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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#RFKJr Scales Back the Number of #Vaccines Recommended for #Children

Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 #diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations.

#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthInsurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
https://apnews.com/article/childhood-vaccine-schedule-trump-rfk-hhs-9b8df9e2767c1261aaac4e2331e77fa3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-05-Breaking+News

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#RFKJr Scales Back the Number of #Vaccines Recommended for #Children

Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 #diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations.

#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthInsurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
https://apnews.com/article/childhood-vaccine-schedule-trump-rfk-hhs-9b8df9e2767c1261aaac4e2331e77fa3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-05-Breaking+News

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

#RFKJr replaces chair of controversial #vaccine advisory panel

The chair of #ACIP, himself a well-known vaccine critic, will be moving to an official role within the #HHS, the agency announced Monday.

HHS announced #MartinKulldorff was appointed to be chief “science” officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation ( #ASPE).

#PublicHealth #science #medicine #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #insurance #eugenics
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5628322-martin-kulldorff-kennedy-hhs-appointment/

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

#MartinKulldorff, a Swedish biostatistician, served as chair of #ACIP at the #CDC earlier this year after #HHS Secy #RFKJr fired & remade the entire committee with known #vaccine skeptics & critics.

#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

“My question is, how language that misrepresents decades of research ended up on a #CDC website,” said #DebraHoury, the CDC’s former chief medical officer who also resigned in August. “ #PublicHealth communication must be accurate, evidence-based & free from political distortion. Anything less erodes trust & puts lives at risk.”
#science #medicine #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

…Scientists still at the #CDC told The Post they were shocked as word spread about the apparent endorsement of a long-debunked claim. “We just saw it, & everyone is freaking out,” said one scientist.
#RFKJr’s past promotion of a link between #vaccines & #autism emerged as a key concern of some Republican senators ahead of his confirmation to be the nation’s top #health ofcl.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The false claim that #vaccines cause #autism can be traced to a 1998 article that has since been retracted, but it has persisted for decades in #AntiVax messaging that has repeatedly come up in conversations at pediatricians’ offices. The connection has been repeatedly disproved through dozens of studies examining hundreds of thousands of children around the world.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

“My question is, how language that misrepresents decades of research ended up on a #CDC website,” said #DebraHoury, the CDC’s former chief medical officer who also resigned in August. “ #PublicHealth communication must be accurate, evidence-based & free from political distortion. Anything less erodes trust & puts lives at risk.”
#science #medicine #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The revisions show that the “CDC cannot currently be trusted as a scientific voice,” said Demetre Daskalakis, who formerly led the agency’s center responsible for respiratory viruses & #immunizations. He was 1 of 3 senior leaders who resigned in August because of what they said was the politicization of #science at the agency. “The weaponization of the #CDC voice by validating false claims on official websites confirms what we have been saying,” he said.

#Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The false claim that #vaccines cause #autism can be traced to a 1998 article that has since been retracted, but it has persisted for decades in #AntiVax messaging that has repeatedly come up in conversations at pediatricians’ offices. The connection has been repeatedly disproved through dozens of studies examining hundreds of thousands of children around the world.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Career scientists at the agency responsible for information about #vaccine safety & #autism had no prior knowledge about the changes to the website and were not consulted, acc/to 5 agency ofcls…

Before the Wednesday update, the #CDC webpage stated that studies have shown that there is “no link” between #vaccines & developing autism, & that “no links”have been found between any vaccine ingredients & the disorder…

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The current #CDC page falsely says that studies supporting a link between #vaccines & #autism “have been ignored by health authorities.”
It falsely states: “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Under #Trump & #RFKJr., The #CDC promotes false #vaccines - #autism link it once discredited
The CDC’s website now says #health authorities ignored evidence of a potential connection between vaccines & autism, despite dozens of studies showing no link.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/11/20/cdc-vaccines-autism-website-change/

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

#GiftArticle

They bought #HealthInsurance promoted by #Trump. Then they needed surgery.

The cheap #health #insurance promoted by Trump officials has a catch.
Some states have banned “short-term” insurance plans with limited coverage, & consumer advocates have warned of the drawbacks.

#law #scammers #affordability #healthcare #HealthcareCrisis #CostOfLiving #economy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #policy #USpol
https://wapo.st/4oRpNtt

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

#GiftArticle

They bought #HealthInsurance promoted by #Trump. Then they needed surgery.

The cheap #health #insurance promoted by Trump officials has a catch.
Some states have banned “short-term” insurance plans with limited coverage, & consumer advocates have warned of the drawbacks.

#law #scammers #affordability #healthcare #HealthcareCrisis #CostOfLiving #economy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #policy #USpol
https://wapo.st/4oRpNtt

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

…In limiting spending on long-term #housing to just 30% of the $3.5 billion in aid — from about 90% this year — the #Trump plan would deal a crippling blow to a movement called Housing First, which once enjoyed bipartisan support & has guided federal grant making since at least 2009. Housing First programs provide subsidized apartments without preconditions to the #homeless with #disabilities — offering, but not requiring, treatment for mental health or addiction.

