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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you for holding the line, @warnock.senate.gov and @ossoff.senate.gov.

Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 12h

Both sides remained dug in Wednesday, as the Senate failed to pass Republicans’ short-term government funding bill for the sixth time and Democrats were unable to get the support needed to advance their counterproposal.

Shutdown day eight: Congress standoff unchanged as first missed federal payday nears • Georgia Recorder

WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck of the shutdown. That would be followed later in t...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 13h

Don’t forget all the illegally fired Feds - thousands - Hold the line and include rehiring fired Feds.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 7d

Medicare, as of today, will no longer cover telehealth visits.

I can’t imagine a bigger slap in the face to our patients.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 7d

This is the first day that NPR and public media will function without federal funding in fifty years.

Michel Martin, NPR @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social · 7d

I never do stuff like this but what the heck ... it's the start of a new era in public media ..

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 8d

“We will show them to be living symbols of racial hatreds, of terrorism and violence, and of the arrogance and cruelty of power.” — Justice Robert H. Jackson, The Nuremberg Trials

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 8d

HHS AHRQ eliminated the Office of Comms, Managemt Services, & Office of the Director in April RIF

If there is a shutdown the Dir of Comms, Dir of Managment Services, Office of the Dir - Deputy & Dir keep working

Hmm…

@firedbutfighting.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info @alt-hhs.altgov.info

www.hhs.gov

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Federal Workers Against DOGE @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social · 8d

It is officially "Do or Die" for the CR today!

Please continue spreading the word about our letter to Members of Congress asking them to hold the line and shut it down if you must!

Fed workers support you & will stand by you!

We're almost at 6k signatures!

actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-...

Civil Servants Demand an End to Executive Overreach

Join federal workers from across the federal government as we urge Congress to pass nothing less than a continuing resolution (CR) that reasserts Congress's constitutional powers, upholds our democrac...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d

A listeria outbreak has killed four people and spread to 15 states, with U.S. officials linking it to frozen pasta meals sold at Walmart and Kroger. A related health alert cautioned about a similar product from Trader Joe’s.

Trader Joe’s and Walmart Frozen Meals May Have Listeria Linked to Outbreak

The outbreak has killed four people and spread to 15 states, with officials linking it to frozen pasta meals sold at Walmart and Kroger.

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 10d

Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 12d

Congress needs to stand up and stop the lawless other two branches. This is not what the Founders intended - for the president and the Supreme Court to blow up the Constitution, and the country.

Fighting CR time: Congress can use the CR to check the Court.
bit.ly/fightingcr

Civil Servants Demand an End to Executive Overreach

Join federal workers from across the federal government as we urge Congress to pass nothing less than a continuing resolution (CR) that reasserts Congress's constitutional powers, upholds our democrac...

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 12d

What a load of bullshit!!!
Ian Kullgren - are you auditioning for a govt job doing Comms?

@bloomberg.com @altcdc.altgov.info @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @alt-hhs.altgov.info

Trump’s Top HR Official on Remaking the Federal Workforce: Q&A

Scott Kupor became the head of the Trump administration’s human resources office months after the government started laying off thousands of workers.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 12d

So glad to learn about your hObie’s

What’s mine you ask?

Trying to find a job after being illegally fired from federal government…. And seeing that Congress could care less…

Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 12d

In sum - fire staff, eliminate offices, keep SES running eliminated Offices, use FDA for grant work, hire new Dir post RIF, publish new research priorities after HHS reorg memo that AHRQ going away

& fired Feds left w/no help -

@degette.house.gov @ossoff.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov

AHRQ News Now, Special Edition: Letter From the Director: Advancing AHRQ’s Mission

Letter From the Director: Advancing AHRQ’s MissionAs stewards of taxpayer funds, AHRQ must deliver results that matter to the public. Today, I’m pleased to announce that AHRQ is moving toward a strate...

www.ahrq.gov

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 12d

AHRQ fires staff & eliminates offices (grant, contract, finance, scientific review, Dir office, & more).
HHS says AHRQ will be Office of Strategy.

YET

New Director 7/25
New Research Priorities 9/25 - autism….

@altcdc.altgov.info @firedbutfighting.bsky.social @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12d

This paper does a great job with a "It's a Wonderful Life" scenario about NIH, supposing the consequences of the bottom 40% of the funding NIH grants never existed.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

tl:dr The world would lose a lot, but directly and indirectly

What if NIH had been 40% smaller?

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

www.science.org

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 13d

Rehire fired Feds

Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 13d

Well he has already fired thousands of Feds - many who are now unemployed so… maybe work to get us rehired too!!!

And no - many have not been rehired … or retained….. few hundred is not thousands

Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 13d

After Lawsuit, AHRQ Resumes Issuing Grants

Reality - AHRQ STAFF STILL FIRED!
AHRQ GETS EXTENSION ON APPROPRIATIONS DEADLINE & USE FDA STAFF TO PROCESS AHRQ GRANTS

www.citizen.org/news/after-l...

@degette.house.gov @sanders.senate.gov @ossoff.senate.gov @firedbutfighting.bsky.social

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17d

This is… on point!

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17d

Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:

Sarah Despres @sarahdespres
X.com
I see @SecKennedy was able to attend Charlie Kirk's memorial. It's unfortunate the Secretary of HHS was not able to attend the funeral of Officer David Rose who was killed in the senseless attack on the CDC, one of the agencies within @hhs.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19d

🚨 CDC Website Scrubbing Alert

We do not have a complete list but can report that CDC plans to delete or otherwise takedown many CDC pages about LGBTQ+ health, health equity, disabilities, hepatitis, HIV and more.

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 20d

Unemployed social scientist fired illegally by HHS through April 1 RIF SEEKS JOB

Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 20d

Yet she voted to have thousands of Feds fired instead of letting AFGE v Trump and other cases proceed W/out a stay?

Result: Increased unemployment, expenses, mental & emotional health stress, & more.

Govt science, programs and services stopped. Neg impact on the public.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 21d

Some good news- most health insurance plans will keep covering 💉s

Hey, UnitedHealth—we’re waiting...

Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vaccines, a step that may ease anxiety over access

Amid concern about Americans’ access to vaccines, a major health insurance association said member plans will continue to cover all shots recommended by the ACIP.

www.statnews.com

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Shande Farmisht @pjt1919.bsky.social · 22d

Q: If you received a continuation grant award notice from AHRQ anytime from April to present - who signed it?

Who is the GMO on the NoA for AHRQ?

#AHRQ
@leorahorwitzmd.bsky.social @societygim.bsky.social @academyhealth.bsky.social @patientsafetylearning.org @ama-assn.org @donmoyn.bsky.social

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