Notices by Carolyn Barber, MD (cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com)

One man, single-handedly, is destroying our economy & wreaking havoc around the world. No economist on the planet worth his/her salt thinks tariffs are a good idea. DOW futures & the S&P 500 plunged another 4% Sunday PM. This needs to stop. #press #trump

A 2nd child dies of measles in TX. Cause? Acute respiratory failure.

“This is a tragedy, an absolutely needless death,” said Dr. Peter Marks, former FDA official. Vaccines prevent measles, not vitamin A or cod liver oil.
https://shorturl.at/gZ4c2

Australia vs US Medicine prices. The chart says it all…

#press #healthcare

“As you watch your retirement savings plummet -- remember that Republicans in Congress could stop all of Trump's insane tariff taxes with a single vote.

And they're choosing not to.”— Tristan Snell #press

Trump imposed a 10% tariff on collection of remote Antarctic territories uninhabited by humans, home only to penguins and seals.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-liberation-day-tariffs-hit-uninhabited-antarctic-islands-penguins-australia-2025-4 #press

DOGE gained access over the weekend to the payroll systems of 276,000 federal employees, affording the govt 'unprecedented power & control' of Americans' private information.

https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/doge-access-payroll-system-privacy-cybersecurity-concerns/ #press

Millions of bees have died this year and researchers aren’t sure why. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper says.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bee-deaths-food-supply-stability-honeybees/
#press

The FDA’s top vaccine official has been pushed out.

“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary(RFK, Jr), but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” Marks wrote in his resignation letter.

#press https://www.wsj.com/politics/top-vaccine-official-out-at-fda-f39a5a16?st=5SSs5Y&reflink=article_copyURL_share

What an insane finish!!

“There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal group,” Tulsi Gabbard, director of the CIA,  told members of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

 “Nobody was texting war plans,”— Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense.

HERE ARE THE ATTACK PLANS THAT TRUMP’S ADVISERS SHARED ON SIGNAL…
#press #nationalsecurity

Text STOP to unsubscribe from war plan updates.😂
R/t MikeinHouston!

Tesla halts Cybertruck deliveries as the glue holding the metal exteriors fails. This follows multiple recalls, including a sticky accelerator pedal.

Cody called it when he put the cybertruck thru a “durability test” 7 mos ago & posted this video that went viral.👇

https://youtu.be/PK_EJ3DyiiA
https://shorturl.at/k7uHj

“The Domino’s pizzas arrived at the homes of federal judges without explanation. The message was clear: We know where you live. The mysterious pizza deliveries are happening at the same time that Trump, his aides and their allies have started an intimidation campaign against the legal system

WHO will defend the defenders of the Constitution?

Law firm leaders would do well to summon more patriotism and courage. Members of Congress can do the same by asserting #press #democracy

When Putin took power in 2000, russia had elections, a constitution, and a separation of powers.
Today, those same structures exist on paper — but they mean nothing. Putin rules absolutely.
And yes, Donald Trump admires him.

4/ So how do we know when a democracy is backsliding?
Every intro-level political science student learns the warning signs.
Here are a few I teach in my classroom:

5/ When Congress yields to the President.
Our system was built on checks and balances.
But if Congress

A sobering message from a history teacher:

“I’ve spent years teaching American and international government — from strong democracies like the UK to authoritarian regimes like russia and China.
But lately, the most alarming lesson comes from home.

2/ One thing I always tell my students:
#democracy doesn’t collapse overnight.
There’s no moment where a leader says, “I’m a dictator now.”
The fall is gradual. Legal. Publicly tolerated. And often cheered on by millions.

3/ Take Russia. #press

After Brad Karp, chairman of @PaulWeissLLP cut a deal with Trump, a WH official said today that the president will target other law firms with exec orders, as early as next week.

Trump asserted that law firms “did bad things” & had attacked him “ruthlessly, violently, illegally.” But now, they “want to make deals.”

“Mr. Trump has put law firms at the center of his efforts to seek revenge against enemies #press #justice

As Tesla issues its 8th recall of Cybertrucks since deliveries began just over a year ago, Liberty Mutual reportedly pulls its insurance coverage...
https://shorturl.at/U6lEL #tesla #press

A 'lawless' Trump has caused a constitutional crisis, says Chuck Schumer. Trump’s attacks on the judiciary and calls to impeach a judge who ruled against him, threaten our democracy.

He’s a “lawless, angry man. He thinks he should be king.”👑
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/chuck-schumer-lawless-trump-constitutional-crisis-rcna197188 #press #democracy

Health researchers who work in South Africa are on red alert after hearing today that the NIH may terminate all grants that fund work in that country within days.

https://www.science.org/content/article/fear-spreads-nih-will-terminate-grants-involving-south-africa #health #press #Science

Number of measles cases surpasses all of 2024, now at 286 per BNO. Experts believe there are likely many more due to underreporting, esp in rural areas. #press #measles