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Radley Balko
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Monsters

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻@longtimehistory.bsky.social

ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement. "I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish. Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature. Minneapolis, MN

shanmarieg.bsky.social
@shanmarieg.bsky.social

This is so well said, and something I have been trying to express for so long, albeit much less eloquently.

Maria Popova@popovaprof.bsky.social

My new column praises Italian Senator Calenda’s viral push back of Ru propaganda and argues that democratic debate requires more of this. "We cannot hide confrontation over facts and truth behind the false-equivalency facade of 'let’s agree to disagree'." " www.policymagazine.ca/when-confron...

policymagazine.caWhen Confronting Russian Propaganda, Truth is Not Optional - Policy MagazineIn late October, Italian Senator Carlo Calenda went viral for bluntly calling economist Jeffrey Sachs a liar. During a debate between the two on the Italian
shanmarieg.bsky.social
@shanmarieg.bsky.social

This is censorship, another step towards authoritarianism, all from the “free speech” warriors.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Seth Rogen said President Trump had “single-handedly destroyed all of American science” while presenting an award at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony — sometimes called the “Oscars of Science” — where Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were in attendance. Rogen's comments were cut from the broadcast.

nytimes.comSeth Rogen’s Trump Jokes Are Edited Out of Awards BroadcastWhile presenting an award at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony this month, Mr. Rogen said President Trump had “single-handedly destroyed all of American science.”

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NPR
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Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

npr.orgTop scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in researchSome 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

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WIRED
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NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...

wired.comDoctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIHLeading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.

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Dr Susan Oliver (PhD)
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Some unvaccinated children being treated for measles at a Texas hospital showed signs of liver damage from ingesting too much vitamin A. RFK Jr has been recommending vitamin A. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...

nytimes.comFor Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.

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Brian Tyler Cohen
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A memo has just leaked revealing that the Trump administration is planning to sabotage the Social Security Administration. Their plan would gut the agency’s claims process, potentially preventing millions of Americans from getting their earned benefits. Per @juddlegum.bsky.social:

popular.infoEXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security AdministrationAn internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause sign...
shanmarieg.bsky.social
@shanmarieg.bsky.social

This is why public health is so important! This is the work the CDC and WHO perform and coordinate with State and local laboratories. Like so many government services, this work is vitally important and virtually unknown to the general public.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

A new strain of avian influenza has been identified for the first time in the United States, raising concerns that the virus is transforming in a way that could eventually cause wider outbreaks among humans.

wapo.stRare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spreadFirst U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment that could trigger human outbreaks.
shanmarieg.bsky.social
@shanmarieg.bsky.social

Working in infectious disease, this was the type of thing that was so scary to think about in the days leading up to this administration taking office. This is an unbelievably dangerous decision with H5N1 respiratory cases in humans in multiple states, national and global coordination is key.

NPR@npr.org

One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

npr.orgUnder communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not othersOne of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

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