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Trump has proposed an 80% cut in the NIOSH's budget - a clear statement that neither Trump nor HHS Secretary RFK Jr. care about the health and lives of this country's workers. The result of this draconian budget will be more worker illness, injury and death. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

The Executive Order institutionalizes a “doubt science” approach to shaping policy. Political apparatchiks are now granted broad license to manufacture uncertainty & confusion, cherrypick studies that support their policy needs, & discard those that provide inconvenient results. tinyurl.com/2p5j76x8

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New for @teenvogue.com: Republicans love to talk about how much they care about the American worker, but the Trump admin’s anti-worker, anti-regulatory, anti-science agenda is putting millions of workers in danger—and more of them are going to die because of it www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-...

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

New York City (and state) have both expressed interest in mask bans. These discriminatory ugly laws put lives at risk. They exclude disabled people from public spaces while increasing police harassment of marginalized individuals. Everyone deserves the legal right to mask up!

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments

“That was the last morning Mike would ever shower in our home. It was the last time he would see our 1-year-old boy wake up in his crib.” A beautiful essay about how science and medicine have made our lives collectively better—and how RFK and Trump are cynically tearing science down for profit. 🧪

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1/2 Good morning! 📣 Reminder: Public comments for the June CDC ACIP meeting close tonight at 11:59pm ET. ICYMI: RFKJ replaced all 17 expert members with 8 new appointees, some of whom have publicly expressed vaccine skepticism. Comment here: www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.

submitted 2 days ago • 1049 comments

What can we do? Options and ideas via the Vaccine Integrity Project, @cidrap.bsky.social www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...

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Babies are so much safer when pregnant people can get vaccines to protect them Anyone unsure hasn't seen a baby with pertussis or RSV in the hospital Pertussis: no cough, no wheeze—and just like that, they stop breathing RSV: nostrils flaring, ribs pulling in, gasping. Or just tired… then a pause

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Good thread on thimerosal and vaccines, which really isn’t “a thing” and has been extensively evaluated. Nevertheless, sigh, on the “ACIP” agenda next meeting.

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Profile and interview of Fiona Havers by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social now out in the NYT. A must-read on the loss of experts and expertise. 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

Secretary Kennedy has the agency right as he wants it: Under his power and increasingly unable to function properly. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/a-grand-un...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

#IDSky #MedSky Less visible than ACIP, and less of a gross violation of promises made and statements under oath, the disbanding of HICPAC, the committee that advises on patient safety and infection control is damaging to transparency and trust @trtalbot.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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The upcoming ACIP meeting “will be shorter than anticipated because the eight new members… are not yet in a position to deal with all the agenda items.” Almost like they don’t have the merit! Who’s not ready? The vax misinfo spreaders, the neuroscientist w/ no research on vaccines, all of them?

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If and when another pandemic begins in the next four years, sadistic cranks in the federal public health agencies like Vinay Prasad & Kevin Bardosh will champion infecting tens of millions of unvaccinated children - and their teachers & families - regardless of just how many die as a result.

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We knew RFK Jr’s record on vaccines and public health— it was part of the reason I voted against his confirmation. But our Republican colleagues believed his assurances. Now that he’s gone back on his word, it’s time for them to join us and take action.

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL” As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’

submitted 5 days ago • 91 comments

From an NIH employee demoralized by having to defund grants: “I’m looking forward to the day that we are so slammed with work trying to reinstate everything that we had to terminate illegally—I’ll work 24/6 to make that happen if I can” There are still very good people trying to salvage science ❤️

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments

The sense of relief, vindication, & hope in the courtroom was undeniable—the emotion was so thick you could feel it in the air as justice & the value of our research were finally affirmed

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Real scientists have lost faith in RFK. The American people have lost faith in RFK. I won't stop fighting until I see the headline that RFK has resigned. That's the greatest thing he could do on behalf of our nation's health.

submitted 5 days ago • 104 comments

This timeline has been updated to include April, May, and June through the 15th. The paywall has been dropped as if it were a new article.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Everyone in MAHA leadership robotically repeats this phrase. They are giving themselves permission to act based on vibes alone- “common sense.” They are try to limit covid vaccines in pregnancy on this buzzword alone.

submitted 6 days ago • 94 comments

The DOE has quietly put forth a proposition to eliminate accessibility requirements from public buildings. It violates the ADA and is another example of the rampant disregard for disabled lives in this regime. One day left to have your say! Demand accessibility for all!

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

Before the cops in LA started escalating things for no reason it was funny how my main takeaway was how much people were looking out for each other in really helpful ways. I’ve never seen so many people with carts giving away free water, sunscreen, snacks, and masks to total strangers.

submitted 6 days ago • 325 comments

No credible medical group supports the catastrophic actions RFK Jr. is taking regarding vaccines and ACIP.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

submitted 7 days ago • 1095 comments

Urgent community action needed by Monday! “DOE wants to remove 12 civil rights rules. Part of these are disability access protections. They say the rules are unnecessary & outdated” This will mean buildings aren’t accessible to disabled people. Another step towards eliminating us from society

submitted 7 days ago • 6 comments

If you haven’t already, consider signing the Bethesda declaration: www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Over 60 medical groups including @acog.org urge insurers to continue covering COVID vaccines in pregnancy after HHS dropped the recommendation. Barriers could endanger maternal and infant health and the vaccines are safe and protective. buff.ly/MLT2E3j #medsky #ObGynsky #pedsky 🛟😷

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Is anyone keeping track of how many scientists are speaking out about their hard work being misinterpreted by RFK Jr.? What’s the opposite of gold standard science?

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Alberta man, idk 🤷‍♂️ Why would you possibly base vaccine recommendations for Canadians off fucking RFK Jr? Pregnant women are a HIGH risk group!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Beyond Secy Kennedy replacing members of CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices We're told Dr. Melinda Wharton and other career agency officials are now purged from roles overseeing committee's vetting, agenda, and planning www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-pur...

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Meidas Health: The Nation’s Top Doctors Rise Up (Ft. Drs. Annie Andrews and Sean O'Leary) open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

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Dr. Vin Gupta sits down with Dr. Annie Andrews to talk kids’ health, mental health, and public health policy. Then Dr. Sean O’Leary breaks down the confusion around childhood vaccines and HHS’s latest messaging. This episode of Meidas Health is a must-listen to break through Trump regime propaganda.

submitted 14 days ago • 12 comments

Great interview! Brief chat on early prenatal brain development and autism as well 🙌🏻

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

RFK fired ACIP scientists en mass, saying Biden appointed them & Trump wants a clean sweep. Let's be very clear. There are no Biden scientists. There are no Trump scientists. ACIP members are simply world class scientists serving the American people. Nothing more need be said

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted Women and children in parks

submitted 8 days ago • 303 comments

Hey Louisiana! Time to call Senator Cassidy (or visit his office!) to demand he pick someone with actual expertise on vaccines and reading scientific research correctly (and who also doesn't continually cherry-pick or rely on AI like RFK Jr. has a history of doing). www.reuters.com/business/hea...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Moderna receives expanded approval for RSV vaccine The FDA approved mResvia for the prevention of RSV in people ages 18 to 59 years who are at increased risk for severe disease. www.cidrap.umn.edu/r...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

A document the Department of Health and Human Services sent to lawmakers to support Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change U.S. policy on COVID-19 vaccines cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others. kffhealthnews.org/news/articl...

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments