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@RepJackKimble And why didn't Cronkite weep when Lee Harvey Oswald was shot?

I'm so thrilled with the work Bari Weiss is doing at CBS. I always thought Murrow really failed as a journalist by only giving the Allied side of the London blitz.

@ENERGY Then why do my outdoor solar lights work at night?

Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and the wind is not blowing. washingtonexaminer.com/policy/3779178…

@dog_turd2 @dr_demetre @BillCassidy @SenatorCollins Hey @BillCassidy and @SenatorCollins, everybody else knew he was lying at his hearing. You put pleasing Trump ahead of the health of 347MM Americans

@dr_demetre Hey @BillCassidy and @SenatorCollins, here’s some recommended reading for you. Enjoy!

My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.   I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people.  This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles. I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.  The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people.   The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership.  This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors.  Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC.  The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense.  Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function.  Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC. The recent term of reference for the COVID vaccine work group created by this ACIP puts people of dubious intent and more dubious scientific rigor in charge of recommending vaccine policy to a director hamstrung and sidelined by an authoritarian leader.   Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults.  Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again.  I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season.  Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.”  We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary.  I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us.  Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources.  At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him.  To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer.  I believe in nutrition and exercise.  I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability.  Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning.  My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so.  I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud.   I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur.  I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics.  I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution.  If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States. Sincerely, Demetre C. Daskalakis MD MPH (he/his/him)

@thedailybeast Is anything more on-brand for Trump than pulling COVID vaccines to kill off his base?

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast. trib.al/H7JZ32w

@patriottakes If Crack really wants to win back MAGA, they'd replace the old guy with Stonewall Jackson

Trump: “Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate Poll), and manage the company better than ever before. They got a Billion Dollars worth of free publicity if they play their cards right. Very tricky to do, but a great opportunity. Have a major News Conference today. Make Cracker Barrel a WINNER again. Remember, in just a short period of time I made the United States of America the “HOTTEST” Country anywhere in the World. One year ago, it was “DEAD.” Good luck!”

@3YearLetterman @panindahlonega @taylorswift13 @ashleesimpson @RealRossU @PizzaRanch @GavinNewsom @kimguilfoyle @DonaldJTrumpJr @jiffylube @Whitesnake Coach, shouldn't this washed-up TE be getting his game face on instead of chasing whats-her-name?

🚨 BRAKING 🚨 This is a dark day for football, music, and America. I’ve been shaking with rage and punching my phone screen for the last hour It was announced on Instagram that Tyler Swift - who has never had a #1 song and was caught drinking and swearing on live TV - is now “engaged” (Latin for “married”) to Jason Kelce. Her quest to move from irrelevance to fame and fortune, which started with her showing up uninvited to a Chiefs game in 2023, is now complete. I can only hope that Kelce has the strongest pre-nup known to man to prevent her from stealing his money. This would never have happened if Kelce had married a superior musician and role model like Demi Lovato, Ashlee Simpson, or Cardi B RIP America. It was a good run

@adavaco @Acyn Kennedy's SSI number is 3

@Acyn This guy has been collecting Social Security for 300 years 🤣🤣🤣🇺🇸🇵🇷

Kennedy: I see a proud American city in trouble. It has a crime problem. And if you don't believe me, then carry your happy ass down to H Street or Columbia Heights or the Navy Yard or Brentwood, 9 on a Wednesday night, walk around alone and see what happens.

@SpeakerJohnson @POTUS When are you going to get your sorry ass back to work and do something about food prices?

While @POTUS and Republicans are making America SAFER, STRONGER, and more PROSPEROUS - Democrats openly support: - Violent criminals over law enforcement - Handouts for illegal aliens - The LARGEST TAX HIKE in U.S. history It’s clear who really puts the American people FIRST.

@Beerwavez @WUTangKids I'm with ya Z Waves! Life-saving pharmaceuticals are for pussies!

@WUTangKids Why does it matter? If someone is willing to pay it, that’s their choice. Nobody forcing them to buy anything. If the consumer can soak up the effect of the tariff without a demand hiccup, then it seems the market had room for price expansion.

Cool story….so who paid that $100B?

