William Lindsey :toad:
"The Texas health department said on Friday that the number of measles cases in the state rose 20% since its last report three days ago, as experts warn they expect the outbreak to further spread in coming weeks."
~ Reuters
#RFKJr. #Trump #healthcare #HHS #FDA #vaccines #vaccination #medicine #research #Texas #measles
/3
William Lindsey :toad:
"The mass culling of the labor force of the Department of Health and Human Services began on Tuesday morning. And early indications are that it’s a bloodbath."
~ Sam Stein
#RFKJr #Trump #healthcare #HHS #FDA #vaccines #vaccination #medicine #research #Texas #measles
/4
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/innocent-brutal-prison-abroad-deportation-ms-13-court-salvador
William Lindsey :toad:
In response to the mass firings at HHS about which we've learned today, David Corn of MSNBC addresses Senator Cassidy of Louisiana who strongly supported RFKJr.'s confirmation:
“Sen. Bill Cassidy, you violated the Hippocratic oath when you supported RFK Jr.’s nomination and you own this—and all the horrific consequences to come.”
#RFKJr #Trump #healthcare #HHS #FDA #vaccines #vaccination #medicine #research #Texas #measles
/5
AI6YR Ben
KWBU: Lubbock health official says federal funding cuts will hurt efforts to contain measles outbreak https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2025-04-01/lubbock-health-official-says-federal-funding-cuts-will-hurt-efforts-to-contain-measles-outbreak #measlesoutbreak #texas #measles
Texas Observer
”Trans people are not a threat. We just want to exist and be left alone. Our dignity cannot be taken. But the #Texas Legislature is in danger of trading away its own.”
From April Maria Ortiz in 2023: Coming out in small town Texas ... https://www.texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans-texan/
#trans #LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #Uvalde #TXlege #politics #USpol #TDOV #TransDayOfVisibility #news #culture
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:
"Three weeks after U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death and just over a month before the state’s next uniform election, Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet called a special election to fill the seat representing parts of Houston, a Democratic stronghold, in Congress."
About 773,000 Houstonians will have no representation in Congress for about a year 🤬
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/26/greg-abbott-sylverster-turner-democrat-special-election/
#USpol #texas #houston #HarrisCounty #voter #voting #elections #CivicEngagement #VoterSuppression
CelloMom On Cars
Will #Texas self-destruct its #CleanEnergy industry?
"The legislation would require 50% of new power plant capacity to be“sourced from dispatchable generation other than battery energy storage,” penalizing solar and wind power, which pair best with batteries.
An earlier iteration of SB 388 explicitly called for half of new power plants to “use natural gas,” and though the bill text no longer says that, the outcome would be the same: Gas would be the key beneficiary."
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/will-texas-self-destruct-its-clean-energy-industry
Ben Royce 🇺🇦
#Ivermectin was found to help #COVID patients...
patients with parasites
#Ignorance spread "the cure" without the whole picture
Likewise, #VitaminA was found to help #Measles patients...
patients with vitamin A deficiency
And so, ignorance once again:
"West #Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity as #medical #disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak"
People think they know better than #scientists and #doctors, and harm themselves and their children
AI6YR Ben
Measles in San Angelo, TX. Another funeral (yet another potential superspreader, depending on vax rates there).
Saturday, March 22:
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens for a funeral
4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Golden Corral
5:30 p.m. – Microtel Inn & Suites check-in
Sunday, March 23:
9 a.m. – Microtel Inn & Suites check out
10 a.m. to noon – The Church of God of The Firstborn at 201 W Ave V (Iglesia de Fe)
1 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. – H-E-B at 3301 Sherwood Way
7:30-9 p.m. – The Church of God of The Firstborn at 201 W Ave V
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/measles-exposure-reported-in-san-angelo/ar-AA1BSu4o
Texas Observer
“It feels like they are playing a semantics game that is ultimately not going to help people. The GOP is looking for a deflection from the crisis they’ve caused. I urge Democrats not to settle for crumbs this session—we really deserve better, our state deserves better.” https://www.texasobserver.org/republican-abortion-laws-texas-legislature-exceptions/
#abortion #politics #USpol #healthcare #health #women #TXlege #Texas #HumanRights
br00t4c
These red states could find themselves in big 'trouble' thanks to Trump
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴
#USpol #Resist
#PrivateSchoolVoucherScam in #Texas
#Texan #Democrat #JamesTalerico shows the way how to fight back against the billionaire #TechnoFeudalists like #PeterThiel and #ElonMusk:
"The only minority destroying #America is the Billionaires!"
Via @Keithedwards
https://youtube.com/shorts/4SfcHBc8Phk
@indivisibleteam
@DemocracyMattersALot
@democratsabroad
@democracydocket
@MeidasTouch
br00t4c
Texas Never Wanted RFK Jr.'s Unproven Measles Treatment
Nonilex
#DavidGeier’s involvement in #US govt #research heightens fears that #vaccine confidence could be further eroded, especially after #RFKJr’s recent embrace of questionable alternative treatments for #measles during the ongoing #outbreak in #Texas.
“If we increase vaccine hesitancy & immunization rates go down further, we will see more vaccine-preventable #disease outbreaks. That’s how it works,”said Dr. Christopher Beyrer, director of the Duke Global Health Institute.
Laffy
Way to go, Bobby McBrainworms! #ProLifeMyAss
“Doctors in West #Texas are seeing #measles patients whose illnesses have been complicated by an alternative therapy endorsed by vaccine skeptics including #RFKJr., the health secretary” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/health/measles-kennedy-vitamin-a.html
Church of Jeff
#abortion #roevwade #welcometogilead #healthcare #Texas #womenshealth
Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!
People are gathering at the Texas Capitol for a rally now.
Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!
1250 people came out today for the All In For Equality advocacy day at the #Texas Capitol. Everyone is gathered at the Paramount Theatre for advocacy training now.
Laffy
“Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in #Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis
Laffy
Keep 'em coming
Via Kyle Cheney:
JUST IN: A federal judge in #Texas (George HW Bush appointee) has barred Texas A&M's board from canceling a drag show on campus.
#Trump's executive order "cannot override First Amendment protections," she rules.
"Draggieland" will go on March 27.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.1994726/gov.uscourts.txsd.1994726.24.0.pdf
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