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ACLU @aclu.org · 5h
We testified before the UN Human Rights Council about the alarming number of Black people who have been found dead, hanging, or drowned in the U.S. over the past decade. We urge UN human rights experts to investigate these deaths properly as our government continues to fail the public.
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Matunos @matunos.bsky.social · 5h
is a ballot box considered a "place where an election is held" for the purposes of 18 U.S. Code § 592? www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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18 U.S. Code § 592 - Troops at polls
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 6h
This is clearly not acceptable
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 5h
Sooooo, we gonna do something about this or…?
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 5h
So let's get this straight: Russia just murdered over 65 people in Ukraine in less than 48 hours. Crushed a building on top of sleeping families to celebrate Putin's birthday. And today, the U.S. announces that they are lifting sanctions on Russian diesel and planning to buy some,
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 5h
I am pushing legislation to make sure ALL FDA-approved forms of contraception—including birth control pills, IUDs, and more–are COVERED for patients. No fees. No hurdles. No out-of-pocket costs.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22h
WTF. Even I am just seeing this now.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.
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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is absolutely disgusting. Even for MAGA, another low. Barbaric.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/10/2026
BREAKING: A federal immigration agent shot a man in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, the latest of nearly two dozen such shootings in the past two years. A statement by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani indicated that the man had a five-year-old child in his car.
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DHS shoots New York man with five-year-old in car
Federal agents surrounded and fired into the man's vehicle, reportedly with a young child inside.
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blue robin @rkmrobin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That's the point, it's not worse. While one prefers later daylight & another early light, it's preference &/or body clock, not a moral judgment. Significant variances and variables exist that affect people differently, both directions. (But, much more important things to stand together on.)
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I would like to see more men talking about how to and peer pressuring each other into calling out misogyny and rape culture. Going against social norms is hard, and it helps to share tips and support.
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 16/09/2026
So excited to share our new @ash.hematology.org iron deficiency diagnosis guidelines TLDR: Adults 🩸ferritin < 30 diagnostic of ID 🩸ferritin < 50 w/symptoms or risk factors diagnostic of ID Kids 🩸ferritin <20 diagnostic of ID Get your lab intervals updated! tinyurl.com/ASHirondx
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American Society of Hematology 2026 guidelines for diagnosis of iron deficiency
Background: Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency, and when untreated progresses to anemia. Existing guidance on the diagnostic crite
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Rich Gibson @richgibson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
They implemented it in January the literal worst time to make a 1 hr change. Just not changing would be totally different. The current twice a year change kills people.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Mincepies @mincepies8888.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
US Vote: October deadlines NOW Registration ends: TODAY - AK, RI, SC. 5th - AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, OH, TX 6th - NM 7th - MO 9th - OK 13th - DC, MD, NJ, OR, WV 14th - WI Help Desk: www.votefromabroad.org Citizens abroad request ballot by e mail. Please repost everywhere to remind other Americans
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Request Absentee Ballots for US Citizens | VoteFromAbroad.org
Helping US Citizens Request Their Absentee Ballot to Vote from Outside the US | VoteFromAbroad.org
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blue robin @rkmrobin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In Northern states, the alternative is kids and adults coming home in the dark. Admittedly I'm NOT a morning person, but dark by 4:30 - It sucks. Truly. This would be the only positive thing he ever does.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For the past year, Defend Public Health member Dr. Benedicte Callan @benecal.bsky.social has led our Whopper of the Week effort that highlights a falsehood by RFK Jr. and why it matters. We will never run out of material. Here she writes about the lessons learned from her Herculean efforts.
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Opinion | Lessons From a Year of RFK Jr. Disinformation
His lies hide an ugly political agenda that is disastrous for public health
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
RFK Jr lies as often as you & I breathe His lies are designed to instill fear His lies “hide an ugly political agenda that is disastrous for public health” Here’s a valuable in-depth analysis of his big lies to date, on everything from vaccines to fluoride👇 www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Opinion | Lessons From a Year of RFK Jr. Disinformation
His lies hide an ugly political agenda that is disastrous for public health
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There Has Been Another Vaccine-Preventable Disease Death: An unvaccinated child died from Hib in Montana. Hib has been coming back, harming and killing children. It's dangerous - and vaccine preventable, explains @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stopanti...
