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MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>WHAT DID i SAY. 🤬 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheyreTryingToKillEverybody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheyreTryingToKillEverybody</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMS</span></a></p>
LyleDAL<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> Measles Outbreak Update, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMR</span></a> Vaccine News, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Typhus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Typhus</span></a> Disease, and the End of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flu</span></a> Season 2025</p><p>"AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses murine typhus and measles outbreaks in the U.S., the latest measles vaccination rates, as well as current COVID-19 and seasonal flu going around. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AmericanMedicalAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanMedicalAssociation</span></a> CXO Todd Unger hosts."</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU-jMNALtDI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=eU-jMNALtD</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Thousands of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> and Human Services (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a>) employees across the country are being dismissed on Tuesday as the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration began implementing its controversial workforce reduction plan, which could ultimately remove 10,000 staff from the department through forced <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a> – slashing nearly a quarter of its workforce through a combination of layoffs and early retirement offers.<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/01/trump-health-agency-layoffs-cuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/01/trump-health-agency-layoffs-cuts</span></a><br>HHS indludes:<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a><br>Centers for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> Services (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMS</span></a>)</p>
Ian James<p>Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning are being terminated. Experts say the cuts will have immediate effects. "We’re going to have patients die. Unnecessary, preventable death.” <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other U.S. health agencies <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/world/politics/trump-layoffs-fda-cdc-health-agencies/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">02/world/politics/trump-layoffs-fda-cdc-health-agencies/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robertfkennedyjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robertfkennedyjr</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>The cleavers were out—</p><p>Though HHS Secretary RFK Jr. promised an era of “radical transparency,” his department released no details on which divisions and programs were being cut.</p><p>Surviving employees and their bosses were left trying to piece together who still works at the CDC and who has been let go 😳</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> </p><p>~ At CDC, Trump administration’s job cuts wipe out wide array of specialists ~</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/cdc-rif-2400-layoffs-rfk-jr-hhs-reorganization-rapid-response-capability-weakened" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/04/01/cdc-ri</span><span class="invisible">f-2400-layoffs-rfk-jr-hhs-reorganization-rapid-response-capability-weakened</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>‘Bloodbath’: Shock as Trump fires thousands at HHS amid measles and bird flu outbreaks<br><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hhs-2671654316/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/trump-hhs-2671654</span><span class="invisible">316/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AgentBrainWorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgentBrainWorm</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKisNoKennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKisNoKennedy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKPredator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKPredator</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKGrifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKGrifter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Wired: The CDC Has Been Gutted</p><p>Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Democracy Dies in Darkness:</p><p>"Hearing the entire FOIA office at CDC has been eliminated."<br>-D Boguslaw</p><p>"And apparent mechanism to request (as required by law) …"<br>-A Morey</p><p>"The entire CDC FOIA office — nearly two dozen people — received RIF notices. FOIA personnel at FDA &amp; NIH were also dismissed. The CDC has seen a massive uptick in FOIA requests this year. It’s the second busiest year since Covid."<br>-J Leopold</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/FOIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOIA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMusk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p><p>🎁 <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-01/us-health-agency-mass-firings-begin-as-kennedy-orders-10-000-cut?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MzUzMDg1OCwiZXhwIjoxNzQ0MTM1NjU4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVTAwOVBUMEFGQjUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.3wzhDHewZ9AAlOO6yvdQ8Xl-F-AhPjCgiQeL3BYqbDg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-04-01/us-health-agency-mass-firings-begin-as-kennedy-orders-10-000-cut?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MzUzMDg1OCwiZXhwIjoxNzQ0MTM1NjU4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVTAwOVBUMEFGQjUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyQjE3NzFFOTlEODc0QzRDOTY1Njg1RTZBQkJGM0QwRCJ9.3wzhDHewZ9AAlOO6yvdQ8Xl-F-AhPjCgiQeL3BYqbDg</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Make America Dead Again!!!!!</p><p>'People are going to die': Physicians say CDC 'effectively dissolved' after mass firings<br><a href="https://www.alternet.org/cdc-mass-firings/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">alternet.org/cdc-mass-firings/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AgentBrainWorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgentBrainWorm</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKisNoKennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKisNoKennedy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKPredator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKPredator</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKGrifter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKGrifter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Catherine McCarthy<p>Friend who works at CDC Atlanta just said major RIF was announced today. At least 2,400 from CDC<br>Atlanta and 10,000 overall from all health agencies.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a></p>
Rasta<p>Thousands of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Top ofcls at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> were put on *administrative leave* or offered reassignment to the Indian Health Service. Other employees began receiving layoff notices or learned they had lost their jobs when their entry badges no longer worked Tues morning.<br>
At one <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> office in Rockville, MD, long lines grew as workers were screened to determine whether they were still employed.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassLayoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassLayoffs</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Nervous employees — roughly 82,000 across the nation’s public health agencies — waited to see whether pink slips would arrive in their inboxes. The mass dismissals have been expected since Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced last week a massive reorganization that will result in 20,000 fewer jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services. About 10,000 will be eliminated through layoffs."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/hhs-layoffs-fda-rfk-jr-b719bc1120a345d8e302a5c41a76723b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/hhs-layoffs</span><span class="invisible">-fda-rfk-jr-b719bc1120a345d8e302a5c41a76723b</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"The <a href="https://toad.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies: <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>...</p><p>Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email.</p><p>HHS victims of the (RIF) employees who’ve received letters are being told it’s for performance, citing their most<br>recent performance. </p><p>But multiple employees have told me the NUMBERS ARE COMPLETELY FABRICATED &amp; don't actually reflect performance stats."<br>-M Kabas</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMusk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Fascsim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascsim</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Deep Breath; Start Again<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1jorwjs/rif_notice_received_this_morning_by_cdc_comrade/?share_id=0PRcWu-wtBjVfd--byXyg&amp;utm_name=ioscss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/</span><span class="invisible">1jorwjs/rif_notice_received_this_morning_by_cdc_comrade/?share_id=0PRcWu-wtBjVfd--byXyg&amp;utm_name=ioscss</span></a> As the attached says, check the validity of each RIF yourself. We deserve public health and women's health. It's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WorthFightingFor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorthFightingFor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/womenshealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenshealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reproductivehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reproductivehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p>Timing of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>'s announcement that Jay Bhattacharya has started as the new director is ... not exactly opportune. Bloodletting today at NIH &amp; its sister agencies, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>. Many NIH center directors, including Jeanne Marrazzo of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NIAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIAID</span></a>, have been put on admin leave. <a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/jay-bhattacharya-begins-tenure-18th-director-national-institutes-health" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nih.gov/news-events/news-relea</span><span class="invisible">ses/jay-bhattacharya-begins-tenure-18th-director-national-institutes-health</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> isn't being transparent about the cuts occurring within the department or its agencies such as <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>. If you've received a RIF notice today, @statnews.com wants to know. <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/27/hhs-cuts-restructuring-reader-form/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/03/27/hhs-cu</span><span class="invisible">ts-restructuring-reader-form/</span></a></p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>AURE FREE PRESS EXTRA</p><p>FREE Patreon Subscription</p><p>"CDC Deep Dive" </p><p>Trump wants to gut American Healthcare and wants to fire 20,000 federal health care workers.</p><p>This includes more than 2,400 from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).</p><p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a vital public health institution in the United States.</p><p>As an agency within the Department...<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breaking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/breakingnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breakingnews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdc</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Free_Press_Forever" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/Free_Press_Forever</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>Intense layoffs have begun at HHS.</p><p>The agency “as we’ve known it is finished, with most of the leaders with institutional knowledge and a deep understanding of product development and safety no longer employed.” — former FDA commissioner Rob Califf</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/hhs-layoffs-start-under-rfk-jr-trump-administration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/04/01/hhs-la</span><span class="invisible">yoffs-start-under-rfk-jr-trump-administration/</span></a> via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@STAT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>STAT</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdc</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a></p>