There are now 955 cases & 60 deaths from an unknown illness in DRC (links below). As this outbreak is growing, CDC is not permitted to exchange information with WHO and USAID outbreak response support is banned. Yesterday the Supreme court “paused” a federal judge order for USAID payments to resume. - ThreadSky

altcdc.bsky.social • 20 hours ago

There are now 955 cases & 60 deaths from an unknown illness in DRC (links below). As this outbreak is growing, CDC is not permitted to exchange information with WHO and USAID outbreak response support is banned. Yesterday the Supreme court “paused” a federal judge order for USAID payments to resume.

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ogredragon.bsky.social•15 hours ago

that seems to be a pretty high infection rate? Am I reading it correctly?

retiredsexsymbol.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Dortard and Muskrat probably planted viruses and fantasizing about the next “golden calf” statue placement.

altcdc.bsky.social•20 hours ago

https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/380661/OEW8-1723022025.pdf

https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-administration-says-it-cannot-meet-court-deadline-foreign-aid-payments-2025-02-26/

cynhuddleston.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Thank you for that link to the problem in Congo. My church supports the justice initiative (CJI) there and we are very interested in keeping up with what’s happening with our friends.

sweetrevengecat.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Well, consequences are a bitch.

oma-trisha-f.bsky.social•17 hours ago

The felon is a lying son of a bitch.

One of two things is happening:

1) They just don't give a damn, or
2) They already took that money and ran with it.

anonemus13.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Isn’t there a forum or something where experts could exchange facts, figures and data, off the record? Oh like Reddit or Bluesky perhaps? Just don’t tell your boss. 😉

doctorscientist.bsky.social•16 hours ago

If you follow me, I post a lot of updates and am happy to answer questions

doctorscientist.bsky.social•16 hours ago

We're sharing info on reddit, substack & bluesky. I gave people I work w in TX a heads up abt the measles outbreak 2 weeks before the news covered it. One of the people I work w has a 4 week old. We're trying to figure out how she can work remotely because daycare probably isn't a safe option.

alttaxpro.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Just a quick FYI re: Substack

I found out from the lovely @theradr.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/labeler.antisubstack.fyi/post/3lil3s5z6d223

doctorscientist.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I had no idea. Heather Cox Richardson and my favorite epidemiologist are on there. Nazis ruin everything.

alttaxpro.bsky.social•11 hours ago

There's a lot of good folks on Substack unfortunately.
Nazis indeed ruin everything.

paranormalhunter.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Glad I didn’t sign up for one. I wish Bluesky would do something similar.

drewnd.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Now the cure is coming, oh shit.

Send RFK to manage the DRC, maybe he'll find some friendly brain flukes.

Are we getting tired of these morons believing they're doctors, scientists, economists, epidemiologists, engineers, lawyers, judges, servicemen.. really anything except morons?

💔🤍💙 🆘

chrisky3.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Where is the integrity in the Supreme Court! They are betraying the Constitution!

ramapo.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Long gone

mxgaiuswydra.bsky.social•10 hours ago

They (the conservative majority on SCOTUS) don’t care. They’re bought and paid for already, so they follow their handlers bidding.

iwantyoustudio.bsky.social•17 hours ago

fowwestbunny.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Who wants to bet they know what it is but aren't telling us? Does anyone really think if this unknown disease travels to the US and gets into the White House that they won't know exactly what it is and how to treat it? give me a break.

bluedotredwithrage.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Fucking ridiculous. It serves no purpose other than to stroke the egos of those who don’t believe in science.
Well…science doesn’t care. Viruses don’t care.
There’s a REASON epidemiology exists.

floracalendula.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Wait, that wasn't just scaremongering?! Frick.

lindazawislak.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Frightening

vikwr.bsky.social•19 hours ago

A lot of people are going to get needlessly sick & suffer during the Trump Administration and many people will suffer & die.

goodwins0426.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Look at what they are doing here and it all makes sense. They want these people to die so they can take all their resources (land, water, minerals, etc)

mop-fautneddy.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Over the past forty years or so I've had the distinct impression that Republicans would kill us all for a nickel.

jeromejjoseph.bsky.social•20 hours ago

It's a good thing the WHO and the rest of the world will solve this while the broke and in debt USA gets it finances in line so as to not saddle the grandchildren with the debt. It's all about the children.

karlnintendostar.bsky.social•17 hours ago

If only the British could help!

Blood is on Trump's hands!

oraclebungee.bsky.social•19 hours ago

We can stop this madness

https://bigthink.com/the-present/the-3-5-percent-solution/#

maladamus.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Trump wants us in another pandemic

pamelajwm.bsky.social•1 hour ago

If the US won't work with WHO, every country needs to deny entry of US citizens. Who knows what pathogens they might be carrying?

rrattay69.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Of course they did. It doesn't effect them directly what silly people

trixie3400.bsky.social•19 hours ago

They are literally going yo kill us off through disease and poverty.

martishewolf.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Yet the rank-and-file make and buy their products????

acap42.bsky.social•14 hours ago

That's why they're going in so hard on AI and automation.

m-c-layton.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Yep

anneezkauai.bsky.social•19 hours ago

And cancel sharing information.

anneezkauai.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Keep the great unwashed masses ignorant. Than when the shit hits the fan, blame the previous administration.

nicolep87.bsky.social•20 hours ago

This is honestly really scary. Basically ebola except that they've determined it isn't? Is there a quarantine in place to keep this from spreading globally?

oldladyscreaming.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Over 500 COVID deaths in the US this month and this account erroneously posted last week that the pandemic was over (and still hasn't made a new post correcting it).

fancyfairyangela.bsky.social•15 hours ago

They actually posted that it's over? Well, that's not terribly surprising, given that even under Biden the CDC was politicized to minimize the risks of covid

ricochet3595.bsky.social•20 hours ago

thejbt.bsky.social•10 hours ago

If I were a crazy conspiracy nutcase, I'd say these diseases were made in a Chinese lab to kill everyone where the minerals are to make it easy to swoop in and steal their natural resources. But I have my special hat on, so it's all good.

thejbt.bsky.social•10 hours ago

If I were a crazy conspiracy nutcase, I'd say these diseases were made in a Chinese lab to kill everyone where the minerals are to make it easy to swoop in and steal their natural resources.

jeubank99615.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Fuck.

shealamort.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Shoving your head in the sand regarding novel viruses isn’t the answer? Weird. /s

Honestly though I’m very curious to see what virus family this ends up belonging to.