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📣 May 22: Join the labor unions representing laid off NIOSH and CDC workers for a protest in D.C.
Labor unions representing laid off NIOSH, CDC workers to protest in D.C. next week • West Virginia Watch
Unions representing workers laid off at federal health and oversight agencies are heading to Washington D.C. next week to protest.
westvirginiawatch.com
May 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
📣 May 22: Join the labor unions representing laid off NIOSH and CDC workers for a protest in D.C.
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And to those who were cruelly fired: This is proof they’re targeting the best and brightest.
Wear it as a badge of honor. Your integrity and commitment speak louder than anything this regime can do.
Take the time you need to grieve.
Then join the fight. 💚💪
www.firedbutfighting.com
Wear it as a badge of honor. Your integrity and commitment speak louder than anything this regime can do.
Take the time you need to grieve.
Then join the fight. 💚💪
www.firedbutfighting.com
Fired But Fighting
www.firedbutfighting.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
And to those who were cruelly fired: This is proof they’re targeting the best and brightest.
Wear it as a badge of honor. Your integrity and commitment speak louder than anything this regime can do.
Take the time you need to grieve.
Then join the fight. 💚💪
www.firedbutfighting.com
Wear it as a badge of honor. Your integrity and commitment speak louder than anything this regime can do.
Take the time you need to grieve.
Then join the fight. 💚💪
www.firedbutfighting.com
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Good morning, friends. The mass firings at CDC and health depts are a blow to public health—and democracy itself.
Those still holding the line: Your work has never been more vital.
This regime attacks us because they fear our strength.
The people united will never be defeated.
#HoldTheLine
Those still holding the line: Your work has never been more vital.
This regime attacks us because they fear our strength.
The people united will never be defeated.
#HoldTheLine
April 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Good morning, friends. The mass firings at CDC and health depts are a blow to public health—and democracy itself.
Those still holding the line: Your work has never been more vital.
This regime attacks us because they fear our strength.
The people united will never be defeated.
#HoldTheLine
Those still holding the line: Your work has never been more vital.
This regime attacks us because they fear our strength.
The people united will never be defeated.
#HoldTheLine
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@jannaehaider.bsky.social posted a thread re: immmigration on the Shitter site and it's worth reposting here if for nothing else because the usual troop of white dudes pushed back on her.
"The systems are not broken, they are operating as intended and that's bad."
"The systems are not broken, they are operating as intended and that's bad."
March 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
@jannaehaider.bsky.social posted a thread re: immmigration on the Shitter site and it's worth reposting here if for nothing else because the usual troop of white dudes pushed back on her.
"The systems are not broken, they are operating as intended and that's bad."
"The systems are not broken, they are operating as intended and that's bad."
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With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.
February 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
With both RFK Jr and Gabbard confirmed, two people who rose to prominence spreading conspiracy theories about public health and national intelligence will now run the U.S. government agencies in charge of those areas. For someone studying these conspiracy theories for a decade... this is nauseating.
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Remember this day when conservatives scream about Dems politicizing public health.
The GOP made this political.
The GOP chose party over science, over data, over health promotion, over disease prevention.
Welcome to Make America SICK Again.
The GOP made this political.
The GOP chose party over science, over data, over health promotion, over disease prevention.
Welcome to Make America SICK Again.
The Senate has officially confirmed RFK Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
As @davidcorn.bsky.social wrote last month, this is the appointment that "could be the most dangerous act of Trump’s presidency."
As @davidcorn.bsky.social wrote last month, this is the appointment that "could be the most dangerous act of Trump’s presidency."
The madness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The depth of his extremism has not been fully conveyed to the public.
www.motherjones.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Remember this day when conservatives scream about Dems politicizing public health.
The GOP made this political.
The GOP chose party over science, over data, over health promotion, over disease prevention.
Welcome to Make America SICK Again.
The GOP made this political.
The GOP chose party over science, over data, over health promotion, over disease prevention.
Welcome to Make America SICK Again.
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The Coordinating Committee of Defend Public Health has released the following statement about the confirmation of RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary.
February 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Coordinating Committee of Defend Public Health has released the following statement about the confirmation of RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary.
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I can hear Trump throwing his Egg McMuffin against the wall.
February 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I can hear Trump throwing his Egg McMuffin against the wall.
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"Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing"
@thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing"
@thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@thelancet.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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@staceyabrams.com presents a great discussion on immigration during a despicable deportation policy in the U.S. What we're seeing? What to do? How to counter?
Assembly Required, 2/3/25 - wherever you get your podcasts.
Assembly Required, 2/3/25 - wherever you get your podcasts.
February 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@staceyabrams.com presents a great discussion on immigration during a despicable deportation policy in the U.S. What we're seeing? What to do? How to counter?
Assembly Required, 2/3/25 - wherever you get your podcasts.
Assembly Required, 2/3/25 - wherever you get your podcasts.
