Amanda

Sustainable #foodsystems advocate, tweets #foodwaste & #foodpolicy 💚🍽️🌎 Tweets are my own

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

Here’s the real problem. The Q&A today was at middle school level. For how long can we tolerate this level of mediocrity? Our nation’s biosecurity has collapsed: we have no plans for big ticket pathogens like zoonotic flu, next coronavirus hitting U.S.. No plans if yellow fever entered the country; we have zero YF vaccine stockpiled. No plans for the return for measles, pertussis, meningitis, and no plans for Russia, DPRK, Iran, China making bioweapons pathogens. Our HHS Govt leaders are ignorant, incurious, and incapable of doing substantive work. That’s our reality

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

US measles cases this year already exceed the total for the whole of 2023 and 2024 combined, and it is only January. Yikes.

[Daniel Hernandez ✍🏽🌞 @longdrivesouth]

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[Amy McGrath @AmyMcGrathKY]

My mother, a polio survivor, was one of the kids who helped Dr. Salk test his vaccine in the 1950s to make it safe for all Americans and for the world. This is a absolute disgrace. The Polio and measles vaccines have saved millions of lives.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

🚨BREAKING NEWS FROM 1955: Get the polio vaccine.

[Senator Andy Kim @SenatorAndyKim]

My father is a polio survivor. I’ve seen firsthand the lifelong damage it inflicts.

Vaccines have all but eradicated these diseases. WE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM.

This administration’s devotion to dangerous ideology over science will only cause more Americans to suffer.

[Corby Kummer @CKummer]

🎬 STARTING IN 1 HOUR! 🎬
Grab your coffee and join us for the Food is Medicine Community Action Plan launch.
Last-minute registration welcome: https://t.co/kuq6cbYxhK

[Jake Scott, MD @jakescottMD]

Excellent piece from @ReporterGoodman @CNN on what the science actually shows about flu vaccines. Honored to contribute alongside colleagues doing critical work on this topic.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
https://t.co/FFwy2F3bMB

[Jonathan Louis Dent @jonathanldent]

While many of us were sleeping, the first Full Moon of 2026 rose last night in Cancer, the sign of the body, the home, and collective care. Also while we slept, state violence continued unabated.

This Full Moon does not introduce a new question. It intensifies one we have already been living inside:

What does emotional regulation, safety, and community-care look like right now while those in power show no commitment to protecting life, dignity, or the conditions required for collective survival?

Consider this:

[Amanda @acopnw]

@TurnkeyChicago Course

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

More than a quarter of U.S. farmers rely on the Affordable Care Act, but Biden-era tax credits expire at the end of the year. https://t.co/7SB9j3H4a6

[I AM ALS @iamalsorg]

The CONNECT for Health Act has gained a TON of new cosponsors in the House recently (49 since October 1!), which shows us that our elected officials understand the value of access to telehealth! Write to YOUR Congresspeople today and ask for their support: https://t.co/yMa5xFzhGD

[Governor Phil Murphy @GovMurphy]

COMING SOON: The @NJDeptofHealth is planning FREE COVID-19 pediatric vaccination clinics for children ages 6 months to 3 years old.

As the federal government makes it harder for parents to protect their kids, we are ensuring families can access the care they need.
https://t.co/T2Na4cI16m

[Salesforce @salesforce]

We love you, Brooke. You're a Trailblazer in every way. 💙

Support ALStogether, the Slack community Brooke built where people with ALS and their loved ones find support: https://t.co/LQmrCx7MvT #DF25

[Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @RepSalinas]

Happy #NationalFarmersDay! 🚜

The Willamette Valley’s farming roots run deep. As a member of @HouseAgDems, I’m dedicated to helping that proud tradition grow even stronger for generations to come.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days. https://t.co/HxWjiw8Pii

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information:

[Congressman Robert Garcia @RepRobertGarcia]

I lost two parents due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And I’m so grateful that vaccines were eventually developed—saving millions of lives.

But now RFK Jr. is firing vaccine experts and gutting public health.

This fight is personal, and we have to push back.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

[Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon]

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at https://t.co/cHLs9sKqix