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Mainly retired PharmD/writer w/34y exp.Infect Diseases. Portrayal of ID in arts/literature.Passionate abt sci literacy and politics. PersonalAcct, boost means I find […] [bridged from https://masto.ai/@CMDoran on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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“Absolute admiration for President #Zelenskyy. The guy has balls. He went into the Oval Office and stood up to #Russia’s best negotiators.” #Ukraine

Just give him that jet the way it currently is. Send him on a trip over ocean.

Keep ‘em coming “ #IRS rejected request for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally Immigration enforcement officials sought home addresses for 700,000 people and asked for skilled auditors to investigate businesses. The tax agency is forbidden from sharing protected information […]

Earlier, I shared 2 disturbing posts. Here's a palate cleanser. Via Yashar Ali: In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over #Europe and #Canada are posting in support of #Ukraine in […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Solidarity with @w7voa who's "being placed on an extended “excused absence” pending a human resources investigation" ✊ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/voice-of-america-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0k4.pgMI.aLQTNHwXQHYL&smid=url-share #USNews #USPol #news #VOA […]

Head's up Seattle area folks, if you're not already tracking this... KOMO: Confirmed measles case in King County infant prompts health warnings, parental concern The King County infant, diagnosed with measles after recent overseas travel, may have exposed others […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it https://theconversation.com/coastal-economies-rely-on-noaa-from-maine-to-florida-texas-and-alaska-even-if-they-dont-realize-it-250016

What's to stop Musk, who's already tried meddling with German elections, from seizing Zelenskyy's, or any other European leader's X account, and posting something with dire geopolitical consequences? We're way past the point where it's wise for European leaders and institutions to rely on a […]

Hang in there @newsguy.bsky.social !!

Turns out Zelenskyy is good at standing up against dictators.

Yikes, @w7voa is "under investigation" for his comments about current POTUS. (probably the most visible poster here on the Fediverse). https://journa.host/@samlitzinger/114084562793367210

Security experts warned Friday about a widespread zero day vulnerability, tentatively dubbed "CVE-2025-TRUMP," that threatens to let Russia backdoor....well, everything.

Characterizing Trump’s positions as a “shift in our policy” doesn’t do justice to what we are seeing. Americans have not shifted—the country has been hijacked by corrupt agents who are not interested in leading—they’re interested in looting and paying Putin his tribute. All elected Republicans […]

Macron and Starmer and Zelenskyy played tfg/vance. Masterclass, actually. Tfg and JDV showed their cards. They are written in Putin's Russian hand.

Called Sen. Ron Johnson today to express disgust at tfg and Vance on how they are mistreating Zelenskyy and Ukraine.

Ukrainians are dying every day, and this shit show is what The White House has to offer the world. What an absolute disgrace. The world must realize Washington has fallen to the Russians. The sooner we do, the sooner we can defeat Putin. https://youtu.be/DZ56ibIel1U?si=cBRhtrtVN7xoA2o9

Only correct response is "F T**** and Putin" From: @CBSNews https://flipboard.com/@cbsnews/latest-headlines-3kai39s2z/-/a-6jatHzYJRw6CFbVutXJgpw%3Aa%3A2476075171-%2F0

Let's just send tfg, JDV, EM to Russia and be done w them.

NATO, please just take in Ukraine and protect them. When we are done w tfg, Vance and EM, we will rejoin the Western alliance. F Putin. Slava Ukraini!

Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump and Vance Loudly Rebuke Zelensky in Oval Office https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/28/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.0U4.Bt_X.xxhg2qx40t8n

Saw this and laughed. #tesla #dumpMusk

#NOAA fires about 800 employees, with more possible Friday "The terminations are a blow to an agency that has been understaffed for years, even as the #climate crisis accelerates and #ExtremeWeather becomes more frequent. #NationalWeatherService employees are protected by a workers’ union […]

bitcoin is crashing and just broke $80k. not really sure what is going on here but i like it.

