Heather Richardson
@hnrichardson.bsky.social
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Health agencies purge Trump-targeted programs and websites
NIH spares grants so far, but ‘data apocalypse’ erupts at CDC
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The reckless assaults on DEI are not only morally wrong, they will irreversibly undercut science, technology, healthcare, and our economy. “Our country is quite literally hobbling ourselves by canceling these programs” - Dr. Bhalla @needhibhalla.bsky.social
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Wait, they took his DNA? Without a warrant? That's also a 4th amendment violation. The feds do not have immunity from violating the law just because no one is holding them accountable table. What the hell are they doing with all the DNA?
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Wait, they took his DNA? Without a warrant? That's also a 4th amendment violation. The feds do not have immunity from violating the law just because no one is holding them accountable table. What the hell are they doing with all the DNA?
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Democracy defense force. Governors what will you have to hear before you realize that the MAGA Gestapo is the enemy of freedom. You should be finding out who committed this crime against this American hero who served his country bravely. Trump Gestapo was recruited to attack Americans; start #DDF
December 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Democracy defense force. Governors what will you have to hear before you realize that the MAGA Gestapo is the enemy of freedom. You should be finding out who committed this crime against this American hero who served his country bravely. Trump Gestapo was recruited to attack Americans; start #DDF
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Abuse of ICE authority, abuse of power, assault, violation of an American veteran's civil rights, kidnapping, property damage. Take them all to court and hopefully the SCOTUS will realize that "racial profiling" is against the law, is inhumane and they were on the wrong side of the US Constitution.
December 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Abuse of ICE authority, abuse of power, assault, violation of an American veteran's civil rights, kidnapping, property damage. Take them all to court and hopefully the SCOTUS will realize that "racial profiling" is against the law, is inhumane and they were on the wrong side of the US Constitution.
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The US is lost. As lost as it was when it decided to intern Japanese Americans. All the people in this administration and those enabling this will spend the rest of their lives denying they played a role. They will be the shame of their children and grandchildren. Ones who fought it will be heroes.
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The US is lost. As lost as it was when it decided to intern Japanese Americans. All the people in this administration and those enabling this will spend the rest of their lives denying they played a role. They will be the shame of their children and grandchildren. Ones who fought it will be heroes.
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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If this was happening in other countries we would say it’s inhumane and evil. Now it’s happening here and the media ignores it
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
If this was happening in other countries we would say it’s inhumane and evil. Now it’s happening here and the media ignores it
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Question is .. what about all those stories that are not captured on camera? How many citizens have been disappeared? The worse part is, ICE can be abuse, beat anyone. Treat ppl as punching bags cause if they so much as raise a hand protect themselves, they get charged with assaulting ICE.
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Question is .. what about all those stories that are not captured on camera? How many citizens have been disappeared? The worse part is, ICE can be abuse, beat anyone. Treat ppl as punching bags cause if they so much as raise a hand protect themselves, they get charged with assaulting ICE.
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#ICE agents wrongfully detained U.S. citizen in #Minneapolis for looking Somali, city leaders say - CBS
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#ICE agents wrongfully detained U.S. citizen in #Minneapolis for looking Somali, city leaders say - CBS
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ICE agents wrongfully detained U.S. citizen in Minneapolis for looking Somali, city leaders say
Minneapolis city leaders say a U.S. citizen was wrongfully arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents because he looks Somali.
www.cbsnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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#ICE agents wrongfully detained U.S. citizen in #Minneapolis for looking Somali, city leaders say - CBS
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
#ICE agents wrongfully detained U.S. citizen in #Minneapolis for looking Somali, city leaders say - CBS
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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A DOJ that protects the powerful over the abused isn’t justice. It’s despicable.
Release all the unredacted Epstein files‼️
Release all the unredacted Epstein files‼️
December 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A DOJ that protects the powerful over the abused isn’t justice. It’s despicable.
Release all the unredacted Epstein files‼️
Release all the unredacted Epstein files‼️
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Will just 1 journalist ask Trump to articulate his economic policy of HOW tariffs can raise enough revenue EVER to replace our individual income taxes?
Just 1
The math will NEVER add up
What Trump isn't saying is he wants to remove corporate taxes not ours
Just 1
The math will NEVER add up
What Trump isn't saying is he wants to remove corporate taxes not ours
December 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Will just 1 journalist ask Trump to articulate his economic policy of HOW tariffs can raise enough revenue EVER to replace our individual income taxes?
Just 1
The math will NEVER add up
What Trump isn't saying is he wants to remove corporate taxes not ours
Just 1
The math will NEVER add up
What Trump isn't saying is he wants to remove corporate taxes not ours
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Least Sandpiper with an awesome reflection
#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #sandpipers
#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #sandpipers
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Least Sandpiper with an awesome reflection
#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #sandpipers
#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn #sandpipers
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Arizona is reporting a 16% increase in child fatalities from infectious disease in 2024.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
Arizona reports increase in vaccine-preventable child fatalities
Arizona’s child fatality rate dropped in 2024, but the number of children who died from vaccine-preventable diseases increased, according to the state’s annual Child Fatality Report.
www.kjzz.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Arizona is reporting a 16% increase in child fatalities from infectious disease in 2024.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
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Past FDA leaders have claimed that Covid 19 vaccines have been extensively studied, including in children, and that the benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks.
Did Prasad forget that
COVID-19 vaccines averted 2.5 million deaths during the height of the pandemic?
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Did Prasad forget that
COVID-19 vaccines averted 2.5 million deaths during the height of the pandemic?
🧪 archive.today/285X3
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Past FDA leaders have claimed that Covid 19 vaccines have been extensively studied, including in children, and that the benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks.
Did Prasad forget that
COVID-19 vaccines averted 2.5 million deaths during the height of the pandemic?
🧪 archive.today/285X3
Did Prasad forget that
COVID-19 vaccines averted 2.5 million deaths during the height of the pandemic?
🧪 archive.today/285X3
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In the end DOGE saved negligible money and made government less efficient.
The only thing Elon accomplished was training his AI with government data.
The only thing Elon accomplished was training his AI with government data.
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
In the end DOGE saved negligible money and made government less efficient.
The only thing Elon accomplished was training his AI with government data.
The only thing Elon accomplished was training his AI with government data.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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I'll just leave this here. 😯
I'd like to make it required reading for congress.
I'd like to make it required reading for congress.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
www.nprillinois.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I'll just leave this here. 😯
I'd like to make it required reading for congress.
I'd like to make it required reading for congress.
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Turns out the deal Trump bragged about, the one where China would buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans by year end, was never an actual deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Turns out the deal Trump bragged about, the one where China would buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans by year end, was never an actual deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
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CNN: Breaking news… this is big, we have learned that the justice department's case against former FBI director Jim Comey and the New York attorney general have both been dismissed
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
CNN: Breaking news… this is big, we have learned that the justice department's case against former FBI director Jim Comey and the New York attorney general have both been dismissed
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He embarrassed her and he should have. I'm tired of the media trying to make Dems the bad people here when the Republicans are outright protecting pedophiles, yet you don't see them asking pointed questions of Republicans like this.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
He embarrassed her and he should have. I'm tired of the media trying to make Dems the bad people here when the Republicans are outright protecting pedophiles, yet you don't see them asking pointed questions of Republicans like this.
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PAMELA BROWN: Texting with the president is different than texting with a pedophile, right?
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
PAMELA BROWN: Texting with the president is different than texting with a pedophile, right?
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is