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@altfda.altgov.info has a great thread on how production decisions increased the risk of tainted infant formula.
A good illustration of the need for both robust regulation and oversight (FDA). Parents can’t inspect facilities. The government should.
A good illustration of the need for both robust regulation and oversight (FDA). Parents can’t inspect facilities. The government should.
NPR dropped this story today and you may be asking yourself, how the fuck did everything they produced end up potentially contaminated? Let’s talk about it🧵🧵🧵
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
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Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products
At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@altfda.altgov.info has a great thread on how production decisions increased the risk of tainted infant formula.
A good illustration of the need for both robust regulation and oversight (FDA). Parents can’t inspect facilities. The government should.
A good illustration of the need for both robust regulation and oversight (FDA). Parents can’t inspect facilities. The government should.
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House Democrats release photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate showing President Trump, Steven Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people.
https://cnn.it/4iOQYTq
https://cnn.it/4iOQYTq
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
House Democrats release photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate showing President Trump, Steven Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people.
https://cnn.it/4iOQYTq
https://cnn.it/4iOQYTq
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Managing a full December calendar can quickly take you from festive to frazzled. Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano shares advice on reducing stress and increasing joy this season. n.pr/4adx7LE
If the holidays are stressing you out, remember: everything is optional
Managing a full December calendar can quickly take you from festive to frazzled. Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano shares advice on reducing stress and increasing joy this season.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Managing a full December calendar can quickly take you from festive to frazzled. Psychotherapist Niro Feliciano shares advice on reducing stress and increasing joy this season. n.pr/4adx7LE
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Already this year, anti-vaccine activists have downplayed the risks of measles and polio.
Now, they’re adding whooping cough to the list, even as cases of the disease surge, killing at least ten babies over the past two years.
Now, they’re adding whooping cough to the list, even as cases of the disease surge, killing at least ten babies over the past two years.
The new CDC leader’s whooping cough scandal
“It continues to be appalling, the type of people RFK Jr. is putting into high-level positions in CDC.”
www.motherjones.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Already this year, anti-vaccine activists have downplayed the risks of measles and polio.
Now, they’re adding whooping cough to the list, even as cases of the disease surge, killing at least ten babies over the past two years.
Now, they’re adding whooping cough to the list, even as cases of the disease surge, killing at least ten babies over the past two years.
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“It’s a black hole – there’s no staffing, there’s no rhyme or reason to what they’re doing, and there’s not a mission to actually effectuate civil rights laws,” said a longtime lawyer in the office. https://cnn.it/48QucGr
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“It’s a black hole – there’s no staffing, there’s no rhyme or reason to what they’re doing, and there’s not a mission to actually effectuate civil rights laws,” said a longtime lawyer in the office. https://cnn.it/48QucGr
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Trump, Clinton and Gates are included in an Epstein photo trove of roughly 95,000 files the House Oversight Committee received.
House Dems publicly released 19 photos Friday morning.
House Dems publicly released 19 photos Friday morning.
Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove
The House Oversight Committee is releasing photos from the Epstein estate linking powerful men to the late convicted sex offender.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump, Clinton and Gates are included in an Epstein photo trove of roughly 95,000 files the House Oversight Committee received.
House Dems publicly released 19 photos Friday morning.
House Dems publicly released 19 photos Friday morning.
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NEW: Photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein tie the late, convicted sex offender to Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and others.
Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove
The House Oversight Committee is releasing photos from the Epstein estate linking powerful men to the late convicted sex offender.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW: Photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein tie the late, convicted sex offender to Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and others.
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Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."
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Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.
In the Shadow of an Immigrant Detention Center, a Small House Offers Refuge
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.
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Fewer American troops in Europe will not strain the continent's defenses, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander told us.
The comments come amid concerns around an anticipated pullback of American troops from Europe.
🔗 politi.co/4oD8rQb
The comments come amid concerns around an anticipated pullback of American troops from Europe.
🔗 politi.co/4oD8rQb
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Fewer American troops in Europe will not strain the continent's defenses, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander told us.
The comments come amid concerns around an anticipated pullback of American troops from Europe.
🔗 politi.co/4oD8rQb
The comments come amid concerns around an anticipated pullback of American troops from Europe.
🔗 politi.co/4oD8rQb
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Stephen Miller's rhetoric "reminds me" of "Nazis," says Rep. Omar
Stephen Miller’s rhetoric “reminds me” of “Nazis,” says Rep. Ilhan Omar
During a Sunday interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation," the Minnesota congresswoman critiqued the top White House adviser’s “white supremist” comments.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Stephen Miller's rhetoric "reminds me" of "Nazis," says Rep. Omar
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Even Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is helping catch immigrants [via @wired.com]
Even Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is helping catch immigrants
More than 1,000 state and local agencies have partnered with ICE this year.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Even Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is helping catch immigrants [via @wired.com]
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The Alzheimer's drug Leqembi:
- Is administered through an infusion (for example, through the hand)
- Can cause swelling, bleeding, or fluid leakage in the brain, requiring regular MRIs
- Can cause tiredness
Curious. 🤔
- Is administered through an infusion (for example, through the hand)
- Can cause swelling, bleeding, or fluid leakage in the brain, requiring regular MRIs
- Can cause tiredness
Curious. 🤔
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Alzheimer's drug Leqembi:
- Is administered through an infusion (for example, through the hand)
- Can cause swelling, bleeding, or fluid leakage in the brain, requiring regular MRIs
- Can cause tiredness
Curious. 🤔
- Is administered through an infusion (for example, through the hand)
- Can cause swelling, bleeding, or fluid leakage in the brain, requiring regular MRIs
- Can cause tiredness
Curious. 🤔
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CDC advisers vote to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns.
