2026-03-22T21:39:53Z https://yabu.me Carolyn Barber, MD https://yabu.me/npub1sj8eaejhajmy03hptswu427pwehpt2h3j0zzt8wm22aksk50x33q638gnh https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/accounts/avatars/109/363/649/885/466/384/original/5e258331dd3a48d0.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/accounts/avatars/109/363/649/885/466/384/original/5e258331dd3a48d0.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6cuqne8wcr32tjat4uc5sg7hf7wuxdg9cm8vvspfu4qrylhwtqqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyme8clk Federal rules restrict who gets COVID shots. New Mexico stepped in—removing barriers so all ages 6 months &amp; up can get protected. Let’s all get on board 💉Gavin Newsom <a href="https://www.koat.com/article/state-steps-in-to-ensure-access-to-covid-19-vaccine/65939601">https://www.koat.com/article/state-steps-in-to-ensure-access-to-covid-19-vaccine/65939601</a> #press 2025-08-31T18:05:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8fcljdv3ypg5zgmpam6hcrec6ckg32elrfqq77ls34f4jue0galqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy685ujq A lead CDC official who resigned said Kennedy’s team asked him to “change studies that have been settled in the past” to fit anti-vax views. That’s not public health leadership—it’s malpractice.<br/>🔗 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/opinion/bernie-sanders-robert-f-kennedy-jr-resign-hhs.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/opinion/bernie-sanders-robert-f-kennedy-jr-resign-hhs.html</a> #press 2025-08-31T16:15:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83rc7c7mpxmu2v27xpgpuseuvy7ad9cwky6skt083c72n4alvhsczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyxfy86t America’s health care is already broken &amp; overpriced. Now Kennedy’s anti-vax crusade + Trump’s $1T cuts will make millions sicker, poorer &amp; more vulnerable. This is NOT “Making America Healthy Again.”<br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/opinion/bernie-sanders-robert-f-kennedy-jr-resign-hhs.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/opinion/bernie-sanders-robert-f-kennedy-jr-resign-hhs.html</a> @BernieSanders #press 2025-08-31T16:02:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspqqzudaxylxngap42adwyfv3yxxugmanepd7we04pc3mzls4emagzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyc96tuq Heartburn relief ≠ risk-free. Long-term PPIs(Prilosec, Prevacid, Protonix, Nexium) tied to kidney disease, fractures, infections, nutrient loss… and cancers (gastric, liver, pancreatic, colorectal). And 25–70% of prescriptions may not be truly needed… #press <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/9/1569">https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/9/1569</a> 2025-08-31T15:53:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd99hlumn6al0hhrqjmukptc890m3a8prkvugwd08etpnte8xfnegzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy3klmcm $245M wasted on “Alligator Alcatraz”: abuse, sewage leaks, and destroyed wetlands. Now a judge has ordered Florida’s swamp jail shut. Taxpayers left holding the bill. Utter disgrace. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/27/alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-florida-desantis">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/27/alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-florida-desantis</a> #press 2025-08-31T01:06:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25a0m8naw5vfj3zqwzd0v9n9dqmv3de32kvg38ljwzqlw4gqcseqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyvp2nnu NEW: 4-yr Saudi cohort: 29.2% developed long COVID (many w/ comorbidities, severe cases, hosp’d). <br/><br/>Top sxs: fatigue (57%), post-exertional malaise (46%), cough (41%), brain fog (31%). Women (aOR 11.1) &amp; diabetics (aOR 14.3) hit hardest. Only 39% w/ long COVID back to work @1yr vs 82% recovered.<br/><a href="https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-025-11468-3">https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-025-11468-3</a> #press 2025-08-31T00:50:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdz5tn0aaade4txyflvs5qf64fc6z2wl2cqahducelf60rw693j4qzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xymuarxw Pilot lands a 50-minute live “conference call” with Lockheed Martin engineers—mid-air—to fix a jammed landing gear. Spoiler alert: the $196M F-35 still went down in flames, pilot ejected safely. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/us/alaska-f-35-crash-accident-report-hnk-ml?cid=ios_app">https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/us/alaska-f-35-crash-accident-report-hnk-ml?cid=ios_app</a> #press 2025-08-30T17:41:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsre5xw5mj7p9a0plrxqq4xl83hyhsxg2ykeaxcamcyl6rxk9tq6wczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyejujqk 🫀💉 New cardiology guidelines urge people with heart disease to get vaccinated against flu, COVID &amp; RSV. <br/><br/>Why? Respiratory infections can strain the heart &amp; raise hospitalization or death risk. Vaccines = protection for BOTH lungs &amp; heart. shorturl.at/H8tRo #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/118/888/516/861/165/original/ef2bbf2b8135adc0.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-30T17:27:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrh5x47c59ykzm9x2ed8zwwyatefgv2uxmefq343wavc8cyy4u3zczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy6f7fej Resignations. Cuts. Politicized vaccine policy. The CDC—once the gold standard in global health—is falling deeper into crisis.<br/><br/>“Never before has a nation with world-class science been under assault from its own govt… radically unprecedented.” —Harvard’s Allan Brandt <br/><a href="https://wapo.st/4myP0HW">https://wapo.st/4myP0HW</a> #press 2025-08-30T15:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtnwyregvgu7ecmwp9vxdjad9hes4gpy6e3lml9p3xl6kqquh9pgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xycej9ac Six months into Trump&#39;s tariffs and the price tags are pure chaos. From $3,300 copper tubs to $249 sinks, businesses and shoppers alike have no idea what anything should cost anymore. <a href="https://shorturl.at/QFtyn">https://shorturl.at/QFtyn</a> #press 2025-08-30T15:18:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rlz6akhf0vp5jl4czfqt4z3s2kkta7gfj0wnf30mwnwnrfnmd5gzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy2vsc0h NEW: Judge blocks Trump’s “fast-track” deportations as unconstitutional. She warns: if the gov’t could deport immigrants just by accusing them of unlawful entry, it could do the same to anyone—gutting due process for all. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/politics/expanded-expedited-removal-migrants-trump">https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/politics/expanded-expedited-removal-migrants-trump</a> #press 2025-08-30T15:01:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst457jsk5fsk0uxx2wkcpsuhdrvxpazy7ppj6tcezwgfq3yvfm5pszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xytsvx2w Gov. Newsom drops truth bombs 💣:<br/><br/>🔹 Murder rate = 4x higher in Louisiana vs. California.<br/>🔹 Mississippi = #1 crime state in America<br/>So… if troops are coming to fight crime, shouldn’t they be heading South? 