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This is a huge loss for FDA regulatory science. Peter Marks led FDA CBER during COVID vax clinical development. Rigorous standards for safety/efficacy were met before emergency use authorization. Peter Marks was one of the COVID heroes while RFK Jr was spreading disinformation. wapo.st/4hQn8fm

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IT GETS WORSE Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions. New via @wsj.com:

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Five public health facts RFK Jr doesn't want you to know: 1. Vaccines work and are safe. 2. Solid fats aren't health foods. 3. Random dead animals you find lying around are not safe to touch (or eat). 4. Methylene blue is a dye, not a miracle cure. 5. Measles is bad for you.

submitted 5 days ago • 254 comments

So…lock them up?

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Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says if Social Security skipped a check, his mother-in-law wouldn’t complain—and if you would, it indicates you are probably a fraudster. Insane.

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Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said. (Published March 2023 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)

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I have to go meet with the Department of State tomorrow because someone reported the science communication I do as “practicing medicine without a license” to the state medical board. In their “report” it’s abundantly clear I do nothing of the sort & my degree & profession is obvious. 1/

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Don't ever forget, he's a convicted felon 👇🏾

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"More than 600 Iron Range steelworkers out of work as auto industry cuts orders because of tariffs"

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Holding power to account means uncovering the truth, no matter how long it takes or how much it costs. Support ProPublica’s mission to empower an informed public by shining a light on injustice: propub.li/4iiv0Hx

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In a new Science study, cryo–electron tomography captures the in-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, illuminating how the coordinated action of molecular machines drives life’s fundamental energy conversion. Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3FA3Ygq

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NEW: Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national security sector. “This is the government getting out of the terrorism business,” said one grant recipient. By @hannahallam.bsky.social

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NEW: The FDA has found problems at an Indian factory that makes generic drugs for American patients, including one medication that was made there and has been linked to at least eight deaths. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social propub.li/4hnE9xd

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NEW: In October, we published secret recordings of Russell Vought discussing plans to eviscerate entire agencies and decimate the morale of federal workers if Trump won a second term. It's hard to imagine a more prescient piece of journalism, our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social writes.

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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I think Marco Rubio probably needs to be sent back to school.. When you arbitrarily rip up trade agreements, threaten a country, and say you’re going to break it, that’s an act of war. And Canadians have responded in kind.

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NEW: GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept. @mckenziefunk.com

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Pam Bondi: "If you're gonna touch a Tesla, go to a dealership, do anything, you better watch out, because we're coming after you."

submitted 15 days ago • 3737 comments

When the American ports were closed to the "coffin ships" of Ireland, the port at Quebec welcomed the orphans of the famine. It is why you see the Irish flag flying proudly to this day in Montreal and Quebec. It is a bond that built our nation. www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

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NEW: When Marco Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks. Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange.

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Not great! 🇺🇸

submitted 12 days ago • 310 comments

This power grab is unprecedented, unbounded, and unconstitutional.

submitted 13 days ago • 1345 comments

Welcome to autocracy. The Republic we have known for the last 240 years is gone. This is going to keep getting worse. Much worse. The courts mean nothing, the law means nothing, Congress is irrelevant. He is a malignant psychopath.

submitted 12 days ago • 3098 comments

Dictator shit

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Two American Terrorgram leaders allegedly helped create a detailed hit list of US politicians, corporate execs, academics and others, according to court documents. Each entry included a photo of the target and their home address. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social

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Naturally-derived & synthetic versions of a chemical are the same chemical. Ex: formaldehyde, formula CH₂O. TRACE levels in some vaccines, <50 micrograms (µg) per dose. YOUR BODY makes 42,520,000 µg formaldehyde a day. (1.5 oz, 850,000-times more than a vaccine). It’s the SAME formaldehyde. 1/

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Another weekend Donald has spent laser-focused on the important issues (his handicap)

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NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.” The savings have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

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A series of emails sent to national parks workers provided instructions on how to describe staff cuts to visitors. They were told to avoid the word “fired” and not blame closures on staffing levels. By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social

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Over the past several weeks, ProPublica has identified dozens of people who worked for DOGE. #ICYMI: We just added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.

submitted 13 days ago • 55 comments

History repeats itself

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Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.

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Trump now says he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours.

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Hundreds of people gathered at Patriots Park right now in Tarrytown for a Stop the Cuts Rally — holding Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) accountable for his vote to decimate Medicaid.

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Flashback:

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Must-read thread from @ericumansky.bsky.social 👇👇 One detail we'll highlight: After Williams' death, his family got a bill from the city demanding $3,429.23 for the damage he caused to the police car when officers ran into him. (After @thecity.nyc reported on it, the bill was rescinded.)

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🚚🚚🚚🚚🚚🚚🚚🚚🚚🚚

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I love shit like this ♥️

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This is what many cities in the U.S. looked like before the EPA. Why the heck would anyone celebrate deregulating it?

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In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

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Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States. 🧵

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