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Breaking: This is NOT good.

When brilliant, experienced scientists feel they can no longer do their jobs—it’s a warning siren 🚨

RFK Jr. is undermining science and endangering lives.
Call your reps—especially Republicans. 🧠🪱 has got to go.

🧵 www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US CDC official in charge of COVID, RSV data resigns ahead of vaccine meeting
A U.S. government scientist who oversees the team responsible for collecting data on COVID-19 and RSV hospitalizations used to shape national vaccine policy has resigned, citing concerns over how such data would be used by the Trump administration.
www.reuters.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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"Reducing the operating budget by $900 million, as the Trump administration wants to do, would require closing 350 of the 433 parks, monuments, historic sites and other locations overseen by the Park Service..."

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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/o...
Opinion | Is This the Beginning of the End of America’s National Parks?
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Trump Republicanism at work in Idaho:

"One of Idaho’s most popular national forests plans to close ranger stations before reopening them on a limited schedule during the busy summer season. The cuts come after DOGE slashed jobs at the U.S. Forest Service..."

www.eastidahonews.com/2025/05/afte...
After DOGE staff cuts, Idaho’s renowned forest plans to cut summer office hours - East Idaho News
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – One of Idaho’s most popular national forests plans to temporarily shutter two of its ranger stations before reopening them on a limited schedule during the busy summer season...
www.eastidahonews.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Fox News repeated the Trump administration lie that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and the radical Democrats stormed an ICE facility in Newark. But the mayor just released a video showing ICE officials calmly opening the gate and allow him to enter.
May 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Following the playbook of Project 2025, Republicans have introduced a bill to criminalize porn. Meanwhile, paying $130,000 in hush money to a porn star will get you the Republican nomination for president.
Bill to make pornography a federal crime introduced by GOP senator
Republican Mike Lee seeks to redefine ‘obscenity’ in order to empower prosecutors to punish those who make and distribute ‘extreme’ content online
www.yahoo.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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The Congressional Budget Office reports that the new Republican tax cut plan for billionaires would lead to 10.3 million Americans losing health care coverage under Medicaid and 7.6 million going completely uninsured.
CBO: 7.6 million would go uninsured under GOP Medicaid bill
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that many of the major Medicaid policies would account for $625 billion in savings, though the CBO didn’t calculate the impacts of all provisions.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM