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Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Statement from the Musk-appointed head of SSA celebrating the deletion of research grants studying the financial security of the older adults and the disabled. Just one way that the richest man in the world is dictating societal priorities. www.ssa.gov/news/press/r...

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JUST IN: A judge has enjoined President Trump's effort to block federal funds from going toward grant recipients who engage in DEI practices. The judge says the orgs are likely to succeed on claims that this is viewpoint discrimination, among other issues storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 23 hours ago • 38 comments

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

submitted 23 hours ago • 947 comments

"PRAMS is how we track basic outcomes like maternal smoking, breastfeeding, safe sleep practices, and postpartum depression." - @jamiedaw.bsky.social

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For 38 years, PRAMS has collected critical data on maternal-child health with the goal to reduce infant morbidity and mortality. CDC has officially halted the 2024 PRAMS data collection for the participating 46 states and the future is uncertain.

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Normally, IRS systems containing taxpayer data are secure and information is locked down, said Amy O’Hara, executive director of the Georgetown University Research Data Center & President of APDU. (Emphasis on "normally.") www.nbcnews.com/business/per...

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“There’s a chilling effect...People who do public health, school administrators, business owners and hedge fund managers all rely on this data. And even if it’s just temporary, not being able to get what they need creates uncertainty and reduces trust...” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

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If only someone could have warned him... SMH

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come join Vox's Future Perfect team! they're hiring three full-time remote fellows applications due March 16, 1 year program starts in June job-boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/job...

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HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’ www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/c... via @statnews.com

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The mission and values of the University of California have not changed. You matter. Your work is important. Together we will continue to make a difference in our state, our country and our world. #FiatLux ✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=EweZ... Federal updates: bit.ly/4b7x9Db

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🦝 OK Bluesky fliers: 4 black rats from #RiversideCo. infected w/ #H5N1 #BirdFlu per USDA/APHIS website. I asked the county how it came to be the rats were tested. Part of typical surveillance? Were they acting funny? Riverside Co punted to USDA. USDA is unresponsive. Anyone have intel?🦝

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Recession start date guessing game: 🔴 May 🔴 April 🔴 March 🔴 We're already there, we just don't have the data yet.

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I did an event in IN a few weeks ago where I said that on 1/6/21 Mike Pence saved the country (for now) by being one of very very few who stood by his principles under maximum threat.

submitted 3 days ago • 693 comments

Fantastic new post from the great @estebanjq.bsky.social at Empirical Truths on what is at stake for science and society when the admin tampers with government data open.substack.com/pub/empirica...

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Extremely cool-looking postdoc with @aapidata.bsky.social. Based at UC Berkeley's Institute for the Study of Societal Issues and Asian American Research Center. Deadline 2/27!!https://aapidata.com/join-us/postdoctoral-scholar

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ICYMI: If you take an SSRI you should be very concerned www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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submitted 6 days ago • 54 comments

Even though CDC recently allowed to resume publication of its weekly morbidity & mortality report, THREE studies on bird flu that had been scheduled to run in the journal are still being suppressed. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

submitted 9 days ago • 41 comments

On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down. For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now Meanwhile...

submitted 6 days ago • 481 comments

Accurate.

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Seems relevant: The vast majority of people with Medicaid health insurance are children, older adults, or people with disablilities. www.prb.org/resources/ma...

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Politics aside, Buttigieg is a preturnaturally skilled communicator, and having him get up on television and just give a press conference about bad shit Trump is doing might actually help to break things through to people who don't realize we're in crisis.

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“It’s generally pretty disturbing, the sort of casual way in which these people have gained access to all these systems without the normal checks that you would expect to be in place,” says Benjamin Friedman, policy director at the conservative Defense Priorities www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military...

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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 7 days ago • 2698 comments

🚨🚨🚨 Urgent Message to Share WIDELY 🚨🚨🚨 Federal employees that are dismissed as part of the Musk & Trump assault should appeal on the grounds that they were fired for partisan political reasons‼️ ➡️ Make an appeal to MSPB following these procedures: www.mspb.gov/appeals/appe... 💪🏼👊🏼✊🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

As I said to a reporter today: DOGE is not a management project, centered on efficiency; it is a political project, centered on shrinking the federal government and politicizing core functions.

submitted 9 days ago • 87 comments

@NOAA.gov ‘s publicly funded satellites, airplanes, radar, and weather stations provide the data behind most U.S. #weather forecasts. Atmospheric scientists explain why private companies would struggle to match this essential system, which Project 2025 has proposed privatizing.

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An HIV prevention project led by PSC affiliate @kgamarel.bsky.social is among the research programs threatened by orders moving to cut funding and recognition of trans health needs. She speaks to the @washingtonpost.com: myumi.ch/bEkDp

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Looking to advocate for demography? 📮The PAA/APC statement on federal data access: www.populationassociation.org/blogs/paa-we... 📮Write your reps: www.populationassociation.org/government-a... 📮PAA's Advocacy Day: www.populationassociation.org/events/event... @popassocamerica.bsky.social

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Because its like Twitter 2009. Here is a starter pack for data initiatives in the google doc. Now we eat lunch. go.bsky.app/6a2mbNf

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Repro scholars..how are y'all doing? I especially want to hear from the junior folks. Are there things we can do to support you? If you don't feel comfortable posting below please feel free to send me a message. (Folks working on the ground, I see y'all too.)

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US cyber agency puts election security staffers on leave Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of US elections have been placed on admin leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state & local election offices www.wxii12.com/article/cisa...

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