🤔 <br/><a href="https://x.com/calltoactivism/status/1961185420219433371?s=46">https://x.com/calltoactivism/status/1961185420219433371?s=46</a> #press 2025-08-29T23:07:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8qme5jkuv9h0cc6h2ffjs6m0uyv0sce8x7yy0fhuhf8guvcy4yczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy94xpvs BREAKING: Appeals court rules many Trump tariffs illegal, but keeps them in place until Oct. Trump vows Supreme Court fight: “ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT!” 🇺🇸⚖️ Trade war politics aren’t over. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-trump-tariffs-illegal/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-trump-tariffs-illegal/</a> #press 2025-08-29T22:23:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwwpc5z0dycchg2gnpq6jpg26q9u0cspla8kr6qpz64ckt00435gzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xykmt7e8 They called it &#39;efficiency&#39;—but 20,500+ health workers are gone: 7,000 from NIH, 1,050 from CDC, 450+ FDA vaccine &amp; safety experts, 1,000+ inspectors, 3,000+ scientists &amp; specialists. This public health purge is shredding our safety net, from labs to outbreak surveillance. <a href="https://shorturl.at/jfib0">https://shorturl.at/jfib0</a> #press<br/>[@propublica](<a href="https://threads.net/@propublica/">https://threads.net/@propublica/</a> ) 2025-08-29T03:26:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3ff947388t5ajaqmuwu7jclvuel6tlhn3hw9y60sv7vr27vsguszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xys46rx4 Measles surges in Wisconsin: 21 cases, all unvax’d. Back-to-school + no protection = 9 out of 10 exposed will get it. The vaccine is very effective.<br/>Before the vaccine, WI saw 68K measles cases and 19 deaths in a single year. Today, every case is preventable.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wpr.org/news/measles-spreads-wisconsin-ahead-of-school-year">https://www.wpr.org/news/measles-spreads-wisconsin-ahead-of-school-year</a> #press 2025-08-29T03:00:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmkynpqdwmta9cqxj3vlz3ncxsnym42p7e9m4qxcxtc5drsft9zczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy8h2um6 Not Trump cleaning up crisis or disorder but Trump creating crisis and disorder so he can build what he has wanted to build: an authoritarian state, a paramilitary that answers only to him.” — Radley Balko via Ezra Klein, NYT <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-radley-balko.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-radley-balko.html</a> #press 2025-08-28T23:58:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswf3u8hk8nqq8ps9w0v4lwd0438t4sd4v0u7qvfa8zf7ulu6vr6sczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyysnfkk ICE 🧊&amp; FIRE🔥: Two firefighters were arrested by Border Patrol while battling WA&#39;s Bear Gulch Fire—still just 13% contained. Lawmakers are demanding answers, calling the move “immoral” and “dangerous” as the blaze still burns nearly 9,000 acres. <br/><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/28/firefighters-arrested-washington-border-patrol/">https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/28/firefighters-arrested-washington-border-patrol/</a> 2025-08-28T22:28:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrscwmunzsas2yfs20d04z0nh0jcpxetjdqprs494e4mq3rttk6uszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy764ta4 ICE 🧊&amp; FIRE🔥: Two firefighters were arrested by Border Patrol while battling WA&#39;s Bear Gulch Fire—still just 13% contained. Lawmakers are demanding answers, calling the move “immoral” and “dangerous” as the blaze still burns nearly 9,000 acres. <br/><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/28/firefighters-arrested-washington-border-patrol/">https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/28/firefighters-arrested-washington-border-patrol/</a> #press 2025-08-28T22:28:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgvnhr3r5pl4lp9zu24fw0lpy2adr5ttpyv867a7fwve7dq35afgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyjq7akj Sophia, 12, was just starting 7th grade when she was shot during mass. Her mom, a pediatric ICU nurse, was on duty when her daughter was brought in. The community is rallying, raising $250K in a day for her long road ahead. 🙏 <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-annunciation-catholic-school-shooting-victim-sophia-forchas/">https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-annunciation-catholic-school-shooting-victim-sophia-forchas/</a> #press 2025-08-28T22:21:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0pnjty75wphdvr2a56x8x7pfg0cg9crka4kw3kckunm3m8rmvjeczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xytkdw74 CDC in crisis: Director Susan Monarez fired after refusing to rubber-stamp Kennedy’s vaccine directives. Top scientists resign in protest. Dr. Daskalakis: “CDC is being used to push policies that don’t reflect science and are designed to hurt, not help public health.”<br/><a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/cdc-director-fired-after-she-refused-rubber-stamp-kennedys-vaccine-directives">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/cdc-director-fired-after-she-refused-rubber-stamp-kennedys-vaccine-directives</a><br/>#press 2025-08-28T21:48:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmyu4fpf2tpl4khdzv2d052qetvhqllvwdsf0y3klmt4lwfe2cgszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy6zszy7 After dust storms tore apart camps &amp; shut the gates, Burners faced 8+ hour traffic delays this weekend. ⚡ <br/>More storms loom— but history shows, the desert party rarely slows down, even with 1,000+ injuries each year. <a href="https://shorturl.at/SIbd6">https://shorturl.at/SIbd6</a> #press 2025-08-28T16:30:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0trc02jz8nmu0crydrfs9emp5pc0vd6f72lt7rwl3qjlgmse7wzqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xymx6yrr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq9kyd7nfnyxwrffdqrhhy268ys8skzdjrvt2ldk98k0ascfqcd6q4j3dex'>nevent1q…3dex</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>She was fired. Wild. <a href="https://apple.news/A11vH3n1wRp6Z0mGkOUqQPg">https://apple.news/A11vH3n1wRp6Z0mGkOUqQPg</a> 2025-08-28T00:20:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqt7x9rx3pj9s3wve7sa4f5evrvd7uzdlkj0ddm70l4jk05x4dxxszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy8dppf6 <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/103/351/351/923/091/original/a7bd15a6d982187c.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-27T23:36:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8hhmt9tscz9cftv7cfmuz65yzhduxwu5cdnnexpy8m9nmlelu9gzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyl2zznj New Novavax study: In adults already vaccinated, a single Novavax booster shot triggered strong immune response against Omicron, JN.1 &amp; related variants — with a solid safety profile. One shot, good boost. 💉✨ <a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.20.25334074v1.full.pdf">https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.20.25334074v1.full.pdf</a> #press 2025-08-27T23:25:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfuf0jnug97xgs2pdhlxgvvltxr62yklw8tccthw7dyfnvvg2nxwszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy0x3ycq &#34;The common denominator of this is the guns. At some level the sanctity and misapplication of the 2nd amendment can&#39;t supersede every conversation about the lives of our kids and our family members. The common denominator is a gun.