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“Cassidy’s comments — including that the panel’s upcoming meeting be canceled until it is “fully staffed with more robust and balanced representation” — represent the harshest condemnation of Kennedy’s actions by the senator, who ultimately cast the key vote that secured Kennedy’s confirmation.”

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

Budapest researchers tested 79 mice and found that blocking the P2X7 receptor with JNJ 47965567 reduced anxiety and inflammation in a post-COVID model, suggesting a new target for treating long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Phasing out NIH’s HIV clinical guidelines is flat-out immoral and unethical. These guidelines drive early diagnosis, ART initiation, and viral suppression—82% linked to care within 30 days, 69% virally suppressed by 6 months. Removing them puts millions of lives at risk. wapo.st/3FQovhf

submitted 6 days ago • 144 comments

Trump drops UK-US trade deal Starmer picks it up Trump says it's a trade agreement with the EU Trump congratulates Starmer Starmer explains it's a UK-US trade deal (not with EU)

submitted 11 days ago • 47 comments

Honestly, I get that we need these stories, but, like, the actual story is: Everyone with half a brain knew this — and many, many people said it — but Stephen Miller doesn’t care. And Donald Trump let him start implementing this stupid, hateful plan.

submitted 11 days ago • 103 comments

THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR A SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO RFK, JR. "The resolution’s sponsor, Dr. Jason Goldman, urged his colleagues to support the request for an investigation to ensure the AMA is not “on the wrong side of history.” chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...

submitted 15 days ago • 106 comments

WATCH: “I WAS AN INTERPRETER IN AFGHANISTAN FOR 3 YEARS.” ICE grabs a man whose name they don’t even know at his immigration hearing, shackles him, expedites his removal. Q: Why would anyone ever help our military again? — Trump is endangering and weakening our military.

submitted 14 days ago • 577 comments

The Trump administration plans to eliminate a Department of Homeland Security terrorism prevention program that former government officials and experts say has helped thwart attacks in the United States.

submitted 16 days ago • 27 comments

This is NOT good! This panel goes through extensive vetting.

submitted 18 days ago • 4 comments

“universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs… NIH-funded basic science has contributed to the development of more than 90% of new medicines, vaccines, and devices… 75% of scientists in America were considering leaving the country.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

Cutting NIH or NSF funding sounds abstract. Seeing what research is actually being cut makes it real. Kudos to @nytimes.com for this piece: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

submitted 23 days ago • 622 comments

“…in the most pronounced part of my vocal loss…I could not listen to beautiful voices. The ache that I felt listening to singers sing was…it felt like having my heart shattered over & over, every day.” as someone who also lost musical ability to chronic illness, this pain is why i center mitigation

submitted 99 days ago • 2 comments

South Florida meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social told his viewers live on air that he can no longer accurately predict hurricane season, due to federal government cuts.

submitted 23 days ago • 110 comments

A Trump ally has told CNN’s parent company that they could avoid future lawsuits from the Trump administration if they make a documentary about Melania Trump or a TV show about Donald Trump Jr., which would involve paying the Trump family large amounts of money.

submitted 72 days ago • 1079 comments

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submitted 32 days ago • 108 comments

ALERT: Trump pardons former Culpeper County, Va sheriff Scott Jenkins Jenkins was scandal-plagued for years and was convicted by rural Virginia jury of taking bribes in exchange for deputizing people w/ badges & credentials Bribe payors were not trained or vetted & didn’t render legit services

submitted 32 days ago • 71 comments

NPR: 'A stricter FDA policy for COVID vaccines could limit future access' "That's very important because long COVID occurs in all age groups and even children and therefore I think COVID vaccines should be made available to all age groups"- Dr. Peter Hotez www.npr.org/sections/sho...

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

submitted 36 days ago • 314 comments

@drseanmullen.bsky.social posted about a study tracking Olympic athletes… link.springer.com/article/10.1...

submitted 40 days ago • 9 comments

say it again: 4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

submitted 40 days ago • 70 comments