So states can absolutely form their own mini-interstate CDC's

Virginia v Tennessee specifically cites infectious disease as an exception to the Compacts Clause

Gives a whole new (literal) meaning to Privileges & Immunities Clause

I can't make it past his appalling abuse of the term "pay dirt"

Oppressive heat doesn't exactly give me a sense of urgency. Not exactly conducive to adrenaline

The only real fixes at this point are population reduction (don't have as many kids, normalize "death with dignity")

So maybe they really do want an anti-mobility tax code

Is it more than just making the numbers work? In 2017 that was a valid theory, this time around they clearly don't care about the cost

@yappelbaum.bsky.social What do you think of the loss of the above the line deduction for moving expenses? First TCJA got rid of it in 2016 temporarily, OBB made it permanent

And this is compounded by Trump's tariffs /3

And without multidose vials, distribution becomes a logistical nightmare /2

Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...

I've been getting the flu shot every year since 2008. The only time I got the flu was in 2009 - H1N1 swine flu. It was the sickest I've ever been.

You can't do multidose vials without thimerosal. /1

@maya4rights.bsky.social Well a majority of the candidates last night said you were their top choice! I'll vote for whoever you endorse

I'm less concerned about the AI thing than I am about copyrights being granted or revoked based on favoritism & caprice

Yup, time for a brain drain. The US deserves it

We need to elect cabinet positions independently. Nothing in the Appointments Clause would prevent this, the only barrier is political will

Not mine, it's the first verse of "One Species Are We" by the Vox Hunters

"Of three domains of all life, eukaryotes are we/ Inside each cell within us a nucleus there be /Bacteria, archaea, unfortunate are they /they have no membrane bound around their strands of DNA"

I have a cousin whose parents met while they were both horny twentysomething Fulbright scholars abroad. If the program was tilted towards married people that'd pretty much wreck the Fulbright dating scene /4

There are children in my extended family that probably wouldn't exist if their mom hadn't been able to abort a pregnancy early on /3

Eg during his 1st term he railed against the UPU, threatening to pull out. My parents had a transatlantic correspondence - over snail mail - in the 1960s before they even met /2

One reason I tend to take Trump's policies so personally is the seemingly limitless capacity to imagine policies which would likely have erased me and/or members of my family from existence. /1

"screwing in little, little screws" - Who says that? It's "itty bitty"

It's not even his portfolio, it's USDA

Although I think...the Halting Problem may have entered the chat

ooh like a spellcheck for fallacies? love it

True but most jurisdictions have used it as a rough template because there aren't any other definitions in sight. It's adequate persuasive authority

And limiting the spread of infectious diseases is itself directly related to conflict management. Human history is rife with tribalism from "othering" people regarded as disease ridden

All of this is in place with vaccines

And easy recourse when a product or service is unsafe or ineffective