look if we’re trying to showcase parts of america that don’t suck we can do a lot worse than the muppets

Madonna-Seven Nation Army-Muppets-BTS is not a combination I would have predicted and it's awesome

“The fundamental choice is between a system where scientists make scientific judgments through accountable deliberative processes and one where political appointees make those calls instead.” In this cycle as both a submitter and a study section reviewer, these proposed changes are grim news.

MedPage Today@medpagetoday.com · last mo.

"These are not peripheral details. They are the core of what makes this rule dangerous." Read the #OpEd from research scientist and former NIH program official Elizabeth M. Ginexi, PhD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121908

Thrilled to support The Green Book for Health, an RWJ-sponsored initiative that provides resources to help Black patients navigate healthcare. givebutter.com/the-green-bo...

One of my ER colleagues trying to figure out how to allocate the two hallway beds with 35 patients in the waiting room

This is now the LOST generation for all doctoral research, from engineering to public health, from literature to psychology, from religion to economics. Some programs will suffer more than others, but this is a tremendous loss to the future. This is ALL on #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #JDVance.

Jay Van Bavel, PhD@jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I've seen a lot of demoralized posts (and emails) from people who didn't get into grad school this cycle. This was one of the worst cycles I've ever seen due to massive cuts to research funding, financial difficulties at universities, and technological disruptions.

When Trump said he would bring on a "New Golden Age," he was talking about his wallet.

Zach Everson@zacheverson.com · 5mo ago

Good morning! Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates— 💰His net worth is up $2.1 billion, to $6.4 billion 💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million 💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million 💰19-year-old Barron is worth $150 million And Jared became a billionaire last year. Have a great day!

Casey Means has gone on and on about her passion for getting healthy foods on Americans' plates. I hope one of the Democrats asks her what she thinks is the effect of cutting SNAP cuts and the Local Food For Schools program on low-income Americans' ability to afford healthy food.

HORRIFYING - Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025 🧸Most were children ⌛️ Many died within the first year 😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from: - HIV, TB, malaria - Maternal & fetal deaths - Malnutrition news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...

Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News

History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.

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“the withering of public health might not anticipate a future apocalypse so much as it recalls a previous America, one where lives were cheaper and shorter, where good health was the province of a privileged few…” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

How America Got So Sick

The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy.

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"Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities..." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong

The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

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No context needed #generalstrike

Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

The heartbreak is that we all know those nurses: the ones who don’t compartmentalize to the hospital, but are always caring for the people around them.

“I don’t like established science,” he said, adding “science is what I observe.”

STAT@statnews.com · 7mo ago

The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, suggesting the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/v...

Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was intentionally trying to destroy the United States, how could you tell the difference?

DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account. Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.

In case anyone is still unclear, a tariff is a tax on imports and in practice American consumers pay most of it through higher prices

Thank you, @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, for this public service; we have all wanted to see the protocol of this deeply unethical trial being funded by RFK Jr in Guinea-Bissau, I’m grateful you obtained it and have published it insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...

Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”

The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.

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Okay, now these SAMHSA grants are reinstated? I’m relieved, but how chaotic and inconstant and unprofessional is all this? democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

DeLauro Statement on HHS Reinstating Billions in Addiction and Mental Health Grants After Abrupt Cancellation

Today, House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reinstated billions of dollars in Substanc...

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Esther Choo@choo.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Deep cuts to addiction and mental health service funding through SAMHSA, another gutting of health areas that will cost U.S. lives. This is yet another tragedy that will be tremendously hard to bounce back from www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota

An announcement from Noah Wyle and the CDC:

I want it to be very clear that this doesn't just affect people with mental illness or addiction. It doesn't just affect their families, either. It will impact every single American with a decrease in quality of life, because the services that help people also buffer the community.

Esther Choo@choo.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Deep cuts to addiction and mental health service funding through SAMHSA, another gutting of health areas that will cost U.S. lives. This is yet another tragedy that will be tremendously hard to bounce back from www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Deep cuts to addiction and mental health service funding through SAMHSA, another gutting of health areas that will cost U.S. lives. This is yet another tragedy that will be tremendously hard to bounce back from www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants

The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.

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No one should feel scared to exist in this country. We need guardrails on DHS and ICE, and elected officials who will enforce them. In this country that I love, we stand up for our rights and each other. We can choose compassion over cruelty, and humanity over fear. #BeGood

Last six days - Venezuela strike, Maduro seized - Trump warns Cuba, Colombia - RFK Jr changes vaccine schedule - Walz ends re-election bid - Jan 6 anniversary - Greenland threats spark diplomatic crisis - Minnesota ICE shooting - House passes ACA subsidy bill - Iran protesters

Two people were shot by ICE in Portland Oregon today katu.com/news/local/i...

US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland, city officials say

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot and wounded two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI, Portland police and city official

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Bacterial meningitis and advanced liver failure are high-suffering diseases. These are not good things to learn the hard way.