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The Trump administration has cut funding and programs for HIV research, treatment, and prevention so deeply that “we’re watching the field burn to the ground,” one researcher told Katherine J. Wu.

I’ll be at SCOTUS on Monday for oral arguments in a case challenging whether insurance companies have to cover preventative care, including PrEP for HIV prevention, which conservatives claimed "encourages homosexual behavior.” Here’s why it affects everyone. www.advocate.com/news/supreme...

The FDA is said to be preparing to end most of its routine safety inspections, so…

RFK Jr. has BLOCKED me on Threads. I can't search or view his profile anymore. All because I asked him to resign as HHS Secretary. This is what happens when you speak the TRUTH. But I won’t be silent. I will continue exposing the Trump administration’s failures no matter the cost.

I need you to know that my 91-year-old grandmother gave this a like on FB.

Pysanka is a symbol of hope, carrying stories. The tradition started thousands of years ago, lasting through pagan rituals, Christianity, and other chapters. Today, this craft is still a cherished Easter tradition, reminding of those chapters in history and creating new ones🧵

Great work!

Nope.

Thank you, Mark. Get some rest. <3

So what's your excuse for being a shit person, JD Vance, given that you and that snake you've enslaved yourself to are guaranteeing that other peoples' three year old daughters will die tonight in Ukraine?

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller March 7,1952

BREAKING: CDC Warns of Ongoing Measles Outbreak in U.S. as Travel Season Approaches 228 Cases, 2 Deaths Reported.

Don't be afraid to reach out. <3

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‼️MAJOR WIN for trans people & their families! Today, a federal judge granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Trump’s executive orders threatening federal funding for providers of gender-affirming medical care for people under 19. Read more: tinyurl.com/5xm3btfv

This flew under the radar, but Trump says his administration won't enforce an anti-money laundering law that requires corporations to disclose information on who really owns shell companies to the Treasury. "Drain the swamp."

While Donald Trump tears up the Constitution by calling protests illegal, his Secretary of Defense is busy tearing up the Geneva Convention by dismantling our military's ability to protect civilians in war. We are a nation being run by horrible trolls.

'Move fast and break things.' Just what Messrs. Smoot and Hawley said so many years ago! (No, not the current odious Hawley, a different one.) (H/t @crampell.bsky.social ) www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

Last weekend, you showed us so much support, both in words and actions. Every time you donated to armored evacuation vehicles you contributed to saving someone’s life. On behalf of us and our heroes on the front — thank you. Let’s save more lives: donorbox.org/help-ukraine...

Neato!

Sure, everyone loves Conan’s Kendrick/Drake joke, but I hope he realizes that he’ll never be asked to host a Degrassi reunion now

Thank you, Roz.

#Booksky The paperback preorders for the brand new Astreiant novel, POINT OF HEARTS (Astreiant #6) by Melissa Scott are working their way out into the world! Also available on our website! Release date is 3/20/25. And we have ARCs! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/point-of-h...

The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny. Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.

Saw this news just after doing a post on Trump/Musk disastrous war on NOAA and NWS. fallows.substack.com/p/killing-pe...

"Greetings! M'usq knows many wrong things. Some of it verified by alternative facts!"

I also apologize. We will work to do better.

DONALD TRUMP: "My tariffs are gonna be great for America!" STOCK MARKET: "God, you're stupid."

Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad

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SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education. I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”. Here is a portion:

First, Donald Trump blamed Zelenskyy for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Then, he says he “trusts” Putin. Now, he’s frozen bipartisan military aid. It’s clear that Donald Trump is putting his fragile ego before our national security — siding with Putin over U.S. allies in Europe.

Protestors met JD Vance in Vermont when he went to vacation there today. This is a good one:

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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The Trump-Vance-Musk regime is not only undermining democracy in the US. It is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world. The emerging battle will be global democracy vs. a global oligarchy. The US is emerging on the side of global oligarchy.

Help a sister out and sign my petition before my wee witch pricker stalkers on Twitter start gathering the firewood for my burning petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Comic ✏ by Nick Anderson Click here for more comics 👉 www.dailykos.com/blog/Comics

Cuidese!

This can apply to a few different men, now, tbh Happy Saturday. Don't let the bastards grind you down.

It feels like 2019 again, but it’s 2025. Measles burns like a wildfire, Bird Flu gathers like storm clouds, COVID-19 lingers like a shadow, and Tuberculosis smolders beneath the surface while a mysterious illness in Congo signals the next alarm. Yet, governments remain frozen. The cycle repeats.

I ragedonated yesterday, which might not be the best reason to donate, but it's still a reason. Slava Ukraini!

Support ALL our sisters. <3

This is also happening in California and Oregon. Please be careful.