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“Kennedy’s actions have no basis in science or medicine. He brays that Americans don’t trust public health or vaccines, but to the extent that this is true, it is a direct result of his own promotion of anti-vaccine misinformation…”. This OpEd from me and @jimalwine.bsky.social is now online.

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The @fda.gov’s approval of lenacapavir for HIV prevention marks a major step forward. This long-acting injectable could revolutionize protection for people at highest risk. But approval is just the beginning. Now we must ensure access. Learn more: unitaid.org/news-blog/un...

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This is so scary it’s hard to think about…but I have to. “Some people believe that the term anti-vaxxer is a pejorative,” the physician Robert Malone wrote on June 9. “I do not — I view it as high praise.” …Two days later, he was appointed to the advisory board that steers America’s vaccine policy.”

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“It’s hard to overstate the importance of this for global public health,” O’Day said, adding that the injection “really will bend the arc of the epidemic as we roll this out across the globe.” But the magnitude of its impact will also depend on how easy it is to get"

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“By deciding that the court has no role in weighing scientific evidence as long as there is some claim of scientific uncertainty, Roberts opens the door for bans on gender-affirming care for adults, as well as bans on other politically contested, but scientifically well-founded, treatments.”

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One thing I am seeing misreported in the media today about the Skrmetti ruling is a claim that the supreme court ruled this is "about age, not transgender status." SCOTUS also ruled this is about "diagnosis, not transgender status" Bans targeting adults are likely legal under this ruling.

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Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away. 🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:

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Well, that was short-lived: NIH staff received instructions to HOLD funds to Columbia again. The email was one line: "Columbia University and Columbia University at Morningside are back on hold."

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Grants at Columbia unfrozen at 9:30 this morning... Refrozen at 2:30 this afternoon with instructions to undo all of the releases done earlier. It like the 7th graders in detention broke into the Principal's Office...

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Strategies for shortening #tuberculosis therapy www.nature.com/articles/s41... (open access) @natmed.nature.com

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today I am thinking a lot about the 2016 bathroom ban and the subsequent uproar and how completely insane it feels to be here, 9 years later. and I think what you have to take away from that is so much responsibility lies with right-wing media, sure - but also with The Atlantic, with the NYTimes,

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Same in the UK

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These assaults, handcuffing and detention of elected officials are purposeful. They are intended to communicate that no one is safe and we should be silent. The are telling all of us that if we oppose their actions, we should know they're unfettered by the rule of law & feel free to assault anyone.

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[Proposed] Final Judgment from Judge Young in the NIH grant termination cases 1/n

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Today in #Skrmetti, SCOTUS allowed Tennessee's cruel ban on necessary care for young trans people to stand—a devastating blow to the most vulnerable in our community. Today is a loss, but we won't stop fighting for full equality. Read our statement at the link in our bio.

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Again, the single greatest problem (among the many problems of being ruled by 9 Wizards In Robes) with SCOTUS is that its "conservative" members systematically ignore science, history, data, empirical evidence, & statistics. The fascism comes robed in parlor game theories, gut feelings, & anecdotes.

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Today, the Supreme Court upheld state bans on gender-affirming care. Before the ruling came down, @evanurquhart.bsky.social spoke to trans youth and their parents about why they sought this care, and how this decision could jeopardize their safety. www.teenvogue.com/story/skrmet...

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This is monstrous and vile. They want people to die. And after today’s SCOTUS ruling, there are likely many trans kids who could use such easy access to the hotline. It’s not as simple as 988, but you can contact The Trevor Project’s crisis support 24/7/365 directly, via chat, phone, or text:

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Here is the agenda for the June 25-26 meeting of ACIP. Vaccine recommendations that RFK Jr.’s team of unqualified anti-vaxxers will discuss include COVID19, RSV, and influenza. My guess is they will vote to severely restrict recommendations for these vaccines. www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...

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The Trump administration is actively trying to kill LGBT teenagers.