https://cnn.it/4pV4JCE
https://cnn.it/4pV4JCE
December 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
CDC advisers vote to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns.
https://cnn.it/4pV4JCE
https://cnn.it/4pV4JCE
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“People are hurting, families are torn apart. Kids are growing up without their parents."
But the work of El Refugio, a two-story house in a tiny Georgia town where volunteers provide meals, beds, and gas money to anyone visiting someone detained in the area, offers rare refuge.
But the work of El Refugio, a two-story house in a tiny Georgia town where volunteers provide meals, beds, and gas money to anyone visiting someone detained in the area, offers rare refuge.
In the Shadow of an Immigrant Detention Center, a Small House Offers Refuge
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“People are hurting, families are torn apart. Kids are growing up without their parents."
But the work of El Refugio, a two-story house in a tiny Georgia town where volunteers provide meals, beds, and gas money to anyone visiting someone detained in the area, offers rare refuge.
But the work of El Refugio, a two-story house in a tiny Georgia town where volunteers provide meals, beds, and gas money to anyone visiting someone detained in the area, offers rare refuge.
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Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
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“This has a great potential to cause harm, and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused,” ACIP member Joseph Hibbeln said after voting against changing the guidance. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr.'s handpicked panel votes to end hepatitis B guidance for newborns
The committee now endorses "individual-based decision-making" for pregnant people who test negative for the virus.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“This has a great potential to cause harm, and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused,” ACIP member Joseph Hibbeln said after voting against changing the guidance. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The running average for Arctic sea-ice extent, 1989-Present. The record low was set in 2021.
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The running average for Arctic sea-ice extent, 1989-Present. The record low was set in 2021.
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Federal agents have started dispersing across immigrant neighborhoods in New Orleans, marking the latest front in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. DHS confirmed the operation in a statement, calling it “Swamp Sweep.”
'No ICE, no fear': Dozens protest in New Orleans ahead of Louisiana immigration sweep
Protesters emphasized that the presence of federal officers on city streets was instilling widespread fear, including among U.S. citizens and lawful residents.
www.wwno.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Federal agents have started dispersing across immigrant neighborhoods in New Orleans, marking the latest front in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. DHS confirmed the operation in a statement, calling it “Swamp Sweep.”
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And so it begins. Please remember (just like in Chicago, LA, and Charlotte) get organized and protect your communities. We’re already hearing that people are traveling to New Orleans to help, just as many did in Charlotte.
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
And so it begins. Please remember (just like in Chicago, LA, and Charlotte) get organized and protect your communities. We’re already hearing that people are traveling to New Orleans to help, just as many did in Charlotte.
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Kennedy is now using his post as the highest-ranking US health official to spread the claim that psychiatric drugs are a key cause of mass shootings at the nation’s schools and beyond.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
RFK Jr. blames pills—not guns—for school shootings
There is no credible evidence that antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.
www.motherjones.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Kennedy is now using his post as the highest-ranking US health official to spread the claim that psychiatric drugs are a key cause of mass shootings at the nation’s schools and beyond.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
There is no scientific evidence to support that theory—and extensive research indicates it is untrue.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced the start of a new immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans.
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4owXIqw
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4owXIqw
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Department of Homeland Security announced the start of a new immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans.
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4owXIqw
Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4owXIqw
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Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president?
An unlikely combination of convicted-then-pardoned felon Roger Stone and some Trump-loving tech bros can offer some clues.
An unlikely combination of convicted-then-pardoned felon Roger Stone and some Trump-loving tech bros can offer some clues.
Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president? Follow the Tech Bros.
With Roger Stone taking a victory lap for having come up with the idea in the first place.
www.motherjones.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president?
An unlikely combination of convicted-then-pardoned felon Roger Stone and some Trump-loving tech bros can offer some clues.
An unlikely combination of convicted-then-pardoned felon Roger Stone and some Trump-loving tech bros can offer some clues.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally introduced his ‘Trump Account” program with a twist: A multibillion-dollar donation from Michael and Susan Dell would expand the program’s eligibility to more children. https://cnn.it/4ozLzRD
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally introduced his ‘Trump Account” program with a twist: A multibillion-dollar donation from Michael and Susan Dell would expand the program’s eligibility to more children. https://cnn.it/4ozLzRD