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An ominous precedent:
"Richard Hughes IV, who teaches vaccine law at George Washington University Law School, said he cannot recall a previous time when an HHS secretary overruled the advisory committee and the CDC."
What will he change next?
"Richard Hughes IV, who teaches vaccine law at George Washington University Law School, said he cannot recall a previous time when an HHS secretary overruled the advisory committee and the CDC."
What will he change next?
Breaking news: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ending his agency's recommendation that healthy pregnant women and healthy children receive the coronavirus vaccine.
RFK Jr. ends covid shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women
Currently the vaccine is recommended for all people over 6 months of age.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
An ominous precedent:
"Richard Hughes IV, who teaches vaccine law at George Washington University Law School, said he cannot recall a previous time when an HHS secretary overruled the advisory committee and the CDC."
What will he change next?
"Richard Hughes IV, who teaches vaccine law at George Washington University Law School, said he cannot recall a previous time when an HHS secretary overruled the advisory committee and the CDC."
What will he change next?
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The effects of Covid in pregnancy are devastating and preventable by vaccination; now we have strong data from Penn Medicine that vaccines protect children and adolescents from long Covid
Breaking news: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ending his agency's recommendation that healthy pregnant women and healthy children receive the coronavirus vaccine.
RFK Jr. ends covid shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women
Currently the vaccine is recommended for all people over 6 months of age.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The effects of Covid in pregnancy are devastating and preventable by vaccination; now we have strong data from Penn Medicine that vaccines protect children and adolescents from long Covid
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+ ignores substantial evidence regarding the benefits of vaccination for older adults & immunocompromised people who live in multi-generational households, &/or have family members who work in the service industry or attend school
A huge step from HHS that is at odds with science showing significant risks for young children and pregnant women — and that directly contradicts *the FDA's own publication* from last week listing pregnancy as a high-risk condition that would qualify people for this fall's Covid vaccine
May 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
+ ignores substantial evidence regarding the benefits of vaccination for older adults & immunocompromised people who live in multi-generational households, &/or have family members who work in the service industry or attend school
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WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People":
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
March 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People":
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
"In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."
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Some notes on Careless People (all the free copies have been taken) audacity.substack.com/p/notes-on-c...
Notes on Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
(How the Facebook sausage is made is WILD!)
audacity.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Some notes on Careless People (all the free copies have been taken) audacity.substack.com/p/notes-on-c...
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Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run. “You may believe that Khalil does not deserve free speech or due process. But if he does not have them, then neither do you. Neither do I.” [theatlantic.com]
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
www.theatlantic.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run. “You may believe that Khalil does not deserve free speech or due process. But if he does not have them, then neither do you. Neither do I.” [theatlantic.com]
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If you missed this Business Insider article about the company tracking abortion pill prescriptions, fix that immediately. This is exactly the kind of reporting we need right now. www.businessinsider.com/abortion-med...
Abortion pill prescriptions are now being tracked in parts of the US — with help from a little-known tech company
Louisiana has started monitoring abortion pills. Some other states are likely to follow suit. It could have disastrous consequences for patients.
www.businessinsider.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If you missed this Business Insider article about the company tracking abortion pill prescriptions, fix that immediately. This is exactly the kind of reporting we need right now. www.businessinsider.com/abortion-med...
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Not to downplay this hideous shit, but this is what's being done to families all the time -- that's why there are "migrant releases," where they fly or drive dozens of people with nothing but literally the clothes on their back thousands of miles from their hearings and dump them on the sidewalk
The government claims Mahmoud Khalil was already in NJ on his way to Louisiana by the time his habeas petition was filed—an argument that the NY federal court lacks jurisdiction.
But Khalil's lawyer checked the ICE locator when she filed and even 4 hrs after, and he was listed as still being in NY.
But Khalil's lawyer checked the ICE locator when she filed and even 4 hrs after, and he was listed as still being in NY.
March 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Not to downplay this hideous shit, but this is what's being done to families all the time -- that's why there are "migrant releases," where they fly or drive dozens of people with nothing but literally the clothes on their back thousands of miles from their hearings and dump them on the sidewalk
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I am back with the next installment of the Voices of Gaza.
I am trying to post more often this Ramadan, as Israel is violating the terms of its ceasefire, and to keep people's lives and stories top of mind.
Today I am sharing the story of Samah, a single mother of four. 1/
gofund.me/68ad2ad1
I am trying to post more often this Ramadan, as Israel is violating the terms of its ceasefire, and to keep people's lives and stories top of mind.
