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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
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White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/05/2025
22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses. Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment. ... We were so goddamn close.
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Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16/05/2025
Rep. McIver was doing her job in conducting congressional oversight of an ICE facility. Like the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, this is an outrageous attempt to silence dissent. We won’t be intimidated by the Trump Administration’s authoritarian behavior.
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McIver set to be charged over Delaney Hall incident - New Jersey Globe
The Justice Department plans to bring charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) following a scuffle with federal immigration agents last week at
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I have bad news for you about the general public's level of interest in massive NIH cuts, too. There's at least a quarter of MAGA hardliners that say we haven't cut ENOUGH at health agencies.
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KFF Health Tracking Poll April 2025: Public’s View on Major Cuts to Federal Health Agencies | KFF
Amid sweeping cuts to federal government health agencies by the Trump Administration, much of the public opposes cuts to funding and staffing, including some Republicans. Support of many of these cuts...
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Representative Ryan Clancy @ryanclancywi.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and other publications reported that Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan apparently attempted to protect a defendant from ICE agents trying to detain that defendant. (1/6)
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025
PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
WTF? FBI agents arrested a Milwaukee county judge on Friday, accusing her of shielding an immigrant from federal authorities. The allegation? That Judge Hannah Dugan “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” someone they were pursuing, according to a now-deleted post by Mr. Patel.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 25/04/2025
Attorney general Pam Bondi authored a memo instructing ICE to utterly ignore the fourth amendment in conducting Alien Enemies Act arrests and “deportations” to foreign prisons.
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Exclusive: DOJ memo offers blueprint to Tren de Aragua deportation plan
Trump administration officials directed police to circumvent courts and pursue gang members into their homes without a warrant, a new document shows.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Implementation of Schedule F This is what a lot of us have been worried about. This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs. BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD... 1/n
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the word alert is in a purple circle
ALT: the word alert is in a purple circle
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/04/2025
And informed consent is just....what?
‪Eileen Clancy 🧿‬
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"Data from smartwatches and fitness trackers" will be added to the mix"

(Not saying it's legal. Just saying what their goals are.)
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“Medication records from pharmacy chains, lab testing and genomics data from patients treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service, claims from private insurers and data from smartwatches and fitness trackers will all be linked together” www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/04/2025
Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher education institutions reut.rs/42Vhp3x
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US academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies
Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher education institutions, coming together to speak out after Harvard University said the administration was threatening its independence.
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Bailey Miller @demsgetitdone.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Going Viral: An actual plan for the Democratic Party - and everyone else who's ready to take action
The post below is going viral. It’s been attributed to Liz Cheney, apparently by mistake, but it appears it was actually written by a Dr. Pru Lee. I’ve taken the liberty of formatting it to make it mo...
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Andrew O'Neill ❌👑 @andrew-oneill.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
these people are unhinged fanatics who want us to die. There’s simply not another explanation for this.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
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Resist List @resistlist.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
“No one single march wins demands or ends injustice... It’s really about building a sustained movement that can show itself as a political force.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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‘50501’ protests rally small towns and big cities against Trump policies
Protesters gathered in hundreds of rallies across the country to denounce President Donald Trump.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
FYI rabbis and cantors who are alums of Brown University are organizing, asking the university not to capitulate to Trump's weaponization of antisemitism on the path to destroying higher ed and the diversity and freedoms that should accompany it. Glad to be one of them.
