Notices by Bruce Mirken (brucemirken@mas.to)

"#Trump officials were warned repeatedly that cutting off #food aid to refugees in Kenya would lead to violence and death. They did so anyway, and thousands starved." https://www.propublica.org/article/kenya-trump-usaid-world-food-program-starvation-children-deaths?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-newsletter

In light of #RFKJr's announcement today of his plans to cut off life-saving #HealthCare for #trans youth, it seems appropriate to re-share this piece I wrote a couple of months ago. Real humans are going to be hurt by this, whether Kennedy and Trump understand them or not. https://www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/we-must-stand-our-trans-neighbors

This is how you deal with bullying from #Trump: https://newrepublic.com/post/204475/pulitzer-board-trump-tax-psych-records-lawsuit?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

"#Tesla has received a brutal reality check from Germany this week. The country’s closely watched TÜV Report 2026 has not only ranked the Tesla Model Y as the absolute worst car for reliability in its age group but noted that it has the highest defect rate of any vehicle tested in the last ten years." https://electrek.co/2025/12/03/tesla-model-y-named-worst-car-for-reliability-germany-major-tuv-report/

RE: https://journa.host/@samlitzinger/115639865528247980

Congratulations, #Trump voters! You've completely screwed yourselves. And we DID warn you.

It's now official: #RFKJr ordered the #CDC to post disinformation about #vaccines and #autism on its website. To #impeachRFKJr is necessary but insufficient. Indict him for murder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/politics/rfk-jr-cdc-vaccines-autism-website.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#WhoopingCough, aka #pertussis, is exploding in #Texas. #RFKJr must be proud. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5602511-texas-pertussis-cases-rise/

Is anyone else old enough to remember when #Republicans were the party of states' rights and local control? 🤣 https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24102025/trump-energy-department-data-center-grid-connections/

#environment #energy #AI

@kims @neurovagrant I'm 69 and never memorized a phone number other than my own.

THE #TrumpAdministration has canceled studies of brain #cancer in #children. "It is important to point out that these recent NIH pediatric cancer cuts are only the latest by the Republican party to halt pediatric cancer research, which was eliminated from the 2025 spending legislation at the last minute."

https://www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/cruelty-point-pediatric-cancer-trials-eliminated

#ProLifeMyAss

More apartment and condo complexes need to do this: https://electrek.co/2025/09/27/how-one-condo-complex-electrified-all-of-its-143-parking-spots-for-free/

#ElectricVehicles

#FDA Commissioner Flagrantly Misquoted Harvard Public Health Dean at White House #Autism Event https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/fda-commissioner-flagrantly-misquoted?r=nunx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly preparing to categorize #transgender people as 'violent extremists,' a categorization supported by organizations affiliated with Project 2025."

They truly want genocide of #trans people.

https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-violent-extremists-terrorist

A problem people outside of #Hawaii likely don't have: A couple of my local #geckos have decided they like hanging out on my car. On at least two recent occasions, this has led to one of them going for a drive they no doubt didn't plan on.

“A community member is dead, and an officer was injured,” Rendón said. “These are outcomes that serve no public safety purpose and leave entire communities traumatized. Safe neighborhoods depend on trust, not fear. When federal agents conduct unaccountable operations in our communities, everyone becomes less safe.” https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-shooting

#ICE #Chicago

#Hyundai CEO says the #ICE raid on its Georgia plant “is going to give us minimum two to three months delay" delaying new US jobs and more vehicles being built here. Thanks, #Trump.

A child in Los Angeles just died from a #measles complication that can strike years later. He'd had measles as an infant, too young to be vaccinated.

“#Vaccination is not just about protecting yourself — it’s about protecting your family, your neighbors, and especially children who are too young to be vaccinated."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/los-angeles-child-dies-rare-measles-complication-years-after-recovery-rcna230675

😱 "President #Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims that making and posting videos of #ICE agents as they disappear tens of thousands of immigrants from America’s streets, workplaces, and courtrooms without due process is an act of “violence” to be dealt with accordingly." https://prospect.org/justice/2025-09-09-dhs-claims-videotaping-ice-raids-is-violence/

That #Republican budget bill will damage access to #HealthCare in every single congressional district: https://www.commondreams.org/news/big-beautiful-bill-healthcare

I have a new and very tiny visitor this morning. #Gecko #Hawaii #reptiles