<br/><br/>I encourage @realDonaldTrump to bring gun manufactures, munition makers, politicians, policy makers and figure out what more we can be doing. We have got to figure out a better way.&#34;—Harold Ford, FOX News<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/103/262/095/793/094/original/5079ef68d27fcffb.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-27T23:13:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9x6sxnstl4tmvdv99pajlq4z3d7ux87f93ljleyqz4a8j3sf4dagzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy6eqnlh BREAKING: Three CDC leaders resign, warning of ‘weaponized public health.’ As misinformation drowns out science, lives hang in the balance. Shame on you RFK. <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5474217-three-cdc-leaders-resign-over-weaponizing-of-public-health/">https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5474217-three-cdc-leaders-resign-over-weaponizing-of-public-health/</a> #press 2025-08-27T23:02:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0sdnsgchk7z8v2g9dh5vngae60ln5qlnzmdy98f4km7hrhny5rhqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyy07m4t ✈️ Southwest’s new policy for plus-size travelers is sparking backlash: starting Jan 27, 2026, you’ll need to buy an extra seat in advance — or risk being rebooked if none are available. Thoughts?? <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Travel/southwest-airlines-extra-space-policy/story?id=124981944">https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Travel/southwest-airlines-extra-space-policy/story?id=124981944</a> #press 2025-08-27T22:49:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hj6d72zezx7rt9lyl9guvmsjz7qtg4yzu4wrm5h5cr76cfq0degzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xydzq84a 💔 Minnesota school shooting: Kids were literally praying during their first week of school… in a church.<br/>Don’t just offer thoughts &amp; prayers. Act. Children deserve classrooms — and sanctuaries — free from the fear of violence--Mayor Jacob Frey, MN.<br/><br/>👉 Protecting kids should never be up for debate.<br/>Mayor Frey Link: <a href="https://youtu.be/zW52y4xa0hM?si=UYufPSd4ZK45nF4n">https://youtu.be/zW52y4xa0hM?si=UYufPSd4ZK45nF4n</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/103/114/524/566/128/original/a81642f9546cef7e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-27T22:35:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qczj8xuj2f945aklfjctyxwq9kndw79kmnk9k3h6zcus3gvt4zgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy329zqe BREAKING: Weeks into her tenure, CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez is ousted — leaving the agency leaderless. Morale already cratered after mass layoffs &amp; the deadly Atlanta campus shooting.<br/><br/>Ex-CDC leader: “Chaotic leadership under Sec. Kennedy… stable leadership matters.” <a href="https://shorturl.at/oZLw7ff">https://shorturl.at/oZLw7ff</a> #press 2025-08-27T22:18:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspjdnd5rhdnppldgujmv8l25qxaycmwdw0ce0n084tta2g89klhcgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy2wvhtj “It’s psychological warfare.” ICE has slapped immigrants with $6.1B in fines—and now it’s coming to collect. Lawsuits, debt collectors, even tax bills loom unless they self-deport. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-immigrant-fine-collection-db1a3610?st=Hskjq9&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share">https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-immigrant-fine-collection-db1a3610?st=Hskjq9&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share</a> #press 2025-08-27T13:18:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx2jdjqaapl5q8eqlp4dh58k0j6e3tv72th8pjmv2uvy0regycshqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy680jtd Whistleblower bombshell: The U.S. DOGE Service allegedly copied all Americans’ Social Security data to the cloud — exposing 300M+ people to identity theft risks. “A cybersecurity &amp; management failure,” experts warn. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/26/social-security-data-cloud-whistleblower/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/26/social-security-data-cloud-whistleblower/</a> #press 2025-08-27T00:30:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsccxjujmlyrcu3wysehnr94uunmkgeatmzy2llch3emh8y2hjzqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyff5g4k BREAKING: 💍✨ Pop royalty meets gridiron glory — Taylor Swift &amp; Travis Kelce are officially engaged! From Eras Tour to end zones, the love story just hit the endgame. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/08/26/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engaged/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/08/26/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engaged/</a> 2025-08-26T17:36:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttvvf77mqxd5l0m660gw5z4lethtfn78kks4mdv3rg2jv3lt5xqqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyxwry6a Trump tries to oust Lisa Cook, the Fed’s first Black woman governor.<br/><br/>Cook: “I will not resign. He has no authority.”<br/>Buckle up.<br/>#press <br/><a href="https://apple.news/AT5qFQacpQGKAfpJl14xWJg">https://apple.news/AT5qFQacpQGKAfpJl14xWJg</a> 2025-08-26T16:20:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07crhjywf43kv9wslcqu7zjqmr3n3x54g4xmaux4lyenfn2qce7czyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyxjw5eq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxf0tvmkc8t5y809e7d6tw5zm4luxwuj7zakgjtnjr973wh9rq3eqaewd45'>nevent1q…wd45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>he’s suing, he’s threatening them. He’s used his powers over mergers to gain advantage. Look what he’s doing to the justice system — the FBI is raiding the home of one of his chief critics. We see him intimidating judges that he doesn’t like.<br/><br/>Look what he’s doing to the economy — taking a huge stake in private companies. That’s called socialism. Demanding 15% of all the sales that Nvidia and AMD have to China with their chips. That’s a slow-moving federal takeover of our 2025-08-26T13:50:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxf0tvmkc8t5y809e7d6tw5zm4luxwuj7zakgjtnjr973wh9rq3eqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy2xcr9c “Bill Maher said this is a slow-moving coup. Look what he’s done. He’s occupied the national capital with armed troops. On the military front, he’s fired 11 top advisors and generals at the Pentagon and his Defense Secretary, and replaced them. He fired the top Judge Advocate Generals — the top lawyers — saying the quiet part out loud: we don’t want them to be a roadblock to anything.<br/><br/>Look what he’s doing to the press — 2025-08-26T13:50:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrue3jpuz5k6c6ccajw3qhkmvpnjdlrm5px6acrq09xarl05z0xeczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyxrg24q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07crhjywf43kv9wslcqu7zjqmr3n3x54g4xmaux4lyenfn2qce7cmp2fg0'>nevent1q…2fg0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>economy.