lifeisasacredtext.com
Rabbi and Cantor Alums of Brown Write To the University:
Do Not Cede Control to Those Who Weaponize Antisemitism
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Went on @60minutes.bsky.social to talk to Bill Whitaker about H5N1. As Kamran Khan from Bluedot told Bill, we don’t know if or when this virus might acquire pandemic capabilities, but it can. And if it does, as I told Bill, that will be worse than COVID. Much worse. www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
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Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 20/04/2025
Seriously why is the media afraid to report that a fuckton of people took to the streets to protest the bullshit raining down on us day after day?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
We just wanted to keep you all updated estimates are now approaching 4 million. Incredible job pulling this off on a holiday weekend! It was tough to get accurate counts today because small towns showed up in force. Some states had record-breaking turnout we didn’t expect this includes
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
We the people are PISSED!📍NYC / April 19 Join the People’s Movement at www.FiftyFifty.one. #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #April19 #NYC @polrev.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Jay Bhattacharya made up being “censored” to try to stop real scientists from stating the truth: that he was wrong. Now Trump is ACTUALLY censoring journals and scientists, and Bhattacharya is silent. This is disqualifying for running NIH: it’s a severe lack of integrity.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 18/04/2025
🏥HHS ELIMINATIONS💀 We have created a list of all agency and program eliminations proposed in the HHS 2026 Budget. Feds: Please let us know if you have any clarity to share. The cuts are massive. Reach out if you would like a PDF or xlsx @alt-hhs.altgov.info @altfda.altgov.info
An image of all agency and program eliminations proposed for HHS. Reach out to altCDC for an accessible version or filterable PDF. The alt-text box does not fit all the text contained.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 18/04/2025
The incoming NIH director says that ending censorship in science is his top priority, so I'm sure this is all a big mistake that can be quickly sorted out.
nytimes.com
Leading Nutrition Scientist Departs N.I.H., Citing Censorship
Kevin Hall said his work on ultraprocessed foods has been “hobbled” under the Trump administration. Scientists have been raising such concerns for months.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/04/2025
this is such good news. i think it is also an opportunity for democrats to state forthrightly that when they win power again everyone responsible for this crime will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and will face the american people to answer for their lawlessness
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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
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Fight for Progress @fightforprogress.org · 13/04/2025
What could possibly go wrong?
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Ilya Somin @ilyasomin.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
In this post, I commend universities that filed amicus brief in AAUP case challenging speech-based deportations of foreign students, but also explain why this isn't adequate substitute for universities bringing a case of their own: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
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Over Eighty Universities File Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Trump's Speech-Based Deportations of Non-citizen Students
In a previous post, I urged universities to band together to file a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's policy of speech-based deportation of foreign
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The Constitutional crisis all Americans fear is here. A battle between the executive and judicial branches is underway. The Trump regime defiantly refused to meet another court-issued deadline in the case of Kilmar Abrego García. Dismissed was a federal judge’s deadline to disclose steps…
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 12/04/2025
What we're tracking: Frightening and timely analysis from @rosenzweigp.bsky.social — Trump is already undermining the next election.
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Trump Is Already Undermining the Next Election
And the one after that, and the one after that.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Senate Democrats should commit to reading every single one of the 381 books that Hegseth banned from the Naval Academy into the public record on the Senate floor.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Some troubling information A red banner appeared on the NeMO (The Neuroscience Multi-omic) webpage. "This repository is under review for potential modification in compliance with Administration directives." What effing Administration directives relate to a neurosciece multi-omic repository? 1/3
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
stop calling things deportation just because they call it deportation. -You cannot legally deport people without due process. -You cannot legally deport citizens. -They are defining down deportation to break the law.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I think the Supreme Court got the law badly wrong tonight. But beyond that, it’s just incredibly ominous that Roberts would throw Boasberg under the bus and hand Trump this big win when his administration has conducted this case in EXTREME bad faith from the start. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The majority seems to be affording the president a strong presumption of regulatory-assuming good faith and respect for constitutional boundaries. But everything this administration has done since Jan. 20 rebuts that presumption (a reality that may be dawning on Barrett, but apparently not Roberts or Brett Kavanaugh). As Boasberg has shown, and Sotomayor noted, the president invoked the Alien Enemies Act in secret so it could hustle
migrants overseas before courts could intervene. Why should he now receive this extraordinary, undeserved assistance to continue operating what is so obviously an unlawful program, with a pinky promise that he'll afford due process this time to those ensnared on the thinnest of pretenses? Roberts' decision to bail Trump out is a deeply ominous sign that the chief justice wants to rein in lower courts standing in the way of the MAGA agenda. If he does, it won't just be Venezuelan migrants who pay the price. J
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
North Carolinians - for the moment, Jefferson Griffin has won his lawsuit to retroactively invalidate 60,000 of your votes. This may not stand - but in the meantime, see if you are on this list. If you support fair elections, check your name - and check others in your community. thegriffinlist.com
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The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Goal achieved: An unusual number of people in an unusual number of places. 1,300 globally. There were probably more than 10,000 speakers alone at rallies today. Baffling to think about this scale!
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
"and what they view as" attacks on Democracy?? come on, @nytimes since when is jailing people without due process not an attack on Democracy?
Mass Protests Across the Country Show Resistance to President
Trump
Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to rail against government cutbacks, financial turmoil and what they view as attacks on democracy.
5 MIN READ
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Honestly, there should be little doubt that the Trump administration wants to kill us all.
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Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/04/2025
The message is: crowd large. Many politicians, administrators, and business leaders, in bowing to Trump, have drawn confidence and comfort from the perceived vibe shift. Events like this puncture that delusion.
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You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—and what they fear he will do next.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Trump and Musk are demanding NIH cut 35% of contracts. That will devastate NIH science and grant funding — many of the contracts support people doing extramural work, or extramural/grant databases. Moreover, the number is bullshit. They just made it up. There is no need—and in fact, it's illegal.
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DOGE Orders HHS to Cut 35% of Contract Spending
In one email obtained by NOTUS, NIH employees were told they could not “use mission criticality as a justification to not make cuts.”
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 02/04/2025
How does one go in five years from running—under very difficult circumstances— a poorly designed study of infection rates, to presiding over the wholesale destruction of US biomedical research?
scientificamerican.com
NIH Director Removes Four Main Scientists amid Massive Staff Purge
The Trump Administration has fired four leaders and thousands of employees at the National Institutes of Health in "one of the darkest days"
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 01/04/2025
Call to arms by @lisamjarvis.bsky.social for biopharma to mobilize in support of the engines that power them - federally supported biomedical research and drug evaluation
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Senator Cory Booker has now beaten Ted Cruz' record for a speech on the Senate floor (21 hours and 19 minutes) in 2013. Way to go, Cory!!!!!! Next up: Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon who lasted 22 hours and 26 minutes in 1953. And only 3 hours to beat Strom Thurman's all-time record! Keep going!
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Jay Bhattacharya just sent a letter to all NIH staff, amidst the Musk/Trump chaos, and we have it for you! We unpack Bhattacharya's 'anti-vax grifterese' (h/t @angierasmussen.bsky.social ) and point out what he is really saying. You'll want to click and zoom in on this one.
From: owner-nih-all-staff@list.nih.gov <owner-nih-all-staff@list.nih.gov> on behalf of NIH Executive Secretariat <NIHExecSec@nih.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 9:44 AM
To: List NIH-ALL-STAFF <NIH-ALL-STAFF@LIST.NIH.GOV>
Subject: From the NIH Director: Honored to Lead NIH
Dear Colleagues:
As I begin my tenure as the 1gth Director of the National Institutes of Health, I want to first express my appreciation for all of you — the NIH scientists and staff whose work has contributed to lifesaving breakthroughs in biology and medicine. I most recently worked at Stanford University where my research in health economics was made possible with NIH support. I am honored and humbled to lead this agency and join you in service of the American people.
As a doctor, economist, and (now now former professor at stanto Unersity, I have always been driven by a passion for improving public health and
fostering an environment where scientific inquiry can flourish. Throughout my career, I have been supported by NIH, an institution that I love.
False: he has degraded scientific inquiry, pushing a pro-billionaire privatization agenda.
NIH's mission to enhance health remains vital as millions of children and adults in this country face poor outcomes due to chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, and cancer. We must build on the agency's track record of tackling complex challenges and recommit to our mission to addressing the chronic disease crisis. While basic research will continue to lay the groundwork for future discoveries, we will invest in innovative, cutting-edge research that has the power to transform health. Importantly, our discoveries will only make an impact if the public has confidence in our findings and trusts that we are working in their best interests.
To help us achieve these goals, I have Establared it tonomig is lo prones, ignore real science/medicine
1. Focus on Improving Population Health: The work of NIH, whether basic or applied, must address the health need…
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 01/04/2025
With Cory Booker's filibuster and Ruben Gallego's hold on VA nominees, are Senate Democrats moving toward a more obstructionist posture? They should! These are good signs.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Credit where it's due, Booker is actually disrupting things the longer this goes.
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