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To remove vaccines from ACIP guidelines, which seems to be the end goal here, is effectively a ban. If a vaccine is not recommended, Medicare/Medicaid and private insurance can refuse to cover it. Few people can afford to pay for the cost out of pocket. RFK Jr's end game is to ban vaccines!!!

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Defend public health now has a website. It's packed with resources and ways to get involved. If you care about public health and are appalled by the efforts to dismantle it, there's always something you can do to raise awareness and support the cause. Check it out. www.defendpublichealth.org

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White House official confirms Trump had conversation last night with Enrique Tarrio at Mar-a-Lago last night as Trump was walking to his dinner table On social media, Tarrio said Trump told him to thank the J6ers

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Facebook allegedly detected when teen girls deleted selfies so it could serve them beauty ads

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I am traveling today and happen to be wearing a jacket with the logo of the health system I work for. Three people at the airport have wished me "happy nurses' day". I've replied, "Thank you, nurses are awesome, and I'm a doctor."😊 Be careful how you carry your bias, Black women can be doctors too 🤷🏽‍♀️

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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.

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I haven’t done enough to speak out for my loved ones. Today I commit to do better.

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Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants. History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well. 🧵

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Breaking: A federal judge just barred the Trump admin from carrying out mass deportations under the 18th century-era Alien Enemies Act that Trump invoked hours ago.

submitted 90 days ago • 65 comments

The Opposite Of A Karen

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NEW: China just announced it will impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on some U.S. goods, including chicken, dairy, fruits and vegetables, and Canada will impose 25% tariffs in response to Trump's new tariffs on the countries.

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If you have been exposed to #measles you can get post-exposure vaccination. Ideally within 72 hours of the exposure. This can help reduce the severity of illness and could even prevent you from developing symptoms at all. Given exposures in gyms and at airports consider this a free tip.

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Great to see the CDC providing an update on the #birdflu outbreak. Key points 1/ The CDC has sequenced the H5N1 viruses from recent human cases in Wyoming and Nevada. The data are now publicly available on GISAID: Wyoming: EPI_ISL_19749443 Nevada: EPI_ISL_19726293 www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...

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The president of the American Federation of Government Employees, Everett Kelley, threatens to sue over Elon Musk's email to federal employees: "AFGE will challenge any unlawful terminations of our members and federal employees across the country."

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Suppressing data will not make birdflu disappear Firing USDA staff will not help end the outbreak. Crippling public health agencies will not bring down egg prices. Viruses don't consider politics in how they spread and adapt. They seize opportunity. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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This made my day!😀 Gotta love a chemistry professor with some #Culture #HappyBlackHistoryMonth

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Canada will be made a state when hell freezes over. Tabarnak mdr💀 The U.S is entering a trade war it’s not gonna win with one of its closest allies, this is so unbelievably fucking stupid. I can feel my neurons dripping onto my skull like wax every time I hear this dumb fucking rhetoric

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The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration left her job this weekend after a clash with Elon Musk's DOGE over their attempts to access sensitive government records. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Trump has signed an executive order halting federal funds for schools that require students to be vaccinated against COVID before they can attend classes in person.

submitted 118 days ago • 145 comments

For my science-y friends, this person shares some fun Infectious Disease data links. bsky.app/profile/bogh...

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Brand Name: Genova, Van Camp’s, H-E-B, Trader Joe’s Product Description: Canned tuna

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Leader Jeffries has announced the launch of the "Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group." The task force is part of a "multifaceted struggle to protect and defend everyday Americans from the harm being inflicted by this administration."

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FLAG: Dozens of Head Start programs, which provide childcare and preschool education to low-income children, have been unable to access previously approved federal funding after Trump's funding freeze — putting programs at risk of having to close in the coming days. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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The Trump White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. Abolishing the Department is a goal of Project 2025. BUT: Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal agency without the approval of Congress. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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The Tax Foundation estimates that the Trump tariffs could effectively be a tax of $830 a year on the average U.S. household.

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Heads up: The Trump admin is seeking to grant U.S. immigration officers access to a database that contains information on hundreds of thousands of immigrant teens and children who crossed into the United States without their parents. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

submitted 131 days ago • 44 comments

The stages of waking up in the morning, same as stages of grief- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Not always in that order. ❤️😂

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The Air Force confirmed it has dropped a training video with the famed Tuskegee Airmen following Trump’s DEI crackdown

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I’m a little disappointed in Kleenex for the missed opportunity to say “Sneeze the moment”

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Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked, or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from appearing in search and recommendations. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...

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The attorneys general of 11 states have issued a stark warning to the Trump admin — saying they will not allow the federal government to employ state resources to carry out mass deportations. "The President cannot unilaterally re-write the Constitution." www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Trump has suspended refugee admissions programs. As a result: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S. — including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel — are having their flights canceled. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — Jan. 6 sedition defendants, Oath Keepers' Rhodes and Proud Boys' Tarrio, are released from prison after Trump clemency.

submitted 143 days ago • 59 comments

Here’s the list of the 78 Biden-era executive orders that have been reversed by Trump.

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