<br/><br/>He’s attacking universities, law firms,<br/>the rule of law, the free press — and now he’s sending troops into our capital. I do think this is a four-alarm fire for our democracy.&#34; — Paul Begala on CNN this AM:<br/><br/>History will not forgive us if we stay silent while it burns.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/095/386/615/056/142/original/cdd852098fbd5eb3.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-26T13:50:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst4s392arkz7fz2rhamrcenddsqh6r689mk933lq0t4n3u54924cczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy9uu9j6 Trump: “Maybe Americans like a dictator.”<br/>Translation: Maybe Americans like me as a dictator.<br/><br/>When someone tells you who they are, believe them.<br/><a href="https://time.com/7312196/trump-americans-maybe-we-like-a-dictator/">https://time.com/7312196/trump-americans-maybe-we-like-a-dictator/</a> #press 2025-08-26T13:01:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstsrcswzmrc6cnec842ccxlexdazygrdz3dgpq5z057kk776l99gczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xymgxg70 Canada has approved Moderna’s newly updated COVID-19 vaccine. <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11349082/new-covid-19-vaccine-made-in-canada/">https://globalnews.ca/news/11349082/new-covid-19-vaccine-made-in-canada/</a> #press 2025-08-26T03:07:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxvxd76lq03l20ef0vlwvgujy87pyntvc2g9xwy7r9qryggp69kczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy97sgw0 CDC puts a vaccine skeptic in charge of its COVID shot committee. What could go wrong? 😑 <br/><br/><a href="https://shorturl.at/9WsHo">https://shorturl.at/9WsHo</a><br/>#press 2025-08-25T23:35:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyjy4lvp7zspyw6xq4k56n96usgalffyuh4dxzncwtmvll6eekaszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyqtgzjj Layoffs surge in 2025 🚨<br/>806K+ jobs cut — already worse than all of 2024 (+75% YoY)<br/>July alone: 62K cuts (+140% YoY)<br/><br/>Sectors hit hard:<br/>🛒 Retail +249%<br/>🏛️ Govt 292K<br/>💻 Tech +36%<br/>🫶 Nonprofits +413%<br/><br/>⚠️ “DOGE Impact” leads reasons for layoffs (289K+ cuts, including Fed jobs + contractors).<br/><a href="http://www.challengergray.com/blog/summer-lull-ends-july-job-cuts-spike-tech-ai-tariffs-blame">http://www.challengergray.com/blog/summer-lull-ends-july-job-cuts-spike-tech-ai-tariffs-blame</a> #press 2025-08-25T23:27:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5sys33aghenveppj5u9uaw4z3e34yq50sw0hw4gfuqalkvwn5wgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy8xqxvq BREAKING: From “monumental achievement” ➝ total BAN?<br/>RFK Jr.’s allies say Trump wants to kill the COVID vaccine within months. Even the rumor could tank fall shots &amp; drive up hospitalizations. <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rfk-covid-vaccine-hhs-2118816">https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rfk-covid-vaccine-hhs-2118816</a> #press 2025-08-25T20:10:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp6c329gszhepldu4ws3j6cypsvrm45hl8hlfzsu233w2340yettqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyx5r4g0 “You can’t run a business when prices change every Tuesday. It’s whack-a-mole.” <br/><br/>Tariffs aren’t just policy—they’re crushing small businesses, gutting margins, and turning survival into the only strategy. &#34;Our dream is being crushed right now,” said Jonathan, CEO of WS Game Co. <a href="https://wapo.st/4fUt0on">https://wapo.st/4fUt0on</a> #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/091/122/309/596/616/original/550731b3daff5f9f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-25T19:46:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz570s6sxn8640nc52qug0e36wj66hzr94cta88lng0p2genat87czyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy7vjhq7 EPSTEIN SUVIVORS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON CAPITOL HILL ON SEPTEMBER 3RD AT 10:30 AM #press <br/>R/t Fernando Oliver<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/091/015/032/513/788/original/f97531a5f9054fca.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-25T19:18:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxp6vp5tapypust3ztdampqvy7a84rg306xd7x0qplq5epk689cgczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyutdrlq Killin&#39; it! 😂<br/>#press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/090/669/541/384/348/original/80f75b5e71e68463.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-25T17:50:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpyzymqe67pcjk0dqusk2a25n88l74rwurxwfg45tda0gyw773cgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy3uswrs ⭐️Harvard research at risk...<br/><br/>The Trump admin’s $2B funding freeze threatens basic science—the kind that companies won’t fund but that powers breakthroughs from MRI to cancer cures. Cutting this lifeline endangers America’s future innovations. <a href="https://wapo.st/41kFGip">https://wapo.st/41kFGip</a> #press 2025-08-25T17:10:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqhyljdfmppuyuxxsna3jvh78gumacztpec2vs0lh6sy72nn737lszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyz66af4 ⚠️FEMA employees sound the alarm: Trump’s leadership has gutted disaster response—no qualified administrator, cut mitigation &amp; training, and stalled aid with budget roadblocks. Nearly 180 employees say the country is on track for another Katrina. <a href="https://wapo.st/4mu7HfL">https://wapo.st/4mu7HfL</a> #press 2025-08-25T17:00:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9396f05agkdcj8qwm7yt2h79gkeekagnktnmt3n9jzd44wckhgnczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyg7f7c3 Mayor Johnson: “Not democratic. Unconstitutional… Our troops did not sign up to occupy American cities.”<br/><br/>Trump: “Chicago’s a mess… incompetent mayor.”<br/><br/>📉Reality check: homicides ↓30%, robberies ↓35%, shootings ↓40%<br/><br/>Gov. Pritzker: “This is a trial run for a police state.” <a href="https://shorturl.at/CpeDR">https://shorturl.at/CpeDR</a> #press 2025-08-25T16:43:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8lpz932n4xlpwgeld0je90ltaql0mv9f24vdwfqtpkarxlkh4wpczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy8y3gky National Guard in D.C. now carrying weapons, with power to detain. Trump floats sending troops to Baltimore &amp; Chicago. IL <br/><br/>Gov. Pritzker says Trump’s goal is to ‘incite fear in our communities and destabilize existing public safety efforts — all to create a justification to further abuse his power.’” <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/24/national-guard-dc-weapons-armed/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/24/national-guard-dc-weapons-armed/</a> #press 2025-08-25T14:12:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyvs68ukqfvkl44nehn3jv2ttkfkm74rf66eres4vwextn86gdgcgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyp39z4g Kilmar Abrego García:<br/>❌ Wrongly deported in March.<br/>⚖️ Court ordered him back in June.<br/>⭐️Tearful family reunion Friday.<br/>❌ Monday: ICE detains him again.