Heather McSharry, PhD @PathogenScribe

Instead of discussing how Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire, we should talk about how he killed hundreds of thousands of people through his dismantling of food and medical aid to poor countries currentaffairs.org/news/how-elon-…

95% of CDC workers say Americans will die because of federal cuts to the agency. Virtually all staffers (99%) say reductions in staff and lack of leadership have left the agency unprepared to respond to a pandemic or other public health emergency. ow.ly/UTK550ZaH3c

The US has recorded 2073 confirmed #measles cases so far this year, which is 91% of the total accumulated last year -- in less than six months. 40 jurisdictions have reported cases. cdc.gov/measles/data-r…

I see Ross Douthat trending, I’ll never forget when he and NYT went out of their way to legitimize RFK Jr as a serious person & put public pressure on me to do the same. Never forget: the RFK Jr monster was not just the product of the Murdochs. The legacy media was arguably worse

Of all the terrible things happening right now this one is possibly hitting me the hardest. Knowing that most of the bad can be undone keeps me going. But this can’t. You can’t undo the destruction of nature. The Republicans who represent Texas could’ve stopped this and they didn’t. I’m gutted, and just hoping for a last minute miracle.💔

Laiken Jordahl @LaikenJordahl

a day ago

This week, DHS waived every one of our nation's most important environmental laws to bulldoze new border barriers and roads through Big Bend National Park. This marks the first time in U.S. history these laws have been waived in a national park. With these laws gutted and a $1.7

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The most fascinating part of this culture is the belief that if they say this enough times that one day it’ll magically be true. Every. Single. Childhood. Vaccine. Has gone through double blind randomized placebo controlled trials

I’m sick and tired of people mocking those who care about the planet. Clean air matters. Living forests matter. Healthy oceans matter. Animals matter. Biodiversity matters. Wanting a livable world for future generations should not be controversial.

The Biden administration commissioned a federal study on alcohol consumption to shape the new dietary guidelines. The study found no net health benefit at any level of alcohol consumption, called for a ceiling of one drink per day, and tied alcohol to more than 200 ailments including various cancers and heart disease. One drink per day carries a 1-in-1,000 chance of an alcohol-linked death, the authors calculated. Two drinks daily bumps that to 1-in-25. That study was allegedly shelved before Kennedy's new dietary guidelines were released in January. The guidelines that did come out told Americans only to drink "less alcohol for better overall health" - no specific ceiling, no acknowledgment of the cancer and mortality data, "moderation" left undefined. The person who ran the project, Robert Vincent, lost his job in a federal staffing purge last spring. He published an editorial alongside the study Tuesday: "The evidence is really pretty straightforward. There is no safe level of alcohol." Vox reported last September that HHS declined to publish the study after the alcohol lobby petitioned to block its release. HHS says that characterization is inaccurate. The study is now published. The guidelines already went out without it. Kennedy spent months publicly crusading against food dyes, seed oils, and ultra-processed snacks. He said nothing about the federal study sitting in his department that found alcohol causes cancer at any consumption level. The science was straightforward. The lobby was louder.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast

4 days ago

RFK Jr. allegedly shelved an alarming federal study that undercuts the administration’s advice on alcohol consumption. thedailybeast.com/health-and-hum…

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I'm shocked they haven't deleted this tweet confirming that DOGE cut the funding for the screwworm eradication program. Have the plague you voted for!

NEWSMAX @NEWSMAX

12 months ago

A government agency spending $300 million in taxpayer dollars to produce sterilized flies sounds like a dream scenario for a DOGE team looking to cut waste, fraud, and abuse. newsmax.com/platinum/screw…

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RFK Jr has cut Alzheimers research. Alzheimers. One of the most devastating, urgent and increasing health problems we face today. He's not interested. He's a nasty piece of work.

Being criticized is part and parcel of being a public servant. Secretary Kennedy can certainly correct any errors if he can, but a personal attack on the journalist just shows his weakness. If he cannot deal with criticism with dignity, being a public servant is not for him.

Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy

2 days ago

Sheryl. Your article exemplifies the biased reporting we have come to expect from you and @nytimes. It was unfair, inimical, and inaccurate. All one needs to refute your argument is to glance at my publicly available calendar and to review my unprecedented list of accomplishments

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The CDC just declared a national emergency for the screwworm spread. @repgabeevans @RepCiscomani you should be screaming about this threat potentially headed to your district's farms. Trump and DOGE brought this on your agriculture industries.

The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln

a day ago

AZ and CO Farmers: you're directly in the line of fire of screwworm spread, and @repgabeevans and @RepCiscomani put you there. They voted with Trump and DOGE to cut the screwworm monitoring programs that meant to prevent what is happening to our agl communities.

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Let's walk through what actually happened here, in order. DOGE cut the USAID program specifically designed to prevent screwworm from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. DOGE cut USDA's animal disease control and prevention funding. That funding had supported more than 180 outbreak investigations in 22 countries and capacity-building in more than 160 laboratories. The screwworm monitoring and response program that watched the border for exactly this parasite - cut. Then screwworm showed up in Texas cattle. Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a disaster for Zavala and Uvalde counties this week. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins went on CNBC this morning and blamed the Biden administration, 17 months out of office. Her specific words: "obviously not much had been done to push back." The program that was supposed to push back existed. DOGE eliminated it in March 2025. Rollins has been Agriculture Secretary since February 13, 2025. The cuts happened on her watch. Beef prices are already high. Ranchers in south Texas are now dealing with a flesh-eating parasite that was eradicated in this country in the 1960s - eradicated, specifically, using the sterile fly program her department defunded. The flies existed. The program existed. The budget existed. Until it didn't.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast

4 days ago

Trump's agriculture secretary laid the blame for the outbreak on the Biden administration, despite it being more than 17 months since Biden's term ended. thedailybeast.com/brooke-rollins…

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As Secretary Kennedy tries hard to defend himself, please review some of his previous statements that haven’t been true. stopantivaxpropaganda.org/p/a-top-ten-li…

Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy

2 days ago

Sheryl. Your article exemplifies the biased reporting we have come to expect from you and @nytimes. It was unfair, inimical, and inaccurate. All one needs to refute your argument is to glance at my publicly available calendar and to review my unprecedented list of accomplishments

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Between September 2024 and February 2026, the federal government lost approximately 118,000 employees working in scientific fields. The concern is not just the loss of jobs - the United States may be losing an entire generation of scientific capacity that took decades to build.

The Trump-Vance administration cut funding for screwworm detection and fired a quarter of the staff responsible for tracking the disease while also ignoring ranchers who warned about a looming crisis. As a result of those funding and staff cuts, livestock was allowed to cross the border without any monitoring. The MAGA Texas ag chief himself blasted this administration for moving too slowly to address the problem while also relying on ineffective countermeasures. Conservative cattle ranchers are saying the same thing because this is about their livelihood. They can’t afford to be shameless, lying grifters who spit out regime talking points like you.

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PoIiMath @politicalmath

2 days ago

@emeriticus @GreeneMan6 You are aware that the funding for this program was increased *under the Trump admin*, right?

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I’m so excited. My secret (not so secret) observational experiment is about to begin. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for wastewater surveillance. FIFA World cup. 1/ @SecureBio scientificamerican.com/article/the-wo…

Now we know how they plan to steal 2026

Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper

3 days ago

Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive cnn.com/2026/06/10/pol…

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An effort in a US House committee to ban a border wall in Big Bend Nat Park failed. Texas GOP members John Carter, Michael Cloud and Jake Ellzey voted against the measure. via @birenbomb texastribune.org/2026/06/10/tex…

We need pediatricians in the U.S. Congress, heartfelt congratulations to @AnnieAndrewsMD

Democrats @TheDemocrats

3 days ago

NEW: Dr. Annie Andrews has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in South Carolina! Congrats, Annie! Together, we will defeat Lindsey Graham and flip the Senate.

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