With all eyes on the passage of the House Republicans budget resolution, this flew under the radar: At a #Senate hearing, #DOJ nominees equivocated on whether they’d follow court orders – including #Trump’s nominee for U.S. #SolicitorGeneral, the 4th-highest-ranking official in the US Dept of […]

The only thing more delightfully hilarious about getting an email from a former co-worker asking if they can name an asteroid after me is to have to respond by telling them that I *already* have an asteroid named after me! If you want to know more, the most fun way to learn about how asteroids […]

Confirmed case of measles in WA state. https://share.factal.com/item/22fdcf6e-92ff-4dcd-aee9-8b65ead2ba48/f6112b8e-cb7d-4e5e-ae0a-0abc26a4aee1/ #washington #measles

#GiftArticle In #Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold by Peter Baker A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents & tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. #Putin’s reign in #Russia. #MafiaState […]

Via Joyce Vance: "Calling for judges to be impeached just because you don’t like their decisions is nothing short of anti-constitutional. Judicial review, the power of the courts to declare laws passed by Congress or actions taken by the president unconstitutional, is a deep-seated part of our […]

A Next-Generation Malaria Drug: New Epigenetic Inhibitor Kills the Deadliest Parasite Epigenetic inhibitors: A promising new strategy for antimalarial treatment? A recent study discovers a gene regulation inhibitor that selectively eliminates the malaria parasite. https://scitechdaily.com/a-next-gen

Helen, some reports say 1 child, some reports say 2. Have 2 died? @helenbranswell.bsky.social

Keep ‘em coming Via Scott MacFarlane: House Oversight Cmte Democrats launched review of Ed Martin, acting US Attorney for DC: "You moved to dismiss your office’s prosecution of one of the #Jan6 defendants convicted of assaulting police with a dangerous weapon and obstructing Congress […]

AP: "The outbreaks in two distant villages in Congo’s Equateur province began on Jan. 21 and include 419 cases and 53 deaths. Health officials still do not know the cause, or whether the cases in the two villages, which are separated by more than 120 miles (190 kilometers), are related. " […]

Brave to @jeffstein.bsky.social, WaPo's chief economics correspondent, for not wasting any time in stating what must be stated. Hopefully the first of many.

At least 21 employees of the U.S. Digital Service, which was renamed DOGE last month, resigned their positions yesterday in a letter to Trump's chief of staff. "On Jan. 21st, we completed 15-minute interviews with individuals wearing White House visitor badges. Several of these interviewers […]

#TheGremlinZoo #USPol #Project2025 #WHBO From CNN.com: Why the Project 2025 guy is suddenly suddenly advocating for a fintech accused of deceiving customers https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/business/solo-cfpb-vought?cid=ios_app

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Never thought I'd see the day when the United States is a coin flip away from allying with Russia and North Korea in an illegal invasion of another country. Might be time for all ranks of all US services to re-familiarize themselves with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the US […]

Really, what the fuck In what reality would it be logical that a country that has been attacked and fighting for it's very existence for the last three years needs to repay the support they got😠 Much of their country is in rubble and you also want to burden them with a massive debt? Fascist […]

French artist turns everyday objects into clever & funny illustrations. His work transforms the ordinary into something fresh & imaginative. Through playful & tactile designs, Joly encourages viewers to see familiar items in a new, creative way. #art #artist #illustrations #design

Damn. “Joann, the fabrics and crafts retailer that has supplied quilters, seamstresses and school projects for 80 years, announced that it would close down all of its stores in the latest chapter of financial tumult for the company.” […]

Keep ‘em coming Via Kyle Cheney: NEW LAWSUIT: An employee of the VA since 2006, who took law classes at night to get a promotion to the general counsel's office in 2024, was fired as a "probationary" employee because of her recent job change. She is asking a court for her job back […]

"many workers referred to George Orwell’s 1984, & its portrayal of a #totalitarian regime through the eyes of a minor #government bureaucrat, to explain the scope & scale of their experience... workers at #USAID conveyed to me how the agency’s rapid […] [Original post on newsie.social]