Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC's Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump's Targeting of Ilhan OmarOne of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and getting corporate money out of politics. Rogers is a former Republican congressman…Democracy Now!2d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
FDA, NYT Downplayed Evidence Showing Covid Shots May Have Killed KidsThe pharmaceutical industry was intent on protecting its profits, and influential media outlets have downplayed evidence of Covid vaccine deaths and attack those who’ve tried to bring them to light.The Federalist2d agoWhole story →CultureHealth
Experts alarmed by ‘less transparent’ CDC as US measles deaths riseAgency declines to reveal in which state latest measles death occurred as it delays reporting other measles deaths The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added a third measles death to its dashboard on Wednesday, but the agency would not reveal whether the death occurred in Pennsylvania or another state – which is “notable” as the agency…The Guardian3d agoWhole story →JusticeHealth
WATCH: Trump Promises Quick Payments to Veterans Sickened by Camp's Toxic Water; Almost $1 Billion Already PaidPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday promised swift settlement for remaining American veterans, their families, and civilian employees who were exposed to toxic drinking water at Marine Corps Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1953 and 1987. The post WATCH: Trump Promises Quick Payments to Veterans Sickened by Camp’s Toxic Water; Almost $1 Billion…Breitbart News Network3d agoWhole story →SecurityHealthcamp lejeune toxic water settlement
Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’ Kits that Help Junkies Take Drugs Through ‘the Rectum’Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's (D.) administration spearheaded the awarding of millions of dollars in grants and contracts to a "harm reduction" group that supplies "booty bumping" kits to drug users to help them safely ingest drugs through "the butthole." The post Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Steered Millions To Pay for Disgusting ‘Booty Bumping’…Washington Free Beacon3d agoWhole story →Healthminnesota harm reduction funding
MAHA Leader Calley Means Steps Down from Trump Administration Health Advisory RoleCalley Means, one of the key figures in the Make America Healthy Again movement, championed food policies in his role in the Administration.Time2d agoWhole story →FoodHealthtrump health advisor resignation
CDC pushes Ebola requirements for international passengers traveling to USThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require foreign travelers heading to the U.S. to certify they have not traveled to the Congo in the last three weeks amid a widespread outbreak of Ebola. Reuters first reported on the new requirement Thursday, citing a CDC memo. The CDC initially held rules barring any...The Hill2d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthebola travel restrictions
House Democrats demand answers from CDC on African hepatitis B studyTop Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded answers Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the agency’s funding of a controversial hepatitis B clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau. The CDC awarded $1.6 million last year to Danish researchers to conduct the study in Guinea-Bissau, a small country in West...The Hill2d agoWhole story →Healthcdc hepatitis b study controversy
Flu cases rise on west coast earlier than usual as US health experts encourage vaccineCalifornia flu test rate at 9.65%, higher than normal 1% rate for early October, amid mutation of H1N1 influenza A strain Flu cases on the west coast are on the rise months earlier than normal, prompting US health experts to stress the importance of the annual vaccine. Flu activity typically ramps up in December, hitting its peak in February. But this…The Guardian2d agoWhole story →Healthflu season outbreak
Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.The post Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act. appeared first on ProPublica .ProPublica2d agoWhole story →FoodHealthbird flu outbreak
Why experts are pushing RFK Jr. to release a federal definition of ultraprocessed foodsMore than 100 science, medical and nutrition experts signed and sent an open letter Friday to the Office of Management and Budget, urging the administration to release the first-ever government definition of ultraprocessed foods.PBS News1d agoWhole story →FoodEconomy
NYC Mayor Mamdani unveils $29M antisemitism plan without a definitionNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled plans to combat antisemitism but did not include a formal definition of anti-Jewish hate or recognize Israel's existence.Fox News23d agoWhole story →JusticeCultureZohran Mamdaninyc antisemitism plan
Mamdani's definition of socialism sounds like state-controlled 'totalitarianism': criticsFar-left New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered an impassioned definition of socialism this week -- one critics say rivals state-controlled totalitarianism -- claiming in a podcast interview that it’s the job of the government to ensure the masses have "whatever you need."New York Post21d agoWhole story →GovernmentZohran Mamdanimamdani socialism definition
Chuck Schumer's definition of 'antisemite' could include Mamdani, Senate hopeful El-SayedCritics who don't believe that Israel should exist as a Jewish state are antisemites, Sen. Chuck Schumer said.New York Post26d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityisrael policy debate
"WNBA Need Some Help": U.S. Senator Challenges League Over Definition of a Woman as Enes Kanter Freedom Faces Arena RejectionU.S. Senato Marsha Blackburn slams WNBA of definition of a woman after Enen Kanter says he got kicked out of Game 3.Essentially Sports2d agoWhole story →GovernmentCultureMarsha Blackburnwnba trans athlete debate
CFTC Defends Prediction Markets Turf with New ‘Swap’ DefinitionThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed defining financial swaps to explicitly include event contracts based on sports, politics, culture and weather-related wagers as the legal fight escalates over the booming prediction markets industry.Bloomberg15d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentcftc prediction markets ruling
JD Vance Trots Out Completely Bogus Definition Of Socialism — And No One's Buying ItThe vice president tried to blur the idea of pro-worker politics with petty culture war slop... to little avail.HuffPost16d agoWhole story →Governmentvance definition of socialism
Investigating the definition of ‘woman’Back on May 2, 2024, standing beside anti-trans activist Riley Gaines, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order essentially nullifying Title IX rules established by the Biden administration, saying, "Biden thinks anybody can be a woman just because they say so. ... I can't think of anything more offensive and dismissive of the very real,…Arkansas Online3mo agoWhole story →GovernmentCultureSarah Huckabee Sanderstitle ix rules dispute
