Public Health Baddie
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Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Yes I knew. Most Black people, especially older Black people knew. They had been trying to warn folks for 60 years when the GOP adopted the Southern Strategy.
October 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Yes I knew. Most Black people, especially older Black people knew. They had been trying to warn folks for 60 years when the GOP adopted the Southern Strategy.
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“The administration did not like that CDC data did not support their narrative, so they got rid of them. They didn’t like that CDC policy groups would not rubber stamp their unscientific ideas, so they got rid of them”.
The damage to the CDC is “beyond repair”.
The damage to the CDC is “beyond repair”.
‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC faces another round of deep staff cuts | CNN
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ac...
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October 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“The administration did not like that CDC data did not support their narrative, so they got rid of them. They didn’t like that CDC policy groups would not rubber stamp their unscientific ideas, so they got rid of them”.
The damage to the CDC is “beyond repair”.
The damage to the CDC is “beyond repair”.
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I've got nothing
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Ohio will pilot adding prior authorization requirements to Medicare
Prior authorization could be more prevalent in Ohio Medicare, the federal insurance program for seniors and people with disabilities.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I've got nothing
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The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.
We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.
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Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
October 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Yep. Y’all are exactly how we got more Trump.
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Yep. Y’all are exactly how we got more Trump.
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Bad news: Anti-vaxxers have been given leadership positions at US health agencies and are doing everything they can to take away vaccines.
Good news: Despite all their spin, in reality they have been too incompetent to do anything effective to restrict vaccine access in any meaningful way so far.
Good news: Despite all their spin, in reality they have been too incompetent to do anything effective to restrict vaccine access in any meaningful way so far.
October 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Bad news: Anti-vaxxers have been given leadership positions at US health agencies and are doing everything they can to take away vaccines.
Good news: Despite all their spin, in reality they have been too incompetent to do anything effective to restrict vaccine access in any meaningful way so far.
Good news: Despite all their spin, in reality they have been too incompetent to do anything effective to restrict vaccine access in any meaningful way so far.
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“We are talking about human life here,” Mississippi House Rep. Justis Gibbs told the MFP on Sept. 25. “And I’m so glad that they are explicit with the reality of what has gone on in these facilities. Everyone should come in here and understand what we are putting our citizens through."
Once Prisoners, Jackson Couple Expands Mission for 2nd Chances
RECH Foundation, which supports Mississippi’s incarcerated individuals and their families, held an open house at their new offices in downtown Jackson.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“We are talking about human life here,” Mississippi House Rep. Justis Gibbs told the MFP on Sept. 25. “And I’m so glad that they are explicit with the reality of what has gone on in these facilities. Everyone should come in here and understand what we are putting our citizens through."
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Anyone who may ever need assistance from FEMA should read this.
That's basically most of us.
That's basically most of us.
ProPublica and @theassemblync.bsky.social found that in some North Carolina counties, homeowners with the highest incomes received two to three times as much FEMA housing assistance as those with lower incomes after Hurricane Helene.
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and Ren Larson
By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and Ren Larson
Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Anyone who may ever need assistance from FEMA should read this.
That's basically most of us.
That's basically most of us.
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OPINION: "Mississippi’s white leaders haven’t done nearly enough to reckon with our white supremacist past, nor its ongoing manifestations, to expect Black folks to live as if Jim Crow never was," MFP News Editor Ashton Pittman writes.
Editor’s Note | Mississippi’s Evil Past Still Haunts Us
News Editor Ashton Pittman writes about how the response to college student Trey Reed’s death illustrates how Mississippi’s past haunts its present.
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October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
OPINION: "Mississippi’s white leaders haven’t done nearly enough to reckon with our white supremacist past, nor its ongoing manifestations, to expect Black folks to live as if Jim Crow never was," MFP News Editor Ashton Pittman writes.
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Speaking for all physicians and healthcare providers here. When we see patients in need of care especially in an emergency room we do not leave them for dead. We do not care about their immigration status, we treat them because that is what we took an oath to do and is also basic human decency.
Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."
October 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Speaking for all physicians and healthcare providers here. When we see patients in need of care especially in an emergency room we do not leave them for dead. We do not care about their immigration status, we treat them because that is what we took an oath to do and is also basic human decency.
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Where’s that Kimmel energy for this?
They took 4 Black children from their US citizen parents. Chicago PD needs to make kidnapping arrests. Now.
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Where’s that Kimmel energy for this?
Mississippi native here. These statistics always break my heart. It continues to worsen and lawmakers simply aren’t doing enough.
"The US is one of the most dangerous developed countries for giving birth"
In Mississippi nearly 10 babies die for every 1,000 live births. For Black babies, it was even higher at 15.2.
All of this will get worse with the cuts to Medicaid.
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In Mississippi nearly 10 babies die for every 1,000 live births. For Black babies, it was even higher at 15.2.