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There Has Been Another Vaccine-Preventable Disease Death
An unvaccinated child who died because they were sick with Hib, which can be prevented with a vaccine that has been around since 1987.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In the latest study, "people vaccinated from age 9 to 26 years—the age range recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics—were 68% less likely to be diagnosed as having head or neck cancer" It's a horrible cancer & this is WONDERFUL news www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
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People vaccinated against HPV have lower risk of head and neck cancer, study suggests
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I see some folks asking: what motivates RFK Jr to tell such horrific, dangerous, repulsive lies about the HPV vaccine? Well, he has made $856,559 from suing the HPV vaccine maker (his vaccine adviser, Dr Kulldorff, also got rich the same way) Always follow the 🤑! www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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RFK Jr. plans to keep a financial stake in lawsuits against the drugmaker Merck
RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.
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NPR @npr.org · 02/10/2026
Florida is updating its science standards with evolution and climate change almost entirely absent from a new proposal.  The state will now seek public input on the revision. (via @cfpublicmedia.bsky.social) n.pr/4iW2Kh4
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Florida’s proposed science standards sideline evolution and climate change
The Florida Department of Education released its first comprehensive rewrite of science learning standards in nearly two decades, with the last one adopted in 2008.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The MAGA/MAHA Administration really loves to censor science www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
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Trump Administration Suppressed USPSTF Recommendations
Group's recommendations on cervical cancer screening, cardiovascular prevention were blocked
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In fact, here’s the truth about the HPV vaccine RFK Jr’s lies about the vaccine make me absolutely fucking furious www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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HPV jab: cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in vaccinated young women, research shows
BMJ 2026; 393 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-100047 (Published 19 June 2026)
Cite this as: BMJ 2026;393:e100047

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Among the “red lines” noted in the statement was technology transfer, which it said must be voluntary and on mutually agreed terms" So basically if there is another pandemic, wealthy countries want to be able to not share tech and resources even if it means people in poor countries die as a result.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A global pandemic killed an estimated 20 million people and still countries cannot agree to come together for the collective good. The US and EU objected en bloc to the UN declaration on future pandemics. www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...
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US, EU object to UN declaration on future pandemics
The objections prevented UN member states from endorsing a political declaration that aims for better international coordination.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Smartphone ownership at age 12 years was associated with greater eating disorder symptoms, suggesting that the timing of smartphone ownership may be associated with eating disorder risk." Study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Smartphone Ownership and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Early Adolescence
This cohort study examines cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between smartphone ownership and eating disorder symptoms among adolescents aged 12 and 14 years in the US.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Hmmmm…. What evil, regressive, nonsensical, and cruel thing can I do today? How about this?” 👇 Trump Officials Revise Biden-Era Sex Discrimination Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 27/09/2026
As the planet warms and forests burn, can we replant them with new trees that will thrive in the decades ahead? Learn more: scim.ag/3TPgT5p
Bar chart showing forest area burned in high-severity burns from 1984 to 2021. Each bar has a black dot with error bars, representing the estimated planting need and middle 50% of estimates. Since 2000, the average annual area burned in high-severity fires has increased fivefold, relative to 1984 to 1999.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom has blocked Democratic efforts to enshrine one of the most important protections for blue-state abortion providers—a ban on extraditions.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Texas police has arrested a city council candidate in Austin who participated in a protest against ICE: www.kvue.com/article/news...
