I did a double-take to check that this wasn't an Onion headline

no one cares that this is illegal but it is illegal and seems like something that might trip the court’s “major questions” doctrine

The ACIP, before and after

RFK Jr.’s Moves Leave Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in Doubt Public health experts are taking it upon themselves to counter recent moves by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that could dramatically change US vaccine policy.

This means someone pregnant having a COVID vaccine, as recommended by OB/GYN and Infectious disease societies and guidelines in the US, may suddenly have to pay out of pocket 200+ US dollars, if even able to access the vaccine.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“you should have a choice” means “we get to choose for you”

Map of local National Weather Service office "areas of responsibility" modified (using polygons with black outlines and red fill) to indicate where recent/expanding cuts to NOAA/NWS have resulting in understaffing so extreme that some offices can not longer operate on a 24/7 basis.

I just created a quick map depicting which portions of the United States are now (as of today) or will imminently be (by early June) without 24/7 local National Weather Service coverage (per Washington Post reporting). #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater #ORwx #AKwx #WYwx #KSwx

It turns out that the services the federal government provides are really important to keep Americans from plunging out of the sky to a fiery death.

I do not know how to live in a country where most people fail to realize this.

You look absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations!

this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions

Trump administration has shut down CDC's infection control committee Four members said they were informed of the termination Friday, but it had already taken effect in late March, according to a CDC letter.

Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) becomes latest casualty of Trump regime

They were close to finalizing guidelines for airborne infection control in hospitals, including the use of N95 masks

Measles is spreading, Covid isn’t over & hospitals just got more dangerous

‘It’s All Cronyism Going Forward’ A flu researcher the Trump administration elevated to power will now benefit from a massive funding award.

The whole administration is one giant conspiracy to scam U.S. taxpayers

Trump’s new vaccine research initiative will directly benefit NIH’s new principal deputy director, Matthew Memoli, who awards himself $500,000,000 for in-house vaccine research

Reports @katherinejwu.com
@theatlantic.com

NY budget is not yet final!

New Yorkers, keep calling your NY State Senator and Assemblymember and urge them not to criminalize masks in the state budget!

We need to keep speaking out against this!

#NoNYMaskBan

Update on this. Apparently the bill just passed the House... 409-2.

So, uh, yeah. A ton of Dems just gave the Trump FTC more power to censor the internet. Great job guys.

Masking failure in Albany

KEEP CALLING YOUR REPS. Mask ban is losing steam and Hochul is desperately flailing to make up reasons to ban masks. Don’t let her use Jews as a tool to do fascism!

“Linking a mask measure to anti-hate crimes laws, according to three people familiar with the discussions”

(Link to phone #s below)

In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving A new autonomous vehicle framework would also make it easier for Tesla and other companies to research domestically-made self-driving cars that don’t meet all federal safety standards.

The US Department of Transportation is significantly loosening crash reporting requirements, according to a new framework released today.

It’s a boon for the automotive industry as a whole—and for Elon Musk’s Tesla in particular.

USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.

"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."

www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...

Trump to target ActBlue in presidential memorandum The action is expected to come Thursday.

trump is a dictator trying to eliminate all political opposition. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

At least 140,000 children and 67,000
adults have died as a result of Musk, the orange, and Rubio terminating USAID support to healthcare and food aid. The lag effects of HIV/AIDs, TB and malnutrition will soon start increasing the toll more rapidly.

Trump’s 100 day job approval polling is worse than any other president in the last 50 years by a minimum -10. It’s incredible that Republicans and business leaders continue to fall all over themselves to appease such a historically incompetent and epically unpopular leader.

UPDATES: Barnard turned over personal info to feds. Almost every prof got this text. “The federal government reaching out to our personal cellphones to identify who is Jewish is incredibly sinister,” said Barnard prof. Debbie Becher, who is Jewish & got the text. theintercept.com/2025/04/23/t...

Screenshot from the r/starbucks Reddit of a post by u/Roarkshop with a tag saying Supervisor. Text reads “KEEP MAKING NOISE! My manager just told me that unless you get a specific exemption from a doctor you will no longer be allowed to wear masks at work to protect you and other partners and customers from getting sick”

There’s rumours circulating that Starbucks will be banning employees from wearing masks unless they obtain a medical exemption.

A symbol of end stage capitalism, this multi billionaire dollar company will force repeat infection on minimum wage workers just to pander to the right.

Trump is pushing for mask bans. @governor.ny.gov is trying to do his bidding by hiding one in the New York budget. Say #NoNYmaskBan

This ProPublica story by my colleagues seems really relevant: Trump HUD Pick Scott Turner Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor www.propublica.org/article/scot...

I think if they allow for the idea they will be out of power, they also assume from history democrats will devotedly follow the law, accomplish little, and they will break the law to do what they like when they take power again.

Trump Tries to Kill New York’s Empire Wind Project For the first time, his administration targets an offshore wind project already under construction.

BREAKING: The Trump administration is ordering a halt to Empire Wind, threatening already issued permits during active construction on an offshore wind project *crucial* for New York to reach its climate goals.

w/ the immaculate @emilypont.bsky.social

Pride organizers say sponsors are pulling back amid DEI rollbacks, economic fears Several of the country’s largest LGBTQ Pride celebrations have lost major sponsors, to the tune of $200,000 to $350,000 per event.

In some cases, sponsors have asked to be less visible. Target told NYC Pride that it would like to take a "silent partnership role," while Twin Cities Pride decided to decline the Minneapolis-based retailer's sponsorship altogether due to its DEI rollbacks.

www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in ... Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts — and the person had the correct username and password"

That movie was so good. I did not understand the lack of awards and buzz.

Today is a good day to call your NY State Senator and Assemblymember and urge them to speak out against adding any mask ban or criminalization of masks to the state budget!

#NoNYMaskBan