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Advocate for democracy, civil liberties, climate and environment protection. Favor UN programs for family planning,disease prevention, food equally, species protection.

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Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪 www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...

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As the US prepares to spend as much as $38 billion to produce hundreds of new explosive cores, called plutonium pits, to arm new nuclear weapons, our new analysis argues new pits aren’t necessary to maintain the existing US nuclear arsenal. Read our report:

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Did you know no new offshore wells = up to 13% of the emissions reductions needed to stay under 2C? Naturally, @oceana.bsky.social signed on to this call. #UNOC3 oceana.org/reports/beyo...

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America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence

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Inevitable death is no excuse to use Medicaid cuts to cull the vulnerable. 10 Million Americans. Children. Pregnant women. Seniors. People with disabilities. How toxic the cruelty? How vocal the outrage? Before Senators vote, say NO CUTS! Call (202) 224-3121 @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social

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We shouldn’t have secret police in America. We need police transparency laws forbidding face coverings (outside of a reasonable virus threat) and communications should be public and unencrypted unless it’s a SWAT/teams operation and officers must provide badge number immediately when asked.

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The Solicitor General of the Dept. of Labor is responsible for enforcing labor laws. Who is Trump’s pick for the position? The author of Project 2025’s labor chapter — which called for gutting labor laws, limiting OT pay, and weakening unions. The “pro-worker” president...

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"The combination of cuts to key safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP and tax cuts disproportionately benefiting higher-income households means that the House budget constitutes an extremely large upward redistribution of income." Read more from @epi.org 👇

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The new top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was until recently an attorney and activist for a leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for years to spread fear about illegal voting and press election officials to tighten voting rules. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Some beautiful gems here from a man who really knows what's what in the energy transition.

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Hi! We just released three new pages. First up, we break down the devastating defunding of medical research in the US, including grant terminations and delays representing nearly $5B in funding losses, cuts to future funding, and attacks on training programs: unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

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Stand up for weather and climate science! Marathon nearing the halfway point. Honored to have spoken yesterday. I heard so many great talks. See the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNE_... @wclivestream.bsky.social wclivestream.com ❄️🧪 #scicomm #climate #science 🌎 🔬 ⚒️ #ClimateAction

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Democrats are collecting info on illegally terminated Federal research grants. Whistleblower protections apply. 🧪 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Coming this October 2 in Wash DC @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social politics-prose.com/mann-hotez

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Trump’s HHS is canceling a contract to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine, even as the disease continues to spread through dairy cows across the U.S. Make no mistake: delaying the development of this vaccine puts people’s lives at risk.

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Medicaid paid for 44% of the $147 billion spent on institutional long-term care in 2023. In response to federal Medicaid spending cuts, states could lower reimbursement rates, which could result in reductions in nursing facility staffing and quality. on.kff.org/3FfHscW

As the US prepares to spend as much as $38 billion to produce hundreds of new explosive cores, called plutonium pits, to arm new nuclear weapons, our new analysis argues new pits aren’t necessary to maintain the existing US nuclear arsenal. Read our report:

Did you know no new offshore wells = up to 13% of the emissions reductions needed to stay under 2C? Naturally, @oceana.bsky.social signed on to this call. #UNOC3 oceana.org/reports/beyo...

America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence

Inevitable death is no excuse to use Medicaid cuts to cull the vulnerable. 10 Million Americans. Children. Pregnant women. Seniors. People with disabilities. How toxic the cruelty? How vocal the outrage? Before Senators vote, say NO CUTS! Call (202) 224-3121 @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social

We shouldn’t have secret police in America. We need police transparency laws forbidding face coverings (outside of a reasonable virus threat) and communications should be public and unencrypted unless it’s a SWAT/teams operation and officers must provide badge number immediately when asked.

The Solicitor General of the Dept. of Labor is responsible for enforcing labor laws. Who is Trump’s pick for the position? The author of Project 2025’s labor chapter — which called for gutting labor laws, limiting OT pay, and weakening unions. The “pro-worker” president...

"The combination of cuts to key safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP and tax cuts disproportionately benefiting higher-income households means that the House budget constitutes an extremely large upward redistribution of income." Read more from @epi.org 👇

The new top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was until recently an attorney and activist for a leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for years to spread fear about illegal voting and press election officials to tighten voting rules. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Some beautiful gems here from a man who really knows what's what in the energy transition.

Hi! We just released three new pages. First up, we break down the devastating defunding of medical research in the US, including grant terminations and delays representing nearly $5B in funding losses, cuts to future funding, and attacks on training programs: unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

Democrats are collecting info on illegally terminated Federal research grants. Whistleblower protections apply. 🧪 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Coming this October 2 in Wash DC @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social politics-prose.com/mann-hotez

Trump’s HHS is canceling a contract to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine, even as the disease continues to spread through dairy cows across the U.S. Make no mistake: delaying the development of this vaccine puts people’s lives at risk.

Medicaid paid for 44% of the $147 billion spent on institutional long-term care in 2023. In response to federal Medicaid spending cuts, states could lower reimbursement rates, which could result in reductions in nursing facility staffing and quality. on.kff.org/3FfHscW

My latest in @plosglobalpublichealth.org journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

This is a great infographic