<br/><br/>Trump admin dangles Costa Rica as carrot, Uganda as stick—to coerce a guilty plea. Weaponizing deportation is unconstitutional. <br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kilmar-abrego-garcia-ice-check-in-rcna226866">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kilmar-abrego-garcia-ice-check-in-rcna226866</a> #press 2025-08-25T14:01:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg7fgtj32wxpe207hwwey9tpmruyh8hlwhvqn5xm8jgxn0marl84qzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyvvs0fd Slow-bleeding tariffs, stealthy sneakflation: tiny hikes today, big bite tomorrow. 🇺🇸💸<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/24/economy/us-tariffs-passthrough-consumers?cid=ios_app">https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/24/economy/us-tariffs-passthrough-consumers?cid=ios_app</a> #press 2025-08-24T22:36:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsulv48hqkxchc7uff69fxhsyyn2fvhqfxtqtv9twcmcjgr2983qzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xymxevax At a peaceful protest outside SF Immigration Court:<br/>– Protester beaten repeatedly with a baton &amp; punched to the ground<br/>– Journalist grabbed by the throat despite press ID<br/>– Peaceful crowd met with violence<br/>– A U.S. citizen tackled &amp; arrested on misdemeanor charges… #press<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/085/914/749/100/752/original/24d425690b481f9f.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-24T21:41:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8sd5fjzeqtdsfs4rvsqlxj5ef94dey3jucu7p38n2qlnf7m6xq6czyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyw5x0xl “This is the government bigfooting its way in.&#34;<br/><br/>Trump announces a 10% U.S. stake in Intel — and promises more deals like it to come.” <a href="https://shorturl.at/rrvoJ">https://shorturl.at/rrvoJ</a> #press 2025-08-24T14:51:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw020j9d5yng0r6e9u5gvlrwltr7ymxfal243z8mkgmdnrhcsl3aqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy8e60zd GLP-1s(Ozempic, Wegovy) linked to lower cancer risk in ppl with obesity📉<br/><br/>Overall: –17%<br/>Endometrial: –25%<br/>Ovarian: –47%<br/>Meningioma: –31%<br/>⚠️Kidney: +38% (not sig.)<br/><br/>With &gt;100M Amers living with obesity, the impact could be huge — but larger studies needed <a href="https://shorturl.at/VXc8i">https://shorturl.at/VXc8i</a> #press #cancer 2025-08-24T14:35:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7e4pspkgxlmprhhzlffaq34xz80h7zd9t5r8ygt0w5lpcpsm5rczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy7fhfc0 Released Friday, threatened Saturday: The US wants to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda — a country he has never lived in or visited. His lawyers say the gov is using the threat of deportation to coerce a guilty plea on smuggling charges. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewyppww09jo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewyppww09jo</a> #press 2025-08-24T14:19:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszkdcfvu43s60afmjehl4tddrx5nh3ykeyjsl4nd8f95nk9nu8n5szyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy04g37d U.S. government seizes 10% stake in Intel — Trump moves to expand control over corporate America. $8.9B investment gives Washington $11B in stock, plus warrants for more. Analysts say it marks a new era of direct gov control in the private sector.”<br/>. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/intel-goverment-equity-stake.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/22/intel-goverment-equity-stake.html</a> 2025-08-24T13:59:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs82aqwa8u7gzg0823flpskrv8npq597d4et6q6ehyl9uujdsfux4szyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyevhk6h “I’ve spent 17 years in my own prison for what she, Jeffrey and all the co-conspirators did to me. I was raped sometimes three times a day. And I was not the only girl on that island. There was a constant stream of girls being raped over and over and over again…<br/><br/> I was 10 years old when this happened—that’s how long this sex trafficking ring has been going on.” #press<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/081/942/295/316/498/original/db5ab070cc5ed800.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-24T04:51:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhqt0c3sa85x8ykfkm2wz9gaz623pm3rcylcjaf8dnmg6e8ll4pszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyw8srq6 Trump is unleashing 1,700 Guard troops across 19 states to ‘fight crime &amp; immigration.’ Using soldiers for policing is a page straight from authoritarian playbooks. Today it’s immigrants—tomorrow, anyone who disagrees.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-national-guard-military-states-cities-b2812837.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-national-guard-military-states-cities-b2812837.html</a> #press 2025-08-23T16:28:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5ddt4lql4ljzw5x9sqzufrsrl2cutm3lmj6s0qra8xh67s76wkgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xysdarw8 Trump isn’t just regulating corporate America — he’s buying it up.<br/>🇺🇸 15% stake in MP Materials<br/>🇺🇸 10% stake in Intel ($8.9B)<br/>🇺🇸 Pressure on Nvidia &amp; AMD for a cut of China revenue<br/>This isn’t free markets. It’s a hostile takeover from the top. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/business/trump-intel-us-steel-nvidia.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/business/trump-intel-us-steel-nvidia.html</a> #press 2025-08-23T14:23:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvkch4rknj2e2vasl2pqcrmddeyqf64sl28599xcdkm4qxfqdxsgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyr4da8f Trump Mobile can’t stop recycling. First a fake gold iPhone, now a fake Galaxy S25 Ultra — Spigen logo and all.<br/><br/>“The wait is almost over!” they say… after missing August and Sept., shrinking the screen &amp; dropping the “Made in USA” claim. The only thing original may be the grift. <a href="https://shorturl.at/YrGk1">https://shorturl.at/YrGk1</a> #press 2025-08-23T14:11:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20kha7d0qsw60ureewpc7f7mrfdf0efcku94lkh6dhpwmkyr9stgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy89pp7a NEW: Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to dozens of sanctuary cities, including LA &amp; Chicago.<br/><br/>“In flagrant disregard of the law, Trump sought to punish dissent, coerce local authorities, &amp; commandeer them into carrying out his agenda.” Today, the courts reminded him: democracy fights back. <a href="https://shorturl.at/a40NX">https://shorturl.at/a40NX</a> #press 2025-08-23T13:58:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ez0wdayfrtlz9x52pd9fpqslctpy9w5kfcfyfvpfr8td6p2mzwqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyflzxga BREAKING: Texas Senate approves GOP congressional map, sending it to Gov. Abbott’s desk.