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If you feel behind, congratulations—you’re paying attention. The truly lost think they’re crushing it.
February 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
If you feel behind, congratulations—you’re paying attention. The truly lost think they’re crushing it.
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“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin
WASHINGTON—In a firm dismissal of decades of scientific research and real-world data on the organ’s benefits and safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly questioned t...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Glad this woman was found safe. Also glad I learned that cadaver otters exist. @in-otter-news.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Glad this woman was found safe. Also glad I learned that cadaver otters exist. @in-otter-news.bsky.social
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Obituary: Gladys Mae West (1930-2026) mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
go.nature.com/4jWMeM8
go.nature.com/4jWMeM8
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
go.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Obituary: Gladys Mae West (1930-2026) mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
go.nature.com/4jWMeM8
go.nature.com/4jWMeM8
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Hey #Medsky and #Pulmsky, check on your ICU nurse friends. I am and will always be grateful for my time and training at a VAMC ICU. The nurses there were wonderful humans who helped a tired, sometimes struggling new doc through difficult shifts. Cheers to the #ICUNurses, we lost a great one today.
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Hey #Medsky and #Pulmsky, check on your ICU nurse friends. I am and will always be grateful for my time and training at a VAMC ICU. The nurses there were wonderful humans who helped a tired, sometimes struggling new doc through difficult shifts. Cheers to the #ICUNurses, we lost a great one today.
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The new chair of RFK Jr.’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Kirk Milhoan, has decided that personal freedoms are more important than herd immunity from polio.
He also seems glad to have the opportunity to undermine vaccine requirements because he views it as an experiment.
He also seems glad to have the opportunity to undermine vaccine requirements because he views it as an experiment.
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
www.statnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The new chair of RFK Jr.’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Kirk Milhoan, has decided that personal freedoms are more important than herd immunity from polio.
He also seems glad to have the opportunity to undermine vaccine requirements because he views it as an experiment.
He also seems glad to have the opportunity to undermine vaccine requirements because he views it as an experiment.
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“…Kennedy and his handpicked allies are tossing aside longstanding review practices and working behind the scenes … to fund studies they think may generate after-the-fact scientific justification for policy changes they appear determined to make.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“…Kennedy and his handpicked allies are tossing aside longstanding review practices and working behind the scenes … to fund studies they think may generate after-the-fact scientific justification for policy changes they appear determined to make.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Life of Chuck 💜
Thank you, @stephenking.bsky.social for the beautiful story. A year ago, I was listening to the audio book in the car when I had to pull into a random parking lot to focus on the story. Thank you, @mikeflanaganfilm.com for the beautiful film (now on Hulu). A balm for the soul.
Thank you, @stephenking.bsky.social for the beautiful story. A year ago, I was listening to the audio book in the car when I had to pull into a random parking lot to focus on the story. Thank you, @mikeflanaganfilm.com for the beautiful film (now on Hulu). A balm for the soul.
December 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The Life of Chuck 💜
Thank you, @stephenking.bsky.social for the beautiful story. A year ago, I was listening to the audio book in the car when I had to pull into a random parking lot to focus on the story. Thank you, @mikeflanaganfilm.com for the beautiful film (now on Hulu). A balm for the soul.
Thank you, @stephenking.bsky.social for the beautiful story. A year ago, I was listening to the audio book in the car when I had to pull into a random parking lot to focus on the story. Thank you, @mikeflanaganfilm.com for the beautiful film (now on Hulu). A balm for the soul.
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Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December. n.pr/4p0qEr6
These federal workers proudly served the American people. Then came Trump's upheaval
Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December. n.pr/4p0qEr6
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
theonion.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no star wars, Marvel etc.
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no star wars, Marvel etc.
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About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NEW: "It takes a special kind of callousness to take away cancer patients’ hope—and for what? To score a quick political point?"
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/trump-cut-...
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/trump-cut-...
Trump Cut Cancer Research That Could Save My Daughter’s Life
The human cost of this administration's war on science.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
NEW: "It takes a special kind of callousness to take away cancer patients’ hope—and for what? To score a quick political point?"
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/trump-cut-...
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/trump-cut-...
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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“More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.“
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.“
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Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen.
We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.
Here's how to get in touch securely 👇
We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.
Here's how to get in touch securely 👇
How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica
Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.
propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen.
We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.
Here's how to get in touch securely 👇
We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.
Here's how to get in touch securely 👇
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NEW: In newly unsealed testimony, a SpaceX insider revealed that Elon Musk’s company had directly received money from Chinese investors, raising questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
www.propublica.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: In newly unsealed testimony, a SpaceX insider revealed that Elon Musk’s company had directly received money from Chinese investors, raising questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors.
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More marine life is living on some World War II munitions disposed of on the Baltic Sea’s seabed than on the sediment surrounding it, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/48yFNLy 🌊 🧪
October 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
More marine life is living on some World War II munitions disposed of on the Baltic Sea’s seabed than on the sediment surrounding it, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/48yFNLy 🌊 🧪
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Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
Federal workers who took Trump's buyout get final paychecks and an uncertain future
Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
n.pr
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.
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Donald Trump’s system for handing out pardons “is the definition of corruption,” according to the former U.S. Pardon Attorney he fired in March.
The Cynical Truth About Trump’s Latest Million Dollar Grift: Attorney
A former U.S. Pardon Attorney fired by President Trump tells The Daily Beast Podcast why there’s no better time to be a white-collar criminal.
trib.al
September 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Donald Trump’s system for handing out pardons “is the definition of corruption,” according to the former U.S. Pardon Attorney he fired in March.
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Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced massive cuts to federal health agencies.
The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But a new ProPublica analysis gives a detailed view.
The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But a new ProPublica analysis gives a detailed view.
Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies
More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...
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August 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced massive cuts to federal health agencies.
The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But a new ProPublica analysis gives a detailed view.
The Trump administration has refused to say how many workers have been lost so far. But a new ProPublica analysis gives a detailed view.
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NEW: In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies.
We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left.
They refused to give us numbers.
So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left.
They refused to give us numbers.
So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
August 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
NEW: In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies.
We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left.
They refused to give us numbers.
So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left.
They refused to give us numbers.
So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵
projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...
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He said he became convinced the peptides weren’t the cause of the severe reactions after plugging everything he knows about the incident into an artificial intelligence app, which he said gave him a 57-page report that “basically says that it is impossible it was the peptides.”
He said he became convinced the peptides weren’t the cause of the severe reactions after plugging everything he knows about the incident into an artificial intelligence app, which he said gave him a 57-page report that “basically says that it is impossible it was the peptides.”
NV public health officials are investigating how two women became critically ill after receiving injections at a Las Vegas longevity conference promising pathways to an "unlimited lifespan." The doctor who ran the booth isn't licensed in Nevada. My story: www.propublica.org/article/pept...
A Las Vegas Festival Promised Ways to Cheat Death. Two Attendees Left Fighting for Their Lives.
Authorities are investigating why two women fell ill at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival. They both received peptide injections, an alternative therapy promoted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
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July 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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He said he became convinced the peptides weren’t the cause of the severe reactions after plugging everything he knows about the incident into an artificial intelligence app, which he said gave him a 57-page report that “basically says that it is impossible it was the peptides.”
He said he became convinced the peptides weren’t the cause of the severe reactions after plugging everything he knows about the incident into an artificial intelligence app, which he said gave him a 57-page report that “basically says that it is impossible it was the peptides.”