open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi... RFK Jr. should apologize to parents for his inaction during this measles epidemic.

Another Child Dies from Measles

RFK Jr. plans to attend the funeral. He should apologize to the parents for his actions during a measles epidemic that likely involves thousands of children.

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Yes! This is your power. This is your responsibility. @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov

Outspoken™️@out5p0ken.bsky.social · 2y ago

Sen. Tillis (R-N.C.) says he’s inclined to support the Grassley-Cantwell bill. Says he’s heard from constituents worried about the tariffs, esp farmers & restaurant/lodging sectors. Everyone in red states :: call your reps!!

Everyone should care about this. ED boarding leads to increased mortality & morbidity. ER docs know, unfortunately, how dangerous this is. We need to: 1. Measure and track this metric 2. Invest to solve the root causes* *the bottlenecks on throughput usually aren’t in the ER #WeAreAllPatients

Liz Szabo@lizszabo.bsky.social · 2y ago

As ER overcrowding worsens, a program helping to ease the crisis may lose funding. “Patients are leaving early or dying waiting” in emergency departments, one expert said. Overwhelmed staff members have reached a breaking point. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Seems like Pete Hegseth thinks Pete Hegseth should resign.

Is Congress going to investigate this @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov @morrison4mn.bsky.social? There is NO excuse for this. The convenience of the administration officials is not more important than the safety of our troops or national security.

Shane Harris@shaneharris.bsky.social · 2y ago

In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

This is open grift and corruption from the President of the United States. And if you can’t admit that it’s a problem, you’re in the grip of a cult. Every time he does this, he degrades our entire country. It’s also sad. Many Americans who trust him will lose their savings.

We are all patients. We are not fraud or waste.

Jon Rauch@jonrauch.bsky.social · 2y ago

A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

Running a small independent family medicine office, it was incredibly stressful worrying about the health of my patients and my staff as well as trying to stay afloat financially

I have been seeing and hearing a lot of revisionist history about the pandemic from laptop-class types lately. Any physicians and healthcare workers interested in a project to document what actually happened on the front lines? #MedSky #EMedSky

Rural hospitals are a lifeline for millions of Americans, but proposed Medicaid reductions put them at risk. When hospitals struggle, entire communities suffer—maternity care and emergency services shouldn’t be on the chopping block. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care

Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political power among rural voters.

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Time to call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on another anti-vaxxer ideologue. @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov

One of many things that bothered me in the February employment report: Employment in restaurants contracted for second month in a row - fears of deportations are real and ICE raids having chilling effect on service sector employment.

Bhattacharya says we need good data to assuage vaccine hesitancy. Cassidy says we already have it & don't waste time reaffirming the earth is round to convince people who will never believe that to be true.

It’s a relief to see NE Representative Bacon openly break rank and take a principled stance in support of Ukraine and in defense against Russian aggression. We need more Republicans to take principled stances. Kudos to him. We need a big tent to turn this around. x.com/repdonbacon/...

Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ on X: "WATCH: On @60Minutes, I discussed America's role as the leader of the free world and its status as an indispensable power. If we do not take a stand, no one will be capable of effectively confronting Russia and China. https://t.co/w3wEr06eio" / X

WATCH: On @60Minutes, I discussed America's role as the leader of the free world and its status as an indispensable power. If we do not take a stand, no one will be capable of effectively confronting Russia and China. https://t.co/w3wEr06eio

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You know what would be really cool? A system of government where the whims of the head of state could be constrained by some kind of parliament or legislature, or there were some kinds of “checks” or “balances” that ensured that one person didn’t simply get to dictate how the government worked

#ProfilesInSycophancy

Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social · 2y ago

Profiles in Sycophancy.

RFK Jr continues his role as a merchant of doubt grifter

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2y ago

RFK Jr. said in his Fox News OpEd that “Good nutrition remains a best defense against most chronic and infectious illnesses”. The best diet in the world will not prevent infection if you are unvaccinated and sharing air with someone who has measles.

This is awesome! Can’t wait to tell my amazing Third Grader about her special day. ❤️ Thanks @governorwalz.mn.gov

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 2y ago

As requested by a third grader in a letter to my office: Happy Third Graders Day, Minnesota!

Laughed so hard I cried. Or maybe I was crying already and it made me laugh. Either way… youtu.be/CUpOMSJ1MdU

Elon Musk Cold Open - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Why are we not seeing a million ads now like in election season showing Musk/Trump/Vance for what they are and what they are doing? Use your campaign money to educate the public and win hearts and minds. The majority don’t know and aren’t MAGA. Help ensure that we actually have elections again.

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2y ago

DEMOCRATS: You are committing a historic error right now. The federal government is collapsing and you are paralyzed. You seem unable to even address half the stuff that's happening because it does fit into your pre-fab vision of what good political rhetoric sounds like. You are failing America.

Very useful framing for those of us still struggling to believe what is happening. Depressing but helpful.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2y ago

What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.

I’m so ashamed for my country right now. We should be so much better than this. Being an American used to mean more than “cutting deals” and berating victims of aggression to feel tough. We are losing what so many patriots before us have built and defended in blood and treasure. Very sad.

If you didn’t find today to be an absolute disgrace to the United States, I don’t recognize the country you want us to be.

Can our Congress help? Nonpartisan previously scheduled CDC vaccine advisory meeting was cancelled. Per RFKJr anti-vax website it’s to “shake it up”. Can legislators help it take place as scheduled? @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov @morrison4mn.bsky.social @repraulruizmd.bsky.social

Amy Cho MD MBA@amychomd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Dr. Offit, Can the CDC vaccine advisory committee meet as previously scheduled sponsored by a nonprofit or organization? Webcast or broadcast it and discuss what you would have normally regarding seasonal influenza and the other work you were planning to review?

Make a huge mistake. Then make a false claim about how you fixed it. They did it for PEPFAR. Now Ebola. I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y ago

Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."

pauloffit.substack.com/p/rfk-jrs-mi... RFK Jr.'s actual agenda for HHS

RFK Jr.’s Misdirection Gambit

On February 18, 2025, RFK Jr. outlined his agenda for the nation’s largest public health agency. Unfortunately, it had little to do with public health.

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He’s BOTH.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2y ago

RFK Jr is either IGNORANT or a LIAR. The two measles deaths — both unvaccinated children — in Texas announced today are actually the FIRST deaths attributed to the disease in the U.S. since 2015.

A plan that would close the billionaire tax loophole. Not sure why any Congressional representative would vote against this. equitablegrowth.org/closing-the-....

Closing the billionaire borrowing loophole would strengthen the progressivity of the U.S. tax code

How closing the borrowing loophole on the super wealthy would combat U.S. income inequality and raise more than $100 billion for our nation.

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Installing people whose main qualification is their allegiance to the authoritarian and their willingness to exact revenge and destroy public goods will actually kill people. In medicine we look to the #cultureofsafety that was pioneered by the FAA. The arrogance of these people is breathtaking.