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Easy way to make calls relevant to today's issues. And it's free! 5 Sources 5 Calls App Makes Congressional Communication Easy - The Borgen Project borgenproject.org/5-calls-app-... 5 Calls ttps://5calls.org/ 5 Calls 5calls.org

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An #NIH-funded research team has developed an mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer. Results from the clinical trial were published this week in Nature. #pancreas #cancer #mRNA #vaccine #medsky #science #medicine #bluesky

submitted 9 hours ago • 71 comments

BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

submitted 1 day ago • 579 comments

When you visit the parks enjoy your time and you see the rangers smiling and helping. Just remember that they probably didn't sleep the night before and that they probably spent the evening crying. We've also been secretly training bears to use tasers so if you're an asshole...

submitted 18 hours ago • 21 comments

This is inhumane, torture and murder-by-proxy. www.opb.org/article/2025...

submitted 19 hours ago • 2 comments

Senior Hamas official Basem Naim says,"Israeli PM Netanyahu and his government have been rejecting to engage with the second phase and are "playing dirty games to sabotage and undermine the deal" to which Hamas remains committed. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/6e00h0

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200 million dollars of waste.

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📢 ATTENTION EVERYONE 📢 Trump and the republicans are planning deep cuts to medicaid. Medicaid provides healthcare for millions of Americans including children, pregnant people, people with disabilities, and nursing home residents. ☎️ Call your representatives now! 5calls.org/issue/protec...

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Another shakedown: U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

submitted 1 day ago • 178 comments

Todays hero

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WIRED health & biotech writer here. If you're a USDA employee working on the government's response to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak and would like to speak securely about what's happening at the agency, please reach out to me on Signal at emullin.06. I can honor requests for anonymity.

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Not an accident. Not a mistake.

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

submitted 1 day ago • 579 comments

Some updates: 1. A federal judge extended a restraining order blocking the National Institutes of Health from cutting research funds until she rules on a permanent injunction. 2. The IRS will not allow a member of Elon Musk’s team to access individual tax returns.

submitted 1 day ago • 120 comments

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

submitted 2 days ago • 586 comments

The 'find out' phase is here.

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JUST IN: “A federal judge in Maryland on Friday blocked the Trump administration from terminating federal grants and contracts related to DEI as called for in executive orders signed by President Donald Trump.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

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"We will have many opportunities to demonstrate our value to Secretary Kennedy in the coming weeks and months." is toadie suck up talk. We are so fucking hosed. The Continuing Crisis, Part V: What the NIH Is Telling Its People | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...

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The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

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A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."

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So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

submitted 1 day ago • 1864 comments

WE HAVE RESOURCES for our people affected by the mass #USAID lockout and you can reach out if you have something to offer (legal support, housing, volunteer time) or something you need! www.usaidstopwork.com

submitted 16 days ago • 32 comments

John Fetterman’s staff are leaving him in droves and there are awful rumors about how he treats them. Are we sure he’s not just three Kyrsten Sinemas sitting on each other’s shoulders in a hoodie? Our latest:

submitted 2 days ago • 1107 comments

🤥 FACT-CHECK: “The United States does not allow noncitizens to vote. It rarely ever happens. A lie and a lie.” @arimelber takes apart one of Elon’s many lies at his unhinged CPAC debacle Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGVxCbQ...

submitted 2 days ago • 67 comments

It's a wild time to be alive. We've been betrayed by so many people whose job it is to represent us that I weep every time someone in a position of power stands up for what's right. #neverstopfighting

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Health Justice Calls are back! 📢 Join us for an intersectional conversation on what a movement for health justice looks like in today’s political reality. Event date & time 🗓️: Feb 25, 2025 | 1 PM ET⁠ ⁠ RSVP now: pih.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Who is going to be held accountable for the lives lost?

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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

submitted 3 days ago • 556 comments

WASH POST/IPSOS POLL: Trump & Musk’s approvals ⬇️ Firing federal workers ⬇️ Deporting nonviolent immigrants ⬇️ Tariffs ⬇️ Shutting down USAID ⬇️ Trump obeying the law ⬆️ www.washingtonpost.com/documents/17...

submitted 3 days ago • 19 comments

JB is the one billionaire I wouldn't eat.

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Well, Putin helps him win elections...

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Over 120,000 Japanese Americans forced into imprisonment in internment camps simply because they were of Japanese heritage.

submitted 3 days ago • 284 comments

Hey, if you're in New England and ever wanted to go to the JFK Library, now would be a good time. Admission is currently free because after the mass firing, nobody knows how to run the system. www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...

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"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 4 days ago • 2922 comments

💥ATTENTION FEDS💥 All the termination letters going out that we've seen use "inadequate performance" as the reason for termination. SAVE YOUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. Tell your friends who aren't on bluesky! Probationary employees can't be fired for "poor performance" if their performance is not poor

submitted 4 days ago • 39 comments

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

submitted 4 days ago • 1926 comments

ATTENTION FEDS Judge Chutkin won't block Musk's federal worker firings because "'possibility' that defendants may take actions that irreparably harm plaintiffs is not enough" Attorneys are asking us for evidence of harm. If you have evidence contact the tipline asap. We'll provide an email address

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