This week, the Trump team continues to lose steadily (though not universally) in the courts. Universities, government researchers, and the general public fight the assault. DOGE’s Muskrats gobble up data as does Palantir. States face a loss of powers while red states and the MAGA public haven’t yet realized what’s going to hit them if Trump’s plans to dismantle the safety net succeed. Some successful pushback is happening here and there at the state level and a perky university. Here are all the links to the articles mentioned:
Bethesda Declaration
https://www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-declaration
Chris Serres, “‘Have we no shame?’ Federal judge declares NIH grant terminations ‘void and illegal,’” Boston Globe, Jun 16, 2025 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/16/metro/trump-nih-cuts-lawsuit-void/
Anil Oza, “NIH walks back ban on new grants for universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts,” STAT, Jun 9, 2025 https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/nih-rescinds-dei-ban-israel-boycotts-grants-says-awaiting-further-government-wide-guidance/
Sam Mellins, “‘I thought I was in-network’: The insurance scheme that could leave New Yorkers with mountains of debt,” New York Focus/The City, Jun 12, 2025 https://bit.ly/4l7ku6U
Matt Stoller, “Private equity, UnitedHealth take a huge loss as Oregon bans corporate control of doctors,” BIG, Jun 11, 2025 Bethesda Declaration
https://www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-declaration
Chris Serres, “‘Have we no shame?’ Federal judge declares NIH grant terminations ‘void and illegal,’” Boston Globe, Jun 16, 2025 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/16/metro/trump-nih-cuts-lawsuit-void/
Anil Oza, “NIH walks back ban on new grants for universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts,” STAT, Jun 9, 2025 https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/nih-rescinds-dei-ban-israel-boycotts-grants-says-awaiting-further-government-wide-guidance/
Sam Mellins, “‘I thought I was in-network’: The insurance scheme that could leave New Yorkers with mountains of debt,” New York Focus/The City, Jun 12, 2025 https://bit.ly/4l7ku6U
Matt Stoller, “Private equity, UnitedHealth take a huge loss as Oregon bans corporate control of doctors,” BIG, Jun 11, 2025
Liam Archacki, “Musk’s DOGE goons surreptitiously transmitted reams of White House data,” Daily Beast, Jun 7 2025
Apoorva Mandavilli, “Palantir’s collection of disease data at CDC stirs privacy concerns,” New York Times, Jun 6, 2025 https://archive.ph/eW6Xt#selection-511.0-979.158
“Trump Admin providing data on immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials,” Associated Press, Jun 13, 2025 https://bit.ly/4kQvp5k
William Turton, Christopher Bing, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Al Shaw & Jake Pearson, “Musk is out, but more than 100 of his followers remain to implement Trump’s blueprint,” ProPublica, Jun 10, 2025
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-trump-staffers-tracker-update
Maryam Yuhas & Lynn Brann, “Targeting food dyes ignores the real crisis in childhood nutrition,” MedPage Today, Jun 10, 2025 https://bit.ly/4kNwvPj
Selena Simmons-Duffin, “‘Which is it?’ RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts,” NPR, May 21, 2025 https://bit.ly/40aqYty
Danny Nguyen & David Lim, “The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking,” Politico, Jun 10, 2025 https://bit.ly/4e6x4kt
Jennifer Kates, “ACIP, CDC, and insurance coverage of vaccines in the United States,” KFF Health News, Jun 13, 2025 https://bit.ly/4kNXFW5
Paul Offit, “RFK Jr’s letter to Congress,” Beyond the Noise, Jun 17, 2025 https://bit.ly/4kO8fwv
Robert T. Schooley, “Have you no sense of decency, Secretary Kennedy?” MedPage Today, Jun 13, 2025 https://bit.ly/4jTJ7TC
Joyce Frieden, “Docs should turn away from ACIP’s vaccine recommendations, ex-member says,” MedPage Today, Jun 12, 2025 https://bit.ly/4nnfP2O
Richard Hughes IV, “An uncertain vaccines market keeps getting dicier,” MedPage Today, Jun 3, 2025 https://bit.ly/43PUes7
Julia Doubleday, “Long Covid is now the number one chronic illness in children,” The Gauntlet, Jun 15, 2025 www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid-is-now-the-number-one
Miranda Yaver, “Medicaid cuts would devastate mental health, substance use treatment services in red states,” STAT, June 12, 2025
