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youtu.be/19r63QYAvZA?... "he [Trump] and Vladimir Putin together are trying to create a world that's safe for gangsters where ruthless people can thrive." "Vance has a value system which is a belief in performance art...to just try to do a mano against a man who's 10 times the man he is, frankly."

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... or archive.today/JjDPm

“The Office of Personnel Management does not have any authority whatsoever, under any statute in the history of the universe, to hire and fire employees at another agency. They can hire and fire their own employees.” wapo.st/3QJEf7f

"These regressive actions are not happening in a vacuum but take place alongside an active undermining of respect for human rights within the United States" www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

8 DAYS UNTIL #STANDUPFORSCIENCE2025! ☀️🧬🌎🔭🧪

The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.

We applaud the opening of a phase IIb trial of TB vaccine MTBVAC in South Africa, Kenya, and Tanzania, run by IAVI and funded by Gates Foundation, Open Philanthropy + the German government. We desperately need a broadly effective vaccine to end TB! www.iavi.org/press-releas...

JUST IN: The Merit Systems Protection Board, the quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in federal employee labor disputes, has ordered a stay in the firing of six probationary employees.

In a hearing earlier today, the Court ordered the US gov't to pay all invoices submitted before Feb 13 detail what steps its taking to make payments in a status report due at noon Wednesday. Read more about AVAC's case in this piece, www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u... And at, avac.org/avac-vs-dept...

"..some of us have built our entire research program around diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility...everything that our work stands for is under attack...it’s a scary time...we've going back to the Dark Ages.” www.positivelyaware.com/articles/lay...

"it’s time for the American people, across the political spectrum, to recognize what is happening. America has a rogue president and a rogue administration, and we need to acknowledge that and respond." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o... Paywall? archive.today/zGoBM

Chillingly resonant. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... Paywall? archive.today/Q1Wp5

www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/6-bl...

reliefweb.int/report/world... ...an additional 350,000 new HIV infections in children, an additional 8.7 million new HIV adult infections, 6.3 million AIDS-related deaths, and 3.4 million additional AIDS orphans by end of 2029.

"We urge university leaders to respond confidently, with both law &moral principle on your side, &not to sacrifice essential and legally defensible DEI initiatives that help universities fulfill their most basic mission to pursue truth and knowledge for the common good." app.box.com/s/2me4mszr6p...

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www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ta...

insidemedicine.substack.com/p/what-its-l...

The new administration seems intent on seriously damaging the institutions, funding structures, professions, and collective knowledge that sustain a robust scientific process. Read TAG's statement on the executive branch's war on science: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ta...

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www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...

www.devex.com/news/anonymo...

www.science.org/content/arti... Behind paywall? archive.today/1vAQo

www.positivelyaware.com/articles/hiv...

www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/rfk-jr-...

www.devex.com/news/usaid-s...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

The good news: CDC's webpages have been restored following court orders. The bad news: many have this despicable banner attached to them. We will be getting into misconceptions in gender ideology in a later post. For now, we are hurt and ashamed, and we stand with the LGBTQIA+ community.

youtu.be/z2f8FmR4u1A?...

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o... or archive.today/Ulr9q

We are still rejoicing that the beloved MMWR is back to regular weekly cadence. This week's report has two publications - one on the first case of mpox Clade 1b in the Americas, and another on influenza seroprevalence among bovine veterinarians. You can find both here: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...

Getting word that a few hospitals are offering trans care again after the EO was blocked by a federal judge. Please send the decision to your hospital, and PLEASE send me a message if your hospital has resumed care, as I’m doing a story on this.

www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u... Worth reading - lots here, e.g."Some waivers have been issued to programs that fall under Mr. Rubio’s definition of “lifesaving” aid, but the payments system called Phoenix that U.S.A.I.D. relies on to disburse financial assistance has been inaccessible for weeks."

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