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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

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“Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged the White House to strike down a scientific finding underpinning much of the federal government’s push to combat climate change…” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Who needs a strong FDA? “On Monday, the FDA said it had collected samples from Prairie Farms’ Fort Wayne facility and that three swabs had tested positive for listeria…closely related to the strain of Listeria that is causing illnesses in this outbreak.” www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/02...

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Proposed and ongoing cuts at FEMA and the National Weather Service could endanger public safety when disaster strikes. A critically important analysis from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and @bhensonweather.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/cuts...

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“If he sticks to the nonsense he has spread for the past two decades, children will die…” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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The share of Americans employed by the government steeply dropped in the decades leading up to 2000, and has remained essentially flat since. A bloating federal workforce is a myth.

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“The canceling of the meeting is clearly atypical, there was an agenda with significant issues of health importance to the people of our country…That should be addressed in a timely way.” www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Some good news www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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#ACIP, the expert panel that advises #CDC on vaccine policy, will not meet next week. #HHS, which never gave final approval for the meeting, per sources, suggests it will be rescheduled, but gives no date. www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/a...

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“Right now in this country, there is a major challenge occurring with children developing influenza and then developing a condition called acute necrotizing encephalitis,” Osterholm said. Have you seen a word come out of the CDC about this? They’ve been prohibited…” www.nj.com/politics/202...

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“Climate change already kills Americans every year through rising heat, floods, runaway wildfires, exacerbated air pollution & other impacts. It’s also linked to increased spread of infectious disease, rising risks of chronic illness & heightened pandemic risk.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Good to see influenza ED visits decreased last week in King County, WA - hopefully indicating we’re past this season’s peak. That said, still a LOT of flu out there, and relatively high number of LTCF outbreaks. Covid-19 activity remains relatively low. kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/...

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“Public health reform should focus on building a stronger workforce, not dismantling the few programs that strengthen it.” www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/t... via @statnews.com

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Given the weakening of our federal public health systems & a potential influenza H5N1 pandemic simmering, is it time for state & local public health agencies to revisit expectations across a range of potential scenarios and think about how to best respond in the absence of robust federal support? 1/

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“What I do know is that if we all tune out, there’s no hope at all.”

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“Well, it seems all too likely that Americans are about to learn the real costs of austerity theater. Many of the suddenly laid off workers were providing essential services.” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-govern...

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“Also not on the final list of cuts ordered by the Trump administration was the CDC's EIS, the agency's "disease detectives.. Officials overseeing the fellowship had initially warned health departments & those in their ranks that they would be halved.” www.cbsnews.com/news/thousan...

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If the goal is to undermine the nation’s preparedness for pandemics, bio-emergencies and other emerging health threats and to worsen our general health and well-being, this would be part of the plan. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

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If the goal is to undermine the nation’s preparedness for pandemics, bio-emergencies and other emerging health threats and to worsen our general health and well-being, this would be part of the plan. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-dis...

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“Individuals, parents, and families have a right to push for a healthier nation and demand the best possible scientific guidance on preventing and treating illness… 1/2 www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index...

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Never forget that Trump was the culmination of 40 years of stagnant wages, widening inequality, corruption, dog-whistle politics, and economic gains for the rich. If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.

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“The silence from this slice of the billionaire and technology world was in line with the deferential posture of much of the rest of corporate America.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/c...

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“If you can create the illusion that there is not a predominance of opinion that says, vaccines & masks are effective ways of controlling the pandemic, then you can undermine that notion of scientific consensus, you can create uncertainty, &…push a particular agenda.” www.wired.com/story/trump-...

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If more evidence is needed this is a journal, not of science, but of politics. The aim is to undermine science and objectivity, to confuse and to blur the lines between reality and fantasy so people do not know who to trust or believe. Dangerous for science, democracy and society!

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A top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday demanded an investigation and suggested that Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for FBI director, may have lied under oath, citing what he described as multiple sources.

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Covid vaccines have saved millions of lives in the US (www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/tw...) www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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In addition to getting vaccinated: “To prevent influenza transmission, there are several options. Wear a well-fitting mask (like an N95 or KN95) in crowded indoor spaces during flu season…” open.substack.com/pub/caitlinr...

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Elon Musk reportedly spent $40 million dollars on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Watch this👇🏼 youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8

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