All of this will get worse with the cuts to Medicaid.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts
Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.
www.npr.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Mississippi native here. These statistics always break my heart. It continues to worsen and lawmakers simply aren’t doing enough.
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First they shut down the government. Then they tampered with federal workers’ emails to shift the blame. This is corruption in broad daylight.
Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown
Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.
www.nbcnews.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
First they shut down the government. Then they tampered with federal workers’ emails to shift the blame. This is corruption in broad daylight.
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Health insurers that offer Medicare Advantage are pulling out of markets and reducing services on 2026 in anticipation of further cuts to government funding.
Defend Public Health recommended expanding health coverage to improve Americans’ health in our IHAT report MAHA is cutting it.
Defend Public Health recommended expanding health coverage to improve Americans’ health in our IHAT report MAHA is cutting it.
US health insurers reduce Medicare Advantage operations in 2026
(Reuters) -CVS Health, Humana and UnitedHealth Group will pull back on Medicare Advantage offerings next year, the companies said on Wednesday, as the health insurance industry braces for more decreas...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Health insurers that offer Medicare Advantage are pulling out of markets and reducing services on 2026 in anticipation of further cuts to government funding.
Defend Public Health recommended expanding health coverage to improve Americans’ health in our IHAT report MAHA is cutting it.
Defend Public Health recommended expanding health coverage to improve Americans’ health in our IHAT report MAHA is cutting it.
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Pretty things
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Pretty things
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The death of the premature baby born after their mother contracted measles highlights the danger of more and more people refusing vaccines.
An individual is contagious 4 days before the rash appears.
Imagine a child with measles at a daycare full of babies too young to be vaccinated.
An individual is contagious 4 days before the rash appears.
Imagine a child with measles at a daycare full of babies too young to be vaccinated.
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The death of the premature baby born after their mother contracted measles highlights the danger of more and more people refusing vaccines.
An individual is contagious 4 days before the rash appears.
Imagine a child with measles at a daycare full of babies too young to be vaccinated.
An individual is contagious 4 days before the rash appears.
Imagine a child with measles at a daycare full of babies too young to be vaccinated.
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Did you know that for the past 25 years, there's a law that's been quietly defending your rights every day?
That's the Human Rights Act at work
Happy Birthday to the HRA 🎉
That's the Human Rights Act at work
Happy Birthday to the HRA 🎉
October 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Did you know that for the past 25 years, there's a law that's been quietly defending your rights every day?
That's the Human Rights Act at work
Happy Birthday to the HRA 🎉
That's the Human Rights Act at work
Happy Birthday to the HRA 🎉
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RFK Jr. still hasn’t signed off on the ACIP recommendations for COVID19 vaccines. It’s been almost 2 weeks.
The impact of his continued maliciousness is that these shots still aren’t available to families for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program, which about half of US kids use.
The impact of his continued maliciousness is that these shots still aren’t available to families for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program, which about half of US kids use.
Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay
Two weeks after vaccine advisers approved new Covid recs, Kennedy still hasn’t given his approval, leaving states unable to order updated shots for low-income kids.
www.statnews.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
RFK Jr. still hasn’t signed off on the ACIP recommendations for COVID19 vaccines. It’s been almost 2 weeks.
The impact of his continued maliciousness is that these shots still aren’t available to families for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program, which about half of US kids use.
The impact of his continued maliciousness is that these shots still aren’t available to families for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program, which about half of US kids use.
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Black ppl in 2015:
*warns of impending doom*
White ppl in 2015:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
White ppl today:
“😳Who could’ve see this coming?!🤷🏼♂️”
*warns of impending doom*
White ppl in 2015:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
White ppl today:
“😳Who could’ve see this coming?!🤷🏼♂️”
September 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Black ppl in 2015:
*warns of impending doom*
White ppl in 2015:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
White ppl today:
“😳Who could’ve see this coming?!🤷🏼♂️”
*warns of impending doom*
White ppl in 2015:
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
White ppl today:
“😳Who could’ve see this coming?!🤷🏼♂️”
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This is a huge! Just amazing!
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This is a huge! Just amazing!
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The number of people that go bankrupt every year from medical bills:
Canada - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Canada - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
October 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The number of people that go bankrupt every year from medical bills:
Canada - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Canada - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
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I'm suing to stop the Trump administration from withholding tens of millions of dollars in security funding for the MTA over New York's sanctuary policies.
These funds are meant to help the MTA prevent and respond to terrorist threats, cyberattacks, and other emergencies.
These funds are meant to help the MTA prevent and respond to terrorist threats, cyberattacks, and other emergencies.
October 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I'm suing to stop the Trump administration from withholding tens of millions of dollars in security funding for the MTA over New York's sanctuary policies.
These funds are meant to help the MTA prevent and respond to terrorist threats, cyberattacks, and other emergencies.
These funds are meant to help the MTA prevent and respond to terrorist threats, cyberattacks, and other emergencies.