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Here's what everyone needs to know about today's big trans rights ruling: There will be states where trans youth will be able to access lifesaving, medically necessary care, and states where they won't and they and their families will suffer grave harm. If that's not inequality, then nothing is.

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Sotomayor blows the idea that discrimination against gender dysphoria is not discrimination against transgender status out of the water:

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Today's Supreme Court ruling comes as anti-trans hatred has become inescapable for many families, even in liberal states. These families say they are in survival mode, trying to find ways to protect their children from attacks on all sides.

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grim [sotomayor, dissent]

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“Dr. Havers resigned, saying she could no longer continue while the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dismantled the careful processes that help formulate vaccination standards… “If it isn’t stopped, and some of this isn’t reversed, like, immediately, a lot of Americans are going to die”

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No words. The timing here is unimaginably cruel. It's not just dumping salt on the wound, it's dumping acid on it. The hotline is still available for the next few weeks. We will find ways to keep our community safe, even without the permission of those trying to kill our kids.

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this isn’t about government efficiency, it’s about closing channels for scientific dissent

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This ruling prioritizes the discomfort and fear of some non-trans people over the health and wellbeing of trans youth. It disregards science and every major medical authority. It endorses the state controlling parents and doctors. Every resulting suicide is on the hands of these anti-trans justices.

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Hey guess what's cited by Clarence Thomas in his concurrence here? Oh yeah—the Cass Review (see below, Thomas apparently thinks it's good) and the New York Times (to go after WPATH, and incl the producer of that awful podcast)! I'm so angry and upset right now, this is so bad!!

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Solidarity with my trans loved ones and all trans people everywhere. You are loved and seen. 🏳️‍⚧️

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The Trevor Project is an important organization that has saved so many lives. The Trump regime hates us.

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Expected given the make-up of the SCOTUS, I guess, but horrific nonetheless.

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I'm suddenly cured of imposter syndrome. www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/v...

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In light of SCOTUS's ruling in Skrmetti, @brittneymac15.bsky.social asked doctors what trans youth and their families need to know about navigating this. @teenvogue.com experts advise continuing to talk to affirming healthcare providers if you have them and exploring options for care out-of-state.

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ALERT! Read now or add to your reading list. We are in for an anti-vaccine circus show, with RFK Jr as our ringmaster. Please call your reps now and ask for RFK Jr’s resignation. #saveCDC #ResignRFKJr

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🚨 NEW: Jay Bhattacharya is Not the NIH Director A comprehensive review of the first 75 days of Jay Bhattacharya's tenure as Director of the National Institutes of Health. Please share widely with your fellow Americans. 👇 READ, SHARE WIDELY, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/jay-bhatta...

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Thanks to @propublica.org for watching out for us. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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I'm happy to sign The Kigali Call to Action: Standing Together for the Global HIV Response Please join us! actionnetwork.org/petitions/ki...

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🧵 The Russian LGBTQ+ organisations Coming Out & Sphere Foundation have recently published their annual study on the situation of LGBTQ+ people in Russia. Read the full report: comingoutspb.github.io/lgbt-visibil... #LGBTQRussia #QueerInRussia #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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New Financial Times story about NIH funding on.ft.com/43Kq49x 1/n

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A source tells me this includes terminating a $28 million dollar contract with The Trevor Project which would he a major hit to their budget. www.samhsa.gov/about/news-a...

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From the #CDC #AllHands. Workforce Reshaping. We prefer calling it what it is: the indiscriminate gutting of highly skilled professionals. This doesn't include non-renewals that have become a heartbreaking norm at CDC.

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ICE has an ersatz concentration camp at 26 Federal Plaza

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The staff of two world-class laboratories at the CDC that were slated to be closed in a round of cuts announced in April have been informed that their terminations have been canceled. www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/c...

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Medicaid cuts could result in more than 16,000 preventable deaths annually The cuts would also result in 7.6 million people losing coverage www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/m...

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