Trump’s terrible RIFs to the CDC’

Does he think his cult doesn’t get cancer, too? It’s not just Democrats who will be affected by this awful decision..

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u…

Sheryl Gay Stolberg (@sherylnyt.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T04:49:12.553Z

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.” Among those RIFd:—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;—leadership of global health center—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

Lena Sun (@lenasun.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T12:49:36.988Z

More on the CDC tonight: @jeremyfaust.bsky.social , who is impeccably sourced there (physician, Harvard faculty) has details on the divisions hit by the apparently illegal RIFS. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n…

Maryn McKenna (@marynmck.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T02:58:49.361Z

This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #RFKJr. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic. http://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u…

Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T10:08:37.483Z

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