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A CDC advisory panel's hepatitis B vote shows how deeply RFK Jr.'s influence now shapes national vaccine policy, and how much damage it can still do
CDC Panel’s Hepatitis B Vaccine Vote Undid Decades of Progress
In a stunning decision that defies all expert advice and scientific evidence, the influential group that shapes US vaccine policy will no longer recommend that all infants receive the hepatitis B vaccination shortly after birth.
bloom.bg
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A CDC advisory panel's hepatitis B vote shows how deeply RFK Jr.'s influence now shapes national vaccine policy, and how much damage it can still do
Ok temu North Korea
BREAKING: Trump orders the Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 1992.
Trump orders Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons 'immediately'
The U.S. voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing in 1992, though it has the ability to resume tests at a site in Nevada.
nbcnews.to
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Ok temu North Korea
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The cost of such things can only be measured in the coin of the soul. The respect i lost for the comedians who participated in this farce is huge, snd my respect for those that didn't go increased. Nimesh Patel, for example, decided NOT to go after initially agreeing to perform. Kudos, sir.
October 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The cost of such things can only be measured in the coin of the soul. The respect i lost for the comedians who participated in this farce is huge, snd my respect for those that didn't go increased. Nimesh Patel, for example, decided NOT to go after initially agreeing to perform. Kudos, sir.
Why does anyone give a fuck about the Bezos wedding? Aren’t there bigger or better things happening the world
June 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Why does anyone give a fuck about the Bezos wedding? Aren’t there bigger or better things happening the world
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EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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Look I am always here for a religion angle but "I want to thank everybody and in particular God, I want to just say we love you God" is a weird-ass thing to say at a briefing
June 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Look I am always here for a religion angle but "I want to thank everybody and in particular God, I want to just say we love you God" is a weird-ass thing to say at a briefing
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Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
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In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
www.ricksteves.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
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game 5
May 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
game 5
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I love Jayson Tatum
May 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I love Jayson Tatum
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“Department of Government Efficiency.”
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“Department of Government Efficiency.”
100% a dumb thing to say
April 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
100% a dumb thing to say
The golden age of America
NEW: In an unprecedented move, Nintendo has pushed preorders for its highly-anticipated Switch 2 to an unknown date. Why? Trump's tariffs.
Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Preorders Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs
In an unprecedented move, Nintendo has pushed preorders for its highly-anticipated Switch 2 to an unknown date. Why? Trump's tariffs.
www.wired.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The golden age of America
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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come
www.technologyreview.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
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Thinking the unthinkable: With #CDC webpages going dark & research funding getting slashed, scientists are beginning to fear for the integrity of key databases maintained by the #NIH's National Library of Medicine, databases that are of "incalculable importance." www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/g...
Amid shakeup in U.S. science, researchers express alarm over integrity of key genetic databases
Amid a shakeup in U.S. science, researchers are expressing alarm over the integrity of key genetic databases overseen by the NIH.
www.statnews.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thinking the unthinkable: With #CDC webpages going dark & research funding getting slashed, scientists are beginning to fear for the integrity of key databases maintained by the #NIH's National Library of Medicine, databases that are of "incalculable importance." www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/g...
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president of California Citrus Mutual: “We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting ... Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.” calmatters.org/economy/2025...
'People aren't going to work': A surprising immigration raid set off fears in California farm country
‘If this is the new normal, this is absolute economic devastation,’ says local economist.
calmatters.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
president of California Citrus Mutual: “We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting ... Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.” calmatters.org/economy/2025...
Promising data from Novo’s amycretin - 22% weight loss at 36 weeks in the Ph1b/2a study. Should be able to break the 25% barrier that cagrisema wasn’t able to achieve (23% at 68 weeks) and caused $NVO shares to fall ~30% a few weeks ago. $NVO up ~8% on the news
News Details
www.novonordisk.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Promising data from Novo’s amycretin - 22% weight loss at 36 weeks in the Ph1b/2a study. Should be able to break the 25% barrier that cagrisema wasn’t able to achieve (23% at 68 weeks) and caused $NVO shares to fall ~30% a few weeks ago. $NVO up ~8% on the news
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Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shelton collapsing in this first set breaker after playing out of his mind
January 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Shelton collapsing in this first set breaker after playing out of his mind
Few things are better than getting blessed with high quality grand slam tennis before the day starts
January 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Few things are better than getting blessed with high quality grand slam tennis before the day starts
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A super-useful Economist Briefing.
China’s AI industry has almost caught up with America’s
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
China’s AI industry has almost caught up with America’s
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
January 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A super-useful Economist Briefing.
China’s AI industry has almost caught up with America’s
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
China’s AI industry has almost caught up with America’s
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Thanks Trump. Great job
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Thanks Trump. Great job