New: The right-wing Supreme Court majority is now looking to potentially overturn the Affordable Care Act’s policy that makes cancer screenings, heart statins, and HIV prevention free.

DOGE “seemed unsure” of what USAID programs they cut and is now attempting to reverse some of the cuts, says @propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy. “This is the opposite of a careful review."

Transgenic means that genes from 1 organism have been put into another. We make transgenic mice to understand how genes influence biological processes. We make transgenic plants to make them more nutrient rich. We make transgenic bacteria so they make medicine for us. It's wide-ranging & v. useful.

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January 29, 2023. It was all there for everyone to see, who cared enough to notice.

All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.

🚨 PLEASE TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW THAT IN SOME STATES MEDICAID IS CALLED BY A DIFFERENT NAME.... BUT....
IT IS MEDICAID and subject to EXTREME CUTS🚨

This FIGHT is NOT OVER
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(ty to @tonolatino.bsky.social Sylvia for this info)

Hey Y'all. It's me. I'm on Bluesky now. "Leave me a message, maybe I'll call." It's "maybe" because I'm totally not sure how often I'll check in here. We'll see. 😄