@DHSgov Of course, the Indigenous people had been here for 15,000 yrs, so it wasn't exactly "new"

Remember your Homeland’s Heritage. New Life in a New Land - Morgan Weistling

@DenisonBarbs @RonFilipkowski Come Monday, oil prices will skyrocket. So much for promises of no inflation

@RonFilipkowski I’d prefer diplomacy in Iran and lower grocery prices here.

And just like that, the ‘No New Wars’ people are all-in on a new war. Proving yet again that they really believe in nothing other than what one man tells them to believe today. Which could be different tomorrow. The very definition of a cult.

@AnDaghdha @dieworkwear I think you've confused "culture" with xenophobia

@dieworkwear Culture is important. I would rather live in a Denmark full of Danes, or a Italy full of Italians, than an Ireland full of Africans and Arabs. Where I differ from that man, is that I will never abandon my country to its fate.

read some long, rambling post by some dude who said he left england bc there are too many immigrants. so he's ... become an immigrant ... to live in ... countries with fewer english people

@theory__sev88 @KomanderXander @dieworkwear Well, they have but the Trail of Tears nipped that in the bud

@KomanderXander @dieworkwear White ppl have never been hated for their race

@RepMaryMiller @POTUS President Trump & Elon remain steadfast in their commitment to burn down Social Security. But Mary can't be bothered to protect her senior constituents washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

More great news from @POTUS! President Trump remains steadfast in his commitment to ensuring the integrity of our elections. I stand with him to protect the foundation of our great Republic. Americans deserve FREE, FAIR, and HONEST elections! 🇺🇸

@cubuffnSD @mattmfm @jonmosgaard @RogerMarshallMD So every Repub in Congress should make a list of all the fed govt $ that goes to their district that they want to cut. I'm sure the US will manage without the highway project they brag about

Must watch video: @RogerMarshallMD stands up and leaves his own town hall meeting today after being asked why Republicans think it’s acceptable for DOGE to be firing Veterans.

@funkewb1 @mattmfm @RogerMarshallMD Explain how a bunch of 20yr old coders are able to analyze a complex organization w/ 2M employees and determine which are essential and which aren't in less than 4 weeks. These idiots fired the bird flu researchers and people working on ebola prevention

It doesn’t matter, if your a veteran employed the the federal government and your position is not vital to the operation of the government you should not have that job. But that goes for anybody working for government. Now if you want to support a law that says only veterans are eligible for federal government employment so be it. But as of now that doesn’t exist so yes, as we cut the size and scope of government some veterans will lose their job. So will non veterans. The federal government is 36 trillion dollars in debt with it increasing by 2 trillion per year at current spending levels. There is no taxation schedule that fixes that. The government has to shrink. All non essential positions need to be eliminated and all fraud has to be investigated and stopped. If we don’t, non of this talk will matter. The country will default, the currency will hyper inflate and civilization will break down.

@MagnificoIX @Super70sSports So you're saying he's a white Darius Rucker?

@Super70sSports He's a great vocalist. But he makes songs sound similar. The whole Yacht Rock stereotype is kind of his fault.

Michael McDonald is the GOAT backup vocalist and that’s a hill I’ll fucking die on. Motherfucker would come off the bench and put up triple-doubles.

@redsteeze She'll dunk a ball over the goalpost and the fans will get tagged with another 15 min. of this mess

Would just like to note that Beyoncé is doing the double gun gesture which is banned in the NFL and a 15 yard penalty.

@ANITREX280 @ZadyVerse @Hillsdale Not true. WY gets 1 EC vote for every 194K people, but CA only gets 1 vote for every 722K people. A WY vote is worth 3.5X a CA vote

@Freakanatcha @ZadyVerse @Hillsdale WI and PA don't decide it. Those are just where the thinnest voting margins are while in a state with a high number of delegates. It's based on population and natural voter movement. The EC makes sure ALL states get a say based on their populations

59% of Americans favor replacing the Electoral College with a direct popular vote, and 17 states (and D.C.) pledged to adopt a popular vote. Learn why that means the loss of YOUR voice in presidential elections today in Hillsdale College’s important video.

@polipsych101 @CheriJacobus But were they better off 4 years ago? Unemployment > 7%, 000s of businesses closed, store shelves empty, using refrigerated trucks for morgues?

@CheriJacobus The economy was *not* doing well for working people. It just wasn't. You can't point at Dow Jones and say things are great to people that can't afford rent.

Thank the media for that. They reported how people felt about the economy, not what the economy was really doing. This helped Trump enormously.