillipines, ICE detained her. Her family hasn't been told where she is being held. www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/03/22/i...hawaiinewsnow.comImmigration crackdown now hitting green card holdersA former Hawaii resident, and longtime green card holder, is among those being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 8924681597
Firstname Lastinitial @potatopotahto.bsky.social · 21/03/2025media.tenor.coma group of men are sitting in a room with a nbc logo on the bottom rightAlt: a group of men from The Office are sitting in a room with a nbc logo on the bottom right and one man saying "Did I stutter" 010
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 20/03/2025UPDATE: The Trump DOJ has filed a “woefully insufficient” Declaration and the judge is not having it: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.com 712620497
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Silicon Valley guys casting government employees as lazy, parasitic, and malevolent seems like a giant case of projection imo 82124071586
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/03/2025JUST HITTING THE DOCKET: Trump DOJ files this motion asking for a stay in Boasberg’s 3/18 Order requiring production of specific info on an ex parte basis (not shared w/the other side) by 12 pm today, re. the 2 flights that left before 7:25 pm ET on 3/15. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.com 64808212
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17/03/2025This is insane. Arguably the greatest achievement of the first Trump administration was Operation Warp Speed. And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials www.nbcnews.com/health/cance... 931594511
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 16/03/2025JUST IN: Judge William Alsup declines to stay his order requiring rehiring of probationary employees at 6 federal departments, calls OPM acting chief failure to testify 'violation of this court's order.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...documentcloud.orgAFGEProbStayOrdDC031525 18391392233
Firstname Lastinitial @potatopotahto.bsky.social · 16/03/2025@murray.senate.gov can you help Ned Johnson file a FOIA request with SSA so he can understand: - The source of the death information - Internal records related to his case - Documentation showing how and when the error occurred - Any communications about his status 110
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 15/03/2025When your mail is delayed, your medications arrive late, or your packages get lost—remember it’s because two billionaires decided to fire thousands of mail carriers and cut billions in essential funding for USPS for NO reason except to break government & enrich themselves.apnews.comUSPS agrees to work with DOGE on reform, planning to cut 10,000 workersPostmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget. 94897427
Firstname Lastinitial @potatopotahto.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Just what we all needed— unsafe, irresponsible and unfair AI. 🙄 000
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 14/03/2025Every week is a mixed bag — here are 3 bad things and 3 good things that happened this week in and around Congress. Stay engaged and keep organizing, fighting, and resisting. 1825256
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14/03/2025SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me. Details here: newrepublic.com/article/1927...newrepublic.comTrump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: SourcesThe fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause. 36151433263
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/03/2025You heard Trump’s attorney general — if you visit a Tesla dealership, she will prosecute you. Be safe! Shop somewhere else. 33384241805
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/03/2025“.. The gloom is becoming bipartisan .. ‘Despite their greater confidence following the election, Republicans posted a sizable 10% decline in their expectations .. For Independents and Democrats, the expectations index declined an even steeper 12 and 24%" (U of Michigan) - Vital Knowledge 🇺🇸 1026277
Reposted by Firstname Lastinitialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/03/2025oh weird, who could have imagined that these are the attitudes of the people around trump 373569417
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialSeth Pollack @sethmpk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Incredible. One speaker is here WHILE BATTLING CANCER because she’s one of the thousands of people enrolled in a clinical trial that was senselessly cut by Trump/Musk 91128217
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Who could have seen this coming said no one on here 2992291509
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up. Tomorrow is the cloture vote. KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️ Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill. Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me. 14253307011389
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14/03/2025Budget vote is today. Some dems are still on the fence. Flood their lines! Tell them to vote no on cloture and no on the continuing resolution. The CR hands spending power to Trump to slash at will. A shutdown to bring negotiators to the table is better than a permanent shutdown from being defunded 1757199
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialArt Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/03/2025The Republicans' CR is basically a blank check for Trump and Musk to play Monopoly with federal funds, without specific spending directives from Congress. It’s less a budget and more a power grab. And Chuck Schumer wants to give up all leverage and vote for this? HARD PASS. 471113269
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill. Do not let anyone play games with you. 22099438116524
Reposted by Firstname Lastinitial🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Hate to do tech support here but come on @bencollins.bsky.social. We need this.theonion.comGOP Maintains Solid Hold On Youth That Already Look Like Old MenThe Republican Party may have an insurmountable lead among young voters who dress and act like they’re already 50 years old. 38410
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialAlexander Tin @alexander-a-tin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025New statement from Dr David Weldon, on why his nomination to be CDC director was withdrawn by White House Says Robert F. Kennedy Jr was "very upset" at decision, suggests Sen Collins and Sen Cassidy had reservations over his nomination tinalexander.github.io/notes/2025/0... 74815
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025JUST IN: Lawsuit brought by states over dismantling of Department of Education goes to Myong Joun, appointee of President Joe Biden. 221278269
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025HAPPENING NOW: A judge is sounding off on the Trump administration over effort to mass fire probationary employees, says decision not to submit OPM director Chad Ezell to questioning hide the truth about it. "That’s a sham," he says, suggesting he might order mass rehiring. 312406529
Firstname Lastinitial @potatopotahto.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Just so the NEBRASKA senator can comprehend this: - fresh corn has more nutrients, more fiber and no added sodium, -canned corn has less vitamin C and fewer antioxidants, added salt. 000
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/03/2025A 10-year-old U.S. citizen girl recovering from brain cancer, was detained at an immigration checkpoint while heading to an emergency medical checkup and promptly deported. Thanks to Trump and Musk. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/... 32740471880
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialaltNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Twice per day at various locations throughout this country (and the world), a meteorologist walks outside and let's go of a balloon with an instrument pack attached to it that radios back info it observed as it ascended. That info is mission critical to the success of our economy. 🧵 18690153
Firstname Lastinitial @potatopotahto.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Bad news for fans of Bobby Jr.-- tinfoil hats cost 25% more starting today. 000
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialShannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Per @aoc.bsky.social 1112580902
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025New, from me: Trump and Musk are engaged in a broad-based downsizing of government, using that downsizing to selectively target their enemies, while expanding their political power by trading exceptions to the downsizing. It's a new spoils systems. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-...donmoynihan.substack.comTrump and Musk are building a new spoils systemWhen ideological targeting becomes cronyism 7931571032
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore. 17587283713859
Reposted by Firstname LastinitialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 11/03/2025During the worst measles outbreak in DECADES, we ABSOLUTELY must invest funding, time, & energy toward understanding why some Americans are hesitant to get the vaccines they need. We want people to get vaccinated so they don't die. It makes NO sense to eliminate this research.washingtonpost.comNIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptakeThe order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined. 44857196
