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NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot. by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

Welcome to the RFK Jr Era of Public Health.

This is so wrong. @joyannreid.bsky.social is one the smartest and important voices on this network 😡 #JoyReid @joy.msnbc.com

Fact check: The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending www.theoaklandpress.com/2025/02/07/t...

States now hire unjustly fired FBI agents, prosecutors, and other unjustly fired federal personnel. Good people at the right time.

"The sofa beds have been installed so the team can work around the clock, the employee said." This is a coup, happening right in front of us, staged by people who know nothing at all about the US government. Which is, it bears remembering, the only one we have. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

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It’s on. #Specialelection April 1st, 2025 #votevalimont #jimmypatronis #mattgaetz #northwestflorida #vetsforvalimont #GayValimont #GayForCongress #gayvalimontforcongress #wuwf #debate

On his first day at DOD, Pete Hegseth ordered the military to suspend all recognition of holidays like MLK Jr’s Birthday, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth,Women’s Equality Day, National Hispanic Heritage Month Pride Month, & National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the WHO, effective immediately. Experts say the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop health threats brewing around the world.

You can almost feel the price of eggs coming down… 🫥

🚨 Today Target said it will end its three-year DEI goals, stop reports to external diversity-focused groups like the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index and end a program focused on carrying more products from Black- or minority-owned businesses. You guys know what to do?!

To memeify this moment with an “I hate it here” would understate things by quite a bit.

😳TFP: “The Tennessee Federation of Republican Women is coming under fire for providing parents a reading list for children that cites Adolf Hitler as an example of leadership…” www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ja...

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Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee rail about public safety and immigration—while their president pardons violent insurrectionists and kills bipartisan border legislation. Democrats are working for public safety and immigration reform. Is the GOP?

AOC is swiftly emerging as the moral and strategic center of the Democratic party. Take notes, folks.

AXIOS: “President Trump's near-total pardon of Jan. 6 rioters was denounced by the Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the U.S., and the International Association of Chiefs of Police on Tuesday.” www.axios.com/2025/01/22/p...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 53. 1/21/25. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

PRO PUBLICA: “The poorer the ZIP code, the less often vouchers are being used.” www.propublica.org/article/ariz...

Arizona AG Kris Mayes who is suing over Donald Trump’s executive order to ban birthright citizenship: "This is bizarre. This a bizarre attempt to undermine 150 years of jurisprudence and the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution." Nailed it!

There’s a lot of confusion over Biden’s #era announcement and what it actually means—including whether action from the National Archivist is needed. One interesting take I just got is that Biden has actually usurped the archivist and given the required notice to the states himself. So it’s done.

If you live in an abortion-restricted state, order your abortion pills now. PlanCPill.org will direct you to a provider who delivers to your state. If you live in Texas, you'll need to go through AidAccess.org. Legal jeopardy is on the provider, not the recipient--for now. So order them now.

Oligarchy. A warning from the highest level.

Once again it’s worth noting about the white male party: “Notably, there are fewer women in the 119th Congress than in the previous one, and there will be no women chairing committees in the Republican-dominated House.” - @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-2-...

HOLY SMOKES: Hakeem Jeffries just handed the Republicans members of Congress their asses live on the House floor. Must-Watch: 🔥

Please make sure everyone you know who benefits from this is well aware that they have Biden and Democrats to thank for their reduced drug costs, and that every Republican voted against it.

OK Schools Chief Ryan Walters says that public school teachers are the ones responsible for domestic terrorism. He says teachers have turned classrooms into “terrorist training camps” by indoctrinating students to “hate America.”

Did you know? Along with being a man of kindness and service, President Carter was brave. In 1952, he averted a nuclear disaster 👀 "Carter himself was physically lowered into the damaged reactor, exposing himself to dangerous levels of radiation.” www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jimmy-c...

Trump’s team claimed that their tax cuts would boost household income by $4,000. But research shows that the lowest paid workers saw no change in earnings. Meanwhile, exec salaries increased sharply. Trump and Republicans want to double down on yet another trickle-down scam.

This is an incredible testament to the loss of local news coverage. A congresswoman disappeared for six months and no one noticed.

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