RIGHT TO READ DAY. April 20, 2026. Everywhere. FOR YOUR FREEDOM TO READ. FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION. FOR UNDERSTANDING OUR PAST. FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. FOR OUR LIBRARIES. Logos for Unite Against Book Bans and ALA150 American Library Association

From Jan. 2025 - March 2026, 100+ pro-censorship bills were introduced in state legislatures. At least 40 bills would penalize libraries and library workers with lawsuits, fines, or even jail time for protecting people’s the right to read.

This #RightToReadDay, take action: https://bit.ly/43D9Dtw

By the time Thomas Francis stepped down from the podium, church bells were ringing across the country, factories were observing moments of silence, synagogues and churches were holding prayer meetings, and parents and teachers were weeping. … 'It was as if a war had ended'.” —Paul Offit

“The presentation was numbing, but the results were clear: the vaccine worked. Inside the auditorium, Americans tearfully and joyfully embraced the results.

On April 12 1955 the first polio vaccine was given. Vaccines are a victim of their own success. People don’t know what it was like. 1/2

Vaccines save lives.

Kennedy rewrites rules on CDC panel after judge blocks vaccine changes After a federal judge said members of the influential vaccine committee were "distinctly unqualified," an updated charter broadens the list of expertise for membership.

Because of course he is

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The Guardian view on peptides: Robert F Kennedy Jr would leave public health policy to the hucksters | Editorial <strong>Editorial:</strong> The US health secretary says he is a big fan of peptides. Many are promising drugs, but the only way to know their utility is proper clinical trials

American public health shouldn't be decided by the wellness industry profiteers, and that's who RFK Jr. is handing it to. Contact your Rep at tr.ee/removeRFKJr to stop RFK Jr.

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#ImpeachTheQuack #RemoveRFKJr #ImpeachRFKJr

Happy Day to us! Keep being badass to all my fellow women physicians and thank you to Elizabeth Blackwell for blazing the trail for us

Folds on the Kennedy Center 3 weeks ago: I was sick to my stomach when I quit because I knew they were going to run it into the ground. No one that they were appointing had any experience in arts administration, but that was never the point. The point was to take that, run over it, and move on.

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A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:

"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."

and

"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."

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WOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment

"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.

At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."

Pam Bondi sends letter telling Minnesota officials if they turn over their voter rolls to Trump and his tech broligarchs they will remove ICE from Minnesota. It was never about immigration. It's about cheating in the midterms.

Anyone not promising accountability, running on it, or fighting for it, should be ignored and primaried.

There’s a bitter irony in these headlines.

RELEASE THE TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES NOW

RELEASE THE TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES NOW

RELEASE THE TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES NOW

RELEASE THE TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES NOW

RELEASE THE TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES NOW

RELEASE THE TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES NOW

RELEASE THE TRUMP EPSTEIN FILES NOW

<5% of docs have been released

‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines

Of course she’s not qualified

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What if you could lower your child’s risk of cancer at birth?

You can!

www.voicesforvaccines.org/vaccine-info...

Nerding out here. These are amazing asm.org/press-releas...

Monmouth county NJ

Created a book brick last night with the Silent Book Club of Monmouth County. I was overly ambitious with my choice of book cover but it’s my absolute favorite and happy with my result

The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials said Wednesday.

Full Story: bit.ly/3XQK9qX

I worked in NJ the first surge in spring 2020 and the second post Thanksgiving surge December 2020. Both were horrendous nice never watched so many of my patients die

Every Sunday night one of us picks a movie. The others cannot complain. So far we’ve watched the New Superman, The Fablemans, Mullholland Drive (another crazy one), The Truman Show, Memento, Nimora, Little Miss Sunshine, The Nice Guys

Sunday family movie night. Holy Sh*t this was a crazy one (yeah yeah I know can’t believe I hadn’t seen it before)

Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns

The Center for Disease Control can now officially be renamed the Center for Disease Communication

Make no mistake: this is a vote to kill Americans for years to come

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...

I can’t take much more. These clown in charge are destroying our country

Photograph of a printed guidance memo stating that the U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. Key points include: USG funds should not be used for related events, personnel should refrain from public promotion via social media or other channels, and CDC and other USG staff may attend local events but cannot speak or promote attendance. The memo notes this guidance supersedes previous blanket approval and may require adjustments to planned activities.

1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.

The CDC website has been lobotomized. Where it once presented the decades of evidence debunking the false claims of a link between vaccines and autism, that has now been replaced with junk science.

Notes from the Field: Expanding Birthing Hospital ... This report describes a CDC collaboration with professional organizations and health departments to enroll birthing hospitals in the Vaccines for Children Program to increase infant immunization again...

Our 2nd #altMMWR is short & sweet, describing efforts to get more birthing hospitals enrolled in the Vaccines for Children program
This means more babies can get get HepB vaccines and nirsevimab
Now, almost half of babies born in the US should be covered
Progress!! 💪

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