Awesome public health news:
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of
1. mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
2. Syphilis and
3. Hepatitis B (who.int)
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of
1. mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
2. Syphilis and
3. Hepatitis B (who.int)
ICE attempted to enter the home of a woman with her children in Huntington Beach. However, the entire community, police department, and city council intervened and forced them to leave.
Keep fighting back ✊🏽
Keep fighting back ✊🏽
New from us today: Americans largely oppose recent efforts by Donald Trump’s administration to scale up its deportation program, with a rising majority saying the president has gone too far in carrying out deportations.
(cnn.com)
(cnn.com)
Andry Hernández Romero, the innocent make-up artist imprisoned without trial for 4 months in El Salvador by the Trump admin, is FREE.
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
(open.substack.com)
He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.
(open.substack.com)
After years of headlines and reports warning of rising violence and disastrously high crime rates, something remarkable is happening: America’s crime rates are quickly dropping.
According to new data from the Vera Institute of Justice and the Council on Criminal Justice, homicides in the U.S. fell by 16 percent in 2024, with early 2025 showing an even sharper decline. In some cities, shootings are down nearly 40 percent.
The national murder rate is now approaching pre-pandemic levels—despite political rhetoric suggesting otherwise.
(forbes.com)
According to new data from the Vera Institute of Justice and the Council on Criminal Justice, homicides in the U.S. fell by 16 percent in 2024, with early 2025 showing an even sharper decline. In some cities, shootings are down nearly 40 percent.
The national murder rate is now approaching pre-pandemic levels—despite political rhetoric suggesting otherwise.
(forbes.com)
Pentagon withdraws 2,000 California National Guard troops from LA
(axios.com)
(axios.com)
Public opinion on immigration is moving left
A new report from Gallup out this week finds a significant increase in the public’s liberal attitudes on immigration. The highlights of their report are here:
(gelliottmorris.com)
A new report from Gallup out this week finds a significant increase in the public’s liberal attitudes on immigration. The highlights of their report are here:
- 30% of Americans want immigration decreased, down from 55% a year ago
- A record-high 79% of adults consider immigration good for the country
- There’s been a meaningful decrease in support for building a border wall, mass deportation
(gelliottmorris.com)
Some really great news: funding for PEPFAR--about $400M for the global fight against HIV and AIDS--has been restored. Millions of lives will be saved.
(politico.com)
(politico.com)
Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world,
@billmckibben.bsky.social
writes.
@billmckibben.bsky.social
writes.
The Trump administration on Friday abruptly moved to restore thousands of international students’ ability to study in the United States legally, but immigration officials insisted they could still try to terminate that legal status despite a wave of legal challenges.
The decision, revealed during a court hearing in Washington, was a dramatic shift by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even as the administration characterized it as only a temporary reprieve.
The back and forth only contributed to the anxiety and confusion facing international students as the administration has moved to cancel more than 1,500 student visas in recent weeks.
The decision, revealed during a court hearing in Washington, was a dramatic shift by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even as the administration characterized it as only a temporary reprieve.
The back and forth only contributed to the anxiety and confusion facing international students as the administration has moved to cancel more than 1,500 student visas in recent weeks.
The Trump administration has reversed course and restored financial support for a decades-old study on women’s health.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the study, called the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), in the early 1990s to learn about women’s health needs since most medical studies had been conducted on men.
WHI researchers were notified earlier this week that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) planned to terminate contracts in September with the initiative’s four regional centers in California, New York, Ohio and North Carolina.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the study, called the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), in the early 1990s to learn about women’s health needs since most medical studies had been conducted on men.
WHI researchers were notified earlier this week that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) planned to terminate contracts in September with the initiative’s four regional centers in California, New York, Ohio and North Carolina.
BREAKING: In a sudden about-face, a DOJ attorney saiys ICE will be RESTORING the status of thousands of foreign students whose SEVIS records were terminated w/o notice earlier this month.
The move comes amid mounting losses in courts around the country. (wusa9.com)
The move comes amid mounting losses in courts around the country. (wusa9.com)