National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval
Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By Annie Waldman and Lisa Song for ProPublica, 3-10-2025
The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials. Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) March 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents
The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.
By Chris Geidner for Law Dork, 3-8-2025
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) March 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Agree, but wish ppl would recognize that liberals & leftists did this already w disabled ppl. Once Biden took office they bought into full on pandemic denialism and became completely ok w sacrificing the lives of tens of millions of disabled ppl. If u aren’t masking right now you are sacrificing us
— Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz.bsky.social) March 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’
The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.
By Caroline Haskins and Vittoria Elliott
for Wired, 3-7-2025
We're seeing reports about a planned CDC study investigating links between vaccines and autism. 😞 We do not believe this is a CDC-driven effort. Like other agencies, our budgets are held hostage by DOGE. Since RFK Jr’s confirmation we have only learned of his plans for CDC through the media.
— Alt CDC (they/them) (@altcdc.altgov.info) March 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law
Even if the Supreme Court were to resist the president’s onslaught, it has little means to enforce its decisions.
By Ed Pilkington for the Guardian, 3-9-2025