Today I am sharing the story of Samah, a single mother of four. 1/
gofund.me/68ad2ad1
Donate to Fund for Samah Al Nakhala and her 4 children in Gaza., organised by Freya Greenhill
Hello, my name is Freya and along with my friend Youssra, we ar… Freya Greenhill needs your support for Fund for Samah Al Nakhala and her 4 children in Gaza.
gofund.me
March 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am back with the next installment of the Voices of Gaza.
I am trying to post more often this Ramadan, as Israel is violating the terms of its ceasefire, and to keep people's lives and stories top of mind.
Today I am sharing the story of Samah, a single mother of four. 1/
gofund.me/68ad2ad1
I am trying to post more often this Ramadan, as Israel is violating the terms of its ceasefire, and to keep people's lives and stories top of mind.
Today I am sharing the story of Samah, a single mother of four. 1/
gofund.me/68ad2ad1
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Take action to support the nearly 100 dedicated WGAE members at MSNBC who were recently laid off. These highly skilled professionals are now being forced to endure the humiliating process of reapplying for their own jobs.
Send a letter to @MSNBC.com mgmt: wgaea.st/MSNBC-solida...
Send a letter to @MSNBC.com mgmt: wgaea.st/MSNBC-solida...
March 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Take action to support the nearly 100 dedicated WGAE members at MSNBC who were recently laid off. These highly skilled professionals are now being forced to endure the humiliating process of reapplying for their own jobs.
Send a letter to @MSNBC.com mgmt: wgaea.st/MSNBC-solida...
Send a letter to @MSNBC.com mgmt: wgaea.st/MSNBC-solida...
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if anyone did this to a kid of mine they would be passing teeth every time they exhaled for the rest of their life
March 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
if anyone did this to a kid of mine they would be passing teeth every time they exhaled for the rest of their life
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Tamika Palmer spoke to The 19th ahead of the fifth anniversary of Taylor’s death about her fight to seek answers and her continued fight to seek justice.
Breonna Taylor’s mother remembers
Tamika Palmer talks about mourning her daughter, Breonna Taylor, five years after she was killed by police.
19thnews.org
March 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tamika Palmer spoke to The 19th ahead of the fifth anniversary of Taylor’s death about her fight to seek answers and her continued fight to seek justice.
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To be fair, most Americans viewed Trump as ridiculous as a presidential candidate before his first run. Even Trump supporters viewed Project 2025 as beyond ridiculous. My point is, most Americans not taking it seriously doesn't mean it's not serious. See Covid.
March 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
To be fair, most Americans viewed Trump as ridiculous as a presidential candidate before his first run. Even Trump supporters viewed Project 2025 as beyond ridiculous. My point is, most Americans not taking it seriously doesn't mean it's not serious. See Covid.
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Because most of these bills are about a very wealthy and abusive group of people ( OF ALL GENDERS)
trying to control their kids
and the only way to control their kids is tomato any avenue of separation from them painful .
trying to control their kids
and the only way to control their kids is tomato any avenue of separation from them painful .
What started as a misguided attempt to protect minors from "explicit" content online has spiraled into a tangled mess of privacy-invasive surveillance schemes affecting skincare products, dating apps, and even diet pills, threatening everyone’s right to privacy.
From skincare to dating apps, age verification bills are creeping into unexpected places, and the privacy risks are growing.
March 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Because most of these bills are about a very wealthy and abusive group of people ( OF ALL GENDERS)
trying to control their kids
and the only way to control their kids is tomato any avenue of separation from them painful .
trying to control their kids
and the only way to control their kids is tomato any avenue of separation from them painful .
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Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"
March 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"
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I’ve been thinking about how they should be eating Chinese food on the couch, under a cozy blanket, half-watching Severance while folding tiny clothes, waiting for their baby to arrive. But instead, their family was ripped apart.
"US immigration ripped my soul from me when they handcuffed my husband and forced him into an unmarked vehicle. Instead of putting together our nursery and washing baby clothes…I am left sitting in our apartment, wondering when Mahmoud will get a chance to call me from a detention center."
NEW—Mahmoud Khalil's wife:
"I was born & raised in the Midwest. My parents came here from Syria…They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety & stability. But here I am…weeks before I’m due to give birth to our first child…I feel more unsafe & unstable than I have in my entire life."
"I was born & raised in the Midwest. My parents came here from Syria…They believed living in the US would bring a sense of safety & stability. But here I am…weeks before I’m due to give birth to our first child…I feel more unsafe & unstable than I have in my entire life."
March 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I’ve been thinking about how they should be eating Chinese food on the couch, under a cozy blanket, half-watching Severance while folding tiny clothes, waiting for their baby to arrive. But instead, their family was ripped apart.
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"I don’t agree with the death penalty, period — no matter the crime. I feel that there is no difference in what they are doing. It might as well be a chain reaction of nonstop killing."
