RFK jr overrode the NIH recommendation for NIAID Director to appoint his own preferred candidate (who applied, but NIH declined to interview), per @politico.com. Institute directors have final say on funding decisions and are critical to the integrity of NIH. 🧵 www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

A lab-leak proponent is in line for Fauci’s old job

Steven Quay is in final vetting to run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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I delivered all 3 of my kids at hospitals that no longer provide labor and delivery care. Maine has lost 10 birthing units in just the past decade. While I appreciate the challenges hospitals like Lincoln face, closing this unit would be devastating for patients, workers, and Midcoast communities.

Dozens rally in Portland ahead of MaineHealth board vote on closure of birthing unit in Damariscotta

MaineHealth says it's considering the closure because of staffing challenges and low birth rates.

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CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)

Updated our 'Do Moderates Do Better?' paper When you analyze the question rigorously (and don't assume correlation is causation), you find that moderates & non-moderates perform ~equally well in the Trump era Love working with @adambonica.bsky.social

Yesterday’s beltway bridge message ❤️❤️

Also educators, whistleblowers, and journalists willing to speak truth to power

Stephen Moran.@moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 4d ago

Real American heroes

Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.

OHIO!! BREAKING: An Ohio crowd just booed Vivek Ramaswamy right off the stage after he told working families that people in his generation have already made it and are “gonna be fine.” The room was not about to let a multimillionaire brag to their faces, Share widely! substack.com/@reallyameri...

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BREAKING: An Ohio crowd just booed Vivek Ramaswamy right off the stage after he told working families that people in his generation have already made it and are “gonna be fine.” The room was not about...

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You can tell a lot about a leader by listening to the people who worked for them. Those who worked for Tony Fauci uniformly respected him. Today’s congressional hearing was a witch hunt, part of a larger effort to undermine science and scientists. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing

Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accusing R...

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If you're wondering what party will help you keep your Social Security benefits and which one is trying to take them away, this is a Republican on the Senate floor TODAY:

Despite precise instructions from Congress on how billions of dollars in foreign aid should be spent, Trump officials have failed to fund some projects and labeled money meant for global health as “unallocated” to control how it is spent. (Published June)

“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid

Lawmakers gave specific orders to Trump officials on foreign aid spending, but officials have refused to follow many of them — likely in violation of the law, experts say. In doing so, they’re escalat...

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@dailybeanspod.com Thank you for the Good Trouble shoutout for www.impeachvought.com !!

Impeach Vought

We are current and former federal workers from across the government. We have witnessed first-hand the harm Russell Vought has inflicted on American communities. We are urging Congress to act now to p...

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Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

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My thoughts "Career scientists should not be politicized or persecuted because of a difference of opinion or because science evolves. I'm concerned about the toll this is having on career scientists being able to serve the public" @firedbutfighting.bsky.social www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...

Cohn says Fauci hearing was about Rand Paul being invested in a conspiracy: 'Show trial'

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the fifth amendment more than 100 times during a Senate hearing on the Covid-19 pandemic today. MS NOW Reporter Kevin Frey has the latest from Capitol Hill. Senior National C...

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It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.

July is Disability Pride Month!! Join us as we celebrate the beauty of inclusion! Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July to mark the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The theme for 2026 is: The World Works Better With Us

Disability Pride Month 2026: Theme, History, How to Celebrate

What Disability Pride Month is, the 2026 theme “The World Works Better With Us,” why it matters now, and ways to celebrate and take action.

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If Fauci had come back with "I'm a guy who would never ignore his son-in-law beating the shit out of his own daughter," I'd have asked for his hand in marriage.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

ICE agents threatened to beat up a Seattle small business owner, married to a citizen, with NO criminal record unless he signed a "voluntary" departure. I'm told there were cameras in the room. I'm demanding any video and that Eduardo be brought home immediately.

Senator Patty Murray@murray.senate.gov · last wk.

On Thursday, ICE needlessly detained Eduardo Aguirre Esparza, a local Seattle small business owner with no criminal history. This is a man who is married to an American citizen and with deep ties to our local community who was working hard to pursue a legal pathway to lawful permanent residence.

a statement from Fauci's lawyers says Rand Paul has "an intense & seemingly pathological course of retribution, revenge, & obsession with Dr. Fauci ... The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false and disgraceful, and we will examine all options to hold him accountable."

Two physicists won the Nobel Prize for the 2012 discovery of the so-called “God particle.” Under a new rule proposed by the Trump administration, American scientists might be forced to watch similar discoveries from the sidelines.

How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery

A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...

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No surprise. Russell Vought is one of the drivers behind the MAGA reconciliation train pushing Senate Rs to jam through elements of SAVE act and more funding for Trump's unnecessary, endless, bloody war in Iran.

Scoop: Inside the White House pitch for pre-election MAGA megabill

White House officials will make their case at Senate Republicans' weekly lunch on Wednesday.

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Where can you find information on ongoing food-borne outbreaks? Check out this FDA webpage for current public health advisories: www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

Public Health Advisories from Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

A public health advisory will be issued for outbreak investigations that have resulted in specific, actionable steps for consumers to take to protect themselves.

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If you’re watching Fauci’s testimony remember that science isn’t an ideology. It doesn’t lie. It evolves. COVID-19 was a once-in-a-century pandemic caused by a brand-new virus, recommendations changed because the evidence changed. That’s not deception. That’s how it works.

Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.

For those who are wondering why Dr. Fauci would take the Fifth: The regime has tried to prosecute Comey and others on trumped up perjury charges for testimony before Congress. Fauci is simply determined not to take the bait.

Loving how ProPublica continues to put Vought right where he needs to be - in the public spotlight.

@themedici.bsky.social · last wk.

www.propublica.org/article/fede... Russell Vought is destroying our country.

A mother gave the government her fingerprints, tax records, and DNA to get her 6-year-old daughter back. She did everything officials asked. ICE used that information to find and arrest her. A child welfare system became a deportation tool. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

ICE Turned Family Reunification Into A Deportation List

A program created to place migrant children with relatives has become a pipeline for deportation arrests.

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Dr. Fauci had us wear masks during a global pandemic. RFK Jr. collects raccoon penises. But okay.