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Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "The Washington-based Malaria No More says new modeling shows that just a year of disruption in the malaria-control supply chain would lead to nearly 15 million additional cases and 107,000 additional deaths globally. It has urged the Trump administration to “restart these life-saving programs before outbreaks get out of hand.”"</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaria</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/usaid-cuts-africa-malaria-health-trump-22252b138d6eeaa143cc892731aec227" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/usaid-cuts-</span><span class="invisible">africa-malaria-health-trump-22252b138d6eeaa143cc892731aec227</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p>Headline: NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "The National Institutes of Health has stopped considering new grant applications, delaying decisions about how to spend millions of dollars on research into <a href="https://c.im/tags/diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseases</span></a> ranging from heart disease and <a href="https://c.im/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s and <a href="https://c.im/tags/allergies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allergies</span></a>.</p><p>"The freeze occurred because the Trump administration has blocked the NIH from posting any new notices in the Federal Register, which is required before many federal meetings can be held.</p><p>"While that may seem arcane, the stoppage forced the agency to cancel meetings to review thousands of grant applications, according to two people familiar with the situation, one of whom was not authorized to speak publicly and the other who feared retribution."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a></p><p>URL for article because thumbnail is not displaying:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305276/trump-nih-funding-freeze-medical-research" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305276/trump-nih-funding-freeze-medical-research</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mediastodon.com/@TheGuardian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheGuardian</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "A newer variant of H5N1 bird flu has spilled over into dairy cows separately in Nevada and Arizona, prompting new theories about how the virus is spread and leading to questions about containing the ongoing outbreaks.</p><p>"The news comes amid a purge of experts at federal agencies, including employees who were responding to the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Department of Agriculture.</p><p>"The additional spillovers are changing experts’ view of how rare introductions to herds may be – with implications for how to prevent such spread."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/22/bird-flu-virus-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/22/bird-flu-virus-trump</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p>Source: Medical Design Development</p><p>From the article: "HHS director of communications Andrew Nixon confirmed Thursday the meeting was postponed, and the ACIP meetings website also reflected that. Nixon did not respond to a follow-up question about a new meeting date. The group meets three times a year, typically in February, June and October.</p><p>"Kennedy was critical of ACIP during his confirmation process, and ACIP is on a list of federal advisory committees that are being reviewed, according to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump on Wednesday."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.medicaldesigndevelopment.com/news/news/22933958/cdc-vaccination-committee-meeting-postponed-days-after-rfk-jr-took-over-at-hhs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medicaldesigndevelopment.com/n</span><span class="invisible">ews/news/22933958/cdc-vaccination-committee-meeting-postponed-days-after-rfk-jr-took-over-at-hhs</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p>Headline: Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stopping a successful flu vaccination campaign that juxtaposed images of wild animals, such as a lion, with cute counterparts, like a kitten, as an analogy for how immunization can help tame the flu.</p><p>"The news was shared with staff during a meeting on Wednesday, according to two CDC staffers who spoke with NPR on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, and a recording reviewed by NPR."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flu</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Influenza</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a></p><p>URL for article because thumbnail is not displaying:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5302906/cdc-flu-vaccine-campaign-terminated" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5302906/cdc-flu-vaccine-campaign-terminated</span></a></p><p>Image added due to thumbnail not being displayed.</p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several frontline responders to the ongoing H5N1 bird flu outbreak—then quickly backpedaled, rescinding those terminations and attempting to reinstate the critical staff.</p><p>"The termination letters went out to employees at the US Department of Agriculture, one of the agencies leading the federal response to the outbreak that continues to plague US dairy farms and ravage poultry operations, affecting over 160 million birds and sending egg prices soaring. As the virus continues to spread, infectious disease experts fear it could evolve to spread among humans and cause more severe disease. So far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented 68 cases in humans, one of which was fatal."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/02/trump-admin-fires-usda-staff-working-on-bird-flu-immediately-backpedals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2025/02</span><span class="invisible">/trump-admin-fires-usda-staff-working-on-bird-flu-immediately-backpedals/</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>Malthus would be proud</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@source" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>source</span></a></span>: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article:"The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles."</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/measles-texas-new-mexico-mmr-outbreak-vaccines-408371700e3ab548777bf0354e586549" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/measles-tex</span><span class="invisible">as-new-mexico-mmr-outbreak-vaccines-408371700e3ab548777bf0354e586549</span></a></p>
Bi Sasquatch<p>The <a href="https://c.im/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> hit during his first term, and now there is a risk of a <a href="https://c.im/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> / <a href="https://c.im/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> pandemic during his second term.</p><p>He has cut essential staff at the <a href="https://c.im/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> and put a <a href="https://c.im/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> denier in charge of <a href="https://c.im/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Pandmics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pandmics</span></a> make a good case for restricting the populus which could then be abused to establish an authoritarian state. </p><p>You have to wonder if <a href="https://c.im/tags/Malthus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malthus</span></a> would be proud. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/MalthusWouldBeProud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalthusWouldBeProud</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ThePoliticsOfGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePoliticsOfGreed</span></a> </p><p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Robert_Malthus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_R</span><span class="invisible">obert_Malthus</span></a></p>