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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mas.to/users/BruceMirken/statuses/116104926649521604">Bruce Mirken (brucemirken@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 21-Feb-2026 07:09:05 JST</a><a href="https://mas.to/@BruceMirken" title="brucemirken@mas.to"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/42268-48-20250507185837.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Bruce Mirken" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Bruce Mirken</a></section><article><p>Trump has installed the crackpot already leading <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NIH" rel="tag">#NIH</a> as acting director of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CDC" rel="tag">#CDC</a>, likely in attempt to avoid Senate confirmation. Wired rounds up alarmed reactions, including a comment from me on behalf of <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/defendpublichealth.bsky.social">@defendpublichealth.bsky.social</a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-cdc-has-a-leadership-crisis/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wired.com/story/the-cdc-has-a-leadership-crisis/</a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Science" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicHealth" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6173020#notice-12163907">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-02-21T07:09:05+09:00" title="Saturday, 21-Feb-2026 07:09:05 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mas.to/@BruceMirken/116104926649521604" rel="external" title="Sent from mas.to via ActivityPub">mas.to</a></span></span><a href="https://mas.to/@BruceMirken/116104926649521604">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: media.wired.com</div><h5><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-cdc-has-a-leadership-crisis/#Science">The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis</a></h5><div> from <span>Emily Mullin</span></div></header><div>A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it’s had only acting directors—and the White House won’t say when that will change.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Trump has installed the crackpot already leading #NIH as acting director of #CDC, likely in attempt to avoid Senate confirmation. Wired rounds up alarmed reactions, including a comment from me on behalf of @defendpublichealth.bsky.social https://www.wired.com/story/the-cdc-has-a-leadership-crisis/
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  The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis
  from Emily Mullin
  A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it’s had only acting directors—and the White House won’t say when that will change.