Jennifer Kaplan
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They vowed to “Make America Healthy Again.”
Instead, they:
Kicked millions of people off health insurance
Closed hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes, and reproductive health clinics
Cut billions of dollars from science research
Fired government scientists and replaced them with antivaxxers
Instead, they:
Kicked millions of people off health insurance
Closed hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes, and reproductive health clinics
Cut billions of dollars from science research
Fired government scientists and replaced them with antivaxxers
July 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
They vowed to “Make America Healthy Again.”
Instead, they:
Kicked millions of people off health insurance
Closed hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes, and reproductive health clinics
Cut billions of dollars from science research
Fired government scientists and replaced them with antivaxxers
Instead, they:
Kicked millions of people off health insurance
Closed hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes, and reproductive health clinics
Cut billions of dollars from science research
Fired government scientists and replaced them with antivaxxers
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Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
July 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.
They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
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Defeating Ohio’s Husted is now a key element in flipping the Senate.
A terrible candidate (boring, unintelligent, arrogant) with a terrible record.
Absolutely vulnerable in 2026.
A terrible candidate (boring, unintelligent, arrogant) with a terrible record.
Absolutely vulnerable in 2026.
So if I’m understanding this, Tillis said he couldn’t support the bill. Trump said he would choose one of Tillis’s primary opponents to support. And then Tillis announced his retirement. All in about a 24 hour period.
June 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Defeating Ohio’s Husted is now a key element in flipping the Senate.
A terrible candidate (boring, unintelligent, arrogant) with a terrible record.
Absolutely vulnerable in 2026.
A terrible candidate (boring, unintelligent, arrogant) with a terrible record.
Absolutely vulnerable in 2026.
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An update from Dr. Sean O’Leary on this morning’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting:
June 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
An update from Dr. Sean O’Leary on this morning’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting:
Go ‘Nati!
June 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Go ‘Nati!
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If you were really worried about women athletes getting hurt, you'd be working to get them equal fields, trainers, qualified coaches and workout and rehab facilities.
June 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
If you were really worried about women athletes getting hurt, you'd be working to get them equal fields, trainers, qualified coaches and workout and rehab facilities.
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The Jewish community is still grappling with a shattered sense of security following the deadly antisemitic attack in DC, and now an incendiary device targeted a hostage awareness event in Bolder, CO.
Praying no lives were lost in this 2nd violent antisemitic attack in less than two weeks. Enough.
Praying no lives were lost in this 2nd violent antisemitic attack in less than two weeks. Enough.
June 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Jewish community is still grappling with a shattered sense of security following the deadly antisemitic attack in DC, and now an incendiary device targeted a hostage awareness event in Bolder, CO.
Praying no lives were lost in this 2nd violent antisemitic attack in less than two weeks. Enough.
Praying no lives were lost in this 2nd violent antisemitic attack in less than two weeks. Enough.
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Statement from the #MusiciansUnion of the United States 🇺🇸 and #Canada 🇨🇦 to the fat bastard #BruceSpringsteen #TaylorSwift
May 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Statement from the #MusiciansUnion of the United States 🇺🇸 and #Canada 🇨🇦 to the fat bastard #BruceSpringsteen #TaylorSwift
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For any who do not know, the increases on the left were the end of the commitment to double the NIH budget over 10 years voted in by Congress following Newt Gingrich's leadership on this. Flatlining nominal dollars under the Bush administration onward led to gradual un-doubling of purchase power.
Check this chart.
Purple line: NIH actual budget (as passed by Congress) after 2000.
This is in real (inflation-adjusted) dollars.
The Trump/Vought proposal for 2026 (yellow) is catastrophic, for US science and medical cures for Americans. That's a massive drop.
Purple line: NIH actual budget (as passed by Congress) after 2000.
This is in real (inflation-adjusted) dollars.
The Trump/Vought proposal for 2026 (yellow) is catastrophic, for US science and medical cures for Americans. That's a massive drop.
May 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
For any who do not know, the increases on the left were the end of the commitment to double the NIH budget over 10 years voted in by Congress following Newt Gingrich's leadership on this. Flatlining nominal dollars under the Bush administration onward led to gradual un-doubling of purchase power.
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Shared a few thoughts here on the next orchestrated budget/constitution "crisis" the white house has planned for the end of the summer talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-w...
The White House’s Next Orchestrated Budget Crisis
This is something I’m still trying to get my head around –...
talkingpointsmemo.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Shared a few thoughts here on the next orchestrated budget/constitution "crisis" the white house has planned for the end of the summer talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-w...