#law #policy #unhoused

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

…The [forced] treatment-first approach, embodied by #Trump’s plan, pledges swifter action to address what it calls the “root causes” of #homelessness, like drug abuse & mental illness. But it risks consigning to worse destitution & danger those who cannot or do not comply. It also does not address another root cause of homelessness, soaring #housing costs [‼️].

#Trump #law #policy #unhoused #WealthGap #affordability #CostOfLiving #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

By cutting #aid for permanent #housing by TWO-THIRDS next year, the plan risks a sudden end of support for most of the people the Continuum places in such housing nationwide, beginning as soon as January. All are #disabled — a condition of the aid — & many are 50 or older [WTF?]. The document does not explain how they would find housing.

#Trump #law #policy #unhoused #SocialCleansing #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

“There are people who have been living in those units for 5 years, 8 years,” said Ann Oliva, the chief executive of the National Alliance to End #Homelessness, an advocacy group. “No one can wrap their head around the idea that #HUD is about to kick 170,000 #vulnerable people out of their homes. People don’t know what’s about to hit them.”

#Trump #law #policy #unhoused #SocialCleansing #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The expected shift, which would be the most consequential in a generation, is detailed in a 100pg notice from #HUD, slated for release in coming days, that would govern >$3.5 billion in Continuum of Care funds, the main source of federal money for #homelessness.

While #Trump has long pledged to pursue tougher homelessness policies, such as camping bans & treatment mandates, the long-anticipated document, reviewed by NYT, outlines changes that would go much deeper & faster than expected.

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

By cutting #aid for permanent #housing by TWO-THIRDS next year, the plan risks a sudden end of support for most of the people the Continuum places in such housing nationwide, beginning as soon as January. All are #disabled — a condition of the aid — & many are 50 or older [WTF?]. The document does not explain how they would find housing.

#Trump #law #policy #unhoused #SocialCleansing #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Heartless #billionaire assholes

#Trump admin seeks to halt #SNAP #food #aid payments after a #CourtOrder

Trump’s admin asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a #US govt #shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.

#law #judiciary #FoodStamps #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #SocialCleansing #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #EconomicDiscrimination
https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-07-Breaking+News

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

…there ain’t no rest for the wicked…

#SCOTUS granted #Trump *emergency* appeal to temporarily block a #CourtOrder to FULLY fund #SNAP #food #aid payments amid the government #shutdown.

#law #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #Aristocracy #Plutocracy #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #Aporophobia #FoodStamps #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #HealthInequity #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #USpol
https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-07-SNAP+update

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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Heartless #billionaire assholes

#Trump admin seeks to halt #SNAP #food #aid payments after a #CourtOrder

Trump’s admin asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a #US govt #shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.

#law #judiciary #FoodStamps #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #SocialCleansing #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #EconomicDiscrimination
https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-07-Breaking+News

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

US District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. had given #Trump’s admin until Friday to make the #SNAP payments. But Trump’s admin instead asked the appeals #court to suspend any #CourtOrders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund.

#law #judiciary #FoodStamps #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #SocialCleansing #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Heartless #billionaire assholes

#Trump admin seeks to halt #SNAP #food #aid payments after a #CourtOrder

Trump’s admin asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a #US govt #shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.

#law #judiciary #FoodStamps #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #SocialCleansing #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #EconomicDiscrimination
https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-07-Breaking+News

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

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In #Utah, #Trump’s Vision for #Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

The proposed site where Utah plans to place as many as 1,300 homeless people outside of Salt Lake City.

State officials promise large-scale #involuntary #addiction & #MentalHealth treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.”

#law #unhoused #ConcentrationCamps #SocialCleansing #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/utah-trump-homeless-campus.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU8.-Nd0.pGnMZllHXOAG&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.nytimes.com

In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

#Utah already has a severe shortage of #psychiatric beds, she noted. The #legislature is unlikely to fund hundreds of new beds, & even if it did, there is no work force to staff them.

Without enormous new spending, she said, the center could function less as a treatment facility than “a prison or a warehouse.”

The emerging portrait of the center, scheduled to open in 2027, brings to life a vow that #Trump made 2 years ago in an extraordinary campaign video.

#law #unhoused #ConcentrationCamps

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

[In the campaign video, #Trump accused] #homeless people of turning great cities into “unsanitary nightmares,” he pledged “to use every tool, lever & authority to get the homeless off our streets.” He said the admin would “open up large parcels of inexpensive land” where “dangerously deranged” people “can be relocated & their problems identified.”

#law #unhoused #ConcentrationCamps #SocialCleansing #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISTu6JRtJTI

Agenda47: Ending the Nightmare of the Homeless, Drug Addicts, and Dangerously Deranged
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Critics of the new plan say that confining people to a site on the city’s outskirts threatens #CivilLiberties & warn that the promised services may not materialize. The efforts coincide with deep cuts to #Medicaid, which could thwart the project’s financing.

“I’m super anxious about it,” said Jen Plumb, a physician & Democratic state senator who calls the promise of high-quality #medical care “pie in the sky.”

#Trump #law #unhoused #Utah #ConcentrationCamps #SocialCleansing #plutocracy #USpol

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