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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
It’s not a difference of opinion. It’s not a nuanced scientific debate.

What RFK Jr. is doing is ushering in the complete destruction of US public health infrastructure.
May 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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This is bad news. Vinay Prasad has consistently spread misinformation about COVID and vaccines. Dangerously he will now significant power to regulate vaccines and gene therapies.
Vinay Prasad tapped to run FDA center that regulates vaccines, gene therapies Fierce agency critic replaces Peter Marks, who was forced out by RFK Jr.
May 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
We're in this mess not just because of Trump. We're in this mess because of a delinquent Republican-controlled Congress that has abdicated its constitutional duties and has allowed--indeed applauded--a malignant president to ignore separation of powers.
May 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: In a challenge to Trump's effort to end refugee resettlement, federal judge issues an order (after DOJ appealed the prelim injunction to the Ninth Circuit, now it's back) that the Trump admin must restart processes for those refugees OK'ed & set to come as of Jan. 20 "immediately."
3. SCOPE OF THE NINTH CIRCUIT'S CLARIFICATION ORDER A threshold question before this Court is the scope of the Ninth Circuit's April 21 clarification order-specifically, which refugees remain protected by this Court's preliminary injunction ("Injunction-Protected Refugees"). It is surprising that there could be any disagreement about the meaning of a judicial order that articulates three specific criteria in plain, straightforward language. The parties agree on the application of the first criterion (approved refugee application) and the COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK ORDER - 3 Case 2:25-cv-00255-JNW Document 119 Filed 05/05/25 Page 4 of 14 second criterion (clearance by USCIS for travel). ' But they present different interpretations of the third criterion: "arranged and confirmable travel plans to the United States." See Pacito et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-1313, Dkt. No. 46. Plaintiffs advocate a plain-meaning interpretation of this phrase, under which "arranged and confirmable travel plans" refers, simply, to arranged and confirmable travel plans. The Government, however, would have the Court believe that when the Ninth Circuit used this phrase, it secretly embedded a qualifier requiring that travel must have been scheduled to occur within two weeks of January 20, 2025. The Government finds support for this reading in the Ninth Circuit's language suggesting that its partial denial of a stay was not meant to apply to "tens of thousands of individuals." See Pacito et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-1313, Dkt. No. 46 at 3. According to the Government, the denial must apply only to those refugee cases furthest along, like Plaintiff Pacito's. This reading would reduce the number of Injunction-Protected Refugees from about 12,000 individuals-those who held plane tickets as of January 20-to about 160 individuals-those whose planes were set to depart by February 3. The Government's interpretation is, to put it mildly, "interpretive jiggery-pokery of the highest order. See King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. 473, 506 (2015) (Scalia, J., dissenting). It requires not just reading between the lines, but hallucinating new text that simply is not there. The third criterion requires that the individual "had 2 arranged and confirmable travel plans to the United States" as of January 20, 2025. 3 Not "had arranged and confirmable travel plans with a departure window within 4 two weeks of January 20, 2025." Not "had imminent travel plans." Not "had travel 5 plans like Plaintiff Pacito's." Just, "had arranged and confirmable travel plans." 6 Had the Ninth Circuit intended to impose a two-week limitation- one that would 7 reduce the protected population from about 12,000 to 160 individuals-it would 8 have done so explicitly. The Ninth Circuit is capable of imposing temporal 9 limitations when it intends to do so. That it did not do so here must be construed as 10 deliberate. And it goes without saying that 12,000 is not the "tens of thousands of 11 individuals" the Ninth Circuit implied to be problematic. This Court will not entertain the Government's result-oriented rewriting of a 4 judicial order that clearly says what it says. The Government is free, of course, to 5 seek further clarification from the Ninth Circuit. But the Government is not free to 6 disobey statutory and constitutional law-and the direct orders of this Court and 7 the Ninth Circuit-while it seeks such clarification. The Government's obligation to 8 process, admit, and provide statutorily mandated resettlement support services to 9 the Injunction-Protected Refugees is immediate. Likewise, the Government's 10 obligation to restore funding, information, and operational support to its USRAP 11 partners as necessary to process, admit, and provide resettlement services to these 12 individuals is also immediate.
May 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
www.404media.co
May 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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March 2022, Russia occupies about 30 percent of Ukraine. Today? Less than 20 percent at the cost of over 900k casualties. Tell me again how Russia is winning?!?

youtu.be/lvVI64jVXuI?...
Still Think Russia Is Defeating Ukraine? Watch This
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
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May 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
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terry-scott.bsky.social Terry Scott @terry-scott.bsky.social · May 2
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases.

We developed a vaccine.
It's use was accepted.