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Read this first, then read this piece from an anonymous NIH employee at @donmoyn.bsky.social's Substack. Everything falling into place for Congress to go through rescission to make NIH cuts in a way that's both more politically palatable and more enduring.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
May 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Read this first, then read this piece from an anonymous NIH employee at @donmoyn.bsky.social's Substack. Everything falling into place for Congress to go through rescission to make NIH cuts in a way that's both more politically palatable and more enduring.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...
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May 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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The sad truth is, Biden's policies made people economically comfortable enough that people simply didn't have to think about the ways the government was helping them, leading to culture war dominating the news cycle. It's a constant problem for Dems and not an easy one to solve.
May 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The sad truth is, Biden's policies made people economically comfortable enough that people simply didn't have to think about the ways the government was helping them, leading to culture war dominating the news cycle. It's a constant problem for Dems and not an easy one to solve.
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Ooops! Watch as Vice President JD Vance appears to drop the National Championship trophy following the celebration at the White House with OSU. Watch the full celebration here: youtube.com/watch?v=VJuT...
April 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Ooops! Watch as Vice President JD Vance appears to drop the National Championship trophy following the celebration at the White House with OSU. Watch the full celebration here: youtube.com/watch?v=VJuT...
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Sending my solidarity, prayers and support to @governor.pa.gov and his family, who endured a horrific arson attack on the first night of Passover. We must oppose and root out political violence in our country to protect democracy and freedom.
April 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Sending my solidarity, prayers and support to @governor.pa.gov and his family, who endured a horrific arson attack on the first night of Passover. We must oppose and root out political violence in our country to protect democracy and freedom.
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This week April 8-9 I will co-host with Rice Univ Jewish Studies Program the following (free) symposium at Holocaust Museum Houston, I will kick it off with a keynote the evening of April 8
hmh.org/event/antisc...
hmh.org/event/antisc...
Antiscience And Antisemitism: An Alarming Convergence - Holocaust Museum Houston
Tuesday, April 8, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Peter HotezWednesday, April 9, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Six sessions
hmh.org
April 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This week April 8-9 I will co-host with Rice Univ Jewish Studies Program the following (free) symposium at Holocaust Museum Houston, I will kick it off with a keynote the evening of April 8
hmh.org/event/antisc...
hmh.org/event/antisc...
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Correct. NIH, and the cancer and other medical cures it generates, is being burned to the ground.
And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH.
That word isn’t getting out widely.
And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH.
That word isn’t getting out widely.
This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.
I would be making a big deal out of this if I were an elected Democrat
April 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Correct. NIH, and the cancer and other medical cures it generates, is being burned to the ground.
And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH.
That word isn’t getting out widely.
And we’d add: with that goes the whole US tech and biotech economy. Silicon Valley is in the US not elsewhere because of NSF, ARPA, NIH.
That word isn’t getting out widely.
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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
April 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
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Can we say they are pro-Nazi when they invite a Hitler cosplayer to the statehouse?
On Saturday, David Pettinger dressed as Hitler to counter-protest the @teslatakedown.com in Meridian, Idaho.
Yesterday, he was at the Idaho statehouse, where the Idaho GOP invited him into their caucus from the visitors' gallery, as @abbottalynn.bsky.social reported
www.wired.com/story/proud-...
Yesterday, he was at the Idaho statehouse, where the Idaho GOP invited him into their caucus from the visitors' gallery, as @abbottalynn.bsky.social reported
www.wired.com/story/proud-...
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Can we say they are pro-Nazi when they invite a Hitler cosplayer to the statehouse?
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We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
Powerful video👇
🔥 “Without a level playing field — without Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — Meritocracy fails spectacularly… it’s ok to at any point stop and admit you didn’t think this all the way through.”
cc: Rep. Aron Maberry (who is carrying yet another an anti-DEI bill)
cc: Rep. Aron Maberry (who is carrying yet another an anti-DEI bill)
March 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Powerful video👇
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🔥 “Without a level playing field — without Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — Meritocracy fails spectacularly… it’s ok to at any point stop and admit you didn’t think this all the way through.”
cc: Rep. Aron Maberry (who is carrying yet another an anti-DEI bill)
cc: Rep. Aron Maberry (who is carrying yet another an anti-DEI bill)
March 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🔥 “Without a level playing field — without Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — Meritocracy fails spectacularly… it’s ok to at any point stop and admit you didn’t think this all the way through.”
cc: Rep. Aron Maberry (who is carrying yet another an anti-DEI bill)
cc: Rep. Aron Maberry (who is carrying yet another an anti-DEI bill)
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
Very enlightening
No one realized it until recently, but a new drug was forming inside some of the patient-controlled-anaesthesia pumps used in hospitals. Beware the Mannich condensation:
Metamorphine, An Unwelcome Product
www.science.org
March 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Very enlightening
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Here’s Elon cutting pediatric brain cancer research 👇🏻
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Here’s Elon cutting pediatric brain cancer research 👇🏻