It cost a quarter-billion dollars to build and became useless within 60 days

Someone please send a few introductory biology textbooks to the Dept HHS, preferably ones with nice schematic pics of mitochondria and some text explaining how cell organelles function. High school level should be adequate

Tonight, the National Press Club honors journalist Dong Yuyu with the President’s Award. Yuyu has been detained by Chinese authorities since 2022 and charged with “espionage.” Mike Balsamo said it best “Journalism is not espionage.” Journalism is not a crime. #FreeYuyu

CDC is now not a functional agency.  At this point professional societies, state health departments, industry, academic groups, self-organized expert groups, internatioanal groups  must do their best to fill the hole left by the destruction launched by Kennedy and his stooges

“Officials did not explain why Susan Monarez was no longer with the agency, but her lawyers said she was targeted for standing up for science.” apnews.com/article/cdc-di…

RFK Jr is a threat to the public's health.

JUST using an iPhone for a photo of tonight's sunset. That's how impressive it was that an iPhone could capture the brilliance. Delta Airlines Fl224, BOS-Paris. NBC10 Boston

A longtime photo editor at The Boston Globe was struck and killed while bicycling over the weekend on a narrow road in rural Illinois during an annual visit to see family, according to authorities. trib.al/8O8h0k7

Texas bill allowing pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription, passes Senate. HB 25 now goes to Gov. Abbott. Texas will become 5th state to do so.

I was stuck in a sewing rut. Then I leveled up from a vintage machine. nytimes.com/wirecutter/rev…

Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert Via The Associated Press: bit.ly/4lOfGDu

From AP feed: big walkout at CDC Atlanta headquarters right now:

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Top adviser to RFK Jr. will serve as acting CDC leader after White House pushes out director, AP source says

A former Dominican prosecutor and 8 others are sentenced in a scheme to erase criminal records apnews.com/article/domini…

RFK Jr seems unstoppable. Sharp analysis by 🌸 Chelsea Cirruzzo Isa Cueto Amid chaos at CDC, Kennedy consolidates his power statnews.com/2025/08/28/ken… via STAT

Yep. There’s been a lot of talk about the period of quiescence we’re having. It’s not even September yet. The Atlantic will awaken again — probably by mid-month — and we have a long way to go. As Dylan points out, there’s plenty of medium- and long-range support for storms.

US seeks UN authorization for new 'Gang Suppression Force' to tackle escalating violence in Haiti apnews.com/article/un-hai…

Beyond insane

"Trump’s biggest reveal is what he shows about those around him; he is a mirror, and not a flattering one, for other people’s souls." Susan Glasser reviews the "longest, cringiest Trump Cabinet meeting yet." newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt apnews.com/article/ashli-…