Julie Barnes-Weise
@jbwghiaa.bsky.social
Founder and ED of GHIAA.org . Negotiates for equitable access and global health security. Contracts junkie. Recovering lawyer.
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148,937 civil servants gone. Programs gutted. Services stalled. Trump’s war on government isn’t rhetoric—it’s reality. The @publicservice tracker shows the damage, month by month, agency by agency. This is what dismantling democracy looks like.
Federal Harms Tracker -Cost to Your Government
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.
ourpublicservice.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
148,937 civil servants gone. Programs gutted. Services stalled. Trump’s war on government isn’t rhetoric—it’s reality. The @publicservice tracker shows the damage, month by month, agency by agency. This is what dismantling democracy looks like.
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@npr.org: Under RFK Jr vaccine policy changes could mean paying out of pocket & fewer doctors stocking some shots.
"It shouldn't be the case that people have to actively wonder whether they are eligible for a vaccine and whether they'll be able to get it" — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
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"It shouldn't be the case that people have to actively wonder whether they are eligible for a vaccine and whether they'll be able to get it" — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
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The implications of the Trump administration's aggressive new vaccine policies
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been making big changes to federal vaccine policies. Many medical experts are concerned the administration will further limit vaccine access.
www.npr.org
July 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
@npr.org: Under RFK Jr vaccine policy changes could mean paying out of pocket & fewer doctors stocking some shots.
"It shouldn't be the case that people have to actively wonder whether they are eligible for a vaccine and whether they'll be able to get it" — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
Listen here ⤵️
"It shouldn't be the case that people have to actively wonder whether they are eligible for a vaccine and whether they'll be able to get it" — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
Listen here ⤵️
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All hands on deck. I don't know how to get this across to the majority on SCOTUS, but speaking up now is critical. They do read newspapers I assume.
On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.
July 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
All hands on deck. I don't know how to get this across to the majority on SCOTUS, but speaking up now is critical. They do read newspapers I assume.
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Malaria cases surge in Zimbabwe largely due to abrupt cut in USAID that affected mosquito net provision and surveillance measures. The Zimbabwean government trying to step up but can’t make up for the damage the sudden cessation. Climate change further increases mosquito burden too
Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple
Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets putting thousands at risk across the country
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Malaria cases surge in Zimbabwe largely due to abrupt cut in USAID that affected mosquito net provision and surveillance measures. The Zimbabwean government trying to step up but can’t make up for the damage the sudden cessation. Climate change further increases mosquito burden too
www.hhs.gov
July 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
U.S. has wasted hundreds of thousands of vaccines meant for Africa, health officials there say - POLITICO
July 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
U.S. has wasted hundreds of thousands of vaccines meant for Africa, health officials there say - POLITICO
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say - NBC News
July 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say - NBC News
DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions
June 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions
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“I think of death all the time,” he told me. I said America’s secretary of state had claimed no one had died because of aid cuts, and he shook his head weakly. “It is a lie that no one has died. And maybe I will die because of medical decisions in Washington.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o...
Opinion | The Waste Musk Created
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“I think of death all the time,” he told me. I said America’s secretary of state had claimed no one had died because of aid cuts, and he shook his head weakly. “It is a lie that no one has died. And maybe I will die because of medical decisions in Washington.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o...
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Center affiliate Dr Scott Rivkees wrote an op-ed in @thehill.com detailing the actions taken by #RFKJr to advance anti-vaccine measures under his leadership at HHS. Mixed messaging and weak #measles containment efforts highlight an inconsistent public health strategy from RFK jr.
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thehill.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Center affiliate Dr Scott Rivkees wrote an op-ed in @thehill.com detailing the actions taken by #RFKJr to advance anti-vaccine measures under his leadership at HHS. Mixed messaging and weak #measles containment efforts highlight an inconsistent public health strategy from RFK jr.
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May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025
“I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition,” Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine told her colleagues on June 1, 1950.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 1, 2025 at 6:13 AM
May 31, 2025
Trump says he will sign order aimed at cutting drug prices to match other countries - USA TODAY
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Trump says he will sign order aimed at cutting drug prices to match other countries - USA TODAY
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If you'd like to see and hear @hcrichardson.bsky.social deliver her blow-by-blow account of the lighting of the lamps in the Old North Church – where she gave this address – and the Ride of Paul Revere 250 years ago, someone did us the service of recording it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5l...
Heather Cox Richardson Speech - 250 Year Lantern Anniversary - Old North Church
YouTube video by VanTidesDIY
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April 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If you'd like to see and hear @hcrichardson.bsky.social deliver her blow-by-blow account of the lighting of the lamps in the Old North Church – where she gave this address – and the Ride of Paul Revere 250 years ago, someone did us the service of recording it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5l...
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UK reports clade 1b mpox case with no travel history or links to earlier cases
Earlier patients had traveled to outbreak countries or were contacts of earlier cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Earlier patients had traveled to outbreak countries or were contacts of earlier cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
April 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
UK reports clade 1b mpox case with no travel history or links to earlier cases
Earlier patients had traveled to outbreak countries or were contacts of earlier cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Earlier patients had traveled to outbreak countries or were contacts of earlier cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
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Facebook started taking down posts of historian Heather Cox Richardson, a national voice. This is outrageous! You can follow her here on Bluesky. But, to see her wonderful posts at Letters From an American, you can subscribe at this link. There is no paywall. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.
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April 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Facebook started taking down posts of historian Heather Cox Richardson, a national voice. This is outrageous! You can follow her here on Bluesky. But, to see her wonderful posts at Letters From an American, you can subscribe at this link. There is no paywall. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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In his historic speech on the Senate Floor, @booker.senate.gov gives a moving testimony on the dire implications of cutting federal funding for science — the personal cost and the implications for the nation’s economic competitiveness and national security. www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In his historic speech on the Senate Floor, @booker.senate.gov gives a moving testimony on the dire implications of cutting federal funding for science — the personal cost and the implications for the nation’s economic competitiveness and national security. www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
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Facebook is deleting Historian Heather Cox Richardson’s daily newsletters…
April 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Facebook is deleting Historian Heather Cox Richardson’s daily newsletters…
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So many important details in here...one to save for reference!
Discussions about federal spending in the U.S. are difficult because the numbers are so large that they can be difficult to grasp. Our reporters explore what it spends its money on. nyti.ms/3RuWVYS
March 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So many important details in here...one to save for reference!
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“Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.”
“Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.”
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
www.propublica.org
March 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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“Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.”
“Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.”
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New from us @plosglobalpublichealth.org
"Cholera vaccines for the rich, #cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
"Cholera vaccines for the rich, #cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
March 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
New from us @plosglobalpublichealth.org
"Cholera vaccines for the rich, #cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
"Cholera vaccines for the rich, #cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpublic...