Tag: infectious disease
Trump’s detention expansion: disease, secrecy, and ‘unbelievably inhumane’ conditions in Texas
Congressional testimony, public health records, and detainee reports reveal medical neglect, blocked oversight, and infectious disease concerns inside rapidly growing federal immigration detention sites.
How climate change is contributing to skyrocketing rates of infectious disease
A catastrophic loss in biodiversity, reckless destruction of wildland and warming temperatures have allowed disease to explode. Ignoring the connection between climate change and pandemics would be “dangerous delusion,” one scientist said.
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Trump slaps 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods
The duties will hit Canadian cars, dairy products, alcohol and consumer goods, raising the threat of higher prices and further damage to the United States’ largest trading relationship.
Civil rights groups sue HHS over records tied to $10 billion childcare funding freeze
Advocates say the Trump administration must disclose how disputed fraud allegations involving Somali childcare providers became the basis for sweeping restrictions on federal aid.
Justice Department drops multiple corporate crime investigations
A reported decision to abandon several major corporate crime cases has raised concerns that the federal government is easing pressure on corporate misconduct.
What blind Lord of Misrule keeps showing he can’t avoid wrack and ruin, leans hard on dumb Big Lies, and expects different outcomes?
“Trump’s self-love, not Iran, is global enemy No 1. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction.”
Immigration detention center in Florida Everglades shuts down ahead of hurricane season
The facility shutdown is considered a victory by many civil rights and environmental organizations due to the possible environmental impact it had on the Everglades wetland.