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Another note on TB. We have, until recently, been heavily invested in preventing the development of multiple-drug-resistent TB. This requires that all cases--such as myself, in the past--take 2-4 antibiotics for at least 6 months, under government supervision. Lapse in protocol--> drug resistance.
Some notes about TB prevention, as a former TB patient. TB is a bacterial disease. There is a vaccine, but it has variable efficacy & is not widely used in the U.S.. So, you can't make a "personal choice" (vaccine) to maximally protect yourself against this disease. So what protects you?
April 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Another note on TB. We have, until recently, been heavily invested in preventing the development of multiple-drug-resistent TB. This requires that all cases--such as myself, in the past--take 2-4 antibiotics for at least 6 months, under government supervision. Lapse in protocol--> drug resistance.
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With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on the many implications—all horrifying—of the Trump administration reviving seemingly unconstitutional Red Scare–era laws to abduct and disappear Mahmoud Khalil, without due process, in retaliation against his protected speech. slate.com/news-and-pol...
March 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on the many implications—all horrifying—of the Trump administration reviving seemingly unconstitutional Red Scare–era laws to abduct and disappear Mahmoud Khalil, without due process, in retaliation against his protected speech. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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every single public facing person in this administration is just a different variation on baghdad bob
Kevin Hassett suggests Canadian authorities are covering up major fentanyl operations: "I can tell you that in the situation room I've seen photographs of fentanyl labs in Canada that the law enforcement folks were leaving alone. Canada's got a big drug problem."
March 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
every single public facing person in this administration is just a different variation on baghdad bob
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you just know that the second guy is like 24 and smells like cheese. you can feel it.
Shocking the extent to which a lot of the GOP is committed to killing their own voters
February 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
you just know that the second guy is like 24 and smells like cheese. you can feel it.
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Eugenics is the Rosetta Stone for so much of Trump’s agenda. Watch youtu.be/vmRb-0v5xfI?...
February 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Eugenics is the Rosetta Stone for so much of Trump’s agenda. Watch youtu.be/vmRb-0v5xfI?...
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Social Security has a payment accuracy rate of over 99 percent. Only 0.3 percent of Social Security benefits are improper payments, which are typically caused by mistakes or delays.
That's better than any private insurance company.
www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...
That's better than any private insurance company.
www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...
Setting the Record Straight on Social Security | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Social Security’s payment accuracy rate is very high — well over 99 percent — and it has many safeguards against improper payments, including rigorous protocols to stop paying benefits to people who h...
www.cbpp.org
February 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Social Security has a payment accuracy rate of over 99 percent. Only 0.3 percent of Social Security benefits are improper payments, which are typically caused by mistakes or delays.
That's better than any private insurance company.
www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...
That's better than any private insurance company.
www.cbpp.org/blog/setting...
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i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season
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New in PN: The AP provides a model of effective press resistance
"The dispute over the name of the Gulf of Mexico seems trivial, especially compared to the others horrors Trump is currently perpetrating. But tyrants are tyrants in part bc they insist on asserting control over even trivial matters."
"The dispute over the name of the Gulf of Mexico seems trivial, especially compared to the others horrors Trump is currently perpetrating. But tyrants are tyrants in part bc they insist on asserting control over even trivial matters."
The AP provides a model of effective press resistance
Credibility is more important than access.
www.publicnotice.co
February 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New in PN: The AP provides a model of effective press resistance
"The dispute over the name of the Gulf of Mexico seems trivial, especially compared to the others horrors Trump is currently perpetrating. But tyrants are tyrants in part bc they insist on asserting control over even trivial matters."
"The dispute over the name of the Gulf of Mexico seems trivial, especially compared to the others horrors Trump is currently perpetrating. But tyrants are tyrants in part bc they insist on asserting control over even trivial matters."
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the level of corruption unfolding right now will stagger future generations. it will stagger people a month from now.
A little-known office in the FAA safeguards the public during commercial rocket launches. Elon Musk says it works too slow. Now he’s in a position to change that. New:
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and ...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
the level of corruption unfolding right now will stagger future generations. it will stagger people a month from now.
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This is — literally — unheard of in federal prosecutions.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
Justice officials tell prosecutors to drop charges against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams
A top Justice official said New York Mayor Eric Adams should not have to face trial given his reelection campaign and the fight against crime and illegal immigration.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is — literally — unheard of in federal prosecutions.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
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The simplest reason that Trump should not cut NIH overhead rates is that it is illegal.
The reason it is illegal is that Congress passed a law to stop Trump from changing the rates the last time he tried to do so.
The law is clear; the only real ambiguity is whether Trump still follows the law.
The reason it is illegal is that Congress passed a law to stop Trump from changing the rates the last time he tried to do so.
The law is clear; the only real ambiguity is whether Trump still follows the law.
February 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The simplest reason that Trump should not cut NIH overhead rates is that it is illegal.
The reason it is illegal is that Congress passed a law to stop Trump from changing the rates the last time he tried to do so.
The law is clear; the only real ambiguity is whether Trump still follows the law.
The reason it is illegal is that Congress passed a law to stop Trump from changing the rates the last time he tried to do so.
The law is clear; the only real ambiguity is whether Trump still follows the law.
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Interestingly, in Loper Bright vs Raimondo, the conservative majority on SCOTUS ruled just last year that the judiciary can in fact overrule regulatory decisions made by the executive branch especially when those decisions are not specified by Congress.
February 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Interestingly, in Loper Bright vs Raimondo, the conservative majority on SCOTUS ruled just last year that the judiciary can in fact overrule regulatory decisions made by the executive branch especially when those decisions are not specified by Congress.
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republicans could never persuade the public to vote for social security cuts so instead they’re gonna have their billionaire dictator unilaterally destroy the program
One of Musk's defining qualities is that he is a conspiracy theorist when it comes to government. He will see some ambiguous information or be presented with an easily debunked tale and he immediately believes the worst.
February 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
republicans could never persuade the public to vote for social security cuts so instead they’re gonna have their billionaire dictator unilaterally destroy the program
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a good bit of evidence that trump represents bona fide confederate government is that he keeps tripping every wire placed by the 14th amendment talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Says Some Treasury Notes May Not Be Real
I suspect this will just end up being something Old Man Trump...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
a good bit of evidence that trump represents bona fide confederate government is that he keeps tripping every wire placed by the 14th amendment talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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call it what it is
What is it called when an erratic billionaire, whom nobody elected, rampages through the federal government, purging civil servants, seizing functional control over trillions of dollars, and attempting to destroy entire agencies—all in violation of the law?
This is a coup. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This is a coup. slate.com/news-and-pol...
February 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
call it what it is