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The less we say about it the better. Make it up as we go along.

[Rep. Sam Liccardo @RepLiccardo]

Thank you @AGRobBonta and @SCCgov for fighting back. Our community won’t stand for locking up our neighbors.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings in Normandy, which significantly hastened the countdown to the Nazis' collapse in World War II. It is one of the most important moments of unity among the defenders of life in human history, and it was less than a year until the peoples’ aspiration for freedom and the hope of peace prevailed in May 1945. It happened then. We are working to make it happen again today.

And although yesterday in Petersburg another cynical order to continue killing was issued for the army trying to destroy our freedom, history has seen this before. The Nazis also had their own hopes after D-Day. But freedom still wins. And even in the darkest circumstances, people find ways to come together to protect life.

I thank all those who are now helping to protect the values that prevailed in World War II. I thank everyone who is defending life. Glory to Ukraine!

[Marian Kamensky @MarianKamensky1]

DOCTOR JESUS SAVES THE WORLD

[VOTE @OneLJB]

Kicking the science out 😡

[Rep. Sam Liccardo @RepLiccardo]

While tariffs and a war drive grocery prices higher for struggling families, the House majority just voted to cut $141 million from a program to provide fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income pregnant women and children.

Meanwhile, our MAHA-inspired administration has “ended the war on saturated fat,” and spent $150 million to prop up sugar growers. https://t.co/4MIGkkISUf

[Nick Anderson/Political Cartoonist @Nick_Anderson_]

Cage Fight
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[VOTE @OneLJB]

@RepLiccardo Thanks for the good news. Keep these up - we like being informed (but better yet on Mastodon and Bluesky 😉)

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

Police removed diabetes scientists from the convention center here in New Orleans today after they attempted to pass out copies of an editorial from a peer-reviewed scientific journal (impact factor = 16.6) that was critical of NIH.

[Jeffrey Flier @jflier]

Diabetes researchers ejected from conference after criticizing White House. The editor of ADA journal Steve Kahn was nondisruptivedly handing out his recent editorial in ADA journal that criticized Trump NIH policies. Big mistake by @AmDiabetesAssn https://t.co/BcRCS793PY

[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱

Deeply concerning reports from the American Diabetes Association conference in New Orleans.

According to multiple reports, diabetes researchers and physicians were escorted out by police after distributing copies of an editorial criticizing cuts to biomedical research funding and other policies affecting diabetes research. Some of those removed were scheduled speakers at the conference.

Whether one agrees with their views or not, science advances through open debate, discussion, and the free exchange of ideas, not by silencing researchers.

At a time when diabetes affects millions of Americans, reducing support for scientific research and restricting academic discourse sends the wrong message. Physicians and scientists must be able to raise concerns about policies that impact patient care and medical innovation without fear of intimidation.

Academic freedom and freedom of speech are fundamental pillars of scientific progress.

https://t.co/v1mwmpkOZ4

#AmericanDiabeticAssociation #MedTwitter #MedEd

[Rep. Sam Liccardo @RepLiccardo]

CBS hired Bari Weiss to appease Trump, and she just fired 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley, one of America's most respected journalists.

If David Ellison takes control of CNN, how long before Anderson Cooper gets the boot?  Democratic societies depend on independent and free journalism; ours will suffer.

[Lina Khan @linamkhan]

1. Today the Federal Circuit rejected Teva's bid to list device patents for inhalers in the Orange Book.

Practically this means that drug makers can't list patents for things like inhaler caps to block generic rivals from the market & keep prices high.

A big win for Americans.

[Rep. Sam Liccardo @RepLiccardo]

It will take a generation to rebuild from the destruction of the last 15 months…
https://t.co/ytvao7ahnS

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

5% of Defense budget will end hunger all across USA….3% Feed all children in School!
3% of all the Defense investment worldwide will end hunger in the world! Why you don’t do it? @SecRubio this will be a true legacy worth bragging about….

[Rep. Sam Liccardo @RepLiccardo]

The American people deserve better.

[Rep. Sam Liccardo @RepLiccardo]

ICYMI: I won't support another $200B for the war in Iran, as Americans struggle with higher prices at the pump and grocery store at home.

[Rep. Sam Liccardo @RepLiccardo]

I'm leading my @ushousefsc colleagues in calling on Treasury Secretary Bessent to answer in public about plans to lift sanctions on Iranian & Russian oil. Allowing the sale of 140M barrels of Iranian oil would inject billions to pay for the missiles Iran fires at U.S. soldiers.