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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
RFK Jr is wrong again—"No matter what the politics say, the science is the science”. All current evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a COVID vaccine in pregnancy all points the same way: the shot is important for maternal and fetal health. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Here's the science behind the COVID vaccine in pregnancy
Existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a COVID vaccine in pregnancy all points the same way: the shot is important for maternal and fetal health.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
talkingpointsmemo.com
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The Social Security Administration under Trump/Musk/DOGE: -Website crashed 4 times in 10 days -Phone lines are overwhelmed -Staff being forced out -Customer experience office eliminated -SSA field offices on the chopping block This is an attack on Social Security itself.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Mark Warner calls for Tulsi Gabbard and Trump’s national security team to be fired. Do you agree that is justified here?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2025
Wyden: "I'm of the view that there ought to be resignations, starting with the national security adviser and the secretary of defense."
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
When the stakes are this high, incompetence is not an option. Pete Hegseth should resign. Mike Waltz should resign.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
"Hospital staff are scrambling with damage control efforts implementing emergency masking policies and giving babies as young as 3 days old injections of immunoglobulin, an antibody that helps their fragile immune system try to fight off #measles." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
nbcnews.com
Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital
Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.
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Kate Schapira: "Well Put & Generalizable" @kateschapira.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
providencejournal.com
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
ICYMI: “Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”
washingtonpost.com
Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Pentagon leaders have ordered that their websites and social media pages remove articles and images that “promote” DEI.
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Our Revolution @our-revolution.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
"The richest man on Earth, who pays little to no taxes, thinks your grandmother's medicine and your grandfather's check are the problem—not corporate greed, not tax breaks for the wealthy, not trillion-dollar war budgets. This level of wickedness is staggering."
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/03/2025
Holy shit. This is *the* gold-standard measurement of atmospheric CO2 -- the one in all the charts.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Trump just withdrew the bad CDC nominee after public blowback about the measles vaccine. Scientists, we can achieve the same with the bad NIH nominee. Public pressure can force out Bhattacharya. Your voices are needed now. Please take action. 🧪
reuters.com
White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon as CDC director pick
The White House is withdrawing President Donald Trump's nomination of Republican former congressman and vaccine critic Dave Weldon to serve as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/03/2025
Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who was on spring break from the University of Pittsburgh, was last seen on a beach in Punta Cana last week. Dominican Republic authorities have been searching by land, air and sea for her.
nytimes.com
Authorities Search for U.S. Student Missing in the Dominican Republic
Sudiksha Konanki, 20, who was on spring break from the University of Pittsburgh, was last seen on a beach in Punta Cana.
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
HAKEEM JEFFRIES NEEDS TO RESIGN! TRUMP IS DESTROYING FREE SPEECH & PROTEST AND THIS IS THE BEST HE CAN DO?
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Florida Democrats @fladems.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
There it is — Elon Musk plans to ELIMINATE Social Security and Medicare. What do Florida Republicans have to say about this? Demand answers. Demand a town hall. Call them now on 202-224-3121 before Friday’s budget deadline.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
McGovern: The stock market is going down. Planes are going down. We've had several major accidents, several close calls, and we just learned that Elon Musk, the guy whose rocket just exploded, wants to fire air traffic controllers. Make that make sense.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11/03/2025
“If the state can deprive an individual of his freedom simply because of his politics, which is what appears to have happened [to Mahmoud Khalil], then no one is safe,” @adamserwer.bsky.social writes:
theatlantic.com
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
“Some experts warn that restrictions on Canadian electricity exports could lead to higher power bills and more brownouts across the continent, owing to the extremely integrated nature of North America’s power grid.”
theglobeandmail.com
Ontario imposes 25% surcharge on electricity exports to U.S.
The province used an Electricity Act regulation to make the policy change, and Premier Doug Ford didn’t rule out cutting off all Ontario power headed south of the border
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
A new report from @sanders.senate.gov finds that Americans in the top 1% of earners live seven years longer on average than Americans in the bottom 50%.  Inequality is eating this country alive.
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New Report Shows Working-Class Americans Live 7 Years Fewer Than Rich | Common Dreams
"The massive income and wealth inequality that exists in America today is not just an economic issue, it is literally a matter of life and death," said Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10/03/2025
“This is going to be a massive loss of life overall,” a surgeon who formerly led USAID’s global health initiatives tells TNR. “Children are likely already dying, and will clearly be dying in large numbers.”
newrepublic.com
Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie
We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.
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Stop AAPI Hate Action @stopaapihateaction.org · 11/03/2025
The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil — a green-card holder married to a U.S. citizen — is reckless, unlawful, and a direct affront to free speech. 🧵
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities: "If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe." Mic drop! 🎤
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2025
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! ☀️ Bill Nye will be speaking at Stand Up for Science in D.C. on March 7th! More speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned! 👀☀️
Image of Bill Nye, with text at the top of the image that says Speaker Announcement and at the bottom that says Stand Up for Science, March 7th, 2025 and a link to standupforscience2025.org.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
People should be calling this what it is, which is a crypto bailout. They're cutting cancer research so they can bailout rich, degenerate gamblers bsky.app/profile/ronf...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 03/03/2025
Doctoral programs are pausing or cutting back admissions. This is just the latest signal that the future of the university is under threat, @ibogost.bsky.social writes: theatln.tc/jBUFmjAE
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Veterans are 6% of the adult population but 30% of the federal workforce (they get preference in hiring). Which means Trump and Musk are already firing thousands of people who put their lives at risk for their country, many with disabilities they acquired in their service.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Francis Collins led the mapping of the human genome, and chose to do big scientific to benefit the public. He is a a former NIH Director. He just resigned his position in government. His resignation letter: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
Dr. Collins noted that when he was recruited to the institutes, and through many of the years that followed, “investment in medical research was seen as a high priority and a nonpolitical bipartisan effort — saving countless lives, relieving human suffering and contributing substantially to the U.S. economy.”