<br/>Majority rule is not democracy when minority rights are outvoted, outgunned, and ignored. That’s not representation — it’s manipulation. <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/22/texas-congressional-redistricting-map-senate-governor-desk/">https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/22/texas-congressional-redistricting-map-senate-governor-desk/</a> #press 2025-08-23T13:46:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2xelgnglsclm3mfvde8azczv7ljm9279pwaf9lj2putfyq7p6q6qzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy95tung Intelligence agency chief fired — not for failure, but for honesty. After reporting Iran strikes only bought a few months, Lt. Gen. Kruse joins the growing list of brass axed by Hegseth (six Air Force generals and counting). Truth has become a fireable offense. <a href="https://shorturl.at/Zz8cJ">https://shorturl.at/Zz8cJ</a> #press 2025-08-23T00:25:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyf9fa9zx77tqgnj4qtva7grnqeunzskwdwu0dm4zc3janx9e69lszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xypzy953 Powell: &#34;GDP growth has slowed notably in the first half of this year, to a pace of 1.2%, roughly half the 2.5% pace in 2024. The declining growth has largely reflected a slowdown in consumer spending ... higher tariffs have begun to push up prices in some categories of goods.&#34;-R/t AtRupar #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/074/165/875/238/056/original/081df88d8eede964.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-22T19:53:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j8p95mrjs667cp79jr97veh72cdd25dqwdtp9lr9f7akd92gx8czyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy9eqg5r 💥💥BREAKING: Trump: “Mayor Bowser better get her act straight or she won’t be mayor very long because we’re taking over with the federal government running like it’s supposed to be run.”<br/><br/>This is an open threat to strip D.C. residents of their elected leadership—a direct attack on democracy.<br/><br/>#press<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/073/799/761/517/012/original/372d2b12c1308ba4.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-22T18:20:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0al9vqurg0xu5t8pwkw6qektm6tny78va99myrr7s20ghzlc0p9qzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyfydw47 Breaking: Surprise, Trump unable to broker a peace deal. Nobel Peace award 🥇 now in question…<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/putin-zelenskyy-summit-not-planned-trump-russia-lavrov-peace-ukraine-rcna226248">https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/putin-zelenskyy-summit-not-planned-trump-russia-lavrov-peace-ukraine-rcna226248</a> 2025-08-22T14:54:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfletk07mes2nt789nvfalmfcrccxgdrxnsscml98axcf5dwu4u8qzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xynxqvj8 NEW: Plague case confirmed in California: camper infected near Lake Tahoe, officials say. Patient is recovering; disease is rare but treatable with antibiotics. Health officials urge avoiding contact with wild rodents and fleas in the area.<br/><a href="https://time.com/7311474/california-resident-tests-positive-for-plague/">https://time.com/7311474/california-resident-tests-positive-for-plague/</a> #press 2025-08-22T14:05:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9ghekjduqkap0qdqxruwd3u7yfzd8xd8arqd5svsnzp9yccgvygzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xypxhnla FBI agents warn: lowering standards isn’t reform, it’s a takeover.<br/>With just 8 weeks of training (down from 18) &amp; no degree required, the Bureau risks shifting from guarding national security—to doing Trump’s bidding as a federal police force. <br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/fbi-agent-recruitment-requirements-trump.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/fbi-agent-recruitment-requirements-trump.html</a> #press 2025-08-22T05:49:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx43mtwvgujyndeye7slztfa52lvhthf58jjey4gjnktlryddvmsqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy4zxv45 Judge shuts down “Alligator Alcatraz.”<br/><br/>A sweeping ruling gives Florida 60 days to dismantle the Everglades migrant mega-facility.<br/><br/>Turns out, you can’t bulldoze wetlands and human rights overnight. 🌴⚖️<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3lwze2njo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3lwze2njo</a> #press 2025-08-22T05:40:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstn09553y3qxlkmcdah4kefyp0vd8y8ads0hs2sepafsd93zncp7szyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy2hj9ud BREAKING: SCOTUS (5–4) lets NIH pause nearly $800M in research grants not aligned with Trump admin policies—despite a judge concluding the cuts lacked ‘reasoned decision-making.’ #SCOTUS <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g-s1-84441/supreme-court-nih-grants">https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g-s1-84441/supreme-court-nih-grants</a> #press 2025-08-21T23:44:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqdq7skxfa38gwea40f0dcj6969sf8w04rgja6fqnuqmqr3swkufgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyx5t9pr 💥GROK: Massive privacy fail<br/><br/>370K+ private Grok chatbot chats— spanning passwords, medical advice &amp; illicit scheming—are now live on Google, thanks to a ‘share’ button that didn’t warn users. AI privacy disaster in progress. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrkmk00jy0o">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrkmk00jy0o</a> #press 2025-08-21T23:32:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyna9z5fs8fcx2lt35e03x82f5hqrdr5d6m49pn4al3vrfmwexv5qzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xydk6l2t First-ever at-home flu vaccine <br/>No needles. No waiting rooms. Just a quick nasal spray.<br/><br/>FDA has approved FluMist Home—the only self-administered flu vaccine, now deliverable to your door in 34 states. Would you try it? <a href="https://www.1011now.com/2025/08/21/heres-how-new-at-home-flu-vaccine-works/">https://www.1011now.com/2025/08/21/heres-how-new-at-home-flu-vaccine-works/</a> #press 2025-08-21T14:20:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvump4rgm258pmtdnxyg9ace3gs8v3vu5rsw5a0knm5xkz6sqpe5czyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyd4nnpv Elon Musk’s “America Party” lasted about a month. Now he’s hitting the brakes — afraid to upset MAGA + VP JD Vance.<br/>After dropping nearly $300M on Trump &amp; GOP, Musk looks less like a party founder… and more like MAGA’s billionaire ATM. <a href="https://shorturl.at/AnQRu">https://shorturl.at/AnQRu</a> #press 2025-08-21T14:15:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspvneg3h65mppt3tdtgsdn6k4v78e8q478z2sdxn9qyrtn9fmgzjszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyfweu78 500–600 CDC employees just laid off. <br/>This comes weeks after a gunman fired hundreds of bullets at CDC HQ, killing a police officer.<br/><br/>Trump has said nothing. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. is accused by 750+ health workers of spreading lies &amp; dismantling public health. <a href="https://wapo.st/4mrA2DN">https://wapo.st/4mrA2DN</a> #press 2025-08-21T14:06:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfw3hk8qq204emm4nup8u4fwda8xd0wvhrsd8zgsxc0j3tqjncjszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyutej4v “A walking coffin.”<br/>In Texas, women are forced to carry doomed pregnancies — waiting days, even weeks, for their babies to die inside them. <br/><br/>Abram died in the womb. His mother endured 4 days of labor to deliver his body. She had no choice.