Massive pushback works. The $2B cuts to SAMHSA were reversed in a day (though we'll see - we are still waiting grantees to get new letters.)
But it's not time for a victory lap.
Such reckless action shows HHS is out of control, and is another reason to impeach RFK Jr.
Call your representatives: https://sciencefightclub.substack.com/p/urgent-call-to-action-1-15-2026-sufs
THIS. #RFKJr #ImpeachRFKJr
Imagine scientists could invent an effective, safe, cheap way to prevent a wide range of terrible diseases and the people in charge of the nation's health system worked hard to stop people from using them.
That would be crazy. Criminal. Immoral. Inexcusable.
#impeachRFKJr
Imagine scientists could invent an effective, safe, cheap way to prevent a wide range of terrible diseases and the people in charge of the nation's health system worked hard to stop people from using them.
That would be crazy. Criminal. Immoral. Inexcusable.
#impeachRFKJr
"What began in 2025 as a year of hope -- that the federal administration would take bold action on #UltraprocessedFoods -- is ending with the sobering reality that no such action will come." And the one potentially good thing that might have come from #MAHA dies a quiet death.
The #RFKJr campaign to Make #Measles Great Again is a rousing success. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-exceeds-1900-measles-cases-outbreaks-expand
@Sheril Tell your member of Congress: #ImpeachRFKJr
The #RFKJr campaign to Make #Measles Great Again is a rousing success. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-exceeds-1900-measles-cases-outbreaks-expand
One of the strangest, most dangerous things that #RFKJr seems to believe is the claim that #HIV doesn't cause #AIDS, and that maybe germs don't really matter. My colleagues at Defend Public Health walk you though the deadly implications.
https://www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whopper-week-rfk-jr-has-plainly-stated-his-belief-falsehoods-aids-denialism
#impeachRFKJr
One of the strangest, most dangerous things that #RFKJr seems to believe is the claim that #HIV doesn't cause #AIDS, and that maybe germs don't really matter. My colleagues at Defend Public Health walk you though the deadly implications.
https://www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whopper-week-rfk-jr-has-plainly-stated-his-belief-falsehoods-aids-denialism
#impeachRFKJr
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( #CDC) has long served as the cornerstone of the US #PublicHealth system, combining technical expertise, evidence-based policy recommendations, and high-quality health information. Yet, it is undergoing profound weakening by the #TrumpAdministration, including major funding cuts, the dismissal and resignation of experienced senior staff, and the erosion of its scientific independence." https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2840162
#ImpeachRFKJr
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( #CDC) has long served as the cornerstone of the US #PublicHealth system, combining technical expertise, evidence-based policy recommendations, and high-quality health information. Yet, it is undergoing profound weakening by the #TrumpAdministration, including major funding cuts, the dismissal and resignation of experienced senior staff, and the erosion of its scientific independence." https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2840162
#ImpeachRFKJr
'The “Make America Healthy Again” (#MAHA) agenda isn’t just unserious. It’s unsafe.' Two nurses bring the receipts:
'The “Make America Healthy Again” (#MAHA) agenda isn’t just unserious. It’s unsafe.' Two nurses bring the receipts:
NY Daily News nails it: "pediatricians save children while Bobby Kennedy kills children." https://enewspaper.nydailynews.com/shortcode/NEW687/edition/9759f763-05c1-48aa-ae6b-dd834ec39c62?page=19ab22f1-3bbc-4aaa-9cc0-0313057902a6&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=trib-new_york_daily_news-eNotify_am-nl&utm_term=https%3A%2F%2Fenewspaper.nydailynews.com%2Fshortcode%2FNEW687%2Fedition%2F9759f763-05c1-48aa-ae6b-dd834ec39c62&utm_content=eNotify
NY Daily News nails it: "pediatricians save children while Bobby Kennedy kills children." https://enewspaper.nydailynews.com/shortcode/NEW687/edition/9759f763-05c1-48aa-ae6b-dd834ec39c62?page=19ab22f1-3bbc-4aaa-9cc0-0313057902a6&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=trib-new_york_daily_news-eNotify_am-nl&utm_term=https%3A%2F%2Fenewspaper.nydailynews.com%2Fshortcode%2FNEW687%2Fedition%2F9759f763-05c1-48aa-ae6b-dd834ec39c62&utm_content=eNotify