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump Officials May Undo Nursing Home Mandates for Reporting Respiratory Diseases - proposed rule would remove notification requirements. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/b... via @nytimes.com
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Trump Officials May Undo Nursing Home Mandates for Reporting Covid
The agency led by Dr. Mehmet Oz is proposing an end to weekly tracking of respiratory infections at the facilities where thousands of elderly residents died in the pandemic.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
The DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in the first six months of Trump’s second term. (Published March)
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
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DPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to counties
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
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By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Will Take Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raise Families’ Costs
The Republican reconciliation law, enacted on July 4, will take health coverage away from millions of people and dramatically raise health care costs for millions more.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Counterintelligence experts told us it’s no secret Russia has long been trying to penetrate the Trump family inner circle, so a Putin-linked oligarch bankrolling Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding raised all sorts of red flags. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: propub.li/47fu7eJ
“The expert take was … if you are the president’s son, you don’t get into a place where you are indebted to a Russian oligarch who is funded by the Russian state.” - Brett Murphy, ProPublica reporter
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Let’s be clear: this isn’t happening. The only importance is that it shows the president doesn’t know what he’s talking about. If they try to take MMR off market, companies will sue and likely win (it would be a very stupid move during the Trump/Kennedy measles outbreaks). Via @atrupar.com 1/3
Tweet by Aaron Rupar.
Screenshot says: “Trump: "We're also going to be demanding the drug companies, with respect to a certain situation -- the autism -- that they make their doses in 20% shots. So you have shot 1, shot 2, shot 3, shot 4, shot 5 ... I think you're gonna see a massive reduction in autism"”.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW: As Trump loses ground and lashes out, some remain willing to capitulate when it comes to anti-trans hate. More alarming settlements from medical providers in states that have laws aimed at stopping anti-trans discrimination. On Friday, it was NYU Langone and UPMC. Law Dork:
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As Trump loses ground and lashes out, some remain willing to capitulate when it comes to anti-trans hate
More alarming settlements from medical providers in states that have laws aimed at stopping anti-trans discrimination. On Friday, it was NYU Langone and UPMC.
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NPR @npr.org · 18/09/2026
The Trump administration has been pursuing a quiet immigration crackdown strategy: limiting access to health care and public services. The American Academy of Pediatrics is sounding the alarm about the impact on children. n.pr/4j86NXt
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Pediatricians raise the alarm on the effect of Trump's immigration crackdown on kids
The Trump administration has been pursuing a quiet immigration crackdown strategy: limiting access to health care and public services. The American Academy of Pediatrics is sounding the alarm about the impact on children.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The destruction of the East Wing is a cautionary tale: Today Trump said "For me to go & fix it & subsidize it, I think the Trump admin should have recognition. If we don’t do that, it’s going to close & get ripped down." Doesn’t get more clear than that. joycevance.substack.com/p/another-lo...
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Another Loss for Trump: The Kennedy Center
And more
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/09/2026
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients. (Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
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Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This news fills me with sadness. An 18 year old who died from complications of measles is the 4th confirmed death in the outbreak spreading in PA. This is yet another preventable death. www.cidrap.umn.edu
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Homepage | CIDRAP
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
These folks are not just corrupt — they're clowns.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/09/2026
At the same time as the agency is rolling back its power plant standards, it’s launching a new study that would test the country’s water supply for abortion medication, contraception, and hormones used in gender-affirming care, along with over 1,000 other medications and chemicals.
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The EPA would rather monitor abortion pills in water than pollution
The agency is easing climate rules for power plants while testing water for mifepristone.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Responding to new whistleblower claims, Democrats warned against what they called the latest Trump administration move to “rig the election” by illegally accessing voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Democratic senators blast Trump scheme to ‘rig the election’ by illegally accessing voter data, following whistleblower claims
“It’s unreliable data, combined with data they couldn’t get through failed litigation, being used to manufacture allegations and misidentify individuals as an ‘unlawful voter’ and that false label has...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
RFK Jr. has decided to change the way measles deaths are counted at the CDC. As @drdebhoury.bsky.social says in this article by @melodyschreiber.com: “The change doesn’t make any sense”. It only makes sense if you’re RFK Jr. and you desperately need to manipulate data to hide your malfeasance.
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Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak
CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting. But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines. So people must mail back with plenty of time.
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In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
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NPR @npr.org · 15/09/2026
The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this will impact the climate and public health. n.pr/4Aw2pYX
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Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this will impact the climate and public health.
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