<br/><br/>This isn’t care. It’s cruelty &amp; it’s dangerous. <a href="https://shorturl.at/zdMSF">https://shorturl.at/zdMSF</a> #press 2025-08-21T13:55:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8hmt2guekcc72yr630l4ckk9uujxlah3dw9rgq5j8ptllhyyq66szyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyj6qrrm BREAKING: The Texas House just handed Trump the partisan map he demanded — engineered to flip 5 U.S. House seats. This isn’t representation. It’s manipulation. Election theft, in broad daylight. <br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/texas-republicans-redistricting-maps.html?smid=url-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/texas-republicans-redistricting-maps.html?smid=url-share</a><br/>#press 2025-08-21T00:17:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00aazfqy9r5pgqg5lmmyt25x4vcwp7nurm7fhpxtg3pja7txn6dgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyy50fm6 “For an American audience,” Finnish President Stubb said “the best way to explain it is that if you take the relative land mass of what Russia wants right now from Ukraine, it would be a little bit like you giving up Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, even Virginia, and then bumping into Maryland.”<br/>shorturl.at/cgATk #press 2025-08-20T13:38:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdff8hc8tnnzptx8a6x7rq7wl00jx8tjvcudsk2l283sg9r4e0r3qzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyvl8etz Trump is trying to ban mail-in ballots by executive order — a naked power grab he has no constitutional authority to make. He can’t shred the Constitution, but he’ll try anyway. Corruption in broad daylight. <br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/us/politics/trump-mail-ballots-voting-machines-election.html?smid=url-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/us/politics/trump-mail-ballots-voting-machines-election.html?smid=url-share</a> #press 2025-08-19T13:35:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsraz330yumla33l22qvq7p8e27vdjfc77g8md8zmwt5r87pdkncuczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy355e5y Historic but hollow: 7 EU leaders scrambled to Washington to keep Trump from handing Ukraine to Putin. They won vague words, no cease-fire, no plan. Unity on display, but peace still hostage to Trump’s whims. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-trump-meeting-europe-leaders-war.html?smid=url-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/ukraine-trump-meeting-europe-leaders-war.html?smid=url-share</a> #press 2025-08-19T13:25:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8uu4ffck3lucqyvza7c870sjut36g5wal2wygmxtjrxnw98ynwpgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyvm09hq FLASHPOINT in California: Armed Border Patrol swarms Newsom’s L.A. event as he unveils new plan to block Trump’s 2026 agenda. Newsom blasts it as authoritarian intimidation — demanding answers from DHS. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-17/border-patrol-at-news-conference-newsom-demands-information-from-trump">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-17/border-patrol-at-news-conference-newsom-demands-information-from-trump</a> #press 2025-08-19T13:06:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx503y3m7g7rcq0ku6u0jl7cm78plg87w0ppv7ql9kcwnee0dklrczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xywla62c Covid’s impact on our arteries now has 3 dimensions:<br/>1️⃣ Endothelial inflammation (clot risk)<br/>2️⃣ Atherosclerotic plaque progression (instability → heart attack/stroke)<br/>3️⃣ Accelerated vascular aging<br/><br/>They’re not separate — but intertwined. Excellent review from @EricTopol <a href="https://erictopol.substack.com/p/covid-and-our-arteries?open=false">https://erictopol.substack.com/p/covid-and-our-arteries?open=false</a> #press 2025-08-19T01:24:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2r575leravc0mlpf7tg48q2xanpmh29afdmg0vzwlnkq2ewr9mszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyc45crk NEW: DOJ will hand over Epstein investigation files to Congress starting Friday, Rep. James Comer says. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/18/epstein-maxwell-documents-house-committee-subpoena-justice-bondi/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/18/epstein-maxwell-documents-house-committee-subpoena-justice-bondi/</a> #press 2025-08-18T23:41:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryhq9mq9cg0un2qjhvmntzlvykj63jk20mg5qt8gva0g9xk276wczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyez76r7 Trump’s net worth nearly doubled in office — $2.3B → $5.1B (Forbes). Better hope the roof’s reinforced. #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/052/384/677/011/917/original/42f897b9d7841753.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-18T23:34:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsypd6v4nweer00td23vmlq2wd6e32zr73hg0yn7m3q85wxd95eujqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyyuj734 Trump calls out Glenn as the reporter who mocked Zelensky’s outfit before. Glenn apologizes.<br/><br/>Zelensky’s clapback? “Yes, but you’re wearing the same suit.” So good!😊 #press<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/052/156/143/462/304/original/7faf26f3e8271c2e.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-18T22:36:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcqrauaxnm3r7nwtya0q36ppq6t8ypxrednxx5sapzqnhtjw57yczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyfjq6kf 826 Guard troops in D.C., plus another 700+ rolling in from other states. Nothing like calling in half the neighborhood to ‘keep the peace. #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/052/075/015/747/240/original/3db72884a1211f30.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-18T22:15:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2gep0k9kmm33h9zctg9atwplv4q24q9tcvq04h3c30j793pg245czyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy0xj03h NEW: Jannik Sinner was forced to retire from the Cincinnati final vs Alcaraz with illness, just 6 days before defending his US Open crown.<br/><br/>Tears, apologies, and a hug at the net — heartbreak for the world No.1. 🙏 <a href="https://shorturl.at/yRzAj">https://shorturl.at/yRzAj</a> #press 2025-08-18T20:22:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf0zgzde2nj09mwarzp0z30s9nswnpwz89q4fmq5eay2ha0ljn9dczyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyq6yxa5 President Trump told Zelenskyy: “During the war you can’t have elections? So if we’re at war in 3½ years, no more elections. That&#39;s good.”<br/><br/>He wasn’t joking—he was recognizing a possibility. That’s not leadership—it’s a threat to democratic norms, and it demands our attention. #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/051/599/930/514/953/original/7e8e0716d4325bb1.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-18T20:14:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdmnvphtv7y9zel8qt32udmjva3ak3zqzts0j3jcwf6emakzzsncszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xythanee Oval Office moment: Trump shows Zelensky a Russia-Ukraine map.<br/>Zelensky: “I’m thinking how to take it back.” 😀<br/>Trump: “We’ll figure that out.”<br/><a href="https://apple.news/Ax9wUSIEcSwGxsbehncEstw">https://apple.news/Ax9wUSIEcSwGxsbehncEstw</a><br/>#press 2025-08-18T19:50:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzwuqm4ah2x8pe0yw4zc9u7yvsulyc72fzdzaln5usexpdpcgylgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy36z6g8 NEW: Trump and Zelensky strike a warmer tone in the Oval Office. Trump pledges “a lot of help” on Ukraine security—though he rejects making a ceasefire a precondition for peace, echoing Putin’s stance. <a href="https://wapo.st/3HrEWBp">https://wapo.st/3HrEWBp</a><br/>#press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/051/270/175/314/123/original/ccd4cd4b6c4cb537.