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DYK the predecessor to EPA's Office of Environmental Justice was the Office of Environmental Equity, created by Republican President George H. Walker Bush in early 1990s. EPA Workers Who Assist Heavily Polluted Communities Are Put on Leave - www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/c... @nytimes
E.P.A. Workers Who Assist Heavily Polluted Communities Are Put on Leave
President Trump is expected to close the office as he cuts programs to help poor and minority communities that are disproportionately affected by pollution.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
DYK the predecessor to EPA's Office of Environmental Justice was the Office of Environmental Equity, created by Republican President George H. Walker Bush in early 1990s. EPA Workers Who Assist Heavily Polluted Communities Are Put on Leave - www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/c... @nytimes
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Lost my CDC contract after a visit from DOGE. I feel like I’m in the dirt (or TBH eating a pint of ice cream on a couch crying). But here’s the thing: Pushing people down—especially those with heart, purpose, and love for public service—doesn’t mean they stay down. It’s literally against their DNA.
February 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Lost my CDC contract after a visit from DOGE. I feel like I’m in the dirt (or TBH eating a pint of ice cream on a couch crying). But here’s the thing: Pushing people down—especially those with heart, purpose, and love for public service—doesn’t mean they stay down. It’s literally against their DNA.
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Fantastic and important article on @kkjetelina.bsky.social 's substack today. If you want a glimpse into the people who will be the first-responders when the next epidemic hits, start here.
This is about the White House freeze of fed grants.
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/power-also...
This is about the White House freeze of fed grants.
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/power-also...
January 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Fantastic and important article on @kkjetelina.bsky.social 's substack today. If you want a glimpse into the people who will be the first-responders when the next epidemic hits, start here.
This is about the White House freeze of fed grants.
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/power-also...
This is about the White House freeze of fed grants.
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/power-also...
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Bryan MacCormack, the executive director of a New York-based immigrant rights group, was pulled over by CBP with two undocumented passengers in the vehicle. He knew his rights, refused to acknowledge their "warrant", and despite CBP threatening him, the agents eventually were forced to let him go.
January 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Bryan MacCormack, the executive director of a New York-based immigrant rights group, was pulled over by CBP with two undocumented passengers in the vehicle. He knew his rights, refused to acknowledge their "warrant", and despite CBP threatening him, the agents eventually were forced to let him go.
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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Trump attempts to freeze $3 trillion in federal grants. If this goes through, the nuclear blast radius will be huge—Suicide hot line, domestic violence shelters, cancer survivors. Time to see how strong our checks and balances are. Congress, universities and governors, it’s beyond time to engage
January 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trump attempts to freeze $3 trillion in federal grants. If this goes through, the nuclear blast radius will be huge—Suicide hot line, domestic violence shelters, cancer survivors. Time to see how strong our checks and balances are. Congress, universities and governors, it’s beyond time to engage
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Unreal.
NEW: OPM — the US govt's HR department — is now being run exclusively by Big Tech lackies, mostly from Elon Musk companies. Reporting directly to the chief of staff is a kid who just graduated high school & was recently a camp counsellor before interning at Neuralink.
From @telliotter.bsky.social:
From @telliotter.bsky.social:
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Unreal.
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An explainer about how health research funding happens and why this NIH funding cycle shutdown matters: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | I’m a health researcher. NIH’s pause on research grants could have a devastating cost.
This is a potentially devastating event — not just for the scientific community, but for all Americans.
www.msnbc.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
An explainer about how health research funding happens and why this NIH funding cycle shutdown matters: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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I hope he's right. But in the meantime, the executive branch of the government is illegally seizing powers to dismantle the administrative state and this nation's most necessary programs. This is an authoritarian coup, or another attempt at one.
Trump and his advisors are high on their own supply after getting away with so much in their first week. But they are going to regret this one. It’ll devastate red states that rely on this money for basic programs that keep people fed, clothed, alive. A huge unforced error politically and legally.
Trump is attempting to unilaterally freeze trillions of dollars in federal spending that’s been duly appropriated by Congress. This is completely insane and illegal. He’s seizing unlawful control over the constitutional spending power? Five alarm fire www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
January 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I hope he's right. But in the meantime, the executive branch of the government is illegally seizing powers to dismantle the administrative state and this nation's most necessary programs. This is an authoritarian coup, or another attempt at one.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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For ~a decade, while studying “rumoring during crisis”, I’ve seen how the right takes advantage of newsy moments, throwing out different frames & phrases to find what resonates. They don’t wait for focus groups. They throw everything at the wall, see what sticks, then lean into the winning bits.
January 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
For ~a decade, while studying “rumoring during crisis”, I’ve seen how the right takes advantage of newsy moments, throwing out different frames & phrases to find what resonates. They don’t wait for focus groups. They throw everything at the wall, see what sticks, then lean into the winning bits.
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DEI exists to help right the historic wrong of unqualified white dudes always getting the gig.
January 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
DEI exists to help right the historic wrong of unqualified white dudes always getting the gig.