Measles was eradicated*

(to be completely removed, destroyed or eliminated*)

Then anti-vaxxers entered the chat.

05/02/25

900 measles cases in the U.S. alone.

Do the Math/Science.
Vaccinate.
May 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
James: I entered into public service because I recognize the power of government—and that government should be, and has always been, a force for good.

For those reasons, I am defending the United States government—defending it against these illegal and unlawful acts by this president
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
A federal judge has permanently barred the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans it labeled as criminals from his home district in southern Texas to a prison in El Salvador. The decision was issued by Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., a Trump appointee.
May 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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muellershewrote.com
NEW: The moment we've been waiting for! For the first time, a judge has declared Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act unlawful. Bonus: it's a Trump appointed judge in Southern Texas. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/for-the-fi...
For the First Time, a Judge Declares Trump's Use of the Alien Enemies Act Unlawful
And as an added kick in the teeth to the government, the judge is a Trump appointee in Southern Texas
www.muellershewrote.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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thegreenhypocrite.bsky.social
The 78-Year-Old Virgin
Issue 175
May 1, 2025
#endangeredspecies #globalwarming #climatechange #tariffs #tradewar #republicans #senate #congress #johnthune #trump #veterans #VA #economy #economiccollapse #markets #ukraine #mineraldeal #zelenskyy #russianinvasion #warinukraine
May 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
RFK Jr. endlessly promotes the “freedom” to choose not to vaccinate while the vast majority of us would prefer the freedom from rampant vaccine-preventable disease.
April 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
ICE has begun raiding the homes of American citizens. A widely shared story out of Oklahoma describes a disturbing incident where a woman and her children were dragged into their yard half-naked. Reports are mounting across multiple states of agents targeting the wrong properties.
April 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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sanders.senate.gov
Mohsen Mahdawi was released on bail today from his illegal detention at the hands of the Trump administration. Good.

In America, you are not supposed to end up in a jail cell for expressing your opinion.

This is a major step forward in the fight against authoritarianism.
April 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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iansociologo.bsky.social
Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
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April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
My law firm is currently litigation 47 voting and election cases in 20 states. Democracy is still on the docket and it is winning.
April 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
It is a shame that masking became so politicized, because a high-quality face covering such as an N95, KN95, or KF94 may be our only protection from airborne pathogens in the USA during the reign of The Regime.

Every hospitalization and death from a vaccine-preventable disease will be their fault.
April 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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brentterhune.bsky.social
The White House is so proud of the tariffs they don’t want you to see what they actually cost.

Kinda like how white supremacists are so proud they don’t want you to see their face.
April 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
We may have no COVID19 vaccines in the USA this fall.

This will only cause harm to the American public. COVID19 vaccines are safe and effective.

This is public health malpractice.

RFK Jr. must be removed from office.

arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Seasonal COVID shots may no longer be possible under Trump admin
FDA was supposed to decide on Novavax vaccine by April 1, but it now wants more data.
arstechnica.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
While measles has our attention, a whooping cough outbreak is on track to be the worst in the U.S. since the 1950’s. Already, there are more than twice as many cases as this time last year, and 4 have died, including 2 babies.

Vaccinate. Defend public health. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Whooping Cough on Track for Worst US Outbreak in 70 Years
Whooping cough cases have surged in the US since the beginning of the year, infecting Americans at a faster pace than any time since the mid-1950s as national vaccination rates decline and protection ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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judgeluttig.bsky.social
The words of the Attorney General of the United States of America on FOX News yesterday, after the FBI arrested Wisconsin state Judge Hannah Dugan and charged her with two federal felony offenses.
April 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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piperformissouri.bsky.social
It was always a myth…
April 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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thegreenhypocrite.bsky.social
Fealty as Charged: The Santos Redemption
Issue 170
April 26, 2025
#hannahdugen #judge #fbi #trump #fascism #fascisttakeover #christofascism #santos #bigbrands #consumerism #holocaust #tradewar #tariffs #economiccollapse #markets
April 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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tomtomorrow.bsky.social
why must these people make their broken repressed brains everyone else's problem
mikestabile.bsky.social Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · Apr 25
The Federalist is coming for your artistic nudes. By which I mean the ones in museums.

"A number of Christian men I’ve known have expressed discomfort at viewing nudity in high art... these are honest men who care about honoring God and womanhood.
Headline in the arts section of the Federalist: "Art Shouldn't Get A Free Nudity Pass Just Because It's Art"
April 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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amandamarcotte.bsky.social
This is why it’s so frustrating that RFK’s food dye distraction is getting so much coverage. Salmonella is much worse for you!

www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM