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NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered its scientists NOT to publish in journals without clearance from the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Exclusive: US veterans agency orders scientists not to publish in journals without clearance
Move that seeks political control of doctors’ and scientists’ published research fits a pattern of censorship by the Trump administration, veterans advocates say
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered its scientists NOT to publish in journals without clearance from the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW INVESTIGATION from me and @vernalcoleman.bsky.social:
Internal emails show doctors and others at VA hospitals around the country begging for help as cuts hurt veterans' care, including "live-saving cancer trials."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Internal emails show doctors and others at VA hospitals around the country begging for help as cuts hurt veterans' care, including "live-saving cancer trials."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care, Including To “Life-Saving Cancer Trials”
Despite a congressional mandate to expand care for veterans, internal Veterans Affairs messages obtained by ProPublica paint a stark portrait of how chaotic cost cutting has already imperiled tests of...
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
NEW INVESTIGATION from me and @vernalcoleman.bsky.social:
Internal emails show doctors and others at VA hospitals around the country begging for help as cuts hurt veterans' care, including "live-saving cancer trials."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Internal emails show doctors and others at VA hospitals around the country begging for help as cuts hurt veterans' care, including "live-saving cancer trials."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Powerful voices from VA clinicians under attack. Veterans are going to see dramatic changes. The suicide rate is going to climb. Homelessness will go up. SecVA Collins knows and doesn't care. Great piece from my friend @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social. Free read. open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...
“They’re Forcing Us Out”: VA Doctors Warn of Sabotage and Mass Exodus
Frontline VA physicians say they're being pushed out by chaos, retaliation, and political interference. Here’s what whistleblowers want you to know.
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Powerful voices from VA clinicians under attack. Veterans are going to see dramatic changes. The suicide rate is going to climb. Homelessness will go up. SecVA Collins knows and doesn't care. Great piece from my friend @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social. Free read. open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...
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1/ On April 5, there are nationwide protests happening literally everywhere in the US. Find more details here: handsoff2025.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
1/ On April 5, there are nationwide protests happening literally everywhere in the US. Find more details here: handsoff2025.com
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They're going to kill Libby and all your other library book reading apps, programs funded by Congress which the administration (and certainly not Elon or his teen Nazi psychopath goons) has no power to shut down.
Maybe a day to call all your reps again and to demand action
Maybe a day to call all your reps again and to demand action
March 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
They're going to kill Libby and all your other library book reading apps, programs funded by Congress which the administration (and certainly not Elon or his teen Nazi psychopath goons) has no power to shut down.
Maybe a day to call all your reps again and to demand action
Maybe a day to call all your reps again and to demand action
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@altcdc.altgov.info @alt-hhs.altgov.info @altnps.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
DOGE plans to gut the HHS AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND RESEARCH (AHRQ)
Reduce staff to 10-20% of current staffing
Reduce budget to $50M from $500M
No rationale provided.
DOGE plans to gut the HHS AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND RESEARCH (AHRQ)
Reduce staff to 10-20% of current staffing
Reduce budget to $50M from $500M
No rationale provided.
March 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
@altcdc.altgov.info @alt-hhs.altgov.info @altnps.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
DOGE plans to gut the HHS AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND RESEARCH (AHRQ)
Reduce staff to 10-20% of current staffing
Reduce budget to $50M from $500M
No rationale provided.
DOGE plans to gut the HHS AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND RESEARCH (AHRQ)
Reduce staff to 10-20% of current staffing
Reduce budget to $50M from $500M
No rationale provided.
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NEW: The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged.
“The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
“The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching...
propub.li
March 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
NEW: The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged.
“The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
“The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
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Trump and musk plan to fire 83,000 from the department of veterans affairs. Remember all those times the GOP said we couldn’t care for refugees because we needed to take care of our veterans first? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs
Trump administration looks to axe half up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Trump and musk plan to fire 83,000 from the department of veterans affairs. Remember all those times the GOP said we couldn’t care for refugees because we needed to take care of our veterans first? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
My response to all texts from Democrats asking me for money: I am a federal employee worried about job loss, and I have no money to spare. What are you doing to help us?!?!
February 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My response to all texts from Democrats asking me for money: I am a federal employee worried about job loss, and I have no money to spare. What are you doing to help us?!?!
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On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.
February 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.
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So what Doug Collins is doing here is slowly dripping out these firings a little at a time. Nothing to see here! Nobody protest or anything. thehill.com/policy/defen...
thehill.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
So what Doug Collins is doing here is slowly dripping out these firings a little at a time. Nothing to see here! Nobody protest or anything. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Calling all feds: new info site please share data and stories! #AltGov #AltFam please share #SaveAmerica #StopTrump
trumpcostsamerica.com
trumpcostsamerica.com
Trump Costs America
Highlighting the real people whose lives have been ruined, the good American jobs that are being destroyed, and the important public goods being lost.
trumpcostsamerica.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Calling all feds: new info site please share data and stories! #AltGov #AltFam please share #SaveAmerica #StopTrump
trumpcostsamerica.com
trumpcostsamerica.com
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The workers staffing The Veterans’ Crisis Line have been fired.
WTAF.
WTAF.
February 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The workers staffing The Veterans’ Crisis Line have been fired.
WTAF.
WTAF.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
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NEW: Good trouble: Trump's VA secretary takes aim at Pride flags in VA facilities. Let's make sure they remove all MAGA flags as well. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/good-troub...
Good Trouble: VA Pride Flags
Doug Collins wants to get rid of pride flags at VA clinics and facilities. Let's make sure they get rid of MAGA flags, too.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
NEW: Good trouble: Trump's VA secretary takes aim at Pride flags in VA facilities. Let's make sure they remove all MAGA flags as well. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/good-troub...
The Trump administration has started firing VA researchers. So much for caring for Veterans. www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
Senator Murray: Trump Must Reverse Firing of VA Researchers Across the Country, Threatens to Decimate Lifesaving Work on Veterans’ Medical Care, Prosthetics, and More - Senator Patty Murray
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, responded ...
www.murray.senate.gov
February 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The Trump administration has started firing VA researchers. So much for caring for Veterans. www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