Miranda Yaver, “Will states’ rights go the way of Medicaid funding?” MedPage Today, Jun 14, 2025 https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/116063
Amanda Prestigiacomo, “Sarah Sanders won’t back down after CBS threatens to leave Arkansas,” Daily Wire, Jun 4, 2025
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sarah-sanders-wont-back-down-after-cvs-threatens-to-leave-arkansas
Daniel Payne, Isabella Cueto & Chelsea Cirruzzo, “RFK Jr needs Congress to help create new MAHA agency,” STAT, Jun 11, 2025 https://bit.ly/3ZZFUej
Louis Jacobson, “What are ‘improper Medicaid payments, and are they as high as a Trump official said,” PolitiFact/KFF Health News, Jun 11, 2025 https://bit.ly/4jVA98s
Phil Galewitz, “‘MAGA’ backers like Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’—until they learn of health consequences,” KFF Health News, Jun 17, 2025 https://bit.ly/4mZoMiq
Jeremy Faust, “A grand unified theory on what the hell is going on with the CDC's power vacuum,” Inside Medicine, Jun 17, 2025 https://bit.ly/3I4v1Bq
Jeffrey Mervis, “U.S. college is first to decline federal science grants because of new DEI language,” Science, Jun 6, 2025 https://bit.ly/4ldoJ0Q
Liam Archacki, “Musk’s DOGE goons surreptitiously transmitted reams of White House data,” Daily Beast, Jun 7 2025
Apoorva Mandavilli, “Palantir’s collection of disease data at CDC stirs privacy concerns,” New York Times, Jun 6, 2025 https://archive.ph/eW6Xt#selection-511.0-979.158
“Trump Admin providing data on immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials,” Associated Press, Jun 13, 2025 https://bit.ly/4kQvp5k
William Turton, Christopher Bing, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Al Shaw & Jake Pearson, “Musk is out, but more than 100 of his followers remain to implement Trump’s blueprint,” ProPublica, Jun 10, 2025
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-elon-musk-trump-staffers-tracker-update
Maryam Yuhas & Lynn Brann, “Targeting food dyes ignores the real crisis in childhood nutrition,” MedPage Today, Jun 10, 2025 https://bit.ly/4kNwvPj
Selena Simmons-Duffin, “‘Which is it?’ RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts,” NPR, May 21, 2025 https://bit.ly/40aqYty
Danny Nguyen & David Lim, “The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking,” Politico, Jun 10, 2025 https://bit.ly/4e6x4kt
Jennifer Kates, “ACIP, CDC, and insurance coverage of vaccines in the United States,” KFF Health News, Jun 13, 2025 https://bit.ly/4kNXFW5
Paul Offit, “RFK Jr’s letter to Congress,” Beyond the Noise, Jun 17, 2025 https://bit.ly/4kO8fwv
Robert T. Schooley, “Have you no sense of decency, Secretary Kennedy?” MedPage Today, Jun 13, 2025 https://bit.ly/4jTJ7TC
Joyce Frieden, “Docs should turn away from ACIP’s vaccine recommendations, ex-member says,” MedPage Today, Jun 12, 2025 https://bit.ly/4nnfP2O
Richard Hughes IV, “An uncertain vaccines market keeps getting dicier,” MedPage Today, Jun 3, 2025 https://bit.ly/43PUes7
Julia Doubleday, “Long Covid is now the number one chronic illness in children,” The Gauntlet, Jun 15, 2025 www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid-is-now-the-number-one
Miranda Yaver, “Medicaid cuts would devastate mental health, substance use treatment services in red states,” STAT, June 12, 2025
Miranda Yaver, “Will states’ rights go the way of Medicaid funding?” MedPage Today, Jun 14, 2025 https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/116063
Amanda Prestigiacomo, “Sarah Sanders won’t back down after CBS threatens to leave Arkansas,” Daily Wire, Jun 4, 2025
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sarah-sanders-wont-back-down-after-cvs-threatens-to-leave-arkansas
Daniel Payne, Isabella Cueto & Chelsea Cirruzzo, “RFK Jr needs Congress to help create new MAHA agency,” STAT, Jun 11, 2025 https://bit.ly/3ZZFUej
Louis Jacobson, “What are ‘improper Medicaid payments, and are they as high as a Trump official said,” PolitiFact/KFF Health News, Jun 11, 2025 https://bit.ly/4jVA98s
Phil Galewitz, “‘MAGA’ backers like Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’—until they learn of health consequences,” KFF Health News, Jun 17, 2025 https://bit.ly/4mZoMiq
Jeremy Faust, “A grand unified theory on what the hell is going on with the CDC's power vacuum,” Inside Medicine, Jun 17, 2025 https://bit.ly/3I4v1Bq
Jeffrey Mervis, “U.S. college is first to decline federal science grants because of new DEI language,” Science, Jun 6, 2025 https://bit.ly/4ldoJ0Q
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