"Monarez was fired...because she refused to cave to Kennedy’s demands to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations without scientific backing.

Her ousting led to a cascade of high-profile resignations at the CDC, including chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry; Dr. Daniel Jernigan, who headed the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and Daskalakis. None of those roles has been filled."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-cdc-director-nominate-vaccination-measles-rcna261938

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Delta suspends VIP travel perks for members of Congress amid budget dispute

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11745484/delta-suspends-travel-benefits-for-congress-budget-dispute-us/

The Guardian | Bernie Sanders and AOC introduce bill to pause building of new datacenters by Dharna Noor

Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AI

Amid an unprecedented energy crisis and the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure, progressive lawmakers have unveiled a new policy to place a moratorium on the construction of AI datacenters.

The policy, announced by Bernie Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democratic representative, on Wednesday morning, aims to ensure the AI boom protects the environment and communities, and benefits workers instead of harming them. A temporary ban, the lawmakers say, would give the US government time to create strong federal safeguards for AI, which is “affecting everything from our economy and wellbeing to our democracy, warfare and our kids’ education”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/datacenters-bernie-sanders-aoc

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Make this happen, spineless #Senators and #USCongress!

Donald #Trump given '#impeachment, arrest or #25thAmendment' choice after teasing nuclear war

Story by Yelena Mandenberg

"A popular leftist commentator, Kyle Kulinski, demanded that President Donald Trump be impeached over the war in Iran, garnering nearly 2,000 retweets.

This comes as Trump and Iran threaten to hit power plants and nuclear sites throughout the Middle East. Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles, and drones targeted Israel’s Tel Aviv and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday..."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/donald-trump-given-impeachment-arrest-or-25th-amendment-choice-after-teasing-nuclear-war/ar-AA1Zjsdq?

#TrumpSucks #TrumpUnfitForOffice #WorldWar3 #NoWar #NoNuclearWar! #USPol #WorldPol