Molly Knight Raskin
@mollykraskin.bsky.social
Journalist. Storyteller. Special interest in public/global health. Freelancer, PBS NewsHour.
NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...
A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Just why? Not to state the obvious, but these are entirely preventable tragedies.
Henry L Niman PhD@hlniman.bsky.social · 3w agoThe two additional deaths will be added to DOH’s measles dashboard Wednesday, as part of the regular update Don't hold breath on Center for Disinformation Control measles propaganda page on deaths www.pa.gov/agencies/hea...
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa www.tampabay.com/news/2026/08...
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
ICE sent them away under a controversial policy without knowing where they were going or what would happen next.
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The only way you can argue that gutting USAID didn't kill anyone is if you think USAID never saved anyone.
Yes, the Cuts to USAID Have Killed
Elon Musk dismisses the human toll of the Trump administration’s gutting U.S. foreign aid—but it’s real and it’s measurable.
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We are working through the courts to hold DOGE accountable for their actions that have caused so much damage. Please consider donating to our legal fund! www.usaidemployeefund.org
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Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern
At least 80 deaths reported in Congo’s Ituri province while Uganda reports spread from travellers from the DRC The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern”. The WHO on Sunday said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency. Continue reading...
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Leave it to @nickkristof.bsky.social to report - yet again - the ugly truth of what this administration has done to the world’s most vulnerable #usaid #foreignaid #globalhealth
Opinion | This Is What Happened When Trump Abandoned the World’s Poorest Children
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If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
JD Vance is heading to Hungary to endorse Viktor Orban after Easter. Here is a description of the corrupt regime, and the post-reality campaign, that the US administration now supports: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The First Post-Reality Political Campaign
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.
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Journalism colleagues, what would Trump have to do or say for the media to report his obvious cognitive … Decline? Dementia? Delusional Rants? … as news?
MEMO TO US MEDIA: - Trump has NOT called off all strikes. He has postponed his ultimatum to strike energy infrastructure - Iran denies any talks, even via intermediaries - Report the pattern: Trump makes threats when markets close, backs down when they open. - The Strait of Hormuz remains CLOSED
If you somehow needed any more evidence that there’s zero strategic thinking happening at the highest levels of our government, well…
Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · 7mo agoUmmmm… U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil to Get More to Market www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/w...
Two young Palestinian brothers - little boys - shot in the head and face by Israeli police undercover; murdered along with their parents.
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip
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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is. People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
Trump hands Putin another huge win…at the same time Putin is helping Iran with intelligence to target American troops. Where is the outrage?
Suspended U.S. Sanctions Add a Political Win to Russia’s Economic Gains
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