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The Trump administration blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money.

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In Melbourne for RCPA conference and these rainbow lorikeets were making a ruckus right outside hotel. #birds

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By the way, people should understand that the admin doesn't have to shoot or gas people to kill them. If you pile people in military-run camps in Gitmo and the Panamanian jungle without adequate food or healthcare and just wait, people will die

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“Probationary employees” is a misnomer. Many were highly skilled, had worked in civil service for years, and had only recently been promoted to a new position or transferred jobs. They span multiple agencies & are not a real category. Do better.

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This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

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I love to joke about OSHA (and NIOSH) but every single OSHA regulation was written with someone’s blood

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I’m not sure the rest of the country fully grasps the panic and anger building in DC, MD, and VA. The entire economy of this area is about to collapse. Paychecks are stopping. Careers are ruined. Taxes are about to plummet. Yet no one seems able to stop this madness.

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Ethics actually matters.

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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

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Hey @JDVance, and @elonmusk, and @realDonaldTrump it looks like the Auschwitz Memorial wants to educate you. STOP LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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I'm always toying with the idea of writing a new #forensic detective novel set in #NewZealand (with my coauthor/muse @drjudymelinek.bsky.social, of course), & in furtherance of such I keep a document called "NZ English" for terms & usages that are new to me. Today's entry: "skinful vs bellyful"

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A source at FDA tells me they got both their separation notice and their employee evaluation yesterday. The separation notice said they were being let go for poor performance. And yet the employee evaluation was exceptional.

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This is what oligarchy looks like.

submitted 6 days ago • 1059 comments

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

submitted 7 days ago • 5664 comments

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

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Hey @workingstiff.bsky.social check this out & add it to our podcast list please

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NEW: Interviewed the AG of Michigan on the mulstistate lawsuit to get Musk and DOGE's activities declared unconstitutional

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Public opinion was one of the few things that constrained the kings of Europe in the 17th & 18th century. It led to reforms & the guillotine (I may have that bit backward). It’s telling that public opinion is what worries them.

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Happy V day! #PathSky

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NEW: In a court order, a judge said CFPB employees for now cannot be fired without cause, and data housed by the independent agency cannot be deleted.

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Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people in West Texas are infected but untested, and therefore not part of the state’s official tally so far.

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This is going to make everyone sicker and increase chronic illness in our youth. Infectious diseases like STIs and colds/flu spread like wildfire on campus. This isn’t good public health policy.

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This is bullshit. We do not need an idiot who platforms lying grifters and doesn’t challenge them for the left. We have plenty of great & charismatic political podcasters on the left and copying Rogan’s formula is not the solution. It’s for Dems to utilize the media we already have!

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With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵 Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7

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Under oath, Kash Patel said he was unaware of plans to dismiss FBI agents before he was confirmed. Today, whistleblowers revealed Patel was reportedly directing those dismissals. Covertly. Yet another reason he must be rejected.

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Donald Trump did this. This is a direct result of his actions:

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This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as a shadow government across the entire federal government. Each agency/dept will be assigned a DOGE minder who will work with the Secry or Director and essentially be in charge of all new hiring and/or firing. People have been saying the Elon is ...

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Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.” Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!

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Doctors rely on these resources to treat patients and save lives. “Do no harm” should apply to government too, not just to doctors.

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Literally just sent out a newsletter saying a judge put a stay on this but we have no idea if Trump will actually obey it... and here we are. Call your R reps and tell them "I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER!" gregpak.net/2025/02/08/c...

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We in public health are also not doing great.

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If you work in the Department of Education's special education such as OSEP, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) or any other office and are hearing anything on DOGE, reach out to me via Signal at 909-957-6133

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Federal employee with a data role told me that a document was removed from employee access because it had the word "inclusion" in it. As in, "inclusion of data in our estimates."

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The world's richest man is illegally looting the government and stealing your data, it's the easiest fucking messaging imaginable.

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Further confirmation that there is no enforcement mechanism for these orders. Musk and co. are going to keep going until someone physically stops them.

submitted 11 days ago • 123 comments

Need to know: when do the courts start arresting people for contempt? Is that feasible or will Federal Marshalls follow illegal executive branch orders? @preetbharara.bsky.social #askpreet

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Just called mine. Be aware that there is a time limit on messages. They need to be brief.

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3900% INCREASE IN CALLS TO CONGRESS. THIS IS HOW WE FIGHT. PLEASE KEEP CALLING AND SEND EMAILS. YOU CAN FIND YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE HERE: www.house.gov/representati... THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR AMAZING ADVOCACY!

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REPORTER: What about the Palestinians who just won't leave? TRUMP: They're all gonna leave

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Cases like 👇 expose a chilling pattern: women in relationships with abusive men die under suspicious circumstances. Police hastily rule their deaths suicides. When police fail to treat such cases as potential homicides from the start, crucial evidence is lost. Violent men walk free to kill again.