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-18T18:51:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvrztkm4s4mdznvac63xczh6wkr76tvsx5puvl3kd53qft2yljsqzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyyq8gkk Flight delayed? No problem. Summer Horns turned turbulence into tunes with a surprise jazz set at 30,000 feet. 🎷✈️ When life gives you lemons… play horns! 🎶<br/><br/>Video Link: <a href="https://youtu.be/d4C02mwqHow">https://youtu.be/d4C02mwqHow</a> #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/051/098/901/309/543/original/7f1a38c931a127ec.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-18T18:07:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ywwmhzh07d0nguvwxahuxxlun47czpvnrcjy64705vhj2nw9j0gzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy25y2s3 Trump: Ukraine should surrender Crimea &amp; NATO hopes, trade land for “peace.”<br/><br/>Zelenskyy: “We will not give up our land — Russia started this war, and we will end it on our terms.”<br/><a href="https://apple.news/A1CoJqpuhR96XP4vwES2xmA">https://apple.news/A1CoJqpuhR96XP4vwES2xmA</a> #press 2025-08-18T17:53:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqwqn9u2uh2zrcsp5yjqgpj3z8pz562ka0qxerqtcnn80gzzakmmszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyss84vx Trump is already bracing for defeat in 2026.<br/><br/>He tried rigging new Congressional seats. Now he’s ranting about mail-in ballots and voting machines — scrambling for new ways to cheat.<br/><br/>The panic is showing.<br/>#press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/050/253/114/577/432/original/bc4a684136138cfb.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-18T14:32:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0tt9unpw6awyjl056ntlfprs9t5tecg8mnym32z9hnggdky864szyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy57fudz mRNA saved millions in COVID. It’s not just vaccines — it’s a rapid-response shield against future pandemics &amp; biothreats.<br/>Walking away now = leaving America defenseless.<br/><br/>🚨 You don’t scrap your missile defense system.<br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/opinion/mrna-vaccines.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/opinion/mrna-vaccines.html</a> #press 2025-08-18T14:11:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs93cdtceczjunrm2krkpd6r8sz53nc30mnv2gypy00wk96zhf7lpszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyq0lc57 Firefighters choke on toxic wildfire smoke with no masks, no warnings. Now many are getting cancer in their 20s &amp; 30s.<br/>🔥 Heroes aren’t supposed to be disposable. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/us/wildfire-firefighters-masks-smoke.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/us/wildfire-firefighters-masks-smoke.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</a> #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/048/450/080/357/671/original/06988a33672beffa.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-18T06:53:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsddt8uffn27wjzgs5vm6s6h8l8uennhq6vfzejp5z242rmx46ma7szyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy4xcjuj A lot of the press corps reported Trump aides — including Karoline Leavitt — looked ashen and frightened after his meeting with Putin. 👀 What happened behind those closed doors?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/msnbc-host-says-karoline-leavitt-looked-ashen-in-alaska-following-putin-meeting/">https://www.thedailybeast.com/msnbc-host-says-karoline-leavitt-looked-ashen-in-alaska-following-putin-meeting/</a> #press 2025-08-18T06:15:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtnsuz89fc2e55kzc2ac68edv8428jyg4cdp89um3a9957er2lvgzyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xy7nqncg Clinton: “I pushed Ukraine to give up nukes.” They feared only nukes could deter an expansionist Russia. Yeltsin kept his word—but Putin broke it, first seizing Crimea, then waging a full-scale war. <br/><br/>Now, he says the US &amp; Europe must stand firm with Ukraine until peace is on their terms. #press #ukraine<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/046/559/160/585/037/original/51f8346dbc702766.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-08-17T22:53:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx4qdrecycv9vvku0339gqkwpyz855mad734g4v6ue0nquzjecuvszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xymaa9jd Trump floated Putin’s demand: Ukraine must surrender Donbas.<br/><br/>Ukraine: “We are not going to put 1 million Ukrainians into occupation.” Europe stands with Kyiv. Democracy cannot be carved up at the bargaining table. <a href="https://shorturl.at/V7bLQ">https://shorturl.at/V7bLQ</a> #press 2025-08-17T17:34:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcvpyt9e6caad4mjx7hu4565wp45kkev9metl45dqvdxn97kwn5czyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xys9rnnt Trump’s “crime crackdown” skips red states.<br/>New Orleans: 2nd highest homicide rate in 2024 <br/><br/>Trump’s list: DC, Chicago, NYC — all blue.<br/>It’s not law &amp; order. It’s law &amp; politics. <a href="https://apple.news/AODambmJpS6yAdRLyIVZVBQ">https://apple.news/AODambmJpS6yAdRLyIVZVBQ</a> #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/045/021/100/680/553/original/70984bfe72c59d8e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-17T16:21:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg355pgehdvl5ez6x8a7ajvd2c85cwzpqw7vryhfklkfz5vzea4kszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyxunfha ICE’s new pitch: Got debt? Hate immigrants? Join up. $50K bonuses, $60K loan forgiveness, no age caps. 100K apps in 2 weeks. A turbo-charged deportation blitz—patriotism as cover, fear as fuel. <a href="https://shorturl.at/YxF24">https://shorturl.at/YxF24</a> #press<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/044/742/896/456/191/original/77c61d3001939aad.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-17T15:11:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvkdt0swu0c955j0j3zgsmxcn4zx4r6dmh3mdgtlkkuyqgez3lyszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyk5ascr BREAKING: Armed presence incoming: National Guard troops in D.C. are now told to prepare to carry weapons — just days after officials said they wouldn’t. The shift follows Trump’s vow to “take back” the capital from “violent criminals.&#34; <a href="https://shorturl.at/lR6Ig">https://shorturl.at/lR6Ig</a> #press 2025-08-16T18:10:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrg9mg3uqx5tfx7nd5h97qz2pwgn6aekyzhu5rlx4ah0laet5dypszyzzgl8hx2lktv37xu9wpmj4tc9mxu9d27xfugfvamdftk6z63u6xyjssaht LIVE: Trump backs Putin’s ‘land for peace’ plan — breaking with Kyiv &amp; Europe, who warn it rewards aggression. Sanctions threat shelved. Ukraine &amp; Europe: no cease-fire, no trust, no deal. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/16/world/trump-putin-meeting-alaska">https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/16/world/trump-putin-meeting-alaska</a> #press 2025-08-16T17:56:00Z