Q&A: Why These Women Oppose Death by Firing Squad
I interviewed two women in my Virginia prison about our country's death penalty and state-sanctioned methods of execution.
prisonjournalismproject.org
March 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"I don’t agree with the death penalty, period — no matter the crime. I feel that there is no difference in what they are doing. It might as well be a chain reaction of nonstop killing."
It is so incredibly frustrating as a patient that my eye doctor & dentist both have better airborn pathogen mitigation than my hematologist 😷
March 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It is so incredibly frustrating as a patient that my eye doctor & dentist both have better airborn pathogen mitigation than my hematologist 😷
My IRL friend Sami is in need of some urgent roof repairs… every donation helps & also spreading the word 💞 www.gofundme.com/f/support-sa...
Donate to Support Samira's Urgent Roof Repairs, organized by Samiras Web
Hi. I’m Samira. I’m a disabled, oxygen dependent woman who needs help. I live in Upst… Samiras Web needs your support for Support Samira's Urgent Roof Repairs
www.gofundme.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My IRL friend Sami is in need of some urgent roof repairs… every donation helps & also spreading the word 💞 www.gofundme.com/f/support-sa...
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This and the white reporter who decided she didn’t know why Serena was there, the need for “subversiveness” and Hannah Arendt are all the same problem
Certain figures but especially Black women are entirely utilitarian to folks , so they believe they are seen by others as the same tools
Certain figures but especially Black women are entirely utilitarian to folks , so they believe they are seen by others as the same tools
Stephen A. Smith would’ve divorced Serena Williams for ‘trolling her ex’ Drake at Super Bowl 2025: ‘Go back to his ass’
Stephen A. Smith would’ve divorced Serena Williams for ‘trolling her ex’ Drake at Super Bowl 2025: ‘Go back to his ass’
On Sunday, Williams surprised Super Bowl fans by crip-walking during Kendrick Lamar's halftime show performance while he sang his Drake diss track, "Not Like Us."
pagesix.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This and the white reporter who decided she didn’t know why Serena was there, the need for “subversiveness” and Hannah Arendt are all the same problem
Certain figures but especially Black women are entirely utilitarian to folks , so they believe they are seen by others as the same tools
Certain figures but especially Black women are entirely utilitarian to folks , so they believe they are seen by others as the same tools
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You know who's actually meeting this moment well?
McSweeney's. They've been on absolute fire.
McSweeney's. They've been on absolute fire.
"Our party must act swiftly. There’s no time for hesitation. Or delay. Or dawdling. Or dragging our feet. Or indecision. Or dilly-dallying. Or stalling. Or hemming and hawing. Or equivocation. Or grandstanding. Or mincing words. Or slow-walking. Or procrastinating."
I Vow to Fight Autocracy with Unprecedented Levels of Finger Wagging
“Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, has reportedly been criticized by some of the party’s state governors for not resisting Donald...
buff.ly
February 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
You know who's actually meeting this moment well?
McSweeney's. They've been on absolute fire.
McSweeney's. They've been on absolute fire.
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The difficult part is how disability and chronic illness are used as justification for Ai. The community wants and needs it for medical applications, accessibility and early detection.
We don’t want generative Ai. Disabled people need imagination to survive, why would we need it to create?
We don’t want generative Ai. Disabled people need imagination to survive, why would we need it to create?
Flyers and posters at the radiologist’s office (standard checkup) about how they use AI to detect cancer and the (justified) public hysteria around it has me having to remind myself this is the GOOD kind of AI that actually saves lives and is an enormous step forward in medicine and not evil
January 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The difficult part is how disability and chronic illness are used as justification for Ai. The community wants and needs it for medical applications, accessibility and early detection.
We don’t want generative Ai. Disabled people need imagination to survive, why would we need it to create?
We don’t want generative Ai. Disabled people need imagination to survive, why would we need it to create?
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When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Billionaires Should Not Exist
Yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
www.teenvogue.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
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Thinking today about Jessica Sunderland, who won her civil rights case against a jail for denying her hormones, forcing her to detransition while incarcerated a decade ago. I met her and wrote about her case for @theappeal.org in December 2018:
In ‘Amazing’ Verdict, Jury Awards Transgender Woman Punitive Damages Against Suffolk County Jail
The landmark decision could help other transgender people in jails and prisons who have been denied access to hormone treatment, a violation of their constitutional rights.
theappeal.org
December 10, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Thinking today about Jessica Sunderland, who won her civil rights case against a jail for denying her hormones, forcing her to detransition while incarcerated a decade ago. I met her and wrote about her case for @theappeal.org in December 2018: