Rosa didn’t come to mess around in Rules

I’ve been highly critical of Mike Johnson’s fecklessness on Ukraine aid, so credit where credit is due.

If his speakership ends next week—and it very well might—Mike Johnson will always have this moment right here.

Everyone should watch this.

Sen. Pres. Pro-Tem Patty Murray (D-WA)'s Apple Watch is the realest right now, for pinging her with the dreaded 'reminder to stand up' after nearly 3 hours in the chair for the Senate Impeachment trial so far.

we are going backwards washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

this is art

Hard to find someone on either side of the aisle who has a bad word to say about Rep. Tom Cole.

But Cole’s move to lead government funding talks this year will test his talent for getting along with everyone. w/ ⁦Jennifer Scholtes⁩ politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

Can't help but recall the testing criteria in the earliest days of covid, when you had to be hospitalized + have an epi link to China in order to be tested.

Agree

How can public health regain trust? In a word, gradually. Read my new piece in STAT. statnews.com/2024/04/11/3-s…

NEW: House GOP Steering has unanimously backed Rep. Tom Cole as the next chair of the House Appropriations Committee

Yes!

We had a great eclipse here on the farm! — Sharla

Saw a Black woman leading a little child away by the hand to cross the street from the bus stop after the gun shots.

'It's going to be okay, Mommy just has to go to the hospital for a little bit', the woman told the child.

My god.

Eclipse shadows at the Capitol Rotunda! 🌖 Via Joey Kouri.

CDC issues Health Alert Network (HAN) Advisory to inform clinicians & state health departments of confirmed human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in the U.S.

Read full alert for recommendations on infection prevention measures and more. bit.ly/3U5iHof

Serious question for #publichealth and #fda twitter:

Does FDA have authority to temporarily restrict raw milk sales?

Bird flu outbreaks have been reported at 2 more dairy farms, in Kansas and New Mexico, raising the total to 15

Just because you cry wolf on twitter once a day does not mean the wolf is real.

“Federal funding for pandemic influenza has not kept up with the threat, even by the government’s own assessments,” Tom Daschle, former Senate majority leader and head of the Coalition To Stop Flu, which includes public health organizations and vaccine manufacturers, said in a

Sequence of H5N1 virus isolated from human case in TX:

“virus is very closely related to two existing HPAI A(H5N1) candidate vaccine viruses that are already available to manufacturers, and which could be used to make vaccine if needed.” cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/s…