A CDC advisory panel's hepatitis B vote shows how deeply RFK Jr.'s influence now shapes national vaccine policy, and how much damage it can still do
07.12.2025 13:30
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A CDC advisory panel's hepatitis B vote shows how deeply RFK Jr.'s influence now shapes national vaccine policy, and how much damage it can still do
No more pasta?
Ok temu North Korea
The cost of such things can only be measured in the coin of the soul. The respect i lost for the comedians who participated in this farce is huge, snd my respect for those that didn't go increased. Nimesh Patel, for example, decided NOT to go after initially agreeing to perform. Kudos, sir.
Why does anyone give a fuck about the Bezos wedding? Aren’t there bigger or better things happening the world
The Onion NYT ad. The headline of the editorial says “CONGRESS, NOW MORE THAN EVER OUR NATION NEEDS YOUR COWARDICE”
EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
Look I am always here for a religion angle but "I want to thank everybody and in particular God, I want to just say we love you God" is a weird-ass thing to say at a briefing
Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
game 5
I love Jayson Tatum
Someone wants treats
“Department of Government Efficiency.”
100% a dumb thing to say
The golden age of America
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
Thinking the unthinkable: With #CDC webpages going dark & research funding getting slashed, scientists are beginning to fear for the integrity of key databases maintained by the #NIH's National Library of Medicine, databases that are of "incalculable importance." www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/g...
president of California Citrus Mutual: “We’re in the middle of our citrus harvesting ... Yesterday about 25% of the workforce, today 75% didn’t show up.” calmatters.org/economy/2025...
Promising data from Novo’s amycretin - 22% weight loss at 36 weeks in the Ph1b/2a study. Should be able to break the 25% barrier that cagrisema wasn’t able to achieve (23% at 68 weeks) and caused $NVO shares to fall ~30% a few weeks ago. $NVO up ~8% on the news
Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shelton collapsing in this first set breaker after playing out of his mind
Few things are better than getting blessed with high quality grand slam tennis before the day starts
A super-useful Economist Briefing.
China’s AI industry has almost caught up with America’s
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Thanks Trump. Great job
This map shows how much NIH funding goes to your state. I used the info on my state when I called officials to ask them to push back against the freeze. And if I can do it when my senators are Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville...well, I mean...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
$50 billion in research halted indefinitely. Grant reviews and training are getting shut down halfway through. There’s an HHS ban on meetings with any outside agencies, including states.
I want off this ride.
Trump Administration pauses external communications from health agencies, including FDA, CDC and NIH (first reported by @washingtonpost.com) - sources tell @reportergoodman.bsky.social & me they weren’t told why or for how long www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/h...
This is a fascinating case study. When disruptive technology emerges, how can organizations stay agile and innovate? Overcoming inertia and legacy revenue dependence is critical—but how do you drive change and enable the organization to adapt?
