Alt Health and Human Services

@alt-hhs.altgov.info

Promoting health and science and resistance against pseudoscience, disinformation, and fascism.

Hmmm, who could have expected that a bunch of child hackers making funding cuts left and right wouldn't have the appropriate experience to know why research on sterile Cochliomyia hominivorax was actually vital research.

Screwworm Is Back In Texas—And Could Raise Beef Prices

DOGE cut funding for the New World screwworm monitoring program and then reportedly ignored ranchers warning the parasite was working its way to the U.S.

forbes.com

Not a fan of this idea at all. It's impossible to cool processors without noise and noise carries itself further underwater. If you care about things like acoustic wildlife, such as dolphins and whales, it kind of sucks. But it's clear the USA is not able to compete at this time either.

World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China

Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent

theguardian.com

Fascist regimes always stifling and silencing the voices of the most highly educated members of society. It's how they gain control over the rest, control the supply of information and only allow their version to get out.

If Scientists Can't Speak at Scientific Meetings, Where Can They Speak?

The ADA conference controversy raises difficult questions about scientific discourse, advocacy, and the future of research

drrubin.substack.com

Before ABC considers any action to their late night host...they should take a look at CBS. That network pumped $100M into a show aimed at far left progressives and then they fired their late night guy, resulting in far left progressives canceling their subscriptions and Starfleet Academy failed.

Hakeem Jeffries responds to Karoline Leavitt: She wants to lecture us about civility? Get lost. Clean up your own house before you have anything to say to us.

We blew a hole in a cargo ship's engine room - Holy Shit! If you want to sink a ship... put the engine under water! Sink a tanker (this is a cargo ship, reportedly) and you've got a massive environmental disaster.

Bild

Perspective: Policies enacted by the Trump administration, such as defunding social welfare programs, dismantling health agencies, and restricting immunization recommendations, are projected to escalate the US health disadvantage relative to other nations.

When Disregard for Population Health Becomes US Policy

This Perspective discusses the consequences on population health of recent US policies, such as those that limit funding for scientific research or affect vaccine access.

jamanetwork.com

The Republican Congress is the reason that Hegseth was allowed to start an unwinnable war. The Republican Congress is the reason we are having the worst measles outbreak in decades. The Republican Congress is the reason that people are being terrorized by ICE.

A prime example of The Regime’s shitbirdery, as relates to the citizenship of Indigenous People: Justice Gorsuch: Are tribal [children], born today, birthright citizens? Trumpy lawyer: Uhhh, I think so? On our test, yeah. I’m not sure. I’d have to think that through. But, but — that’s my reaction