“N.I.H. is the largest supporter of biomedical research in the world,” he wrote. “It is the main piston of a biomedical discovery engine that is the envy of the globe. Yet it is not a household name. It should be.”

He went on: “When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on N.I.H. research over many decades. When you hear about sickle-cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on many years of research supported by N.I.H.”
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Chris D. Jackson @chrisdjackson.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
🚨 BREAKING: After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Literally all he did was quote someone. Defining criticism of the government as treason is what authoritarians do. Turning a publicly funded news outlet into a state media propaganda machine is what authoritarians do.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy. “It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year. “'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'" Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
This is not an effort to roll back "DEI" It's an effort to roll back civil rights "Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
washingtonpost.com
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan
Legal experts said that unwinding a civil rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees’ rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.
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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
BREAKING—RFK Jr’s FDA suddenly cancels meeting to update next season’s flu vaccines, with zero explanations. Any delays will jeopardize next year’s vaccine supply chain. God help us all.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/02/2025
Medicaid is a lifeline for people with disabilities and seniors, yet Congress is getting ready to cut billions of dollars in Medicaid funding. If these cuts are approved, millions of people will lose access to crucial care.
aclu.org
Medicaid is a Lifeline for People with Disabilities. Congress Must Act to Save It. | ACLU
Congress is gearing up to cut hundreds of billions in funding for Medicaid. It’s happening right under our noses, and our rights depend on our ability to stop it.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The fact that his own kids are vaccinated says it all.
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Jeremy Konyndyk @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 26/02/2025
Donald Trump FIRED every member of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee last month. www.cbsnews.com/news/america...
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American Airlines flight from Boston aborts landing at D.C. airport to avoid departing plane
An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to avoid another plane.
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Sunrise Movement @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Linda McMahon is all-in on Trump’s plan to gut the Education Department. As Secretary, she’ll rob funding from 50 million students and hand the cash to her billionaire friends. Tell your senator to vote NO on McMahon: smvmt.org/mcmahon
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Elon Musk is firing workers and cancelling contracts across the government, except of course the ones that make him richer. It doesn't take a genius to see who he's working for, and it ain't you.
cnn.com
Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns | CNN Business
The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflic...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince wants the Trump administration to let private military contractors take over mass deportations. None of this is about making America safe. It's about using human suffering to enrich the border-industrial complex.
youtube.com
The Truth About the U.S. Border | Robert Reich
The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media. Watch More: The Military-Industrial Drain ►► https://youtu.be/OnR84h7t5kI A desperate combination of factors are driving migrants and asylum seekers to our southern border, from Central America in particular: deep economic inequality, corruption, and high rates of poverty, as well as violence and instability tied to historic U.S. support for brutal authoritarian regimes, right-wing paramilitary groups, and corporate interests in Latin America. In other words, the United States is very much part of the root of this problem. Some politicians want you to believe the way to address this humanitarian tragedy is to double down on border security and build walls to deter people from coming. They’re wrong. Several administrations have tried this approach. It's failed every time. Our bloated spending on the border-industrial complex has done nothing but increase human suffering without dealing with the root causes of...
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to abort its landing this morning after a private jet taxied in front of it across the runway at Midway Airport in Chicago. Whatever that guy from The Real World is doing with the FAA has gotta stop.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Ooh, I know: the Black guy and the woman. Not qwhite sure why, though.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2025
listen to this. Elon can barely form a sentence right now.
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 19/02/2025
‼️$880 Billion. ‼️ That's how much Republicans want to cut from Medicaid to fund tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. Economically vulnerable families will feel the brunt of these cuts while the highest earners benefit significantly. www.epi.org/blog/the-hou...
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The House Republicans’ plan to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the rich would slash incomes for the bottom 40%: See impact by state
The clearest legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress is to keep taxes low for the richest households and corporations. Last week, House Republicans submitted a...
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Feels like we shouldn’t be sending the message that death threats work this well
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 20/02/2025
Trump is literally fighting to let banks charge you higher overdraft fees. Democrats put a $5 cap on overdraft fees last year. Republicans, at Trump’s request, just introduced legislation to overturn that cap. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
rollingstone.com
Trump Administration Wants to Let Banks Jack Up Overdraft Fees
The Trump administration is looking to overturn a Biden-era policy that curtailed banks' ability to punish consumers with overdraft fees.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/02/2025
The official White House account posted this.
A screenshot of a tweet from The White House (@WhiteHouse), posted 33 minutes ago, quoting Donald J. Trump:
"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!" –President Donald J. Trump

Below the tweet is an illustrated or AI-generated image of Donald Trump wearing a suit with a red tie and a gold crown on his head. He is smiling confidently against a background featuring the New York City skyline, including the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. The image is framed in red, with the word "TRUMP" in large white letters at the top. In the bottom left corner, white text reads "LONG LIVE THE KING."

Engagement metrics show 722 replies, 1.9K retweets, 8.2K likes, and 314K views. The interface includes icons for replying, retweeting, liking, and sharing the post.
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Barton Gellman @bartongellman.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Now he's just opening calling himself "the king."
Trump posts: LONG LIVE THE KING!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Egg prices are up 53% compared to last year and the spread of bird flu is a major reason why. How has Trump responded? By letting DOGE fire thousands of federal employees across the CDC, NIH, FDA, and the USDA who could respond to this outbreak.
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